2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from August 1 to August 4, 2002.[1]
Preliminary round
- From June 28 to July 28, 2002
| Team qualifies for Super Final | |
| Team is eliminated from qualification |
Group A
Greece qualified for the Super Final as the host country. Only the top place earned qualification, which was taken by Spain. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
| Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
12 | 10 | 2 | 134 | 97 | +37 | 53 |
| 2 |  Italy |
12 | 9 | 3 | 127 | 89 | +38 | 49 |
| 3 |  Greece |
12 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 115 | −18 | 44 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
12 | 0 | 12 | 71 | 128 | −57 | -7 |
Group B
The top two places, won by Hungary and Russia, earned qualification. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
| Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
12 | 11 | 1 | 150 | 94 | +56 | 34 |
| 2 |  Russia |
12 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 103 | −1 | 26 |
| 3 |  United States |
12 | 4 | 8 | 109 | 131 | −22 | 20 |
| 4 |  Croatia |
12 | 2 | 10 | 106 | 139 | −33 | 16 |
Super Final
- From August 1 to August 4
Group stage
The top two placed teams in the round-robin advanced to the final against each other, while the two bottom placed teams played for the bronze medal. The Russia–Hungary game was declared a 0–5 loss for both teams. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.
| Team qualifies for final | |
| Team plays for bronze medal |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 5 |
| 4 | Greece |
3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 3 |
Final ranking
Individual awards
| Rank | Top scorers | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Hernández Paz (ESP) |
34 |
| Tibor Benedek (HUN) | ||
| 3 | Tamás Molnár (HUN) |
33 |
| 4 | Gergely Kiss (HUN) |
32 |
| 5 | Alexander Yerishev (RUS) |
30 |
| 6 | Tony Azevedo (USA) |
29 |
| Dmitri Stratan (RUS) |
Statistics
- Total goals: 1027
- Total matches: 55
- Goals per match: 18.7
- Total of scorers: 105
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
