2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fourth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.[1]

Preliminary round

Five teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Canada and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Serbia and Montenegro).

Group A

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Hungary 6609340+5318
2  Spain 6427051+1914
3  Russia 6425651+514
4  Greece 6427656+2013
5  Australia 6245229+2310
6  China 6152981–528
7  Canada 6063174–436

Group B

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Serbia and Montenegro 6607836+4218
2  Croatia 6427561+1414
3  United States 6425051–114
4  Italy 6336051+912
5  Germany 6335558–312
6  Romania 6154862–148
7  Brazil 6062875–476

Semifinal round

Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Serbia and Montenegro) were guaranteed qualification.

Group A

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Greece 4314941+810
2  Serbia and Montenegro 4314328+1510
3  Germany 4223739–28
4  Spain 4225247+57
5  Canada 4042349–264

Group B

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Hungary 4314128+1310
2  Croatia 4223834+48
3  Russia 4223134–38
4  Italy 4223335–28
5  United States 4132436–126

Super Final

Group round

The top two teams advanced to the final, while the next two played for bronze.

Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1  Serbia and Montenegro 3302823+59
2  Hungary 3213829+97
3  Croatia 3213122+97
4  Germany 3122638–125
5  Russia 3122526–14
6  Greece 3032333–103

5th place match

Greece  14-9  Russia

Bronze medal match

Germany  10–8  Croatia

Gold medal match

Serbia and Montenegro  16–6  Hungary

Final ranking

References

  1. "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.
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