Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

1975 World Water Polo Championship
	2nd FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location	Colombia
Date(s)	19–26 July
Category	1975 World Aquatics Championships
← 1973	1978 →

The 1975 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 26 July 1975, and was incorporated into the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.[1]

Teams

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	West Germany	4	3	2	1	13	8	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	1	17	14	+3
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	1	15	12	+3
4.	Bulgaria	0	3	0	3	9	20	–11


Yugoslavia	8 – 3	Bulgaria
Cuba	5 – 4	West Germany


Yugoslavia	7 – 4	Cuba
West Germany	4 – 3	Bulgaria


Cuba	8 – 3	Bulgaria
West Germany	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [disqualified]

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	28	15	+13
2.	Romania	4	3	2	1	30	18	+12
3.	Australia	2	3	1	2	16	21	–5
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	3	9	29	–20


Hungary	8 – 7	Romania
Australia	6 – 1	Colombia


Romania	14 – 5	Colombia
Hungary	11 – 5	Australia


Romania	9 – 5	Australia
Hungary	9 – 3	Colombia

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	24	10	+14
2.	United States	4	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13
3.	Spain	3	3	1	1	1	20	13	+7
4.	Iran	0	3	0	0	3	5	39	–34


United States	4 – 4	Spain
Soviet Union	13 – 2	Iran


Spain	12 – 2	Iran
Soviet Union	4 – 4	United States


Soviet Union	7 – 4	Spain
United States	14 – 1	Iran

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	6	3	3	0	16	12	+4
2.	Netherlands	4	3	2	1	17	10	+7
3.	Mexico	2	3	1	2	12	15	–3
4.	Canada	0	3	0	3	12	20	–8


Italy	6 – 4	Canada
Netherlands	5 – 2	Mexico


Netherlands	9 – 4	Canada
Italy	6 – 5	Mexico


Mexico	5 – 4	Canada
Italy	4 – 3	Netherlands

Second round

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	23	18	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	1	13	12	+1
3.	West Germany	2	3	1	2	15	16	–1
4.	Romania	0	3	0	3	11	16	–5


Cuba	4 – 2	Romania
Hungary	9 – 7	West Germany


West Germany	4 – 2	Romania
Hungary	8 – 6	Cuba

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3
2.	Italy	4	3	2	0	1	16	10	+6
3.	United States	3	3	1	1	1	12	16	–4
4.	Netherlands	0	3	0	0	3	7	12	–5


Soviet Union	4 – 2	Netherlands
Italy	10 – 4	United States


Soviet Union	3 – 2	Italy
United States	4 – 2	Netherlands


Soviet Union	4 – 4	United States
Italy	4 – 3	Netherlands

Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Australia	4	3	2	1	15	7	+8
2.	Bulgaria	4	3	2	1	21	14	+7
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	1	11	8	+3
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	3	3	21	–18


Australia	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [forfeit]
Bulgaria	12 – 2	Colombia


Yugoslavia	3 – 0	Colombia
Bulgaria	6 – 4	Australia

Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Spain	6	3	3	0	28	12	+16
2.	Mexico	4	3	2	1	17	14	+3
3.	Canada	2	3	1	2	15	18	–3
4.	Iran	0	3	0	3	9	26	–17


Spain	7 – 5	Mexico
Canada	6 – 4	Iran


Spain	9 – 5	Canada
Mexico	7 – 3	Iran

Final round

Group I

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	18	12	+6
2.	Hungary	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Italy	2	3	0	2	1	14	16	–2
4.	Cuba	1	3	0	1	2	11	18	–7


Soviet Union	5 – 5	Italy
Hungary	6 – 4	Cuba


Soviet Union	5 – 4	Hungary
Italy	4 – 4	Cuba


Soviet Union	8 – 3	Cuba
Hungary	7 – 5	Italy

Group J

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.	Romania	4	3	2	1	15	12	+3
6.	West Germany	4	3	2	1	18	17	+1
7.	Netherlands	4	3	2	1	12	11	+1
8.	United States	0	3	0	3	14	19	–5


Romania	6 – 3	United States
Netherlands	5 – 3	West Germany


Romania	4 – 2	Netherlands
West Germany	8 – 7	United States


Romania	5 – 7	West Germany
Netherlands	5 – 4	United States

Group K

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.	Mexico	5	3	2	1	0	15	10	+5
10.	Spain	4	3	1	2	0	18	15	+3
11.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	12	12	0
12.	Bulgaria	1	3	0	1	2	9	19	–10


Mexico	4 – 1	Australia
Spain	5 – 5	Bulgaria


Mexico	6 – 4	Bulgaria
Spain	8 – 5	Australia


Mexico	5 – 5	Spain
Australia	6 – 0	Bulgaria

Group L

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	27	12	+15
14.	Canada	4	3	2	1	24	15	+9
15.	Iran	2	3	1	2	11	24	–13
16.	Colombia	0	3	0	3	10	21	–11


Yugoslavia	6 – 3	Colombia
Canada	7 – 4	Iran


Yugoslavia	8 – 7	Canada
Iran	5 – 4	Colombia


Yugoslavia	13 – 2	Iran
Canada	10 – 3	Colombia

Final ranking

RANK[1]	TEAM
	Soviet Union
	Hungary
	Italy
4.	Cuba
5.	Romania
6.	West Germany
7.	Netherlands
8.	United States
9.	Mexico
10.	Spain
11.	Australia
12.	Bulgaria
13.	Yugoslavia
14.	Canada
15.	Iran
16.	Colombia

1975 FINA Men's World Champions
Soviet Union First title

Soviet Union

Alexei Barkalov, Aleksandr Dreval, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Sergei Gorshov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Anatoli Klebanov, Nicolai Melnikov, Aleksandr Rodionov, Vitali Romanchuk, Vitali Rozkov, Aleksandr Zakharov [1]

References

"HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

Results

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.