2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

Summary

The 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 16th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 20–25 June 2017.[1]

2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
Duration15 November 2016 to
25 June 2017
Super Final
Finals champions Serbia (11th title)
  Runners-up Italy
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:

  • Match won in normal time - 3 points
  • Match won in shootout - 2 points
  • Match lost in shootout - 1 point
  • Match lost in normal time - 0 points

Europe edit

Preliminary round edit

The European preliminary round consisted of two groups of four teams and a third group of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Serbia 6 5 1 0 0 85 37 +48 17 Super Final 11–2 19–8 20–3
2   Slovakia 6 2 0 2 2 44 51 −7 8 11–11(6–7 PSO) 6–5 10–7
3   Romania 6 2 0 1 3 48 61 −13 7 4–9 12–10 9–7
4   Germany 6 0 2 0 4 41 69 −28 4 9–15 5–5(4–3 PSO) 10–10(4–3 PSO)
Source: FINA

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Croatia 6 5 0 0 1 84 45 +39 15 Super Final 11–6 17–7 16–6
2   Greece 6 5 0 0 1 61 42 +19 15 10–8 9–8 16–7
3   Netherlands 6 2 0 0 4 44 70 −26 6 7–18 4–10 11–10
4   France 6 0 0 0 6 42 74 −32 0 9–14 4–10 6–7
Source: FINA

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Italy 4 4 0 0 0 49 33 +16 12 Super Final 12–9 14–5
2   Russia 4 2 0 0 2 49 43 +6 6 Host Super Final 7–10 19–8
3   Georgia 4 0 0 0 4 38 60 −22 0 12–13 13–14
Source: FINA

Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament edit

April 25–30, 2017 Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Australia (H) 5 4 1 0 0 62 26 +36 14 Super Final 12–8 9–9(4–2 PSO) 10–3 13–3 18–3
2   United States 5 4 0 0 1 71 42 +29 12 15–10 18–6
3   Japan 5 3 0 1 1 69 37 +32 10 8–10 20–6
4   Kazakhstan 5 2 0 0 3 41 53 −12 6 6–14 15–8
5   China 5 1 0 0 4 30 65 −35 3 6–7 9–7
6   New Zealand 5 0 0 0 5 30 80 −50 0 6–20 6–18
Source: FINA
(H) Host

Final stage edit

5th Place edit

30 April 2017
9:20
China   4–5   New Zealand Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Yusuke Kajiwara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–1, 2–1, 1–2
four players 1 Goals five players 1

3rd Place edit

30 April 2017
10:40
Japan   12–7   Kazakhstan Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Referees:
Michael Brook (NZL), Haziel Ortega (USA)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–0, 4–2, 7–3
five players 2 Goals Medvedev, Pilipenko 2

Final edit

30 April 2017
12:10
Australia   8–6   United States Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Referees:
Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 1–1, 2–1
three players 2 Goals Hooper 2

Super Final edit

June 20–25, 2017 Ruza, Ruzsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia
In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.

Qualified teams edit

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
  United States   Japan
  Kazakhstan
  Croatia
  Italy
  Russia (Host)
  Serbia
  Australia

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 0 43 22 +21 9 Quarterfinals
2   Italy 3 1 1 0 1 30 26 +4 5
3   United States 3 1 0 1 1 29 34 −5 4
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 23 43 −20 0
Source: FINA
20 June 2017
16:40
Serbia   15–7   Kazakhstan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 6–4, 3–2, 3–1
D. Pijetlović 3 Goals Shakenov 3
20 June 2017
18:00
United States   5–5 (2–4 PSO)   Italy Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–0, 2–3, 0–2  PSO: 2–4
Bowen 3 Goals Iodice 3

21 June 2017
16:00
United States   14–10   Kazakhstan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–3, 4–2, 3–5
DeTrane 3 Goals Ukumanov 3
21 June 2017
17:20
Serbia   13–7   Italy Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 4–3, 4–1
D. Pijetlović, Filipović 3 Goals Aicardi 4

22 June 2017
17:20
Serbia   15–8   United States Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 6–1, 2–1, 3–3
S. Mitrović 4 Goals Hallock 3
22 June 2017
18:40
Kazakhstan   6–14   Italy Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–3, 2–5, 3–3
Medvedev, Pilipenko 2 Goals Iodice 4

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 33 15 +18 9 Quarterfinals
2   Russia (H) 3 2 0 0 1 30 22 +8 6
3   Australia 3 1 0 0 2 17 27 −10 3
4   Japan 3 0 0 0 3 18 34 −16 0
Source: FINA
(H) Host
20 June 2017
15:20
Croatia   13–5   Japan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–0, 1–2, 5–1
Petković, Šetka 3 Goals five players 1
20 June 2017
20:15
Australia   5–11   Russia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 1–4, 1–3
Younger 4 Goals four players 2

21 June 2017
18:40
Australia   9–8   Japan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–0, 2–3, 3–2
Kayes 4 Goals Arai 3
21 June 2017
20:00
Croatia   12–7   Russia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Rafaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 5–1, 2–3
Petković 4 Goals Lazarev 2

22 June 2017
16:00
Croatia   8–3   Australia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 0–1, 3–0, 2–2
Šetka 3 Goals three players 1
22 June 2017
20:00
Japan   5–12   Russia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Rafaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 0–2, 1–4
Adachi 2 Goals Merkulov, Lisunov 3

Knockout stage edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Italy 13
 
 
 
  Australia 5
 
  Italy (pen.) 6 (3)
 
 
 
  Croatia 6 (1)
 
  Kazakhstan 3
 
 
 
  Croatia 19
 
  Italy 9
 
 
 
  Serbia 10
 
  United States 8
 
 
 
  Russia 6
 
  United States 8 (3)
 
 
 
  Serbia (pen.) 8 (5) Third place
 
  Serbia 19
 
 
 
  Japan 10
 
  Croatia 10
 
 
  United States 4
 
5th–8th Places
 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Australia 8 (3)
 
 
 
  Kazakhstan (pen.) 8 (4)
 
  Kazakhstan 4
 
 
 
  Russia 11
 
  Russia (pen.) 12 (6)
 
 
  Japan 12 (5)
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Australia 11
 
 
  Japan 4

Quarterfinals edit

23 June 2017
16:00
Italy   13–5   Australia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 4–1, 2–1
Figlioli 5 Goals Younger 2
23 June 2017
17:20
Serbia   19–10   Japan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Haz Ortega (USA), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–0, 4–3, 5–6
Ubović 4 Goals Arai, Okawa 3
23 June 2017
18:40
Kazakhstan   3–19   Croatia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 2–3, 0–6, 1–4
Shakenov 2 Goals Šetka 5
23 June 2017
20:00
United States   8–6   Russia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 2–1, 0–2
three players 2 Goals Merkulov, Nagaev 2

5th–8th Places Semifinals edit

24 June 2017
16:00
Australia   8–8 (3–4 PSO)   Kazakhstan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 3–1, 1–2, 4–1  PSO: 3–4
Younger 4 Goals Ukumanov 4
24 June 2017
17:20
Russia   12–12 (6–5 PSO)   Japan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–2, 4–4, 0–2  PSO: 6–5
Ashaev, Merkulov 5 Goals Adachi, Arai 4

Semifinals edit

24 June 2017
18:40
Italy   6–6 (3–1 PSO)   Croatia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 1–2, 1–1  PSO: 3–1
Figlioli, Gallo 3 Goals Šetka 3
24 June 2017
20:00
United States   8–8 (3–5 PSO)   Serbia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0–0, 4–3, 2–2, 2–3  PSO: 3–5
Bowen, Roelse 3 Goals Aleksić, Prlainović 3

7th Place edit

25 June 2017
12:00
Australia   11–4   Japan Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Andreja Stanojevic (SRB), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–2, 4–1, 2–1
Kayes 3 Goals four players 1

5th Place edit

25 June 2017
13:20
Kazakhstan   4–11   Russia Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Rafaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 1–1, 1–5
Medvedev 2 Goals three players 2

3rd Place edit

25 June 2017
14:40
  Croatia   10–4   United States Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 1–1, 1–1
Šetka 3 Goals Carniglia 2

Final edit

25 June 2017
16:00
  Italy   9–10   Serbia   Ruza, Russia
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 0–2, 2–5, 3–2
Di Fulvio, Figlioli 3 Goals D. Pijetlović, S. Mitrović 3

Final ranking edit

Awards edit

Best scorer
  Anđelo Šetka 19 goals

References edit

  1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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