2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
| 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.[1]
Preliminary round
[edit]Pool winners advanced to the semifinals, while the second and third placed teams in each pool competed in the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool was eliminated.
Group A
[edit]| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy
|
12 | 10 | 2 | 122 | 84 | +38 | 32 |
| 2 |  Greece
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 132 | 107 | +25 | 26 |
| 3 |  Spain
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 109 | 93 | +16 | 26 |
| 4 |  Brazil
|
12 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 144 | –79 | 12 |
Group B
[edit]| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary
|
12 | 9 | 3 | 128 | 101 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 |  Serbia and Montenegro
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 138 | 108 | +30 | 28 |
| 3 |  United States
|
12 | 5 | 7 | 113 | 121 | –8 | 22 |
| 4 |  Australia
|
12 | 2 | 10 | 99 | 148 | –49 | 16 |
Super Final
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]| Greece
|
13–12 | United States
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
7–5 | Spain
|
Semifinals
[edit]| Hungary
|
10–5 | Greece
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
10–7 | Italy
|
Fifth place match
[edit]| Spain
|
11–10 | United States
|
Bronze medal match
[edit]| Greece
|
12–9 | Italy
|
Gold medal match
[edit]| Hungary
|
12–8 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
Final ranking
[edit]
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Awards
[edit]| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Aleksandar Šapić
|
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
