The 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the sixth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After six preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Berlin, Germany from August 7 to August 12, 2007.[1]
| 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
Preliminary round
editAsia/Oceania
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Australia
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 24 | +31 |
| 2. |  China
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 43 | –9 |
| 3. |  Japan
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 48 | –22 |
- July 3, 2007
| China
|
10 – 8 | Japan
|
- July 4, 2007
| China
|
5 – 17 | Australia
|
- July 5, 2007
| Japan
|
8 – 12 | Australia
|
- July 6, 2007
| China
|
11 – 7 | Japan
|
- July 7, 2007
| China
|
8 – 11 | Australia
|
- July 8, 2007
| Japan
|
3 – 15 | Australia
|
Europe I
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Serbia
|
21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 64 | +38 |
| 2. |  Montenegro
|
18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 67 | +26 |
| 3. |  Italy
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 90 | –1 |
| 4. |  Germany
|
6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 89 | –29 |
| 5. |  Greece
|
3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 86 | –34 |
- Germany qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final
- July 4, 2007
| Italy
|
13 – 11 | Montenegro
|
| Serbia
|
13 – 5 | Greece
|
- July 5, 2007
| Montenegro
|
14 – 6 | Greece
|
| Serbia
|
12 – 6 | Germany
|
- July 6, 2007
| Italy
|
9 – 7 | Germany
|
| Serbia
|
12 – 11 | Montenegro
|
- July 7, 2007
| Montenegro
|
11 – 5 | Germany
|
| Italy
|
10 – 9 | Greece
|
- July 8, 2007
| Greece
|
4 – 5 | Germany
|
| Serbia
|
15 – 11 | Italy
|
- July 18, 2007
| Germany
|
7 – 12 | Greece
|
| Italy
|
9 – 10 | Serbia
|
- July 19, 2007
| Greece
|
5 – 17 | Serbia
|
| Montenegro
|
12 – 11 | Italy
|
- July 20, 2007
| Greece
|
3 – 11 | Montenegro
|
| Serbia
|
13 – 5 | Germany
|
- July 21, 2007
| Serbia
|
10 – 12 | Montenegro
|
| Italy
|
17 – 18 | Germany
|
- July 22, 2007
| Montenegro
|
11 – 7 | Germany
|
| Italy
|
9 – 8 | Greece
|
Europe II
edit- Held in Budapest, Hungary and Portugalete, Spain
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hungary
|
24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 56 | +54 |
| 2. |  Romania
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 78 | –11 |
| 3. |  Spain
|
9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 67 | –9 |
| 4. |  Croatia
|
9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 87 | –16 |
| 5. |  Russia
|
6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 79 | –18 |
- July 4, 2007
| Russia
|
3 – 6 | Spain
|
| Hungary
|
16 – 10 | Romania
|
- July 5, 2007
| Russia
|
7 – 11 | Croatia
|
| Hungary
|
12 – 9 | Spain
|
- July 6, 2007
| Romania
|
9 – 8 | Russia
|
| Spain
|
6 – 8 | Croatia
|
- July 7, 2007
| Hungary
|
15 – 6 | Croatia
|
| Spain
|
8 – 7 | Romania
|
- July 8, 2007
| Croatia
|
14 – 11 | Romania
|
| Hungary
|
15 – 7 | Russia
|
- July 18, 2007
| Russia
|
6 – 7 | Romania
|
| Spain
|
4 – 8 | Hungary
|
- July 19, 2007
| Spain
|
10 – 11 | Russia
|
| Romania
|
8 – 6 | Croatia
|
- July 20, 2007
| Romania
|
6 – 17 | Hungary
|
| Russia
|
14 – 8 | Croatia
|
- July 21, 2007
| Croatia
|
9 – 14 | Hungary
|
| Spain
|
3 – 9 | Romania
|
- July 22, 2007
| Russia
|
5 – 13 | Hungary
|
| Spain
|
12 – 9 | Croatia
|
Super Final
editTeams
editSquads
edit- Mitchal Ainsworth
- Jamie Beadsworth
- Ritchie Campbell
- John Cotterill
- Pietro Figlioli
- Trent Franklin
- Robert Maitland
- Anthony Martin
- Ryan Moody
- Nick O'Halloran
- Grant Richardson
- James Stanton
- Thomas Whalan
Head coach:
- Brandon Jung
- Aaron Feltham
- Kevin Graham
- Con Kudaba
- Thomas Marks
- Nathaniel Miller
- Noah Miller
- Kevin Mitchell
- Jean Sayegh
- Robin Randall
- Andrew Robinson
- Daniel Stein
- Nic Youngblud
Head coach:
- Ge Weiqing
- Guo Junliang
- Huang Quanhua
- Bin Li
- Li Jun
- Liang Zhongxing
- Qiu Yuanzhong
- Tan Feihu
- Han Zhidong
- Yu Lijun
- Yang Wang
- Wang Yong
- Wu Zhiyu
Head coach:
- Steffen Dierolf
- Roger Kong
- Tobias Kreuzmann
- Sören Mackeben
- Florian Naroska
- Heiko Nossek
- Moritz Oeler
- Marc Politze
- Marko Savić
- Thomas Scherwitis
- Andreas Schlotterbeck
- Fabian Schrödter
- Alexander Tchigir
Head coach:
- László Baksa
- Péter Biros
- Rajmund Fodor
- Miklós Gór-Nagy
- Norbert Hosnyánszky
- Gergely Kiss
- Csaba Kiss
- Gabor Kiss
- Norbert Madaras
- Tamás Molnár
- Zoltán Szécsi
- Márton Szivós
- Dániel Varga
Head coach:
- Edward Andrei
- Cosmin Baldoc
- Andrei Busila
- Robert Dinu
- Gheorghe Dunca
- Andrei Iosep
- Ramiro Georgescu
- George Georgescu
- Alexandru Ghiban
- Kalman Kadar
- Tiberiu Negrean
- Bertini Nenciu
- Cosmin Radu
Head coach:
- Milan Aleksić
- Aleksandar Ćirić
- Filip Filipović
- Živko Gocić
- Stefan Mitrović
- Slobodan Nikić
- Duško Pijetlović
- Gojko Pijetlović
- Andrija Prlainović
- Aleksandar Šapić
- Dejan Savić
- Slobodan Soro
- Vanja Udovičić
Head coach:
- Tony Azevedo
- Ryan Bailey
- Ronald Beaubien
- Adam Hewko
- Thomas Hopkins
- Peter Hudnut
- Genai Kerr
- John Mann
- Merrill Moses
- Jeffrey Powers
- Jesse Smith
- Peter Varellas
- Adam Wright
Head coach:
Group A
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17 | +33 |
| 2. | Romania
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 34 | –6 |
| 3. |  United States
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 31 | –4 |
| 4. | China
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 40 | –23 |
- August 7, 2007
| United States
|
3 – 13 | Serbia
|
| China
|
7 – 8 | Romania
|
- August 8, 2007
| Romania
|
9 – 17 | Serbia
|
| United States
|
12 – 7 | China
|
- August 9, 2007
| United States
|
10 – 11 | Romania
|
| China
|
3 – 20 | Serbia
|
Group B
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 | +20 |
| 2. | Germany
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 30 | +5 |
| 3. | Australia
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 40 | –8 |
| 4. |  Canada
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 42 | –17 |
- August 7, 2007
| Australia
|
8 – 15 | Hungary
|
| Canada
|
8 – 13 | Germany
|
- August 8, 2007
| Hungary
|
7 – 5 | Germany
|
| Canada
|
8 – 9 | Australia
|
- August 9, 2007
| Australia
|
15 – 17 | Germany
|
| Canada
|
9 – 20 | Hungary
|
Quarterfinals
edit- August 10, 2007
| Australia
|
9 – 6 | Romania
|
| China
|
6 – 13 | Hungary
|
| Germany
|
9 – 3 | United States
|
| Serbia
|
10 – 6 | Canada
|
Semifinals
edit- August 11, 2007
| Canada
|
5 – 11 | United States
|
| China
|
10 – 13 | Romania
|
| Serbia
|
8 – 7 | Germany
|
| Hungary
|
16 – 7 | Australia
|
Finals
edit- August 12, 2007 — Seventh place
| Canada
|
12 – 11 | China
|
- August 12, 2007 — Fifth place
| United States
|
9 – 6 | Romania
|
- August 12, 2007 — Third place
| Germany
|
6 – 7 | Australia
|
- August 12, 2007 — First place
| Serbia
|
9 – 6 | Hungary
|
Final ranking
edit
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Serbia qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China
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.