2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

October 2020 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League FINA Water Polo World League Water Polo FINA Men's Water Polo World League FINA Men's Water Polo World League 2015 FINA Men's Water Polo World League 2015 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League 2017 The 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 15th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2015 and June 2016 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 in Huizhou, China from 21–26 June 2016.mwl dmy 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 Preliminary round The European preliminary round consisted of three group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final. Group A TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points GRE 6 5 1 81 48 +33 15 HUN 6 5 1 89 57 +32 15 ROU 6 2 4 54 76 -22 6 GEO 6 0 6 57 100 -43 0 20 Oct 2015 HUN 17 GEO 10 Tiszaligeti uszoda, Szolnok 20 Oct 2015 GRE 17 ROU 3 Athens 17 Nov 2015 HUN 16 ROU 8 Kecskeméti Fürdő, Kecskemét 17 Nov 2015 GRE 18 GEO 10 Athens 1 Dec 2015 GRE 12 HUN 8 Patras 1 Dec 2015 GEO 11 ROU 13 Tbilisi 16 Feb 2016 GEO 10 HUN 20 Tbilisi 16 Feb 2016 ROU 6 GRE 9 Bucharest 26 Apr 2016 ROU 7 HUN 15 Oradea 26 Apr 2016 GEO 8 GRE 15 Tbilisi 10 May 2016 HUN 13 GRE 10 Városi Sportuszoda, Szentes 10 May 2016 ROU 17 GEO 8 Bucharest Group B TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points SRB 6 5 1 79 69 +10 16 MNE 6 4 2 73 55 +18 11 ESP 6 3 3 67 63 +4 9 FRA 6 0 6 50 82 -32 0 20 Oct 2015 SRB 12 FRA 9 Belgrade 20 Oct 2015 MNE 11 ESP 6 Herceg Novi 17 Nov 2015 SRB 13 ESP 12 Novi Sad 1 Dec 2015 ESP 18 FRA 10 Barcelona 1 Dec 2015 MNE 10 SRB 12 Budva 16 Feb 2016 FRA 10 SRB 15 Strasbourg 16 Feb 2016 ESP 10 MNE 8 Sabadell 14 Mar 2016 FRA 10 MNE 12 Nice 26 Apr 2016 ESP 13 SRB 14 Barcelona 26 Apr 2016 MNE 17 FRA 4 Herceg Novi 10 May 2016 FRA 7 ESP 8 Limoges 10 May 2016 SRB (3) 10 MNE 10 (5) Banja Luka Group C TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points ITA 6 6 0 89 51 +38 17 CRO 6 4 2 86 51 +35 13 RUS 6 2 4 65 75 -10 6 TUR 6 0 6 34 97 -63 0 20 Oct 2015 CRO 19 TUR 6 Šibenik 20 Oct 2015 RUS 11 ITA 16 Moscow 17 Nov 2015 CRO 17 RUS 9 Zadar 17 Nov 2015 ITA 14 TUR 4 Rome 1 Dec 2015 RUS 13 TUR 9 Moscow 1 Dec 2015 CRO 8 ITA 9 Dubrovnik 16 Feb 2016 TUR 3 CRO 16 Ankara 16 Feb 2016 ITA 14 RUS 9 Turin 26 Apr 2016 RUS 10 CRO 14 Moscow 26 Apr 2016 TUR 7 ITA 22 Bursa 3 May 2016 TUR 5 RUS 13 Antalya 10 May 2016 ITA (5) 9 CRO 9 (3) Syracuse Intercontinental Qualification Tournament Preliminary round TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points USA 5 5 0 79 40 +39 15 AUS 5 4 1 58 30 +28 12 BRA 5 3 2 72 50 +22 9 JPN 5 2 3 69 52 +17 6 KAZ 5 1 4 40 78 -38 3 CHN 5 0 5 25 93 -68 0 10 May 2016 USA 8 AUS 6 Yokohama, Japan 10 May 2016 KAZ 7 BRA 19 Yokohama, Japan 10 May 2016 JPN 21 CHN 5 Yokohama, Japan 11 May 2016 AUS 13 BRA 9 Yokohama, Japan 11 May 2016 CHN 10 KAZ 15 Yokohama, Japan 11 May 2016 USA 17 JPN 14 Yokohama, Japan 12 May 2016 BRA 17 CHN 4 Yokohama, Japan 12 May 2016 KAZ 7 USA 19 Yokohama, Japan 12 May 2016 JPN 5 AUS 7 Yokohama, Japan 13 May 2016 USA 16 BRA 11 Yokohama, Japan 13 May 2016 CHN 4 AUS 21 Yokohama, Japan 13 May 2016 JPN 19 KAZ 7 Yokohama, Japan 14 May 2016 KAZ 4 AUS 11 Yokohama, Japan 14 May 2016 USA 19 CHN 2 Yokohama, Japan 14 May 2016 BRA 16 JPN 10 Yokohama, Japan 5th Place 15 May 2016 KAZ 16 CHN 7 Yokohama, Japan 3rd Place 15 May 2016 BRA 13 JPN 12 Yokohama, Japan Final 15 May 2016 USA 10 AUS 9 Yokohama, Japan Super Final 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. The games were played in Huizhou, China from 21 to 26 June 2016. Qualified teams Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania — BRAUSA CHN (Host)JPN GREITASRB AUS Group A TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points GRE 3 3 0 40 16 +24 9 ITA 3 2 1 35 32 +3 6 AUS 3 1 2 25 31 -6 3 JPN 3 0 3 24 45 -21 0 21 Jun 2016 GRE 15 JPN 7 Huizhou, China 3–1 4–1 3–2 5–3 21 Jun 2016 AUS 7 ITA 14 Huizhou, China 2–3 2–3 2–4 1–4 22 Jun 2016 AUS 13 JPN 7 Huizhou, China 3–3 3–2 5–1 2–1 22 Jun 2016 GRE 15 ITA 4 Huizhou, China 4–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 23 Jun 2016 GRE 10 AUS 5 Huizhou, China 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 23 Jun 2016 JPN 10 ITA 17 Huizhou, China 1–3 4–6 1–4 4–4 Group B TeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points SRB 3 3 0 44 23 +21 9 USA 3 2 1 30 23 +7 6 BRA 3 1 2 32 37 -5 2 CHN 3 0 3 24 47 -23 1 21 Jun 2016 SRB 14 BRA 10 Huizhou, China 4–3 4–3 4–2 2–2 21 Jun 2016 USA 12 CHN 6 Huizhou, China 3–1 3–1 2–2 4–2 22 Jun 2016 USA 10 BRA 7 Huizhou, China 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 22 Jun 2016 SRB 20 CHN 5 Huizhou, China 5–2 4–1 6–1 5–1 23 Jun 2016 SRB 10 USA 8 Huizhou, China 4–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 23 Jun 2016 BRA 11 CHN 11 Huizhou, China 2–2 2–2 3–4 4–3 4–2 Knockout stage N8 yes high yes yes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third place ITA 12 BRA 6 JPN 10 SRB 19 AUS 8 (7) USA (pen.) 8 (8) GRE 15 CHN 5 ITA 4 SRB 7 USA (pen.) 11 (6) GRE 11 (5) SRB 10 USA 6 GRE 11 ITA 7 5th–8th Places N4 yes high yes Semifinals Fifth place Seventh place BRA 10 JPN 12 AUS 15 CHN 4 JPN 7 AUS 12 BRA 16 CHN 4 Quarterfinals 24 Jun 2016 ITA 12 BRA 6 Huizhou, China 4–1 2–3 3–1 3–1 24 Jun 2016 AUS 8 USA 8 Huizhou, China 1–2 3–3 0–1 4–2 7–8 24 Jun 2016 GRE 15 CHN 5 Huizhou, China 4–1 5–2 2–1 4–1 24 Jun 2016 JPN 10 SRB 19 Huizhou, China 3–4 1–7 3–5 3–3 5th–8th Places Semifinals 25 Jun 2016 BRA 10 JPN 12 Huizhou, China 2–4 1–6 5–2 2–0 25 Jun 2016 AUS 15 CHN 4 Huizhou, China 5–1 3–0 3–2 4–1 Semifinals 25 Jun 2016 ITA 4 SRB 7 Huizhou, China 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 25 Jun 2016 USA 11 GRE 11 Huizhou, China 5–2 1–3 4–5 1–1 6–5 7th Place 26 Jun 2016 BRA 16 CHN 4 Huizhou, China 2–1 3–0 5–1 6–2 5th Place 26 Jun 2016 JPN 7 AUS 12 Huizhou, China 2–4 2–3 1–3 2–2 3rd Place 26 Jun 2016 ITA 7 GRE 11 Huizhou, China 4–1 2–4 1–4 0–2 Final 26 Jun 2016 SRB 10 USA 6 Huizhou, China 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–5 Final ranking Rank TeamFile:gold medal icon.svgSRBFile:silver medal icon.svgUSAFile:bronze medal icon.svgGRE4ITA5AUS6JPN7BRA8CHN wp 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League SRB Tenth Top ScorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentUSA Tony AzevedoSRB Branislav MitrovićGRE Konstantinos Flegkas References World League, men Category:FINA Water Polo World League Category:International water polo competitions hosted by China