1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Sports season
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The 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the third edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Malibu, United States as a test event to the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] The eight participating teams played a round robin to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
SportWater polo
| 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Super Final | |
Results Matrix
 URS |
 FRG |
 ITA |
 USA |
 ESP |
 NED |
 HUN |
 CUB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 6 – 5 | 6 – 6 | 7 – 6 | 7 – 8 | 11 – 7 | 10 – 6 | 13 – 9 | |
West Germany | 5 – 6 | 9 – 8 | 7 – 3 | 8 – 6 | 9 – 9 | 8 – 8 | 11 – 7 | |
Italy | 6 – 6 | 8 – 9 | 6 – 6 | 8 – 5 | 6 – 6 | 9 – 7 | 8 – 7 | |
United States | 6 – 7 | 3 – 7 | 6 – 6 | 5 – 5 | 7 – 6 | 9 – 9 | 11 – 8 | |
Spain | 8 – 7 | 6 – 8 | 5 – 8 | 5 – 5 | 8 – 9 | 9 – 8 | 11 – 11 | |
Netherlands | 7 – 11 | 9 – 9 | 6 – 6 | 6 – 7 | 9 – 8 | 11 – 11 | 10 – 12 | |
Hungary | 6 – 10 | 8 – 8 | 7 – 9 | 9 – 9 | 8 – 9 | 11 – 11 | 8 – 8 | |
Cuba | 9 – 13 | 7 – 11 | 7 – 8 | 8 – 11 | 11 – 11 | 12 – 10 | 8 – 8 |
Final standings
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union |
11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 47 | +13 |
| 2. | West Germany |
10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 47 | +10 |
| 3. | Italy |
9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 46 | +5 |
| 4. | United States |
7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 48 | –1 |
| 5. | Spain |
6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 56 | –4 |
| 6. | Netherlands |
5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 64 | –6 |
| 7. | Hungary |
4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 64 | –7 |
| 8. | Cuba |
4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 72 | –10 |
Final ranking
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