2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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| 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
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.[1]
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
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
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 15 |
 Hungary | 6 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 57 | +32 | 15 |
 Romania | 6 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 6 |
 Georgia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 100 | -43 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Hungary |
17–10 | Georgia |
Tiszaligeti uszoda, Szolnok |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Greece |
17–3 | Romania |
Athens |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Hungary |
16–8 | Romania |
Kecskeméti Fürdő, Kecskemét |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Greece |
18–10 | Georgia |
Athens |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Greece |
12–8 | Hungary |
Patras |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Georgia |
11–13 | Romania |
Tbilisi |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Georgia |
10–20 | Hungary |
Tbilisi |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Romania |
6–9 | Greece |
Bucharest |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Romania |
7–15 | Hungary |
Oradea |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Georgia |
8–15 | Greece |
Tbilisi |
| 10 May 2016 | Hungary |
13–10 | Greece |
Városi Sportuszoda, Szentes |
| 10 May 2016 | Romania |
17–8 | Georgia |
Bucharest |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 16 |
 Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 11 |
 Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 9 |
 France | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 82 | -32 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Serbia |
12–9 | France |
Belgrade |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Montenegro |
11–6 | Spain |
Herceg Novi |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Serbia |
13–12 | Spain |
Novi Sad |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Spain |
18–10 | France |
Barcelona |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Montenegro |
10–12 | Serbia |
Budva |
| 16 Feb 2016 | France |
10–15 | Serbia |
Strasbourg |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Spain |
10–8 | Montenegro |
Sabadell |
| 14 Mar 2016 | France |
10–12 | Montenegro |
Nice |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Spain |
13–14 | Serbia |
Barcelona |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Montenegro |
17–4 | France |
Herceg Novi |
| 10 May 2016 | France |
7–8 | Spain |
Limoges |
| 10 May 2016 | Serbia |
(3) 10–10 (5) | Montenegro |
Banja Luka |
Group C
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 51 | +38 | 17 |
 Croatia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 13 |
 Russia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 6 |
 Turkey | 6 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 97 | -63 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Croatia |
19–6 | Turkey |
Šibenik |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Russia |
11–16 | Italy |
Moscow |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Croatia |
17–9 | Russia |
Zadar |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Italy |
14–4 | Turkey |
Rome |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Russia |
13–9 | Turkey |
Moscow |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Croatia |
8–9 | Italy |
Dubrovnik |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Turkey |
3–16 | Croatia |
Ankara |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Italy |
14–9 | Russia |
Turin |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Russia |
10–14 | Croatia |
Moscow |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Turkey |
7–22 | Italy |
Bursa |
| 3 May 2016 | Turkey |
5–13 | Russia |
Antalya |
| 10 May 2016 | Italy |
(5) 9–9 (3) | Croatia |
Syracuse |
Intercontinental Qualification Tournament
Preliminary round
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 15 |
 Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 12 |
 Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 9 |
 Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 6 |
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 3 |
 China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 93 | -68 | 0 |
| 10 May 2016 | United States |
8–6 | Australia |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 10 May 2016 | Kazakhstan |
7–19 | Brazil |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 10 May 2016 | Japan |
21–5 | China |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 11 May 2016 | Australia |
13–9 | Brazil |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 11 May 2016 | China |
10–15 | Kazakhstan |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 11 May 2016 | United States |
17–14 | Japan |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 12 May 2016 | Brazil |
17–4 | China |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 12 May 2016 | Kazakhstan |
7–19 | United States |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 12 May 2016 | Japan |
5–7 | Australia |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 13 May 2016 | United States |
16–11 | Brazil |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 13 May 2016 | China |
4–21 | Australia |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 13 May 2016 | Japan |
19–7 | Kazakhstan |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 14 May 2016 | Kazakhstan |
4–11 | Australia |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 14 May 2016 | United States |
19–2 | China |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 14 May 2016 | Brazil |
16–10 | Japan |
Yokohama, Japan |
5th Place
| 15 May 2016 | Kazakhstan |
16–7 | China |
Yokohama, Japan |
3rd Place
| 15 May 2016 | Brazil |
13–12 | Japan |
Yokohama, Japan |
Final
| 15 May 2016 | United States |
10–9 | Australia |
Yokohama, Japan |
