Australian Water Polo League

Regular season

The regular season runs during the Australian summer, from January to March of each year. The competition consists of 18 rounds, with each team playing every other team twice. Each match sees the teams awarded points based on the following scale: ^[1]

• Win in Normal Time: four points
• Win in Penalty Shootout: three points
• No result (game cannot be conducted due to uncontrollable factors): two points each
• Loss in Penalty Shootout: one point
• Loss in Normal Time: zero points
• Disqualification/Forfeit: zero points

All games require a result, and as such it is impossible for a game to result in a draw.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top six placed teams from each of the men's and women's divisions will progress to the finals series, with the position of each team determined by the highest number of points accumulated during the regular season. The remaining four teams are awarded final placings based on the number of points accumulated over the course of the regular season. If two or more teams are level on points, the team which won the game between those two teams will be determined as being higher ranked. If three or more teams are level on points, the following criteria are applied in order until one of the teams can be determined as the higher ranked:^[1]

1. The points of the games among the tied teams;
2. The goal difference (excluding goals from a penalty shootout) among the tied teams;
3. Total goals scored among tied teams;
4. The games played between the tied teams;
5. The results against the highest placed team;
6. Toss of a coin.

Finals series

The top six clubs at the conclusion of the regular season progress to the finals series. The finals series culminates to the Australian Water Polo League grand final, where the winner is crowned AWL champion. The club that wins each grand final is presented with the AWL Champions Trophy.^[1]

Former Teams

More information Club, State/Territory ...

Club	State/Territory	Location(s)	First season	Final season	Also Known As
Adelaide Jets	South Australia	Adelaide	1991	2025	Adelaide/Canberra Jets (2000)
Brisbane Barracudas	Queensland	Brisbane	1990	2018	Brisbane Tugun (2000)
					Brisbane Redbacks (1997 - 1998)
					Brisbane Barracudas (1999 - 2018)
Queensland Breakers	Queensland	North Brisbane	2003	2018	KFC Breakers
Victoria Tigers	Victoria	Richmond, Victoria	1990	2016	Richmond Tigers (1990 - 1995)
					VIS Tigers (1996)
					Hawthorn Tigers (1997 - 1999)
					Victoria Tigers (2000 - 2013)
					Victorian Seals (2014 - 2016)
Hobart Hammerheads	Tasmania	Hobart	2004	2009
AIS Finns	Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	2004	2009
Canberra Dolphins	Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	1990	2006
Kiwi Stingrays	New Zealand	New Zealand	1999	2003	New Zealand Stingrays (2001-2003)
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	2002	2002
Canadian Canucks	Canada	Canada	1999	1999
Brisbane QWPI	Queensland	Brisbane	1995	1996
Melbourne Barbarians	Victoria	Melbourne	1990	1992
Hobart Institute of Sport (TIS)	Tasmania	Hobart	1990	1990	Hobart Tigers (1990)

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