The 2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is played between November 2013 and June 2014 and open 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 Dubai, UAE from 16 to 21 June 2014.[1][2]
| 2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.[2] 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
editEurope
editThe European preliminary round consisted of two group of three teams and a third group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.[2][3]
Group A
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 12 |
 Russia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 3 |
 Romania |
4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 47 | -23 | 3 |
Group B
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary |
4 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 9 |
 Greece |
4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 5 |
 Croatia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 4 |
Group C
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montenegro |
6 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 15 |
 Italy |
6 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 15 |
 Slovakia |
6 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 3 |
 Germany |
6 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 3 |
Intercontinental
editThe intercontinental tournament will feature teams from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. The teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.[4] As the hosts of the Super Final (UAE) did not enter a team in the tournament the top five teams from this tournament qualified for the Super Final, instead of the initially allocated four. South Africa withdrew from the tournament before games commenced and were replaced by China II, whose games were exhibition and did not count in the standings. The games were played between 27 May and 1 June 2014 in Shanghai, China.
Group A
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 9 |
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 6 |
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 3 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 0 |
| 27 May 2014 | Kazakhstan
|
10–7 | Japan
|
Shanghai, China |
| 27 May 2014 | Australia
|
11–10 | Canada
|
Shanghai, China |
| 28 May 2014 | Canada
|
12–10 | Japan
|
Shanghai, China |
| 28 May 2014 | Kazakhstan
|
7–11 | Australia
|
Shanghai, China |
| 29 May 2014 | Kazakhstan
|
6–8 | Canada
|
Shanghai, China |
| 29 May 2014 | Australia
|
16–9 | Japan
|
Shanghai, China |
Group B
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 6 |
 Brazil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 3 |
 China |
2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 0 |
| 27 May 2014 | China
|
4–14 | United States
|
Shanghai, China |
| 28 May 2014 | China
|
8–11 | Brazil
|
Shanghai, China |
| 29 May 2014 | United States
|
11–10 | Brazil
|
Shanghai, China |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia | 16 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | China II | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 9 | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Kazakhstan | 7 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Brazil | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 11 | |||||||||||||
| A2 | Canada | 17 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | China | 18 | ||||||||||||
| China | 6 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| United States | 13 | |||||||||||||
| A4 | Japan | 8 | Australia | 16 | ||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 10 | China | 8 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| 30 May 2014 | Kazakhstan
|
7–8 | Brazil
|
Shanghai, China |
| 30 May 2014 | Canada
|
17–18 | China
|
Shanghai, China |
| 30 May 2014 | Japan
|
8–10 | United States
|
Shanghai, China |
Semifinals
edit| 31 May 2014 | Canada
|
11–8 | Japan
|
Shanghai, China |
| 31 May 2014 | China
|
6–13 | United States
|
Shanghai, China |
| 31 May 2014 | Brazil
|
9–6 | Australia
|
Shanghai, China |
5th-place play-off
edit| 1 June 2014 | Canada
|
9–8 | Kazakhstan
|
Shanghai, China |
3rd-place play-off
edit| 1 June 2014 | China
|
8–16 | Australia
|
Shanghai, China |
Final
edit| 1 June 2014 | United States
|
11–7 | Brazil
|
Shanghai, China |
Super Final
editIn the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.[2] The games were played in Dubai, UAE from 16 to 21 June 2014.
Group A
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 9 |
| Montenegro |
3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 3 |
| China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 0 |
| 16 June 2014 | Serbia
|
21–9 | China
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 16 June 2014 | Brazil
|
5–15 | Montenegro
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 17 June 2014 | Brazil
|
12–9 | China
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 17 June 2014 | Serbia
|
14–5 | Montenegro
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 18 June 2014 | Serbia
|
12–4 | Brazil
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 18 June 2014 | China
|
8–9 | Montenegro
|
Dubai, UAE |
Group B
edit| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 3 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 June 2014 | Hungary
|
11–5 | Australia
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 16 June 2014 | United States
|
12–9 | Canada
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 17 June 2014 | Hungary
|
10–3 | Canada
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 17 June 2014 | United States
|
4–8 | Australia
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 18 June 2014 | Hungary
|
16–9 | United States
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 18 June 2014 | Australia
|
8–10 | Canada
|
Dubai, UAE |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Serbia
| 16 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Canada
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Serbia
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Brazil
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Serbia
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Hungary
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Montenegro
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | United States
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Montenegro
| 8 | Third place | |||||||||||
| B1 | Hungary
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | China
| 5 | B2 | Australia
| 9 | |||||||||
| B1 | Hungary
| 13 | A2 | Montenegro
| 12 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| 19 June 2014 | Game 13 | Montenegro
|
10–4 | United States
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 19 June 2014 | Game 14 | Brazil
|
7–14 | Australia
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 19 June 2014 | Game 15 | Serbia
|
16–11 | Canada
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 19 June 2014 | Game 16 | China
|
5–13 | Hungary
|
Dubai, UAE |
Semifinals
edit| 20 June 2014 | Game 17 | United States
|
15–5 | China
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 20 June 2014 | Game 18 | Brazil
|
13 (6)–14 (7) | Canada
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 20 June 2014 | Game 19 | Montenegro
|
8–10 | Hungary
|
Dubai, UAE |
| 20 June 2014 | Game 20 | Australia
|
5–12 | Serbia
|
Dubai, UAE |
7th-place play-off
edit| 21 June 2014 | Game 21 | China
|
7–8 | Brazil
|
Dubai, UAE |
5th-place play-off
edit| 21 June 2014 | Game 22 | United States
|
14–10 | Canada
|
Dubai, UAE |
3rd-place play-off
edit| 21 June 2014 | Game 23 | Montenegro
|
12 (4)–9 (1) | Australia
|
Dubai, UAE |
Final
edit| 21 June 2014 | Game 24 | Hungary
|
6–10 | Serbia
|
Dubai, UAE |
Final ranking
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Awards
edit| Top Scorer |
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| Filip Filipović
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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.
- ^ a b c d "FINA Water Polo World League 2014 Rules & Regulations for National Federations" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "2014 Men's Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "FINA Men's Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 22 April 2014.