2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 19th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It will be played between November 2019 and June 2020 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 from 23–28 June 2020.[1]
| 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 12 November 2019 to 28 June 2020 |
| Super Final | |
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. The following points will be awarded per match to each team:
- Match won – 3 points
- Match won by penalty – 2 points
- Match lost by penalty – 1 point
- Match lost or forfeited – 0 points
European Qualification
Preliminary Round
- November 12, 2019 – February 11, 2020
The preliminary round was played in the Round-robin system (1-2, 2-3, 3-1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 6 | Final Round | — | — | 14–3 | |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 3 | 6–9 | — | — | ||
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 0 | Classification Round | — | 7–19 | — |
Source: FINA
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 4 | Final Round | — | 15–10 | — | |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 3 | — | — | 14–6 | ||
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 2 | Classification Round | 13–12 (p) | — | — |
Source: FINA
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 6 | Final Round | — | 15–11 | — | |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 3 | — | — | 16–7 | ||
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 0 | Classification Round | 7–12 | — | — |
Source: FINA
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 6 | Final Round | — | — | 23–3 | |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 3 | 6–11 | — | 20–8 | ||
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 0 | Classification Round | — | — | — |
Source: FINA
Classification Round
- March 17 – April 28, 2020
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 Apr | — | 28 Apr | |
| 2 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 Apr | 17 Mar | |
| 3 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Mar | — | — | — | |
| 4 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 Apr | — |
First match(es) will be played on 17 March 2020. Source: FINA
Final Round
- March 10 – April 28, 2020
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 March | ||||||||||
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| 14 April | ||||||||||
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| WQF1 | ||||||||||
| 17 March | ||||||||||
| WQF2 | ||||||||||
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| 28 April | ||||||||||
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| WSF1 | ||||||||||
| 10 March | ||||||||||
| WSF2 | ||||||||||
| | 11 | |||||||||
| 14 April | ||||||||||
| | 13 | |||||||||
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| 17 March | ||||||||||
| WQF4 | Third place game | |||||||||
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| 28 April | ||||||||||
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| LSF1 | ||||||||||
| LSF2 | ||||||||||
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 14 April | ||||||
| LQF1 | ||||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| LQF2 | ||||||
| WSF1 | ||||||
| 14 April | ||||||
| WSF2 | ||||||
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| LQF4 | ||||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| LSF1 | ||||||
| LSF2 | ||||||
Inter-Continental Cup
- April 28 – May 3, 2020, Indianapolis, United States
Super Final
- June 23–28, 2020, TBD
Qualified teams
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seeding
- Host from Europe
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| 2nd ICC 1st EU 3rd ICC 3rd EU |
1st ICC 2nd EU 4th ICC Host |
- Host from outside Europe
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| 2nd ICC 1st EU Host 3rd EU |
1st ICC 2nd EU 3rd ICC 4th EU |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals | — | — | 24 Jun | 23 Jun | |
| 2 | 2A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Jun | — | 23 Jun | 24 Jun | ||
| 3 | 3A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 Jun | ||
| 4 | 4A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
First match(es) will be played on 23 June 2020. Source: FINA
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 1B | 2B | 3B | 4B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals | — | — | 24 Jun | 23 Jun | |
| 2 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Jun | — | 23 Jun | 24 Jun | ||
| 3 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 Jun | ||
| 4 | 4B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
First match(es) will be played on 23 June 2020. Source: FINA
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| 2A | ||||||||||
| 27 June | ||||||||||
| 3B | ||||||||||
| WQF1 | ||||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| WQF2 | ||||||||||
| 4A | ||||||||||
| 28 June | ||||||||||
| 1B | ||||||||||
| WSF1 | ||||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| WSF2 | ||||||||||
| 3A | ||||||||||
| 27 June | ||||||||||
| 2B | ||||||||||
| WQF3 | ||||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| WQF4 | Third place game | |||||||||
| 1A | ||||||||||
| 28 June | ||||||||||
| 4B | ||||||||||
| LSF1 | ||||||||||
| LSF2 | ||||||||||
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 27 June | ||||||
| LQF1 | ||||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| LQF2 | ||||||
| WSF1 | ||||||
| 27 June | ||||||
| WSF2 | ||||||
| LQF3 | ||||||
| LQF4 | ||||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| LSF1 | ||||||
| LSF2 | ||||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
References
- "Rules & Regulations and Event Guide" (PDF). www.fina.org. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
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