Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament explained

Dates:	19 – 26 July
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	4
Venues:	Colombia
Cities:	Cali
Count:	1
Matches:	64
Goals:	661
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The 1975 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 26 July 1975, and was incorporated into the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.^[1]

It was the second edition of the event.^[2]

Participating teams

width=13%	Americas	width=13%	Asia	width=13%	Europe	width=13%	Oceania

Groups formed

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Preliminary round

width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa		Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
width=10px bgcolor=#ddffdd		Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	3	2	0	1	13	8	+5
2.		4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.		4	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
4.		0	3	0	0	3	9	20	- 11

• 19 July 1975

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	8  - 3
	5  - 4

• 20 July 1975

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	7  - 4
	4  - 3

• 21 July 1975

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	8  - 3
	5  - 0	[disqualified]

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	28	15	+13
2.		4	3	2	0	1	30	18	+12
3.		2	3	1	0	2	16	21	- 5
4.		0	3	0	0	3	9	29	- 20

• 19 July 1975

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	8  - 7
	6  - 1

• 20 July 1975

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	14  - 5
	11  - 5

• 21 July 1975

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	9  - 5
	9  - 3

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	24	10	+14
2.		4	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13
3.		3	3	1	1	1	20	13	+7
4.		0	3	0	0	3	5	39	- 34

• 19 July 1975

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	12  - 2
	4  - 4

• 20 July 1975

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	4  - 4
	13  - 2

• 21 July 1975

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	7  - 4
	14  - 1

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	16	12	+4
2.		4	3	2	0	1	17	10	+7
3.		2	3	1	0	2	12	15	- 3
4.		0	3	0	0	3	12	20	- 8

• 19 July 1975

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	9  - 4
	6  - 5

• 20 July 1975

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	6  - 4
	5  - 2

• 21 July 1975

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	5  - 4
	4  - 3

Second round

width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa		Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc		Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
width=10px bgcolor=#eeffee		Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
width=10px		Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	23	18	+5
2.		4	3	2	0	1	13	12	+1
3.		2	3	1	0	2	15	16	- 1
4.		0	3	0	0	3	11	16	- 5

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

• 23 July 1975

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	4  - 2
	9  - 7

• 24 July 1975

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3
2.		4	3	2	0	1	16	10	+6
3.		3	3	1	1	1	12	16	- 4
4.		0	3	0	0	3	7	12	- 5

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

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	3  - 2
	4  - 2

• 23 July 1975

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	4  - 2
	10  - 4

Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	3	2	0	1	15	7	+8
2.		4	3	2	0	1	21	14	+7
3.		4	3	2	0	1	11	8	+3
4.		0	3	0	0	3	3	21	- 18

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

• 23 July 1975

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	12  - 2
	5  - 0	[forfeit]

• 24 July 1975

Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	28	12	+16
2.		4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.		2	3	1	0	2	15	18	- 3
4.		0	3	0	0	3	9	26	- 17

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

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	7  - 5
	6  - 4

• 23 July 1975

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	9  - 5
	7  - 3

Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.		6	3	3	0	0	27	12	+15
14.		4	3	2	0	1	24	15	+9
15.		2	3	1	0	2	11	24	- 13
16.		0	3	0	0	3	10	21	- 11

• 25 July 1975

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	13  - 2
	10  - 3

• 26 July 1975

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	6  - 3
	7  - 4

• 27 July 1975

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	8  - 7
	5  - 4

9th – 12th places (Group J)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.		5	3	2	1	0	15	10	+5
10.		4	3	1	2	0	18	15	+3
11.		2	3	1	0	2	12	12	0
12.		1	3	0	1	2	9	17	- 8

• 25 July 1975

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	4  - 1
	5  - 5

• 26 July 1975

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	5  - 5
	6  - 0

• 27 July 1975

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	6  - 4
	8  - 5

5th – 8th places (Group I)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.		4	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
6.		4	3	2	0	1	18	17	+1
7.		4	3	2	0	1	12	11	+1
8.		0	3	0	0	3	14	19	- 5

• 25 July 1975

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	6  - 3
	5  - 3

• 26 July 1975

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	7  - 5
	5  - 4

• 27 July 1975

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	4  - 2
	8  - 7

1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	18	12	+6
2.		4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.		2	3	0	2	1	14	16	- 2
4.		1	3	0	1	2	11	18	- 7

• 25 July 1975

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	8  - 3
	7  - 5

• 26 July 1975

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	5  - 5
	6  - 4

• 27 July 1975

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	5  - 4
	4  - 4

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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Team Roster Alexei Barkalov, Aleksandr Dreval, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Sergey Gorshkhov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Anatoly Klebanov, Nicolai Melnikov, Aleksandr Rodionov, Vitaly Romanchuk, Vitali Rozkov, Aleksandr Zakharov Head coach: Anatoly Blumental

External links

• World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
• Men Water Polo World Championship 1975 Cali www.todor66.com
• Results

Notes and References

1. mwch. dmy .
2. Web site: Production . bücher de IT and . Water Polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships - Mens Tournament . 2024-02-01 . bücher.de . de.
3. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1098/2nd-fina-world-championships-1975/results?disciplines=WP&event=8b4d2e57-781d-4168-828e-ff02160c7412 2nd FINA World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men