2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League explained

2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
League:	FINA Water Polo World League
Sport:	Water Polo
Seasonslist:	FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Seasonslistnames:	FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Prevseason Link:	2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Prevseason Year:	2008
Nextseason Link:	2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
Nextseason Year:	2010

The 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the eighth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 June to 21 June 2009.^[1] ^[2]

The field included 19 teams, following the withdrawal of two teams. Two nations, South Africa and Libya, had their World League debut, with Libya competing in its first major international tournament.

Preliminary round

	Team qualifies for Super Final
	Team eliminated from qualification

Africa

The African tournament will be held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 22 May to 24 May.^[2] One team from the group of four will advance.^[3] South Africa and Libya will make their World League debuts.^[1]

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	6	6	0	0	0	216	17	+199	18
	6	4	0	0	2	62	72	−10	12
	6	2	0	0	4	68	71	−3	6
	6	0	0	0	6	4	190	−186	0

22 May

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	23 – 3
	26 – 1

23 May

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	27 – 1
	6 – 25
	42 – 0
	6 – 8

24 May

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	60 – 0
	5 – 6
	34 – 2
	21 – 1

25 May

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	32 – 6
	14 – 1

Americas

qualified without a qualification tournament.^[3]

Asia/Oceania

The Asia and Oceania region will feature a two-legged tournament, in Adelaide, Australia (22–24 May), and Auckland, New Zealand (29–31 May).^[2] ^[4] The four teams will play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined.^[4] The top two teams from the group of four will advance.^[3] ^[4]

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	6	6	0	0	0	94	27	+67	18
	6	4	0	0	2	73	58	+15	12
	6	1	1	0	4	49	86	−37	5
	6	0	0	1	5	45	90	−45	1

22 May

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	15 – 7
	13 – 1

23 May

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	12 – 3
	18 – 9

24 May

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	12 – 8
	15 – 8

29 May

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	6 – 14
	5 – 22

30 May

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	20 – 7
	9 – 15

31 May

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	13 – 14 (pen.)
	3 – 12

Europe

Europe is divided into three groups, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Montenegro. The initial plan was for each group to have four teams.^[3] However, Great Britain and Hungary have dropped out.^[5]

Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches will be played in a home-and-away format over five months.^[3] The pool-based nature of the qualification process, however, continues to be used.

Europe A

Reference:^[6]

Hungary was to have played in this group.^[3]

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	4	4	0	0	0	46	23	+23	12
	4	2	0	0	2	41	37	+4	6
	4	0	0	0	4	25	52	−27	0

21 January

17 February

10 March

29 April

5 May

12 May

Europe B

Reference:^[7]

Great Britain was to have been the fourth member of this group, but withdrew.^[3] ^[5]

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	4	4	0	0	0	41	26	+15	12
	4	1	0	0	3	30	31	– 1	3
	4	1	0	0	3	30	44	−14	3

21 January

17 February

3 March

15 April

5 May

12 May

Europe C

Reference:^[8]

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	6	5	0	0	1	69	48	+21	15
	6	3	1	0	2	51	49	+2	11
	6	2	0	0	4	46	57	−11	6
	6	1	0	1	4	54	66	−12	4

21 January

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	12 – 7
	8 – 7

17 February

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	13 – 7
	14 – 13 (pen.)

10 March

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	11 – 8
	7 – 10

31 March

14 April

5 May

8 May

12 May

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	11 – 10
	9 – 7

Super Final

The Super Final will be held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 June to 21 June.^[2]

Group 1

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	3	3	0	0	0	28	17	+11	9
	3	2	0	0	1	31	19	+12	6
	3	1	0	0	2	24	22	+2	3
	3	0	0	0	3	15	40	−25	0

16 June

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	10 – 6
	12 – 6

17 June

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	4 – 6
	14 – 3

18 June

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	6 – 14
	10 – 7

Group 2

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	3	3	0	0	0	36	16	+20	9
	3	2	0	0	1	28	21	+7	6
	3	1	0	0	2	23	19	+4	3
	3	0	0	0	3	12	43	−31	0

16 June

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	6 – 9
	18 – 5

17 June

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	4 – 13
	12 – 7

18 June

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	3 – 12
	6 – 4

Quarterfinals

19 June

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	10 – 6
	6 – 8
	16 – 2
	18 – 2

Medal round

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM



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Awards

Notes and References

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http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=762&Itemid=349 FINA Schedule
http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2008-12-15/1699992.html Chinese Olympic Committee
Web site: Australian Water Polo . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090728025105/http://www.australianwaterpolo.com.au/content/view/710/123/ . 2009-07-28 . dead .
https://web.archive.org/web/20090212141856/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/waterpolo/4241640/GB-water-polo-team-axed-from-World-League.html Telegraph
Web site: Water Polo World, Europe Group A . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424170640/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/o.red.c/gruppe.php?PhaseID=44 . 2019-04-24 . dead .
Web site: Water Polo World, Europe Group B . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424192524/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/o.red.c/gruppe.php?PhaseID=45 . 2019-04-24 . dead .
Web site: Water Polo World, Europe Group C . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000723/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/o.red.c/gruppe.php?PhaseID=46 . 2016-03-04 . dead .