FINA Water Polo World Cup explained

Sport:	Water polo
Founded:	1979
Continent:	all (International)
Champion:	(1st title)
Most Champs:	(4 titles)

The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams.^[1] It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in the even-year between Olympics.^[2]

From 2023 on, the tournament will be replacing the FINA Water Polo World League.^{[3] [4]}

Editions

Year	Host	width=25%	Winner !	width=25%	Runner-up !	width=25%	Third place
1979	Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia
1981	Long Beach, USA
1983	Malibu, USA
1985	Duisburg, West Germany
1987	Thessaloniki, Greece
1989	West Berlin, West Germany
1991	Barcelona, Spain
1993	Athens, Greece
1995	Atlanta, USA
1997	Athens, Greece
1999	Sydney, Australia
	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2006	Budapest, Hungary
2010	Oradea, Romania
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan
2018	Berlin, Germany
2023	Los Angeles, USA

Medal table

Source:^[2]

• FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro medals included in Serbia row.

Participation details

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place
• – Disqualified
• – Hosts
• = – More than one team tied for that rank
• Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
• ^† – Defunct team

Africa – CANA (1 team)
Men's team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
															8th	8th		2
Americas – ASUA (2 teams)
Men's team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
		3rd	8th		7th			8th										4
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	8th	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	6th	7th		4th	4th	6th	3rd	16
Asia – AASF (4 teams)
Men's team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
														7th				1
														8th				1
																7th		1
	Part of Soviet Union														6th			1
Europe – LEN (15 teams)
Men's team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
	8th	8th																2
	Part of Yugoslavia								8th	8th		8th	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	5th		7
^†	5th		bgcolor=silver	2nd	1st	3rd	5th	8th	6th								4th	8th	9
				8th	8th			7th	6th	2nd	7th	5th	7th				5th	9
	bgcolor=gold	1st	6th	7th			3rd	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2nd		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	14
	6th		3rd	5th	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd		bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	5th				bgcolor=silver	2nd	12
	Part of Yugoslavia							Part of /							7th			1
			6th	6th					7th									3
Men's team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
	7th						6th						6th	5th			6th	5
	Part of Soviet Union							5th	3rd	4th	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	8th					6
	Part of Yugoslavia							Part of /						bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	7th	4
^† ^†	Part of Yugoslavia									7th	5th	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	Defunct				4
^†	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st		bgcolor=silver	2nd	6th	5th	Defunct										6
		5th	5th	3rd	6th	4th	3rd		5th	6th	3rd	6th	3rd	3rd			bgcolor=gold	1st	13
^†	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd		4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Defunct										6
Oceania – OSA (1 team)
Men's team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
		7th		7th		7th	7th	3rd			8th			6th	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd		9
Total teams	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

See also

• FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
• List of water polo world medalists
• Major achievements in water polo by nation

References

See main article: world cups.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1178&Itemid=695 Water Polo World Cup page
2. mwcp. dmy .
3. Web site: FINA Announces Dates for New 2023 Water Polo World Cup. fina.org. 7 October 2022.
4. Web site: New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League. total-waterpolo.com. 7 October 2022.