List of world champions in men's water polo explained

This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.

Abbreviations

	Ordering by name or by tournament	Cap No.	Cap number	Rk	Rank
(C)	Captain	L/R	Handedness	Ref	Reference
Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper
CB	Center back	CF	Center forward	D	Driver
ISHOF	International Swimming Hall of Fame	p.	page	pp.	pages

History

The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organized by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA.

As of 2024, men's water polo teams from eight European countries won all 21 tournaments.

Croatia is current world champion.

Legend

– Debut
– Champion
– Winning streak (winning three or more world championships in a row)
– Hosts
^† – Defunct team

Champion	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total
	Part of Yugoslavia^†						D					C					C				C		3
	C									C					C					C		4
	D		C				C							C				C				4
	Part of Yugoslavia^†, then of FR Yugoslavia^†, and Serbia and Montenegro^†											D	C			C						2
^†	Part of Yugoslavia^†							D			C	Defunct										1
^†	D	C		C			Defunct															2
	D							C	C										C			3
^†	D				C	C	Defunct															2
Champion	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1991	1994	1998	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total

Team statistics

Olympic and world champions (teams)

Player statistics

Age records

The following tables show the oldest and youngest male world champions in water polo.

Legend

– Host team

**Top 10 oldest male world champions in water polo**
	Player	Age of winning gold	Men's team		Date of birth	Date of winning gold
1				FP
2				FP
3				FP
4				FP
5				FP
6				FP
7				FP
8				FP
9				FP
10				FP
	Player	Age of winning gold	Men's team		Date of birth	Date of winning gold

**Top 10 youngest male world champions in water polo**
	Player	Age of winning gold	Men's team		Date of birth	Date of winning gold
1				FP
2				FP
3				FP
4				FP
5				FP
6				FP
7				GK
8				FP
9				FP
10				FP
	Player	Age of winning gold	Men's team		Date of birth	Date of winning gold

Multiple gold medalists

The following tables are pre-sorted by date of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

There is only one male athlete who won three gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend

^* – Host team

**Male athletes who won three gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships**
Year	Player	Date of birth	Height	Men's team		World titles	Age of first/last
2015					FP	2005	22/32
2015					FP	2009, 2015	22/32

There are thirty five male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend

^* – Host team

**Male athletes who won two gold medals in water polo at the World Aquatics Championships**
Year	Player	Date of birth	Height	Men's team		World titles	Age of first/last
1982					FP	1975, 1982	27/34
1991					FP	1986–1991	20/24
					FP		20/25
					FP		19/24
					FP
					FP		18/22
2001					FP	1998–2001	24/28
					FP		29/33
					FP		25/28
					FP		23/26
					FP		28/31
					FP		26/30
					GK		29/33
					FP		22/26
2009					FP	2005	22/26
2009					FP	2009	22/26
2013					FP	2003, 2013	23/33
2015					FP	2009, 2015	23/29
					FP		22/28
					FP		26/32
					FP		21/27
					FP		24/30
					GK		25/32
					FP		22/28
2017					FP	2007, 2017	21/31
2017					FP	2007, 2017	19/29
2019					FP	2011, 2019	25/33
					FP		23/31
					FP		27/35
2023					FP	2013, 2023	21/31
2023					FP	2013, 2023	26/36
2024					GK	2017, 2024	26/33
					FP		20/27
					FP		28/35
					FP		30/36
					FP		24/30
Year	Player	Date of birth	Height	Men's team		World titles	Age of first/last

World champion families

The following tables are pre-sorted by date of receiving the gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend

^* – Host team

Relationship	Family	Player	Date of birth	Height	Men's team		World Title	Age	Note
Two brothers	Porzio					FP	1994^*	28	Two brothers in a tournament
	Porzio					FP	1994^*	27	Two brothers in a tournament
	Moro					FP	1998	23
						FP	2001	26	Two brothers in a tournament
						FP	2001	27	Two brothers in a tournament
	Varga					FP	2003	28	Two brothers in a tournament
	Varga					FP	2003	25	Two brothers in a tournament
	Pijetlović					FP	2009, 2015	24, 30	Two brothers in a tournament
	Pijetlović					GK	2009, 2015	25, 32	Two brothers in a tournament
	Decker					FP	2013	29	Two brothers in a tournament
	Decker					GK	2013	25	Two brothers in a tournament
	Varga					FP	2013	29	Two brothers in a tournament
	Varga					FP	2013, 2023	26, 36	Two brothers in a tournament
Relationship	Family	Player	Date of birth	Height	Men's team		World Title	Age	Note

Relationship	Family		World Title	Age
Father and son	Kásás	FP	1973	26
	Kásás	FP	2003	27
	Szívós	FP	1973	25
	Szívós	FP	2013	31
	Sukno	FP	1986	27
	Sukno	FP	2017	27

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), date of winning the last gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively.

There are four coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win two or more gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships.

Ratko Rudić led three men's national water polo teams to win gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships. He guided Yugoslavia men's national team to a gold medal in 1986, Italy men's national team to a gold medal in 1994, and Croatia men's national team to a gold medal in 2007, making him the first and only coach to lead three different men's national water polo teams to the world titles.

Spaniard Juan Jané coached the Spain men's national team to two consecutive gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships in 1998 and 2001.

Alessandro Campagna and Ivica Tucak are other coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win two gold medals. Under Campagna's leadership, the Italy men's national team won two world titles in 2011 and 2019. Tucak guided Croatia men's national team to win gold medals in 2017 and 2024.

Legend

^* – Host team

Head coaches who led men's national teams to win
two or more gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships
	Age	World titles	Total
1	38	1986	3
	46	1994
	58	2007
2	44–48	1998–2001	2
	48, 56	2011, 2019	2
	47, 54	2017, 2024	2

Champions as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), date of winning the last gold medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.

Three water polo players won gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships and then guided men's national water polo teams to the world titles as head coaches.

Tibor Benedek of Hungary won a gold medal at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. Ten years later, he coached the Hungary men's national team to the world title in 2013.

Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he led Italy men's national team to win two gold in 2011 and 2019.

Dejan Savić, representing Serbia and Montenegro, won a gold medal in 2005. He then guided Serbia men's national team to the world title in 2015.

Legend

^* – Host team

	Person	Birth	Height	Player				Head coach			Total titles
	Person	Birth	Height	Age	Men's team		Title	Age	Men's team	Title	Total titles
1				31		FP	1994^*	48, 56		2011, 2019	3
2				31		D	2003	41		2013	2
2				30		CB	2005	40		2015	2

Olympic and world champions (coaches)

Champions by tournament

2019 (Italy, 4th title)

Edition of men's tournament: 18th
Host city: Gwangju, South Korea
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (4th title; 1st place in preliminary D group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	14	5	9
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	9	7	2
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	8	7	1
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	White	Won	7	6	1
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Blue	Won	12	10	2
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Blue	Won	10	5	5
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%			60	40	20

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2019 (Men's Competition Schedule, Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna (2nd title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Amedeo Pomilio, Alessandro Duspiva

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player			member
1		GK	R
2		D	R
3		FP	R
4	Pietro Figlioli (C)	D	R
5		FP
6		CB	R
7		FP	R
8		FP	L
9		CB	R
10		CF	R
11		CF	R
12		FP	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach				2019

Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2019 (Team Roster – Italy);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
RB – Rebounds
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
DE – Double exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							Sprints			Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					Won		%
1		GK	6	192	100%					5	5							1
2		D	6	154	80.2%	10	39	25.6%	7	3	3	2	4	4	100%	5		1
3		FP	6	136	70.8%	11	29	37.9%	6	2	6	3	2	3	66.7%	4	1
4	Pietro Figlioli (C)	D	6	139	72.4%	9	35	25.7%	5	2	5	3	13	14	92.9%	3		1
5		FP	6	51	26.6%	0	6	0.0%	2	1	2	1				7		1	2
6		CB	6	116	60.4%	5	12	41.7%	3	4	5	1	3	3	100%	13			2
7		FP	6	101	52.6%	3	9	33.3%	1	4						7		1	1
8		FP	5	111	57.8%	5	16	31.3%	3	3	5	4				2			1
9		CB	6	80	41.7%	4	8	50.0%	1	2	2	2				9		1	2
10		CF	6	92	47.9%	5	10	50.0%	9	3		2				6
11		CF	6	105	54.7%	5	20	25.0%	14	1	1	3				3
12		FP	6	64	33.3%	3	6	50.0%	7	1	1					6
13		GK	6	0	0.0%
Team									5
Total			6	192	100%	60	190	31.6%	63	31	35	21	22	24	91.7%	65	1	6	8
Against						40	165	24.2%	69	25	37	19	2	24	8.3%	75	1	4	7

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1		GK	67	107	62.6%
13		GK
Total			67	107	62.6%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2019 (Cumulative Statistics – Italy, p. 3).

2017 (Croatia, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 17th
Host city: Budapest, Hungary
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary D group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	12	7	5
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	10	8	2
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	16	6	10
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	White	Won	12	9	3
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Blue	Won	12	11	1
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Blue	Won	8	6	2
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%			70	47	23

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2017 (Men's Competition Schedule, Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Ivica Tucak (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Mile Smodlaka, Pero Kuterovac

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player
1		GK	R
2		CB	R
3		D	R
4		CF	R
5		D	L
6		CB	R
7		D	R
8		CF	R
9	Sandro Sukno (C)	D	R
10		CF	R
11		D	R
12		D	L
13		GK	R
Average
Coach

Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2017 (Team Roster – Croatia);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
AS – Rebounds
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
DE – Double exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							Sprints			Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					Won		%
1		GK	6	168	87.5%				1		8
2		CB	6	70	36.5%	1	3	33.3%	1	1	2					12			2
3		D	6	79	41.1%	5	9	55.6%	3	3	3	1	1	7	14.3%	9	1
4		CF	6	109	56.8%	11	17	64.7%	1	10	2	2				3			2
5		D	6	157	81.8%	12	30	40.0%	8	2	6	5	1	6	16.7%	3
6		CB	6	50	26.0%	1	4	25.0%	1	2	3					12			1
7		D	6	114	59.4%	6	11	54.5%	3	5		1	1	1	100%	3
8		CF	6	92	47.9%	4	12	33.3%	1	3	5	3				10	1	1	1
9	Sandro Sukno (C)	D	6	132	68.8%	16	28	57.1%	12	6	11	3	0	2	0.0%	3
10		CF	6	72	37.5%	0	3	0.0%		11	2	2				2		1
11		D	6	121	63.0%	3	17	17.6%	2	3	1		3	8	37.5%	5
12		D	6	155	80.7%	11	26	42.3%	13	5	1	3				7
13		GK	6	24	12.5%
Team										8
Total			6	192	100%	70	160	43.8%	46	59	44	20	6	24	25.0%	69	2	2	6
Against						47	156	30.1%	39	71	34	10	18	24	75.0%	67	2	2	7

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1		GK	49	89	55.1%
13		GK	6	13	46.2%
Total			55	102	53.9%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2017 (Cumulative Statistics – Croatia, p. 3).

2015 (Serbia, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 16th
Host city: Kazan, Russia
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary D group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group D	White	Won	11	8	3
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group D	White	Won	19	9	10
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group D	White	Won	10	9	1
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	White	Won	12	7	5
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Blue	Won	10	6	4
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Blue	Won	11	4	7
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%			73	43	30

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2015 (Men's Competition Schedule, Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Dejan Savić (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Zarko Petrovic, Uros Stevanovic

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player
1		GK	R
2		D	L
3	Živko Gocić (C)	D	R
4		CB	R
5		D	R
6		CF	R
7		CF	R
8		CB	R
9		CB	R
10		D	L
11		D	R
12		D	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach

Note: Duško Pijetlović and Gojko Pijetlović are brothers.
Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2015 (Team Roster – Serbia);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
AS – Assists
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
DE – Double exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							won	Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					won
1		GK	6	84	43.8%						2
2		D	6	111	57.8%	7	15	46.7%	6	6	5	1		6
3	Živko Gocić (C)	D	6	116	60.4%	3	8	37.5%	2	3	5		1	5
4		CB	6	60	31.3%	1	7	14.3%	2	2	3	3		13			2
5		D	6	98	51.0%	6	17	35.3%	2	4		3	1	2		1
6		CF	6	97	50.5%	11	17	64.7%	2	4	2	3		6			1
7		CF	6	98	51.0%	9	18	50.0%		2	2	2		3
8		CB	6	85	44.3%	7	18	38.9%	5	6	2			9
9		CB	6	68	35.4%	4	8	50.0%		3				8
10		D	6	137	71.4%	7	26	26.9%	7	8	5	2		5		1
11		D	6	155	80.7%	9	23	39.1%	6	11	9	2		2		1
12		D	6	126	65.6%	9	19	47.4%	3	5	5	2	2	1
13		GK	6	108	56.3%						2
Total			6	192	100%	73	176	41.5%	35	54	42	18	4	60	0	3	3
Against						43	153	28.1%	6	86	21	11	20	50	0	1	5

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1		GK	18	42	42.9%
13		GK	35	54	64.8%
Total			53	96	55.2%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2015 (Cumulative Statistics – Serbia, p. 2).

2013 (Hungary, 3rd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 15th
Host city: Barcelona, Spain
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (3rd title;2nd place in preliminary C group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group C	White	Won	13	5	8
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group C	Blue	Lost	10	13	-3
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group C	White	Drawn	9	9	0
Match 4/7	Quarter-final qualification	White	Won	16	7	9
Match 5/7	Quarter-finals	Blue	Won	9	3	6
Match 6/7	Semi-finals	White	Won	11	10	1
Match 7/7	Gold medal match	White	Won	8	7	1
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 71.4%			76	54	22

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2013 (Men's Competition Schedule, Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Tibor Benedek (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coach: Norbert Dabrowski

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player			member
1		GK	R
2		CB	R
3		D	L
4		D	R
5		D	L
6		D	R
7		CB	R
8		D	R
9	Dániel Varga (C)	D	R
10		D	R
11		CF	R
12		CF	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach				2016

Note: Ádám Decker and Attila Decker are brothers; Dániel Varga and Dénes Varga are brothers.
Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2013 (Team Roster – Hungary);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
AS – Assists
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
DE – Double exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							Sprints			Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					Won		%
1		GK	7	192	85.7%				1	1	6							1
2		CB	7	80	35.7%	2	8	25.0%	1	1	2	1				14			3
3		D	7	164	73.2%	6	32	18.8%	10	4	2	4	0	1	0.0%	3
4		D	7	72	32.1%	3	7	42.9%		5	2		3	10	30.0%	1		1
5		D	7	134	59.8%	12	16	75.0%	3	2	4	3	3	7	42.9%	7		1
6		D	7	119	53.1%	7	16	43.8%	3	3	3	3				10	1		1
7		CB	7	70	31.3%	2	3	66.7%	1	4						14	1	1	5
8		D	7	148	66.1%	12	25	48.0%	3	5	6	4	0	1	0.0%	7			1
9	Dániel Varga (C)	D	7	165	73.7%	5	21	23.8%	9	3	6	4	0	1	0.0%	8
10		D	7	174	77.7%	13	25	52.0%	4	4	5	3	4	8	50.0%	5			1
11		CF	7	91	40.6%	6	13	46.2%	1	15	1	1				5
12		CF	7	126	56.3%	8	15	53.3%	1	26	2	4				5
13		GK	7	32	14.3%					1	1
Team										4
Total			7	224	100%	76	181	42.0%	37	78	40	27	10	28	35.7%	79	2	4	11
Against						54	186	29.0%	28	85	40	17	18	28	64.3%	70	2	3	8

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1		GK	54	99	54.5%
13		GK	11	20	55.0%
Total			65	119	54.6%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2013 (Cumulative Statistics – Hungary, p. 2).

2011 (Italy, 3rd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 14th
Host city: Shanghai, China
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary D group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group D	White	Won	17	1	16
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group D	Blue	Won	8	5	3
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group D	White	Won	7	6	1
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	White	Won	10	6	4
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Blue	Won	9	8	1
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Blue	Won	8	7	1
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%			59	33	26

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2011 (Men's Competition Schedule, Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player			member
1	Stefano Tempesti (C)	GK	R
2		CB	R
3		CB	R
4		D	R
5		D	R
6		D	R
7		CB	R
8		D	L
9		D	R
10		CB	R
11		CF	R
12		FP	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach				2019

Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2011 (Team Roster – Italy);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
AS – Assists
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							Sprints			Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					Won		%
1	Stefano Tempesti (C)	GK	6	198	100%						9						1
2		CB	6	80	40.4%	2	9	22.2%	1	2		2				10		1
3		CB	6	89	44.9%	3	9	33.3%	1	3	1	2				9	1	2
4		D	6	134	67.7%	7	27	25.9%	7	9	3	4	15	15	100%	3
5		D	6	111	56.1%	8	20	40.0%	2	3	7	1	1	2	50.0%	3
6		D	6	141	71.2%	6	19	31.6%	2	8	7	1				1
7		CB	6	61	30.8%	2	5	40.0%	2	4	1	3				8		1
8		D	6	130	65.7%	7	24	29.2%	5	6	1	5				2
9		D	6	152	76.8%	8	13	61.5%	4	5	5	1				3
10		CB	6	102	51.5%	3	8	37.5%		2	2	1	8	9	88.9%	5	1
11		CF	6	97	49.0%	9	24	37.5%		21	4	1				4
12		FP	6	91	46.0%	4	13	30.8%		10		1				7	1	1
13		GK	6	0	0.0%													1
Team										2
Total			6	198	100%	59	171	34.5%	24	75	40	22	24	26	92.3%	55	4	6
Against						33	145	22.8%	15	103	33	20	2	26	7.7%	53	3	3

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1	Stefano Tempesti (C)	GK	64	97	66.0%
13		GK
Total			64	97	66.0%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2011 (Cumulative Statistics – Italy, p. 3).

2009 (Serbia, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 13th
Host city: Rome, Italy
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary C group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group C	White	Lost	9	11	-2
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group C	Blue	Won	20	3	17
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group C	White	Drawn	8	8	0
Match 4/7	Quarter-final qualification	White	Won	7	5	2
Match 5/7	Quarter-finals	Blue	Won	10	9	1
Match 6/7	Semi-finals	White	Won	12	11	1
Match 7/7	Gold medal match	White	Won	14	13	1
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 71.4%			80	60	20

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2009 (Men's Competition Schedule, Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Dejan Udovičić (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coach: Dejan Stanojević

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player
1		GK	R
2		D	R
3		D	R
4	Vanja Udovičić (C)	CB	R
5		D	R
6		CF	R
7		CF	R
8		CB	R
9		CB	R
10		D	L
11		D	R
12		D	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach

Note: Duško Pijetlović and Gojko Pijetlović are brothers.
Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2009 (Team Roster – Serbia);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
AS – Assists
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							Sprints			Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					Won		%
1		GK	7	220	93.2%						2
2		D	7	63	26.7%	0	4	0.0%	1	1	1	2	1	1	100%	3
3		D	7	188	79.7%	4	16	25.0%	9	6	11	6	2	6	33.3%	9		3
4	Vanja Udovičić (C)	CB	7	194	82.2%	18	41	43.9%	2	14	7	2				12		3
5		D	7	136	57.6%	3	11	27.3%	2	7	4		10	17	58.8%	10
6		CF	7	127	53.8%	9	20	45.0%		18	3	3				5	1	1
7		CF	7	104	44.1%	2	11	18.2%		21	1	1				6	2	1
8		CB	7	101	42.8%	8	15	53.3%		1	2	1				11	3	2
9		CB	7	95	40.3%	2	7	28.6%	1	4	3					12	2	1
10		D	7	184	78.0%	20	47	42.6%	13	12	7	2	3	5	60.0%	7
11		D	7	210	89.0%	12	33	36.4%	4	11	8	2				5	1
12		D	7	14	5.9%	2	3	66.7%					0	3	0.0%
13		GK	7	16	6.8%					1
Team										3
Total			7	236	100%	80	208	38.5%	32	99	49	19	16	32	50.0%	80	9	11
Against						60	204	29.4%	15	112	45	11	16	32	50.0%	76	5	6

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1		GK	77	136	56.6%
13		GK	5	6	83.3%
Total			82	142	57.7%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2009 (Cumulative Statistics – Serbia, p. 2).

2007 (Croatia, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 12th
Host city: Melbourne, Australia
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary B group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Cap color	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group B	White	Won	13	5	8
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group B	White	Won	10	9	1
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group B	White	Won	10	8	2
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	White	Won	13	3	10
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Blue	Won	10	7	3
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	White	Won	9	8	1
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%			65	40	25

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2007 (Men's Round Summary).

Head coach: Ratko Rudić (3rd title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Milorad Damjanić

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player			member
1		GK	R
2		CB	R
3		CB	R
4	Zdeslav Vrdoljak (C)	D	R
5		CB	R
6		D	L
7		CF	R
8		D	R
9		D	R
10		D	R
11		CF	R
12		D	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach				2007

Sources:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2007 (Start Lists – Croatia: match 02, match 16, match 19, match 36, match 43, match 48);
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
Min – Minutes
G – Goals
Sh – Shots
AS – Assists
TF – Turnover fouls
ST – Steals
BL – Blocked shots
SP – Sprints
20S – 20 seconds exclusion
Pen – Penalty
EX – Exclusion

**Statistics**
Cap No.	Player			Minutes played		Goals/Shots							Sprints			Personal fouls
Cap No.	Player				%			%					Won		%
1		GK	6	182	91.9%				1		1
2		CB	6	109	55.1%	6	16	37.5%	4	6	7	2				9		1
3		CB	6	85	42.9%	2	11	18.2%		4	6	2				10		1
4	Zdeslav Vrdoljak (C)	D	6	116	58.6%	12	19	63.2%	9	4	7	6				7
5		CB	6	85	42.9%	1	11	9.1%	6	4	5	3				6	2	1
6		D	6	114	57.6%	8	17	47.1%	8	2	2	2	5	15	33.3%	4
7		CF	6	89	44.9%	5	11	45.5%		18	1	1				5		1
8		D	6	116	58.6%	7	14	50.0%	8	3	4	2	1	2	50.0%	1	1
9		D	6	115	58.1%	5	11	45.5%	4	7	2	2	0	4	0.0%	11		1
10		D	6	130	65.7%	7	24	29.2%	6	2	5	1				6
11		CF	6	105	53.0%	1	6	16.7%	2	22	5	1				5	1
12		D	6	101	51.0%	11	26	42.3%	6	5	5	3	4	5	80.0%	3
13		GK	6	16	8.1%
Team										6
Total			6	198	100%	65	166	39.2%	54	83	50	25	10	26	38.5%	67	4	5
Against						40	153	26.1%	23	102	36	13	16	26	61.5%	65	1	5

Cap No.	Player		Saves/Shots
Cap No.	Player		Saves	Shots	%
1		GK	45	81	55.6%
13		GK	8	12	66.7%
Total			53	93	57.0%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2007 (Results – Croatia: match 02, match 16, match 19, match 36, match 43, match 48).

2005 (Serbia and Montenegro, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 11th
Host city: Montreal, Canada
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary B group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	21	1	20
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	17	5	12
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	8	4	4
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	Won	10	8	2
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Won	5	4	1
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Won	8	7	1
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%		69	29	40

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "2005 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Petar Porobić (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coaches: Mirko Blazedic

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player
1		GK	R
2		D	R
3		D	R
4		D	R
5		CB	R
6		D	R
7		CF	R
8		D	R
9		CF	R
10		D	R
11	Vladimir Vujasinović (C)	CB	R
12		CB	R
13		GK	R
Average
Coach

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

2003 (Hungary, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 10th
Host city: Barcelona, Spain
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group A	Drawn	7	7	0
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group A	Won	9	5	4
Match 3/6	Preliminary round – Group A	Won	13	3	10
Match 4/6	Quarter-finals	Won	13	5	8
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Won	9	8	1
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Won	11	9	2
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3%		62	37	25

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "2003 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Dénes Kemény (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.	Player			member
1		GK	R	2016
2		CB	R
3		D	L
4		CF	R
5		D	R	2016
6		CB	R
7		D	L	2016
8	Tibor Benedek (C)	D	L	2016
9		D	R
10		GK	R
11		CB	R
12		CF	R	2016
13		D	R	2016
Average
Coach				2011

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

2001 (Spain, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 9th
Host city: Fukuoka, Japan
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin quarter-final pool; round-robin quarter-final pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary D group; 1st place in quarter-final F group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/8	Preliminary round – Group D	Won	8	1	7
Match 2/8	Preliminary round – Group D	Won	12	1	11
Match 3/8	Preliminary round – Group D	Won	6	4	2
Match 4/8	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	10	4	6
Match 5/8	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	10	5	5
Match 6/8	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	9	8	1
Match 7/8	Semi-finals	Won	4	2	2
Match 8/8	Gold medal match	Won	4	2	2
Total	Matches played: 8 • Wins: 8 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%		63	27	36

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "2001 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Juan Jané (2nd title as head coach)

**Roster**
	Player			member
P1		GK	R
P2		CB	R
P3		CB	R
P4		D	R
P5		CB	R
P6		D	R
P7		D	R
P8		CB	R
P9		D	L
P10		CF	L
P11	Jesús Rollán (C)	GK	R	2012
P12		CF	R
P13		D
Average
Coach

Note: Daniel Moro and Iván Moro are brothers.
Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1998 (Spain, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 8th
Host city: Perth, Australia
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin quarter-final pool; round-robin quarter-final pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in quarter-final F group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/8	Preliminary round – Group C	Won	13	3	10
Match 2/8	Preliminary round – Group C	Won	7	6	1
Match 3/8	Preliminary round – Group C	Won	9	3	6
Match 4/8	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	15	8	7
Match 5/8	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	5	4	1
Match 6/8	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	5	4	1
Match 7/8	Semi-finals	Won	5	3	2
Match 8/8	Gold medal match	Won	6	4	2
Total	Matches played: 8 • Wins: 8 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%		65	35	30

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1998 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Juan Jané (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
	Player			member
P1		CB	R
P2	Manuel Estiarte (C)	D	R	2007
P3		D
P4		CB	R
P5		GK
P6		CB	R
P7		FP
P8		CB	R
P9		D	L
P10		CF	L
P11		GK	R	2012
P12		CF
P13		D
Average
Coach

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1994 (Italy, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 7th
Host city: Rome, Italy
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin quarter-final pool; round-robin quarter-final pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary D group; 1st place in quarter-final F group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group D	Won	13	7	6
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group D	Won	11	10	1
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group D	Won	9	2	7
Match 4/7	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	7	6	1
Match 5/7	Quarter-final round – Group F	Won	7	4	3
Match 6/7	Semi-finals	Won	8	5	3
Match 7/7	Gold medal match	Won	10	5	5
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%		65	39	26

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1994 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Ratko Rudić (2nd title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.			Goals	member
1	GK		0
2	FP		2	2010
3	FP		2
4	FP		7
5	FP	R	10	2019
6	FP		1
7	FP		2
8	FP	L	12
9	FP	L	9
10	FP		8
11	FP		6
12	FP	R	6
13	GK		0
Average			65
Coach				2007

Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers.
Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
Todor66: "1994 World Championship (men's tournament)";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1991 (Yugoslavia, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 6th
Host city: Perth, Australia
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin quarter-final pool; round-robin quarter-final pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in quarter-final E group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	8	3	5
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	16	6	10
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	25	9	16
Match 4/7	Quarter-final round – Group E	Lost	8	9	-1
Match 5/7	Quarter-final round – Group E	Won	9	6	3
Match 6/7	Semi-finals	Won	7	6	1
Match 7/7	Gold medal match	Won	8	7	1
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7%		81	46	35

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1991 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Nikola Stamenić (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
			member
P1	FP
P2	FP		2008
P3	FP	R
P4	FP		2006
P5	FP
P6	FP
P7	GK
P8	FP
P9	FP	R
P10	GK		2011
P11	FP
P12	FP
P13	FP
Average
Coach

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1986 (Yugoslavia, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 5th
Host city: Madrid, Spain
Number of participating teams: 15
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin quarter-final pool; round-robin quarter-final pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in quarter-final E group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/6	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	12	4	8
Match 2/6	Preliminary round – Group B	Drawn	11	11	0
Match 3/6	Quarter-final round – Group E	Won	10	6	4
Match 4/6	Quarter-final round – Group E	Won	8	5	3
Match 5/6	Semi-finals	Won	8	6	2
Match 6/6	Gold medal match	Won	12	11	1
Total	Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3%		61	43	18

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1986 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Ratko Rudić (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.			member
1	GK
2	FP
3	FP
4	FP		2008
5	FP
6	FP
7	FP
8	FP
9	FP
10	FP	L
11	FP		2006
12	FP
13	GK
Average
Coach			2007

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1982 (Soviet Union, 2nd title)

Edition of men's tournament: 4th
Host city: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in semi-final E group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	11	8	3
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	8	5	3
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	16	1	15
Match 4/7	Semi-final round – Group E	Won	8	7	1
Match 5/7	Semi-final round – Group E	Won	11	8	3
Match 6/7	Final round – Group	Won	7	5	2
Match 7/7	Final round – Group	Drawn	7	7	0
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%		68	41	27

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1982 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Boris Popov (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.		member
P1	FP
P2	FP
P3	FP	2001
P4	GK
P5	FP
P6	FP
P7	FP
P8	FP
P9	GK	2003
P10	FP
P11	FP
Average
Coach		2019

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1978 (Italy, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 3rd
Host city: West Berlin, West Germany
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
Champion: (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final E group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/8	Preliminary round – Group A	Won	6	5	1
Match 2/8	Preliminary round – Group A	Drawn	5	5	0
Match 3/8	Preliminary round – Group A	Won	4	2	2
Match 4/8	Semi-final round – Group E	Won	7	2	5
Match 5/8	Semi-final round – Group E	Drawn	4	4	0
Match 6/8	Final round – Group	Won	6	5	1
Match 7/8	Final round – Group	Won	5	4	1
Match 8/8	Final round – Group	Drawn	4	4	0
Total	Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 3 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 62.5%		41	31	10

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1978 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Gianni Lonzi (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.		member
1	GK
2	FP
3	FP
4	FP
5	FP
6	FP	1995
7	FP
8	FP
9	FP
10	FP
11	GK
Average
Coach		2009

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1975 (Soviet Union, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 2nd
Host city: Cali, Colombia
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in semi-final F group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/8	Preliminary round – Group C	Drawn	4	4	0
Match 2/8	Preliminary round – Group C	Won	13	2	11
Match 3/8	Preliminary round – Group C	Won	7	4	3
Match 4/8	Semi-final round – Group F	Won	3	2	1
Match 5/8	Semi-final round – Group F	Won	4	2	2
Match 6/8	Final round – Group	Won	8	3	5
Match 7/8	Final round – Group	Drawn	5	5	0
Match 8/8	Final round – Group	Won	5	4	1
Total	Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 75.0%		49	26	23

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1975 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Anatoly Blumental

**Roster**
Cap No.		member
P1	FP	1993
P2	FP	2010
P3	FP
P4	FP
P5	FP	2001
P6	GK
P7	FP
P8	FP
P9	FP
P10	FP
P11	GK
Average

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

1973 (Hungary, 1st title)

Edition of men's tournament: 1st
Host city: Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary B group)

**Results**
Match	Round	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goals diff.
Match 1/8	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	7	3	4
Match 2/8	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	15	0	15
Match 3/8	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	6	4	2
Match 4/8	Preliminary round – Group B	Won	8	4	4
Match 5/8	Final round – Group	Won	6	2	4
Match 6/8	Final round – Group	Won	5	4	1
Match 7/8	Final round – Group	Drawn	3	3	0
Match 8/8	Final round – Group	Won	8	4	4
Total	Matches played: 8 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 87.5%		58	24	34

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Championship" (p. 15);
Todor66: "1973 World Championship (men's tournament)".

Head coach: Dezső Gyarmati (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
Cap No.		member
P1	FP
P2	FP	2017
P3	FP
P4	GK
P5	FP	1993
P6	FP
P7	FP
P8	FP
P9	GK
P10	FP
P11	FP	1996
Average
Coach		1976

Sources:

Official Reports (FINA) (PDF): "World Champions–Team Line-up" (p. 17);
Olympedia: "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships";
ISHOF: "Honorees by Country".

Sources

ISHOF

External links

Official website of the FINA

List of world champions in men's water polo explained

Abbreviations

History

Team statistics

Olympic and world champions (teams)

Player statistics

Age records

Multiple gold medalists

World champion families

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

Champions as coach and player

Olympic and world champions (coaches)

Champions by tournament

2019 (Italy, 4th title)

2017 (Croatia, 2nd title)

2015 (Serbia, 2nd title)

2013 (Hungary, 3rd title)

2011 (Italy, 3rd title)

2009 (Serbia, 1st title)

2007 (Croatia, 1st title)

2005 (Serbia and Montenegro, 1st title)

2003 (Hungary, 2nd title)

2001 (Spain, 2nd title)

1998 (Spain, 1st title)

1994 (Italy, 2nd title)

1991 (Yugoslavia, 2nd title)

1986 (Yugoslavia, 1st title)

1982 (Soviet Union, 2nd title)

1978 (Italy, 1st title)

1975 (Soviet Union, 1st title)

1973 (Hungary, 1st title)

See also

Sources

ISHOF

External links