| 2022 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 8 January – 27 July 2022 |
| Games | 66 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Super Final | |
| Finals champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Finals MVP | |
| FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons | |
The2022FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 20th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament.
Italy won the title for the first time after a win over the United States.[1]
The draw for the European qualification round was conducted inLausanne,Switzerland on 17 November 2021.[2]
Each team played one home and one away game. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group advanced to the second round.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 6 | Second round | — | 14–9 | — | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 0 | 11–16 | — | — | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 6 | Second round | — | 14–11 | — | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 3 | — | — | 16–7 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 0 | 11–16 | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 6 | Second round | — | 12–9 | — | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 3 | — | — | 22–3 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 0 | 9–18 | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 6 | Second round | — | — | 11–9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 0 | 11–12 | — | — | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 0 | Excluded | — | — | — |
The top three teams, alongside host France, played at the World League Super Final.[5]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| 28 April 2022 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Third place | |||||||||
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| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 29 April 2022 | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 30 April 2022 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
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| 29 April 2022 | ||||||
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| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 30 April 2022 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| Qualified to theSuper Final |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 13 | Qualified to theSuper Final | — | — | 18–19Pen. | — | 14–5 | 16–4 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 12 | 11–12 | — | — | 14–9 | — | — | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 10 | — | 9–10 | — | 11–10 | 17–16Pen. | — | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 6 | 9–10 | — | — | — | 12–11 | 21–5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 4 | — | 7–13 | — | — | — | 19–4 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 91 | −65 | 0 | — | 8–21 | 5–14 | — | — | — |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 13 March | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 March | ||||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
Classification
| Fifth place game | ||
| 12 March | ||
| 15 | ||
| 8 | ||
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–27 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 517 (21.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (16 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
As host country
Qualified teams
Invited teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 3 |
| 22 July 2022 16:00 | Report | Australia | 10–13 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 2–4,3–2 | |||||
| Byrnes,Edwards 3 | Goals | Barroso Macarro 4 | |||
| 22 July 2022 18:00 | Report | Serbia | 8–16 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–5, 3–3, 2–5 | |||||
| Martinović,Stojanović 2 | Goals | Mršić 6 | |||
| 23 July 2022 14:00 | Report | Australia | 9–8 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Hélène Painchaud (CAN) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 3–4,3–1 | |||||
| Pavillard 5 | Goals | Averka 2 | |||
| 23 July 2022 16:00 | Report | Serbia | 15–20 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) | |
| Score by quarters:5–4, 5–5, 4–5, 1–6 | |||||
| Vučinić 5 | Goals | four players 3 | |||
| 24 July 2022 16:00 | Report | Serbia | 14–7 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED) | |
| Score by quarters:4–3,3–1, 2–3,5–0 | |||||
| Subotić 4 | Goals | Edwards 3 | |||
| 24 July 2022 18:00 | Report | Montenegro | 10–12 (PSO) | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN) | |
| Score by quarters:2–1,4–1, 2–3, 0–3 PSO: 2–4 | |||||
| Radović 3 | Goals | Barroso Macarro,Cabañas 2 | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 0 |
| 22 July 2022 14:00 | Report | Italy | 17–5 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED) | |
| Score by quarters:3–1,5–2,4–0,5–2 | |||||
| Di Somma 5 | Goals | D'Souza 2 | |||
| 22 July 2022 20:00 | Report | United States | 17–19 (PSO) | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Daniel Flahive (AUS) | |
| Score by quarters:4–3, 3–5, 2–2,5–4 PSO: 3–5 | |||||
| Hallock 4 | Goals | Vernoux 4 | |||
| 23 July 2022 18:00 | Report | United States | 15–13 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB) | |
| Score by quarters:6–3,4–1, 3–4, 2–5 | |||||
| Dodd,Irving 3 | Goals | D'Souza 4 | |||
| 23 July 2022 20:00 | Report | Italy | 9–8 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3,3–2, 1–1 | |||||
| Cannella 4 | Goals | eight players 1 | |||
| 24 July 2022 14:00 | Report | Italy | 9–13 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 2–5,3–1 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Stevenson 3 | |||
| 24 July 2022 20:00 | Report | Canada | 8–12 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–3, 1–4 | |||||
| Djerkovic,Gardijan 2 | Goals | Vernoux 3 | |||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
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| 14 | ||||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||
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| 26 July | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| 16 | Third place | |||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||
| 25 July 2022 14:00 | Report | Serbia | 7–14 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 2–4, 1–4 | |||||
| Subotić 2 | Goals | Damonte,Di Somma 3 | |||
| 25 July 2022 16:00 | Report | Spain | 13–6 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED) | |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3,4–0,5–1 | |||||
| Barroso Macarro,Paul García 3 | Goals | Gardijan,Halajian 2 | |||
| 25 July 2022 18:00 | Report | Australia | 11–12 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Hélène Painchaud (CAN) | |
| Score by quarters:2–1, 2–4,5–4, 2–3 | |||||
| Pavillard 5 | Goals | Irving 3 | |||
| 25 July 2022 20:00 | Report | Montenegro | 9–12 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA) | |
| Score by quarters:3–1, 2–4, 1–4, 3–3 | |||||
| Mršić 3 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 26 July 2022 14:00 | Report | Montenegro | 9–6 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Jaume Teixidó (ESP) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2,3–2, 1–1,3–1 | |||||
| Averka 4 | Goals | six players 1 | |||
| 26 July 2022 16:00 | Report | Serbia | 12–4 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Alessandro Severo (ITA) | |
| Score by quarters:2–0,3–1,5–2,2–1 | |||||
| Martinović,Stojanović 3 | Goals | Cote 3 | |||
| 27 July 2022 14:00 | Report | Australia | 13–9 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) | |
| Score by quarters:3–1, 1–2,6–3, 3–3 | |||||
| Negus 4 | Goals | D'Souza 4 | |||
| 27 July 2022 16:00 | Report | Montenegro | 6–8 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN) | |
| Score by quarters: 0–2,2–1, 1–2, 3–3 | |||||
| Matković 3 | Goals | Vučinić 3 | |||
| 26 July 2022 18:00 | Report | Italy | 9–8 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–2,3–1, 2–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Cannella 3 | Goals | García,Sanahuja 2 | |||
| 26 July 2022 20:00 | Report | France | 15–16 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Daniel Flahive (AUS) | |
| Score by quarters: 2–5,5–4, 3–4,5–3 | |||||
| Marzouki 4 | Goals | Irving 5 | |||
| 27 July 2022 18:00 | Report | France | 8–11 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Alessandro Severo (ITA) | |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–4, 2–2 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Tahull 3 | |||
| 27 July 2022 20:00 | Report | United States | 9–13 | Piscine de la Kibitzenau,Strasbourg Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED) | |
| Score by quarters:2–1, 2–3, 1–6,4–3 | |||||
| Bowen 4 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
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