2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.[1]

2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons

Preliminary round

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Pool winners advanced to the semifinals, while the second and third placed teams in each pool competed in the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool was eliminated.

Group A

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Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1   Italy 12 10 2 122 84 +38 32
2   Greece 12 7 5 132 107 +25 26
3   Spain 12 7 5 109 93 +16 26
4   Brazil 12 0 12 65 144 –79 12

Group B

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Rank Team G W L GF GA Diff Points
1   Hungary 12 9 3 128 101 +27 30
2   Serbia and Montenegro 12 8 4 138 108 +30 28
3   United States 12 5 7 113 121 –8 22
4   Australia 12 2 10 99 148 –49 16

Super Final

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Quarterfinals

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Greece   13–12   United States
Serbia and Montenegro   7–5   Spain

Semifinals

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Hungary   10–5   Greece
Serbia and Montenegro   10–7   Italy

Fifth place match

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Spain   11–10   United States

Bronze medal match

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Greece   12–9   Italy

Gold medal match

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Hungary   12–8   Serbia and Montenegro

Final ranking

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Awards

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Top Scorer
  Aleksandar Šapić

References

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  1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.