1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
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The 1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
(FINA). The event took place in Rijeka
and in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
.
Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships
in Berlin
, West Germany
(1978). The teams played a round robin to decide the first ever winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....
was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
(FINA). The event took place in Rijeka
Rijeka
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and in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
.
Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships
1978 World Aquatics Championships
The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in West Berlin, West Germany between August 20 and August 28, 1978.-Medals table:-Diving:MenWomen-Swimming:MenWomen-Synchronised swimming:-Water polo:Men-External links:***...
in Berlin
Berlin
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, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
(1978). The teams played a round robin to decide the first ever winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.
Results Matrix
| 4 – 3 | 7 – 8 | 4 – 3 | 4 – 4 | 5 – 2 | 5 – 4 | 8 – 4 | ||
| 3 – 4 | 4 – 6 | 6 – 3 | 4 – 2 | 9 – 4 | 8 – 4 | 6 – 3 | ||
| 8 – 7 | 6 – 4 | 1 – 5 | 3 – 4 | 7 – 6 | 6 – 4 | 7 – 2 | ||
| 4 – 5 | 3 – 6 | 5 – 1 | 9 – 4 | 6 – 6 | 3 – 2 | 5 – 1 | ||
| 4 – 4 | 2 – 4 | 4 – 3 | 4 – 9 | 5 – 4 | 4 – 4 | 6 – 3 | ||
| 2 – 5 | 4 – 9 | 6 – 7 | 6 – 6 | 4 – 5 | 8 – 8 | 10 – 5 | ||
| 4 – 5 | 4 – 8 | 4 – 6 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 4 | 8 – 8 | 3 – 3 | ||
| 4 – 8 | 3 – 6 | 2 – 7 | 1 – 5 | 3 – 6 | 5 – 10 | 3 – 3 |
Final standings
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 28 | ||
| 2. | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 26 | ||
| 3. | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 32 | ||
| 4. | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 25 | ||
| 5. | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 31 | –2 | |
| 6. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 45 | –5 | |
| 7. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 38 | –8 | |
| 8. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 45 | –24 |
Final ranking
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