The 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the eighth edition of the annual event

FINA Water Polo World League

The FINA Water Polo World League began in 2002 to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by recent Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. Competition between the world’s best male players began on national teams in a season format with a prize...

, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA

Fina

Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration...

. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in Podgorica

Podgorica

Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...

, Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

, from 16 June to 21 June 2009.

The field includes 19 teams, following the withdrawal of two teams. Two nations, South Africa and Libya, will have their World League debut, with Libya competing in its first major international tournament. Serbia will attempt to win a fifth consecutive World League title.

Preliminary round

	Team qualifies for Super Final
	Team eliminated from qualification

Africa

The African tournament will be held in Casablanca

Casablanca

Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...

, Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

, from 22 May to 24 May. One team from the group of four will advance. South Africa and Libya will make their World League debuts.

Team
	6	6	0	0	0	216	17	+199	18
	6	4	0	0	2	64	72	−  8	12
	6	2	0	0	4	68	72	−  3	6
	6	0	0	0	6	4	190	−186	0

22 May

	23 – 3
	26 – 1

23 May

	27 – 1
	6 – 25
	42 – 0
	6 – 8

24 May

	60 – 0
	5 – 6
	34 – 2
	21 – 1

25 May

	32 – 6
	14 – 1

Asia/Oceania

The Asia and Oceania region will feature a two-legged tournament, in Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 (22–24 May), and Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 (29–31 May). The four teams will play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined. The top two teams from the group of four will advance.

Team
	6	6	0	0	0	94	27	+67	18
	6	4	0	0	2	73	58	+15	12
	6	1	1	0	4	49	86	−37	5
	6	0	0	1	5	45	90	−45	1

22 May

	15 – 7
	13 – 1

23 May

	12 – 3
	18 – 9

24 May

	12 – 8
	15 – 8

29 May

	6 – 14
	5 – 22

30 May

	20 – 7
	9 – 15

31 May

	13 – 14 (pen. Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )
	3 – 12

Europe

Europe is divided into three groups, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Montenegro. The initial plan was for each group to have four teams. However, Great Britain and Hungary have dropped out.

Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches will be played in a home-and-away format over five months. The pool-based nature of the qualification process, however, continues to be used.

Europe A

Reference:

Hungary was to have played in this group.

Team
	4	4	0	0	0	46	23	+23	12
	4	2	0	0	2	41	37	+4	6
	4	0	0	0	4	25	52	−27	0

21 January

12 – 6

17 February

16 – 6

10 March

6 – 11

29 April

4 – 12

5 May

9 – 12

12 May

11 – 7

Europe B

Reference:

Great Britain was to have been the fourth member of this group, but withdrew.

Team
	4	4	0	0	0	41	26	+15	12
	4	1	0	0	3	30	31	– 1	3
	4	1	0	0	3	30	44	−14	3

21 January

10 – 2

17 February

13 – 7

3 March

6 – 8

15 April

12 – 10

5 May

9 – 11

12 May

9 – 4

Europe C

Reference:

Team
	6	5	0	0	1	69	48	+21	15
	6	3	1	0	2	51	49	+2	11
	6	2	0	0	4	46	57	−11	6
	6	1	0	1	4	54	66	−12	4

21 January

	12 – 7
	8 – 7

17 February

	13 – 7
	14 – 13 (pen. Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal... )

10 March

	11 – 8
	7 – 10

31 March

6 – 8

14 April

12 – 15

5 May

5 – 11

8 May

5 – 4

12 May

	11 – 10
	9 – 7

Super Final

The Super Final will be held in Podgorica

Podgorica

Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...

, Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

, from 16 June to 21 June.

Group 1

Team
	3	3	0	0	0	28	17	+11	9
	3	2	0	0	1	31	19	+12	6
	3	1	0	0	2	24	22	+2	3
	3	0	0	0	3	15	40	−25	0

16 June

	10 – 6
	12 – 6

17 June

	4 – 6
	14 – 3

18 June

	6 – 14
	10 – 7

Group 2

Team
	3	3	0	0	0	36	16	+20	9
	3	2	0	0	1	28	21	+7	6
	3	1	0	0	2	23	19	+4	3
	3	0	0	0	3	12	43	−31	0

16 June

	6 – 9
	18 – 5

17 June

	4 – 13
	12 – 7

18 June

	3 – 12
	6 – 4

Quarterfinals

19 June

	10 – 6
	6 – 8
	16 – 2
	18 – 2

5th-8th places

Medal round

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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