2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
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The 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the ninth edition of the annual event
, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA
. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in Niš
, Serbia
from July 13–18, 2010.
Serbia won this years edition after a final victory over Montenegro 14–12.
, Tunisia
from June 17–20. One team from the group of four advanced.
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
, United States
from May 5–8. One team from the group of three advanced.
May 5
May 6
May 7
May 8
, Japan
(May 19–23) and Tianjin
, China
(May 26–30). The four teams was play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined. The top two teams from the group of six advanced.
May 19
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 23
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
April 28
June 1
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
June 22
July 3
November 17
December 8
January 26
February 23
March 16
April 20
April 27
July 13
July 14
July 15
July 13
July 14
July 15
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 Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
from July 13–18, 2010.
Serbia won this years edition after a final victory over Montenegro 14–12.
Preliminary round
| Team qualified for Super Final |
Africa
The African tournament was held in TunisTunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
from June 17–20. One team from the group of four advanced.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 25 | +72 | 18 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 12 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 96 | −46 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 105 | −73 | 1 |
June 17
| 18 – 3 | ||
| 19 – 3 |
June 18
| 2 – 21 | ||
| 4 – 25 | ||
| 8 – 11 | ||
| 14 – 15 |
June 19
| 4 – 16 | ||
| 17 – 5 | ||
| 19 – 3 | ||
| 15 – 7 |
June 20
| 16 – 6 | ||
| 10 – 4 |
Americas
The American tournament was held in Los Alamitos, CaliforniaLos Alamitos, California
Los Alamitos is a small city in Orange County, California. The city was incorporated in March 1960. The population was 11,449 at the 2010 census, down from 11,536 at the 2000 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from May 5–8. One team from the group of three advanced.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 12 | +57 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 85 | −77 | 0 |
May 5
| 21 – 2 |
May 6
| 19 – 6 | ||
| 24 – 0 |
May 7
| 12 – 8 |
May 8
| 12 – 4 | ||
| 21 – 0 |
Asia/Oceania
The Asia and Oceania region was feature a two-legged tournament, in OsakaOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(May 19–23) and Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
(May 26–30). The four teams was play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined. The top two teams from the group of six advanced.
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 148 | 52 | +96 | 30 | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 117 | 86 | +31 | 24 | |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 132 | 85 | +47 | 15 | |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 83 | +42 | 15 | |
| 10 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 161 | −92 | 6 | |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 183 | −124 | 0 |
May 19
| 13 – 9 | ||
| 12 – 15 | ||
| 11 – 16 |
May 20
| 18 – 8 | ||
| 10 – 5 | ||
| 16 – 4 |
May 21
| 17 – 6 | ||
| 23 – 1 | ||
| 7 – 6 |
May 22
| 21 – 6 | ||
| 15 – 4 | ||
| 15 – 6 |
May 23
| 17 – 3 | ||
| 8 – 23 | ||
| 5 – 9 |
May 26
| 9 – 8 | ||
| 20 – 5 | ||
| 11 – 5 |
May 27
| 14 – 4 | ||
| 21 – 5 | ||
| 12 – 11 |
May 28
| 11 – 7 | ||
| 24 – 2 | ||
| 15 – 8 |
May 29
| 23 – 3 | ||
| 20 – 8 | ||
| 12 – 9 |
May 30
| 10 – 6 | ||
| 10 – 9 | ||
| 11 – 8 |
Europe
Europe is divided into three groups of four teams, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Serbia. Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches was played in a home-and-away format over five months.Group A
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 15 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 15 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 3 |
November 17
| 8 – 12 | Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... |
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| 8 – 5 | Sori Sori, Italy Sori is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 17 km southeast of Genoa. Together with Camogli, Pieve Ligure, Bogliasco and Recco, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso in the Riviera di Levante... |
December 8
| 7 – 11 | Nancy | ||
| 7 – 16 | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... |
January 26
| 8 – 7 | Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... |
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| 7 – 6 | Magdeburg Magdeburg Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe.... |
February 23
| 4 – 11 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
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| 11 – 3 | Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
March 16
| 11 – 5 | Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... |
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| 7 – 5 | Igalo Igalo Igalo is a town next to Herceg-Novi which is accessible via the E65/E80 North headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the 2003 Census, it has a population of 3,754... |
April 28
| 6 – 5 | Budva Budva Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality... |
June 1
| 9 – 8 | Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... |
Group B
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 16 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 3 |
November 17
| 9 – 6 | Kirishi Kirishi Kirishi is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River, southeast of St. Petersburg. Population: -History:... |
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| 7 – 9 | Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... |
December 8
| 12 – 7 | Makarska Makarska Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County.... |
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| 8 – 6 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
January 26
| 17 – 16 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
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| 3 – 4 | Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... |
February 23
| 12 – 9 | Varaždin Varaždin Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at... |
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| 10 – 9 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
March 16
| 7 – 6 | Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... |
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| 7 – 8 | Kirishi Kirishi Kirishi is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River, southeast of St. Petersburg. Population: -History:... |
June 22
| 16 – 8 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
July 3
| 10 – 6 | Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641... |
Group C
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 18 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 87 | −51 | 0 |
November 17
| 9 – 7 | Oradea Oradea Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:... |
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| 19 – 5 | Niš Niš Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,... |
December 8
| 4 – 9 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
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| 5 – 7 | Oradea Oradea Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:... |
January 26
| 7 – 6 | Niš Niš Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,... |
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| 8 – 16 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
February 23
| 3 – 16 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
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| 9 – 7 | Pontevedra Pontevedra Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city... |
March 16
| 14 – 6 | Pontevedra Pontevedra Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city... |
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| 18 – 5 | 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... |
April 20
| 13 – 10 | Oradea Oradea Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:... |
April 27
| 9 – 12 | Pontevedra Pontevedra Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city... |
Group 1
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 0 |
July 13
| 16 – 4 | ||
| 7 – 3 |
July 14
| 11 – 5 | ||
| 11 – 7 |
July 15
| 11 – 9 | ||
| 5 – 11 |
Group 2
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 63 | −58 | 0 |
July 13
| 10 – 7 | ||
| 22 – 0 |
July 14
| 19 – 4 | ||
| 9 – 8 |
July 15
| 1 – 22 | ||
| 8 – 6 |
Quarter-finals
July 16| 11 – 13 | ||
| 5 – 6 | ||
| 21 – 2 | ||
| 4 – 17 |
Medal round
5th–8th places
Final ranking
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