2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

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2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons

The 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds, held in São Paulo, Brazil and Budapest, Hungary, the Super Final was held in New York, United States from August 22 to August 24, 2003.[1]

Preliminary round

     Semi-finals
     Playoffs

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1. File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 9 3 3 0 0 34 20 +14
2. File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 7 3 2 0 1 27 21 +6
3. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5 3 1 0 2 24 33 –9
4. File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3 3 0 0 3 19 30 –11
  • June 27, 2003
Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg 10 – 6 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 15 – 8 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  • June 28, 2003
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 10 – 6 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg 11 – 6 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  • June 29, 2003
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 9 – 6 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 7 – 10 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1. File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 9 3 3 0 0 37 22 +15
2. File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro 5 3 1 0 2 33 27 +6
3. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 5 3 1 0 2 22 34 –12
4. File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 5 3 1 0 2 26 35 –9
  • June 27, 2003
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 10 – 7 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 11 – 7 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro
  • June 28, 2003
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 14 – 7 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Serbia and Montenegro File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg 15 – 4 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  • June 29, 2003
Serbia and Montenegro File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg 11 – 12 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 12 – 8 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States



Super Final

Play-Offs

  • August 22, 2003
Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg 2 – 6 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Serbia and Montenegro File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg 15 – 9 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Semi-finals

  • August 23, 2003
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 6 – 5 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 5 – 4 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro

Fifth-place match

  • August 23, 2003
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7 – 8 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece

Bronze-medal match

  • August 24, 2003
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 12 – 9 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro

Gold-medal match

  • August 24, 2003
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 13 – 8 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Final ranking

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Best Goalkeeper


RANK TOPSCORERS GOALS
1. File:Flag of the United States.svg Tony Azevedo (USA) 12
2. File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Aleksandar Sapic (SCG) 11
3. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerben Silvis (NED) 10
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Biros (HUN)
5. File:Flag of Italy.svg Bogdan Rath (ITA) 8
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco Booij (NED)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Kásás (HUN)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Whalan (AUS)
9. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eelco Uri (NED) 7
File:Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Postiglione (ITA)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kiss (HUN)
File:Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Thomakos (GRE)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Madaras (HUN)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Bailey (USA)
15. File:Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Bencivenga (ITA) 6
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Perrone (BRA)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Goran Fiorentini (ITA)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Smith (USA)
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Predrag Jokic (SCG)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Molnár (HUN)
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Vanja Udovicic (SCG)
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Vladimir Gojkovic (SCG)

Statistics

  • Total goals: 331
  • Total matches: 19
  • Goals per match: 17.4
  • Total of scorers: 83

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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.