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2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League


FieldValue
title2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
leagueFINA Water Polo World League
sportWater Polo
seasonslistFINA Men's Water Polo World League
seasonslistnamesFINA Men's Water Polo World League
prevseason_link2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
prevseason_year2008
duration22 May – 21 June 2009
no_of_teams19
league_champs
nextseason_link2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
nextseason_year2010

The 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the eighth 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 Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 to 21 June 2009.

The league consisted of 19 teams following the withdrawal of two teams. Two nations, South Africa and Libya, had their World League debut, with Libya competing in its first major international tournament.

Preliminary round

Team eliminated from qualification

Africa

The African tournament will be held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 22 May to 24 May. South Africa and Libya will make their World League debuts.

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22 May

******26** – 1

23 May

6 – **8******

24 May

******21** – 1

25 May

******14** – 1

Americas

qualified without a qualification tournament.

Asia/Oceania

The Asia and Oceania region will feature a two-legged tournament, in Adelaide, Australia (22–24 May), and Auckland, New Zealand (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.

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22 May

******13** – 1

23 May

******18** – 9

24 May

******15** – 8

29 May

5 – **22******

30 May

9 – **15******

31 May

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.

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.

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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.

TeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPts
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410033044−14**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:

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620044657−11**6**
610145466−12**4**

21 January

******8** – 7

17 February

******14** – 13 (pen.)

10 March

7 – **10******

31 March

6 – **8******

14 April

12 – **15******

5 May

5 – **11******

8 May

******5** – 4

12 May

******9** – 7

Super Final

The Super Final will be held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 June to 21 June.

Group 1

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16 June

******12** – 6

17 June

******14** – 3

18 June

******10** – 7

Group 2

TeamGWOTWOTLLGFGADiffPts
330003616+20**9**
320012821+7**6**
310022319+4**3**
300031243−31**0**

16 June

******18** – 5

17 June

******12** – 7

18 June

******6** – 4

Quarterfinals

19 June

******18** – 2

5th-8th places

|20 June ||12||6 |20 June ||14||3 |21 June ||10||11 |21 June ||11||9

Medal round

|20 June ||6||10 |20 June ||7||5 |21 June ||8||7 |21 June ||7||9

Final ranking

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5.
6.
7.
8.

Awards

Top Scorer
MNE Nikola Janović

References

References

  1. {{Cite HistoFINA wp
  2. link. (2013-01-12 .)
  3. One team from the group of four will advance.[http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2008-12-15/1699992.html Chinese Olympic Committee]
  4. However, Great Britain and Hungary have dropped out.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212141856/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/waterpolo/4241640/GB-water-polo-team-axed-from-World-League.html Telegraph]
  5. "Water Polo World, Europe Group A".
  6. "Water Polo World, Europe Group B".
  7. "Water Polo World, Europe Group C".
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