2005_FINA_Men's_World_Water_Polo_Championship
The 2005 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held in a temporary pool on Île Sainte-Hélène from 18 to 30 July 2005, and was incorporated into the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Canada.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Venue(s) ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) |  Canada (in Montréal host cities) |
| Dates | 18 – 30 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia and Montenegro (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  Greece |
| Fourth place |  Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 740 (15.42 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aleksandar Šapić (26 goals) |
| Best player | Aleksandar Šapić |
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- Further information: 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier
More information Africa, Americas ...
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
Canada Cuba United States |
 China Japan |
Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain |
 Australia |
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Groups formed
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for the playoff round | |
| Will play for places 13–16 |
Group A
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Russia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| 2. | Spain |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | +8 |
| 3. | Italy |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 |
| 4. | South Africa |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 37 | –22 |
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- Monday July 18, 2005
| Russia |
11 – 7 | South Africa |
| Spain |
7 – 5 | Italy |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Spain |
11 – 4 | South Africa |
| Russia |
5 – 4 | Italy |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Russia |
8 – 7 | Spain |
| Italy |
15 – 4 | South Africa |
Group B
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serbia and Montenegro |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10 | +36 |
| 2. | United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| 3. | Cuba |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 42 | –26 |
| 4. | Japan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 33 | –16 |
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- Monday July 18, 2005
| United States |
7 – 4 | Japan |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
21 – 1 | Cuba |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Serbia and Montenegro |
17 – 5 | Japan |
| United States |
13 – 6 | Cuba |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Cuba |
9 – 8 | Japan |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
8 – 4 | United States |
Group C
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | +24 |
| 2. | Croatia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | +11 |
| 3. | Romania |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | –4 |
| 4. | Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 40 | –31 |
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- Monday July 18, 2005
| Hungary |
14 – 4 | Romania |
| Croatia |
19 – 4 | Canada |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Croatia |
6 – 4 | Romania |
| Hungary |
11 – 3 | Canada |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Hungary |
10 – 4 | Croatia |
| Romania |
10 – 2 | Canada |
Group D
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greece |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| 2. | Germany |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
| 3. | Australia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | +2 |
| 4. | China |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 33 | –17 |
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- Monday July 18, 2005
| Greece |
11 – 4 | China |
| Germany |
9 – 8 | Australia |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Greece |
8 – 4 | Germany |
| Australia |
11 – 6 | China |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Germany |
11 – 6 | China |
| Greece |
10 – 8 | Australia |
Finals
| Play-off 24 July 2005 | Quarterfinals 26 July 2005 | Semifinals 28 July 2005 | Final 30 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia
| 10 | Russia
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 6 | Serbia and Montenegro
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romania
| 7 | Romania
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain
| 17 | Spain
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba
| 2 | Hungary
| 7 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| Greece
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greece
| 13 | Greece
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 6 | Italy
| 9 | Croatia
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| USA
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
5th-8th place
| 5th–8th place | 5th / 6th place | |||||
| 28 July 2005 | ||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||
| 30 July 2005 | ||||||
| Romania | 11 | |||||
| Romania | 7 | |||||
| 28 July 2005 | ||||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||
| 7th / 8th place | ||||||
| 30 July 2005 | ||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||
| Italy | 6 | |||||
9th-12th place
| 9th–12th place | 9th / 10th place | |||||
| 26 July 2005 | ||||||
| Australia | 16 | |||||
| 28 July 2005 | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| 26 July 2005 | ||||||
| Germany | 11 | |||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||
| USA | 3 | |||||
| 11th / 12th place | ||||||
| 28 July 2005 | ||||||
| Cuba | 6 | |||||
| USA | 10 | |||||
13th-16th place
| 13th–16th place | 13th / 14th place | |||||
| 24 July 2005 | ||||||
| South Africa | 8 | |||||
| 26 July 2005 | ||||||
| Japan | 13 | |||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||
| 24 July 2005 | ||||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||
| Canada | 11 | |||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| 15th / 16th place | ||||||
| 26 July 2005 | ||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| China | 6 | |||||
- Sunday July 24, 2005
| Spain |
17 – 2 | Cuba |
| Italy |
6 – 5 | United States |
| Croatia |
10 – 6 | Australia |
| Romania |
7 – 5 | Germany |
- Sunday July 24, 2005 — 13th/16th place
| South Africa |
8 – 13 | Japan |
| Canada |
11 – 5 | China |
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 9th/12th place
| Australia |
16 – 3 | Cuba |
| Germany |
5 – 3 | United States |
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 5th/8th place
| Russia |
7 – 11 | Romania |
| Spain |
7 – 4 | Italy |
- Tuesday July 26, 2005
| Croatia |
6 – 4 | Russia |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
10 – 8 | Romania |
| Hungary |
8 – 4 | Spain |
| Greece |
13 – 9 | Italy |
- Thursday July 28, 2005
| Hungary |
7 – 6 | Greece |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
5 – 4 | Croatia |
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 15th place
| South Africa |
7 – 6 | China |
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 13th place
| Canada |
10 – 8 | Japan |
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 11th place
| Cuba |
6 – 10 | United States |
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 9th place
| Australia |
5 – 11 | Germany |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — 7th place
| Russia |
7 – 6 | Italy |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — 5th place
| Romania |
7 – 8 | Spain |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 —
Bronze-medal match
| Greece |
11 – 10 | Croatia |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 —
Gold-medal match
| Serbia and Montenegro |
8 – 7 | Hungary |
More information 2005 FINA Men's World champions ...
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More information Gold, Silver ...
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- Most Valuable Player
Aleksandar Šapić (SCG)
- Best Goalkeeper
Alexander Tchigir (GER)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SCG) — 26 goals
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- 11th FINA World Championships 2005 FINA Water Polo website
- Omega Timing
- Men Water Polo World Championship 2005 Montreal www.todor66.com