# Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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.

## Qualification

* Further information: 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier

## Participating teams

| 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 |

### Groups formed
## Preliminary round

* Qualified for the quarterfinals
* Qualified for the playoff round
* Will play for places 13–16

### Group A

| | 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 |
* 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

| | 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 |
* 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

| | 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 |
* 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

| | 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 |
* 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 |

## Final round
### Finals

| Play-off 24 July 2005 | Play-off 24 July 2005 | Play-off 24 July 2005 | Quarterfinals 26 July 2005 | Quarterfinals 26 July 2005 | Quarterfinals 26 July 2005 | Semifinals 28 July 2005 | Semifinals 28 July 2005 | Semifinals 28 July 2005 | Final 30 July 2005 | Final 30 July 2005 | Final 30 July 2005 |
| | | | Croatia | Croatia | 6 | | | | | | |
| Croatia | Croatia | 10 | Russia | Russia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 6 | | | | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 | | | |
| | | | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 10 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 7 | Romania | Romania | 8 | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 5 | | | | | | | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 7 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 8 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 17 | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 2 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 7 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Greece | Greece | 6 |
| | | | Greece | Greece | 13 | | | | Greece | Greece | 11 |
| Italy | Italy | 6 | Italy | Italy | 9 | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 10 |
| USA | USA | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 5th-8th place

| 5th–8th place | 5th–8th place | 5th / 6th place | 5th / 6th place |
| 28 July 2005 | 28 July 2005 |
| Russia | 7 |
| Russia | 7 | 30 July 2005 | 30 July 2005 |
| Romania | 11 | 30 July 2005 | 30 July 2005 |
| Romania | 11 | Romania | 7 |
| 28 July 2005 | 28 July 2005 | | Romania | 7 |
| 28 July 2005 | 28 July 2005 | Spain | 8 |
| Spain | 7 | Spain | 8 |
| Italy | 4 | | |
| Italy | 4 | 7th / 8th place | 7th / 8th place |
| | | 30 July 2005 | 30 July 2005 |
| | | Russia | 7 |
| | | Italy | 6 |

### 9th-12th place

| 9th–12th place | 9th–12th place | 9th / 10th place | 9th / 10th place |
| 26 July 2005 | 26 July 2005 |
| Australia | 16 |
| Australia | 16 | 28 July 2005 | 28 July 2005 |
| Cuba | 3 | 28 July 2005 | 28 July 2005 |
| Cuba | 3 | Australia | 5 |
| 26 July 2005 | 26 July 2005 | | Australia | 5 |
| 26 July 2005 | 26 July 2005 | Germany | 11 |
| Germany | 5 | Germany | 11 |
| USA | 3 | | |
| USA | 3 | 11th / 12th place | 11th / 12th place |
| | | 28 July 2005 | 28 July 2005 |
| | | Cuba | 6 |
| | | USA | 10 |

### 13th-16th place

| 13th–16th place | 13th–16th place | 13th / 14th place | 13th / 14th place |
| 24 July 2005 | 24 July 2005 |
| South Africa | 8 |
| South Africa | 8 | 26 July 2005 | 26 July 2005 |
| Japan | 13 | 26 July 2005 | 26 July 2005 |
| Japan | 13 | Canada | 10 |
| 24 July 2005 | 24 July 2005 | | Canada | 10 |
| 24 July 2005 | 24 July 2005 | Japan | 8 |
| Canada | 11 | Japan | 8 |
| China | 5 | | |
| China | 5 | 15th / 16th place | 15th / 16th place |
| | | 26 July 2005 | 26 July 2005 |
| | | South Africa | 7 |
| | | China | 6 |

## Playoff round

* Sunday July 24, 2005
| Spain | 17 – 2 | Cuba |
| Italy | 6 – 5 | United States |
| Croatia | 10 – 6 | Australia |
| Romania | 7 – 5 | Germany |

## Classification round

* 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 |

## Quarter finals

* Tuesday July 26, 2005
| Croatia | 6 – 4 | Russia |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 10 – 8 | Romania |
| Hungary | 8 – 4 | Spain |
| Greece | 13 – 9 | Italy |

## Semi finals

* Thursday July 28, 2005
| Hungary | 7 – 6 | Greece |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 5 – 4 | Croatia |

## Finals

* 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 |

## Final ranking

| | Serbia and Montenegro |
| | Hungary |
| | Greece |
| 4 | Croatia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Romania |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | United States |
| 12 | Cuba |
| 13 | Canada |
| 14 | Japan |
| 15 | South Africa |
| 16 | China |
* 2005 FINA Men's World champions
* Serbia and Montenegro Third title
* Team roster
* Denis Šefik, Petar Trbojević, Nikola Janović, Vanja Udovičić, Dejan Savić, Danilo Ikodinović, Slobodan Nikić, Vladimir Gojković, Boris Zloković, Aleksandar Šapić, Vladimir Vujasinović, Predrag Jokić, Zdravko Radić Head coach: Petar Porobić

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Serbia and Montenegro Denis Šefik Petar Trbojević Nikola Janović Vanja Udovičić Dejan Savić Danilo Ikodinović Slobodan Nikić Vladimir Gojković Boris Zloković Aleksandar Šapić Vladimir Vujasinović (c) Predrag Jokić Zdravko Radić Head coach Petar Porobić | Hungary Zoltán Szécsi Dániel Varga Norbert Madaras Ádám Steinmetz Tamás Kásás Attila Vári Gergely Kiss Csaba Kiss Rajmund Fodor Márton Szívós István Gergely Tamás Molnár Péter Biros Head coach Dénes Kemény | Greece Georgios Reppas Anastasios Schizas Dimitrios Mazis Emmanouil Mylonakis Theodoros Chatzitheodorou Argyris Theodoropoulos Christos Afroudakis Georgios Ntoskas Georgios Afroudakis (c) Stefanos-Petros Santa Antonios Vlontakis Manthos Voulgarakis Nikolaos Deligiannis Head coach Sandro Campagna |

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
   * Aleksandar Šapić (SCG)
* Best Goalkeeper
   * Alexander Tchigir (GER)
* Topscorer
   * Aleksandar Šapić (SCG) — 26 goals