# 2005 FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships

The 2005 FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships was the 6th edition of the women's U20 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Perth, Australia, from 20 to 30 January 2005.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 49 | −39 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 51 | −41 | 3 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 2 | |

## Knockout stage
### Brackets
#### Championships

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| New Zealand | 14 | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | New Zealand | 6 | | |
| | | United States | 8 | | |
| | | | | United States | 5 |
| | | | | Australia | 4 |
| Germany | 7 | | | Australia | 4 |
| Canada | 9 | | | | |
| Canada | 9 | Australia | 10 | | |
| | | Canada | 7 | | |
| | | | | | | United States | 11 |
| | | | | | | Russia | 9 |
| Russia | 10 | | | | | Russia | 9 |
| Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Italy | 5 | Russia | 8 | | | | |
| | | Netherlands | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Russia | 9 | | |
| | | | | Greece | 3 | Third place game | Third place game |
| Hungary | 6 | | | Greece | 3 | Third place game | Third place game |
| Spain | 8 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 8 | Greece | 10 | | | Australia | 10 |
| | | Spain | 9 | | | Greece | 4 |

#### 5th–8th place

| 5th–8th place | 5th–8th place | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Canada | 7 | | |
| Canada | 7 | Canada | 10 |
| | | Netherlands | 11 |
| Netherlands | 12 | Netherlands | 11 |
| Spain | 10 | | |
| Spain | 10 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | New Zealand | 9 |
| | | Spain | 10 |

#### 9th–12th place

| 9th–12th place | 9th–12th place | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| Italy | 12 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | | |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | Italy | 5 |
| | | Germany | 3 |
| Hungary | 13 | Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 14 | | |
| Germany | 14 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| | | Puerto Rico | 6 |
| | | Hungary | 10 |

#### 13th–15th place

| Thirteenth place game | Thirteenth place game | Fifteenth place game | Fifteenth place game |
| China | 6 |
| Japan | 11 | | |
| Japan | 11 | China | 11 |
| | | Brazil | 9 |
| Brazil | bye | Brazil | 9 |

### 9th–12th place classification

| | Report | Italy | 12–6 | Puerto Rico |
| | Report | Hungary | 13–14 | Germany |

### Quarterfinals

| | Report | United States | 8–6 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Netherlands | 6–8 | Russia |
| | Report | Greece | 10–9 | Spain |
| | Report | Australia | 10–7 | Canada |

### 5th–8th place classification

| | Report | New Zealand | 4–7 | Canada |
| | Report | Netherlands | 12–10 | Spain |

### Semifinals

| | Report | United States | 5–4 | Australia |
| | Report | Russia | 9–3 | Greece |

### Third place game

| | Report | Australia | 10–4 | Greece |

### Final

| | Report | United States | 11–9 | Russia |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Russia |
| | Australia |
| 4 | Greece |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | New Zealand |
| 9 | Italy |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Hungary |
| 12 | Puerto Rico |
| 13 | Japan |
| 14 | China |
| 15 | Brazil |