# Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2000 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was held at the Stadionbad indoor-pool in Hanover, Germany, from May 6 to May 14, 2000. The competition decided the remaining five competing teams at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Fifteen teams entered the competition. Africa did not send a team.

## Preliminary round
### GROUP A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | France | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 |
| 2. | Greece | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 17 | +10 |
| 3. | Romania | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
| 4. | Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 49 | –35 |
* May 6, 2000
| Greece | 3 – 8 | France |
| Romania | 15 – 6 | Uzbekistan |
* May 7, 2000
| France | 3 – 4 | Romania |
| Greece | 18 – 5 | Uzbekistan |
* May 8, 2000
| France | 16 – 3 | Uzbekistan |
| Greece | 6 – 4 | Romania |

### GROUP B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | +24 |
| 2. | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 25 | +3 |
| 3. | Brazil | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 36 | –15 |
| 4. | Slovenia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 35 | –12 |
* May 6, 2000
| Slovenia | 4 – 13 | Yugoslavia |
| Netherlands | 12 – 6 | Brazil |
* May 7, 2000
| Yugoslavia | 10 – 5 | Netherlands |
| Slovenia | 10 – 11 | Brazil |
* May 8, 2000
| Yugoslavia | 14 – 4 | Brazil |
| Slovenia | 9 – 11 | Netherlands |

### GROUP C

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 |
| 2. | Cuba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | –2 |
| 3. | Poland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 21 | –9 |
* May 6, 2000
| Russia | 9 – 7 | Cuba |
* May 7, 2000
| Poland | 5 – 14 | Russia |
* May 8, 2000
| Poland | 7 – 7 | Cuba |

### GROUP D

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | +14 |
| 2. | Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 19 | +17 |
| 3. | Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | –6 |
| 4. | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 39 | –25 |
* May 6, 2000
| Colombia | 2 – 8 | Canada |
| Slovakia | 9 – 7 | Germany |
* May 7, 2000
| Canada | 6 – 16 | Slovakia |
| Colombia | 5 – 22 | Germany |
* May 8, 2000
| Colombia | 7 – 9 | Slovakia |
| Canada | 5 – 7 | Germany |

## Second round
### GROUP E

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2. | Greece | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3. | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 4. | Romania | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 5. | Brazil | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 6. | France | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — |
* May 10, 2000
| Brazil | 6 – 4 | France |
| Greece | 8 – 8 | Yugoslavia |
| Netherlands | 11 – 10 | Romania |
* May 11, 2000
| Yugoslavia | 8 – 4 | Romania |
| Greece | 9 – 7 | Brazil |
| Netherlands | 7 – 6 | France |
* May 12, 2000
| Greece | 6 – 3 | Netherlands |
| Romania | 11 – 8 | Brazil |
| France | 5 – 12 | Yugoslavia |

### GROUP F

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Russia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2. | Slovakia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3. | Germany | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 4. | Cuba | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 5. | Poland | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 6. | Canada | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — |
* May 10, 2000
| Russia | 11 – 7 | Canada |
| Slovakia | 11 – 4 | Poland |
| Germany | 12 – 8 | Cuba |
* May 11, 2000
| Slovakia | 10 – 4 | Cuba |
| Poland | 7 – 5 | Canada |
| Russia | 10 – 7 | Germany |
* May 12, 2000
| Poland | 3 – 6 | Germany |
| Cuba | 7 – 3 | Canada |
| Russia | 10 – 4 | Slovakia |

### GROUP G

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 13. | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | +20 |
| 14. | Colombia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | –2 |
| 15. | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 30 | –18 |
* May 10, 2000
| Colombia | 11 – 9 | Uzbekistan |
* May 11, 2000
| Slovenia | 19 – 3 | Uzbekistan |
* May 12, 2000
| Slovenia | 11 – 7 | Colombia |

## Play-Offs

* May 13, 2000 — 9th/12th place
| Poland | 9 – 7 | France |
| Brazil | 8 – 7 | Canada |
* May 13, 2000 — 5th/8th place
| Romania | 10 – 8 | Germany |
| Netherlands | 8 – 7 | Cuba |
* May 13, 2000 — 1st/4th place
| Russia | 11 – 5 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | 14 – 5 | Slovakia |

## Finals

* May 14, 2000 — Eleventh place
| France | 9 – 6 | Canada |
* May 14, 2000 — Ninth place
| Brazil | 9 – 4 | Poland |
* May 14, 2000 — Seventh place
| Germany | 13 – 6 | Cuba |
* May 14, 2000 — Fifth place
| Netherlands | 7 – 5 | Romania |
* May 14, 2000 — Third place
| Greece | 9 – 7 | Slovakia |
* May 14, 2000 — First place
| Yugoslavia | 10 – 7 | Russia |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| 1. | Yugoslavia |
| 2. | Russia |
| 3. | Greece |
| 4. | Slovakia |
| 5. | Netherlands |
| 6. | Romania |
| 7. | Germany |
| 8. | Cuba |
| 9. | Brazil |
| 10. | Poland |
| 11. | France |
| 12. | Canada |
| 13. | Slovenia |
| 14. | Colombia |
| 15. | Uzbekistan |
* Yugoslavia, Russia, Greece, Slovakia and the Netherlands qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Best Goalkeeper
* Best Scorer