# FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup

The FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA. Intended for developing national water polo teams, the biennial tournament was first organized as the FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy in 2007. The tournament is known as the FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup since the 2019 edition.

## Summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
| 2007 | Kuwait City | Colombia | 16–4 | Puerto Rico | Iran | 9–5 | Kuwait |
| 2009 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 13–6 | Singapore | Trinidad and Tobago | 8–7 | Philippines |
| 2011 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 7–6 | Iran | Kuwait | 13–5 | Chile |
| 2013 | Kuwait City | Uzbekistan | 8–5 | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | 10–8 | Puerto Rico |
| 2015 | Tehran | Iran | 13–5 | Uruguay | Austria | 9–7 | Malta |
| 2017 | Gżira | Uruguay | awd | Saudi Arabia | Austria | awd | Tunisia |
| 2019 | Singapore | Singapore | 8–5 | Austria | Indonesia | 14–9 | Ireland |
| 2021 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 13–4 | Puerto Rico | Kuwait | 11–7 | Venezuela |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

## Participating nations

| Team | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | Years |
| Algeria | 9th | 6th | 11th | | | | | | 3 |
| Austria | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | | | | | 5th | | | | 1 |
| Chile | 8th | | 4th | | | | | | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | 10th | | 1 |
| Colombia | 1st | | | | | | | 1st | 2 |
| Egypt | | | | 2nd | | | | | 1 |
| Guatemala | | 10th | | 10th | 9th | | | | 3 |
| Hong Kong | | | | | | | 6th | | 1 |
| Indonesia | | 8th | | | 6th | | 3rd | | 3 |
| India | | | | | | | 7th | | 1 |
| Iran | 3rd | | 2nd | | 1st | DQ | | | 4 |
| Ireland | | | | | | | 4th | | 1 |
| Jamaica | | 9th | | | | | | | 1 |
| Kenya | 12th | 12th | | | | | | | 2 |
| Kuwait | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 7th | | | 3rd | 5 |
| Malta | | | | | 4th | DQ | | | 2 |
| Malaysia | | | | | | | 8th | | 1 |
| Morocco | 11th | 5th | 10th | | 10th | | | | 4 |
| Netherlands Antilles | | | 9th | | | | | | 1 |
| Peru | | | 8th | 11th | | 5th | | | 3 |
| Philippines | | 4th | | | | | 5th | | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 2nd | | | 4th | | | | 2nd | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5th | | 1st | 3rd | | 2nd | | | 4 |
| Singapore | | 2nd | 6th | 9th | | 6th | 1st | | 5 |
| South Africa | | | | 7th | | | | | 1 |
| South Korea | 7th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | 3rd | 5th | | | | | | 2 |
| Tunisia | 10th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 4th | | | 6 |
| Uruguay | 6th | 7th | | 6th | 2nd | 1st | | | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | | | | 1st | | | | | 1 |
| Venezuela | | | | | | | | 4th | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | | | | | | | 9th | | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |