# 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 15th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2015 and June 2016 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Huizhou, China from 21–26 June 2016.
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:
* Match won in normal time - 3 points
* Match won in shootout - 2 points
* Match lost in shootout - 1 point
* Match lost in normal time - 0 points

## Europe
### Preliminary round

The European preliminary round consisted of three group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.

#### Group A

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 15 |
| Hungary | 6 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 57 | +32 | 15 |
| Romania | 6 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 100 | -43 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Hungary | 17–10 | Georgia | Tiszaligeti uszoda, Szolnok |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Greece | 17–3 | Romania | Athens |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Hungary | 16–8 | Romania | Kecskeméti Fürdő, Kecskemét |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Greece | 18–10 | Georgia | Athens |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Greece | 12–8 | Hungary | Patras |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Georgia | 11–13 | Romania | Tbilisi |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Georgia | 10–20 | Hungary | Tbilisi |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Romania | 6–9 | Greece | Bucharest |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Romania | 7–15 | Hungary | Oradea |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Georgia | 8–15 | Greece | Tbilisi |
| 10 May 2016 | Hungary | 13–10 | Greece | Városi Sportuszoda, Szentes |
| 10 May 2016 | Romania | 17–8 | Georgia | Bucharest |

#### Group B

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Serbia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 16 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 11 |
| Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 9 |
| France | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 82 | -32 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Serbia | 12–9 | France | Belgrade |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Montenegro | 11–6 | Spain | Herceg Novi |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Serbia | 13–12 | Spain | Novi Sad |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Spain | 18–10 | France | Barcelona |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Montenegro | 10–12 | Serbia | Budva |
| 16 Feb 2016 | France | 10–15 | Serbia | Strasbourg |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Spain | 10–8 | Montenegro | Sabadell |
| 14 Mar 2016 | France | 10–12 | Montenegro | Nice |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Spain | 13–14 | Serbia | Barcelona |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Montenegro | 17–4 | France | Herceg Novi |
| 10 May 2016 | France | 7–8 | Spain | Limoges |
| 10 May 2016 | Serbia | $^{(3)}$ 10–10 $^{(5)}$ | Montenegro | Banja Luka |

#### Group C

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Italy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 51 | +38 | 17 |
| Croatia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 13 |
| Russia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 6 |
| Turkey | 6 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 97 | -63 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Croatia | 19–6 | Turkey | Šibenik |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Russia | 11–16 | Italy | Moscow |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Croatia | 17–9 | Russia | Zadar |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Italy | 14–4 | Turkey | Rome |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Russia | 13–9 | Turkey | Moscow |
| 1 Dec 2015 | Croatia | 8–9 | Italy | Dubrovnik |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Turkey | 3–16 | Croatia | Ankara |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Italy | 14–9 | Russia | Turin |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Russia | 10–14 | Croatia | Moscow |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Turkey | 7–22 | Italy | Bursa |
| 3 May 2016 | Turkey | 5–13 | Russia | Antalya |
| 10 May 2016 | Italy | $^{(5)}$ 9–9 $^{(3)}$ | Croatia | Syracuse |

## Intercontinental Qualification Tournament
### Preliminary round

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 15 |
| Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 12 |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 9 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 3 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 93 | -68 | 0 |
| 10 May 2016 | United States | 8–6 | Australia | Yokohama, Japan |
| 10 May 2016 | Kazakhstan | 7–19 | Brazil | Yokohama, Japan |
| 10 May 2016 | Japan | 21–5 | China | Yokohama, Japan |
| 11 May 2016 | Australia | 13–9 | Brazil | Yokohama, Japan |
| 11 May 2016 | China | 10–15 | Kazakhstan | Yokohama, Japan |
| 11 May 2016 | United States | 17–14 | Japan | Yokohama, Japan |
| 12 May 2016 | Brazil | 17–4 | China | Yokohama, Japan |
| 12 May 2016 | Kazakhstan | 7–19 | United States | Yokohama, Japan |
| 12 May 2016 | Japan | 5–7 | Australia | Yokohama, Japan |
| 13 May 2016 | United States | 16–11 | Brazil | Yokohama, Japan |
| 13 May 2016 | China | 4–21 | Australia | Yokohama, Japan |
| 13 May 2016 | Japan | 19–7 | Kazakhstan | Yokohama, Japan |
| 14 May 2016 | Kazakhstan | 4–11 | Australia | Yokohama, Japan |
| 14 May 2016 | United States | 19–2 | China | Yokohama, Japan |
| 14 May 2016 | Brazil | 16–10 | Japan | Yokohama, Japan |

#### 5th Place

| 15 May 2016 | Kazakhstan | 16–7 | China | Yokohama, Japan |

#### 3rd Place

| 15 May 2016 | Brazil | 13–12 | Japan | Yokohama, Japan |

#### Final

| 15 May 2016 | United States | 10–9 | Australia | Yokohama, Japan |

## Super Final

In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage. The games were played in Huizhou, China from 21 to 26 June 2016.

### Qualified teams

| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
| — | Brazil United States | China (Host) Japan | Greece Italy Serbia | Australia |

### Group A

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 0 |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Greece | 15–7 | Japan | Huizhou, China |
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| 21 Jun 2016 | Australia | 7–14 | Italy | Huizhou, China |
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| 22 Jun 2016 | Australia | 13–7 | Japan | Huizhou, China |
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| 22 Jun 2016 | Greece | 15–4 | Italy | Huizhou, China |
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| 23 Jun 2016 | Greece | 10–5 | Australia | Huizhou, China |
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| 23 Jun 2016 | Japan | 10–17 | Italy | Huizhou, China |
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### Group B

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 6 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 2 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 1 |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Serbia | 14–10 | Brazil | Huizhou, China |
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| 21 Jun 2016 | United States | 12–6 | China | Huizhou, China |
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| 22 Jun 2016 | United States | 10–7 | Brazil | Huizhou, China |
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| 22 Jun 2016 | Serbia | 20–5 | China | Huizhou, China |
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| 23 Jun 2016 | Serbia | 10–8 | United States | Huizhou, China |
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| 23 Jun 2016 | Brazil | 11–11 | China | Huizhou, China |
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### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Italy | 12 | | |
| Brazil | 6 | | |
| Brazil | 6 | Italy | 4 |
| | | Serbia | 7 |
| Japan | 10 | Serbia | 7 |
| Serbia | 19 | | | | |
| Serbia | 19 | | | Serbia | 10 |
| | | | | United States | 6 |
| Australia | 8 (7) | | | United States | 6 |
| United States (pen.) | 8 (8) | | | | |
| United States (pen.) | 8 (8) | United States (pen.) | 11 (6) | | |
| | | Greece | 11 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| Greece | 15 | Greece | 11 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| China | 5 | | | | |
| China | 5 | | | Greece | 11 |
| | | | | Italy | 7 |

#### 5th–8th Places

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Brazil | 10 |
| Japan | 12 | | |
| Japan | 12 | Japan | 7 |
| | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 15 | Australia | 12 |
| China | 4 | | |
| China | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Brazil | 16 |
| | | China | 4 |

#### Quarterfinals

| 24 Jun 2016 | Italy | 12–6 | Brazil | Huizhou, China |
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| 24 Jun 2016 | Australia | 8–8 | United States | Huizhou, China |
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| 24 Jun 2016 | Greece | 15–5 | China | Huizhou, China |
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| 24 Jun 2016 | Japan | 10–19 | Serbia | Huizhou, China |
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#### 5th–8th Places Semifinals

| 25 Jun 2016 | Brazil | 10–12 | Japan | Huizhou, China |
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| 25 Jun 2016 | Australia | 15–4 | China | Huizhou, China |
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#### Semifinals

| 25 Jun 2016 | Italy | 4–7 | Serbia | Huizhou, China |
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| 25 Jun 2016 | United States | 11–11 | Greece | Huizhou, China |
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#### 7th Place

| 26 Jun 2016 | Brazil | 16–4 | China | Huizhou, China |
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#### 5th Place

| 26 Jun 2016 | Japan | 7–12 | Australia | Huizhou, China |
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#### 3rd Place

| 26 Jun 2016 | Italy | 7–11 | Greece | Huizhou, China |
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#### Final

| 26 Jun 2016 | Serbia | 10–6 | United States | Huizhou, China |
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## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | United States |
| | Greece |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | China |
* 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
* Serbia Tenth title
| Top Scorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Tony Azevedo | Branislav Mitrović | Konstantinos Flegkas |