2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
# 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 16th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 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 from 20–25 June 2017.

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 two groups of four teams and a third group of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 17 | Super Final | — | 11–2 | 19–8 | 20–3 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 8 | | 11–11 | — | 6–5 | 10–7 |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 7 | | 4–9 | 12–10 | — | 9–7 |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 4 | | 9–15 | 5–5 | 10–10 | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Croatia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 15 | Super Final | — | 11–6 | 17–7 | 16–6 |
| 2 | Greece | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 15 | | 10–8 | — | 9–8 | 16–7 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 6 | | 7–18 | 4–10 | — | 11–10 |
| 4 | France | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 0 | | 9–14 | 4–10 | 6–7 | — |

**Group C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 12 | Super Final | — | 12–9 | 14–5 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 6 | Host Super Final | 7–10 | — | 19–8 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 0 | | 12–13 | 13–14 | — |

## Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament

April 25–30, 2017 Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 14 | Super Final | — | 12–8 | 9–9 | 10–3 | 13–3 | 18–3 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 12 | Super Final | — | — | — | 15–10 | 18–6 | — |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 10 | Super Final | — | 8–10 | — | — | 20–6 | — |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 6 | Super Final | — | — | 6–14 | — | — | 15–8 |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 3 | | — | — | — | 6–7 | — | 9–7 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 0 | | — | 6–20 | 6–18 | — | — | — |

### Final stage

**5th Place**

| 30 April 2017 9:20 | China | 4–5 | New Zealand | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Yusuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Yusuke Kajiwara (JPN) |||
| 30 April 2017 9:20 | four players 1 | Goals | five players 1 | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Yusuke Kajiwara (JPN) |

**3rd Place**

| 30 April 2017 10:40 | Japan | 12–7 | Kazakhstan | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Michael Brook (NZL), Haziel Ortega (USA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Michael Brook (NZL), Haziel Ortega (USA) |||
| 30 April 2017 10:40 | five players 2 | Goals | Medvedev, Pilipenko 2 | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Michael Brook (NZL), Haziel Ortega (USA) |

**Final**

| 30 April 2017 12:10 | Australia | 8–6 | United States | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB) |||
| 30 April 2017 12:10 | three players 2 | Goals | Hooper 2 | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB) |

## Super Final

June 20–25, 2017 Ruza, Ruzsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia 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.

### Qualified teams

| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| — | United States | Japan Kazakhstan | Croatia Italy Russia (Host) Serbia | Australia |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 20 June 2017 16:40 | Serbia | 15–7 | Kazakhstan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |||
| 20 June 2017 16:40 | D. Pijetlović 3 | Goals | Shakenov 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| 20 June 2017 18:00 | United States | 5–5 | Italy | Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |||
| 20 June 2017 18:00 | Bowen 3 | Goals | Iodice 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |
| 21 June 2017 16:00 | United States | 14–10 | Kazakhstan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO) |||
| 21 June 2017 16:00 | DeTrane 3 | Goals | Ukumanov 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO) |
| 21 June 2017 17:20 | Serbia | 13–7 | Italy | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS) |||
| 21 June 2017 17:20 | D. Pijetlović, Filipović 3 | Goals | Aicardi 4 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS) |
| 22 June 2017 17:20 | Serbia | 15–8 | United States | Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |||
| 22 June 2017 17:20 | S. Mitrović 4 | Goals | Hallock 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |
| 22 June 2017 18:40 | Kazakhstan | 6–14 | Italy | Ruza, Russia Referees: Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 22 June 2017 18:40 | Medvedev, Pilipenko 2 | Goals | Iodice 4 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 20 June 2017 15:20 | Croatia | 13–5 | Japan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA) |||
| 20 June 2017 15:20 | Petković, Šetka 3 | Goals | five players 1 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA) |
| 20 June 2017 20:15 | Australia | 5–11 | Russia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |||
| 20 June 2017 20:15 | Younger 4 | Goals | four players 2 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |
| 21 June 2017 18:40 | Australia | 9–8 | Japan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |||
| 21 June 2017 18:40 | Kayes 4 | Goals | Arai 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |
| 21 June 2017 20:00 | Croatia | 12–7 | Russia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |||
| 21 June 2017 20:00 | Petković 4 | Goals | Lazarev 2 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |
| 22 June 2017 16:00 | Croatia | 8–3 | Australia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA) |||
| 22 June 2017 16:00 | Šetka 3 | Goals | three players 1 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Haz Ortega (USA) |
| 22 June 2017 20:00 | Japan | 5–12 | Russia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |||
| 22 June 2017 20:00 | Adachi 2 | Goals | Merkulov, Lisunov 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 13 | | |
| Australia | 5 | | |
| Australia | 5 | Italy (pen.) | 6 (3) |
| | | Croatia | 6 (1) |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Croatia | 6 (1) |
| Croatia | 19 | | | | |
| Croatia | 19 | | | Italy | 9 |
| | | | | Serbia | 10 |
| United States | 8 | | | Serbia | 10 |
| Russia | 6 | | | | |
| Russia | 6 | United States | 8 (3) | | |
| | | Serbia (pen.) | 8 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| Serbia | 19 | Serbia (pen.) | 8 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 10 | | | | |
| Japan | 10 | | | Croatia | 10 |
| | | | | United States | 4 |

**5th–8th Places**

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 8 (3) |
| Kazakhstan (pen.) | 8 (4) | | |
| Kazakhstan (pen.) | 8 (4) | Kazakhstan | 4 |
| | | Russia | 11 |
| Russia (pen.) | 12 (6) | Russia | 11 |
| Japan | 12 (5) | | |
| Japan | 12 (5) | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Australia | 11 |
| | | Japan | 4 |

**Quarterfinals**

| 23 June 2017 16:00 | Italy | 13–5 | Australia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |||
| 23 June 2017 16:00 | Figlioli 5 | Goals | Younger 2 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |
| 23 June 2017 17:20 | Serbia | 19–10 | Japan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Haz Ortega (USA), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Haz Ortega (USA), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |||
| 23 June 2017 17:20 | Ubović 4 | Goals | Arai, Okawa 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Haz Ortega (USA), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |
| 23 June 2017 18:40 | Kazakhstan | 3–19 | Croatia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |||
| 23 June 2017 18:40 | Shakenov 2 | Goals | Šetka 5 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| 23 June 2017 20:00 | United States | 8–6 | Russia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO) |||
| 23 June 2017 20:00 | three players 2 | Goals | Merkulov, Nagaev 2 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Miroslav Vlasic (CRO) |

**5th–8th Places Semifinals**

| 24 June 2017 16:00 | Australia | 8–8 | Kazakhstan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |||
| 24 June 2017 16:00 | Younger 4 | Goals | Ukumanov 4 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN) |
| 24 June 2017 17:20 | Russia | 12–12 | Japan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |||
| 24 June 2017 17:20 | Ashaev, Merkulov 5 | Goals | Adachi, Arai 4 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Miroslav Vlasic (CRO), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |

**Semifinals**

| 24 June 2017 18:40 | Italy | 6–6 | Croatia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |||
| 24 June 2017 18:40 | Figlioli, Gallo 3 | Goals | Šetka 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Sergey Krizhanovskiy (RUS) |
| 24 June 2017 20:00 | United States | 8–8 | Serbia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 24 June 2017 20:00 | Bowen, Roelse 3 | Goals | Aleksić, Prlainović 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |

**7th Place**

| 25 June 2017 12:00 | Australia | 11–4 | Japan | Ruza, Russia Referees: Andreja Stanojevic (SRB), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Andreja Stanojevic (SRB), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |||
| 25 June 2017 12:00 | Kayes 3 | Goals | four players 1 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Andreja Stanojevic (SRB), Damir Temyrkhanov (KAZ) |

**5th Place**

| 25 June 2017 13:20 | Kazakhstan | 4–11 | Russia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |||
| 25 June 2017 13:20 | Medvedev 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), Rafaele Colombo (ITA) |

**3rd Place**

| 25 June 2017 14:40 | Croatia | 10–4 | United States | Ruza, Russia Referees: Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 25 June 2017 14:40 | Šetka 3 | Goals | Carniglia 2 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |

**Final**

| 25 June 2017 16:00 | Italy | 9–10 | Serbia | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 25 June 2017 16:00 | Di Fulvio, Figlioli 3 | Goals | D. Pijetlović, S. Mitrović 3 | Ruza, Russia Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Serbia |
| | Italy |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Japan |

* 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
* Serbia Eleventh title
* Team roster
* Gojko Pijetlović, Gavril Subotić, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Miloš Ćuk, Duško Pijetlović, Nemanja Ubović, Milan Aleksić, Radomir Drašović, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, and Branislav Mitrović. Head coach: Dejan Savić.

## Awards

* Best scorer
* Anđelo Šetka 19 goals
