Water polo at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
# Water polo at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

The water polo competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games took place between June 30 and July 5, 2009 and was contested by 9 teams.

## Participating teams

* Croatia
* France
* Greece
* Italy
* Libya
* Montenegro
* Spain
* Serbia
* Turkey

## System

The 9 teams were divided into two groups of four and five teams. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a defeat. The first and the second in each group advanced to the semi-finals.

## Group stage

### Group A

| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 9 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 0 |

June 30

| Greece | 3 – 14 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |
| Spain | 11 – 4 | Turkey |

July 1

| Greece | 11 – 9 | Turkey |
| - | - | - |
| Spain | 10 – 11 | Croatia |

July 2

| Greece | 4 – 11 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Turkey | 6 – 14 | Croatia |

### Group B

| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 7 |
| Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 7 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 3 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 0 |
| Libya | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

Libya withdrew from the competition.

June 30

| France | 5 – 12 | Serbia |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 14 – 7 | Montenegro |

July 1

| Montenegro | 17 – 11 | France |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 5 – 5 | Serbia |

July 2

| Serbia | 7 – 4 | Montenegro |
| - | - | - |
| Italy | 14 – 9 | France |

## 5th–8th Places

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| July 4 | July 4 |
| Greece | 7 |
| Greece | 7 | July 5 | July 5 |
| France | 10 | July 5 | July 5 |
| France | 10 | France | 5 |
| July 4 | July 4 | | France | 5 |
| July 4 | July 4 | Montenegro | 8 |
| Montenegro | 10 | Montenegro | 8 |
| Turkey | 6 | | |
| Turkey | 6 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | July 5 | July 5 |
| | | Greece | 11 |
| | | Turkey | 8 |

## Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| July 4 | July 4 |
| Croatia | 8 |
| Croatia | 8 | July 5 | July 5 |
| Serbia | 14 | July 5 | July 5 |
| Serbia | 14 | Serbia | 9 |
| July 4 | July 4 | | Serbia | 9 |
| July 4 | July 4 | Spain | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | Spain | 4 |
| Spain | 8 | | |
| Spain | 8 | Third place | Third place |
| | | July 5 | July 5 |
| | | Croatia | 9 |
| | | Italy | 10 |
