The 2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is played between November 2011 and June 2012 and open to all men's water polo national teams. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 12–17 June 2012.[1] The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona.[2]
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.[3] 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:
As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.
Asia/Oceaniaedit
As there were only 4 entries, all teams in this region will play in a single group.
Europeedit
There were 10 entries into the league from Europe, and these were drawn into two groups of three teams and one group of four teams. The teams were placed into groups based on their performance in the 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League along with Great Britain, host of the 2012 Olympic tournament.
All teams will played the other teams twice. All matches were held in Orange County, California from 10–13 May 2012. USA and Brazil, the top two teams, advanced to the Super Final.[4]
All teams will play the other teams twice. The first round-robin will be held from 1–5 May 2012 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and the second round-robin will be held from 8–12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. Two teams advance to the Super Final, one of which must be Kazakhstan as they are the host.
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The 2012 FINA Men s Water Polo World League is played between November 2011 and June 2012 and open to all men s water polo national teams After playing in groups within the same continent eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament called the Super Final in Almaty Kazakhstan from 12 17 June 2012 1 The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona 2 2012 FINA Men s Water Polo World LeagueLeagueFINA Water Polo World LeagueSportWater PoloFINA Men s Water Polo World League seasons 20112013 In the world league there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw 3 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 pointsContents 1 Draw 1 1 Americas 1 2 Asia Oceania 1 3 Europe 2 Americas League 3 Asia Oceania League 4 Europe League 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 5 Super Final 5 1 Preliminary round Group A 5 2 Preliminary round Group B 5 3 Quarter finals 5 4 Medal round 5 5 5th 8th places 6 Final ranking 6 1 Awards 7 References 8 External linksDraw editAmericas edit As there were only 4 entries all teams in this region will play in a single group Asia Oceania edit As there were only 4 entries all teams in this region will play in a single group Europe edit There were 10 entries into the league from Europe and these were drawn into two groups of three teams and one group of four teams The teams were placed into groups based on their performance in the 2011 FINA Men s Water Polo World League along with Great Britain host of the 2012 Olympic tournament Pool Country 2011 FINA Men s Water Polo World League result Drawn into Group1 nbsp Italy 2nd Super Final A1 nbsp Croatia 3rd Super Final B1 nbsp Romania 2nd Europe Group B 13 pts C2 nbsp Spain 2nd Europe Group A 11 pts C2 nbsp Germany 3rd Europe Group A 9 pts B2 nbsp Russia 3rd Europe Group B 6 pts Diff 3 A3 nbsp Greece 3rd Europe Group C 6 pts Diff 7 C3 nbsp North Macedonia 4th Europe Group A 2 pts B3 nbsp Turkey 4th Europe Group B 0 pts C3 nbsp Great Britain did not participate AAmericas League editAll teams will played the other teams twice All matches were held in Orange County California from 10 13 May 2012 USA and Brazil the top two teams advanced to the Super Final 4 Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp United States 4 4 0 0 0 56 11 45 122 nbsp Brazil 4 2 0 0 2 24 39 15 63 nbsp Canada 4 0 0 0 4 19 49 30 0Asia Oceania League editAll teams will play the other teams twice The first round robin will be held from 1 5 May 2012 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and the second round robin will be held from 8 12 May 2012 at the Chiba International Swimming Complex in Narashino Chiba Japan Two teams advance to the Super Final one of which must be Kazakhstan as they are the host Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Australia 6 6 0 0 0 80 25 55 182 nbsp China 6 3 0 0 3 40 55 15 93 nbsp Japan 6 3 0 0 3 49 53 4 94 nbsp Kazakhstan 6 0 0 0 6 28 64 36 0Europe League editAll teams play the other teams in their group home and away The winner of each group advances to the Super Final Team advances to Super FinalGroup A edit Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Italy 4 4 0 0 0 54 16 38 122 nbsp Russia 4 2 0 0 2 32 43 11 63 nbsp Great Britain 4 0 0 0 4 24 51 27 015 November 2011 19 00 CET UTC 1 Italy nbsp 16 5 nbsp Russia Viale Lazio Civitavecchia6 December 2011 20 00 GMT UTC 0 Great Britain nbsp 6 14 nbsp Italy Manchester Aquatics Centre Manchester11 January 2012 18 30 MSD UTC 4 Russia nbsp 12 8 nbsp Great Britain Kinef Water Sports Center Kirishi21 February 2012 18 30 MSD UTC 4 Russia nbsp 4 10 nbsp Italy Kinef Water Sports Center Kirishi6 March 2012 20 30 CET UTC 1 Italy nbsp 14 1 nbsp Great Britain Cremona Municipal Pool20 March 2011 20 00 GMT UTC 0 Great Britain nbsp 9 11 nbsp Russia Manchester Aquatics Centre ManchesterGroup B edit Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Croatia 4 3 1 0 0 48 33 15 112 nbsp Germany 4 1 0 2 1 41 45 4 53 nbsp North Macedonia 4 0 1 0 3 30 41 11 215 November 2011 18 00 CET UTC 1 Croatia nbsp 16 15 nbsp Germany Dubrovnik City PoolShootout win Goals17 December 2011 Germany nbsp 8 5 nbsp North Macedonia Schoeneberg Sports and Swimming Centre Berlin5 January 2012 20 00 CET UTC 1 North Macedonia nbsp 8 9 nbsp Croatia Central Olympic Pool Skopje14 February 2012 Germany nbsp 6 11 nbsp Croatia Magdeburg Swimming Pool6 March 2012 17 00 CET UTC 1 Croatia nbsp 12 4 nbsp North Macedonia Rijeka15 March 2012 20 15 CET UTC 1 North Macedonia nbsp 13 12 nbsp Germany Mladost Swimming Pool SkopjeShootout win GoalsGroup C edit Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Spain 6 4 0 0 2 60 40 20 121 nbsp Romania 6 4 0 0 2 65 46 19 121 nbsp Greece 6 4 0 0 2 55 40 15 124 nbsp Turkey 6 0 0 0 6 27 81 54 03 teams equal on points therefore only the matches between each other are considered to break the tie FINA By Law 9 6 3 2 Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Spain 4 2 0 0 2 34 32 2 62 nbsp Greece 4 2 0 0 2 32 32 0 63 nbsp Romania 4 2 0 0 2 33 35 2 612 November 2011 16 30 EET UTC 2 Romania nbsp 16 8 nbsp Turkey Iona Alexandrescu Olympic Pool Oradea15 November 2011 20 30 CET UTC 1 Spain nbsp 8 7 nbsp Greece Horta Sports Union Barcelona6 December 2011 17 00 EET UTC 2 Romania nbsp 9 8 nbsp Spain Iona Alexandrescu Olympic Pool Oradea17 December 2011 20 00 EET UTC 2 Greece nbsp 14 5 nbsp Turkey Kapagerof Indoor Pool Athens5 January 2012 20 00 EET UTC 2 Turkey nbsp 3 16 nbsp Romania Enka Swimming Pool Istanbul7 January 2012 19 00 EET UTC 2 Greece nbsp 9 7 nbsp Spain Antonios Pepanos Indoor Pool Patras21 February 2012 17 00 EET UTC 2 Romania nbsp 8 6 nbsp Greece Iona Alexandrescu Olympic Pool Oradea21 February 20 00 EET UTC 2 Turkey nbsp 5 14 nbsp Spain Enka Swimming Pool Istanbul6 March 2012 20 30 CET UTC 1 Spain nbsp 11 7 nbsp Romania Barcelona Swimming Club17 March 2012 18 00 EET UTC 2 Turkey nbsp 3 9 nbsp Greece Turkish Water Polo Federation Pool Istanbul20 March 2011 20 00 EET UTC 2 Greece nbsp 10 9 nbsp Romania Kapagerof Indoor Pool Athens20 March 2011 20 30 CET UTC 1 Spain nbsp 12 3 nbsp Turkey Sant Jordi Swimming Pool BarcelonaSuper Final editThe Super Final was held on 12 17 June 2012 in Almaty Kazakhstan 5 Preliminary round Group A edit Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Italy 3 3 0 0 0 30 24 6 92 nbsp United States 3 2 0 0 1 22 19 3 63 nbsp China 3 0 1 0 2 26 28 2 24 nbsp Kazakhstan 3 0 0 1 2 30 37 7 1June 12 Italy nbsp 10 9 nbsp ChinaUnited States nbsp 11 8 nbsp KazakhstanJune 13 United States nbsp 6 4 nbsp ChinaItaly nbsp 13 10 nbsp KazakhstanJune 14 Italy nbsp 7 5 nbsp United StatesChina nbsp 13 12 nbsp KazakhstanPreliminary round Group B edit Team G W SOW SOL L GF GA Diff Points1 nbsp Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 41 20 21 92 nbsp Spain 3 2 0 0 1 22 17 5 63 nbsp Australia 3 1 0 0 2 33 28 5 34 nbsp Brazil 3 0 0 0 3 12 43 31 0June 12 Croatia nbsp 14 11 nbsp AustraliaBrazil nbsp 3 8 nbsp SpainJune 13 Croatia nbsp 7 6 nbsp SpainBrazil nbsp 6 13 nbsp AustraliaJune 14 Croatia nbsp 20 3 nbsp BrazilAustralia nbsp 7 8 nbsp SpainQuarter finals edit June 15 United States nbsp 7 5 nbsp AustraliaSpain nbsp 11 1 nbsp ChinaItaly nbsp 14 1 nbsp BrazilKazakhstan nbsp 6 13 nbsp CroatiaMedal round edit Semi finalsFinal June 16 nbsp Croatia11 June 17 nbsp United States10 nbsp Croatia18 June 16 nbsp Spain17 nbsp Italy7 nbsp Spain9 Bronze final June 17 nbsp Italy7 nbsp United States65th 8th places edit Semi finals5th place match June 16 nbsp Kazakhstan7 June 17 nbsp Australia6 nbsp Kazakhstan7 June 16 nbsp China5 nbsp China10 nbsp Brazil7 7th place match June 17 nbsp Australia13 nbsp Brazil2Final ranking editRANK 1 TEAM nbsp nbsp Croatia nbsp nbsp Spain nbsp nbsp Italy4 nbsp United States5 nbsp Kazakhstan6 nbsp China7 nbsp Australia8 nbsp Brazil 2012 FINA Men s World League nbsp CroatiaFirst title Awards edit Top Scorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament nbsp Maro Jokovic nbsp Felipe Perrone nbsp Stefano TempestiReferences edit a b HistoFINA Water polo medalists and statistics PDF fina org FINA September 2019 p 40 Archived PDF from the original on 1 August 2021 Retrieved 6 August 2021 a b 1 Archived 2010 06 18 at the Wayback Machine Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 05 Retrieved 2012 02 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link FINA 2012 Men s Ranking 6 5 2012 2012 Men s Results www fina org Archived from the original on 2012 06 17 External links editOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 FINA Men 27s Water Polo World League amp oldid 1152857146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
