Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1975 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 26 July 1975, and was incorporated into the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.^[1]

Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Colombia (in Cali host cities)
Dates	19 – 26 July
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	661 (10.33 per match)
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It was the second edition of the event.^[2]

Participating teams

For the complete team rosters, see Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's team rosters.

Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Canada   Colombia   Cuba   Mexico   United States	Iran	Bulgaria   Hungary   Italy   Netherlands   Romania   Soviet Union   Spain   West Germany   Yugoslavia	Australia

Groups formed

GROUP A   Bulgaria   Cuba   Yugoslavia   West Germany

GROUP B   Australia   Colombia   Hungary   Romania

GROUP C   Iran   Soviet Union   Spain   United States

GROUP D   Canada   Italy   Netherlands   Mexico

Preliminary round

	Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
	Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	13	8	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
4.	Bulgaria	0	3	0	0	3	9	20	–11

• 19 July 1975

Yugoslavia	8 – 3	Bulgaria
Cuba	5 – 4	West Germany

• 20 July 1975

Yugoslavia	7 – 4	Cuba
West Germany	4 – 3	Bulgaria

• 21 July 1975

Cuba	8 – 3	Bulgaria
West Germany	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [disqualified]

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0	28	15	+13
2.	Romania	4	3	2	0	1	30	18	+12
3.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	16	21	–5
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	0	3	9	29	–20

• 19 July 1975

Hungary	8 – 7	Romania
Australia	6 – 1	Colombia

• 20 July 1975

Romania	14 – 5	Colombia
Hungary	11 – 5	Australia

• 21 July 1975

Romania	9 – 5	Australia
Hungary	9 – 3	Colombia

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	24	10	+14
2.	United States	4	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13
3.	Spain	3	3	1	1	1	20	13	+7
4.	Iran	0	3	0	0	3	5	39	–34

• 19 July 1975

Spain	12 – 2	Iran
Soviet Union	4 – 4	United States

• 20 July 1975

United States	4 – 4	Spain
Soviet Union	13 – 2	Iran

• 21 July 1975

Soviet Union	7 – 4	Spain
United States	14 – 1	Iran

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	6	3	3	0	0	16	12	+4
2.	Netherlands	4	3	2	0	1	17	10	+7
3.	Mexico	2	3	1	0	2	12	15	–3
4.	Canada	0	3	0	0	3	12	20	–8

• 19 July 1975

Netherlands	9 – 4	Canada
Italy	6 – 5	Mexico

• 20 July 1975

Italy	6 – 4	Canada
Netherlands	5 – 2	Mexico

• 21 July 1975

Mexico	5 – 4	Canada
Italy	4 – 3	Netherlands

Second round

	Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
	Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
	Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
	Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0	23	18	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	0	1	13	12	+1
3.	West Germany	2	3	1	0	2	15	16	–1
4.	Romania	0	3	0	0	3	11	16	–5

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

Hungary	8 – 6	Cuba

• 23 July 1975

Cuba	4 – 2	Romania
Hungary	9 – 7	West Germany

• 24 July 1975

West Germany	4 – 2	Romania

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3
2.	Italy	4	3	2	0	1	16	10	+6
3.	United States	3	3	1	1	1	12	16	–4
4.	Netherlands	0	3	0	0	3	7	12	–5

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

Soviet Union	3 – 2	Italy
United States	4 – 2	Netherlands

• 23 July 1975

Soviet Union	4 – 2	Netherlands
Italy	10 – 4	United States

Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Australia	4	3	2	0	1	15	7	+8
2.	Bulgaria	4	3	2	0	1	21	14	+7
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	11	8	+3
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	0	3	3	21	–18

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

Bulgaria	6 – 4	Australia

• 23 July 1975

Bulgaria	12 – 2	Colombia
Australia	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [forfeit]

• 24 July 1975

Yugoslavia	3 – 0	Colombia

Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Spain	6	3	3	0	0	28	12	+16
2.	Mexico	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Canada	2	3	1	0	2	15	18	–3
4.	Iran	0	3	0	0	3	9	26	–17

Preliminary round results apply.

• 22 July 1975

Spain	7 – 5	Mexico
Canada	6 – 4	Iran

• 23 July 1975

Spain	9 – 5	Canada
Mexico	7 – 3	Iran

Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	0	27	12	+15
14.	Canada	4	3	2	0	1	24	15	+9
15.	Iran	2	3	1	0	2	11	24	–13
16.	Colombia	0	3	0	0	3	10	21	–11

• 25 July 1975

Yugoslavia	13 – 2	Iran
Canada	10 – 3	Colombia

• 26 July 1975

Yugoslavia	6 – 3	Colombia
Canada	7 – 4	Iran

• 27 July 1975

Yugoslavia	8 – 7	Canada
Iran	5 – 4	Colombia

9th – 12th places (Group J)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.	Mexico	5	3	2	1	0	15	10	+5
10.	Spain	4	3	1	2	0	18	15	+3
11.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	12	12	0
12.	Bulgaria	1	3	0	1	2	9	17	–8

• 25 July 1975

Mexico	4 – 1	Australia
Spain	5 – 5	Bulgaria

• 26 July 1975

Mexico	5 – 5	Spain
Australia	6 – 0	Bulgaria

• 27 July 1975

Mexico	6 – 4	Bulgaria
Spain	8 – 5	Australia

5th – 8th places (Group I)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.	Romania	4	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
6.	West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	18	17	+1
7.	Netherlands	4	3	2	0	1	12	11	+1
8.	United States	0	3	0	0	3	14	19	–5

• 25 July 1975

Romania	6 – 3	United States
Netherlands	5 – 3	West Germany

• 26 July 1975

West Germany	7 – 5	Romania
Netherlands	5 – 4	United States

• 27 July 1975

Romania	4 – 2	Netherlands
West Germany	8 – 7	United States

1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	18	12	+6
2.	Hungary	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Italy	2	3	0	2	1	14	16	–2
4.	Cuba	1	3	0	1	2	11	18	–7

• 25 July 1975

Soviet Union	8 – 3	Cuba
Hungary	7 – 5	Italy

• 26 July 1975

Soviet Union	5 – 5	Italy
Hungary	6 – 4	Cuba

• 27 July 1975

Soviet Union	5 – 4	Hungary
Italy	4 – 4	Cuba

Final ranking

RANK^[1] TEAM     Soviet Union     Hungary     Italy 4.   Cuba 5.   Romania 6.   West Germany 7.   Netherlands 8.   United States 9.   Mexico 10.   Spain 11.   Australia 12.   Bulgaria 13.   Yugoslavia 14.   Canada 15.   Iran 16.   Colombia

1975 FINA Men's World champions    Soviet Union First title Team Roster ^[1] Alexei Barkalov, Aleksandr Dreval, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Sergey Gorshkhov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Anatoly Klebanov, Nicolai Melnikov, Aleksandr Rodionov, Vitaly Romanchuk, Vitali Rozkov, Aleksandr Zakharov Head coach: Anatoly Blumental

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Soviet Union ^[3] Aleksei Barkalov Aleksandr Dreval Aleksandr Dolgushin Sergey Gorshkhov Aleksandr Kabanov Anatoly Klebanov Nikolay Melnikov Aleksandr Rodionov Vitaly Romanchuk Vitaly Rozkov Aleksandr Zakharov Head coach: Anatoly Blumental	Hungary ^[3] Endre Molnár Tamás Faragó Gábor Csapó István Szívós András Bodnár Ferenc Konrád István Magas László Sarosi György Horkai Tibor Cservenyák István Görgényi Head coach: Dezső Gyarmati	Italy ^[3] Alberto Alberani Roldano Simeoni Silvio Baracchini Sante Marsili Roberto Castagnola Gianni De Magistris Alessandro Ghibellini Luigi Castagnola Marcello Del Duca Vincenzo D'Angelo Mario Scotti-Galletta Head coach: Gianni Lonzi

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. Production, bücher de IT and. "Water Polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships - Mens Tournament". bücher.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
3. 2nd FINA World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men www.fina.org

External links

• World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
• Men Water Polo World Championship 1975 Cali www.todor66.com
• Results^{[dead link]}