2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

The 2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is played between November 2015 and June 2016 and open to all women'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 Shanghai, China from 07–12 June 2016.[1]

In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw.[1] 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:

Europe

Preliminary round

The European preliminary round consisted of two group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.

Group A

Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 6 4 2 75 55 +20 13
 Netherlands 6 4 2 62 56 +6 12
 Hungary 6 4 2 63 52 +11 11
 France 6 0 6 35 72 -37 0
22 Oct 2015
20:15		 Netherlands  11–10  Italy Nijverdal, Netherlands
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–3, 2–4, 4–1
27 Oct 2015
18:45		 Netherlands  12–7  France Amersfoort, Netherlands
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 3–2, 3–1
27 Oct 2015
20:00		 Hungary  17–15  Italy Budapest, Hungary
Score by quarters: 6–3, 2–1, 2–5, 3–4  OT: 4–2
24 Nov 2015
18:00		 Hungary  7–10  Netherlands Budapest, Hungary
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–3, 2–4
24 Nov 2015
20:30		 Italy  15–5  France Avezzano, Italy
Score by quarters: 3–0, 6–2, 2–1, 4–2
8 Dec 2015
20:30		 France  9–18  Hungary Troyes, France
Score by quarters: 4–7, 3–5, 0–2, 2–4
23 Feb 2016
20:00		 France  8–12  Netherlands Lille, France
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–3, 2–2, 1–3
23 Feb 2016
20:30		 Italy  10–7  Hungary Novara, Italy
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 1–0, 0–2
12 Apr 2016
20:00		 France  5–10  Italy Abbeville, France
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 1–3, 1–3
12 Apr 2016
20:30		 Netherlands  7–9  Hungary Dordrecht, Netherlands
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 1–3, 2–3
03 May 2016
18:00		 Hungary  5–1  France Budapest, Hungary
Score by quarters: 3–0, 0–0, 0–0, 2–1
03 May 2016
20:15		 Italy  15–10  Netherlands Bari, Italy
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 5–1, 2–5

Group B

Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 6 5 1 100 58 +42 14
 Russia 6 4 2 85 68 +17 12
 Greece 6 3 3 90 57 +33 10
 Germany 6 0 6 34 126 -92 0
27 Oct 2015
20:00		 Russia  19–8  Germany Moscow, Russia
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–4, 3–2, 4–1
27 Oct 2015
19:00		 Greece  16–17  Spain Athens, Greece
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 2–2, 3–3  OT: 6–7
24 Nov 2015
19:45		 Russia  12–7  Greece Moscow, Russia
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–2, 1–2, 4–2
24 Nov 2015
18:00		 Germany  8–20  Spain Stuttgart, Germany
Score by quarters: 2–9, 4–3, 1–4, 1–4
8 Dec 2015
17:00		 Spain  16–9  Russia Barcelona, Spain
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–4, 5–2, 3–2
8 Dec 2015
19:00		 Greece  21–1  Germany Athens, Greece
Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–1, 6–0, 5–0
23 Feb 2016
19:30		 Germany  10–22  Russia Hamburg, Germany
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–7, 4–5, 2–5
1 Mar 2016
19:15		 Spain  13–9  Greece Sabadell, Spain
Score by quarters: 2–2, 6–3, 2–4, 3–0
12 Apr 2016
19:00		 Greece  15–9  Russia Athens, Greece
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 5–1, 4–4
12 Apr 2016
19:15		 Spain  21–2  Germany Manresa, Spain
Score by quarters: 7–0, 5–1, 3–0, 6–1
03 May 2016
20:00		 Russia  14–13  Spain Moscow, Russia
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–4, 2–4, 6–2
03 May 2016
20:00		 Germany  5–23  Greece Heidelberg, Germany
Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–8, 2–6, 0–5

Intercontinental Qualification Tournament

Preliminary Round

Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 5 5 0 77 18 +59 15
 Australia 5 4 1 69 27 +42 12
 Canada 5 3 2 54 56 -2 9
 China 5 2 3 50 57 -7 6
 Brazil 5 1 4 28 64 -36 3
 Japan 5 0 5 28 84 -56 0
16 Feb 2016
16:40		 Australia  12–10  China Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 4–2, 3–3
16 Feb 2016
18:00		 Brazil  2–17  United States Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–8, 0–4, 0–2
16 Feb 2016
19:20		 Japan  10–19  Canada Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–3, 1–4, 3–6
17 Feb 2016
16:40		 Canada  2–11  Australia Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–4, 0–2, 0–3
17 Feb 2016
18:00		 Brazil  10–7  Japan Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–0, 2–3, 3–3
17 Feb 2016
19:20		 United States  19–5  China Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–0, 5–2, 4–2
18 Feb 2016
16:40		 China  14–15  Canada Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–5, 3–2, 6–5
18 Feb 2016
18:00		 Japan  2–19  United States Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 1–9, 0–2, 1–4, 0–4
18 Feb 2016
19:20		 Australia  15–3  Brazil Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 1–0, 4–2, 6–1, 4–0
19 Feb 2016
16:40		 Brazil  6–11  China Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 1–2, 0–3
19 Feb 2016
18:00		 Japan  4–26  Australia Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–4, 2–10, 0–7
19 Feb 2016
19:20		 United States  14–4  Canada Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–1, 1–0, 2–0
20 Feb 2016
16:40		 China  10–5  Japan Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–1, 4–2, 3–0
20 Feb 2016
18:00		 Brazil  7–14  Canada Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–4, 2–2, 1–5
20 Feb 2016
19:20		 Australia  5–8  United States Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–3, 3–1, 2–1

5th Place

21 Feb 2016
10:00		 Brazil  9–8  Japan Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 2–2, 2–3

3rd Place

21 Feb 2016
11:20		 Canada  6–10  China Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 2–1, 2–4

Final

21 Feb 2016
12:40		 United States  6–5  Australia Lewisville, Texas, USA
Score by quarters: 3–0, 1–3, 1–1, 1–1

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 will be played in Shanghai, China from 7 to 12 June 2016.

Qualified teams

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
—  Brazil
 Canada
 United States		  China (Host)  Italy
 Spain
 Russia		  Australia

Group A

Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07 Jun 2016 A2 – A3 Shanghai, China
07 Jun 2016 A1 – A4 Shanghai, China
08 Jun 2016 A1 – A3 Shanghai, China
08 Jun 2016 A2 – A4 Shanghai, China
09 Jun 2016 A2 – A1 Shanghai, China
09 Jun 2016 A3 – A4 Shanghai, China

Group B

Team GP W L GF GA GD Pts
B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07 Jun 2016 B2 – B3 Shanghai, China
07 Jun 2016 B1 – B4 Shanghai, China
08 Jun 2016 B2 – B4 Shanghai, China
08 Jun 2016 B1 – B3 Shanghai, China
09 Jun 2016 B2 – B1 Shanghai, China
09 Jun 2016 B3 – B4 Shanghai, China

Knockout stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 A2
 
 
 
 B3
 
 
 
 
 
 A4
 
 
 
 B1
 
 
 
 
 
 A3
 
 
 
 B2
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 A1
 
 
 
 B4
 
 
 
 
5th–8th Places
 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

10 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China
10 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China
10 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China
10 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

5th–8th Places Semifinals

11 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China
11 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

Semifinals

11 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China
11 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

7th Place

12 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

5th Place

12 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

3rd Place

12 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

Final

12 Jun 2016 – Shanghai, China

Final ranking

Rank Team
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5
6
7
8

References

  1. 1 2 "FINA Water Polo World League 2016 Rules & Regulations for National Federations" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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