title: 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
text: # 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  
  The 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fourth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  Five teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Canada and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Serbia and Montenegro).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hungary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 18 |
  | 2 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 14 |
  | 3 | Russia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 14 |
  | 4 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 13 |
  | 5 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 10 |
  | 6 | China | 6 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 81 | –52 | 8 |
  | 7 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 74 | –43 | 6 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 18 |
  | 2 | Croatia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 14 |
  | 3 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 51 | –1 | 14 |
  | 4 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 12 |
  | 5 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 58 | –3 | 12 |
  | 6 | Romania | 6 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 62 | –14 | 8 |
  | 7 | Brazil | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 75 | –47 | 6 |
  
  ## Semifinal round
  
  Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Serbia and Montenegro) were guaranteed qualification.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 10 |
  | 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 10 |
  | 3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 39 | –2 | 8 |
  | 4 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 7 |
  | 5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 49 | –26 | 4 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 10 |
  | 2 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 8 |
  | 3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 34 | –3 | 8 |
  | 4 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 35 | –2 | 8 |
  | 5 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 36 | –12 | 6 |
  
  ## Super Final
  
  ### Group round
  
  The top two teams advanced to the final, while the next two played for bronze.
  
  | Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 9 |
  | 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 7 |
  | 3 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 7 |
  | 4 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 38 | –12 | 5 |
  | 5 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 4 |
  | 6 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 33 | –10 | 3 |
  
  ### 5th place match
  
  | Greece | 14-9 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  | Germany | 10–8 | Croatia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Gold medal match
  
  | Serbia and Montenegro | 16–6 | Hungary |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Serbia and Montenegro |
  | | Hungary |
  | | Germany |
  | 4 | Croatia |
  | 5 | Greece |
  | 6 | Russia |
  
  * 2005 FINA Men's World League
  * Serbia and Montenegro First title
  
  ### Awards
  
  * Top Scorer
  * Aleksandar Šapić
  