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2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League |
| league | FINA Water Polo World League |
| sport | Water Polo |
| seasonslist | FINA Men's Water Polo World League |
| seasonslistnames | FINA Men's Water Polo World League |
| prevseason_link | 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League |
| prevseason_year | 2007 |
| duration | 6 – 22 June 2008 |
| league_champs | |
| nextseason_link | 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League |
| nextseason_year | 2009 |
The 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the seventh edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After five preliminary rounds, the Super Final was held in Genoa, Italy from 16-22 June 2008.
Preliminary round
Africa
- Held in Casablanca, Morocco
| Team | Pts | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
June 6
| 16 – 6 |
|---|
June 7
| 10 – 8 (p) |
|---|
June 8
| 23 – 5 |
|---|
Americas
and qualified without qualification tournament.
Asia/Oceania
- Held in Tokyo, Japan
| Team | Pts | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
May 26
| 5 – 10 |
|---|
May 27
| 6 – 9 |
|---|
May 28
| 15 – 8 |
|---|
May 29
| 7 – 11 |
|---|
May 30
| 9 – 4 |
|---|
Europe I
- Held in Budva, Montenegro and Athens, Greece.
| Team | Pts | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
- Italy qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final
May 23
| 9 – 7 |
|---|
May 24
| 14 – 6 |
|---|
May 25
| 13 – 11 |
|---|
May 30
| 11 – 10 |
|---|
May 31
| 11 – 10 (p) |
|---|
June 1
| 10 – 8 |
|---|
Europe II
- Held in Novi Sad, Serbia and Portugalete, Spain.
| Team | Pts | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
May 23
| 10 – 6 |
|---|
May 24
| 9 – 6 |
|---|
May 25
| 10 – 12 |
|---|
May 30
| 8 – 13 |
|---|
May 31
| 14 – 8 |
|---|
June 1
| 5 – 11 |
|---|
Super Final
- Held in Genova, Italy
Group A
| Team | Pts | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
June 16
| 14 – 15 (p) |
|---|
June 17
| 8 – 9 |
|---|
June 18
| 15 – 16 (p) |
|---|
June 19
| 4 – 11 |
|---|
June 20
| 8 – 15 |
|---|
Group B
| Team | Pts | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
June 16
| 10 – 9 |
|---|
June 17
| 11 – 7 |
|---|
June 18
| 0 – 31 |
|---|
June 19
| 9 – 13 |
|---|
June 20
| 17 – 1 |
|---|
9th place match
June 21
| 23 – 5 |
|---|
5th-8th places
|June 21 ||10||8 |June 21 ||11||10 |June 22 ||9||10 |June 22 ||11||7
Medal round
|June 21 ||13||3 |June 21 ||11||10 |June 22 ||7||3 |June 22 ||7||8
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| [[Image:Med 1.png]] | |
| [[Image:Med 2.png]] | |
| [[Image:Med 3.png]] | |
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 6. | |
| 7. | |
| 8. | |
| 9. | |
| 10. |
Awards
| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Aleksandar Šapić |
References
References
- {{Cite HistoFINA wp
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