2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds, held in São Paulo, Brazil and Budapest, Hungary, the Super Final was held in New York, United States from August 22 to August 24, 2003.

Contents

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Italy 9 3 3 0 0 34 20 +14
2.  Greece 7 3 2 0 1 27 21 +6
3.  Netherlands 5 3 1 0 2 24 33 –9
4.  Brazil 3 3 0 0 3 19 30 –11
Greece  10 – 6  Brazil
Italy  15 – 8  Netherlands
Italy  10 – 6  Brazil
Greece  11 – 6  Netherlands
Italy  9 – 6  Greece
Brazil  7 – 10  Netherlands

GROUP B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 9 3 3 0 0 37 23 +15
2.  Serbia and Montenegro 5 3 1 0 2 33 27 +6
3.  United States 5 3 1 0 2 22 34 –12
4.  Australia 5 3 1 0 2 26 35 –9
United States  10 – 7  Australia
Hungary  10 – 5  Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary  14 – 7  Australia
Serbia and Montenegro  15 – 4  United States
Serbia and Montenegro  11 – 12  Australia
Hungary  12 – 8  United States

Super Final

Play-Offs

Greece  2 – 6  United States
Serbia and Montenegro  15 – 9  Netherlands

Semi finals

Hungary  6 – 5  United States
Italy  5 – 4  Serbia and Montenegro

Fifth Place Match

Netherlands  7 – 8  Greece

Bronze medal match

United States  12 – 9  Serbia and Montenegro

Gold Medal Match

Hungary  13 – 8  Italy

Final ranking

RANK TEAM
 Hungary
 Italy
 United States
4.  Serbia and Montenegro
5.  Greece
6.  Netherlands
7.  Australia
8.  Brazil
 2003 FINA Men's World League 

Hungary
First title

Individual awards

RANK TOPSCORERS GOALS
1.  Tony Azevedo (USA) 12
2.  Aleksandar Sapic (SCG) 11
3.  Gerben Silvis (NED) 10
 Péter Biros (HUN)
5.  Bogdan Rath (ITA) 8
 Marco Booij (NED)
 Tamás Kásás (HUN)
 Thomas Whalan (AUS)
9.  Eelco Uri (NED) 7
 Francesco Postiglione (ITA)
 Gergely Kiss (HUN)
 Ioannis Thomakos (GRE)
 Norbert Madaras (HUN)
 Ryan Bailey (USA)
15.  Fabio Bencivenga (ITA) 6
 Felipe Perrone (BRA)
 Goran Fiorentini (ITA)
 Jesse A. Smith (USA)
 Predrag Jokic (SCG)
 Tamás Molnár (HUN)
 Vanja Udovicic (SCG)
 Vladimir Gojkovic (SCG)

Statistics

References