2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
| 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 11 June – 18 July 2004 |
| League champions |  Hungary |
The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.[1]
Preliminary round
Group winners advanced to the semifinals, while the second and third placed teams in each pool competed in the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each pool was eliminated.
Group A
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
12 | 10 | 2 | 122 | 84 | +38 | 32 |
| 2 |  Greece |
12 | 7 | 5 | 132 | 107 | +25 | 26 |
| 3 |  Spain |
12 | 7 | 5 | 109 | 93 | +16 | 26 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
12 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 144 | –79 | 12 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary |
12 | 9 | 3 | 128 | 101 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro |
12 | 8 | 4 | 138 | 108 | +30 | 28 |
| 3 |  United States |
12 | 5 | 7 | 113 | 121 | –8 | 22 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
12 | 2 | 10 | 99 | 148 | –49 | 16 |
Super Final
Quarterfinals
| Greece |
13–12 | United States |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
7–5 | Spain |
Semifinals
| Hungary |
10–5 | Greece |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
10–7 | Italy |
Fifth-place match
| Spain |
11–10 | United States |
Bronze medal match
| Greece |
12–9 | Italy |
Gold medal match
| Hungary |
12–8 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Final rankings
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Awards
| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Aleksandar Šapić |
References
- 1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
