The 2019
FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 18th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2018 and June 2019 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualified to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 18 to 23 June 2019.
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. 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:
* Match won in normal time – 3 points
* Match won in shootout – 2 points
* Match lost in shootout – 1 point
* Match lost in normal time – 0 points
Preliminary rounds
European Qualification
* October 23, 2018 – March 12, 2019
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Europa Cup Final
* April 5–7, 2019,
Zagreb
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Croatia
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Bracket
;5th–8th place bracket
Final ranking
Source:
Intercontinental Cup
* March 26–31, 2019,
Perth
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Australia
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Group A
Group B
Bracket
;5th–8th place bracket
Final ranking
Source:
Super Final
* June 18–23, 2019,
Belgrade
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Serbia
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Venue
Qualified teams
Group A
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Group B
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Bracket
;5th–8th place bracket
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Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
3rd place game
Final
Final ranking
Source:
;Team Roster
Gojko Pijetlović
Gojko Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Гојко Пијетловић; born 7 August 1983) is a Serbian water polo player who plays as goalkeeper for VK Novi Beograd and the Serbia men's national water polo team.
He was voted the best goalkeeper of 2014 E ...
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Dušan Mandić
Dušan Mandić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Мандић; born 16 June 1994) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Ferencváros. He was a part of the Montenegrin junior water polo team before opting to play for Serbia. With Serbian junior natio ...
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Ognjen Stojanović
Ognjen Stojanović ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Стојановић, born 24 January 1990 in Novi Sad) is a Serbian triathlete.
Career
Stojanović, at an early age, was diagnosed with the bone disease Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome and as a result ...
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Sava Ranđelović
Sava Ranđelović ( sr-cyr, Сава Ранђеловић; born 17 July 1993) is a Serbian water polo player for VasasPlaket and the Serbia men's national water polo team.
Representing Serbia, he won European Championship gold medals in 2014, ...
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Miloš Ćuk
Miloš Ćuk ( sr-cyr, Милош Ћук; born 21 December 1990) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Radnički. His most notable achievement with the Serbia national water polo team are the golden medal from the 2012 European Championsh ...
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Duško Pijetlović
Duško Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Душко Пијетловић; born 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward for VK Novi Beograd. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and ...
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Nemanja Vico
Nemanja Vico (born 19 November 1994) is a Serbian water polo player. He represented Serbia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an internati ...
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Milan Aleksić
Milan Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Милан Алексић; born 13 May 1986) is a Serbian water polo center back who plays for Partizan and the Serbia men's national water polo team. He is a 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion and a 2012 Olympic bronze me ...
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Nikola Jakšić
Nikola Jakšić ( sr-cyr, Никола Јакшић; born 17 January 1997) is a Serbian water polo player for VK Novi Beograd. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Serbia men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is tall ...
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Filip Filipović,
Andrija Prlainović
Andrija Prlainović ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian professional water polo player widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo tea ...
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Stefan Mitrović,
Branislav Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Митровић; born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper for Vasas and the Serbia men's national water polo team. He won the European title in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, the world ...
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Radomir Drašović
Radomir Drašović (born 22 July 1997) is a Serbian water polo player. He represented Serbia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an interna ...
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Strahinja Rašović
Strahinja Rašović ( sr-cyr, Страхиња Рашовић; born 9 March 1992) is a Serbian water polo player for VK Novi Beograd. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Honours Club
;Crvena Zvezda
*LEN Champions League: 2012–13 LEN Champ ...
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Dejan Savić
Dejan Savić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Савић; born 24 April 1975) is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player.
During his playing career, he was part of two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Olympic ...
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Awards
References
External links
Official websiteFINA Water Polo World League Super Final
{{FINA Water Polo World League
World League, men
FINA Water Polo World League
International water polo competitions hosted by Serbia
International sports competitions in Belgrade
2019 in Serbian sport