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2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League 
Summary
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.[1]
| 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
Preliminary round edit
| Semi-finals | |
| Playoffs |
Group A edit
- Held in São Paulo, Brazil
| 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 |
- June 27, 2003
| Greece
|
10 – 6 | Brazil
|
| Italy
|
15 – 8 | Netherlands
|
- June 28, 2003
| Italy
|
10 – 6 | Brazil
|
| Greece
|
11 – 6 | Netherlands
|
- June 29, 2003
| Italy
|
9 – 6 | Greece
|
| Brazil
|
7 – 10 | Netherlands
|
Group B edit
- Held in Budapest, Hungary
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hungary
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | +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
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 35 | –9 |
- June 27, 2003
| United States
|
10 – 7 | Australia
|
| Hungary
|
11 – 7 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
- June 28, 2003
| Hungary
|
14 – 7 | Australia
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
15 – 4 | United States
|
- June 29, 2003
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
11 – 12 | Australia
|
| Hungary
|
12 – 8 | United States
|
Super Final edit
Play-Offs edit
- August 22, 2003
| Greece
|
2 – 6 | United States
|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
15 – 9 | Netherlands
|
Semi-finals edit
- August 23, 2003
| Hungary
|
6 – 5 | United States
|
| Italy
|
5 – 4 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
Fifth-place match edit
- August 23, 2003
| Netherlands
|
7 – 8 | Greece
|
Bronze-medal match edit
- August 24, 2003
| United States
|
12 – 9 | Serbia and Montenegro
|
Gold-medal match edit
- August 24, 2003
| Hungary
|
13 – 8 | Italy
|
Final ranking edit
|
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Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
| 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)
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| Ryan Bailey (USA)
| ||
| 15. | Fabio Bencivenga (ITA)
|
6 |
| Felipe Perrone (BRA)
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| Goran Fiorentini (ITA)
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| Jesse Smith (USA)
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| Predrag Jokic (SCG)
| ||
| Tamás Molnár (HUN)
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| Vanja Udovicic (SCG)
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| Vladimir Gojkovic (SCG)
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Statistics edit
- Total goals: 331
- Total matches: 19
- Goals per match: 17.4
- Total of scorers: 83
References edit
- FINA[permanent dead link]
- Sports123