The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 1 to 9 September 1973, and was incorporated into the inaugural 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Yugoslavia (in Belgrade host cities) |
Dates | 1 – September |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hungary (1st title) |
Runner-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | Yugoslavia |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 645 (10.08 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Siniša Belamarić (20 goals) |
Participating teams edit
Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Cuba Mexico United States |
Israel | Bulgaria Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Romania Soviet Union Spain West Germany Yugoslavia |
Australia |
Groups formed edit
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Preliminary round edit
Qualified for places 1–6 in a round robin group. (Group D) | |
Will play for places 7–12 in a round robin group. (Group E) | |
Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group. (Group F) |
Group A edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | +27 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | +13 |
3. | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
4. | Mexico | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 24 | –2 |
5. | Australia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 29 | –11 |
6. | Great Britain | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 40 | –34 |
- 1 September 1973
Netherlands | 5 – 3 | Mexico |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 0 | Great Britain |
Soviet Union | 9 – 3 | Australia |
- 2 September 1973
Australia | 4 – 1 | Great Britain |
Soviet Union | 5 – 4 | Netherlands |
Yugoslavia | 6 – 5 | Mexico |
- 3 September 1973
Mexico | 5 – 3 | Australia |
Soviet Union | 14 – 1 | Great Britain |
Yugoslavia | 8 – 5 | Netherlands |
- 4 September 1973
Yugoslavia | 10 – 6 | Australia |
Netherlands | 8 – 1 | Great Britain |
Soviet Union | 7 – 4 | Mexico |
- 5 September 1973
Mexico | 5 – 3 | Great Britain |
Netherlands | 4 – 2 | Australia |
Soviet Union | 6 – 2 | Yugoslavia |
Group B edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | +25 |
2. | Italy | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 |
3. | Romania | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 |
4. | Spain | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | –5 |
5. | Israel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 49 | –43 |
- 1 September 1973
Spain | 11 – 3 | Israel |
Italy | 5 – 4 | Romania |
- 2 September 1973
Romania | 12 – 1 | Israel |
Hungary | 7 – 3 | Spain |
- 3 September 1973
Italy | 5 – 2 | Spain |
Hungary | 15 – 0 | Israel |
- 4 September 1973
Hungary | 6 – 4 | Italy |
Romania | 10 – 4 | Spain |
- 5 September 1973
Italy | 11 – 2 | Israel |
Hungary | 8 – 4 | Romania |
Group C edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Cuba | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
2. | United States | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
3. | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
4. | Greece | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | –3 |
5. | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 25 | –6 |
- 1 September 1973
West Germany | 1 – 1 | Greece |
United States | 4 – 3 | Cuba |
- 2 September 1973
Cuba | 7 – 2 | Greece |
Bulgaria | 6 – 5 | United States |
- 3 September 1973
United States | 3 – 3 | West Germany |
Cuba | 3 – 0 | Bulgaria |
- 4 September 1973
Cuba | 6 – 5 | West Germany |
Greece | 8 – 5 | Bulgaria |
- 5 September 1973
United States | 6 – 5 | Greece |
West Germany | 9 – 8 | Bulgaria |
Final round edit
13th – 16th places (Group F) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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13. | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
14. | Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 |
15. | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 |
16. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 30 | –21 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- 6 September 1973
Bulgaria | 3 – 2 | Australia |
Great Britain | 10 – 5 | Israel |
- 7 September 1973
Bulgaria | 8 – 3 | Israel |
- 8 September 1973
Bulgaria | 5 – 5 | Great Britain |
Australia | 12 – 1 | Israel |
7th – 12th places (Group E) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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7. | Romania | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 21 | +14 |
8. | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | +13 |
9. | Mexico | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | –1 |
10. | Spain | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | –7 |
11. | West Germany | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 27 | –8 |
12. | Greece | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 28 | –11 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- 6 September 1973
Romania | 11 – 6 | Greece |
Netherlands | 5 – 4 | Spain |
West Germany | 7 – 6 | Mexico |
- 7 September 1973
Spain | 6 – 5 | West Germany |
Mexico | 4 – 4 | Greece |
Romania | 6 – 5 | Netherlands |
- 8 September 1973
Spain | 5 – 4 | Greece |
Netherlands | 9 – 3 | West Germany |
Romania | 3 – 3 | Mexico |
- 9 September 1973
Romania | 5 – 3 | West Germany |
Mexico | 5 – 3 | ' Spain |
Netherlands | 7 – 2 | Greece |
1st – 6th places (Group D) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | +11 |
2. | Soviet Union | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
3. | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
4. | Italy | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25 | –3 |
5. | United States | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 28 | –6 |
6. | Cuba | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 32 | –17 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- 6 September 1973
Hungary | 6 – 2 | United States |
Soviet Union | 6 – 2 | Italy |
Yugoslavia | 8 – 3 | Cuba |
- 7 September 1973
Yugoslavia | 6 – 5 | United States |
Italy | 6 – 3 | Cuba |
Hungary | 5 – 4 | Soviet Union |
- 8 September 1973
United States | 6 – 5 | Italy |
Hungary | 3 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union | 6 – 2 | Cuba |
- 9 September 1973
Hungary | 8 – 4 | Cuba |
Italy | 5 – 4 | Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union | 8 – 5 | United States |
Final ranking edit
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Medalists edit
References edit
External links edit
- World Championships 1973, Belgrade - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
- Men Water Polo I World Championship 1973 Beograd www.todor66.com
- Results