The 2005 FINA Women's Water Polo World League

FINA Water Polo World League

The FINA Water Polo World League began in 2002 to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by recent Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. Competition between the world’s best male players began on national teams in a season format with a prize...

was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA

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. Two qualification tournaments were held, before the Super Finals took off in Kirishi

Kirishi

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, Russia

Russia

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 from August 18 to August 21, 2005.

GROUP A

• Held from June 29 to July 10, 2005 in the La Jolla Coggan Family Aquatic Complex in La Jolla, United States and the Aquatic Center of Eisenhower Park on Long Island, New York.

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20

34

16

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		25	10	8	0	2	84	45
2.		24	10	8	0	2	83	63
3.		22	10	6	0	4	83	49
4.		22	10	6	0	4	77	61
5.		12	10	1	0	9	34	86	–52
6.		12	10	1	0	9	51	108	–57

• Thursday June 30, 2005 in La Jolla

  	10 – 4
  	5 – 8
  	11 – 5

• Friday July 1, 2005 in La Jolla

  	6 – 10
  	6 – 7
  	7 – 5

• Saturday July 2, 2005 in La Jolla

  	10 – 6
  	7 – 4
  	10 – 0

• Saturday July 2, 2005 in La Jolla

  	10 – 14
  	2 – 7
  	10 – 8

• Sunday July 3, 2005 in La Jolla

• Wednesday July 6, 2005 on Long Island

  	6 – 4
  	9 – 3
  	15 – 1

• Thursday July 7, 2005 on Long Island

  	9 – 7
  	9 – 5
  	7 – 5

• Friday July 8, 2005 on Long Island

  	9 – 5
  	8 – 3
  	7 – 3

• Saturday July 9, 2005 on Long Island

  	15 – 5
  	9 – 4
  	7 – 6

• Sunday July 10, 2005 on Long Island

  	9 – 3
  	7 – 6
  	9 – 1

GROUP B

• Held from June 29 to July 10, 2005

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  24

  30

  Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
  1.		28	10	9	0	1	111	64
  2.		24	10	8	0	2	99	75
  3.		22	10	6	0	4	105	75
  4.		17	10	4	0	6	75	77	–2
  5.		15	10	3	0	7	82	83	–1
  6.		10	10	0	0	10	44	142	–98

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Super Finals

• Held from August 18 to August 21, 2005 in Kirishi
  Kirishi
  Kirishi is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River, southeast of St. Petersburg. Population: -History:...
  
  , Russia
  Russia
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• August 18, 2005

  	9 – 2
  	4 – 6
  	13 – 3
  	14 – 13

• August 19, 2005

  	9 – 10
  	16 – 6
  	10 – 11
  	16 – 8

• August 20, 2005

  	12 – 6
  	6 – 15
  	4 – 11
  	15 – 14

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Play-offs

• August 21, 2005

  	11 – 6
  	6 – 3
  	6 – 4
  	10 – 13

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Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player

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• Best Goalkeeper

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RANK	TOPSCORERS	GOALS
1.		31
3.		28
5.		27
6.		23
8.		21
11.		20
14.		19

Statistics

• Total goals: 1220
• Total matches: 76
• Goals per match: 16.0
• Total of scorers: 155