The FINA Water Polo World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
. The teams of the
member nations of
FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
, water polo's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
Calculation method
Tournaments
The following competitions are currently FINA-recognised tournaments.
Men's water polo tournaments:
* Major international competitions
**
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
(quadrennially)
** Olympic Qualification Tournament (quadrennially)
**
World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ...
(biennially)
**
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams. It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in ...
(quadrennially)
**
FINA Water Polo World League
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA, which plays annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerge ...
(annually)
* Other international competitions
**
FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup (biennially)
* Major continental competitions
**
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
(quadrennially)
**
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and wom ...
(biennially)
**
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
(quadrennially)
* Other continental competitions
**
Asian Swimming Championships The Asian Swimming Championships are a major aquatics event, held every four years among the athletes from Asian countries. It is conducted under the governance of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation,Singapore to host 7th Asian Swimming Champion ...
(quadrennially)
**
Asian Water Polo Championship The Asian Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, organized by Asia Swimming Federation (AASF). It has been the Asian continental qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament since 2012.
Results
Men
Women
See ...
(quadrennially)
**
UANA Water Polo Cup
Women's water polo tournaments:
* Major international competitions
**
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
(quadrennially)
** Olympic Qualification Tournament (quadrennially)
**
World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ...
(biennially)
**
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams. It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in ...
(quadrennially)
**
FINA Water Polo World League
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA, which plays annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerge ...
(annually)
* Major continental competitions
**
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
(quadrennially)
**
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and wom ...
(biennially)
**
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
(quadrennially)
* Other continental competitions
**
Asian Swimming Championships The Asian Swimming Championships are a major aquatics event, held every four years among the athletes from Asian countries. It is conducted under the governance of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation,Singapore to host 7th Asian Swimming Champion ...
(quadrennially)
**
Asian Water Polo Championship The Asian Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, organized by Asia Swimming Federation (AASF). It has been the Asian continental qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament since 2012.
Results
Men
Women
See ...
(quadrennially)
**
UANA Water Polo Cup
Points
Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the FINA-recognised tournaments.
Formula
2016–present
All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments for last
Olympiad
An olympiad ( el, Ὀλυμπιάς, ''Olympiás'') is a period of four years, particularly those associated with the ancient and modern Olympic Games.
Although the ancient Olympics were established during Greece's Archaic Era, it was not until ...
are included in ranking points calculation.
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Example 1:
Example 2:
]
2008–2016
All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments that begin at the opening of the Olympic Summer Games
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
and end at the opening of the next Olympics are included in ranking points calculation.[
Example 3:
Example 4:
]
Men's rankings
Abbreviations
Current ranking
As of 9 August 2021 (updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
).
Former rankings
1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019
29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016
8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012
By year (2008–2021)
Total points
As of 9 August 2021 (updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
).
Women's rankings
Abbreviations
Current ranking
As of 9 August 2021 (updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
).
Former rankings
1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019
30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016
8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012
By year (2008–2021)
Total points
As of 9 August 2021 (updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
).
See also
* List of water polo world medalists
This article contains lists of those nations that have won a water polo world medal, referring to any of the men's and women's tournament at the Olympic Games, men's and women's tournament at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, men's and women' ...
* Major achievements in water polo by nation
This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international water polo tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create c ...
Notes
References
External links
Water polo | fina.org – Official FINA website
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Water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...