2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
| 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
The 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. Four qualification tournaments were held, before the Super Final took off in Cosenza, Italy from July 26 to July 30, 2006.[1]
Preliminary round
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 35 | +44 |
| 2. |  New Zealand
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 46 | +10 |
| 3. |  China
|
6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 58 | –5 |
| 4. | China II
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 79 | –49 |
GROUP B
- Held from July 7 to July 9, 2006 in Quebec, Canada
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | +8 |
| 2. |  United States
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 3. |  Brazil
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | –8 |
GROUP C
- Held from June 30 to July 8, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain and Bochum, Germany
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Spain
|
18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 50 | +26 |
| 2. |  Germany
|
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 71 | –4 |
| 3. |  Netherlands
|
6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 65 | –9 |
| 4. |  Greece
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 75 | –13 |
GROUP D
- Held from June 30 to July 8, 2006 in Nancy, France and Siracusa, Italy
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Russia
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 25 | +36 |
| 2. |  Italy
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 |
| 3. |  France
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 66 | –51 |
Semi finals
GROUP E
- Held from July 12 to July 16, 2006 in Los Alamitos, United States
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States
|
15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 33 | +36 |
| 2. | Canada
|
11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 38 | +26 |
| 3. | Australia
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 41 | +23 |
| 4. | Brazil
|
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 59 | –29 |
| 5. | New Zealand
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 67 | –24 |
| 6. | China
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 62 | –32 |
GROUP F
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy
|
14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 46 | +18 |
| 2. | Russia
|
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 45 | +21 |
| 3. | Netherlands
|
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 40 | +10 |
| 4. | Spain
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 51 | +6 |
| 5. | Germany
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 65 | –28 |
| 6. | France
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 61 | –27 |
- July 13, 2006
| Italy
|
10 – 8 | Netherlands
|
| Spain
|
11 – 8 | France
|
| Germany
|
4 – 19 | Russia
|
- July 14, 2006
| France
|
6 – 13 | Italy
|
| Germany
|
7 – 14 | Spain
|
| Russia
|
12 – 10 | Netherlands
|
- July 15, 2006
| Netherlands
|
14 – 5 | France
|
| Italy
|
16 – 10 | Germany
|
| Spain
|
12 – 13 | Russia
|
- July 16, 2006
| Germany
|
5 – 9 | Netherlands
|
| Spain
|
9 – 9 | Italy
|
| Russia
|
12 – 8 | France
|
- July 17, 2006
| France
|
7 – 11 | Germany
|
| Netherlands
|
9 – 8 | Spain
|
| Italy
|
10 – 11 | Russia
|
Super Final
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States
|
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 40 | +8 |
| 2. | Italy
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 43 | +3 |
| 3. | Russia
|
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 50 | +6 |
| 4. | Australia
|
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| 5. | Canada
|
5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 45 | –4 |
| 6. | Netherlands
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 57 | –13 |
- July 26, 2006
| United States
|
14 – 7 | Netherlands
|
| Canada
|
8 – 12 | Russia
|
| Australia
|
14 – 13 | Italy
|
- July 27, 2006
| Canada
|
9 – 8 | Netherlands
|
| Australia
|
14 – 12 | Russia
|
| United States
|
8 – 6 | Italy
|
- July 28, 2006
| United States
|
7 – 10 | Russia
|
| Australia
|
12 – 11 | Netherlands
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| Canada
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3 – 6 | Italy
|
- July 29, 2006
| Australia
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6 – 5 | Canada
|
| Russia
|
9 – 8 | Netherlands
|
| United States
|
??–?? | Italy
|
Play-offs
- Sunday July 30, 2006
| Canada
|
7 – 9 | Netherlands
|
| Australia
|
7 – 12 | Russia
|
| United States
|
9 – 6 | Italy
|
Final ranking
Final ranking
| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
 |
United States
|
 |
Italy
|
 |
Russia
|
| 4 | Australia
|
| 5 | Netherlands
|
| 6 | Canada
|
| 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League |
|---|
United States Second title |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
| RANK | TOPSCORERS | GOALS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Blanca Gil (ESP)
|
40 |
| 2. | Tania di Mario (ITA)
|
36 |
| 3. | Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS)
|
32 |
| 4. | Kate Gynther (AUS)
|
31 |
| 5. | Bronwyn Knox (AUS)
|
29 |
| 6. | Rebecca Rippon (AUS)
|
26 |
| 7. | Natalia Shepelina (RUS)
|
23 |
| Alena Vylegzhanina (RUS)
| ||
| 9. | Manuela Zanchi (ITA)
|
22 |
| Iefke van Belkum (NED)
| ||
| Rianne Guichelaar (NED)
| ||
| 12. | Silvia Bosurgi (ITA)
|
21 |
| Alette Sijbring (NED)
| ||
| 14. | Katrin Dierolf (GER)
|
20 |
| Monika Kruszona (GER)
| ||
| Cristina López (ESP)
| ||
| Angeliki Gerolimou (GRE)
| ||
| Sofia Konukh (RUS)
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Statistics
- Total goals: 1523
- Total matches: 77
- Goals per match: 19.8
- Total of scorers: 172
References
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
