FINA Water Polo World Rankings

The FINA Water Polo World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in water polo. The teams of the member nations of FINA, water polo's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.

Calculation method edit

Tournaments edit

The following competitions are currently FINA-recognised tournaments.

Men's
Women's

Points edit

Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the FINA-recognised tournaments.

Men's Points Score[2]
Finish Olympic Games Olympic
Qualification
Tournament
World
Championships
World Cup World League Continental
Championships
Challengers'
Cup chupachup
Sub Continental
Championships
1st 100 24 90 40 40 30 10 4
2nd 84 22 78 30 30 26 6 3
3rd 76 20 70 25 25 22 4 2
4th 68 18 62 20 20 18 2 1
5th 60 16 54 18 18 16 2 1
6th 52 14 48 16 16 14 2 1
7th 46 12 44 14 14 10 2 1
8th 42 10 40 12 12 10 2 1
9th 38 8 36 10 10 2 1
10th 34 6 32 10 10 2 1
11th 30 4 28 10 10 2 1
12th 26 2 24 10 10 2 1
13th 18 10 10 1
14th 16 10 10 1
15th 14 10 10 1
16th 12 10 10 1
Women's Points Score[2]
Finish Olympic Games Olympic
Qualification
Tournament
World
Championships
World Cup World League Continental
Championships
Sub Continental
Championships
1st 90 28 80 40 40 30 4
2nd 78 22 68 30 30 26 3
3rd 68 16 60 25 25 22 2
4th 60 10 52 20 20 18 1
5th 52 8 46 18 18 16 1
6th 46 6 40 16 16 14 1
7th 40 4 36 14 14 10 1
8th 36 2 32 12 12 10 1
9th 1 28 10 10 1
10th 1 24 10 10 1
11th 1 20 10 10 1
12th 1 16 10 10 1
13th 14 10 1
14th 12 10 1
15th 10 10 1
16th 8 10 1

Formula edit

2016–present edit

All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments for last Olympiad[a] are included in ranking points calculation.[3][4]

2008–2016 edit

All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments that begin at the opening of the Olympic Summer Games and end at the opening of the next Olympics are included in ranking points calculation.[5]

Men's rankings edit

Abbreviations edit

Rk Rank Pt Points Conf Confederation
OG Olympic Games OQT Olympic Qualification Tournament
WAC World Aquatics Championships WCp FINA World Cup WL FINA World League
CCp FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup EC European Championship WDT FINA World Development Trophy
ACH Asian Water Polo Championship ACp Asian Water Polo Cup AG Asian Games
PAG Pan American Games SEA Southeast Asian Games UCp UANA Cup
CCC1 Tournament organized by CCCAN CCC2 Central American and Caribbean Games + another tournament organized by CCCAN

Current ranking edit

As of 31 July 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).[6]

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023)
Rk Team 20
EC
20
OG
22
WC
22
EC
23
WC
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   Spain 26 68 90 22 70 276   ESP LEN 1
2   Hungary 30 76 44 26 90 266   HUN LEN 2
3   Greece 10 84 70 16 78 258   GRE LEN 3
4   Serbia 16 100 54 10 62 242   SRB LEN 4
5   Italy 14 46 78 18 54 210   ITA LEN 5
6   Croatia 18 60 62 30 36 206   CRO LEN 6
7   Montenegro 22 38 40 10 40 150   MNE LEN 7
8   United States 52 48 44 144   USA UANA 8
9   Japan 30 36 28 94   JPN AASF 9
9   Australia 34 28 32 94   AUS OSA 9
11   France 10 14 48 72   FRA LEN 11
12   South Africa 22 24 12 58   RSA CANA 12
12   Kazakhstan 26 16 16 58   KAZ AASF 12
14   Georgia 10 32 10 52   GEO LEN 14
15   Germany 10 18 10 38   GER LEN 15
16   Canada 12 24 36   CAN UANA 16
17   Romania 10 10 20   ROU LEN 17
17   Slovakia 10 10 20   SVK LEN 17
17   Netherlands 10 10 20   NED LEN 17
17   Malta 10 10 20   MLT LEN 17
21   Argentina 18 18   ARG UANA 21
22   China 14 14   CHN AASF 22
22   Brazil 14 14   BRA UANA 22
Rk Team 20
EC
20
OG
22
WC
22
EC
23
WC
Pt Team Conf Rk

Former rankings edit

1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 edit

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019) – Top 20 teams[3]
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
UCp
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
DT
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
CCp
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   Serbia 30 40 100 40 70 10 30 25 40 54 439   SRB LEN 1
2   Croatia 10 10 84 25 90 18 22 18 30 70 377   CRO LEN 2
3   Hungary 22 24 10 60 78 30 10 40 18 62 354   HUN LEN 3
4   Italy 14 22 20 76 30 48 18 10 90 328   ITA LEN 4
5   Spain 16 20 10 46 36 25 26 20 78 277   ESP LEN 5
6   Montenegro 26 10 68 54 40 14 10 32 254   MNE LEN 6
7   Greece 18 25 52 10 62 16 10 44 237   GRE LEN 7
8   Australia 18 38 14 44 16 30 25 48 233   AUS OSA 8
9   United States 30 34 20 18 14 16 26 36 30 224   USA UANA 9
10   Japan 16 26 30 12 32 20 26 14 16 28 220   JPN AASF 10
11   Brazil 14 42 30 24 30 18 22 180   BRA UANA 11
12   Kazakhstan 6 10 26 16 28 12 30 14 16 158   KAZ AASF 12
13   Canada 14 26 14 10 22 12 26 124   CAN UANA 13
14   Russia 10 8 10 18 40 10 10 10 116   RUS LEN 14
15   Germany 10 10 10 10 10 20 40 110   GER LEN 15
16   France 10 18 10 30 10 16 10 104   FRA LEN 16
17   China 12 22 10 10 18 10 82   CHN AASF 17
18   Argentina 22 10 18 10 18 78   ARG UANA 18
19   Romania 10 12 10 10 10 10 62   ROU LEN 19
20   South Africa 2 12 12 10 24 60   RSA CANA 20
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
UCp
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
DT
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
CCp
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019) – Other teams[3]
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
UCp
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
DT
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
CCp
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk
21   Netherlands 10 16 10 10 10 56   NED LEN 21
22   Singapore 16 4 2 14 10 2 48   SGP AASF 22
23   New Zealand 10 10 10 12 42   NZL OSA 23
24   Georgia 10 10 10 10 40   GEO LEN 24
24   Iran 18 0 22 40   IRI AASF 24
24   Saudi Arabia 14 6 10 10 40   KSA AASF 24
27   Slovakia 10 4 10 10 34   SVK LEN 27
28   South Korea 16 14 30   KOR AASF 28
28   Turkey 10 10 10 30   TUR LEN 28
30   Trinidad and Tobago 2 18 1 3 24   TTO UANA 30
31   Cuba 4 3 16 23   CUB UANA 31
32   Hong Kong 10 10 2 22   HKG AASF 32
33   Indonesia 3 10 4 4 21   INA AASF 33
34   Malta 10 0 10 20   MLT LEN 34
35   Puerto Rico 1 2 14 17   PUR UANA 35
36   Philippines 10 1 2 3 16   PHI AASF 36
37   Mexico 2 1 10 13   MEX UANA 37
38   Peru 2 10 12   PER UANA 38
39   Austria 4 6 10   AUT LEN 39
39   Costa Rica 4 1 5 10   CRC UANA 39
39   Uruguay 10 10   URU UANA 39
42   Panama 3 3 6   PAN UANA 42
43   Malaysia 2 2 1 5   MAS AASF 43
44   Colombia 4 4   COL UANA 44
44   Venezuela 3 1 4   VEN UANA 44
46   Guatemala 1 1 1 3   GUA UANA 46
47   El Salvador 1 1 2   ESA UANA 47
47   India 2 2   IND AASF 47
47   Ireland 2 2   IRL LEN 47
47   Jamaica 1 1 2   JAM UANA 47
47   Chinese Taipei 2 2   TPE AASF 47
47   Thailand 1 1 2   THA AASF 47
47   Tunisia 2 2   TUN CANA 47
47   Zimbabwe 2 2   ZIM CANA 47
55   Barbados 1 1   BAR UANA 55
55   Dominican Republic 1 1   DOM UANA 55
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
UCp
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
DT
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
CCp
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk

29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016 edit

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016) – Top 20 teams[5]
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
DT
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
DT
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   Serbia 76 40 44 40 30 40 40 90 30 40 470   SRB LEN 1
2   Hungary 60 30 90 30 26 30 16 48 22 24 10 386   HUN LEN 2
3   Croatia 100 10 70 10 16 25 30 78 10 10 359   CRO LEN 3
4   Montenegro 68 25 78 25 18 14 10 54 26 10 328   MNE LEN 4
5   Italy 84 10 62 10 22 14 62 14 22 20 320   ITA LEN 5
6   United States 42 26 20 36 30 18 20 20 30 44 30 316   USA UANA 6
7   Greece 38 10 48 10 14 10 70 18 25 243   GRE LEN 7
8   Canada 30 10 28 26 16 30 10 22 36 14 222   CAN UANA 8
9   Kazakhstan 30 26 24 10 16 30 10 28 22 6 10 212   KAZ AASF 9
10   Australia 46 40 20 18 18 40 18 200   AUS OSA 10
11   Spain 52 10 54 10 10 16 20 10 182   ESP LEN 11
12   China 30 16 16 18 12 22 12 14 26 12 178   CHN AASF 12
13   Brazil 22 12 14 26 25 26 32 14 171   BRA UANA 13
14   Japan 22 14 10 26 10 18 30 16 146   JPN AASF 14
15   Romania 34 10 18 10 10 10 10 12 10 124   ROU LEN 15
16   Germany 10 32 10 10 10 10 10 92   GER LEN 16
16   Russia 18 10 10 10 16 10 8 10 92   RUS LEN 16
18   Argentina 18 22 10 18 12 80   ARG UANA 18
19   Singapore 18 2 26 16 62   SGP AASF 19
20   France 10 10 10 18 10 58   FRA LEN 20
20   Iran 30 10 18 58   IRI AASF 20
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
DT
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
DT
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016) – Other teams[5]
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
DT
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
DT
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
22   South Africa 2 14 12 24 2 54   RSA CANA 22
23   Kuwait 2 22 14 2 40   KUW AASF 23
23   Turkey 10 10 10 10 40   TUR LEN 23
25   Saudi Arabia 14 4 16 34   KSA AASF 25
25   Slovakia 10 10 10 4 34   SVK LEN 25
27   Georgia 10 10 10 30   GEO LEN 27
28   Great Britain 26 26   GBR LEN 28
28   Netherlands 10 16 26   NED LEN 28
28   Uzbekistan 16 10 26   UZB AASF 28
31   Sri Lanka 10 14 24   SRI AASF 31
32   New Zealand 10 12 22   NZL OSA 32
33   Hong Kong 10 10 20   HKG AASF 33
34   South Korea 18 18   KOR AASF 34
35   Mexico 16 16   MEX UANA 35
35   Philippines 16 16   PHI AASF 35
37   Venezuela 14 14   VEN UANA 37
38   Malta 2 10 12   MLT LEN 38
39   Cuba 10 10   CUB UANA 39
39   Ecuador 10 10   ECU UANA 39
39   Thailand 10 10   THA AASF 39
42   Uruguay 2 6 8   URU UANA 42
43   Egypt 6 6   EGY CANA 43
44   Austria 4 4   AUT LEN 44
44   Guatemala 2 2 4   GUA UANA 44
44   Tunisia 2 2 4   TUN CANA 44
47   Azerbaijan 2 2   AZE LEN 47
47   Indonesia 2 2   INA AASF 47
47   Morocco 2 2   MAR CANA 47
47   Peru 2 2   PER UANA 47
47   Puerto Rico 2 2   PUR UANA 47
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
DT
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
DT
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk

8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012 edit

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012) – Top 20 teams
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
DT
09
WL
09
WCH
10
ACp
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
DT
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
ACp
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   Serbia 76 25 90 40 40 22 40 78 30 441   SRB LEN 1
2   Croatia 52 30 70 25 30 30 25 70 10 40 382   CRO LEN 2
3   Spain 60 10 78 16 25 10 10 54 10 22 30 325   ESP LEN 3
4   United States 84 20 62 18 20 20 48 30 20 322   USA UANA 4
5   Montenegro 68 40 36 30 16 18 44 26 24 302   MNE LEN 5
6   Italy 38 18 28 10 26 30 90 18 25 283   ITA LEN 6
7   Hungary 100 54 18 62 22 256   HUN LEN 7
8   China 26 30 24 30 14 14 26 12 14 26 16 232   CHN AASF 8
9   Canada 30 0 40 30 14 32 26 16 10 198   CAN UANA 9
10   Australia 42 16 32 20 16 16 36 14 192   AUS OSA 10
11   Germany 34 10 48 0 14 10 40 16 8 10 190   GER LEN 11
12   Kazakhstan 26 12 10 30 10 18 30 30 18 184   KAZ AASF 12
13   Romania 10 44 10 18 10 10 24 10 18 10 164   ROU LEN 13
14   Japan 22 14 10 22 10 28 22 10 138   JPN AASF 14
15   Greece 46 10 10 10 10 14 20 10 130   GRE LEN 15
16   Brazil 0 18 10 26 16 22 10 12 114   BRA UANA 16
17   Kuwait 18 10 16 4 18 26 92   KUW AASF 17
18   Iran 10 26 0 12 6 22 76   IRI AASF 18
19   North Macedonia 16 0 10 10 10 14 10 70   MKD LEN 19
20   South Africa 12 14 12 12 50   RSA CANA 20
20   Russia 10 10 10 10 10 50   RUS LEN 20
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
DT
09
WL
09
WCH
10
ACp
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
DT
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
ACp
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012) – Other teams
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
DT
09
WL
09
WCH
10
ACp
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
DT
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
ACp
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
22   Argentina 22 16 6 44   ARG UANA 22
23   Hong Kong 14 18 10 42   HKG AASF 23
23   Turkey 0 10 0 10 12 10 42   TUR LEN 23
25   South Korea 22 18 40   KOR AASF 25
26   Singapore 16 6 14 2 38   SGP AASF 26
27   Saudi Arabia 10 10 20   KSA AASF 27
28   Cuba 18 18   CUB UANA 28
28   Indonesia 2 16 18   INA AASF 28
28   Uzbekistan 18 18   UZB AASF 28
31   Algeria 2 10 0 2 14   ALG CANA 31
31   Morocco 2 10 0 2 14   MAR CANA 31
31   Mexico 14 14   MEX UANA 31
31   Netherlands 0 10 4 14   NED LEN 31
31   Tunisia 2 10 2 14   TUN CANA 31
36   Colombia 10 10   COL UANA 36
36   Great Britain 10 10   GBR LEN 36
36   Qatar 10 10   QAT AASF 36
36   Venezuela 0 10 10   VEN UANA 36
40   Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 6   TTO UANA 40
41   Netherlands Antilles 2 2   AHO UANA 41
41   Chile 2 2   CHI UANA 41
41   Guatemala 2 2   GUA UANA 41
41   Jamaica 2 2   JAM UANA 41
41   Kenya 2 2   KEN CANA 41
41   Peru 2 2   PER UANA 41
41   Philippines 2 2   PHI AASF 41
41   Uruguay 2 2   URU UANA 41
49   France 0 0 0   FRA LEN 49
49   Libya 0 0   LBA CANA 49
49   New Zealand 0 0 0 0   NZL OSA 49
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
DT
09
WL
09
WCH
10
ACp
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
DT
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
ACp
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk

By year (2008–2021) edit

FINA Men's Water Polo World Rankings by year (2008–2021)
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9 Aug 2021 Team   GRE   MNE   SRB   HUN   CRO   ESP   USA   ITA   JPN   KAZ
Points 141 128 126 116 108 104 82 80 52 46
31 Dec 2020 Team Several tournaments were cancelled or postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Points
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2019 Team   SRB   CRO   HUN   ITA   ESP   MNE   GRE   AUS   USA   JPN
Points 439 377 354 328 277 254 237 233 224 220
31 Dec 2018 Team   SRB   CRO   HUN   ITA   MNE   GRE   ESP   JPN   AUS   USA
Points 345 277 274 228 212 183 179 176 160 132
31 Dec 2017 Team   SRB   CRO   ITA   HUN   GRE   MNE   ESP   JPN   AUS   BRA
Points 280 219 210 194 167 158 128 116 114 110
31 Dec 2016 Team   SRB   ITA   HUN   CRO
  MNE
  GRE   ESP   JPN   FRA   USA
Points 170 132 116 104 95 92 72 68 64
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2015 Team   SRB   CRO   HUN   MNE   USA   ITA   CAN   GRE   KAZ   AUS
Points 400 339 330 292 286 264 208 200 196 182
31 Dec 2014 Team   SRB   HUN   CRO   MNE   USA   ITA   KAZ   ESP   AUS   GRE
Points 270 266 231 228 192 188 136 126 124 120
31 Dec 2013 Team   CRO
  HUN
  MNE   SRB   ITA   USA   ESP   GRE   CAN   AUS
Points 180 171 160 156 154 116 96 94 86
31 Dec 2012 Team   CRO   ITA   SRB   MNE   HUN   KAZ   ESP   AUS   USA   GRE
Points 100 84 76 68 60 56 52 46 42 38
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2011 Team   SRB   CRO   USA   ESP   MNE   ITA   HUN   CHN   AUS   CAN
Points 411 332 302 263 252 240 234 190 178 172
31 Dec 2010 Team   SRB   CRO   USA   ESP   MNE   HUN   CHN   AUS   ITA   GER
Points 293 237 204 199 190 172 164 126 120 106
31 Dec 2009 Team   SRB   USA   HUN   CRO   ESP   MNE   GER   AUS   ITA   CHN
Points 191 166 154 152 148 144 92 90 84 80
31 Dec 2008 Team   HUN   USA   SRB   MNE   ESP   CRO   GRE   AUS   ITA   GER
Points 100 84 76 68 60 52 46 42 38 34
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Total points edit

As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).

Men's national water polo teams – Top 20 teams
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
28 Jul 2012
29 Jul 2012 –
5 Aug 2016
6 Aug 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points
1   Serbia 441 470 369 242 1522
2   Croatia 382 359 357 206 1304
3   Hungary 256 386 298 266 1206
4   Italy 283 320 272 210 1085
5   Spain 325 182 231 276 1014
6   Montenegro 302 328 218 150 998
7   United States 322 316 194 144 976
8   Greece 130 243 194 258 825
9   Australia 192 200 215 94 701
10   Kazakhstan 184 212 142 58 596
11   Japan 138 146 204 94 582
12   Canada 198 222 110 36 566
13   China 232 178 70 14 494
14   Brazil 114 171 166 14 465
15   Germany 190 92 90 38 410
16   Romania 164 124 30 20 338
17   Russia 50 92 88 28 258
18   Argentina 44 80 78 18 220
18   South Africa 50 54 58 58 220
20   France 0 58 66 72 198
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
28 Jul 2012
29 Jul 2012 –
5 Aug 2016
6 Aug 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points
Men's national water polo teams – Other teams
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
28 Jul 2012
29 Jul 2012 –
5 Aug 2016
6 Aug 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points
21   Iran 76 58 40 0 174
22   Singapore 38 62 48 0 148
23   Kuwait 92 40 0 0 132
24   Georgia 0 30 20 52 102
24   Turkey 42 40 10 10 102
26   Netherlands 14 26 30 26 96
27   Saudi Arabia 20 34 40 0 94
28   South Korea 40 18 30 0 88
29   Hong Kong 42 20 22 0 84
30   Slovakia 0 34 20 20 74
31   North Macedonia 70 0 0 0 70
32   New Zealand 0 22 42 0 64
33   Cuba 18 10 23 0 51
34   Uzbekistan 18 26 0 0 44
35   Mexico 14 16 13 0 43
36   Malta 0 12 10 20 42
37   Indonesia 18 2 21 0 41
38   Great Britain 10 26 0 0 36
39   Philippines 2 16 16 0 34
40   Trinidad and Tobago 6 0 24 0 30
41   Venezuela 10 14 4 0 28
42   Sri Lanka 0 24 0 0 24
43   Tunisia 14 4 2 0 20
43   Uruguay 2 8 10 0 20
45   Puerto Rico 0 2 17 0 19
46   Morocco 14 2 0 0 16
46   Peru 2 2 12 0 16
48   Algeria 14 0 0 0 14
48   Austria 0 4 10 0 14
48   Colombia 10 0 4 0 14
51   Thailand 0 10 2 0 12
52   Costa Rica 0 0 10 0 10
52   Ecuador 0 10 0 0 10
52   Qatar 10 0 0 0 10
55   Guatemala 2 4 3 0 9
56   Egypt 0 6 0 0 6
56   Panama 0 0 6 0 6
58   Malaysia 0 0 5 0 5
59   Jamaica 2 0 2 0 4
60   Netherlands Antilles 2 0 0 0 2
60   Azerbaijan 0 2 0 0 2
60   Chile 2 0 0 0 2
60   El Salvador 0 0 2 0 2
60   India 0 0 2 0 2
60   Ireland 0 0 2 0 2
60   Kenya 2 0 0 0 2
60   Chinese Taipei 0 0 2 0 2
60   Zimbabwe 0 0 2 0 2
69   Barbados 0 0 1 0 1
69   Dominican Republic 0 0 1 0 1
71   Libya 0 0 0 0 0
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
28 Jul 2012
29 Jul 2012 –
5 Aug 2016
6 Aug 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points

Women's rankings edit

Abbreviations edit

Rk Rank Pt Points Conf Confederation
OG Olympic Games OQT Olympic Qualification Tournament
WC World Aquatics Championships FWC FINA World Cup FWL FINA World League
AG Asian Games EC European Championship PAG Pan American Games
ACH Asian Water Polo Championship ACp Asian Water Polo Cup ASC Asian Swimming Championships
UCp UANA Cup SEA Southeast Asian Games
CCC1 Tournament organized by CCCAN CCC2 Central American and Caribbean Games + another tournament organized by CCCAN

Current ranking edit

As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).

FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023)
Rk Team 20
EC
20
OG
22
WC
22
EC
23
WC
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   Spain 30 78 46 30 68 252   ESP LEN 1
2   Netherlands 18 46 60 18 80 222   NED LEN 2
3   United States 90 80 46 216   USA ASUA 3
4   Hungary 22 68 68 16 40 198   HUN LEN 4
5   Italy 16 52 22 60 150   ITA LEN 5
6   Australia 52 40 52 144   AUS OSA 6
7   Greece 14 36 26 32 108   GRE LEN 7
8   Canada 40 28 36 104   CAN ASUA 8
9   Russia 26 60 86   RUS LEN 9
10   France 10 32 10 28 80   FRA LEN 10
11   South Africa 28 14 16 58   RSA CANA 11
12   China 36 14 50   CHN AASF 12
13   Israel 10 14 24 48   ISR LEN 13
14   Japan 32 12 44   JPN AASF 14
14   New Zealand 24 20 44   NZL OSA 14
16   Kazakhstan 20 10 30   KAZ AASF 16
17   Argentina 16 8 24   ARG UANA 17
18   Slovakia 10 10 20   SVK LEN 18
18   Croatia 10 10 20   CRO LEN 18
18   Germany 10 10 20   GER LEN 18
18   Serbia 10 10 20   SRB LEN 18
22   Brazil 12 12   BRA UANA 22
23   Thailand 10 10   THA AASF 23
Rk Team 20
EC
20
OG
22
WC
22
EC
23
WC
Pt Team Conf Rk

Former rankings edit

1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019 edit

FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019) – Top 20 teams[4]
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   United States 28 40 90 40 80 40 40 40 80 30 508   USA UANA 1
2   Russia 14 16 16 68 25 60 25 16 30 25 46 341   RUS LEN 2
3   Spain 18 10 30 52 68 18 22 20 10 68 316   ESP LEN 3
4   Italy 22 22 18 78 10 40 14 30 40 274   ITA LEN 4
5   Hungary 30 10 60 20 46 10 18 16 52 262   HUN LEN 5
6   Australia 25 46 14 32 14 25 18 60 234   AUS OSA 6
6   Canada 4 14 30 52 20 16 30 14 28 26 234   CAN UANA 6
8   China 20 40 30 16 24 16 30 18 12 20 226   CHN AASF 8
9   Netherlands 26 8 10 18 28 30 30 20 36 206   NED LEN 9
10   Greece 16 6 10 10 36 26 10 32 146   GRE LEN 10
11   Japan 1 10 26 12 14 12 22 10 14 121   JPN AASF 11
12   Kazakhstan 22 10 10 10 26 10 24 112   KAZ AASF 12
13   Brazil 12 36 12 22 22 104   BRA UANA 13
14   France 10 2 10 10 20 10 10 72   FRA LEN 14
15   New Zealand 1 16 10 14 10 16 67   NZL OSA 15
16   Cuba 4 4 26 10 18 62   CUB UANA 16
17   South Africa 1 8 12 10 12 43   RSA CANA 17
18   Thailand 16 4 18 4 42   THA AASF 18
19   Germany 10 1 10 10 31   GER LEN 19
20   Hong Kong 10 14 24   HKG AASF 20
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019) – Other teams[4]
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk
21   Croatia 10 10 20   CRO LEN 21
21   Israel 10 10 20   ISR LEN 21
21   Puerto Rico 1 3 16 20   PUR UANA 21
21   Serbia 10 10 20   SRB LEN 21
21   Singapore 14 3 3 20   SGP AASF 21
21   Turkey 10 10 20   TUR LEN 21
27   Mexico 3 2 14 19   MEX UANA 27
28   Indonesia 2 16 18   INA AASF 28
28   Uzbekistan 18 18   UZB AASF 28
30   Venezuela 2 1 10 13   VEN UANA 30
31   Peru 10 10   PER UANA 31
31   Portugal 10 10   POR LEN 31
31   Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 5 10   TTO UANA 31
34   South Korea 8 8   KOR AASF 34
35   Guatemala 3 3 6   GUA UANA 35
36   Philippines 2 2   PHI AASF 36
37   Colombia 1 1   COL UANA 37
37   Malaysia 1 1   MAS AASF 37
Rk Team 16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
16
OG
16
ASC
16
CCC1
17
WL
17
WCH
17
SEA
17
CCC1
18
WL
18
ECH
18
AG
18
WCp
18
CCC2
19
UCp
19
WL
19
WCH
19
PAG
19
SEA
Pt Team Conf Rk

30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016 edit

FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016) – Top 20 teams[5]
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   United States 90 25 46 30 40 40 40 30 80 28 40 489   USA UANA 1
2   China 52 30 40 28 30 20 20 30 20 46 30 20 366   CHN AASF 2
3   Spain 78 18 80 18 30 25 10 36 18 10 30 353   ESP LEN 3
4   Australia 68 14 68 25 30 30 52 25 312   AUS OSA 4
5   Russia 46 30 52 14 16 16 18 32 14 16 16 270   RUS LEN 5
6   Hungary 60 20 60 10 22 18 10 28 30 10 268   HUN LEN 6
7   Italy 40 16 24 30 18 14 60 22 22 18 264   ITA LEN 7
8   Canada 30 12 32 26 16 30 16 26 20 4 14 226   CAN UANA 8
9   Netherlands 10 36 26 25 68 26 8 10 209   NED LEN 9
10   Brazil 26 10 12 12 26 12 22 24 12 156   BRA UANA 10
10   Greece 10 40 10 14 10 40 16 6 10 156   GRE LEN 10
12   Kazakhstan 26 20 10 22 10 16 104   KAZ AASF 12
13   Japan 10 10 26 10 10 26 1 10 103   JPN AASF 13
14   Singapore 18 26 12 16 72   SGP AASF 14
15   Great Britain 36 14 10 10 70   GBR LEN 15
16   France 10 10 12 10 2 10 54   FRA LEN 16
17   New Zealand 10 16 10 14 1 51   NZL OSA 17
18   Uzbekistan 22 8 18 48   UZB AASF 18
19   Venezuela 22 10 10 42   VEN UANA 19
20   South Africa 10 14 8 1 33   RSA CANA 20
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (30 Jul 2012 – 8 Aug 2016) – Other teams[5]
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
21   Germany 10 10 1 10 31   GER LEN 21
22   Argentina 18 10 28   ARG UANA 22
22   Hong Kong 14 14 28   HKG AASF 22
24   Sri Lanka 10 16 26   SRI AASF 24
25   Thailand 22 22   THA AASF 25
26   Cuba 18 18   CUB UANA 26
26   Philippines 18 18   PHI AASF 26
28   India 16 16   IND AASF 28
28   Puerto Rico 16 16   PUR UANA 28
30   Mexico 14 14   MEX UANA 30
31   Croatia 10 10   CRO LEN 31
31   Portugal 10 10   POR LEN 31
31   Serbia 10 10   SRB LEN 31
31   Turkey 10 10   TUR LEN 31
Rk Team 12
OG
12
ASC
13
UCp1
13
WL
13
WCH
13
ACp
13
UCp2
14
WL
14
ECH
14
WCp
14
AG
15
UCp
15
WL
15
PAG
15
WCH
15
ACH
16
ECH
16
OQT
16
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk

8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012 edit

FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012) – Top 20 teams
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
WL
09
WCH
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
1   United States 78 40 80 40 40 40 40 30 40 428   USA UANA 1
2   China 52 30 18 20 18 25 30 20 68 30 20 331   CHN AASF 2
3   Greece 36 14 52 25 14 26 14 80 26 6 25 318   GRE LEN 3
4   Russia 40 16 60 20 20 30 18 60 18 16 18 316   RUS LEN 4
5   Australia 68 25 40 30 30 25 46 30 294   AUS OSA 5
6   Italy 46 12 28 10 18 30 52 30 22 12 260   ITA LEN 6
7   Netherlands 90 46 14 22 36 14 8 10 240   NED LEN 7
8   Hungary 60 36 16 16 16 10 28 22 10 10 224   HUN LEN 8
9   Canada 0 30 68 12 18 16 32 26 4 14 220   CAN UANA 9
10   Spain 20 32 10 14 12 20 16 28 10 162   ESP LEN 10
11   Kazakhstan 26 12 0 26 14 26 2 106   KAZ AASF 11
12   Germany 10 24 10 10 0 10 16 80   GER LEN 12
13   Brazil 0 14 0 26 12 22 1 0 75   BRA UANA 13
14   Cuba 30 24 18 72   CUB UANA 14
15   New Zealand 10 16 12 10 16 64   NZL OSA 15
16   Uzbekistan 22 10 22 8 62   UZB AASF 16
17   Japan 10 0 10 22 10 52   JPN AASF 17
18   Argentina 22 10 32   ARG UANA 18
19   France 10 10 20   FRA LEN 19
19   Great Britain 0 0 10 10 0 20   GBR LEN 19
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
WL
09
WCH
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Women's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 29 Jul 2012) – Other teams
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
WL
09
WCH
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk
21   India 18 18   IND AASF 21
21   South Africa 0 8 0 10 18   RSA CANA 21
21   Singapore 18 18   SGP AASF 21
24   Puerto Rico 0 16 16   PUR UANA 24
25   Mexico 14 14   MEX UANA 25
26   Croatia 10 10   CRO LEN 26
26   Venezuela 10 10   VEN UANA 26
Rk Team 08
OG
09
UCp
09
ACH
09
WL
09
WCH
10
WL
10
WCp
10
ECH
10
AG
11
UCp
11
WL
11
WCH
11
PAG
12
ACH
12
ECH
12
OQT
12
WL
Pt Team Conf Rk

By year (2008–2021) edit

FINA Women's Water Polo World Rankings by year (2008–2021)
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9 Aug 2021 Team   HUN   USA   ESP   RUS   NED   CAN   AUS   GRE
  JPN
  CHN
  ITA
Points 148 130 126 111 96 60 52 46 36
31 Dec 2020 Team Several tournaments were cancelled or postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Points
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2019 Team   USA   RUS   ESP   ITA   HUN   AUS
  CAN
  CHN   NED   GRE
Points 508 341 316 274 262 234 226 206 146
31 Dec 2018 Team   USA   RUS   ESP   ITA   CHN
  HUN
  AUS   NED   CAN   GRE
Points 358 270 238 204 194 156 150 136 104
31 Dec 2017 Team   USA   RUS   ITA   ESP   HUN   CHN   AUS   CAN   NED   GRE
Points 278 199 190 178 166 130 117 100 90 78
31 Dec 2016 Team   USA   ITA   RUS   ESP   HUN   CHN   AUS   BRA   NED   JPN
Points 158 140 114 110 100 90 71 48 44 37
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2015 Team   USA   CHN   ESP   AUS   HUN   RUS   ITA   CAN   NED   BRA
Points 421 346 313 287 258 238 224 208 191 144
31 Dec 2014 Team   USA   CHN   ESP   AUS   HUN   RUS   ITA   CAN   KAZ   GRE
Points 271 250 249 205 190 174 128 116 78 74
31 Dec 2013 Team   USA   CHN   ESP   AUS   HUN   RUS   CAN   ITA   GBR
  GRE
Points 191 180 176 150 140 128 100 80 50
31 Dec 2012 Team   USA   CHN   ESP   AUS   HUN   RUS   ITA   GBR   KAZ   UZB
Points 90 82 78 68 60 46 40 36 26 22
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2011 Team   USA   CHN   AUS
  RUS
  GRE   NED   CAN   ITA   HUN   ESP
Points 388 281 264 261 208 202 196 182 108
31 Dec 2010 Team   USA   AUS
  CHN
  RUS   NED   GRE   HUN   CAN   ITA   ESP
Points 278 193 186 172 167 144 128 114 76
31 Dec 2009 Team   USA   NED   AUS   CHN   RUS   GRE   CAN   HUN   ITA   ESP
Points 198 136 133 120 116 102 98 96 86 52
31 Dec 2008 Team   NED   USA   AUS   HUN   CHN   ITA   RUS   GRE
Points 90 78 68 60 52 46 40 36
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Total points edit

As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).

Women's national water polo teams – Top 20 teams
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
29 Jul 2012
30 Jul 2012 –
8 Aug 2016
1 Jan 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points
1   United States 428 489 440 216 1573
2   Spain 162 353 258 252 1025
3   Russia 316 270 295 86 967
4   Australia 294 312 209 144 959
5   China 331 366 206 50 953
6   Hungary 224 268 222 198 912
7   Italy 260 264 212 150 886
8   Netherlands 240 209 162 222 833
9   Canada 220 226 216 104 766
10   Greece 318 156 114 108 696
11   Kazakhstan 106 104 112 30 352
12   Brazil 75 156 92 12 335
13   Japan 52 103 110 44 309
14   New Zealand 64 51 66 44 225
15   France 20 54 50 80 205
16   Cuba 72 18 62 0 152
17   South Africa 18 33 42 58 151
18   Germany 80 31 10 20 141
19   Uzbekistan 62 48 18 0 128
20   Singapore 18 72 20 0 110
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
29 Jul 2012
30 Jul 2012 –
8 Aug 2016
1 Jan 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points
Women's national water polo teams – Other teams
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
29 Jul 2012
30 Jul 2012 –
8 Aug 2016
1 Jan 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points
21   Great Britain 20 70 0 0 90
22   Argentina 32 28 0 24 84
23   Thailand 0 22 42 10 74
24   Israel 0 0 20 48 68
25   Venezuela 10 42 13 0 65
26   Hong Kong 0 28 24 0 52
26   Puerto Rico 16 16 20 0 52
28   Croatia 10 10 10 20 50
29   Mexico 14 14 19 0 47
30   Serbia 0 10 10 20 40
31   India 18 16 0 0 34
32   Sri Lanka 0 26 0 0 26
33   Slovakia 0 0 0 20 20
33   Turkey 0 10 10 0 20
33   Philippines 0 18 2 0 20
36   Indonesia 0 0 18 0 18
37   Romania 0 0 0 10 10
37   Portugal 0 10 0 0 10
37   Peru 0 0 10 0 10
37   Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 10 0 10
41   Colombia 0 0 1 8 9
42   South Korea 0 0 8 0 8
43   Guatemala 0 0 6 0 6
44   Malaysia 0 0 1 0 1
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
29 Jul 2012
30 Jul 2012 –
8 Aug 2016
1 Jan 2016 –
31 Dec 2019
1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023
Total points

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ A modern Olympiad refers to a four-year period beginning January 1 of the year the Olympic Summer Games are normally held. The first modern Olympiad began January 1, 1896, the second January 1, 1900, and so on (the 32nd began January 1, 2020).

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55, 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Points Score" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "FINA WP World Ranking Men 2016–2019". fina.org. FINA. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "FINA WP World Ranking Women 2016–2019". fina.org. FINA. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "FINA Water Polo World Ranking 2012–2016" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ https://www.len.eu/disciplines/water-polo/men-country-ranking/ [bare URL]

External links edit