FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup

Sport	Water polo
Founded	1979
Continent	all (International)
Most recent champion(s)	United States (4th title)
Most titles	Netherlands (8 titles)

The FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition contested by women's national water polo teams of the members of FINA, the aquatic sports' global governing body. The tournament was established in 1979 with an erratic schedule, was contested every two years from 1989 - 1999, and has been contested every four years since 2002.

From 2023 on, the tournament will be replacing the FINA Water Polo World League.

Medal table

Gillian van den Berg won the competition in 1999 as part of the Dutch team. In the photo she is seen celebrating her gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	8	3	1	12
2	United States	4	5	1	10
3	Australia	3	4	5	12
4	Hungary	1	1	3	5
5	Canada	1	0	3	4
6	Italy	0	2	1	3
	Russia	0	2	1	3
8	China	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		17	17	17	51

Participation details

Legend

•  1st  – Champions
•  2nd  – Runners-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
•     – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
• ^† – Defunct team

Africa – CANA (1 team)
Women's team	1979	1980	1981	1983	1984	1988	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Years
South Africa																7th	8th	2
Americas – ASUA (4 teams)
Women's team	1979	1980	1981	1983	1984	1988	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Years
Brazil								8th										1
Canada	4th	3rd	1st	4th		3rd	4th	4th	6th		5th	5th	3rd	7th	5th		6th	14
Puerto Rico						7th												1
United States	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	3rd	5th	6th	7th	6th	2nd	4th	1st	1st	1st	17
Asia – AASF (4 teams)
Women's team	1979	1980	1981	1983	1984	1988	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Years
China														8th	3rd	4th	5th	4
Japan								6th	7th									2
Kazakhstan									8th				8th					2
Singapore																7th		1
Europe – LEN (8 teams)
Women's team	1979	1980	1981	1983	1984	1988	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Years
France							7th			7th	8th							3
Germany West Germany†							6th											1
Greece											6th	8th	7th	6th	7th			5
Hungary						2nd	3rd		3rd	3rd		4th	1st	5th	6th	5th		9
Italy							8th	5th	2nd	5th	4th	3rd	5th	2nd				8
Netherlands	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st						12
Russia										4th	2nd	7th	4th	3rd	4th	6th	2nd	8
Spain																3rd	4th	2
Oceania – OSA (2 teams)
Women's team	1979	1980	1981	1983	1984	1988	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Years
Australia	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	5th	5th	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	6th	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	17
New Zealand	5th				4th	6th		7th		8th					8th		7th	7
Total teams	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

See also

• FINA Water Polo World Cup
• List of water polo world medalists
• Major achievements in water polo by nation