Water polo at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Turkey |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 19–25 June |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia |
| Runner-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Greece |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 232 (15.47 per match) |
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, were held between June 19 and June 25. All games were held at the Mersin University, Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool.
Format
- Seven teams are divided into two preliminary groups. One group consists three teams and the other four teams.
- The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for Semifinals, other teams will qualify for the placement matches.
- Winners of the Semifinals contested the gold medal game and the losers the bronze medal game.
Preliminary round
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
| Qualified for the semifinals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 4 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
| June 19, 2013 16:30 | Report | Greece | 12–3 |  Serbia | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Matache (ROU) and Kokaragac (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 4–0, 4–1 | |||||
| Fountoulis 4 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
| June 19, 2013 18:00 | Report | Italy | 9–6 |  France | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Vlasic (CRO) and Colominas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 3–1, 3–3 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Marzouki, Camarasa 2 | |||
| June 21, 2013 16:30 | Report | Greece | 12–6 | France | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Gideon (NED) and Vlasic (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 4–1, 4–2 | |||||
| Fountoulis 4 | Goals | Simon 4 | |||
| June 21, 2013 18:00 | Report | Serbia | 5–12 | Italy | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Matache (ROU) and Colominas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–2, 0–3, 1–2 | |||||
| Tanasković, Rašović 2 | Goals | Giorgetti 3 | |||
| June 22, 2013 16:30 | Report | Greece | 8–5 | Italy | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Matache (ROU) and Colominas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–3, 2–1, 1–1 | |||||
| Fountoulis, Mourikis 2 | Goals | Gallo 2 | |||
| June 22, 2013 18:00 | Report | France | 7–3 | Serbia | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Kokaragac (TUR) and Reemnet (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–2, 3–0, 3–0 | |||||
| Simon 3 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 4 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
| June 19, 2013 19:30 | Report | Croatia | 8–7 | Spain | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Reemnet (NED) and Collantoni (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–2, 3–1, 0–4 | |||||
| Obradović 3 | Goals | Alarcón, Español 2 | |||
| June 21, 2013 19:30 | Report | Turkey | 3–13 | Spain | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Miskovic (SRB) and Collantoni (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–4, 0–3, 1–3 | |||||
| three players 1 | Goals | Español, Cercols 3 | |||
| June 22, 2013 19:30 | Report | Turkey | 4–17 | Croatia | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Miskovic (SRB) and Collantoni (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–6, 1–4, 1–2 | |||||
| Hantal 2 | Goals | Muslim 5 | |||
Elimination stage
Classification 5–7 bracket
| Crossover | Fifth place | ||||||||
| Serbia | 3 | ||||||||
| Serbia | 9 | France | 6 | ||||||
| Turkey | 8 | ||||||||
Crossover
| June 23, 2013 16:30 | Report | Serbia | 9–8 | Turkey | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Reemnet (NED) and Collantoni (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–2, 2–3, 5–2 OT: (0–0, 1–0) | |||||
| Stojanović 3 | Goals | Šutalo 4 | |||
Fifth place match
| June 25, 2013 16:30 | Report | Serbia | 3–6 | France | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Reemnnet (NED) and Vlasic (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–0, 0–1, 2–3, 1–3 | |||||
| Rašović 2 | Goals | Khasz 2 | |||
Championship bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| June 23 | ||||||
| Greece | 7 | |||||
| June 25 | ||||||
| Spain | 10 | |||||
| Spain | 9 | |||||
| June 23 | ||||||
| Croatia | 11 | |||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| June 25 | ||||||
| Greece | 9 | |||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||
Semifinals
| June 23, 2013 18:00 | Report | Greece | 7–10 | Spain | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Matache (ROU) and Vlasic (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–1, 3–5, 1–3 | |||||
| Fountoulis 3 | Goals | Español 3 | |||
| June 23, 2013 19:30 | Report | Croatia | 7–5 | Italy | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Kokaragac (TUR) and Miskovic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 0–1, 3–0 | |||||
| Bušlje, Obradović 2 | Goals | Giorgetti, Figlioli 2 | |||
Bronze medal match
| June 25, 2013 18:00 | Report | Greece | 9–8 | Italy | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Reemnet (NED) and Colominas (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 4–1, 1–1 | |||||
| Fountoulis, Mourikis 2 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
Gold medal match
| June 25, 2013 19:30 | Report | Spain | 9–11 | Croatia | Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool, Mersin Referees: Matache (ROU) and Collantoni (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–4, 3–3, 1–2 | |||||
| Español, Mallarach 2 | Goals | Sukno 4 | |||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Croatia | 4–0 |
 | Spain | 2–2 |
 | Greece | 4–1 |
| 4 | Italy | 2–3 |
| 5 | France | 2–2 |
| 6 | Serbia | 1–4 |
| 7 | Turkey | 0–3 |
References
Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin / Turkey, Results, p. 34.
