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| Sport | Water Polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Ceased | 2022 |
| Replaced by | FINA Water Polo World Cup FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup |
| Continent | all (International) |
| Last champion(s) | Men's:  Italy (1st title)Women's:  Spain (1st title) |
| Most titles | Men's:  Serbia (10 titles)Women's:  United States (14 titles) |
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA, which played annually, typically from winter through to June.[1] League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerged to play in the championship tournament (the "Super Final") where the league champion team is crowned.
Men's league play began in 2002, to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by the 2000 Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. The women’s league was added in 2004, based on growing interest in women's play.[2]
In October 2022, FINA announced that the tournament would be replaced with the FINA Water Polo World Cup and FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup from 2023 on.[3][4]
- ^ Water Polo World League page Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine of the FINA website; retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 40, 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "FINA Announces Dates for New 2023 Water Polo World Cup". fina.org. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "New FINA competition: World Cup replaces World League". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.