Spain men's national water polo team

The Spain men's national water polo team (Spanish: Selección de polo acuático España) represents Spain in men's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

Spain
FINA codeESP
Nickname(s)La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDavid Martín
Asst coachAntónio Aparício
Svilen Piralkov
CaptainFelipe Perrone
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current6 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest4 (2010, 2011)
Lowest13 (2015)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances17 (first in 1920)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1996)
World Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1973)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1998, 2001, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1981)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2023)
World League
Appearances17 (first in 2002)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2002, 2006, 2012)
European Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1927)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1991, 2018, 2020)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances16 (first in 1951)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1951, 2001, 2005)
Media
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Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Los Angeles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Duisburg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Oradea
World League
Silver medal – second place 2002 Patras
Silver medal – second place 2006 Athens
Silver medal – second place 2012 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Strasbourg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Split
Europa Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rijeka
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almeria Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Casablanca Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Tunis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Izmir Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Algiers Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Split Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Team

Spain has won one gold Olympic medal and three World Championships, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They also have won 2 Olympic, 6 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 3 World League, 5 European Championships and 2 Europa Cup medals.

Results

Olympic Games
Main article: Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
Belgium 19207th
France 192410th
Netherlands 19289th
United Kingdom 19488th
Finland 19528th
Mexico 19689th
West Germany 197210th
Soviet Union 19804th
United States 19844th
South Korea 19886th
Spain 19922nd place, silver medalist(s)
United States 19961st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 20004th
Greece 20046th
China 20085th
United Kingdom 20126th
Brazil 20167th
Japan 20204th
Total18/27

World Championship
Year[1] Position
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 197310th
Colombia 197510th
West Germany 197811th
Ecuador 19828th
Spain 19865th
Australia 19912nd place, silver medalist(s)
Italy 19942nd place, silver medalist(s)
Australia 19981st place, gold medalist(s)
Japan 20011st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 20035th
Canada 20055th
Australia 20073rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 20092nd place, silver medalist(s)
China 20115th
Spain 20135th
Russia 2015Did not qualify
Hungary 20179th
South Korea 20192nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 20221st place, gold medalist(s)
Japan 20233rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total19/20

World Cup
Year[1] Position
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979did not participate
United States 19815th
United States 19835th
West Germany 19853rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 19876th
West Germany 19894th
Spain 19913rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 1993did not participate
United States 19955th
Greece 19976th
Australia 19993rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serbia and Montenegro 20026th
Hungary 20063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Romania 20103rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kazakhstan 2014did not participate
Germany 2018
United States 20231st place, gold medalist(s)
Total13/17

World League
Year[1] Position
Greece 20022nd place, silver medalist(s)
United States 2003did not participate
United States 20045th
Serbia and Montenegro 20058th
Greece 20062nd place, silver medalist(s)
Germany 2007Preliminary round
Italy 20085th
Montenegro 200910th
Serbia 20106th
Italy 201111th
Kazakhstan 20122nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russia 2013Preliminary round
United Arab Emirates 2014did not participate
Italy 2015Preliminary round
China 2016Preliminary round
Russia 2017did not participate
Hungary 20183rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serbia 20194th
Georgia (country) 2020Preliminary round
France 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total17/20

European Championship
Year Position
Italy 192710th
Germany 19347th
Italy 19547th
Hungary 195812th
Netherlands 196612th
Spain 19708th
Austria 19747th
Sweden 19778th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19815th
Italy 19833rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bulgaria 19856th
France 19876th
West Germany 19896th
Greece 19912nd place, silver medalist(s)
United Kingdom 19933rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 19955th
Spain 19975th
Italy 19996th
Hungary 20016th
Slovenia 20035th
Serbia 20063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 20087th
Croatia 20108th
Netherlands 20127th
Hungary 20147th
Serbia 20165th
Spain 20182nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 20202nd place, silver medalist(s)
Croatia 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Israel 2024Qualified
Total30/36

Europa Cup
Year Position
Croatia 20182nd place, silver medalist(s)
Croatia 20193rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total2/2

Mediterranean Games
Year Position
Egypt 19511st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 19553rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lebanon 19673rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Turkey 19713rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Algeria 19753rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19793rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Morocco 19832nd place, silver medalist(s)
Syria 19872nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 19915th
France 19934th
Italy 19973rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tunisia 20011st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 20051st place, gold medalist(s)
Italy 20092nd place, silver medalist(s)
Turkey 20132nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 20184th
Algeria 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total17/19

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Head coach: David Martín

Youth teams

See also

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster ESP" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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