2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from August 1 to August 4, 2002.
Preliminary round
| Team qualifies for Super Final | |
| Team is eliminated from qualification |
Group A
Greece qualified for the Super Final as the host country. Only the top place earned qualification, which was taken by Spain. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.| Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 134 | 97 | +37 | 53 | |
| 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 127 | 89 | +38 | 49 | |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 115 | −18 | 44 | |
| 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 71 | 128 | −57 | -7 |
Group B
The top two places, won by Hungary and Russia, earned qualification. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.| Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points | |
| 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 150 | 94 | +56 | 34 | |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 103 | −1 | 26 | |
| 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 109 | 131 | −22 | 20 | |
| 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 106 | 139 | −33 | 16 |
Super Final
- From August 1 to August 4
Group stage
| Team qualifies for final | |
| Team plays for bronze medal |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 3 |
Bronze medal match
- August 4, 2002
Gold medal match
- August 4, 2002
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Individual awards
Statistics
- Total goals: 1027
- Total matches: 55
- Goals per match: 18.7
- Total of scorers: 105