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Spain men's national water polo team

{{Short description|Men's national water polo team representing Spain}}

{{Infobox national water polo team

| Name = Spain

| FINA code = ESP

| Nickname = La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)

| Image = Flag of Spain.svg

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| Association = Royal Spanish Swimming Federation

| Confederation = LEN

| Coach = David Martín

| Asst coach = António Aparício
Svilen Piralkov

| Captain = Felipe Perrone

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| Olympics apps = 19

| Olympics first = 1920

| Olympics best = {{gold1}} (1996)

| World champ apps = 20

| World champ first = 1973

| World champ best = {{gold1}} (1998, 2001, 2022)

| World cup apps = 14

| World cup first = 1981

| World cup best = {{gold1}} (2023, 2025)

| World league apps = 17

| World league first = 2002

| World league best = {{silver2}} (2002, 2006, 2012)

| Regional cup name = European Championship

| Regional cup apps = 30

| Regional cup first = 1927

| Regional cup best = {{gold1}} (2024)

| 2ndRegional cup name = Mediterranean Games

| 2ndRegional cup apps = 17

| 2ndRegional cup first = 1951

| 2ndRegional cup best = {{gold1}} (1951, 2001, 2005)

| Website = {{URL | https://rfen.es | rfen.es }}

| Medaltemplates =

{{Medal | Sport | Men's water polo }}

{{Medal | Competition | Olympic Games }}

{{Medal | Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Team }}

{{Medal | Competition | World Championship }}

{{Medal | Gold | 1998 Perth | Team }}

{{Medal | Gold | 2001 Fukuoka | Team }}

{{Medal | Gold | 2022 Budapest | Team}}

{{Medal | Silver | 1991 Perth | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 1994 Rome | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2009 Rome | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2019 Gwangju | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2007 Melbourne | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2023 Fukuoka | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2024 Doha | Team }}

{{Medal | Competition | World Cup }}

{{Medal | Gold | 2023 Los Angeles | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1985 Duisburg | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1991 Barcelona | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1999 Perth | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2006 Budapest | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2010 Oradea | }}

{{Medal | Competition | World League }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2002 Patras | }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2006 Athens | }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2012 Almaty | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2018 Budapest | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2022 Strasbourg | }}

{{Medal | Competition | European Championship }}

{{Medal | Gold | 2024 Zagreb | }}

{{Medal | Silver | 1991 Athens | }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2018 Barcelona | }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2020 Budapest | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1983 Rome | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1993 Sheffield | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2006 Belgrade | }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2022 Split | }}

{{Medal | Competition | Mediterranean Games }}

{{Medal | Gold | 2001 Tunis | Team }}

{{Medal | Gold | 2005 Almeria | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 1983 Casablanca | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 1987 Latakia | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2009 Pescara | Team }}

{{Medal | Silver | 2013 Mersin | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1955 Barcelona | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1967 Tunis | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1971 Izmir | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1975 Algiers | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1979 Split | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 1997 Bari | Team }}

{{Medal | Bronze | 2022 Oran | Team }}

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

Spain got the «Triple Crown», they are Olympic (1996), World (1998, 2001, 2022) and European (2024) champions. They also have won medals in the main international competitions: two Olympic, ten World Championships, eight European Championships, six World Cup and five World League medals, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world.

Results

=Olympic Games=

{{Main|Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
Year{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=mnt |format=dmy }}

!width="150"|Position

{{flagicon|Belgium}} 19207th
{{flagicon|France}} 192410th
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 19289th
{{flagicon|Great Britain}} 19488th
{{flagicon|Finland}} 19528th
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 19689th
{{flagicon|West Germany}} 197210th
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} 1980

4th
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|United States}} 1984

4th
{{flagicon|South Korea}} 19886th
bgcolor=silver

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 1992

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|United States}} 1996

{{gold1}}
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 2000

4th
{{flagicon|Greece}} 20046th
{{flagicon|China}} 20085th
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 20126th
{{flagicon|Brazil}} 20167th
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|Japan}} 2020

4th
{{flagicon|France}} 20246th
Total19/28

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{{col-2}}

=World Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
Year

!width="150"|Position

{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 197310th
{{flagicon|Colombia}} 197510th
{{flagicon|West Germany}} 197811th
{{flagicon|Ecuador}} 19828th
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 19865th
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 1991

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1994

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 1998

{{gold1}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Japan}} 2001

{{gold1}}
{{flagicon|Spain}} 20035th
{{flagicon|Canada}} 20055th
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 2007

{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Italy}} 2009

{{silver2}}
{{flagicon|China}} 20115th
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 20135th
{{flagicon|Russia}} 2015DNQ
{{flagicon|Hungary}} 20179th
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2019

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 2022

{{gold1}}
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{Flagicon|Japan}} 2023

{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2024

{{bronze3}}
Total20/21

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=European Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
Year

!width="150"|Position

{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} 192710th
{{flagicon|Germany|Nazi}} 19347th
{{flagicon|Italy}} 19547th
{{flagicon|HUN|1957}} 195812th
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 196612th
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} 19708th
{{flagicon|Austria}} 19747th
{{flagicon|Sweden}} 19778th
{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 19815th
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1983

{{bronze3}}
{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} 19856th
{{flagicon|France}} 19876th
{{flagicon|West Germany}} 19896th
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Greece}} 1991

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 1993

{{bronze3}}
{{flagicon|Austria}} 19955th
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 19975th
{{flagicon|Italy}} 19996th
{{flagicon|Hungary}} 20016th
{{flagicon|Slovenia}} 20035th
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} 2006

{{bronze3}}
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 20087th
{{flagicon|Croatia}} 20108th
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 20127th
{{flagicon|Hungary}} 20147th
{{flagicon|Serbia}} 20165th
bgcolor=silver

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 2018

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 2020

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Croatia}} 2022

{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} 2024

{{gold1}}
{{Flagicon|Serbia}} 2026Qualified
Total30/36

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=World Cup=

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Year

!width="150"|Position

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|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1979

DNQ
{{flagicon|United States}} 19815th
{{flagicon|United States}} 19835th
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1985

{{bronze3}}
{{flagicon|Greece}} 19876th
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1989

4th
bgcolor=cc9966

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Spain}} 1991

{{bronze3}}
{{flagicon|Greece}} 1993DNQ
{{flagicon|United States}} 19955th
{{flagicon|Greece}} 19976th
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Australia}} 1999

{{bronze3}}
{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} 20026th
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} 2006

{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|Romania}} 2010

{{bronze3}}
{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} 2014rowspan="2"|DNQ
{{flagicon|Germany}} 2018
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|United States}} 2023

{{gold1}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|MNE}} 2025

{{gold1}}
Total14/18

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=World League=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
Year

!width="150"|Position

bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Greece}} 2002

{{silver2}}
{{flagicon|United States}} 2003DNQ
{{flagicon|United States}} 20045th
{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} 20058th
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Greece}} 2006

{{silver2}}
{{flagicon|Germany}} 2007Preliminary round
{{flagicon|Italy}} 20085th
{{flagicon|Montenegro}} 200910th
{{flagicon|Serbia}} 20106th
{{flagicon|Italy}} 201111th
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} 2012

{{silver2}}
{{flagicon|Russia}} 2013Preliminary round
{{flagicon|UAE}} 2014DNQ
{{flagicon|ITA}} 2015Preliminary round
{{flagicon|China}} 2016Preliminary round
{{flagicon|Russia}} 2017DNQ
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|HUN}} 2018

{{bronze3}}
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|SRB}} 2019

4th
{{flagicon|GEO}} 2020Preliminary round
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|FRA}} 2022

{{bronze3}}
Total17/20

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=Mediterranean Games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
Year

!width="150"|Position

bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} 1951

{{gold1}}
style="background:#c96;"

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} 1955

{{bronze3}}
style="background:#c96;"

|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} 1967

{{bronze3}}
style="background:#c96;"

|{{flagicon|TUR}} 1971

{{bronze3}}
style="background:#c96;"

|{{flagicon|ALG}} 1975

{{bronze3}}
style="background:#c96;"

|{{flagicon|YUG}} 1979

{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=Silver

|{{flagicon|Morocco}} 1983

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=Silver

|{{flagicon|SYR}} 1987

{{silver2}}
{{flagicon|GRE}} 19915th
style="background:#9acdff;"

|{{flagicon|FRA}} 1993

4th
style="background:#c96;"

|{{flagicon|ITA}} 1997

{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=gold

|{{flagicon|TUN}} 2001

{{gold1}}
bgcolor=gold

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|ESP}} 2005

{{gold1}}
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|ITA}} 2009

{{silver2}}
bgcolor=silver

|{{flagicon|TUR}} 2013

{{silver2}}
style="background:#9acdff;"

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|ESP}} 2018

4th
style="background:#c96;"

|{{flagicon|ALG}} 2022

{{bronze3}}
Total17/19

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

{{#section:Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters|ESP}}

Youth teams

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=U-20=

:* Winner: 1983, 1987, 1991

:* Runner-up: 1993, 2011

:* Third place: 2005

=U-18=

:* Runner-up: 2014, 2018

:* Third place: 2022

=U-16=

:* Winner: 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/3489/world-aquatics-men-s-u16-water-polo-championships-2024/medals|title=World Aquatics Men’s U16 Water Polo Championships 2024|publisher=worldaquatics.com}}

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=U-19=

:* Winner: 1980

:* Runner-up: 1970, 1971, 1975, 1992, 2008, 2022

:* Third place: 1973, 1976, 1984, 1994, 2006, 2016, 2018

=U-17=

:* Runner-up: 2015, 2017, 2019

:* Third place: 2011, 2023

=U-15=

:* Runner-up: 2021

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See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website}}

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