Spain men's national water polo team

Spain
FINA codeESP
Nickname(s)La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDavid Martín
Asst coachSvilen Piralkov
Miloš Šćepanović
CaptainFelipe Perrone
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances19 (first in 1920)
Best result (1996)
World Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1973)
Best result (1998, 2001, 2022, 2025)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1981)
Best result (2023, 2025)
World League
Appearances17 (first in 2002)
Best result (2002, 2006, 2012)
European Championship
Appearances30 (first in 1927)
Best result (2024)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances17 (first in 1951)
Best result (1951, 2001, 2005)
Media
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Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
1998 Perth Team
2001 Fukuoka Team
2022 Budapest Team
2025 Singapore Team
1991 Perth Team
1994 Rome Team
2009 Rome Team
2019 Gwangju Team
2007 Melbourne Team
2023 Fukuoka Team
2024 Doha Team
World Cup
2023 Los Angeles
1985 Duisburg
1991 Barcelona
1999 Perth
2006 Budapest
2010 Oradea
World League
2002 Patras
2006 Athens
2012 Almaty
2018 Budapest
2022 Strasbourg
European Championship
2024 Zagreb
1991 Athens
2018 Barcelona
2020 Budapest
1983 Rome
1993 Sheffield
2006 Belgrade
2022 Split
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis Team
2005 Almeria Team
1983 Casablanca Team
1987 Latakia Team
2009 Pescara Team
2013 Mersin Team
1955 Barcelona Team
1967 Tunis Team
1971 Izmir Team
1975 Algiers Team
1979 Split Team
1997 Bari Team
2022 Oran Team

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, 2025) and European (2024) champions. They also have won medals in the main international competitions: two Olympic, eleven World Championships, eight European Championships, seven 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 article: Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
1920 7th
1924 10th
1928 9th
1948 8th
1952 8th
1968 9th
1972 10th
1980 4th
1984 4th
1988 6th
1992
1996
2000 4th
2004 6th
2008 5th
2012 6th
2016 7th
2020 4th
2024 6th
Total 19/28

Mediterranean Games

Year Position
1951
1955
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991 5th
1993 4th
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2018 4th
2022
Total 17/19

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Championships.[2][3]

Head coach: David Martín

Youth teams

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster ESP" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster ESP (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ^ "World Aquatics Men's U16 Water Polo Championships 2024". worldaquatics.com.
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