Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The men's water polo tournament at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Budapest, Hungary from 17 to 29 July 2017.^[1][2]

Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Hungary (in Budapest host cities)
Dates	17–29 July
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Croatia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Hungary
Third place	Serbia
Fourth place	Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	871 (18.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ioannis Fountoulis (23 goals)
Awards
Best player	Márton Vámos
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Croatia captured their second title by defeating host Hungary 8–6 in the final match. Bronze was secured by Serbia who beat Greece 11–8.^[3]

Participating teams

For the complete team rosters, see Water polo at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's team rosters.

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania
South Africa	Brazil  Canada  United States	Japan  Kazakhstan	Croatia  France  Greece  Hungary  Italy  Montenegro  Russia  Serbia  Spain	Australia

Qualification

• Hungary qualified as host.
• Serbia and United States qualified as 2016 FINA World League finalists.
• Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Greece qualified at the 2016 Olympic tournament
• Spain, Russia and France qualified at the 2016 European Championship.
• Brazil and Canada qualified at the 2017 UANA Cup.
• Japan and Kazakhstan qualified at the Asia tournament.
• South Africa qualified at the African tournament.
• Australia qualified at the Oceanian tournament.

Groups formed

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Brazil	Australia	Greece	Croatia
Canada	France	Serbia	Japan
Kazakhstan	Hungary	South Africa	Russia
Montenegro	Italy	Spain	United States

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	2	1	0	35	18	+17	5	Quarterfinals
2	Brazil	3	1	1	1	17	22	−5	3	Playoffs
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	17	28	−11	2[a]
4	Canada	3	0	2	1	23	24	−1	2[a]

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) better result against higher placed team.^[4]
Notes:

1. Kazakhstan 10–9 Canada

17 July 2017 09:30	Report	Brazil	6–2	Kazakhstan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–1, 3–0, 2–0
		G. Guimarães 4	Goals	Turlykhanov, Ukumanov 1

17 July 2017 17:05	Report	Montenegro	8–8	Canada	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Francesc Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 1–1, 2–4
		Petković 3	Goals	three players 2

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19 July 2017 18:30	Report	Canada	9–10	Kazakhstan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 3–2, 1–3
		Thumwood 4	Goals	Medvedev, Ukumanov 4

19 July 2017 21:30	Report	Brazil	5–14	Montenegro	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Yosuke Kajiwara (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–3, 2–4, 1–3
		G. Guimarães 2	Goals	A. Radović 3

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21 July 2017 17:30	Report	Brazil	6–6	Canada	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 1–2, 1–0
		Coutinho 2	Goals	six players 1

21 July 2017 18:05	Report	Montenegro	13–5	Kazakhstan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Steven Rotstart (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 4–0, 3–2, 4–3
		Čučković 4	Goals	Ukumanov 2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	3	2	1	0	35	19	+16	5[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	0	40	23	+17	5[a]	Playoffs
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	19	36	−17	2
4	France	3	0	0	3	26	42	−16	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) better result against higher placed team.^[4]
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Hungary placed higher because of better goal difference against Australia.

17 July 2017 12:30	Report	France	9–18	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–3, 1–7, 2–3
		Crousillat 3	Goals	Di Fulvio 5

17 July 2017 20:30	Report	Australia	3–13	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Steven Rotsart (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–4, 1–2, 0–6
		three players 1	Goals	Varga 4

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19 July 2017 09:30	Report	France	10–11	Australia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 1–2, 1–3, 3–2
		Crousillat 3	Goals	Younger 3

19 July 2017 20:30	Report	Hungary	9–9	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–1, 1–3, 2–1
		Varga, Vámos 3	Goals	Renzuto 3

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21 July 2017 20:00	Report	France	7–13	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–2, 1–3, 2–2
		Marzouki 4	Goals	Vámos 4

21 July 2017 21:30	Report	Australia	5–13	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Francesc Buch (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–3, 3–2, 0–3
		five players 1	Goals	Figlioli, Bodegas 3

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	43	16	+27	6	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	0	1	32	20	+12	4	Playoffs
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	28	23	+5	2
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	11	55	−44	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) better result against higher placed team.^[4]

17 July 2017 13:00	Report	Spain	7–8	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Péter Molnár (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–1, 3–2
		Mallarach 2	Goals	Fountoulis, Vlachopoulos 2

17 July 2017 17:30	Report	Serbia	21–5	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Brooks (NZL), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 7–1, 5–1, 3–2
		three players 3	Goals	Le Roux 2

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19 July 2017 10:30	Report	South Africa	2–18	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Maged El Shamy (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–3, 0–5, 0–5
		Le Roux, Molyneux 1	Goals	Fountoulis 6

19 July 2017 15:45	Report	Spain	5–11	Serbia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Mikhail Dykman (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–2, 2–3, 2–3
		Bustos 2	Goals	three players 2

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21 July 2017 09:30	Report	Spain	16–4	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Michael Brooks (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–0, 6–1, 6–1
		three players 3	Goals	four players 1

21 July 2017 17:45	Report	Serbia	11–6	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 3–0, 3–2
		Filipović 3	Goals	Delakas, Fountoulis 2

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	38	21	+17	6	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	3	1	0	2	34	32	+2	2[a]	Playoffs
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	29	38	−9	2[a]
4	United States	3	1	0	2	28	38	−10	2[a]

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) better result against higher placed team.^[4]
Notes:

1. Russia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Japan 2 Pts, +1 GD; United States 2 Pts, −5 GD

17 July 2017 18:50	Report	United States	7–12	Croatia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–4, 1–3, 3–2
		Bowen, Cupido 2	Goals	García, Lončar 4

17 July 2017 21:30	Report	Japan	8–15	Russia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–3, 2–3, 3–4
		three players 2	Goals	four players 3

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19 July 2017 13:30	Report	Russia	8–10	Croatia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 1–4, 1–2
		Lisunov 2	Goals	Joković 4

19 July 2017 17:30	Report	United States	7–15	Japan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–5, 2–4, 1–5
		Dunstan, Hallock 2	Goals	Adachi 7

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21 July 2017 12:10	Report	United States	14–11	Russia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 3–5, 3–1, 2–4
		Bowen, Cupido 4	Goals	four players 2

21 July 2017 13:30	Report	Japan	6–16	Croatia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–5, 1–4, 1–2
		Arai 2	Goals	four players 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

25 July

Greece

12

23 July

Montenegro

7

Greece

14

27 July

Japan

4

Greece

5

Hungary

7

25 July

Hungary

14

23 July

Russia

5

Spain

10

29 July

Russia

11

Hungary

6

Croatia

8

25 July

Serbia

15

23 July

Australia

5

Brazil

3

27 July

Australia

8

Serbia

11

Croatia

12

Third place game

25 July

29 July

Croatia

12

Greece

8

23 July

Italy

9

Serbia

11

Kazakhstan

7

Italy

12

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	27 July
	Montenegro	9
					29 July
	Russia	8
					Montenegro	5
	27 July
					Italy	4
	Australia	4
	Italy	8
					Seventh place game
					29 July
					Russia	7
					Australia	10

9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	25 July
	Japan	9
					27 July
	Brazil	7
					Japan	11
	25 July
					Spain	13
	Kazakhstan	6
	Spain	18
					Eleventh place game
					27 July
					Brazil	5
					Kazakhstan	9

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	23 July
	France	10
					25 July
	Canada	6
					France	8
	23 July
					United States	11
	South Africa	4
	United States	13
					15th place game
					25 July
					Canada	9
					South Africa	6

Playoffs

23 July 2017 13:30	Report	Brazil	3–8	Australia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 1–2, 0–2
		G. Guimarães 2	Goals	Kayes 3

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23 July 2017 15:00	Report	Kazakhstan	7–12	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 1–4, 4–3
		Shakenov 3	Goals	Mirarchi, Renzuto 3

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23 July 2017 20:30	Report	Greece	14–4	Japan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–0, 2–2, 2–0
		Fountoulis 4	Goals	Adachi 2

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23 July 2017 22:00	Report	Spain	10–11	Russia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 3–3, 3–1
		Tahull 4	Goals	Lisunov, Merkulov 3

Quarterfinals

25 July 2017 15:30	Report	Montenegro	7–12	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–5, 1–4, 4–2
		A. Radović 2	Goals	Fountoulis 4

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25 July 2017 16:15	Report	Serbia	15–5	Australia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–2, 4–2, 3–0
		Filipović 3	Goals	five players 1

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25 July 2017 20:30	Report	Hungary	14–5	Russia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Francesc Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 3–1, 3–3, 3–1
		Hosnyánszky, Varga 4	Goals	Bugaychuk 2

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25 July 2017 22:00	Report	Croatia	12–9	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–1, 4–3
		García, Sukno 4	Goals	Renzuto 3

13th–16th place semifinals

23 July 2017 10:30	Report	Canada	6–10	France	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–2, 1–2, 0–3
		Thumwood 2	Goals	Crousillat, Marzouki 3

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23 July 2017 12:00	Report	South Africa	4–13	United States	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maged El-Shamy (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–6, 1–3, 0–3
		four players 1	Goals	Irving, Obert 3

9th–12th place semifinals

25 July 2017 12:10	Report	Brazil	7–9	Japan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–4, 1–1, 2–1
		Coutinho, Freitas 2	Goals	Adachi 3

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25 July 2017 13:30	Report	Kazakhstan	6–18	Spain	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Mikhail Dykman (CAN), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–5, 1–3, 4–6
		Shakenov 4	Goals	Barroso 5

5th–8th place semifinals

27 July 2017 13:30	Report	Montenegro	9–8	Russia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–2, 2–4, 2–1
		Dr. Brguljan 4	Goals	Lisunov, Merkulov 2

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27 July 2017 15:00	Report	Australia	4–8	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–2, 1–1, 0–2
		Hollis 2	Goals	Di Fulvio, Figlioli 2

Semifinals

27 July 2017 20:30	Report	Greece	5–7	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Francesc Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 0–1, 1–1
		Genidounias 3	Goals	Hosnyánszky, Vámos 2

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27 July 2017 22:00	Report	Serbia	11–12	Croatia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 4–4, 2–3
		Prlainović 6	Goals	Joković, Sukno 3

15th place game

25 July 2017 09:30	Report	Canada	9–6	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–1, 2–1, 2–2
		Constantin-Bicari 5	Goals	Le Roux 2

13th place game

25 July 2017 10:50	Report	France	8–11	United States	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–3, 3–4, 2–4
		Crousillat, Marzouki 2	Goals	Cupido 3

Eleventh place game

27 July 2017 10:30	Report	Brazil	5–9	Kazakhstan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–2, 0–1, 2–2
		Coutinho 2	Goals	Shakenov, Ukumanov 2

Ninth place game

27 July 2017 12:00	Report	Japan	11–13	Spain	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–6, 3–4, 2–2
		Adachi, Okawa 3	Goals	Español 5

Seventh place game

29 July 2017 12:00	Report	Russia	7–10	Australia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 1–3, 1–1
		Kholod 3	Goals	Younger 2

Fifth place game

29 July 2017 13:30	Report	Montenegro	5–4	Italy	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Francesc Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 3–2, 0–0
		Dr. Brguljan 3	Goals	Mirarchi 2

Third place game

29 July 2017 15:00	Report	Greece	8–11	Serbia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 1–2, 3–3, 1–1
		Fountoulis 3	Goals	D. Pijetlović, Ranđelović 2

Final

29 July 2017 20:30	Report	Hungary	6–8	Croatia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–0, 2–2, 2–2
		Vámos 3	Goals	Sukno 3

Final standing

Rank[1] Team  Croatia  Hungary  Serbia 4  Greece 5  Montenegro 6  Italy 7  Australia 8  Russia 9  Spain 10  Japan 11  Kazakhstan 12  Brazil 13  United States 14  France 15  Canada 16  South Africa

2017 FINA Men's World champions  Croatia Second title Team Roster [1] Marko Bijač, Marko Macan, Loren Fatović, Luka Lončar, Maro Joković, Ivan Buljubašić, Ante Vukičević, Andro Bušlje, Sandro Sukno, Ivan Krapić, Anđelo Šetka, Xavier García, and Ivan Marcelić Head coach: Ivica Tucak.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Croatia [5] Marko Bijač Marko Macan Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Ivan Buljubašić Ante Vukičević Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno (c) Ivan Krapić Anđelo Šetka Xavier García Ivan Marcelić Head coach: Ivica Tucak	Hungary [6] Viktor Nagy Béla Török Krisztián Manhercz Gergő Zalánki Márton Vámos Norbert Hosnyánszky Miklós Gór-Nagy Ádám Decker Balázs Erdélyi Dénes Varga (c) Tamás Mezei Balázs Hárai Attila Decker Head coach: Tamás Märcz	Serbia [7] Gojko Pijetlović Dušan Mandić Viktor Rašović Sava Ranđelović Miloš Ćuk Duško Pijetlović Nemanja Ubović Milan Aleksić Nikola Jakšić Filip Filipović (c) Andrija Prlainović Stefan Mitrović Branislav Mitrović Head coach: Dejan Savić

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Ioannis Fountoulis	23	55	42
2	Sandro Sukno	16	28	57
	Márton Vámos		32	50
	Seiya Adachi		37	43
5	Andrija Prlainović	15	30	50
6	Dénes Varga	14	31	45
	Francesco Di Fulvio		42	33
8	Mehdi Marzouki	13	34	38
	Vincenzo Renzuto		29	45
	Sergey Lisunov		27	48
	Daniil Merkulov		30	43

Source: SportResult Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Márton Vámos

Best Goalscorer

• Ioannis Fountoulis – 23 goals

Media All-Star Team^[3]

• Viktor Nagy – Goalkeeper
• Luka Lončar – Centre forward
• Francesco Di Fulvio
• Ioannis Fountoulis
• Andrija Prlainović
• Sandro Sukno
• Márton Vámos