| Water polo at the 1970 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool |
| Dates | 12–16 December 1970 |
| Nations | 7 |
Water polo was only contested for men at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Water polo at the 1970 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool |
| Dates | 12–16 December 1970 |
| Nations | 7 |
Water polo was only contested for men at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Singapore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
| 12 December | Singapore | 7–7 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 12 December | Indonesia | 8–1 | Thailand | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 13 December | Singapore | 4–6 | Indonesia | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 13 December | Thailand | 3–4 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Indonesia | 6–9 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Singapore | 11–0 | Thailand | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 [a] | |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 [a] |
| 12 December | Japan | 6–3 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 13 December | Malaysia | 2–2 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Japan | 8–3 | Malaysia | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Indonesia | 6 | |||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| India | 6 | |||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Indonesia | 5 | |||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||
| 15 December | Japan | 14–6 | Indonesia | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 15 December | India | 6–3 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 16 December | Indonesia | 5–2 | Iran | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
| 16 December | Japan | 4–2 | India | Visutdrarom Swimming Pool, Bangkok |
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