| Water polo at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 6–14 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 112 from 10 nations |
Water polo was contested by men's teams at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 6 to December 14, 2006. Ten teams competed in two round robin groups. All games were staged at the Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre.
| P | Preliminary round | C | Classification | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | 13th Wed | 14th Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | C | F |
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 September 2006 at Doha. [1]
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 China |  Hong Kong |  Iran |  Japan |
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 Kazakhstan |  Philippines |  Qatar |  Saudi Arabia |
The water polo team of the Philippines had withdrawn from the Asian Games, but the withdrawal was not properly relayed to the event organizers. Thus, the Philippine water polo team remained in the 10-team roster of the competition. | |||
 South Korea |  Uzbekistan | ||
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 7 [a] | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Iran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 7 [a] | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 4 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 |  Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 66 | −49 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| 6 December 17:00 | Philippines | 0–5 | South Korea | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha |
| Walkover | ||||
| 6 December 18:30 | Iran | 10–10 | Kazakhstan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 4–2, 3–3 | ||||
| Mirmehdi, Soltani 4 | Goals | five players 2 | ||
| 7 December 10:00 | Kazakhstan | 5–0 | Philippines | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha |
| Walkover | ||||
| 7 December 11:30 | Qatar | 3–17 | Iran | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Ni (CHN), Al-Sheaifi (KSA) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–4, 2–2, 0–8 | ||||
| Hamad, A. Al-Shahrani, H. Al-Hammadi 1 | Goals | Mirmehdi 5 | ||
| 8 December 17:00 | South Korea | 5–13 | Kazakhstan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Vuletić (CRO), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–5, 0–2, 4–1 | ||||
| Baek W.K. 2 | Goals | Zaitsev 4 | ||
| 8 December 18:30 | Philippines | 0–5 | Qatar | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha |
| Walkover | ||||
| 9 December 10:00 | Qatar | 5–31 | South Korea | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Kazuhito (JPN), Fung (HKG) |
| Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–4, 0–11, 5–9 | ||||
| Hamad 2 | Goals | Lee S.Y., Kim W.M. 6 | ||
| 9 December 11:30 | Iran | 5–0 | Philippines | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha |
| Walkover | ||||
| 10 December 17:00 | South Korea | 9–14 | Iran | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Margeta (SLO), Vuletić (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–4, 3–4, 2–3 | ||||
| Baek W.K., Park B.S. 3 | Goals | Mirmehdi 4 | ||
| 10 December 18:30 | Qatar | 4–18 | Kazakhstan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Al-Sheaifi (KSA), Ni (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–6, 1–5, 1–2, 2–5 | ||||
| Hamad 3 | Goals | Medvedev 4 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 34 | +54 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 4 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 86 | −65 | 0 |
| 6 December 10:00 | Hong Kong | 9–19 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–8, 3–3, 3–4 | ||||
| H. Wong 3 | Goals | B. Al-Harbi 6 | ||
| 6 December 11:30 | China | 12–6 | Uzbekistan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Margeta (SLO), Vuletić (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–3, 4–1, 1–1 | ||||
| Han Z.D. 4 | Goals | Kovyazin 3 | ||
| 7 December 17:00 | Uzbekistan | 14–5 | Hong Kong | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Hafezi (IRI), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–0, 1–1, 3–4 | ||||
| Kovyazin 4 | Goals | H. Wong 3 | ||
| 7 December 18:30 | Japan | 13–16 | China | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–4, 4–3, 3–4 | ||||
| Shiota 4 | Goals | Tan F.H., Li J., Han Z.D. 3 | ||
| 8 December 10:00 | Saudi Arabia | 4–14 | Uzbekistan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Margeta (SLO), Stampalija (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–4, 1–3, 2–2 | ||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Yashnov 4 | ||
| 8 December 11:30 | Hong Kong | 3–36 | Japan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Hafezi (IRI), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 1–9, 2–7, 0–9, 0–11 | ||||
| H. Wong, Ku Y.W., Chung C.N. 1 | Goals | Aoyagi 7 | ||
| 9 December 17:00 | Japan | 16–6 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Vuletić (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–2, 2–2, 6–1 | ||||
| Tanaka, Naganuma 3 | Goals | B. Al-Harbi 3 | ||
| 9 December 18:30 | China | 17–4 | Hong Kong | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Hafezi (IRI), Kurbanbaev (UZB) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–2, 2–0, 5–1 | ||||
| Liu S.W. 8 | Goals | four players 1 | ||
| 10 December 10:00 | Saudi Arabia | 2–14 | China | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Kurbanbaev (UZB), Kazuhito (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–2, 2–0, 5–1 | ||||
| Al-Ghamdi, A. Al-Malki 1 | Goals | Liu S.W. 4 | ||
| 10 December 11:30 | Japan | 23–9 | Uzbekistan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Stampalija (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 8–2, 5–2, 7–2 | ||||
| Shiota 5 | Goals | Mormul 4 | ||
| 12 December 10:00 | Philippines | 0–5 | Hong Kong | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha |
| Walkover | ||||
| Classification 5th–8th | Final 5th–6th | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 13 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 14 | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | |||||
| South Korea | 11 | |||||
| Final 7th–8th | ||||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| Qatar | 13 | |||||
| South Korea | 22 | |||||
| 12 December 11:30 | Qatar | 2–13 | Uzbekistan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Fung (HKG), Ni (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–1, 2–2, 0–3 | ||||
| Hamad, A. Al-Shahrani 1 | Goals | Valishev 5 | ||
| 12 December 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 14–11 | South Korea | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Hafezi (IRI) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 2–4, 4–3 | ||||
| Al-Ghamdi 4 | Goals | Kim H.J. 4 | ||
| 13 December 17:00 | Qatar | 13–22 | South Korea | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Kurbanbaev (UZB), Kazuhito (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–7, 4–5, 2–5, 3–5 | ||||
| A. Al-Shahrani 4 | Goals | Park B.S. 6 | ||
| 13 December 18:30 | Uzbekistan | 14–11 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Ni (CHN), Hafezi (IRI) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 2–2, 5–3, 2–2 | ||||
| Spiridonov 5 | Goals | K. Al-Harbi, Al-Ghamdi 3 | ||
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Iran | 7 | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| China | 12 | |||||
| China | 9 | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||
| Japan (p) | 5 (5) | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 5 (4) | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| Iran | 8 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 12 | |||||
| 12 December 18:30 | Iran | 7–12 | China | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Stampalija (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–4, 2–3, 4–3 | ||||
| Mouchehkiani 3 | Goals | Li B. 3 | ||
| 12 December 20:00 | Japan | 10–9 | Kazakhstan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Vuletić (CRO), Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–0, 2–2, 0–1 OT: 0–0, 0–0 PSO: 5–4 | ||||
| Aoyagi 4 | Goals | Gorovoy, Medvedev, Manafov 2 | ||
| 14 December 17:00 | Iran | 8–12 | Kazakhstan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Margeta (SLO), Vuletić (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–2, 2–3, 3–3 | ||||
| Rezvani 3 | Goals | R. Orazalinov, Zaitsev 3 | ||
| 14 December 18:30 | China | 9–8 | Japan | Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, Doha Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Stampalija (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–2, 5–3, 1–0 | ||||
| Li B. 3 | Goals | Aoyagi 2 | ||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 | Japan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Qatar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Philippines | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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