Italy men's national water polo team

The Italy national water polo team represents Italy in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto (the Italian Aquatics Federation). The national men's team has the nickname of "Settebello", a reference to both the Italian card game scopa and a standard water polo team having seven players.

Italy
FINA codeITA
Nickname(s)Il Settebello
AssociationItalian Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachSandro Campagna
Asst coachAmedeo Pomilio
Goran Volarević
CaptainFrancesco Di Fulvio
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current8 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest2 (2012, 2016)
Lowest9 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances20 (first in 1920)
Best result (1948, 1960, 1992)
World Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1973)
Best result (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1979)
Best result (1993)
World League
Appearances19 (first in 2002)
Best result (2022)
European Championship
Appearances33 (first in 1927)
Best result (1947, 1993, 1995)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances17 (first in 1955)
Best result (1955, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1993)
Media
Websitefedernuoto.it
Medal record
Olympic Games
1948 London Team
1960 Rome Team
1992 Barcelona Team
1976 Montreal Team
2012 London Team
1952 Helsinki Team
1996 Atlanta Team
2016 Rio Team
World Championships
1978 West Berlin Team
1994 Rome Team
2011 Shanghai Team
2019 Gwangju Team
1986 Madrid Team
2003 Barcelona Team
2022 Budapest Team
2024 DohaTeam
1975 Cali Team
World Cup
1993 Athens
1989 West Berlin
1995 Atlanta
1999 Sydney
2023 Los Angeles
1983 Malibu
World League
2022 Strasbourg
2003 New York
2011 Florence
2017 Ruza
2012 Almaty
European Championship
1947 Monte Carlo
1993 Sheffield
1995 Vienna
2001 Budapest
2010 Zagreb
1954 Turin
1977 Jönköping
1987 Strasbourg
1989 Bonn
1999 Florence
2014 Budapest
2024 Eindhoven
Europa Cup
2018 Rijeka
Mediterranean Games
1955 BarcelonaTeam
1963 NaplesTeam
1975 AlgiersTeam
1987 LatakiaTeam
1991 AthensTeam
1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam
1959 BeirutTeam
1967 TunisTeam
1971 İzmirTeam
1979 SplitTeam
2001 TunisTeam
2005 AlmeríaTeam
1983 CasablancaTeam
2009 PescaraTeam
Last updated: 5 September 2021

The Italian men's water polo team has won 8 Olympic medals, 7 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 11 European Championships medals and 3 World League medals, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They have won a combined twelve championships in those five competitions, with the World League, the last competition which Italy won in 2022.

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