German Water Polo League 2014/15

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German Water Polo League 2014/15
master Water lovers Spandau 04
Cup winners Water lovers Spandau 04
Relegated SpVg Laatzen
SGW Leimen / Mannheim
Top scorer Mateo Čuk - 70 goals
(Wasserfreunde Spandau 04)
← DWL 2013/14

The 2014/15 season of the German Water Polo League began on October 25, 2014 with the main round and ended with the title defense of Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 with a success in the final over ASC Duisburg . The record champions from Spandau secured their 34th title since 1979. The newcomers SpVg Laatzen and SGW Leimen / Mannheim relegated to the 2nd water polo league after just one season .

mode

The games were played according to the round system with main round (first and second leg), qualifying round ( best-of-five ) as well as championship round ( play-off final) and relegation round ( play-down final) from the end of October 2014 to mid-June 2015.

Main round

The game was played in two groups of eight teams each in a simple round with a return leg. In Group A, which included the eight best teams from the previous season, the first four qualified directly for the play-off finals. The last four of Group A had to go to a qualifying round with the first four teams of Group B. The last four teams of Group B went straight to the play-down finals.

Group A

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 (M, P)  14th  12  1  1 216: 790 +137 25: 30
 2. Waspo 98 Hanover  14th  12  1  1 194: 850 +109 25: 30
 3. ASC Duisburg  14th  11  0  3 178: 107 +71 22: 60
 4th SV Bayer Uerdingen 08  14th  6th  0  8th 107: 147 −40 12:16
 5. SSV Esslingen  14th  5  1  8th 154: 171 −17 11:17
 6th SV Cannstatt  14th  4th  1  9 102: 158 −56 09:19
 7th White Sharks Hanover  14th  4th  0  10 103: 182 −79 08:20
 8th. SG Neukölln Berlin  14th  0  0  14th 105: 230 −125 00:28
Status: final status (March 28, 2015)

Participants in the qualifying round Group A - Group B
(M) reigning champions
(P) reigning cup winners

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

Group A
October 25, 2014 - March 28, 2015 		Water lovers Spandau 04 Waspo 98 Hanover ASC Duisburg SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 SSV Esslingen SV Cannstatt White Sharks Hanover SG Neukölln Berlin
01. Water lovers Spandau 04 11 : 80 13 : 50 21 : 90 19 : 80 15 : 20 18 : 20 23 : 60
02. Waspo 98 Hanover 5 : 5 8 : 5 7 : 2 18 : 70 14 : 40 19 : 30 18 : 50
03. ASC Duisburg 6 : 4 12: 14 15 : 80 13 : 11 19 : 60 13 : 50 21 : 90
04th SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 01: 15 08: 11 07: 11 11 : 70 6 : 5 7: 9 15 : 90
05. SSV Esslingen 06: 15 06: 17 06: 16 17 : 30 18 : 10 20 : 14 17 : 10
06th SV Cannstatt 09: 17 07: 15 04: 12 6: 7 7 : 7 6 : 5 13 : 60
07th White Sharks Hanover 06: 23 05: 18 06: 10 09: 12 9 : 7 07: 10 11 : 80
08th. SG Neukölln Berlin 06: 17 05: 22 06: 20 05: 11 09: 17 10: 13 11: 12

Group B

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SV Krefeld 72  14th  10  3  1 188: 104 +84 23: 50
 2. OSC Potsdam  14th  10  1  3 215: 127 +88 21: 70
 3. SVV Plauen  14th  9  3  2 140: 117 +23 21: 70
 4th SC Neustadt  14th  8th  2  4th 161: 140 +21 18:10
 5. SC Wedding Berlin  14th  5  2  7th 139: 135  +4 12:16
 6th SpVg Laatzen (N)  14th  5  0  9 126: 190 −64 10:18
 7th SV Weiden  14th  3  1  10 128: 152 −24 07:21
 8th. SGW Leimen / Mannheim (N)  14th  0  0  14th 077: 235 −158 00:28
Status: final status (March 28, 2015)

Participants in the qualifying round Group A - Group B
(N) Promoted from the 2nd water polo league

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

Group B
October 25, 2014 - March 28, 2015 		SV Krefeld 72 OSC Potsdam SVV Plauen SC Neustadt SC Wedding Berlin SpVg Laatzen SV Weiden
01. SV Krefeld 72 13 : 12 11 : 11 18 : 60 12 : 80 14 : 40 12 : 70 30 : 40
02. OSC Potsdam 10 : 90 7: 9 21 : 90 18 : 10 19 : 70 13 : 12 27 : 20
03. SVV Plauen 06: 11 11 : 11 10 : 80 7 : 7 14 : 60 10 : 30 15 : 20
04th SC Neustadt 9 : 9 11 : 90 10 : 80 10 : 40 15 : 70 15 : 60 14 : 90
05. SC Wedding Berlin 7 : 7 08: 14 04: 10 13 : 70 10: 11 13 : 70 15 : 60
06th SpVg Laatzen 09: 20 09: 18 07: 14 11: 18 14 : 13 14 : 11 13 : 70
07th SV Weiden 07: 10 09: 12 09: 10 11 : 11 07: 13 11 : 40 11 : 80
08th. SGW Leimen / Mannheim 04: 12 08: 24 05: 15 04: 18 05: 14 06: 10 07: 17

Qualifying round Group A - Group B

In the qualifying round, the last four participants for the play-off and play-down finals were determined. The last four in Group A met the best four teams in Group B. The four winners also secured a place in Group A for the following season.
Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: April 11, 2015 (1st game), April 18, 2015 (2nd game), April 19, 2015 (3rd game) and April 22, 2015 (4th game)
The teams Group B had home rights in the 1st and 4th games.

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
1.B - 8.A SV Krefeld 72 - SG Neukölln Berlin 11 : 20 15 : 90 12 : 70 ––– –––
2.B - 7.A OSC Potsdam - White Sharks Hanover 11: 12 04: 11 12: 15 ––– –––
3.B - 6.A SVV Plauen - SV Cannstatt 11 : 60 12 : 11 12: 14 9 : 6 –––
4.B - 5.A SC Neustadt - SSV Esslingen 11: 13 11: 25 09: 17 ––– –––

Krefeld, Hanover, Plauen and Esslingen qualified for the playoff finals and will play in Group A for the 2015/16 season .

Play down

Quarter finals

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: May 2, 2015 (1st game), May 9, 2015 (2nd game) and May 10, 2015 (3rd game)
The first-named team only had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SGW Leimen / Mannheim - SG Neukölln Berlin 06: 18 07: 18 –––
SV Weiden - OSC Potsdam 06: 11 07: 22 –––
SpVg Laatzen - SV Cannstatt 08: 14 05: 16 –––
SC Wedding Berlin - SC Neustadt 11 : 80 07: 11 6: 9

Descent 13-16

Semifinals

Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: May 14, 2015 (1st game), May 16, 2015 (2nd game), May 17, 2015 (3rd game) and May 23, 2015 (4th game)
The former The team had home rights in the 1st and 4th game.

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
SGW Leimen / Mannheim - SC Wedding Berlin 04: 10 03: 18 07: 10 ––– –––
SV Weiden - SpVg Laatzen 12 : 60 08: 11 7 : 5 12 : 60 –––

 Relegated to the 2nd water polo league

Game for 13th place

Dates: first leg: June 6, 2015 and second leg: June 13, 2015

pairing To Back
SV Weiden - SC Wedding Berlin 08 10 8: 9

Tournament for places 9–12 in Berlin

Semifinals

Date: May 23, 2015

pairing Result
SG Neukölln Berlin - SC Neustadt 12 : 10
OSC Potsdam - SV Cannstatt 13 : 10

Game for 11th place

Date: May 24, 2015

pairing Result
SC Neustadt - SV Cannstatt 07: 11

Play for 9th place

Date: May 24, 2015

pairing Result
SG Neukölln Berlin - OSC Potsdam 09: 17

Play-off

Quarter finals

Mode: Best-of-Three
Dates: 2/3/7. May 2015 (1st game) and 9/10. May 2015 (2nd game)
The first-named team only had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SV Krefeld 72 - Water lovers Spandau 04 11: 15 08: 21 –––
White Sharks Hanover - Waspo 98 Hanover 05: 16 06: 13 –––
SVV Plauen - ASC Duisburg 16: 17 07: 23 –––
SSV Esslingen - SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 12 : 11 8 : 7 –––

Tournament for places 5–8 in Uerdingen

Semifinals

Date: May 23, 2015

pairing Result
SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 - SV Krefeld 72 24 : 23
SVV Plauen - White Sharks Hanover 09: 14

Game for 7th place

Date: May 24, 2015

pairing Result
SV Krefeld 72 - SVV Plauen 14 : 70

Play for 5th place

Date: May 24, 2015

pairing Result
SV Bayer Uerdingen 08 - White Sharks Hanover 12: 13

Places 1–4

Semifinals

Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: May 20, 2015 (1st game), May 23, 2015 (2nd game) and May 24, 2015 (3rd game)
The first-named team only had home rights in the 1st game.

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
SSV Esslingen - Water lovers Spandau 04 04: 12 08: 20 06: 19 ––– –––
ASC Duisburg - Waspo 98 Hanover 8 : 6 9 : 8 5 : 3 ––– –––

3rd place match

Mode: best-of-three
dates: June 10, 2015 (Esslingen) and June 13, 2015 (Hanover)

pairing 1. 2. 3.
SSV Esslingen - Waspo 98 Hanover 11: 12 07: 16 –––

final

Mode: Best-of-Five
Dates: June 10, 2015 (Duisburg), June 13, 2015 (Berlin) and June 14, 2015 (Berlin)

pairing 1. 2. 3. 4th 5.
ASC Duisburg - Water lovers Spandau 04 6: 7 04: 13 07: 13 ––– –––

 German champions

The championship team

1. Water lovers Spandau 04
Logo of Wasserfreunde Spandau 04

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