2020–21 LEN Champions League
The 2020–21 LEN Champions League was the 58th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.
2020–21 LEN Champions League | |
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League | LEN Champions League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 11 November 2020 – 5 June 2021 |
Number of teams | 28 (from 13 countries) Qualification round: 18 Preliminary round: 10 |
Season MVP | Dusan Mandic (Pro Recco) |
Top scorer | Angelos Vlachopoulos (AN Brescia) 41 goals |
Final 8 | |
Champions | Pro Recco (9th title) |
Runners-up | FTC Telekom Budapest |
Finals MVP | Dusan Mandic (Pro Recco) |
Teams
Jug CO Dubrovnik | Spandau 04 | FTC Telekom | Jadran Herceg Novi |
CN Marseille | Waspo 98 Hannover | Pro Recco | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta |
Dinamo Tbilisi | Olympiacos |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
Phase | Round | Date |
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Qualification round | 11–15 November 2020 | |
Preliminary round | Round 1 | 14–18 December 2020 |
Round 2 | 1–5 March 2021 | |
Round 3 | 19–23 April 2021 | |
Final 8 | 3–5 June 2021 |
Qualification round
The qualification round is scheduled for 11–15 November 2020.[2]
A1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CCO | CNB | JST | PRI | STE | |
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1 | Ortigia Siracusa (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 10 | Final | — | 5–3 | 11–7 | 8–8 | 9–3 | |
2 | CN Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 7 | — | — | 8–8 | 12–3 | 11–4 | ||
3 | Jadran Split | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 16–11 | 14–12 | ||
4 | Primorac Kotor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11–8 | ||
5 | Steaua Bucharest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
A2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MZG | SZO | AIX | YDR | |
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1 | Mladost Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 7 | Final | — | 18–18 | 16–13 | 10–0 | |
2 | Szolnok | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 7 | — | — | 11–9 | 10–0 | ||
3 | Pays d’Aix Natation | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 3 | — | — | — | 10–0 | ||
4 | Ydraikos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | Disqualified | — | — | — | — |
Final
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ortigia Siracusa | 9–8 | Mladost Zagreb |
B1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RKG | OSC | SIN | CNT | ENT | |
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1 | Radnički Kragujevac | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 8 | Final | — | 9–9 | 16–14 | 13–8 | — | |
2 | OSC Budapest (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 15–16 | 12–9 | ||
3 | Sintez Kazan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 6 | — | 11–12 | — | — | — | ||
4 | CN Terrassa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 4 | — | — | 12–9 | — | 11–11 | ||
5 | Tourcoing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 2 | 7–7 | — | 9–12 | — | — |
B2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE | NCV | ORA | ESK | |
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1 | AN Brescia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 9 | Final | — | 10–6 | — | 10–0 | |
2 | Vouliagmeni | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 6 | — | — | 16–9 | — | ||
3 | Digi Oradea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 3 | 1–18 | — | — | 10–0 | ||
4 | Enka Istanbul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | Disqualified | — | 0–10 | — | — |
Final
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Radnički Kragujevac | 9–13 | AN Brescia |
Preliminary round
LEN decided to play the 10 match-days of the 2020–21 LEN Champions League preliminary round in bubble format in three rounds, using two venues at each occasion. The ten match-days will be played in three rounds at two venues each time. Teams of the same group will contest three match-days, one time four, where the participants will be isolated for the entire duration of event because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The draw for the group phase took place in Rome on 19 October 2020.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | REC | JUG | OLY | CNM | S04 | CCO | |
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1 | Pro Recco | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 68 | +59 | 30 | Final 8 | — | 18–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 | 19–6 | 10–3 | |
2 | Jug CO Dubrovnik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 106 | −4 | 19 | 11–12 | — | 11–11 | 11–10 | 12–10 | 8–6 | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 89 | 92 | −3 | 14 | 8–14 | 8–9 | — | 11–7 | 8–8 | 6–4 | ||
4 | CN Marseille | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 93 | 94 | −1 | 13 | 8–10 | 15–13 | 9–8 | — | 8–5 | 10–11 | ||
5 | Spandau 04 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 79 | 104 | −25 | 6 | 7–10 | 7–13 | 9–13 | 7–7 | — | 12–6 | ||
6 | Ortigia Siracusa | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 4 | 7–10 | 9–11 | 8–10 | 7–10 | 8–8 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FTC | BAR | BRE | HAN | DTB | JHN | |
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1 | FTC Telekom | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 73 | +40 | 24 | Final 8 | — | 11–10 | 7–10 | 13–9 | 15–11 | 12–5 | |
2 | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 81 | +38 | 24 | 7–8 | — | 10–9 | 12–8 | 17–5 | 13–11 | ||
3 | AN Brescia | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 80 | +37 | 21 | 9–6 | 6–8 | — | 19–11 | 14–6 | 6–7 | ||
4 | Waspo 98 Hannover | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 122 | −33 | 9 | 6–19 | 8–16 | 10–18 | — | 10–3 | 9–4 | ||
5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 121 | −47 | 6 | 4–11 | 6–14 | 9–15 | 6–7 | — | 11–8 | ||
6 | Jadran Herceg Novi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 109 | −35 | 6 | 2–11 | 9–12 | 6–11 | 12–11 | 10–13 | — |
Final 8
3–5 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]
Qualified teams
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
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A | Pro Recco | Jug AO Dubrovnik | Olympiacos | CN Marseille |
B | FTC Telekom | Zodiac CNAB | AN Brescia | Waspo 98 Hannover |
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
Pro Recco | 16 | |||||||||
4 June | ||||||||||
Waspo 98 Hannover | 9 | |||||||||
Pro Recco | 12 | |||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
Zodiac CNAB | 10 | |||||||||
Zodiac CNAB | 22 | |||||||||
5 June | ||||||||||
Olympiacos | 9 | |||||||||
Pro Recco | 9 | |||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
FTC Telekom | 6 | |||||||||
FTC Telekom | 14 | |||||||||
4 June | ||||||||||
CN Marseille | 6 | |||||||||
FTC Telekom | 14 | |||||||||
3 June | ||||||||||
AN Brescia | 12 | Third place game | ||||||||
Jug AO Dubrovnik | 10 | |||||||||
5 June | ||||||||||
AN Brescia | 12 | |||||||||
Zodiac CNAB | 7 | |||||||||
AN Brescia | 13 | |||||||||
- 5th–8th place bracket
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
4 June | ||||||
Waspo 98 Hannover | 10 | |||||
5 June | ||||||
Olympiacos | 8 | |||||
Waspo 98 Hannover | 11 | |||||
4 June | ||||||
Jug AO Dubrovnik | 16 | |||||
CN Marseille | 13 | |||||
Jug AO Dubrovnik | 16 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
5 June | ||||||
Olympiacos | 13 | |||||
CN Marseille | 12 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals
3 June 2021 13:00 |
Report | Pro Recco | 16–9 | Waspo 98 Hannover | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Kun Schwartz |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 1–2, 6–2 | |||||
Ivović 5 | Goals | Brguljan 3 |
3 June 2021 15:30 |
Report | FTC Telekom | 14–6 | CN Marseille | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Voevodin |
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 3–3, 4–2 | |||||
Fountoulis 4 | Goals | Vukičević 2 |
3 June 2021 18:00 |
Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 10–12 | AN Brescia | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Zwart |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 3–3, 2–3 | |||||
Fatović 4 | Goals | Alesiani 3 |
3 June 2021 20:30 |
Report | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | 22–9 | Olympiacos | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Putniković |
Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–2, 6–3, 3–4 | |||||
three players 4 | Goals | Genidounias 3 |
5th–8th place semifinals
4 June 2021 13:00 |
Report | Waspo 98 Hannover | 10–8 | Olympiacos | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Putniković Ivanovski |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–3, 1–2 | |||||
Radović 6 | Goals | Genidounias 3 |
4 June 2021 15:30 |
Report | CN Marseille | 13–16 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Kun |
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–6, 5–5, 3–4 | |||||
Crousillat 4 | Goals | Papanastasiou 5 |
Semifinals
4 June 2021 18:00 |
Report | Pro Recco | 12–10 | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Stavridis |
Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 4–1, 2–2 | |||||
Mandić 4 | Goals | Perrone 3 |
4 June 2021 20:30 |
Report | FTC Telekom | 14–12 | AN Brescia | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Martega Voevodin |
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–6, 3–5, 3–1 | |||||
Vámos, Varga 4 | Goals | Joković, Vlachopoulos 3 |
Seventh place game
5 June 2021 13:00 |
Report | Olympiacos | 13–12 | CN Marseille | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Schwartz Ivanovski |
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–4, 4–4, 2–2 | |||||
Chrysospathis, Genidounias 3 | Goals | three players 2 |
Fifth place game
5 June 2021 15:30 |
Report | Waspo 98 Hannover | 11–16 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Kun |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–6, 4–5, 4–2 | |||||
Macan, Nagaev 3 | Goals | Merkulov 5 |
Third place game
5 June 2021 18:00 |
Report | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | 7–13 | AN Brescia | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Putniković |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–6, 2–2, 2–2 | |||||
Granados 3 | Goals | Vlachopoulos 4 |
Final
5 June 2021 20:30 |
Report | Pro Recco | 9–6 | FTC Telekom | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Alexandrescu |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–0, 2–1 | |||||
Mandić 3 | Goals | Constantin-Bicari, Vigvari 2 |
2020–21 LEN Champions League Champions |
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Pro Recco 9th title |
Marko Bijač, Francesco Di Fulvio, Dušan Mandić, Pietro Figlioli, Aaron Younger, Alessandro Velotto, Nicholas Presciutti, Gonzalo Echenique, Aleksandar Ivović, Benjamin Thomas, Matteo Aicardi, Stefano Luongo, Tommaso Negri |
Head coach |
Gabriel Hernández |
Final ranking
Team | |
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Pro Recco | |
FTC Telekom Budapest | |
AN Brescia | |
4 | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta |
5 | Jug AO Dubrovnik |
6 | Waspo 98 Hannover |
7 | Olympiacos |
8 | CN Marseille |
Awards
Season MVP | Top Scorer | Final Eight MVP | Final Eight Best Goalkeeper |
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Dušan Mandić (Pro Recco) | Angelos Vlachopoulos[5] (AN Brescia) 31 goals | Dusan Mandic[6] (Pro Recco) | Marko Bijac (Pro Recco) |
See also
References
- "LEN club competition programme season 2020–2021" (PDF). LEN.com.
- "Champions League, Qualification Draw". LEN.com.
- Ivan Curcic (24 March 2021). "Confirmed: Champions League F8 will be held in Belgrade in 2021, 2022, and 2023". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- "Belgrade hosts the Final Eight in 2021-2023". len.eu. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- "LEN Champions League 2020/2021 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- "PRO REKO JE PRVAK EVROPE, DUŠAN MANDIĆ MVP! Ferencvaroš nije uspeo da odbrani tron u Beogradu! (VIDEO)". espreso.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-03-08.
Notes
External links
- Official website, len.microplustiming.com