2022–23 LEN Champions League
The 2022–23 LEN Champions League was the 60th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. The champions were Pro Recco of Italy, who defeated Novi Beograd of Serbia 14–11 in the Final in Belgrade.
2022–23 LEN Champions League | |
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League | LEN Champions League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Duration | 29 September 2022 – 3 June 2023 |
Season MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Final 8 | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
Qualified teams
The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.[1]
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]
Phase | Round | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Qualifying rounds | Qualification round I | 29 September–2 October 2022 | |
Qualification round II | 14–16 October 2022 | ||
Qualification round III | 29 October 2022 | 5 November 2022 | |
Preliminary round | Round 1 | 15/16 November 2022 | |
Round 2 | 29/30 November 2022 | ||
Round 3 | 13/14 December 2022 | ||
Round 4 | 20/21 December 2022 | ||
Round 5 | 10/11 January 2023 | ||
Round 6 | 24/25 January 2023 | ||
Round 7 | 7/8 February 2023 | ||
Round 8 | 17/18 February 2023 | ||
Round 9 | 28 February/1 March 2023 | ||
Round 10 | 21/22 March 2023 | ||
Round 11 | 4/5 April 2023 | ||
Round 12 | 25/26 April 2023 | ||
Round 13 | 12/13 May 2023 | ||
Round 14 | 23/24 May 2023 | ||
Final 8 | Quarterfinals | 31 May 2023 | |
Semifinals | 1 June 2023 | ||
Final | 3 June 2023 |
Qualifying rounds
Qualification round I
The draw took place in Split.[3] The top three ranked sides will advance from both groups.
Group A
- 29 September–2 October 2022, Nijverdal, Netherlands.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 12 | Qualification round II | — | 13–10 | — | — | 37–2 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 9 | — | — | 14–11 | — | 36–4 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 6 | 3–10 | — | — | — | 29–2 | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 3 | 6–15 | 7–16 | 10–15 | — | 31–3 | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 133 | −122 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 9 | Qualification round II | — | 10–7 | — | 12–3 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 6 | — | — | 10–6 | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 3 | 8–12 | — | — | 15–3 | ||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 0 | — | 8–24 | — | — |
Group C
- 29 September–2 October 2022, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 12 | Qualification round II | — | — | — | 16–6 | 16–3 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 9 | 7–9 | — | 12–2 | 19–8 | 16–8 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 6 | 7–15 | — | — | — | 14–6 | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 1 | — | — | 9–13 | — | — | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 1 | — | — | — | 11–11 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 16 | +92 | 12 | Qualification round II | — | 10–5 | 28–5 | 29–4 | 41–2 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 20 | +82 | 9 | — | — | 21–6 | 34–2 | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 82 | −47 | 3 | — | — | 6–11 | — | 23–8 | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 135 | −114 | 0 | — | 2–42 | 9–29 | — | — |
Qualification round II
The top two ranked sides from each group advance.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 12 | Round III | — | 13–11 | — | 14–13 | — | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 9 | — | — | 9–8 | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 6 | 5–13 | — | — | 10–8 | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 3 | — | 4–13 | — | — | 17–10 | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 0 | 7–17 | 13–18 | 5–15 | — | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 12 | Round III | — | — | 14–12 | — | 17–4 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 6 | 7–11 | — | — | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 6 | — | 9–8 | — | — | 23–7 | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 6 | 13–16 | 6–12 | 13–12 | — | 22–6 | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 83 | −61 | 0 | — | 5–21 | — | — | — |
Group C
- 14–16 October 2022, Kotor, Montenegro.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 6 | Round III | — | — | 7–10 | — | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 6 | 9–13 | — | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 4 | — | 13–14 | — | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 1 | 8–14 | 2–15 | 10–10 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 12 | Round III | — | — | — | — | — | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 9 | 4–9 | — | 7–6 | — | 14–8 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 6 | 9–13 | — | — | — | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 3 | 4–25 | 9–16 | 10–14 | — | 17–15 | ||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 0 | 6–18 | — | 7–16 | — | — |
Qualification round III
The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Genesys OSC-Budapest ![]() |
29–18 | ![]() |
17–7 | 12–11 |
CN Noisy-le-Sec ![]() |
23–26 | ![]() |
11–17 | 12–9 |
A-Híd VasasPlaket ![]() |
18–23 | ![]() |
10–12 | 8–11 |
Jadran Split ![]() |
21–14 | ![]() |
9–3 | 12–11 |
Preliminary round
![2022–23 LEN Champions League is located in Europe](../I/Europe_blank_laea_location_map.svg.png.webp)
![Budapest](../I/Black_pog.svg.png.webp)
![Barcelona Province](../I/Black_pog.svg.png.webp)
![Budapest teams FTC Telekom OSC BudapestBarcelona Province teams Barceloneta Sabadell](../I/TransparentPlaceholder.png.webp)
In the regular season, teams will play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in Group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Novi Beograd will participate in the Final 8 as the host of the tournament. The matchdays will be from 15 November 2022 to 24 May 2023.
Advance to the Final 8 | Home team win | Tie | Away team win |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 100 | +69 | 39 | Final 8 | — | 5–11 | 10–5 | 13–6 | 8–6 | 18–9 | 13–6 | 20–5 | |
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14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 102 | +90 | 36 | 8–9 | — | 10–9 | 14–7 | 14–7 | 21–12 | 20–5 | 21–4 | ||
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14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 175 | 114 | +61 | 31 | 7–9 | 9–7 | — | 14–6 | 10–7 | 13–7 | 19–10 | 15–8 | ||
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14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 130 | 156 | −26 | 17 | 7–11 | 7–13 | 6–14 | — | 13–12 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 10–9 | ||
5 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 142 | 141 | +1 | 17 | 5–9 | 9–13 | 8–13 | 10–10 | — | 10–10 | 21–7 | 12–8 | ||
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14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 140 | 175 | −35 | 15 | 10–14 | 8–16 | 10–10 | 9–9 | 11–13 | — | 11–10 | 13–12 | ||
7 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 115 | 200 | −85 | 6 | 8–14 | 3–13 | 9–21 | 9–14 | 7–12 | 13–8 | — | 11–14 | ||
8 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 116 | 191 | −75 | 3 | 7–16 | 8–11 | 7–16 | 11–14 | 8–10 | 7–12 | 8–10 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 124 | +45 | 34 | Final 8 | — | 12–9 | 8–4 | 14–10 | 7–4 | 14–6 | 15–13 | 14–10 | |
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14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 136 | +42 | 32 | 11–9 | — | 14–13 | 12–12 | 16–11 | 17–9 | 11–4 | 13–8 | ||
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14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 148 | 141 | +7 | 25 | 10–6 | 14–12 | — | 9–7 | 10–12 | 12–11 | 9–8 | 12–8 | ||
4 | ![]() |
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 156 | 161 | −5 | 16 | 8–13 | 11–11 | 12–12 | — | 14–10 | 13–8 | 14–9 | 11–13 | ||
5 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 131 | 147 | −16 | 16 | 10–14 | 6–8 | 7–10 | 15–12 | — | 9–8 | 13–11 | 9–9 | ||
6 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 143 | 162 | −19 | 13 | 14–14 | 9–11 | 12–16 | 9–9 | 9–8 | — | 18–13 | 9–9 | ||
7 | ![]() |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 146 | 162 | −16 | 13 | 5–13 | 13–17 | 13–7 | 15–11 | 9–6 | 10–10 | — | 14–7 | ||
8 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 129 | 167 | −38 | 11 | 10–16 | 5–16 | 11–10 | 11–12 | 10–11 | 7–11 | 11–9 | — |
Notes:
- Novi Beograd is already qualified as the Final 8 host.
Final 8
31 May–3 June 2023, Belgrade, Serbia.
Qualified teams
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
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Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
31 May | ||||||||||
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1 June | ||||||||||
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31 May | ||||||||||
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3 June | ||||||||||
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31 May | ||||||||||
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![]() | 10 | |||||||||
1 June | ||||||||||
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![]() | 8 | |||||||||
31 May | ||||||||||
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3 June | ||||||||||
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- 5th–8th place bracket
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
1 June | ||||||
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2 June | ||||||
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1 June | ||||||
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Seventh place game | ||||||
2 June | ||||||
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2022–23 LEN Champions League Champions |
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Individual awards
Season MVP | Top Scorer | Finals MVP |
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Total 7 of the Season (Team of the Tournament) | ||||||
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[4] | Pos. | ![]() (Novi Beograd) |
Pos. | ![]() Dimitrios Nikolaidis (Vouliagmeni) |
Pos. | ![]() Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco) |
LW | CF | RW | ||||
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References
- "Rosters 2022/23 - TEAM ROSTERS". LEN. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- "MEN LEN CLUB COMPETITION PROGRAMME SEASON 2022 – 2023". wwpra.org.
- "Champions League 2022-2023 Draw – updated". LEN.com.
- Curcic, Ivan (2023-06-05). "LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament"". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
External links
- Official website, len.microplustiming.com