2023–24 LEN Euro Cup
The 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup is the 32nd edition of the water polo competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). This is the first season under the new changes made by LEN.[1] The defending champions are A-Híd Vasas Plaket.
| 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup | |
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| League | LEN Euro Cup |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Duration | 21 September 2023 – 18 May 2024 |
| Number of teams | 36 |
Format
36 teams (14 from Champions League and 18 starting in this competition) will compete in this tournament. The 36 teams are divided into eight groups, four with five clubs and four with four teams. The groups are held in one country, where the top 2 in every group advances to the group stage. For the first time ever, the group stage will be played in a home and away system. Like the previous round, the top 2 progresses into the knockout stage. The 8 teams left, plus the 8 teams that were eliminated at the Champions League main round, go into the knockout stage. There will be eighth-finals, quarter-finals and a final four competition to decide the champions. [2]
Rankings
Starting this season, LEN also started a club rankings. Excluding the teams eliminated from the Champion League, only countries ranked in the top 12 can enter a maximum of three teams in the Euro Cup.[3]
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Teams
 HAVK Mladost Zagreb (4th) |
Solaris Šibenik (5th) |
 Pays d'Aix Natation (5th) |
Sète Natation (6th) |
 White Sharks Hannover (4th) |
SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th) |
OSC Potsdam (6th) |
 Panionios GSS (4th) |
| G.S. Peristeri (5th) |
Panathinaikos (8th) |
 A-Híd Vasas Plaket (4th) |
BVSC-Zugló (5th) |
| Szolnoki Dózsa (6th) |
 Telimar Palermo (4th) |
Pallanuoto Trieste (5th) |
RN Savona (6th) |
 Partizan Beograd (4th) |
VK Šabac (5th) |
VK Valis (6th) |
 CN Terrassa (4th) |
| CN Mataró (5th) |
Tenerife Echeyde (6th) |
Round and draw dates
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Round date[4][5] |
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| Qualification round | 21–24 September 2023 | |
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 6–7 October 2023 |
| Matchday 2 | 19 October 2023 | |
| Matchday 3 | 2 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 4 | 16 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 5 | 23 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 6 | 9 December 2024 | |
| Eighth-finals | First leg | 8 March 2024 |
| Second leg | 23 March 2024 | |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 6 April 2024 |
| Second leg | 27 April 2024 | |
| Final four | Semifinals | 17 May 2024 |
| Final | 18 May 2024 |
Qualification round
Draw
The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups.[6][7][8] Teams in bold advanced to the group stage. The seeding was decided by as follows:
- The new LEN club rankings.[9]
- LEN country club rankings.[10]
- LEN men's national team rankings (although not applied).[11]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB |
ORT |
NOI |
VAL |
 DIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VK Šabac (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 12 | Group stage | — | 11–9 | 13–9 | 14–5 | 15–4 | |
| 2 | CC Ortigia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 9 | — | — | — | 17–10 | — | ||
| 3 | CN Noisy-le-Sec |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 6 | — | 11–16 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | VK Valis |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 3 | — | — | 11–14 | — | 17–7 | ||
| 5 | Dinamo București |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 0 | — | 10–13 | 8–17 | — | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAS |
ZUG |
MAT |
LUD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A-Híd Vasas Plaket |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | 18–11 | 20–8 | |
| 2 | BVSC-Zugló (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 6 | 15–16 | — | 16–5 | 17–12 | ||
| 3 | CN Mataró |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 3 | — | — | — | 12–9 | ||
| 4 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TRI |
TOU |
SZO |
PAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pallanuoto Trieste |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | 15–11 | — | |
| 2 | EN Tourcoing (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 6 | 11–12 | — | — | 11–10 | ||
| 3 | Szolnoki Dózsa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 3 | — | 10–12 | — | 22–10 | ||
| 4 | Pays d'Aix Natation |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 0 | 6–19 | — | — | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRI |
SOL |
ORA |
RAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | 11–8 | 8–6 | |
| 2 | Solaris Šibenik |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 6 | 6–20 | — | 13–12 | — | ||
| 3 | CSM Oradea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 3 | — | — | — | 9–7 | ||
| 4 | Radnički Kragujevac |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 0 | — | 9–10 | — | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HON |
PAN |
OSC |
TEN |
HAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endo Plus Service Honvéd |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 12 | Group stage | — | 15–12 | — | 18–9 | — | |
| 2 | Panionios GSS (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 9 | — | — | 14–11 | — | 23–7 | ||
| 3 | OSC Budapest |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 6 | 9–10 | — | — | 20–11 | — | ||
| 4 | Tenerife Echeyde |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 2 | — | 5–15 | — | — | 13–11[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 5 | White Sharks Hannover |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 1 | 6–13 | — | 5–17 | — | — |
- Match ended 10–10, Tenerife Echeyde won 3–1 on penalties
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TEL |
SAV |
PAR |
SET |
DUI | |
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| 1 | Telimar Palermo |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 10 | Group stage | — | — | — | 15–7 | — | |
| 2 | RN Savona |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 9 | 10–12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Partizan Beograd |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 8 | 17–15[lower-alpha 1] | 10–15 | — | 16–7 | — | ||
| 4 | Sète Natation |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 3 | — | 8–16 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | ASC Duisburg (H) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 0 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–14 | 9–10 | — |
- Match ended 12–12, Partizan Beograd won 5–3 on penalties
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR |
APO |
MLA |
POT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CN Barcelona (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 9 | Group stage | — | 13–6 | 12–11 | 23–6 | |
| 2 | GS Apollon Smyrnis |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 3 | — | 7–15 | — | — | ||
| 4 | OSC Potsdam |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 0 | — | 11–19 | 9–23 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  KOT |
HAN |
PER |
TER |
PAN | |
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| 1 | Primorac Kotor (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 11 | Group stage | — | 11–7 | 12–6 | 14–12[lower-alpha 1] | 8–7 | |
| 2 | Waspo'98 Hannover |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 9 | — | — | 15–9 | 7–6 | — | ||
| 3 | G.S. Peristeri |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 5 | — | — | — | 14–13 | 12–10[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| 4 | CN Terrassa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18–12 | ||
| 5 | Panathinaikos |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 1 | — | 11–14 | — | — | — |
- Match ended 9–9, Primorac Kotor won 5–3 on penalties
- Match ended 8–8, G.S. Peristeri won 4–2 on penalties
Group stage
Red: Group A; 
Blue: Group B; 
Yellow: Group C; 
Green: Group D.The draw took place on 26 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.[12] The top 2 from every group advances to the eighth-finals.
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches.
This is the first time that this round is being held in a home and away format. Nine countries are being represented, with Italy boasting the most clubs with four.
Seeding
The eight teams in pot 1 won their group in the qualification round, while the 8 runners-up in the qualification round are in pot 2.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TEL |
BAR |
TOU |
SOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telimar Palermo |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 6 | Eighth-finals | — | 12–11 | 11–9 | ||
| 2 | CN Barcelona |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 3 | — | 15–13 | ||||
| 3 | EN Tourcoing |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 3 | — | |||||
| 4 | Solaris Šibenik |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 0 | 8–9 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAS |
SAV |
HON |
APO | |
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| 1 | A-Híd Vasas Plaket |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 6 | Eighth-finals | — | 18–17 | |||
| 2 | RN Savona |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 3 | — | |||||
| 3 | Endo Plus Service Honvéd |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 3 | 3–11 | — | 12–11 | |||
| 4 | GS Apollon Smyrnis |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 0 | 11–12 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB |
RIJ |
ZUG |
HAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VK Šabac |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 6 | Eighth-finals | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | ||
| 2 | Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 3 | — | 13–9 | ||||
| 3 | BVSC-Zugló |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 3 | — | 10–9 | ||||
| 4 | Waspo'98 Hannover |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 0 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORT |
PAN |
KOT |
TRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CC Ortigia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 6 | Eighth-finals | — | 13–12 | |||
| 2 | Panionios GSS |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | — | |||||
| 3 | Primorac Kotor |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9–10 | — | 9–8 | |||
| 4 | Pallanuoto Trieste |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 0 | 11–12 | — |
Knockout stage
| Eight-finals | Quarter-finals | |||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
| 11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
| 21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
Final four
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 May | ||||||
| 18 May | ||||||
| 17 May | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 May | ||||||
See also
External links
References
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- "Big changes in European water polo club competitions - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. June 2, 2023.
- "Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.
- "Calendar 2023 - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. December 16, 2022.
- "Calendar 2024 - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. March 31, 2023.
- "Draws for Euro Cup and Challenger Cup - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 8, 2023.
- https://www.len.eu/len-qualifying-round-draws-2023-2024-euro-cup-men-challenger-cup-men-and-women/
- Curcic, Ivan (September 11, 2023). "Plenty of national clashes in Euro Cup qualifications; Vasas starts title defense from Budapest".
- https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-club-ranking/
- https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-clubs-country-ranking/
- https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-country-ranking/
- "Draws for Group Stage in three cup competitions - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 25, 2023.