LEN Women's Euro Cup

The LEN Women's Euro Cup, formerly the Women's LEN Trophy, is LEN's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested for many seasons by around 15 teams, which could qualify for it either directly due to high ranking in their domestic league or by being eliminated at certain stages of the Champions' Cup. After the last reformations in the European competitions system by LEN, only four teams contesting for the trophy, coming after elimination at that season's LEN Euro League quarterfinals stage. Italy's Gifa Palermo, Ortigia, Racing Roma, Imperia, Russia's Shturm Ruza, and Greece's Ethnikos are the most successful clubs in the competition with two titles each.[1]

LEN Women's Euro Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup
SportWater polo
Founded1999
PresidentPaolo Barelli
CountryLEN members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Hungary UVSE Budapest
(2nd title)
Most titlesItaly Gifa Palermo
Italy Ortigia
Italy Racing Roma
Russia Shturm 2002
Italy Imperia
Greece Ethnikos
Hungary UVSE
(2 titles each)
Level on pyramid2nd Tier (Europe)
Official websiteLEN Trophy

Title holders

Finals

Year Finalists Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1999–00
Details
Italy
Gifa Palermo
14–8 Greece
Vouliagmeni
Netherlands
Het Ravijn
Russia
Diana St.Petersburg
2000–01
Details
Russia
SKIF Moscow
10–8 Hungary
Dunaújváros
Spain
Mediterrani
Greece
Olympiacos
2001–02
Details
Italy
Gifa Palermo
Russia
SKIF Moscow
Spain
Mediterrani
Greece
Vouliagmeni
2002–03
Details
Greece
Vouliagmeni
Russia
SKIF Moscow
Netherlands
Het Ravijn
Hungary
Szentes
2003–04
Details
Italy
Ortigia
Russia
Uralochka Zlatoust
Spain
Sabadell
Netherlands
Polar Bears Ede
2004–05
Details
Italy
Ortigia
Greece
Vouliagmeni
Russia
Uralochka Zlatoust
Russia
SKIF Izmailovo
2005–06
Details
Hungary
Honvéd
8–3 Greece
Glyfada
Italy
Fiorentina
Netherlands
Het Ravijn
2006–07
Details
Italy
Racing Roma
12–8 Netherlands
Nereus
Hungary
OSC Budapest
Greece
Olympiacos
2007–08
Details
Italy
Racing Roma
10–9 Greece
Olympiacos
Hungary
OSC Budapest
Italy
Plebiscito Padova
2008–09
Details
Russia
Shturm Chekhov
11–12, 14–11 Hungary
Dunaújváros
Russia
Dynamo Moscow
Greece
Olympiacos
2009–10
Details
Greece
Ethnikos
12–13, 17–13 Russia
Yugra
Netherlands
Donk Gouda
Greece
NE Patras
2010–11
Details
Italy
Rapallo
5–12, 12–3 Netherlands
Het Ravijn
Hungary
Szentes
Russia
SKIF Izmailovo
2011–12
Details
Italy
Imperia
12–13, 7–5 Russia
Yugra
Hungary
Szentes
Greece
Olympiacos
2012–13
Details
Russia
Shturm 2002
17–10, 14–11 Russia
SKIF Izmailovo
Netherlands
Donk Gouda
Russia
Uralochka Zlatoust
2013–14
Details
Greece
Olympiacos
10–9 Italy
Firenze
Russia
Yugra
Russia
Kinef Kirishi
2014–15
Details
Italy
Imperia
8–7 Italy
Plebiscito Padova
Greece
Vouliagmeni
Hungary
Szentes
2015–16
Details
Spain
Mataró
6–5 Greece
Vouliagmeni
Hungary
Szentes
Russia
Uralochka Zlatoust
2016–17
Details[2]
Hungary
UVSE Budapest
7–6 Italy
Plebiscito Padova
Hungary
Dunaújváros
Russia
Yugra
2017–18
Details[3]
Hungary
Dunaújváros
13–11 Greece
Olympiacos
Spain
Mataró
Italy
Plebiscito Padova
2018–19
Details
Italy
Orizzonte Catania
10–9 Hungary
UVSE Budapest
Russia
Kinef Kirishi
Spain
Sant Andreu
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2020–21
Details
Russia
Kinef Kirishi
10–8 Spain
Mataró
Spain
Sabadell
Italy
SIS Roma
2021–22
Details
Greece
Ethnikos
12–8, 14–9 Hungary
Dunaújváros
No semi-finals were held due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–23
Details
Hungary
UVSE Budapest
8–9, 13–9 Hungary
FTC Telekom Budapest
Hungary
Tigra ZF Eger
Italy
Plebiscito Padova

Source: LEN (from 2000 to 2016).[4]

Titles by club

Rank Club Titles Runner-up Champion Years
1. Hungary UVSE Budapest 2 1 2016–17, 2022–23
2. Italy Gifa Palermo 2 1999–00, 2001–02
Italy Ortigia 2 2003–04, 2004–05
Italy Racing Roma 2 2006–07, 2007–08
Russia Shturm 2 2008–09, 2012–13
Italy Imperia 2 2011–12, 2014–15
Greece Ethnikos 2 2009–10, 2021–22
8. Russia SKIF 1 3 2000–01
Greece Vouliagmeni 1 3 2002–03
Hungary Dunaújváros 1 3 2017–18
11. Greece Olympiacos 1 2 2013–14
12. Spain Mataró 1 1 2015–16
13. Hungary Honvéd 1 2005–06
Italy Rapallo 1 2010–11
Italy Orizzonte Catania 1 2018–19
Russia Kinef Kirishi 1 2020–21
17. Russia Yugra 2
Italy Plebiscito Padova 2
19. Netherlands Het Ravijn 1
Russia Uralochka Zlatoust 1
Greece Glyfada 1
Netherlands Nereus 1
Italy Firenze 1
Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest 1

Titles by nation

Rank Country Titles Runners-up
1. Italy Italy 10 3
2. Russia Russia 4 6
Greece Greece 4 6
4. Hungary Hungary 4 5
5. Spain Spain 1 1
6. Netherlands Netherlands 2

See also

References

  1. List of champions in all competitions.com
  2. "LEN Trophy, UVSE clinches historical first win". LEN. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "Dunaujvaros joins the winners' circle". LEN. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "Euro League Women - Book of Champions 2017" (PDF). LEN. p. 48 (section 4.1 'Women's LEN Trophy'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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