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 games | 140 |
Number of teams | 36 |
Finals champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
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, but they were eliminated by Jug AO Dubrovnik in the eight-finals.
The winners were Jug AO Dubrovnik, who defeated Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka 12–6 in an all-Croatian final.[2]
Format
[edit]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. [3]
Rankings
[edit]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.[4]
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Teams
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Round and draw dates
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Phase | Round | Round date[5][6] |
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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
[edit]Draw
[edit]The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups.[7][8][9] Teams in bold advanced to the group stage. The seeding was decided by as follows:
- The new LEN club rankings.[10]
- LEN country club rankings.[11]
- LEN men's national team rankings (although not applied).[12]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 12 | Group stage | — | 11–9 | 13–9 | 14–5 | 15–4 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 9 | — | — | — | 17–10 | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 6 | — | 11–16 | — | — | — | ||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 3 | — | — | 11–14 | — | 17–7 | ||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 0 | — | 10–13 | 8–17 | — | — |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | 18–11 | 20–8 | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 6 | 15–16 | — | 16–5 | 17–12 | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 3 | — | — | — | 12–9 | ||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | 15–11 | — | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 6 | 11–12 | — | — | 11–10 | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 3 | — | 10–12 | — | 22–10 | ||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 0 | 6–19 | — | — | — |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | 11–8 | 8–6 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 6 | 6–20 | — | 13–12 | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 3 | — | — | — | 9–7 | ||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 0 | — | 9–10 | — | — |
Group E
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 12 | Group stage | — | 15–12 | — | 18–9 | — | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 9 | — | — | 14–11 | — | 23–7 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 6 | 9–10 | — | — | 20–11 | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 2 | — | 5–15 | — | — | 13–11[a] | ||
5 | ![]() |
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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 10 | Group stage | — | — | — | 15–7 | — | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 9 | 10–12 | — | — | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 8 | 17–15[a] | 10–15 | — | 16–7 | — | ||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 3 | — | 8–16 | — | — | — | ||
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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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 9 | Group stage | — | 13–6 | 12–11 | 23–6 | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 3 | — | 7–15 | — | — | ||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 0 | — | 11–19 | 9–23 | — |
Group H
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 11 | Group stage | — | 11–7 | 12–6 | 14–12[a] | 8–7 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 9 | — | — | 15–9 | 7–6 | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 5 | — | — | — | 14–13 | 12–10[b] | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18–12 | ||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 1 | — | 11–14 | — | — | — |
Group stage
[edit]The draw took place on 26 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.[13] 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
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 15 | Eighth-finals | — | 15–13 | 11–3 | 8–7 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 10 | 9–13 | — | 14–11 | 17–18[a] | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 6 | 12–11 | 9–10 | — | 11–9 | ||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 5 | 9–15 | 8–9 | 13–11 | — |
- ^ Match ended 10–10, Solaris Šibenik won 8–7 on penalties
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 64 | +14 | 15 | Eighth-finals | — | 16–13 | 14–7 | 13–10 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 74 | +12 | 13 | 18–17 | — | 16–19[a] | 19–15 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 8 | 5–6 | 3–11 | — | 12–11 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 77 | −12 | 0 | 11–12 | 8–10 | 10–11 | — |
- ^ Match ended 15–15, Endo Plus Service Honvéd won 4–1 on penalties
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 71 | +13 | 12[a] | Eighth-finals | — | 19–10 | 15–10 | 13–9 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 12[a] | 22–13 | — | 11–9 | 10–9 | ||
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 14–4 | ||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 3 | 10–16 | 12–17 | 12–6 | — |
Notes:
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 11 | Eighth-finals | — | 13–10 | 8–5 | 26–25[a] | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 76 | −3 | 9[b] | 13–12 | — | 9–14 | 11–14 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 9[b] | 9–10 | 12–18 | — | 9–8 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 9–8 | 11–12 | 10–12 | — |
Notes:
Knockout stage
[edit]Eight-finals | Quarter-finals | |||||||||
8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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6 April/27 April | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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6 April/27 April | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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9 April/27 April | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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6 April/27 April | ||||||||||
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8 March/23 March | ||||||||||
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Eight-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jug AO Dubrovnik ![]() |
21–19 | ![]() |
12–11 | 9–8 |
BVSC-Zugló ![]() |
22–23 | ![]() |
13–11 | 9–12 |
Spandau 04 ![]() |
22–20 | ![]() |
8–8 | 14–12 |
Astralpool Sabadell ![]() |
33–23 | ![]() |
18–11 | 15–12 |
Panionios GSS ![]() |
30–31 | ![]() |
12–11 | 18–20 PS |
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka ![]() |
28–22 | ![]() |
8–7 | 20–15 |
RN Savona ![]() |
28–23 | ![]() |
16–10 | 12–13 |
CN Barcelona ![]() |
19–27 | ![]() |
13–17 | 6–10 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw took place in Barcelona on 26 March 2024.[14][15] There was no seeding.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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RN Savona ![]() |
20–23 | ![]() |
10–11 | 10–12 |
Steaua București ![]() |
11–13 | ![]() |
5–6 | 6–7 |
Jug AO Dubrovnik ![]() |
29–19 | ![]() |
15–9 | 14–10 |
NC Vouliagmeni ![]() |
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14–9 | 9–15 |
Final four
[edit]The final four was held at the Bazeni Kantrida in the Croatian city, Rijeka. The city was given the hosting rights on 2 May 2024.[16][17] Originally, NC Vouliagmeni won the hosting rights,[18] but after they were eliminated, Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka, backed the Rijeka government, decided to file an application.[19][20] Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka paid LEN 40,000 Euros in order to organise the event.[21]
Bracket
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17 May | ||||||
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18 May | ||||||
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17 May | ||||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]17 May 2024 17:45 |
Report | Astralpool Sabadell ![]() |
7–11 | ![]() |
Bazeni Kantrida, Rijeka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 3–3, 1–2 | |||||
Vidović 2 | Goals | Lazic 5 |
17 May 2024 20:00 |
Report | Spandau 04 ![]() |
12–14 | ![]() |
Bazeni Kantrida, Rijeka Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–0, 4–7, 2–3 | |||||
Strelezkij 5 | Goals | four players 3 |
Third place match
[edit]18 May 2024 17:45 |
Report | Astralpool Sabadell ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
Bazeni Kantrida, Rijeka Referees: Vojin Putnikovic (SRB), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–1, 3–0, 3–1 | |||||
Stamm, Tkáč 1 | Goals | three players 2 |
Final
[edit]18 May 2024 20:00 |
Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik ![]() |
12–6 | ![]() |
Bazeni Kantrida, Rijeka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 6–2, 2–2 | |||||
Cabañas, Daube 3 | Goals | Brubnjak, Kadivec 2 |
2023–24 LEN Euro Cup Champions |
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See also
[edit]- 2023–24 LEN Champions League
- 2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup
- 2023 LEN Super Cup
- 2023–24 LEN Women's Champions League
- 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup
- 2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup
- 2023 LEN Women's Super Cup
External links
[edit]- Official statistics of the tournament
- Official playlist
- 2022–23 Croatian League Table
- 2022–23 German League Table
- 2022–23 Spanish League Table
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