2018–19 LEN Champions League

The 2018–19 LEN Champions League is the 56th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

2018–19 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Number of teams16 (Preliminary round)
Final Eight
Champions FTC Telekom Budapest (1st title)
  Runners-up Olympiacos

Overview

Team allocation

12 teams are directly qualified for the Preliminary round (TH: Champions League title holders).

Preliminary Round
HAVK Mladost Waspo 98 Hannover Pro Recco Dynamo Moscow
Jug Dubrovnik ZF Eger Olympiacos TH Crvena zvezda
Spandau 04 Szolnoki Dozsa Steaua București BA CNA Barceloneta
Qualification round II
Jadran Split NC Vouliagmeni CSM Digi Oradea OSC Potsdam
FTC Telekom Budapest AN Brescia Sintez Kazan CN Sabadell
Qualification round I
Pays D’Aix Natation BPM Sport Management Enka SK Valletta
Strasbourg Corona Sportul Studențesc AZC Alphen WP Club Tbilisi
Jadran Carine CN Terrassa Dynamo Lviv

Phases and rounds dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I 13–16 September 2018
Qualification round II 28–30 September 2018
Qualification round III 6 October 2018 10 October 2018
Preliminary round Matchday 1 17 October 2018
Matchday 2 3 November 2018
Matchday 3 21 November 2018
Matchday 4 5 December 2018
Matchday 5 19 December 2018
Matchday 6 9 January 2019
Matchday 7 23 January 2019
Matchday 8 6 February 2019
Matchday 9 27 February 2019
Matchday 10 16 March 2019
Matchday 11 27 March 2019
Matchday 12 13 April 2019
Matchday 13 24 April 2019
Matchday 14 15 May 2019
Final Eight Quarterfinals 6 June 2019
Semifinals 7 June 2019
Final 8 June 2019

Qualifying rounds

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BPM AIX BRA ENK LVI TBI
1 BPM Sport Management 5 5 0 0 72 28 +44 15 Round II — 13–8 12–2 22–8 14–3
2 Pays D’Aix Natation 5 4 0 1 61 38 +23 12 — 15–9
3 Corona Sportul Studențesc (H) 5 3 0 2 45 40 +5 9 7–11 7–12 — 10–6 9–4 12–7
4 Enka SK 5 2 0 3 32 48 −16 6 5–11 — 9–8 10–7
5 Dynamo Lviv 5 1 0 4 39 61 −22 3 —
6 WP Club Tbilisi 5 0 0 5 27 61 −34 0 4–15 6–10 —
Source: LEN
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAD STR TER ALP VAL
1 Jadran Carine 4 4 0 0 63 24 +39 12 Round II — 10–8
2 Strasbourg (H) 4 3 0 1 43 30 +13 9 5–11 — 10–8 12–6 16–5
3 CN Terrassa 4 2 0 2 47 32 +15 6 — 12–9
4 AZC Alphen 4 1 0 3 30 47 −17 3 6–17 — 9–6
5 Valletta 4 0 0 4 19 69 −50 0 5–25 3–19 —
Source: LEN
(H) Host.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAD VOU SIN BRA
1 Jadran Carine (H) 3 3 0 0 41 18 +23 9 Round III — 8–7 18–6 15–5
2 NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 26 19 +7 6 — 9–3
3 Sintez Kazan 3 1 0 2 27 36 −9 3 8–10 —
4 Corona Sportul Studențesc 3 0 0 3 16 37 −21 0 8–13 —
Source: LEN
(H) Host.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VER TER SAB POT
1 BPM Sport Management 3 2 1 0 42 28 +14 7 Round III — 13–13 17–11
2 CN Terrassa 3 1 2 0 36 26 +10 5 —
3 CN Sabadell (H) 3 1 1 1 29 27 +2 4 4–12 7–7 — 18–8
4 OSC Potsdam 3 0 0 3 25 51 −26 0 6–16 —
Source: LEN
(H) Host.

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRE STR ORA ENK
1 AN Brescia 3 3 0 0 43 16 +27 9 Round III — 12–3
2 Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 24 26 −2 6 5–16 —
3 CSM Digi Oradea (H) 3 0 1 2 21 31 −10 1 8–15 6–9 — 7–7
4 Enka SK 3 0 1 2 14 29 −15 1 4–10 —
Source: LEN
(H) Host.

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FTC SPL AIX ALP
1 FTC Telekom Budapest 3 3 0 0 41 18 +23 9 Round III — 17–7 14–7
2 Jadran Split 3 2 0 1 37 35 +2 6 —
3 Pays D’Aix Natation (H) 3 1 0 2 32 29 +3 3 4–10 11–12 — 17–7
4 AZC Alphen 3 0 0 3 21 49 −28 0 7–18 —
Source: LEN
(H) Host.

Qualification round III
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FTC Telekom Budapest 22–11 NC Vouliagmeni 10–4 12–7
Jadran Split 17–15 Jadran Carine 11–9 6–6
AN Brescia 16–13 CN Terrassa 8–4 8–9
Strasbourg 10–26 BPM Sport Management 4–10 6–16

Preliminary round
Location of teams of the 2018–19 LEN Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B.

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 September 2018 in Barcelona.[2] The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-ups and third placed teams advance to the Final 8. They are joined by the host of the tournament and the fourth placed team from a group other than one the host plays in. The matchdays are 17 October, 3 and 21 November, 5 and 19 December 2018, 9 and 23 January, 6 and 27 February, 16 and 27 March, 13 and 24 April, 15 May 2019.

A total of 9 national associations are represented in the group stage.

Key to colors
Advance to the Final EightHome team winDrawAway team win

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRO BAR BRE FTC MOS EGR BUC CRV
1 Pro Recco 14 14 0 0 197 91 +106 42 Final 8 — 8–3 12–6 9–6 11–6 17–7 19–7 21–6
2 CNA Barceloneta 14 10 1 3 154 120 +34 31 11–15 — 8–8 8–5 13–9 12–7 11–8 14–3
3 AN Brescia 14 9 2 3 133 107 +26 29 8–9 14–8 — 10–5 10–8 11–6 13–9 7–2
4 FTC Telekom Budapest 14 8 1 5 146 117 +29 25 7–13 8–9 8–8 — 13–6 16–9 12–4 17–9
5 Dynamo Moscow 14 6 0 8 153 145 +8 18 5–14 12–13 10–6 11–13 — 15–13 16–4 14–4
6 ZF Eger 14 5 0 9 144 179 −35 15 7–16 10–16 8–11 9–12 12–10 — 13–9 17–11
7 Steaua București BA 14 2 0 12 109 168 −59 6 8–16 10–14 5–8 6–9 11–14 11–13 — 8–3
8 Crvena zvezda 14 0 0 14 87 196 −109 0 4–17 3–14 9–13 6–15 8–17 12–13 7–9 —
Source: LEN

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUG OLY VER SZO SPL HAN ZAG SPA
1 Jug Dubrovnik 14 10 2 2 152 110 +42 32 Final 8 — 10–6 9–8 8–7 6–7 18–7 14–11 14–9
2 Olympiacos 14 9 3 2 149 98 +51 30 10–10 — 11–5 11–10 13–7 17–7 13–8 11–4
3 BPM Sport Management 14 8 3 3 125 115 +10 27 11–11 7–6 — 7–5 9–8 12–7 12–9 8–6
4 Szolnoki Dozsa 14 6 4 4 135 122 +13 22 10–7 9–9 6–6 — 10–9 10–10 11–8 14–6
5 Jadran Split 14 6 0 8 137 140 −3 18 6–13 3–8 12–9 15–10 — 15–10 10–12 14–8
6 Waspo 98 Hannover[lower-alpha 1] 14 3 3 8 130 169 −39 12 Final 8 7–14 9–9 10–11 9–13 9–8 — 14–9 11–7
7 HAVK Mladost Zagreb 14 3 2 9 129 161 −32 11 5–11 6–14 7–7 8–11 11–12 11–11 — 9–7
8 Spandau 04 14 2 1 11 114 156 −42 7 6–7 3–11 8–13 9–9 12–11 15–9 14–15 —
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. Hannover qualified for the Final Eight as the host team of the tournament.

Final Eight

6–8 June 2018—Hannover, Germany

Location of the 2018–19 LEN Champions League Final 8

Qualified teams
Group Winners Runners-up Third Fourth Host
A Pro Recco CNA Barceloneta AN Brescia FTC Telekom Budapest
B Jug Dubrovnik Olympiacos BPM Sport Management Waspo 98 Hannover

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
6 June
 
 
 Pro Recco 14
 
7 June
 
 Waspo 98 Hannover 10
 
 Pro Recco 11
 
6 June
 
 Olympiacos 12
 
 Olympiacos 8
 
8 June
 
 AN Brescia 7
 
 Olympiacos10 (3)
 
6 June
 
 FTC Telekom10 (4)
 
 Jug Dubrovnik 9
 
7 June
 
 FTC Telekom 10
 
 FTC Telekom 9
 
6 June
 
 CNA Barceloneta 7 Third place game
 
 CNA Barceloneta 12
 
8 June
 
 BPM Sport Management 7
 
 Pro Recco8
 
 
 CNA Barceloneta7
 


2018–19 LEN Champions League
Champions

FTC Telekom Budapest
1st title
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
7 June
 
 
 Waspo 98 Hannover 8
 
8 June
 
 AN Brescia 11
 
 AN Brescia12
 
7 June
 
 Jug Dubrovnik13
 
 Jug Dubrovnik 11
 
 
 BPM Sport Management 8
 
Seventh place game
 
 
8 June
 
 
 Waspo 98 Hannover8
 
 
 BPM Sport Management10

Quarterfinals
6 June 2019
16:00		 Report Jug Dubrovnik 9–10 FTC Telekom Budapest Hannover
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu
Sergey Naumov
Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–3, 1–2, 3–0
Fatović 4 Goals three players 2
6 June 2019
17:30		 Report CNA Barceloneta 12–7 BPM Sport Management Hannover
Referees:
Levan Berishvili
Sebastien Dervieux
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 3-3, 3–2
Granados, Perrone 3 Goals Mirarchi 4
6 June 2019
19:00		 Report Pro Recco 14–10 Waspo 98 Hannover Hannover
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski
Michiel Zwart
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 4–2, 4–3
Mandić 3 Goals Radović 4
6 June 2019
20:30		 Report Olympiacos 8–7 AN Brescia Hannover
Referees:
Boris Margeta
Ivan Raković
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 0–1, 2–3
Mourikis 2 Goals Presciutti 3

5th–8th place semifinals
7 June 2019
15:00		 Report Waspo 98 Hannover 8–11 AN Brescia Hannover
Referees:
Sebastian Dervieux
Stanko Ivanovski
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–2, 3-3, 3–5
Brguljan 4 Goals Rizzo, Muslim 3
7 June 2019
16:30		 Report Jug Dubrovnik 11–8 BPM Sport Management Hannover
Referees:
Levan Berishvili
Michiel Zwart
Score by quarters: 0–1, 5–3, 1–1, 5–3
Fatović, Benić 4 Goals Alesiani 3

Semifinals
7 June 2019
19:00		 SF3 Pro Recco 11–12 Olympiacos Hannover
Referees:
Boris Margeta
Sergey Naumov
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–3, 2–3, 3–1
Ivović 3 Goals Fountoulis 3
7 June 2019
20:30		 SF4 FTC Telekom Budapest 9–7 CNA Barceloneta Hannover
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu
Ivan Raković
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-1, 2–3, 4–1
Varga 3 Goals Granados 3

Seventh place game
8 June 2019
15:00		 Waspo 98 Hannover 8–10 BPM Sport Management Hannover
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski
Michiel Zwart
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–5, 2-2, 3–2
Brguljan 3 Goals Fondelli 4

Fifth place game
8 June 2019
16:00		 AN Brescia 12–13 Jug Dubrovnik Hannover
Referees:
Levan Berishvili
Sergey Naumov
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4-4, 2-2, 3-3
Gallo 4 Goals Fatović 5

Third place game
8 June 2019
19:00		 Report Pro Recco 8–7 CNA Barceloneta Hannover
Referees:
Ivan Raković
Sebastian Dervieux
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2–3, 1-1, 2–0
Filipović 3 Goals Munarriz 5

Final
8 June 2019
20:30		 Report Olympiacos 13–14 FTC Telekom Budapest Hannover
Referees:
Boris Margeta
Adrian Alexandrescu
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–5, 2-2, 3–0  PSO: 3–4
Genidounias 5 Goals Mitrović 3

Final standings
Team
FTC Telekom Budapest
Olympiacos
Pro Recco
4 CNA Barceloneta
5 AN Brescia
6 Jug Dubrovnik
7 BPM Sport Management
8 Waspo 98 Hannover

See also

References
  1. "LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2018–2019" (PDF). LEN.com.
  2. "Preliminary round draw". LEN.com.
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