2011–12 LEN Champions League

The 2011–12 LEN Champions League is the 49th edition of the Europe men's premier water polo competition. This also would become the first season with the new name of the LEN Champions League with the former name being called the Euroleague which had been the name of the competition since 2003.

29 teams competed in the edition with three quarters of those playing in qualifying as they joined the eight teams in the group stage. From there, the top two teams of each group qualified to the knockout stage with the final four round being played in Oradea. In the final, Pro Recco from Italy took out their seventh title defeating Croatian club, VK Primorje 11–8. Third place was fellow Croatian club HAVK Mladost who defeated Vasas SC from Hungary in the bronze medal playoff.

Group stage Key to colors in group tablesTo progress to the Quarterfinal RoundTo be eliminated

Group A

Matchday One 22/23 Oct 2011VK Primorje EB12–8Budva M:telOlympiacos Piraeus9–8Vouliagmeni NCMatchday Two 9 Nov 2011Vouliagmeni NC8–10VK Primorje EBBudva M:tel8–5Olympiacos PiraeusMatchday Three 26/27 Nov 2011Olympiacos Piraeus9–12VK Primorje EBBudva M:tel8–9Vouliagmeni NCMatchday Four 14 Dec 2011VK Primorje EB6–5Olympiacos PiraeusVouliagmeni NC10–11Budva M:telMatchday Five 8 Feb 2012Olympiacos Piraeus11–2Budva M:telVK Primorje EB13–7Vouliagmeni NCMatchday Six 25/26 Feb 2012Vouliagmeni NC12–11Olympiacos PiraeusBudva M:tel11–10VK Primorje EB

Group B

Matchday One 22/23 Oct 2011Spandau 048–9VK Jug COHAVK Mladost14–9VK Vojvodina Novi SadMatchday Two 9 Nov 2011VK Vojvodina Novi Sad6–6Spandau 04VK Jug CO10–8HAVK MladostMatchday Three 26/27 Nov 2011HAVK Mladost11–6Spandau 04VK Jug CO9–6VK Vojvodina Novi SadMatchday Four 14 Dec 2011Spandau 043–9HAVK MladostVK Vojvodina Novi Sad7–11VK Jug COMatchday Five 8 Feb 2012HAVK Mladost6–7VK Jug COSpandau 049–8VK Vojvodina Novi SadMatchday Six 25/26 Feb 2012VK Vojvodina Novi Sad10–11HAVK MladostVK Jug CO16–6Spandau 04

Group C

Matchday One 22/23 Oct 2011VK Partizan Raiffeisen8–9Szeged Beton VEZF-Eger5–8TEVA-Vasas UniqaMatchday Two 9 Nov 2011TEVA-Vasas Uniqa10–10VK Partizan RaiffeisenSzeged Beton VE6–3ZF-EgerMatchday Three 26/27 Nov 2011VK Partizan Raiffeisen9 – 6ZF-Eger TEVA-Vasas Uniqa12 –9Szeged Beton VEMatchday Four 14 Dec 2011ZF-Eger12–8VK Partizan RaiffeisenSzeged Beton VE12–12TEVA-Vasas UniqaMatchday Five 8 Feb 2012VK Partizan Raiffeisen9–5TEVA-Vasas UniqaZF-Eger9–10Szeged Beton VEMatchday Six 25/26 Feb 2012Szeged Beton VE9–8VK Partizan RaiffeisenTEVA-Vasas Uniqa13–9ZF-Eger

Group D

Matchday One 22/23 Oct 2011Ferla Pro Recco13–5Spartak VolgogradVK Jadran HN13–7CN MarseilleMatchday Two 9 Nov 2011CN Marseille4–13Ferla Pro ReccoSpartak Volgograd11–11VK Jadran HNMatchday Three 26/27 Nov 2011Ferla Pro Recco10–8VK Jadran HNCN Marseille12–13Spartak VolgogradMatchday Four 14 Dec 2011VK Jadran HN9–14Ferla Pro ReccoSpartak Volgograd15–10CN MarseilleMatchday Five 8 Feb 2012Ferla Pro Recco15–7CN MarseilleVK Jadran HN13–10Spartak VolgogradMatchday Six 25/26 Feb 2012Spartak Volgograd7–18Ferla Pro ReccoCN Marseille10–13VK Jadran HN

Quarterfinal round

Final Four (Oradea)

Semi-finals

Third place

Final

Stefano Tempesti, Damir Burić, Norbert Madaras, Sandro Sukno, Tamás Kásás, Maurizio Felugo, Filip Filipović, Felipe Perrone, Duško Pijetlović, Boris Zloković, Aleksandar Ivović, Guillermo Molina, Andrija PrlainovićHead coachGiuseppe Porzio Final standings

Team Pro Recco Primorje HAVK Mladost Vasas

Awards Final four MVP Denes Varga (Primorje Rijeka)

References