The 2018–19 LEN Euro League Women was the 32nd edition of the major European tournament for women's water polo clubs. It ran from 24 January to 20 April 2019.
The Final 4 was contested in Sabadell, Spain, on 19 and 20 April. The home team became European champion for the fifth time, defeating Greece's Olympiacos in the final match.
Overview
Calendar The calendar of the competition was announced on 25 May 2018. PhaseRoundFirst legSecond legPreliminary roundQualification Round I ‡23–25 November 2018Qualification Round II24–27 January 2019Knockout stageQuarterfinals23 February 20199/12 March 2019Final 419–20 April 2019 ‡:
Participating teams Preliminary round ŽAVK Mladost Olympiacos Orizzonte Catania Dynamo Uralochka CN Mataró Lille UC BVSC Plebiscito Padova Kinef Kirishi CN Sabadell Ethnikos Dunaújváros Rapallo Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk CN Sant Andreu NC Vouliagmeni UVSE ZVL-1886 Olympia Košice
Preliminary round The draw of the pools for the preliminary round was held in Kirishi, Russia, before the 2018 Super Cup, on 9 october 2018.
Pools composition Group A Group B Group C Group D BVSC CN Sabadell CN Mataró Dynamo Uralochka CN Sant Andreu (H) Dunaújváros Olympiacos Ethnikos (H) Kinef Kirishi NC Vouliagmeni Plebiscito Padova (H) Lille UC ŽAVK Mladost Olympia Košice (H) Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk Orizzonte Catania ZVL-1886 Rapallo UVSE
Group A Venue: Piscina Pere Serrat, Barcelona, Spain.
Date Time† Score 24 Jan 18:30 Sant Andreu 8–7 BVSC Report 24 Jan 20:30 Kinef 30–6 Mladost Report 25 Jan 10:00 Kinef 20–5 ZVL Report 25 Jan 12:00 Mladost 5–28 BVSC Report 25 Jan 18:30 Sant Andreu 12–3 ZVL Report 25 Jan 20:30 BVSC 7–11 Kinef Report 26 Jan 18:30 Sant Andreu 6–15 Kinef Report 26 Jan 20:30 ZVL 16–3 Mladost Report 27 Jan 10:30 BVSC 9–9 ZVL Report 27 Jan 12:30 Sant Andreu 20–7 Mladost Report
Group B Venue: Mestská Krytá Plaváreň, Košice, Slovakia.
Date Time† Score 24 Jan 18:00 Dunaújváros 9–8 Rapallo Report 24 Jan 19:30 Sabadell 24–4 Košice Report 25 Jan 10:00 Rapallo 9–17 Sabadell Report 25 Jan 11:30 Dunaújváros 11–13 Vouliagmeni Report 25 Jan 18:00 Sabadell 13–7 Dunaújváros Report 25 Jan 19:30 Vouliagmeni 17–1 Košice Report 26 Jan 18:00 Vouliagmeni 7–12 Sabadell Report 26 Jan 19:30 Košice 6–21 Rapallo Report 27 Jan 10:00 Rapallo 5–13 Vouliagmeni Report 27 Jan 11:30 Košice 2–22 Dunaújváros Report
Group C Venue: Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito, Padua, Italy.
Date Time† Score 25 Jan 18:00 Plebiscito 15–5 Ugra KM Report 25 Jan 20:00 Mataró 5–12 Olympiacos Report 26 Jan 17:00 Olympiacos 20–6 Ugra KM Report 26 Jan 19:00 Plebiscito 11–7 Mataró Report 27 Jan 10:00 Ugra KM 4–10 Mataró Report 27 Jan 12:00 Olympiacos 9–9 Plebiscito Report
Group D Venue: Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall, Piraeus, Greece.
Date Time‡ Score 24 Jan 17:30 Ethnikos 14–5 Lille Report 24 Jan 19:15 Uralochka 6–15 Orizzonte Report 25 Jan 10:00 Orizzonte 6–9 UVSE Report 25 Jan 11:45 Lille 7–14 Uralochka Report 25 Jan 18:15 Uralochka 9–11 UVSE Report 25 Jan 20:00 Ethnikos 5–15 Orizzonte Report 26 Jan 18:00 Ethnikos 10–17 Uralochka Report 26 Jan 19:45 UVSE 16–5 Lille Report 27 Jan 10:00 Lille 5–15 Orizzonte Report 27 Jan 11:45 Ethnikos 11–13 UVSE Report †
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals The draw took place at LEN headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 29 January 2019.
First leg
Second leg
Final Four The allocation of the final 4 in Sabadell and the draw of the semifinals were announced by LEN on 13 March 2019. The Spanish team hosted the finals for the second time (the first one was the 2016 edition).
Semifinals
Finals 3rd place
1st place
2018–19 LEN Euro League WomenChampionsCN Sabadell5th title Final standings Team CN Sabadell Olympiacos NC Vouliagmeni 4 Plebiscito Padova
See also 2018–19 LEN Champions League 2018–19 Women's LEN Trophy
References
External links Official LEN website Microplustiming (Official results website)