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.
The defending champions were 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.
Format 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.
Rankings 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.
RankAssociationPointsTeams1 Italy118,76542 Hungary91,047.553 Spain75,387.544 Serbia68,902.55 Greece64,3756 Croatia56,06537 France47,207.548 Germany41,66059 Romania19,800210 Montenegro17,700111 Georgia11,245012 Russia10,49013 Netherlands5,005
RankAssociationPointsTeams14 Turkey4,807.5015 Slovakia1,87016 Bosnia and Herzegovina1,41517 Portugal1,38518 Switzerland1,21019 Slovenia1,16020 Israel86021 Poland63522 Denmark56023 Lithuania51524 Malta43524 Ukraine435
Teams +Eliminated in Champions League qualification round Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka CN Noisy-le-Sec EN Tourcoing Waspo'98 Hannover ASC Duisburg GS Apollon Smyrnis OSC Budapest Endo Plus Service Honvéd CC Ortigia Primorac Kotor CSM Oradea Dinamo București Radnički Kragujevac CN Barcelona
+Entering this tournament HAVK Mladost Zagreb (4th) Solaris Šibenik (5th) Pays d'Aix Natation (5th) Sète Natation (6th) White Sharks Hannover (4th) SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th) OSC Potsdam (6th) Panionios GSS (4th) G.S. Peristeri (5th) Panathinaikos (6th) A-Híd Vasas Plaket (4th) BVSC-Zugló (5th) Szolnoki Dózsa (6th) Telimar Palermo (4th) Pallanuoto Trieste (5th) RN Savona (6th) Partizan Beograd (4th) VK Šabac (5th) VK Valis (6th) CN Terrassa (4th) CN Mataró (5th) Tenerife Echeyde (6th)
Round and draw dates Schedule Phase Round Round date Qualification round 21–24 September 2023Main 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 2024Eighth-finals First leg 8 March 2024 Second leg 23 March 2024Quarter-finals First leg 6 April 2024 Second leg 27 April 2024Final four Semifinals 17 May 2024 Final 18 May 2024
Qualification round Draw The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the group stage. The seeding was decided by as follows: The new LEN club rankings. LEN country club rankings. LEN men's national team rankings (although not applied).
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Waspo'98 Hannover OSC Budapest CC Ortigia Szolnoki Dózsa RN Savona Radnički Kragujevac CN Barcelona (H) A-Híd Vasas Plaket HAVK Mladost Zagreb Primorac Kotor (H) VK Šabac (H) Telimar Palermo EN Tourcoing (H) CSM Oradea BVSC-Zugló (H) Panionios GSS (H) Pallanuoto Trieste CN Terrassa CN Noisy-le-Sec GS Apollon Smyrnis Partizan Beograd Solaris Šibenik SV Ludwigsburg 08 Endo Plus Service Honvéd Pays d'Aix Natation ASC Duisburg (H) G.S. Peristeri Tenerife Echeyde Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka (H) OSC Potsdam VK Valis CN Mataró Panathinaikos Sète Natation White Sharks Hannover Dinamo București
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group stage
The draw took place on 26 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. 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
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.
Pot 1 Pot 2 VK Šabac A-Híd Vasas Plaket Pallanuoto Trieste Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka Endo Plus Service Honvéd Telimar Palermo CN Barcelona Primorac Kotor CC Ortigia BVSC-Zugló EN Tourcoing Solaris Šibenik Panionios GSS RN Savona GS Apollon Smyrnis Waspo'98 Hannover
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Eight-finals
Quarter-finals The draw took place in Barcelona on 26 March 2024. There was no seeding.
Final four 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. Originally, NC Vouliagmeni won the hosting rights, but after they were eliminated, Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka, backed by the Rijeka government, decided to file an application. Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka paid LEN 40,000 Euros in order to organise the event. Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
2023–24 LEN Euro Cup Champions Jug AO DubrovnikSecond title
See also 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 Official statistics of the tournament Official playlist 2022–23 Croatian League Table 2022–23 German League Table 2022–23 Spanish League Table
References