# 2020–21 LEN Champions League

The 2020–21 LEN Champions League was the 58th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

## Teams

Preliminary round :
| Jug CO Dubrovnik | Spandau 04 | FTC Telekom | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| CN Marseille | Waspo 98 Hannover | Pro Recco | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Olympiacos |
Qualification round :
| Mladost Zagreb | Ydraikos | Primorac Kotor | Radnički Kragujevac |
| Jadran Split | OSC Budapest | Steaua Bucharest | CN Barcelona |
| Pays d’Aix Natation | Szolnok | Digi Oradea | CN Terrassa |
| Tourcoing | AN Brescia | Sintez Kazan | Enka Istanbul |
| Vouliagmeni | Ortigia Siracusa |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Phase | Round | Date |
| Qualification round | Qualification round | 11–15 November 2020 |
| Preliminary round | Round 1 | 14–18 December 2020 |
| Preliminary round | Round 2 | 1–5 March 2021 |
| Preliminary round | Round 3 | 19–23 April 2021 |
| Final 8 | Final 8 | 3–5 June 2021 |

## Qualification round

The qualification round is scheduled for 11–15 November 2020.

### Group A
#### A1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CCO | CNB | JST | PRI | STE |
| 1 | Ortigia Siracusa (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 10 | Final | — | 5–3 | 11–7 | 8–8 | 9–3 |
| 2 | CN Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 7 | | — | — | 8–8 | 12–3 | 11–4 |
| 3 | Jadran Split | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 7 | | — | — | — | 16–11 | 14–12 |
| 4 | Primorac Kotor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | | — | — | — | — | 11–8 |
| 5 | Steaua Bucharest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 0 | | — | — | — | — | — |

#### A2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MZG | SZO | AIX | YDR |
| 1 | Mladost Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 7 | Final | — | 18–18 | 16–13 | 10–0 |
| 2 | Szolnok | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 7 | | — | — | 11–9 | 10–0 |
| 3 | Pays d’Aix Natation | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 3 | | — | — | — | 10–0 |
| 4 | Ydraikos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | Disqualified | — | — | — | — |

#### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ortigia Siracusa | 9–8 | Mladost Zagreb |

### Group B
#### B1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RKG | OSC | SIN | CNT | ENT |
| 1 | Radnički Kragujevac | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 8 | Final | — | 9–9 | 16–14 | 13–8 | — |
| 2 | OSC Budapest (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 7 | | — | — | — | 15–16 | 12–9 |
| 3 | Sintez Kazan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 6 | | — | 11–12 | — | — | — |
| 4 | CN Terrassa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 4 | | — | — | 12–9 | — | 11–11 |
| 5 | Tourcoing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 2 | | 7–7 | — | 9–12 | — | — |

#### B2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE | NCV | ORA | ESK |
| 1 | AN Brescia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 9 | Final | — | 10–6 | — | 10–0 |
| 2 | Vouliagmeni | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 6 | | — | — | 16–9 | — |
| 3 | Digi Oradea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 3 | | 1–18 | — | — | 10–0 |
| 4 | Enka Istanbul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | Disqualified | — | 0–10 | — | — |

#### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 9–13 | AN Brescia |

## Preliminary round

LEN decided to play the 10 match-days of the 2020–21 LEN Champions League preliminary round in bubble format in three rounds, using two venues at each occasion. The ten match-days will be played in three rounds at two venues each time. Teams of the same group will contest three match-days, one time four, where the participants will be isolated for the entire duration of event because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The draw for the group phase took place in Rome on 19 October 2020.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | REC | JUG | OLY | CNM | S04 | CCO |
| 1 | Pro Recco | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 68 | +59 | 30 | Final 8 | — | 18–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 | 19–6 | 10–3 |
| 2 | Jug CO Dubrovnik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 106 | −4 | 19 | Final 8 | 11–12 | — | 11–11 | 11–10 | 12–10 | 8–6 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 89 | 92 | −3 | 14 | Final 8 | 8–14 | 8–9 | — | 11–7 | 8–8 | 6–4 |
| 4 | CN Marseille | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 93 | 94 | −1 | 13 | Final 8 | 8–10 | 15–13 | 9–8 | — | 8–5 | 10–11 |
| 5 | Spandau 04 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 79 | 104 | −25 | 6 | | 7–10 | 7–13 | 9–13 | 7–7 | — | 12–6 |
| 6 | Ortigia Siracusa | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 4 | | 7–10 | 9–11 | 8–10 | 7–10 | 8–8 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FTC | BAR | BRE | HAN | DTB | JHN |
| 1 | FTC Telekom | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 73 | +40 | 24 | Final 8 | — | 11–10 | 7–10 | 13–9 | 15–11 | 12–5 |
| 2 | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 81 | +38 | 24 | Final 8 | 7–8 | — | 10–9 | 12–8 | 17–5 | 13–11 |
| 3 | AN Brescia | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 80 | +37 | 21 | Final 8 | 9–6 | 6–8 | — | 19–11 | 14–6 | 6–7 |
| 4 | Waspo 98 Hannover | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 122 | −33 | 9 | Final 8 | 6–19 | 8–16 | 10–18 | — | 10–3 | 9–4 |
| 5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 121 | −47 | 6 | | 4–11 | 6–14 | 9–15 | 6–7 | — | 11–8 |
| 6 | Jadran Herceg Novi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 109 | −35 | 6 | | 2–11 | 9–12 | 6–11 | 12–11 | 10–13 | — |

## Final 8

3–5 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia.

### Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
| A | Pro Recco | Jug AO Dubrovnik | Olympiacos | CN Marseille |
| B | FTC Telekom | Zodiac CNAB | AN Brescia | Waspo 98 Hannover |

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 3 June | 3 June | | | |
| Pro Recco | 16 | | | |
| Pro Recco | 16 | 4 June | 4 June | | |
| Waspo 98 Hannover | 9 | 4 June | 4 June | |
| Waspo 98 Hannover | 9 | Pro Recco | 12 | |
| 3 June | 3 June | | Pro Recco | 12 | |
| 3 June | 3 June | Zodiac CNAB | 10 | |
| Zodiac CNAB | 22 | Zodiac CNAB | 10 | |
| Zodiac CNAB | 22 | | | | 5 June | 5 June |
| Olympiacos | 9 | | | | 5 June | 5 June |
| Olympiacos | 9 | | | | Pro Recco | 9 |
| 3 June | 3 June | | | | | Pro Recco | 9 |
| 3 June | 3 June | | | | FTC Telekom | 6 |
| FTC Telekom | 14 | | | | FTC Telekom | 6 |
| FTC Telekom | 14 | 4 June | 4 June | | | |
| CN Marseille | 6 | 4 June | 4 June | | | |
| CN Marseille | 6 | FTC Telekom | 14 | | | |
| 3 June | 3 June | | FTC Telekom | 14 | | | |
| 3 June | 3 June | AN Brescia | 12 | | Third place game | Third place game |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | 10 | AN Brescia | 12 | | Third place game | Third place game |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | 10 | | | | 5 June | 5 June |
| AN Brescia | 12 | | | | 5 June | 5 June |
| AN Brescia | 12 | | | | Zodiac CNAB | 7 |
| | | | | | AN Brescia | 13 |

#### 5th–8th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 4 June | 4 June |
| Waspo 98 Hannover | 10 |
| Waspo 98 Hannover | 10 | 5 June | 5 June |
| Olympiacos | 8 | 5 June | 5 June |
| Olympiacos | 8 | Waspo 98 Hannover | 11 |
| 4 June | 4 June | | Waspo 98 Hannover | 11 |
| 4 June | 4 June | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 16 |
| CN Marseille | 13 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 16 |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | 16 | | |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | 16 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 5 June | 5 June |
| | | Olympiacos | 13 |
| | | CN Marseille | 12 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Quarterfinals

| 3 June 2021 13:00 | Report | Pro Recco | 16–9 | Waspo 98 Hannover | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Kun Schwartz |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Kun Schwartz |||
| 3 June 2021 13:00 | Report | Ivović 5 | Goals | Brguljan 3 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Kun Schwartz |
| 3 June 2021 15:30 | Report | FTC Telekom | 14–6 | CN Marseille | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Voevodin |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Voevodin |||
| 3 June 2021 15:30 | Report | Fountoulis 4 | Goals | Vukičević 2 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Voevodin |
| 3 June 2021 18:00 | Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 10–12 | AN Brescia | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Zwart |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Zwart |||
| 3 June 2021 18:00 | Report | Fatović 4 | Goals | Alesiani 3 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Zwart |
| 3 June 2021 20:30 | Report | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | 22–9 | Olympiacos | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Putniković |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Putniković |||
| 3 June 2021 20:30 | Report | three players 4 | Goals | Genidounias 3 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Putniković |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

| 4 June 2021 13:00 | Report | Waspo 98 Hannover | 10–8 | Olympiacos | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Putniković Ivanovski |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Putniković Ivanovski |||
| 4 June 2021 13:00 | Report | Radović 6 | Goals | Genidounias 3 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Putniković Ivanovski |
| 4 June 2021 15:30 | Report | CN Marseille | 13–16 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Kun |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Kun |||
| 4 June 2021 15:30 | Report | Crousillat 4 | Goals | Papanastasiou 5 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Kun |

### Semifinals

| 4 June 2021 18:00 | Report | Pro Recco | 12–10 | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Stavridis |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Stavridis |||
| 4 June 2021 18:00 | Report | Mandić 4 | Goals | Perrone 3 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Alexandrescu Stavridis |
| 4 June 2021 20:30 | Report | FTC Telekom | 14–12 | AN Brescia | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Martega Voevodin |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Martega Voevodin |||
| 4 June 2021 20:30 | Report | Vámos, Varga 4 | Goals | Joković, Vlachopoulos 3 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Martega Voevodin |

### Seventh place game

| 5 June 2021 13:00 | Report | Olympiacos | 13–12 | CN Marseille | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Schwartz Ivanovski |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Schwartz Ivanovski |||
| 5 June 2021 13:00 | Report | Chrysospathis, Genidounias 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Schwartz Ivanovski |

### Fifth place game

| 5 June 2021 15:30 | Report | Waspo 98 Hannover | 11–16 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Kun |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Kun |||
| 5 June 2021 15:30 | Report | Macan, Nagaev 3 | Goals | Merkulov 5 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis Kun |

### Third place game

| 5 June 2021 18:00 | Report | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta | 7–13 | AN Brescia | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Putniković |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Putniković |||
| 5 June 2021 18:00 | Report | Granados 3 | Goals | Vlachopoulos 4 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Zwart Putniković |

### Final

| 5 June 2021 20:30 | Report | Pro Recco | 9–6 | FTC Telekom | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Alexandrescu |
| Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Alexandrescu |||
| 5 June 2021 20:30 | Report | Mandić 3 | Goals | Constantin-Bicari, Vigvari 2 | Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade Referees: Margeta Alexandrescu |
* 2020–21 LEN Champions League Champions
* Pro Recco 9th title
* Marko Bijač, Francesco Di Fulvio, Dušan Mandić, Pietro Figlioli, Aaron Younger, Alessandro Velotto, Nicholas Presciutti, Gonzalo Echenique, Aleksandar Ivović, Benjamin Thomas, Matteo Aicardi, Stefano Luongo, Tommaso Negri
* Head coach
* Gabriel Hernández

### Final ranking

| | Team |
| | Pro Recco |
| | FTC Telekom Budapest |
| | AN Brescia |
| 4 | Zodiac CNA Barceloneta |
| 5 | Jug AO Dubrovnik |
| 6 | Waspo 98 Hannover |
| 7 | Olympiacos |
| 8 | CN Marseille |

### Awards

| Season MVP | Top Scorer | Final Eight MVP | Final Eight Best Goalkeeper |
| Dušan Mandić (Pro Recco) | Angelos Vlachopoulos (AN Brescia) 31 goals | Dusan Mandic (Pro Recco) | Marko Bijac (Pro Recco) |
Total 7 of the Season :
| LW | Dénes Varga (Ferecvaros) | CF | Ben Hallock (Pro Recco) | RW | Gergő Zalánki (Ferecvaros) |
| LD | Angelos Vlachopoulos (AN Brescia) | CB | Nikola Jakšić (Ferecvaros) | RD | Dušan Mandić (Pro Recco) |
| GK | Marko Bijač (Pro Recco) | Marko Bijač (Pro Recco) | Marko Bijač (Pro Recco) | Marko Bijač (Pro Recco) | Marko Bijač (Pro Recco) |