# 2024–25 LEN Euro Cup

The 2024–25 LEN Euro Cup is the 33rd edition of Europe's secondary club water polo competition organised by European Aquatics.
The defending champions are Jug AO Dubrovnik.

## Format

36 teams (14 from Champions League and 22 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. 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, Semifinals and Final.

## Rankings

| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
| 1 | Italy | 110,260 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary | 84,492.5 | 4 |
| 3 | Spain | 71,732.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Serbia | 69,815 | 2 |
| 5 | Greece | 68,857.5 | 5 |
| 6 | Croatia | 57,210 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 45,620 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 33,042.5 | 4 |
| 9 | Romania | 17,087.5 | 1 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 14,977.5 | 2 |
| 11 | Georgia | 12,407.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Turkey | 7,245 | 0 |
| 13 | Russia | 5,162.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 3,685 | 0 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 3,280 | 1 |
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
| 16 | Slovakia | 3,180 | 0 |
| 17 | Portugal | 2,972.5 | 0 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 2,960 | 1 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 1,877.5 | 0 |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,790 | 1 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 1,720 | 0 |
| 22 | Belgium | 1,310 | 0 |
| 23 | Malta | 1,310 | 0 |
| 24 | Israel | 860 | 0 |
| 25 | Denmark | 560 | 0 |
| 26 | Finland | 560 | 0 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 370 | 0 |
| 28 | Cyprus | 370 | 0 |
| 29 | Poland | 317.5 | 0 |

## Teams

Eliminated in Champions League qualification round :
| VK Banja Luka | Jug AO Dubrovnik | HAVK Mladost Zagreb | Pays d'Aix Natation |
| Spandau 04 | NC Vouliagmeni | AC PAOK | BVSC-Manna ABC |
| AN Brescia | CC Ortigia | Dinamo București | VK Šabac |
| CN Barcelona | Enka Istanbul | | |
Entering this tournament :
| Primorje EB Rijeka (3rd) | Solaris Šibenik (5th) | Team Strasbourg (4th) | ASC Duisburg (3rd) |
| OSC Potsdam (4th) | SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th) | Panathinaikos (4th) | GS Apollon Smyrnis (5th) |
| Panionios GSS (6th) | OSC Budapest (4th) | Endo Plus Service Honvéd (5th) | Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (6th) |
| Recco Waterpolo (1st) | Iren Genova Quinto (5th) | De Akker Team (6th) | VA Cattaro Kotor (3rd) |
| Budva Budvanska Rivijera (4th) | VK Valis Vega (6th) | Triglav Kranj (1st) | CN Terrassa (5th) |
| CN Sant Andreu (6th) | Tenerife Echeyde (9th) | | |
* ↑ BVSC-Zugló's name changed between their participation in this season's Champions League and Euro Cup.

## Round and draw dates
### Schedule

| Phase | Round | Round date |
| Qualification round | | 26–29 September 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 10 October 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 2 | 17 October 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 3 | 31 October 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 4 | 14 November 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 5 | 21 November 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 6 | 5 December 2024 |
| Eighth-finals | First leg | 25 January 2025 |
| Eighth-finals | Second leg | 6 February 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 27 February 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | Second leg | 20 March 2025 |
| Semi-finals | First leg | 3 April 2025 |
| Semi-finals | Second leg | 24 April 2025 |
| Finals | First leg | 10 May 2025 |
| Finals | Second leg | 24 May 2025 |

## Qualification round
### Draw

The draw was on 16 September 2024. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the group stage.
All 14 teams who were eliminated from the Champions League were placed in pots 1 and 2. The teams who finished second and third in the Champions League Qualification round were placed into pot 1, while the clubs who finished fourth and fifth are seeded into pot 2. As there are two vacant spots in pot 2, those places were occupied by the two highest ranked clubs from the European Aquatics club rankings who didn't take part in the Champions League Qualification round (Recco Waterpolo and Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker).
Regarding, pots 3, 4 and 5 consist of the clubs who didn't take part in the Champions League qualification round. The seeding of these clubs are based on the following:
* European Aquatics club rankings.
* European Aquatics country club rankings.
* European Aquatics men's national team rankings (although not applied).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik BVSC-Manna ABC (H) Spandau 04 VK Šabac (H) CN Barcelona (H) HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H) AN Brescia CC Ortigia | Dinamo București NC Vouliagmeni AC PAOK Pays d'Aix Natation (H) VK Banja Luka Enka Istanbul Recco Waterpolo Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (H) | Panionios GSS (H) Primorje EB Rijeka Endo Plus Service Honvéd GS Apollon Smyrnis Team Strasbourg Solaris Šibenik Triglav Kranj (H) SV Ludwigsburg 08 | CN Terrassa Tenerife Echeyde ASC Duisburg CN Sant Andreu Panathinaikos VK Valis Vega OSC Potsdam Iren Genova Quinto | OSC Budapest De Akker Team VA Cattaro Kotor Budva Budvanska Rivijera (H) |

### Group A

26–29 September 2024, Šabac, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB | STR | DIN | OSC | POT |
| 1 | VK Šabac (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 12 | Group stage | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–4 | 17–8 |
| 2 | Team Strasbourg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 7 | Group stage | — | — | 15–13 | 11–10 | 15–7 |
| 3 | Dinamo București | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 7 | | — | — | — | 15–14 | 20–15 |
| 4 | OSC Budapest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 4 | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | OSC Potsdam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 0 | | — | — | — | 11–16 | — |
* 1 2 Team Strasbourg 15–13 Dinamo București
* ↑ Match ended 11–11, Team Strasbourg won 4–2 on penalties.
* ↑ Match ended 7–7, Team Strasbourg won 4–3 on penalties.

### Group B

26–29 September 2024, Budva, Montenegro
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE | HON | VAL | BUD | BAN |
| 1 | AN Brescia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 12 | Group stage | — | 12–7 | — | — | 32–3 |
| 2 | Endo Plus Service Honvéd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | — | — | 32–0 |
| 3 | VK Valis Vega | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 6 | | 9–17 | 6–10 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Budva Budvanska Rivijera (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 3 | | 7–19 | 7–19 | 8–15 | — | 35–9 |
| 5 | VK Banja Luka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 129 | −114 | 0 | | — | — | 3–30 | — | — |

### Group C

27–29 September 2024, Barcelona, Spain
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | VOU | SOL | QUI |
| 1 | CN Barcelona (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 9 | Group stage | — | 13–11 | 17–12 | 13–12 |
| 2 | NC Vouliagmeni | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 6 | Group stage | — | — | 12–10 | 15–8 |
| 3 | Solaris Šibenik | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 3 | | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Iren Genova Quinto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 0 | | — | — | 9–12 | — |

### Group D

26–29 September 2024, Zagreb, Croatia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MLA | APO | ENK | SAN | CAT |
| 1 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 12 | Group stage | — | 13–6 | 16–7 | 21–9 | 18–4 |
| 2 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | — | 15–5 | — |
| 3 | Enka Istanbul | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 3 | | — | 7–17 | — | 16–7 | — |
| 4 | CN Sant Andreu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 3 | | — | — | — | — | 17–11 |
| 5 | VA Cattaro Kotor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 3 | | — | 6–19 | 13–12 | — | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head goal difference: Enka Istanbul +8, CN Sant Andreu –3, VA Cattaro Kotor –5.

### Group E

27–29 September 2024, Athens, Greece
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SZO | PAN | SPA | TEN |
| 1 | Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 9 | Group stage | — | 13–12 | — | — |
| 2 | Panionios GSS (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 6 | Group stage | — | — | 14–8 | 16–9 |
| 3 | Spandau 04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 3 | | 7–11 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Tenerife Echeyde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 0 | | 6–15 | — | 9–11 | — |

### Group F

26–29 September 2024, Aix-en-Provence, France
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUG | PAN | AKK | PAY | LUD |
| 1 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 12 | Group stage | — | 17–15 | — | — | 17–9 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | De Akker Team | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 6 | | 10–16 | 4–11 | — | — | 16–10 |
| 4 | Pays d'Aix Natation (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 3 | | 11–17 | 9–13 | 10–13 | — | 19–14 |
| 5 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 0 | | — | 4–18 | — | — | — |

### Group G

27–29 September 2024, Kranj, Slovenia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORT | DUI | PAOK | TRI |
| 1 | CC Ortigia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | — | 22–12 |
| 2 | ASC Duisburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 6 | Group stage | — | — | 12–10 | — |
| 3 | AC PAOK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 3 | | 13–15 | — | — | — |
| 4 | AVK Triglav Kranj (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 0 | | 6–17 | 6–22 | 7–27 | — |

### Group H

27–29 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BVSC | REC | RIJ | TER |
| 1 | BVSC-Manna ABC (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 9 | Group stage | — | 16–11 | 14–10 | 16–13 |
| 2 | Recco Waterpolo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 6 | Group stage | — | — | 13–3 | — |
| 3 | Primorje EB Rijeka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 3 | | — | — | — | 16–14 |
| 4 | CN Terrassa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 0 | | — | 10–15 | — | — |

## Group stage

The draw took place on the 30 September 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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.
Seven countries are being represented, with Greece boasting the most clubs with four.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE | JUG | APO | STR |
| 1 | AN Brescia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 14 | Eighth-finals | — | 12–10 | 16–15 | 11–9 |
| 2 | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 9 | Eighth-finals | 15–11 | — | 14–10 | 15–11 |
| 3 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 71 | −1 | 7 | | 9–11 | 13–12 | — | 17–11 |
| 4 | Team Strasbourg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 6 | | 13–16 | 16–13 | 12–10 | — |
* ↑ Match ended 11–11. AN Brescia won 5–4 on penalties.

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BVSC | ORT | VOU | PAN |
| 1 | BVSC-Manna ABC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 67 | +17 | 15 | Eighth-finals | — | 17–11 | 12–10 | 15–9 |
| 2 | CC Ortigia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 12 | Eighth-finals | 10–9 | — | 16–15 | 14–11 |
| 3 | NC Vouliagmeni | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 6 | | 14–15 | 11–6 | — | 9–10 |
| 4 | Panionios GSS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 3 | | 13–16 | 11–13 | 10–11 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | REC | MLA | SZO | DUI |
| 1 | Recco Waterpolo | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 53 | +39 | 18 | Eighth-finals | — | 7–4 | 17–11 | 19–8 |
| 2 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 10 | Eighth-finals | 13–16 | — | 16–14 | 16–7 |
| 3 | Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 82 | −1 | 8 | | 10–15 | 18–17 | — | 16–12 |
| 4 | ASC Duisburg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 103 | −54 | 0 | | 7–18 | 6–17 | 9–17 | — |
* ↑ Match finished 10–10. Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker won 8–7 on penalties.

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | SAB | PAN | HON |
| 1 | CN Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 12 | Eighth-finals | — | 14–9 | 13–10 | 10–9 |
| 2 | VK Šabac | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 12 | Eighth-finals | 12–10 | — | 10–8 | 12–8 |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 9 | | 8–10 | 12–5 | — | 14–11 |
| 4 | Endo Plus Service Honvéd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 3 | | 13–12 | 10–12 | 11–12 | — |
* 1 2 CN Barcelona 24–21 VK Šabac

## Knockout stage

In the eighth-finals draw, the teams were split into two draws, one containing the four teams who finished fourth in the Champions League group stage, who would be pitted up against a Euro Cup group winner. The other half of the draw would see the third place teams from the Champions League group stage be drawn against a runner up of the Euro Cup group stage. From the quarterfinals onwards, there will be no seeding for the draws.
| Eighth-finals | Eighth-finals | Eighth-finals | Eighth-finals | Eighth-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | Jug AO Dubrovnik | 9 | 13 | 22 | | |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Radnički Kragujevac | 15 | 14 | 29 | | |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Radnički Kragujevac | 15 | 14 | 29 | Radnički Kragujevac | Radnički Kragujevac |
| | | | | | Jadran Herceg Novi | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| VK Šabac | VK Šabac | 8 | 4 | 12 | Jadran Herceg Novi | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | Jadran Herceg Novi | 13 | 5 | 18 | | |
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb | HAVK Mladost Zagreb | 18 | 13 | 31 | | |
| Steaua București | Steaua București | 11 | 11 | 22 | | |
| Steaua București | Steaua București | 11 | 11 | 22 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb | HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
| | | | | | Astralpool Sabadell | Astralpool Sabadell |
| CC Ortigia | CC Ortigia | 10 | 7 | 17 | Astralpool Sabadell | |
| Astralpool Sabadell | Astralpool Sabadell | 13 | 13 | 26 | | |
| CN Barcelona | CN Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 21 | | |
| A-Híd Vasas Plaket | A-Híd Vasas Plaket | 10 | 15 | 25 | | |
| A-Híd Vasas Plaket | A-Híd Vasas Plaket | 10 | 15 | 25 | A-Híd Vasas Plaket | A-Híd Vasas Plaket |
| | | | | | AN Brescia | AN Brescia |
| Waspo'98 Hannover | Waspo'98 Hannover | 12 | 11 | 23 | AN Brescia | AN Brescia |
| AN Brescia | AN Brescia | 15 | 11 | 26 | | |
| Recco Waterpolo | Recco Waterpolo | 17 | 17 | 34 | | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 | 5 | 10 | | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 | 5 | 10 | Recco Waterpolo | Recco Waterpolo |
| | | | | | Primorac Kotor | Primorac Kotor |
| BVSC-Manna ABC | BVSC-Manna ABC | 16 | 16 | 32 | Primorac Kotor | Primorac Kotor |
| Primorac Kotor | Primorac Kotor | 16 | 17 | 33 | | |

### Eight-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | 22–29 | Radnički Kragujevac | 9–15 | 13–14 |
| VK Šabac | 12–18 | Jadran Herceg Novi | 8–13 | 4–5 |
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb | 31–22 | Steaua București | 18–11 | 13–11 |
| CC Ortigia | 17–26 | Astralpool Sabadell | 10–13 | 7–13 |
| CN Barcelona | 21–25 | A-Híd Vasas Plaket | 11–10 | 10–15 |
| Waspo'98 Hannover | 23–26 | AN Brescia | 12–15 | 11–11 |
| Recco Waterpolo | 34–10 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 17–5 | 17–5 |
| BVSC-Manna ABC | 32–33 | Primorac Kotor | 16–16 | 16–17 |