# 2024–25 LEN Women's Champions League

The 2024–25 LEN Women's Champions League is the 37th edition of the water polo competition organised by European Aquatics. The defending champions are Astralpool Sabadell.

## Format

After one qualification round (instead of two), sixteen teams will qualify for the main round. The groups in the main round are held in a home and away format. After the main round, the four groups winners and runners-up will qualify for the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, eight teams play in four play offs in a home and away format to advance to the final four and compete in the final four to decide the winners of the LEN Women's Champions League.

## Rankings

Countries inside the top 6 of the European Aquatics women's club rankings are eligible to enter 6 clubs into the Champions League, up from 5 which was the limit last season. While countries outside the top 6 can enter their league champion into either the Champions League or Challenger Cup.
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
| 1 | Spain | 124,200 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece | 105,102.5 | 6 |
| 3 | Hungary | 89,452.5 | 6 |
| 4 | Italy | 76,760 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 35,147.5 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 13,785 | 3 |
| 7 | Russia | 9,217.5 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 8,290 | 1 |
| 9 | Portugal | 6,010 | 0 |
| 10 | Malta | 4,090 | 0 |
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
| 11 | Croatia | 2,930 | 0 |
| 12 | Serbia | 2,860 | 0 |
| 13 | Turkey | 2,560 | 0 |
| 14 | Slovakia | 1,715 | 0 |
| 15 | Great Britain | 1,330 | 0 |
| 16 | Israel | 1,250 | 1 |
| 17 | Sweden | 1,060 | 0 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 770 | 0 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 770 | 0 |

## Teams

European Aquatics increased the amount of clubs a country can enter, from 5 to 6. German representative, Spandau 04 and Israeli team, Hapoel Yoneam were the only clubs outside the top 6 who decided to enter, starting in the qualifiers. All other clubs and countries below the top six entered the 2024–25 LEN Women's Challenger Cup. Tenerife Echeyde took the place of CE Mediterrani who didn't enter.
Main round :
| Olympiacos Piraeus (1st) | UVSE Budapest (1st) | Ekipe Orizzonte (1st) | CN Mataró (1st) |
| Astralpool Sabadell (3rd) | | | |
Qualification round :
| Lille UC (1st) | Grand Nancy AC (3rd) | Spandau 04 (1st) | NO Vouliagmeni (2hd) |
| Alimos NAC Betsson (3rd) | Ethnikos Piraeus (4th) | ANC Glyfada (5th) | Panionios GSS (6th) |
| FTC Telekom (2nd) | Digi Eger (3rd) | Dunaújváros (4th) | BVSC-Zugló (5th) |
| III. Keruleti TVE (6th) | Hapoel Yoneam (1st) | Antenore Plebiscito Padova (2nd) | SIS Roma (3rd) |
| Rapallo Pallanuoto (4th) | Pallanuoto Trieste (5th) | ZV De Zaan (1st) | Widex GZC Donk (2nd) |
| Polar Bears (3rd) | CN Sant Andreu (2nd) | CN Terrassa (4rd) | EPlus CN Catalunya (6th) |
| Tenerife Echeyde (7th) | | | |

## Round and draw dates
### Schedule

| Phase | Round | Round date |
| Qualification round | | 3–6 October 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 26 October 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 2 | 9 November 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 3 | 23 November 2024 |
| Main round | Matchday 4 | 25 January 2025 |
| Main round | Matchday 5 | 15 February 2025 |
| Main round | Matchday 6 | 1 March 2025 |
| Quarterfinals | First leg | 22 March 2025 |
| Quarterfinals | Second leg | 29 March 2025 |
| Final four | Semifinals | 2 May 2025 |
| Final four | Final | 3 May 2025 |

## Qualification round

In the qualification round, teams play in a round robin format. The top 2 in every group makes the main round alongside the best third place team. The teams who don't advance drop down to the 2024–25 LEN Women's Euro Cup.

### Draw

The draw was on 13 August 2024 in Zagreb. The seeding was decided by the club rankings. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold indicate who advanced.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| Dunaújváros Antenore Plebiscito Padova (H) NO Vouliagmeni SIS Roma FTC Telekom | CN Terrassa Ethnikos Piraeus ANC Glyfada CN Sant Andreu Lille UC | Digi Eger (H) Alimos NAC Betsson ZV De Zaan BVSC-Zugló Spandau 04 (H) | Pallanuoto Trieste Grand Nancy AC EPlus CN Catalunya Tenerife Echeyde Panionios GSS (H) | III. Keruleti TVE Rapallo Pallanuoto Polar Bears (H) Widex GZC Donk Hapoel Yoneam |

### Group A

* 3–6 October 2024, Athens, Greece.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FTC | SAN | ZAAN | PAN | RAP |
| 1 | FTC Telekom | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 12 | Main round | — | 9–8 | 17–8 | — | — |
| 2 | CN Sant Andreu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 9 | Main round | — | — | — | 16–7 | 15–10 |
| 3 | ZV De Zaan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 6 | Euro Cup | — | 7–12 | — | — | 16–10 |
| 4 | Panionios GSS (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 3 | Euro Cup | 6–10 | — | 7–14 | — | — |
| 5 | Rapallo Pallanuoto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 0 | Euro Cup | 11–12 | — | — | 14–18 | — |

### Group B

* 3–6 October 2024, Ede, Netherlands.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POL | ZUG | DUN | LIL | NAN |
| 1 | Polar Bears (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 9 | Main round | — | 21–12 | 10–14 | 19–12 | 17–12 |
| 2 | BVSC-Zugló | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 9 | Main round | — | — | 11–10 | 17–13 | 22–7 |
| 3 | Dunaújváros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 9 | Main round | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Lille UC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 3 | Euro Cup | — | — | 10–16 | — | 19–11 |
| 5 | Grand Nancy AC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 76 | −40 | 0 | Euro Cup | — | — | 6–18 | — | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head goal difference: Polar Bears +8, Dunaújváros +3, BVSC-Zugló –8. Despite the goal difference, BVSC-Zugló is ranked ahead of Dunaújváros due to the match between them.

### Group C

* 3–6 October 2024, Padova, Italy.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI | PAD | TEN | ETH | HAP |
| 1 | Alimos NAC Betsson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 12 | Main round | — | — | — | 16–10 | 18–9 |
| 2 | Antenore Plebiscito Padova (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 9 | Main round | 10–17 | — | 13–11 | 13–8 | 19–11 |
| 3 | Tenerife Echeyde | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 6 | Euro Cup | 9–20 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 3 | Euro Cup | — | — | 9–11 | — | 16–15 |
| 5 | Hapoel Yoneam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 0 | Euro Cup | — | — | 10–11 | — | — |

### Group D

* 3–6 October 2024, Eger, Hungary.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | ROM | TRI | EGER | KER |
| 1 | CN Terrassa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 12 | Main round | — | 14–13 | 15–9 | — | — |
| 2 | SIS Roma | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 9 | Main round | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Pallanuoto Trieste | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 5 | Euro Cup | — | 9–11 | — | — | 14–13 |
| 4 | Digi Eger (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 4 | Euro Cup | 10–19 | 12–15 | 17–19 | — | 13–10 |
| 5 | III. Keruleti TVE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 0 | Euro Cup | 14–18 | 10–18 | — | — | — |
* ↑ Match ended 14–14, Pallanuoto Trieste won 5–3 on penalties

### Group E

* 3–6 October 2024, Berlin, Germany.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VOU | DON | GLY | CAT | SPA |
| 1 | NO Vouliagmeni | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 12 | Main round | — | — | 15–11 | 17–5 | — |
| 2 | Widex GZC Donk | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 9 | Main round | 12–15 | — | 19–11 | 14–4 | — |
| 3 | ANC Glyfada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 6 | Euro Cup | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | EPlus CN Catalunya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 3 | Euro Cup | — | — | 11–13 | — | — |
| 5 | Spandau 04 (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 0 | Euro Cup | 7–18 | 6–17 | 10–14 | 11–12 | — |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Dunaújváros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 9 | Main round |
| 2 | A | ZV De Zaan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | E | ANC Glyfada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | C | Tenerife Echeyde | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | D | Pallanuoto Trieste | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 5 | |

## Main round

The draw took place on 7 October 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia. The top two advance to the Quarterfinals.
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.
Five countries are being represented, with only one difference, France being replaced by Netherlands. Hungary and Spain boast the most clubs with four.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB | VOU | DUN | TER |
| 1 | Astralpool Sabadell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 18 | Quarterfinals | — | 12–11 | 12–7 | 10–7 |
| 2 | NO Vouliagmeni | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 11–16 | — | 9–8 | 14–8 |
| 3 | Dunaújváros | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 4 | | 8–13 | 9–12 | — | 10–9 |
| 4 | CN Terrassa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 2 | | 4–13 | 11–16 | 14–13 | — |
* ↑ Match finished 10–10. CN Terrassa won 4–3 on penalties.

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FTC | MAT | POL | PAD |
| 1 | FTC Telekom | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 67 | +18 | 16 | Quarterfinals | — | 13–14 | 19–11 | 9–6 |
| 2 | Assolim CN Mataró | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 66 | +23 | 14 | Quarterfinals | 11–13 | — | 13–5 | 16–9 |
| 3 | Polar Bears | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 94 | −20 | 3 | | 14–17 | 17–19 | — | 14–11 |
| 4 | Antenore Plebiscito Padova | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 3 | | 11–14 | 9–16 | 15–13 | — |
* ↑ On 1 November 2024, Antenore Plebiscito Padova were disqualified due to breaching the financial requirements of the competition.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000006F-QINU`"' However, on 5 November, Antenore Plebiscito Padova were reinstated into the competition after positive actions were made by the club.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000070-QINU`"'
* ↑ Match finished 10–10. CN Mataró won 4–3 on penalties.
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### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | ALI | DON | ROM |
| 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 18 | Quarterfinals | — | 14–11 | 17–13 | 10–3 |
| 2 | Alimos NAC Betsson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 72 | −2 | 7 | Quarterfinals | 11–12 | — | 13–11 | 15–14 |
| 3 | Widex GZC Donk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 88 | −9 | 6 | | 13–17 | 10–11 | — | 20–19 |
| 4 | SIS Roma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 80 | −11 | 5 | | 11–14 | 11–9 | 11–12 | — |
* ↑ Match finished 8–8. Alimos NAC Betsson won 5–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Match finished 11–11. Alimos NAC Betsson won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Match finished 14–14. Widex GZC Donk won 6–5 on penalties.

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | ORI | UVSE | ZUG |
| 1 | CN Sant Andreu | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 54 | +36 | 18 | Quarterfinals | — | 16–10 | 14–11 | 18–5 |
| 2 | Ekipe Orizzonte | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 8–12 | — | 12–10 | 15–4 |
| 3 | UVSE Budapest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 6 | | 10–13 | 7–9 | — | 13–10 |
| 4 | BVSC-Zugló | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 96 | −45 | 0 | | 10–17 | 12–16 | 10–17 | — |

## Quarterfinals
### Draw

The draw took place in Zagreb on 3 March 2025. The seeded and unseeded clubs consist of the teams that finished first and second in the previous round respectively. The only restriction was that clubs from the same group in the Main round could not be drawn against each other.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Astralpool Sabadell FTC Telekom Olympiacos Piraeus CN Sant Andreu | NO Vouliagmeni Assolim CN Mataró Alimos NAC Betsson Ekipe Orizzonte |

### Bracket

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | – | NO Vouliagmeni | – | – |
| Astralpool Sabadell | – | Alimos NAC Betsson | – | – |
| CN Sant Andreu | – | Assolim CN Mataró | – | – |
| FTC Telekom | – | Ekipe Orizzonte | – | – |
* ↑ Order of legs reversed.

## Final four
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Third place | Third place |

### Semi-finals

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### Third place match

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### Final

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* 2024–25 LEN Women's Champions League Champions
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