# 2018–19 LEN Euro League Women

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.
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | Qualification Round I ‡ | 23–25 November 2018 | 23–25 November 2018 |
| Preliminary round | Qualification Round II | 24–27 January 2019 | 24–27 January 2019 |
| Knockout stage | Quarterfinals | 23 February 2019 | 9/12 March 2019 |
| Knockout stage | Final 4 | 19–20 April 2019 | 19–20 April 2019 |
‡: Not contested

### 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kinef Kirishi | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | CN Sant Andreu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | BVSC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 4 | |
| 4 | ZVL-1886 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | |
| 5 | ŽAVK Mladost | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 94 | −73 | 0 | |
| 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CN Sabadell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | NC Vouliagmeni | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dunaújváros | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rapallo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Olympia Košice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 0 | |
| 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olympiacos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Plebiscito Padova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | CN Mataró | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 0 | |
| 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UVSE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Orizzonte Catania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dynamo Uralochka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ethnikos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | Lille UC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 0 | |
| 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 |
$^†$ All times are local

## Knockout stage
### Quarterfinals

The draw took place at LEN headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 29 January 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kinef Kirishi | 18–19 | NC Vouliagmeni | 11–10 | 7–9 |
| Orizzonte Catania | 20–23 | CN Sabadell | 9–12 | 11–11 |
| UVSE | 13–14 | Plebiscito Padova | 6–6 | 7–8 |
| CN Sant Andreu | 13–26 | Olympiacos | 7–16 | 6–10 |

#### First leg

| 23 Feb 2019 13:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Kinef Kirishi | 11–10 | NC Vouliagmeni | Neftyanik Sports Complex (Kirishi) Referees: Putniković (SRB), Petik (HUN) |
| Neftyanik Sports Complex (Kirishi) Referees: Putniković (SRB), Petik (HUN) |||
| 23 Feb 2019 13:00 (UTC+3) | Report | 4: Simanovich 3: Zubkova | Goals | 4: Charalampidi 3: Jordan | Neftyanik Sports Complex (Kirishi) Referees: Putniković (SRB), Petik (HUN) |
| 23 Feb 2019 16:45 (UTC+1) | Report | CN Sant Andreu | 7–16 | Olympiacos | Piscina Pere Serrat (Barcelona) Referees: Colombo (ITA), Marjay (HUN) |
| Piscina Pere Serrat (Barcelona) Referees: Colombo (ITA), Marjay (HUN) |||
| 23 Feb 2019 16:45 (UTC+1) | Report | 2: Sleeking 1: five players | Goals | 4: Asimaki 3: Avramidou | Piscina Pere Serrat (Barcelona) Referees: Colombo (ITA), Marjay (HUN) |
| 23 Feb 2019 18:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Orizzonte Catania | 9–12 | CN Sabadell | Piscina di Nesima (Catania) Referees: Markopoulou (GRE), Matache (ROU) |
| Piscina di Nesima (Catania) Referees: Markopoulou (GRE), Matache (ROU) |||
| 23 Feb 2019 18:00 (UTC+1) | Report | 4: Marletta 2: Bianconi | Goals | 3: Ortiz 2: García, Neushul, Leitón | Piscina di Nesima (Catania) Referees: Markopoulou (GRE), Matache (ROU) |
| 23 Feb 2019 20:00 (UTC+1) | Report | UVSE | 6–6 | Plebiscito Padova | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium (Budapest) Referees: Achladiotis (GRE), Mišković (MNE) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium (Budapest) Referees: Achladiotis (GRE), Mišković (MNE) |||
| 23 Feb 2019 20:00 (UTC+1) | Report | 2: Keszthelyi, Faragó | Goals | 2 :Queirolo | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium (Budapest) Referees: Achladiotis (GRE), Mišković (MNE) |

#### Second leg

| 9 Mar 2019 16:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Olympiacos | 10–6 | CN Sant Andreu | Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall (Piraeus) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Goncharenko (UKR) |
| Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall (Piraeus) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Goncharenko (UKR) |||
| 9 Mar 2019 16:45 (UTC+2) | Report | 2: Eggens, Eleftheriadou 1: six players | Goals | 2: Jackovich 1: four players | Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall (Piraeus) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Goncharenko (UKR) |
| 9 Mar 2019 18:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Plebiscito Padova | 8–7 | UVSE | Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito (Padua) Referees: Dreval (RUS), Raković (SRB) |
| Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito (Padua) Referees: Dreval (RUS), Raković (SRB) |||
| 9 Mar 2019 18:00 (UTC+1) | Report | 3: Barzon 2: Grab | Goals | 3: Keszthelyi 1: four players | Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito (Padua) Referees: Dreval (RUS), Raković (SRB) |
| 9 Mar 2019 20:00 (UTC+2) | Report | NC Vouliagmeni | 9–7 | Kinef Kirishi | Halandri Municipal Swimming Center (Chalandri) Referees: Peris (CRO), Mauss (GER) |
| Halandri Municipal Swimming Center (Chalandri) Referees: Peris (CRO), Mauss (GER) |||
| 9 Mar 2019 20:00 (UTC+2) | Report | 3: Xenaki 2: Elliniadi | Goals | 2: Zubkova, Prokofyeva, Simanovich | Halandri Municipal Swimming Center (Chalandri) Referees: Peris (CRO), Mauss (GER) |
| 12 Mar 2019 19:00 (UTC+1) | Report | CN Sabadell | 11–11 | Orizzonte Catania | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Debreceni (HUN), Boudramis (GRE) |
| Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Debreceni (HUN), Boudramis (GRE) |||
| 12 Mar 2019 19:00 (UTC+1) | Report | 3: Ortiz, Forca 2: Neushul | Goals | 6: Garibotti 2: Aiello | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Debreceni (HUN), Boudramis (GRE) |

### 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

| 19 Apr 2019 11:30 (UTC+1) | Report | NC Vouliagmeni | 7–8 | Olympiacos | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Mauss (GER), Margeta (SLO) |
| Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Mauss (GER), Margeta (SLO) |||
| 19 Apr 2019 11:30 (UTC+1) | Report | 3: Chydirioti 2: Charalampidi | Goals | 4: Avramidou 1: four players | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Mauss (GER), Margeta (SLO) |
| 19 Apr 2019 13:15 (UTC+1) | Report | Plebiscito Padova | 5–8 | CN Sabadell | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Naumov (RUS) |
| Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Naumov (RUS) |||
| 19 Apr 2019 13:15 (UTC+1) | Report | 3: Barzon | Goals | 3: Steffens 2: Forca | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Naumov (RUS) |

#### Finals
##### 3rd place

| 20 Apr 2019 11:30 (UTC+1) | Report | Plebiscito Padova | 7–8 | NC Vouliagmeni | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Margeta (SLO) |
| Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Margeta (SLO) |||
| 20 Apr 2019 11:30 (UTC+1) | Report | 3: Barzon 1: four players | Goals | 2: Chydirioti, Jordan | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Margeta (SLO) |

##### 1st place

| 20 Apr 2019 13:15 (UTC+1) | Report | CN Sabadell | 13–11 | Olympiacos | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Attendance: 1000 Referees: Mauss (GER), Naumov (RUS) |
| Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Attendance: 1000 Referees: Mauss (GER), Naumov (RUS) |||
| 20 Apr 2019 13:15 (UTC+1) | Report | 4: Neushul 3: Ortiz | Goals | 4: Buckling 2: Plevritou, Tsoukala | Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Attendance: 1000 Referees: Mauss (GER), Naumov (RUS) |
* 2018–19 LEN Euro League Women Champions
* CN Sabadell 5th title

##### Final standings

| | Team |
| | CN Sabadell |
| | Olympiacos |
| | NC Vouliagmeni |
| 4 | Plebiscito Padova |