# 2009–10 LEN Euroleague

The 2009–10 LEN Euroleague was the 47th edition of Europe's premier club water polo competition. It lasted between 9 October 2009 and 15 May 2010.

## Format

The Euroleague is run in five phases:
* First qualifying round, played as a single round robin tournament at the site of one of the teams competing (2 groups of 4, 2 groups of 5)
* Second qualifying round, played as a single round robin tournament at the site of one of the teams competing (4 groups of 4)
* Group (or preliminary) stage, played as a double round robin, home and away (4 groups of 4)
* Quarterfinals, played as a knockout round on aggregate, home and away
* Final four, played as a single knockout tournament at a neutral site (semifinals, third-place game, and final)

## Seeding

Seeded countries
The eight countries with the best placed team in the preliminary rounds, or main group stage, in the previous year's competition, 2008–09 LEN Euroleague are seeded for this year's competition. Each seeded country earns 1 place in the main group stage, 1 place in the second qualifying round, and 1 place in the first qualifying round. These countries are:
| Rank | Country | Best team in the group stages of 2008–09 LEN Euroleague | Place in the group stages of 2008–09 LEN Euroleague |
| 1. | Greece | Olympiacos | Group C winner, 16 points |
| 1. | Serbia | VK Partizan | Group D winner, 16 points |
| 3. | Italy | Pro Recco | Group A winner, 12 points |
| 4. | Montenegro | PVK Jadran | Group B winner, 11 points |
| 5. | Hungary | Vasas SC | Second place Group D, 12 points |
| 6. | Croatia | HAVK Mladost | Second place Group B, 10 points |
| 7. | Russia | Spartak Volgograd | Third place Group A, 9 points |
| 8. | Spain | CN Atlètic Barceloneta | Fourth place Group B, 5 points |
| 9. | France | Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille | Fourth place Group D, 2 points |
Unseeded countries
All other countries were invited to enter up to two clubs into the first qualifying round.

## Entries

| First qualifying round (18) | How qualified |
| Amateur Schwimm Club Duisburg | Playoff finalist, German Bundesliga 2008/09 |
| AŠD Vaterpolo Koper Rokava | Slovenian Champions 2008/09 (?) |
| Brixia Leonessa Nuoto SSD A R.L. | 3rd place playoff winner, Serie A1 2008/09 |
| Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille | Winner, final four playoff, Championnat de France Elite 2008/09 |
| ČH Hornets Košice | Slovakian Champions 2008/09 (?) |
| CSM Frigoconti Oradea | Romanian Super League Champions 2008/09 |
| Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team | Turkish Premier League Champions 2008/09 |
| LSTW Lodz | Winner Polish Championship 2009 |
| Olympic Nice Natation | Runner-up, final four playoff, Championnat de France Elite 2008/09 |
| Portinado | Portuguese Cup Champions 2009 |
| PVK Rabotnicki - Skopje | Macedonian Champions 2008/09 (?) |
| Sintez Kazan | 3rd place, Russian League 2008/09 (?) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| T-Mobile Honvéd | 3rd place playoff winner, Hungarian Championship 2008/09 |
| Vaterpolo Club Niš | 3rd place playoff winner (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09 |
| Vaterpolo Klub Šibenik | 3rd place playoff winner (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09 |
| Vouliagmeni Nautical Club | 3rd place, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09 |
| Wasserball Club Tirol | Austrian Bundesliga Champions 2009 |
| Wasserfreunde Spandau | Playoff winners, German Bundesliga 2008/09 |
| Second qualifying round (8) | How qualified |
| A.S.D. Circolo Nautico Posillipo | Playoff finalist, Serie A1 2008/09 |
| Havk Mladost | Playoff finalist (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09 |
| Panionios G.S.S. Athens | Runner-up, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09 |
| Spartak City Volgograd | Runner-up, Russian League 2008/09 (?) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Vaterpolo Klub Budva - M:TEL | Playoff finalist, Montenegrin League 2009 |
| VK Primorac Kotor | 3rd place playoff winners, Montenegrin League 2009 |
| VK Vojvodina Novi Sad | Playoff finalist (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09 |
| ZF Eger | Playoff finalist, Hungarian Championship 2008/09 |
| Group stage (8) | How qualified |
| A.S.D. Pro Recco | Playoff winners, Serie A1 2008/09 |
| Aquatic Sport Club Shturm 2002 | Champions, Russian League 2008/09 (?) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Club Natació Atlètic Barceloneta | Playoff winners, Spanish Premier Division 2008/09 |
| Jug Croatia Osiguranje | Playoff winners (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09 |
| Olympiacos | Champions, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09 |
| SWC Jadran CBK - Herceg Novi | Playoff winners, Montenegrin League 2009 |
| Teva - Vasasplaket Budapest | Playoff winners, Hungarian Championship 2008/09 |
| WPC Partizan Raiffeisen | Playoff winners (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09 |

## First qualifying round

* Key to colors in group tables
* Progress to the 2nd Qualifying Round
* Progress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

### Group A (Šibenik)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sintez Kazan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 7 |
| 2 | VK Šibenik | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 7 |
| 3 | Olympique Nice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 3 |
| 4 | LSTW Lodz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 0 |

### Group B (Marseille)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Budapest Honved | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 9 |
| 2 | Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | ASC Duisburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 3 |
| 4 | WC Tirol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 0 |

### Group C (Berlin)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brixia Leonessa Nuoto | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 12 |
| 2 | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 9 |
| 3 | CSM Oradea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 6 |
| 4 | ASDVC Koper Rokava | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 3 |
| 5 | Rabotnički Skopje | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 93 | −81 | 0 |

### Group D (Košice)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CH Hornets Košice | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 12 |
| 2 | Vouliagmeni NC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 9 |
| 3 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 6 |
| 4 | VK Niš | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Portinado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 79 | −68 | 0 |

## Second qualifying round

* Key to colors in group tables
* Progress to the Group Stage
* Progress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

### Group E (Eger)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ZF Eger | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 | Panionios GSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | VK Šibenik | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Brixia Leonessa Nuoto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 0 |

### Group F (Budva)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mladost Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | Budvanska Rivijera | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 7 |
| 3 | WF Spandau 04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 3 |
| 4 | Hornets Košice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 0 |

### Group G (Naples)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Primorac Kotor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 9 |
| 2 | Sintez Kazan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | CN Posillipo Naples | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 3 |
| 4 | CN Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 0 |

### Group G (Athens)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Budapest Honved | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Spartak Volgograd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Vouliagmeni NC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 1 |

## Preliminary round

* Key to colors in group tables
* Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Atlètic-Barceloneta | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 13 |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 12 |
| HAVK Mladost | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 5 |
| Vojvodina | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 4 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Primorac Kotor | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 16 |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 8 |
| Vasas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 7 |
| Panionios | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 3 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Partizan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 18 |
| Budva | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 9 |
| Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| Honvéd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 3 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Pro Recco | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 16 |
| Eger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 8 |
| Sintez Kazan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 6 |
| Šturm 2002 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 4 |

## Knockout stage
### Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 24 March, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2010.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlètic-Barceloneta | 16–19 | Jug Dubrovnik | 7–9 | 9–10 |
| Eger | 9–22 | Partizan | 4–12 | 5–10 |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 15–24 | Primorac Kotor | 9–14 | 6–10 |
| Pro Recco | 21–15 | Budva | 9–5 | 12–10 |

### Final Four (Naples)

| Semifinals 14 May 2010 | Semifinals 14 May 2010 | Final 15 May 2010 | Final 15 May 2010 |
| Pro Recco (aet) | 8 |
| Partizan | 7 | | |
| Partizan | 7 | Pro Recco | 9 |
| | | Primorac Kotor | 3 |
| Primorac Kotor | 11 | Primorac Kotor | 3 |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 10 | | |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 10 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Partizan (pen) | 16 |
| | | Jug Dubrovnik | 15 |
* 2009–10 Euroleague Champions
* Pro Recco 6th title
* Stefano Tempesti, Damir Burić, Norbert Madaras, Andrea Mangiante, Tamás Kásás, Maurizio Felugo, Filip Filipović, Pietro Figlioli, Tibor Benedek, Alessandro Calcaterra, Vanja Udovičić, Guillermo Molina, Slobodan Nikić
* Head coach
* Giuseppe Porzio

### Awards

* Final four MVP
* Vanja Udovičić (Pro Recco)