# 2008–09 LEN Cup

The LEN Cup 2008–09 was the 17th edition of this water polo competition, and was won by Szeged Beton VSE. It was the first time a Hungarian club won the competition since Újpesti TE's 3rd title in 1999.

## 1st Qualification Round
### Group A (Istanbul)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Primorje Rijeka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 15 | 9 |
| 2. | Galatasaray SK Istanbul | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 6 |
| 3. | SG Neukölln Berlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 3 |
| 4. | Centro Desportivo Universitário do Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 71 | 0 |

### Group B (Budapest)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Újpesti TE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 9 |
| 2. | Montpellier Water Polo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 6 |
| 3. | Adalar SSK Istanbul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 53 | 3 |
| 4. | SK Frem Odense | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 62 | 0 |

### Group C (Budapest)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Mornar Split | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 9 |
| 2. | CN Sant Andreu, Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 6 |
| 3. | ZPB Barendrecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 3 |
| 4. | ŠK Polície Košice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 48 | 0 |

### Group D (Vouliagmeni)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 9 |
| 2. | VK Dynamo Moscow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 6 |
| 3. | SC Kreuzlingen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 3 |
| 4. | Polar Bears Ede | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 0 |

### Group E (Prčanj)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Belgrade Water Polo Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
| 2. | VK Val Prčanj | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 3. | Bristol Central SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 3 |

### Group F (Kotor)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 2. | Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro, Kotor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 6 |
| 2. | SG Hannover | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 3. | SSCM Paredes Lousada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 |

### Group G (Szeged)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 2. | Szeged Beton VSE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| 2. | CSA Steaua București | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 3. | Dauphin FC Sète | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 |

### Group H (Chios)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 2. | Nautical Club of Chios | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 2. | Spartak Volgograd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 3 |
| 3. | Cheltenham SWPC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 0 |

## 2nd Qualification Round
### Group I (Oradea)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro, Kotor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 9 |
| 2. | CSM Leonardo Oradea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 6 |
| 3. | Widex GZC Gouda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 37 | 3 |
| 4. | Spartak Volgograd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 0 |

### Group J (Montpellier)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | CN Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 9 |
| 2. | Szeged Beton VSE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 6 |
| 3. | Montpellier Water Polo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 3 |
| 4. | KS Arkonia Szczecin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 0 |

### Group K (Budapest)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Budapest Honvéd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 9 |
| 2. | Nautical Club of Chios | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 32 | 6 |
| 3. | PVK Val Prčanj | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 45 | 3 |
| 4. | Portinado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 0 |

### Group L (Barcelona)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | VK Sintez Kazan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
| 2. | CN Sant Andreu, Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 6 |
| 3. | Újpesti TE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 6 |
| 4. | Rotherham Metro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 0 |

### Group M (Vouliagmeni)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | Panionios GSS Athens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 9 |
| 2. | Belgrade Water Polo Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 4 |
| 3. | SG Hannover | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 4 |
| 4. | WC Tirol Innsbruck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 0 |

### Group N (Novi Sad)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | VK Vojvodina Novi Sad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 7 |
| 2. | Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 7 |
| 3. | CSA Steaua București | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 4. | SC Salgueiros Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 0 |

### Group O (Novi Sad)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | ASD Posillipo Naples | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 9 |
| 2. | Mornar Split | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 6 |
| 3. | Galatasaray SK Istanbul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 3 |
| 4. | BMK Kharkiv Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 41 | 0 |

### Group P (Rijeka)

| | Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1. | VK Dynamo Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 9 |
| 2. | Primorje Rijeka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 6 |
| 3. | Philips SV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 3 |
| 4. | Łódźi STW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 0 |

## Eight finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ASD CN Posilipo Naples | 21–16 | Primorje Rijeka | 12–6 | 9–10 |
| Panionios GSS Athens | 23–13 | Club de Natació Sant Andreu, Barc. | 11–5 | 10–8 |
| Mornar Split | 18–19 | VK Dynamo Moscow | 11–7 | 7–12 |
| CSM Leonardo Oradea | 15–23 | Club de Natació Barcelona | 6–9 | 9–14 |
| Belgrade Water Polo Club | 12–21 | VK Sintez Kazan | 6–10 | 6–11 |
| Budapest Honvéd | 24–11 | Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni | 12–3 | 12–8 |
| Nautical Club of Chios | 19–24 | VK Vojvodina Novi Sad | 10–10 | 9–14 |
| VP Akademija Cattoro, Kotor | 10–12 | Szeged Beton VSE | 5–4 | 5–8 |

## Quarter finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ASD CN Posilipo Naples | 18–19 | Panionios GS Athens | 10–9 | 8–10 |
| VK Dynamo Moscow | 19–24 | Club de Natació Barcelona | 7–11 | 12–13 |
| VK Sintez Kazan | 16–15 | Budapest Honvéd | 9–8 | 7–7 |
| VK Vojvodina Novi Sad | 18–19 | Szeged Beton VSE | 10–10 | 8–9 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Panionios GSS Athens | 17–15 | Club de Natació Barcelona | 11–8 | 6–7 |
| VK Sintez Kazan | 15–23 | Szeged Beton VSE | 10–10 | 5–8 |

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Panionios GSS Athens | 21–23 | Szeged Beton VSE | 8–6 | 13–17 |