2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight

Final Eight

2018
Tournament information
Location	Genoa
Dates	7–9 June 2018
Teams	8
Final positions
Champion	Olympiacos
Runner-up	Pro Recco

The 2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight is the concluding LEN Champions League tournament of the 2017–18 LEN Champions League season.

Location

Albaro 2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight (Northern Italy)

Qualified teams

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third	Fourth
A	Olympiacos	Jug CO	CNA Barceloneta	AN Brescia
B	Pro Recco	ZF Eger	Szolnoki VSC	Spandau 04

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	7 June
	Olympiacos	6
					8 June
	Spandau 04	5
					Olympiacos	6
	7 June
					CNA Barceloneta	4
	ZF Eger	4
									9 June
	CNA Barceloneta	9
									Olympiacos	9
	7 June
									Pro Recco	7
	Pro Recco (PSO)	12
					8 June
	AN Brescia	10
					Pro Recco	9
	7 June
					Jug CO	8			Third place game
	Jug CO	9
									9 June
	Szolnoki VSC	8
									CNA Barceloneta	14
									Jug CO	8

5th–8th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	8 June
	Spandau 04	6
					9 June
	ZF Eger	10
					ZF Eger	6
	8 June
					Szolnoki VSC	10
	AN Brescia	7
	Szolnoki VSC	8
					Seventh place game
					9 June
					Spandau 04	10
					AN Brescia	14

Quarterfinals

7 June 2018 16:00	Report	Olympiacos	6–5	Spandau 04	Genoa Referees: De Jong (NED), Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–1, 2–3 , 1–1
		Genidounias 3	Goals	Dedović 2

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7 June 2018 17:30	Report	ZF Eger	4–9	CNA Barceloneta	Genoa Referees: Margeta (SLO), Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 0–2, 0–2
		Vlachopoulos 2	Goals	Munarriz 4

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7 June 2018 19:00	Report	Jug CO	9–8	Szolnoki VSC	Genoa Referees: Schwartz (ISR), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 2–2, 3–2
		García, Rašović 2	Goals	Bátori, Zalánki 3

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7 June 2018 20:30	Report	Pro Recco	12–10	AN Brescia	Genoa Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–0, 2–3, 2–4  PSO: 4–2
		Ivović 3	Goals	Muslim 3

5th–8th place semifinals

8 June 2018 16:00	Report	Spandau 04	6–10	ZF Eger	Genoa Referees: Putniković (SRB), Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–2, 0–1, 3–5
		six players 1	Goals	three players 2

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8 June 2018 17:30	Report	AN Brescia	7–8	Szolnoki VSC	Genoa Referees: De Jong (NED), Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–2, 2–2, 3–3
		Rizzo 3	Goals	three players 2

Semifinals

8 June 2018 19:00	Report	Olympiacos	6–4	CNA Barceloneta	Genoa Referees: Koryzna (POL), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 1–1, 2–0
		Bušlje 2	Goals	four players 1

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8 June 2018 20:30	Report	Pro Recco	9–8	Jug CO	Genoa Referees: Naumov (RUS), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 2–2, 3–3
		Filipović 3	Goals	Fatović 2

Seventh place game

9 June 2018 16:00	Report	Spandau 04	10–14	AN Brescia	Genoa Referees: De Jong (NED), Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 0–5, 2–4
		Gielen, Stamm 3	Goals	Rizzo 5

Fifth place game

9 June 2018 17:30	Report	ZF Eger	6–10	Szolnoki VSC	Genoa Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–2, 2–4, 2–4
		Avramović, Bedő 2	Goals	Ćuk 3

Third place game

9 June 2018 19:00	Report	CNA Barceloneta	14–8	Jug CO	Genoa Referees: Naumov (RUS), Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–3, 6–3, 2–1
		Fernández 4	Goals	Čulina, García 3

Final

9 June 2018 20:30	Report	Olympiacos	9–7	Pro Recco	Genoa Referees: Margeta (SLO), Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 3–2, 2–1
		Fountoulis 4	Goals	Di Fulvio 2

2017–18 LEN Champions League Champions
Olympiacos (2nd title)

№	Position	Nationality	Player
1	GK		Josip Pavić
2	W		Emmanouil Mylonakis
3	DF		Evangelos Delakas
4	W		Konstantinos Genidounias
5	W		Ioannis Fountoulis
6	CF		Dimitrios Nikolaidis
7	W		Georgios Dervisis
8	DF		Andro Bušlje
9	CF		Konstantinos Mourikis
10	W		Alexandros Gounas
11	DF		Stylianos Argyropoulos
12	DF		Paulo Obradović
13	GK		Stefanos Galanopoulos
15	DF		Emmanouil Prekas
Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos