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2018–19 LEN Champions League

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2018–19 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Number of teams16 (preliminary round)
Season MVPSerbia Filip Filipović (Pro Recco)
Top scorerGreece Konstantinos Genidounias 42 goals (Olympiacos)
Final eight
ChampionsHungary FTC Telekom Budapest (1st title)
  Runners-upGreece Olympiacos
Finals MVPHungary Denes Varga (Ferencváros)
Champions League seasons

The 2018–19 LEN Champions League was the 56th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

Overview

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Team allocation

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12 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round (TH: Champions League title holders).

Preliminary Round
Croatia HAVK Mladost Germany Waspo 98 Hannover Italy Pro Recco Russia Dynamo Moscow
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik Hungary ZF Eger Greece Olympiacos TH Serbia Crvena zvezda
Germany Spandau 04 Hungary Szolnoki Dozsa Romania Steaua București BA Spain CNA Barceloneta
Qualification round II
Croatia Jadran Split Greece NC Vouliagmeni Romania CSM Digi Oradea Germany OSC Potsdam
Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest Italy AN Brescia Russia Sintez Kazan Spain CN Sabadell
Qualification round I
France Pays D’Aix Natation Italy BPM Sport Management Turkey Enka SK Malta Valletta
France Strasbourg Romania Corona Sportul Studențesc Netherlands AZC Alphen Georgia (country) WP Club Tbilisi
Montenegro Jadran Carine Spain CN Terrassa Ukraine Dynamo Lviv

Phases and rounds dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I 13–16 September 2018
Qualification round II 28–30 September 2018
Qualification round III 6 October 2018 10 October 2018
Preliminary round Matchday 1 17 October 2018
Matchday 2 3 November 2018
Matchday 3 21 November 2018
Matchday 4 5 December 2018
Matchday 5 19 December 2018
Matchday 6 9 January 2019
Matchday 7 23 January 2019
Matchday 8 6 February 2019
Matchday 9 27 February 2019
Matchday 10 16 March 2019
Matchday 11 27 March 2019
Matchday 12 13 April 2019
Matchday 13 24 April 2019
Matchday 14 15 May 2019
Final Eight Quarterfinals 6 June 2019
Semifinals 7 June 2019
Final 8 June 2019

Qualifying rounds

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Qualification round I

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy BPM France AIX Romania BRA Turkey ENK Ukraine LVI Georgia (country) TBI
1 Italy BPM Sport Management 5 5 0 0 72 28 +44 15 Round II 13–8 12–2 22–8 14–3
2 France Pays D’Aix Natation 5 4 0 1 61 38 +23 12 15–9
3 Romania Corona Sportul Studențesc (H) 5 3 0 2 45 40 +5 9 7–11 7–12 10–6 9–4 12–7
4 Turkey Enka SK 5 2 0 3 32 48 −16 6 5–11 9–8 10–7
5 Ukraine Dynamo Lviv 5 1 0 4 39 61 −22 3
6 Georgia (country) WP Club Tbilisi 5 0 0 5 27 61 −34 0 4–15 6–10
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Montenegro JAD France STR Spain TER Netherlands ALP Malta VAL
1 Montenegro Jadran Carine 4 4 0 0 63 24 +39 12 Round II 10–8
2 France Strasbourg (H) 4 3 0 1 43 30 +13 9 5–11 10–8 12–6 16–5
3 Spain CN Terrassa 4 2 0 2 47 32 +15 6 12–9
4 Netherlands AZC Alphen 4 1 0 3 30 47 −17 3 6–17 9–6
5 Malta Valletta 4 0 0 4 19 69 −50 0 5–25 3–19
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Qualification round II

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Montenegro JAD Greece VOU Russia SIN Romania BRA
1 Montenegro Jadran Carine (H) 3 3 0 0 41 18 +23 9 Round III 8–7 18–6 15–5
2 Greece NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 26 19 +7 6 9–3
3 Russia Sintez Kazan 3 1 0 2 27 36 −9 3 8–10
4 Romania Corona Sportul Studențesc 3 0 0 3 16 37 −21 0 8–13
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy VER Spain TER Spain SAB Germany POT
1 Italy BPM Sport Management 3 2 1 0 42 28 +14 7 Round III 13–13 17–11
2 Spain CN Terrassa 3 1 2 0 36 26 +10 5
3 Spain CN Sabadell (H) 3 1 1 1 29 27 +2 4 4–12 7–7 18–8
4 Germany OSC Potsdam 3 0 0 3 25 51 −26 0 6–16
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy BRE France STR Romania ORA Turkey ENK
1 Italy AN Brescia 3 3 0 0 43 16 +27 9 Round III 12–3
2 France Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 24 26 −2 6 5–16
3 Romania CSM Digi Oradea (H) 3 0 1 2 21 31 −10 1 8–15 6–9 7–7
4 Turkey Enka SK 3 0 1 2 14 29 −15 1 4–10
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary FTC Croatia SPL France AIX Netherlands ALP
1 Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest 3 3 0 0 41 18 +23 9 Round III 17–7 14–7
2 Croatia Jadran Split 3 2 0 1 37 35 +2 6
3 France Pays D’Aix Natation (H) 3 1 0 2 32 29 +3 3 4–10 11–12 17–7
4 Netherlands AZC Alphen 3 0 0 3 21 49 −28 0 7–18
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Qualification round III

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FTC Telekom Budapest Hungary 22–11 Greece NC Vouliagmeni 10–4 12–7
Jadran Split Croatia 17–15 Montenegro Jadran Carine 11–9 6–6
AN Brescia Italy 16–13 Spain CN Terrassa 8–4 8–9
Strasbourg France 10–26 Italy BPM Sport Management 4–10 6–16

Preliminary round

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The draw for the group stage was held on 5 September 2018 in Barcelona.[2] The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-ups and third placed teams advance to the Final 8. They are joined by the host of the tournament and the fourth placed team from a group other than one the host plays in. The matchdays are 17 October, 3 and 21 November, 5 and 19 December 2018, 9 and 23 January, 6 and 27 February, 16 and 27 March, 13 and 24 April, 15 May 2019.

A total of 9 national associations are represented in the group stage.

Key to colors
Advance to the Final Eight Home team win Draw Away team win

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy PRO Spain BAR Italy BRE Hungary FTC Russia MOS Hungary EGR Romania BUC Serbia CRV
1 Italy Pro Recco 14 14 0 0 197 91 +106 42 Final 8 8–3 12–6 9–6 11–6 17–7 19–7 21–6
2 Spain CNA Barceloneta 14 10 1 3 154 120 +34 31 11–15 8–8 8–5 13–9 12–7 11–8 14–3
3 Italy AN Brescia 14 9 2 3 133 107 +26 29 8–9 14–8 10–5 10–8 11–6 13–9 7–2
4 Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest 14 8 1 5 146 117 +29 25 7–13 8–9 8–8 13–6 16–9 12–4 17–9
5 Russia Dynamo Moscow 14 6 0 8 153 145 +8 18 5–14 12–13 10–6 11–13 15–13 16–4 14–4
6 Hungary ZF Eger 14 5 0 9 144 179 −35 15 7–16 10–16 8–11 9–12 12–10 13–9 17–11
7 Romania Steaua București BA 14 2 0 12 109 168 −59 6 8–16 10–14 5–8 6–9 11–14 11–13 8–3
8 Serbia Crvena zvezda 14 0 0 14 87 196 −109 0 4–17 3–14 9–13 6–15 8–17 12–13 7–9
Source: LEN

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia JUG Greece OLY Italy VER Hungary SZO Croatia SPL Germany HAN Croatia ZAG Germany SPA
1 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 14 10 2 2 152 110 +42 32 Final 8 10–6 9–8 8–7 6–7 18–7 14–11 14–9
2 Greece Olympiacos 14 9 3 2 149 98 +51 30 10–10 11–5 11–10 13–7 17–7 13–8 11–4
3 Italy BPM Sport Management 14 8 3 3 125 115 +10 27 11–11 7–6 7–5 9–8 12–7 12–9 8–6
4 Hungary Szolnoki Dozsa 14 6 4 4 135 122 +13 22 10–7 9–9 6–6 10–9 10–10 11–8 14–6
5 Croatia Jadran Split 14 6 0 8 137 140 −3 18 6–13 3–8 12–9 15–10 15–10 10–12 14–8
6 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover[a] 14 3 3 8 130 169 −39 12 Final 8 7–14 9–9 10–11 9–13 9–8 14–9 11–7
7 Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb 14 3 2 9 129 161 −32 11 5–11 6–14 7–7 8–11 11–12 11–11 9–7
8 Germany Spandau 04 14 2 1 11 114 156 −42 7 6–7 3–11 8–13 9–9 12–11 15–9 14–15
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ Hannover qualified for the Final Eight as the host team of the tournament.

Final eight

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6–8 June 2018—Hannover, Germany

Location of the 2018–19 LEN Champions League Final 8

Qualified teams

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Group Winners Runners-up Third Fourth Host
A Italy Pro Recco Spain CNA Barceloneta Italy AN Brescia Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest
B Croatia Jug Dubrovnik Greece Olympiacos Italy BPM Sport Management Germany Waspo 98 Hannover

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
6 June
 
 
Italy Pro Recco 14
 
7 June
 
Germany Waspo 98 Hannover 10
 
Italy Pro Recco 11
 
6 June
 
Greece Olympiacos 12
 
Greece Olympiacos 8
 
8 June
 
Italy AN Brescia 7
 
Greece Olympiacos10 (3)
 
6 June
 
Hungary FTC Telekom10 (4)
 
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 9
 
7 June
 
Hungary FTC Telekom 10
 
Hungary FTC Telekom 9
 
6 June
 
Spain CNA Barceloneta 7 Third place game
 
Spain CNA Barceloneta 12
 
8 June
 
Italy BPM Sport Management 7
 
Italy Pro Recco8
 
 
Spain CNA Barceloneta7
 
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
7 June
 
 
Germany Waspo 98 Hannover 8
 
8 June
 
Italy AN Brescia 11
 
Italy AN Brescia12
 
7 June
 
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik13
 
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 11
 
 
Italy BPM Sport Management 8
 
Seventh place game
 
 
8 June
 
 
Germany Waspo 98 Hannover8
 
 
Italy BPM Sport Management10

Quarterfinals

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6 June 2019
16:00
Report Jug Dubrovnik Croatia 9–10 Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest Hannover
Referees:
Romania Adrian Alexandrescu
Russia Sergey Naumov
Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–3, 1–2, 3–0
Fatović 4 Goals three players 2

6 June 2019
17:30
Report CNA Barceloneta Spain 12–7 Italy BPM Sport Management Hannover
Referees:
Georgia (country) Levan Berishvili
France Sebastien Dervieux
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 3-3, 3–2
Granados, Perrone 3 Goals Mirarchi 4

6 June 2019
19:00
Report Pro Recco Italy 14–10 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover Hannover
Referees:
Montenegro Stanko Ivanovski
Netherlands Michiel Zwart
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 4–2, 4–3
Mandić 3 Goals Radović 4

6 June 2019
20:30
Report Olympiacos Greece 8–7 Italy AN Brescia Hannover
Referees:
Slovenia Boris Margeta
Serbia Ivan Raković
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 0–1, 2–3
Mourikis 2 Goals Presciutti 3

5th–8th place semifinals

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7 June 2019
15:00
Report Waspo 98 Hannover Germany 8–11 Italy AN Brescia Hannover
Referees:
France Sebastian Dervieux
Montenegro Stanko Ivanovski
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–2, 3-3, 3–5
Brguljan 4 Goals Rizzo, Muslim 3

7 June 2019
16:30
Report Jug Dubrovnik Croatia 11–8 Italy BPM Sport Management Hannover
Referees:
Georgia (country) Levan Berishvili
Netherlands Michiel Zwart
Score by quarters: 0–1, 5–3, 1–1, 5–3
Fatović, Benić 4 Goals Alesiani 3

Semifinals

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7 June 2019
19:00
SF3 Pro Recco Italy 11–12 Greece Olympiacos Hannover
Referees:
Slovenia Boris Margeta
Russia Sergey Naumov
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–3, 2–3, 3–1
Ivović 3 Goals Fountoulis 3

7 June 2019
20:30
SF4 FTC Telekom Budapest Hungary 9–7 Spain CNA Barceloneta Hannover
Referees:
Romania Adrian Alexandrescu
Serbia Ivan Raković
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-1, 2–3, 4–1
Varga 3 Goals Granados 3

Seventh place game

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8 June 2019
15:00
Waspo 98 Hannover Germany 8–10 Italy BPM Sport Management Hannover
Referees:
Montenegro Stanko Ivanovski
Netherlands Michiel Zwart
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–5, 2-2, 3–2
Brguljan 3 Goals Fondelli 4

Fifth place game

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8 June 2019
16:00
AN Brescia Italy 12–13 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik Hannover
Referees:
Georgia (country) Levan Berishvili
Russia Sergey Naumov
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4-4, 2-2, 3-3
Gallo 4 Goals Fatović 5

Third place game

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8 June 2019
19:00
Report Pro Recco Italy 8–7 Spain CNA Barceloneta Hannover
Referees:
Serbia Ivan Raković
France Sebastian Dervieux
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2–3, 1-1, 2–0
Filipović 3 Goals Munarriz 5

Final

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8 June 2019
20:30
Report Olympiacos Greece 13–14 Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest Hannover
Referees:
Slovenia Boris Margeta
Romania Adrian Alexandrescu
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–5, 2-2, 3–0  PSO: 3–4
Genidounias 5 Goals Mitrović 3


2018–19 LEN Champions League
Champions
Hungary
FTC Telekom Budapest
1st title
Andras Gardonyi, Tamás Sedlmayer, Mark Kallay, Zoltan Pohl, Márton Vámos, Tamás Mezei, Slobodan Nikić, Nikola Jakšić, Aaron Younger, Dénes Varga, Szilárd Jansik, Soma Vogel, Stefan Mitrović, Norbert Madaras
Head coach
Zsolt Varga

Final standings

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Team
Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest
Greece Olympiacos
Italy Pro Recco
4 Spain CNA Barceloneta
5 Italy AN Brescia
6 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik
7 Italy BPM Sport Management
8 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover

Awards

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Season MVP Top Scorer Player of the Final Eight Goalkeeper of the Final Eight
Serbia Filip Filipović (Pro Recco) Greece Konstantinos Genidounias (Olympiacos) 42 goals Hungary Denes Varga (Ferencváros) Hungary Soma Vogel (Ferencváros)

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Total 7 of the Season
[4] LW Hungary Dénes Varga

(Ferecvaros)

CF Croatia

Josip Vrlić (Barceloneta)

RW Hungary

Márton Vámos (Ferecvaros)

LD Greece Konstantinos Genidounias (Olympiacos) CB Croatia Andro Bušlje (Olympiacos) RD Serbia Filip Filipović (Pro Recco)
GK Hungary Soma Vogel (Ferecvaros)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2018–2019" (PDF). LEN.com.
  2. ^ "Preliminary round draw". LEN.com.
  3. ^ "Champions League, Final Eight, Facts & Figures – LEN.eu | Ligue Européenne de Natation". Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ Curcic, Ivan (2023-06-05). "LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament"". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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