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2020–21 LEN Champions League

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2020–21 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration11 November 2020 – 5 June 2021
Number of teams28 (from 13 countries)
Qualification round: 18
Preliminary round: 10
Season MVPSerbia Dusan Mandic (Pro Recco)
Top scorerGreece Angelos Vlachopoulos (AN Brescia) 41 goals
Final 8
ChampionsItaly Pro Recco (9th title)
  Runners-upHungary FTC Telekom Budapest
Finals MVPSerbia Dusan Mandic (Pro Recco)
Champions League seasons

The 2020–21 LEN Champions League was the 58th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

Teams

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Preliminary round
Croatia Jug CO Dubrovnik Germany Spandau 04 Hungary FTC Telekom Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi
France CN Marseille Germany Waspo 98 Hannover Italy Pro Recco Spain Zodiac CNA Barceloneta
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Greece Olympiacos
Qualification round
Croatia Mladost Zagreb Greece Ydraikos Montenegro Primorac Kotor Serbia Radnički Kragujevac
Croatia Jadran Split Hungary OSC Budapest Romania Steaua Bucharest Spain CN Barcelona
France Pays d’Aix Natation Hungary Szolnok Romania Digi Oradea Spain CN Terrassa
France Tourcoing Italy AN Brescia Russia Sintez Kazan Turkey Enka Istanbul
Greece Vouliagmeni Italy Ortigia Siracusa

Schedule

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

Phase Round Date
Qualification round 11–15 November 2020
Preliminary round Round 1 14–18 December 2020
Round 2 1–5 March 2021
Round 3 19–23 April 2021
Final 8 3–5 June 2021

Qualification round

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Main article: 2020–21 LEN Champions League qualifying round

The qualification round is scheduled for 11–15 November 2020.[2]

Group A

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A1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy CCO Spain CNB Croatia JST Montenegro PRI Romania STE
1 Italy Ortigia Siracusa (H) 4 3 1 0 33 21 +12 10 Final — 5–3 11–7 8–8 9–3
2 Spain CN Barcelona 4 2 1 1 34 20 +14 7 — — 8–8 12–3 11–4
3 Croatia Jadran Split 4 2 1 1 45 42 +3 7 — — — 16–11 14–12
4 Montenegro Primorac Kotor 4 1 1 2 33 44 −11 4 — — — — 11–8
5 Romania Steaua Bucharest 4 0 0 4 27 45 −18 0 — — — — —
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

A2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia MZG Hungary SZO France AIX Greece YDR
1 Croatia Mladost Zagreb 3 2 1 0 44 31 +13 7 Final — 18–18 16–13 10–0
2 Hungary Szolnok 3 2 1 0 39 27 +12 7 — — 11–9 10–0
3 France Pays d’Aix Natation 3 1 0 2 32 27 +5 3 — — — 10–0
4 Greece Ydraikos 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0 Disqualified — — — —
Source: LEN

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ortigia Siracusa Italy 9–8 Croatia Mladost Zagreb

Group B

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B1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia RKG Hungary OSC Russia SIN Spain CNT France ENT
1 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 4 2 2 0 45 38 +7 8 Final — 9–9 16–14 13–8 —
2 Hungary OSC Budapest (H) 4 2 1 1 48 45 +3 7 — — — 15–16 12–9
3 Russia Sintez Kazan 4 2 0 2 54 47 +7 6 — 11–12 — — —
4 Spain CN Terrassa 4 1 1 2 45 56 −11 4 — — 12–9 — 11–11
5 France Tourcoing 4 0 2 2 36 42 −6 2 7–7 — 9–12 — —
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

B2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy BRE Greece NCV Romania ORA Turkey ESK
1 Italy AN Brescia 3 3 0 0 38 7 +31 9 Final — 10–6 — 10–0
2 Greece Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 32 19 +13 6 — — 16–9 —
3 Romania Digi Oradea 3 1 0 2 20 34 −14 3 1–18 — — 10–0
4 Turkey Enka Istanbul 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0 Disqualified — 0–10 — —
Source: LEN

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Radnički Kragujevac Serbia 9–13 Italy AN Brescia

Preliminary round

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Location of teams of the 2020–21 LEN Champions League preliminary round.
Main article: 2020–21 LEN Champions League preliminary round

LEN decided to play the 10 match-days of the 2020–21 LEN Champions League preliminary round in bubble format in three rounds, using two venues at each occasion. The ten match-days will be played in three rounds at two venues each time. Teams of the same group will contest three match-days, one time four, where the participants will be isolated for the entire duration of event because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The draw for the group phase took place in Rome on 19 October 2020.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy REC Croatia JUG Greece OLY France CNM Germany S04 Italy CCO
1 Italy Pro Recco 10 10 0 0 127 68 +59 30 Final 8 — 18–3 13–6 11–9 19–6 10–3
2 Croatia Jug CO Dubrovnik 10 6 1 3 102 106 −4 19 11–12 — 11–11 11–10 12–10 8–6
3 Greece Olympiacos 10 4 2 4 89 92 −3 14 8–14 8–9 — 11–7 8–8 6–4
4 France CN Marseille 10 4 1 5 93 94 −1 13 8–10 15–13 9–8 — 8–5 10–11
5 Germany Spandau 04 10 1 3 6 79 104 −25 6 7–10 7–13 9–13 7–7 — 12–6
6 Italy Ortigia Siracusa 10 1 1 8 69 95 −26 4 7–10 9–11 8–10 7–10 8–8 —
Source: LEN

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary FTC Spain BAR Italy BRE Germany HAN Georgia (country) DTB Montenegro JHN
1 Hungary FTC Telekom 10 8 0 2 113 73 +40 24 Final 8 — 11–10 7–10 13–9 15–11 12–5
2 Spain Zodiac CNA Barceloneta 10 8 0 2 119 81 +38 24 7–8 — 10–9 12–8 17–5 13–11
3 Italy AN Brescia 10 7 0 3 117 80 +37 21 9–6 6–8 — 19–11 14–6 6–7
4 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover 10 3 0 7 89 122 −33 9 6–19 8–16 10–18 — 10–3 9–4
5 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 10 2 0 8 74 121 −47 6 4–11 6–14 9–15 6–7 — 11–8
6 Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 10 2 0 8 74 109 −35 6 2–11 9–12 6–11 12–11 10–13 —
Source: LEN

Final 8

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3–5 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]

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Location of the 2020–21 LEN Champions League Final 8

Qualified teams

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Group Winners Runners-up Third Fourth
A Italy Pro Recco Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik Greece Olympiacos France CN Marseille
B Hungary FTC Telekom Spain Zodiac CNAB Italy AN Brescia Germany Waspo 98 Hannover

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
3 June
 
 
Italy Pro Recco16
 
4 June
 
Germany Waspo 98 Hannover9
 
Italy Pro Recco12
 
3 June
 
Spain Zodiac CNAB10
 
Spain Zodiac CNAB22
 
5 June
 
Greece Olympiacos9
 
Italy Pro Recco9
 
3 June
 
Hungary FTC Telekom6
 
Hungary FTC Telekom14
 
4 June
 
France CN Marseille6
 
Hungary FTC Telekom14
 
3 June
 
Italy AN Brescia12 Third place game
 
Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik10
 
5 June
 
Italy AN Brescia12
 
Spain Zodiac CNAB7
 
 
Italy AN Brescia13
 


5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
4 June
 
 
Germany Waspo 98 Hannover10
 
5 June
 
Greece Olympiacos8
 
Germany Waspo 98 Hannover11
 
4 June
 
Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik16
 
France CN Marseille13
 
 
Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik16
 
Seventh place game
 
 
5 June
 
 
Greece Olympiacos13
 
 
France CN Marseille12

All times are local (UTC+2).

Quarterfinals

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3 June 2021
13:00 		Report Pro Recco Italy 16–9 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Hungary Kun
Israel Schwartz
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 1–2, 6–2
Ivović 5 Goals Brguljan 3
3 June 2021
15:30 		Report FTC Telekom Hungary 14–6 France CN Marseille Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Romania Alexandrescu
Russia Voevodin
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–1, 3–3, 4–2
Fountoulis 4 Goals Vukičević 2
3 June 2021
18:00 		Report Jug AO Dubrovnik Croatia 10–12 Italy AN Brescia Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Greece Stavridis
Netherlands Zwart
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 3–3, 2–3
Fatović 4 Goals Alesiani 3
3 June 2021
20:30 		Report Zodiac CNA Barceloneta Spain 22–9 Greece Olympiacos Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Slovenia Margeta
Serbia Putniković
Score by quarters: 6–0, 7–2, 6–3, 3–4
three players 4 Goals Genidounias 3

5th–8th place semifinals

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4 June 2021
13:00 		Report Waspo 98 Hannover Germany 10–8 Greece Olympiacos Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Serbia Putniković
Montenegro Ivanovski
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 3–3, 1–2
Radović 6 Goals Genidounias 3
4 June 2021
15:30 		Report CN Marseille France 13–16 Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Netherlands Zwart
Hungary Kun
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–6, 5–5, 3–4
Crousillat 4 Goals Papanastasiou 5

Semifinals

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4 June 2021
18:00 		Report Pro Recco Italy 12–10 Spain Zodiac CNA Barceloneta Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Romania Alexandrescu
Greece Stavridis
Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 4–1, 2–2
Mandić 4 Goals Perrone 3
4 June 2021
20:30 		Report FTC Telekom Hungary 14–12 Italy AN Brescia Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Slovenia Martega
Russia Voevodin
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–6, 3–5, 3–1
Vámos, Varga 4 Goals Joković, Vlachopoulos 3

Seventh place game

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5 June 2021
13:00 		Report Olympiacos Greece 13–12 France CN Marseille Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Israel Schwartz
Montenegro Ivanovski
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–4, 4–4, 2–2
Chrysospathis, Genidounias 3 Goals three players 2

Fifth place game

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5 June 2021
15:30 		Report Waspo 98 Hannover Germany 11–16 Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Greece Stavridis
Hungary Kun
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–6, 4–5, 4–2
Macan, Nagaev 3 Goals Merkulov 5

Third place game

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5 June 2021
18:00 		Report Zodiac CNA Barceloneta Spain 7–13 Italy AN Brescia Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Netherlands Zwart
Serbia Putniković
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–6, 2–2, 2–2
Granados 3 Goals Vlachopoulos 4

Final

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5 June 2021
20:30 		Report Pro Recco Italy 9–6 Hungary FTC Telekom Sports Centre April 11th, Belgrade
Referees:
Slovenia Margeta
Romania Alexandrescu
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–0, 2–1
Mandić 3 Goals Constantin-Bicari, Vigvari 2


2020–21 LEN Champions League
Champions
Italy
Pro Recco
9th title
Marko Bijač, Francesco Di Fulvio, Dušan Mandić, Pietro Figlioli, Aaron Younger, Alessandro Velotto, Nicholas Presciutti, Gonzalo Echenique, Aleksandar Ivović, Benjamin Thomas, Matteo Aicardi, Stefano Luongo, Tommaso Negri
Head coach
Gabriel Hernández

Final ranking

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Team
Italy Pro Recco
Hungary FTC Telekom Budapest
Italy AN Brescia
4 Spain Zodiac CNA Barceloneta
5 Croatia Jug AO Dubrovnik
6 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover
7 Greece Olympiacos
8 France CN Marseille

Awards

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Season MVP Top Scorer Final Eight MVP Final Eight Best Goalkeeper
Serbia Dušan Mandić (Pro Recco) Greece Angelos Vlachopoulos[5] (AN Brescia) 31 goals Serbia Dusan Mandic[6] (Pro Recco) Croatia Marko Bijac (Pro Recco)
Total 7 of the Season
[7] LW Hungary Dénes Varga

(Ferecvaros)

CF United States

Ben Hallock (Pro Recco)

RW Hungary Gergő Zalánki

(Ferecvaros)

LD Greece Angelos Vlachopoulos (AN Brescia) CB Serbia Nikola Jakšić (Ferecvaros) RD Serbia Dušan Mandić (Pro Recco)
GK Croatia Marko Bijač (Pro Recco)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LEN club competition programme season 2020–2021" (PDF). LEN.com.
  2. ^ "Champions League, Qualification Draw". LEN.com.
  3. ^ Ivan Curcic (24 March 2021). "Confirmed: Champions League F8 will be held in Belgrade in 2021, 2022, and 2023". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Belgrade hosts the Final Eight in 2021-2023". len.eu. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "LEN Champions League 2020/2021 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. ^ "PRO REKO JE PRVAK EVROPE, DUŠAN MANDIĆ MVP! Ferencvaroš nije uspeo da odbrani tron u Beogradu! (VIDEO)". espreso.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  7. ^ Curcic, Ivan (2023-06-05). "LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament"". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

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