2018–19 LEN Champions League
2018–19 LEN Champions League | |
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League | LEN Champions League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Number of teams | 16 (Preliminary round) |
Final Eight | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
The 2018–19 LEN Champions League is the 56th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.
Overview
Team allocation
12 teams are directly qualified for the Preliminary round (TH: Champions League title holders).
Phases and rounds dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
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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
Qualification round I
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 15 | Round II | — | 13–8 | 12–2 | 22–8 | 14–3 | ||
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 12 | — | 15–9 | ||||||
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 9 | 7–11 | 7–12 | — | 10–6 | 9–4 | 12–7 | ||
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 6 | 5–11 | — | 9–8 | 10–7 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 3 | — | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 0 | 4–15 | 6–10 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 12 | Round II | — | 10–8 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 9 | 5–11 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 16–5 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 6 | — | 12–9 | |||||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 3 | 6–17 | — | 9–6 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 69 | −50 | 0 | 5–25 | 3–19 | — |
Qualification round II
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 9 | Round III | — | 8–7 | 18–6 | 15–5 | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 6 | — | 9–3 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 3 | 8–10 | — | ||||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 0 | 8–13 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 7 | Round III | — | 13–13 | 17–11 | ||
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 5 | — | |||||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 4 | 4–12 | 7–7 | — | 18–8 | ||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 0 | 6–16 | — |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 9 | Round III | — | 12–3 | |||
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 6 | 5–16 | — | ||||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 1 | 8–15 | 6–9 | — | 7–7 | ||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 1 | 4–10 | — |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 9 | Round III | — | 17–7 | 14–7 | ||
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 6 | — | |||||
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 3 | 4–10 | 11–12 | — | 17–7 | ||
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 0 | 7–18 | — |
Qualification round III
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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FTC Telekom Budapest ![]() |
22–11 | ![]() |
10–4 | 12–7 |
Jadran Split ![]() |
17–15 | ![]() |
11–9 | 6–6 |
AN Brescia ![]() |
16–13 | ![]() |
8–4 | 8–9 |
Strasbourg ![]() |
10–26 | ![]() |
4–10 | 6–16 |
Preliminary round
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.
Advance to the Final Eight | Home team win | Draw | Away team win |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 154 | 120 | +34 | 31 | 11–15 | — | 8–8 | 8–5 | 13–9 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 14–3 | ||
3 | ![]() |
14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 133 | 107 | +26 | 29 | 8–9 | 14–8 | — | 10–5 | 10–8 | 11–6 | 13–9 | 7–2 | ||
4 | ![]() |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 146 | 117 | +29 | 25 | 7–13 | 8–9 | 8–8 | — | 13–6 | 16–9 | 12–4 | 17–9 | ||
5 | ![]() |
14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 153 | 145 | +8 | 18 | 5–14 | 12–13 | 10–6 | 11–13 | — | 15–13 | 16–4 | 14–4 | ||
6 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 144 | 179 | −35 | 15 | 7–16 | 10–16 | 8–11 | 9–12 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 17–11 | ||
7 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 109 | 168 | −59 | 6 | 8–16 | 10–14 | 5–8 | 6–9 | 11–14 | 11–13 | — | 8–3 | ||
8 | ![]() |
14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 87 | 196 | −109 | 0 | 4–17 | 3–14 | 9–13 | 6–15 | 8–17 | 12–13 | 7–9 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 110 | +42 | 32 | Final 8 | — | 10–6 | 9–8 | 8–7 | 6–7 | 18–7 | 14–11 | 14–9 | |
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14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 149 | 98 | +51 | 30 | 10–10 | — | 11–5 | 11–10 | 13–7 | 17–7 | 13–8 | 11–4 | ||
3 | ![]() |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 115 | +10 | 27 | 11–11 | 7–6 | — | 7–5 | 9–8 | 12–7 | 12–9 | 8–6 | ||
4 | ![]() |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 135 | 122 | +13 | 22 | 10–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 10–9 | 10–10 | 11–8 | 14–6 | ||
5 | ![]() |
14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 140 | −3 | 18 | 6–13 | 3–8 | 12–9 | 15–10 | — | 15–10 | 10–12 | 14–8 | ||
6 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 129 | 161 | −32 | 11 | 5–11 | 6–14 | 7–7 | 8–11 | 11–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–7 | ||
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14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 114 | 156 | −42 | 7 | 6–7 | 3–11 | 8–13 | 9–9 | 12–11 | 15–9 | 14–15 | — |
Notes:
- ^ Hannover qualified for the Final Eight as the host team of the tournament.
Final Eight
6–8 June 2018—Hannover, Germany
Qualified teams
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth | Host |
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Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
6 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||
7 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 11 | |||||||||
6 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||
8 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 10 (3) | |||||||||
6 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 (4) | |||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||
7 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||
6 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | Third place game | ||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
8 June | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
2018–19 LEN Champions League Champions |
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![]() FTC Telekom Budapest 1st title |
- 5th–8th place bracket
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
7 June | ||||||
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8 June | ||||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
7 June | ||||||
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![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
8 June | ||||||
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![]() | 10 |
Quarterfinals
6 June 2019 16:00 |
Report | Jug Dubrovnik ![]() |
9–10 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
12–7 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
14–10 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 4–2, 4–3 | |||||
Mandić 3 | Goals | Radović 4 |
6 June 2019 20:30 |
Report | Olympiacos ![]() |
8–7 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 0–1, 2–3 | |||||
Mourikis 2 | Goals | Presciutti 3 |
5th–8th place semifinals
7 June 2019 15:00 |
Report | Waspo 98 Hannover ![]() |
8–11 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
11–8 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 0–1, 5–3, 1–1, 5–3 | |||||
Fatović, Benić 4 | Goals | Alesiani 3 |
Semifinals
7 June 2019 19:00 |
SF3 | Pro Recco ![]() |
11–12 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
9–7 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-1, 2–3, 4–1 | |||||
Varga 3 | Goals | Granados 3 |
Seventh place game
8 June 2019 15:00 |
Waspo 98 Hannover ![]() |
8–10 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–5, 2-2, 3–2 | ||||
Brguljan 3 | Goals | Fondelli 4 |
Fifth place game
8 June 2019 16:00 |
AN Brescia ![]() |
12–13 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4-4, 2-2, 3-3 | ||||
Gallo 4 | Goals | Fatović 5 |
Third place game
8 June 2019 19:00 |
Report | Pro Recco ![]() |
8–7 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2–3, 1-1, 2–0 | |||||
Filipović 3 | Goals | Munarriz 5 |
Final
8 June 2019 20:30 |
Report | Olympiacos ![]() |
13–14 | ![]() |
Hannover Referees: ![]() ![]() |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–5, 2-2, 3–0 PSO: 3–4 | |||||
Genidounias 5 | Goals | Mitrović 3 |
Final standings
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See also
References
- ^ "LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2018–2019" (PDF). LEN.com.
- ^ "Preliminary round draw". LEN.com.