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2022–23 LEN Euro Cup

2022–23 LEN Euro Cup
LeagueLEN Euro Cup
SportWater Polo
Duration13 October 202–29 April 2023
Finals championsHungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket
  Runners-upItaly RN Savona
Euro Cup seasons

The 2022–23 LEN Euro Cup is the 31st edition of the second-tier European tournament for men's water polo clubs. And it is the first year with the expanded format and presence of the LEN Challenger Cup. The winners were A-Híd Vasas Plaket of Hungary, who defeated RN Savona of Italy on aggregate 23-15 in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Teams

Eighth-Finals
Greece Panionios GSS (CL Q3) France CN Noisy-le-Sec (CL Q3) Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket (CL Q3) Romania CSM Oradea (CL Q3)
Qualification Round II
Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi (CL Q2) Spain CN Barcelona (CL Q2) France EN Tourcoing (CL Q2) Romania Steaua Bucharest (CL Q2)
Montenegro Primorac Kotor (CL Q2) Italy RN Savona (CL Q2) Lithuania EVK Zaibas (CL Q2) Portugal Vitória Sport Clube (CL Q2)
Serbia VK Šabac (CL Q2) Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CL Q2) Germany ASC Duisburg (CL Q2)
Qualification Round I
France Team Strasbourg Italy Telimar Palermo Spain Tenerife Echeyde Netherlands ZV De Zaan
France Montpellier WP Italy CC Ortigia Spain CN Terrassa Serbia VK Valis
France Pays D'Aix Natation Italy Pallanuoto Trieste Spain CE Mediterrani Serbia Partizan Beograd
Germany Ludwigsburg 08 Greece NC Ydraikos Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda
Slovenia Triglav Kranj Greece PAOK Thessaloniki Hungary BVSC Zugló Croatia Solaris Šibenik
Slovakia SKP Kosice Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis Hungary Budapesti Honvéd

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I 13–16 October 2022
Qualification round II 28–30 October 2022
Knockout phase Eighth-finals 30 November 2022 14 December 2022
Quarterfinals 25 January 2023 8 February 2023
Semifinals 1 March 2023 22 March 2023
Finals 15 April 2023 29 April 2023

Qualifying rounds

Qualification round I

The top four ranked sides from each group advance. The 5th and 6th place teams continue in the LEN Challenger Cup[6][7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia SOL Netherlands DEZ Greece PAO France MON Germany LUD Spain TEN
1 Croatia Solaris Šibenik 5 4 1 0 54 36 +18 13 Round II 9–5 10–9 11–5
2 Netherlands ZV De Zaan 5 3 1 1 49 42 +7 10[a] 10–10 16–7
3 Greece PAOK Thessaloniki 5 3 1 1 48 37 +11 10[a] 9–9 6–7 13–8 12–6 8–7
4 France Montpellier WP 5 2 1 2 50 45 +5 7 15–7
5 Germany Ludwigsburg 08 5 1 0 4 38 60 −22 3 Challenger Cup 5–8 15–13
6 Spain Tenerife Echeyde 5 0 0 5 45 64 −19 0 8–15 10–11
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ a b PAOK Thessaloniki 6-7 ZV De Zaan

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy ORT Serbia PAR Hungary SZO France PAY Greece YDR
1 Italy CC Ortigia 4 4 0 0 59 31 +28 12 Round II 12–5
2 Serbia Partizan Beograd 4 3 0 1 51 45 +6 9 7–14 20–11
3 Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 4 2 0 2 44 31 +13 6 9–11 8–10
4 France Pays D'Aix Natation 4 1 0 3 38 52 −14 3 7–11 15–9
5 Greece NC Ydraikos 4 0 0 4 34 67 −33 0 Challenger Cup 10–22 12–14 3–16
Source: LEN

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France STR Hungary HON Italy PAL Serbia VAL Spain TER Slovenia KRA
1 France Team Strasbourg 5 5 0 0 66 46 +20 15 Round II 12–9
2 Hungary Budapesti Honvéd 5 4 0 1 64 39 +25 12 11–6 11–7
3 Italy Telimar Palermo 5 3 0 2 89 67 +22 9 13–16 11–12 24–16 18–15
4 Serbia VK Valis 5 2 0 3 51 64 −13 6 10–13
5 Spain CN Terrassa 5 1 0 4 57 57 0 3 Challenger Cup 11–14 10–11
6 Slovenia Triglav Kranj 5 0 0 5 23 77 −54 0 3–11 3–21 8–23 6–8 3–14
Source: LEN

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia BVK Italy TRI Hungary ZUG Spain CEM Greece APO Slovakia KOS
1 Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda 5 5 0 0 66 30 +36 15 Round II 11–8 13–3 24–4
2 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 5 4 0 1 69 42 +27 12 10–7 9–6 29–10
3 Hungary BVSC-Zugló 5 3 0 2 69 48 +21 9 7–8
4 Spain CE Mediterrani 5 2 0 3 49 54 −5 6 13–14 17–9
5 Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis 5 1 0 4 71 54 +17 3 Challenger Cup 8–10 8–13 13–15 9–10 34–10
6 Slovakia SKP Kosice 5 0 0 5 34 130 −96 0 5–26
Source: LEN

Qualification round II

The qualified teams from Qualification Round I and the eliminated teams from the 2022-23 LEN Champions League Qualification Round I & II. The top two ranked sides from each group advance to the eighth-finals.[8]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia ŠAB Italy TRI Montenegro JAD Croatia SOL France PAY
1 Serbia VK Šabac 4 4 0 0 46 25 +21 12 Eighth-Final 10–9 16–6
2 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 4 3 0 1 52 31 +21 9 16–6 16–6
3 Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 4 2 0 2 39 29 +10 6 5–9 9–11
4 Croatia VK Solaris Sibenik 4 1 0 3 28 57 −29 3 2–15 14–10
5 France Pays D'Aix Natation 4 0 0 4 28 51 −23 0 5–11 7–10
Source: LEN

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy SAV Serbia PAR France STR Netherlands DEZ
1 Italy RN Savona 3 2 1 0 34 27 +7 7 Eighth-Final 14–10
2 Serbia Partizan Beograd 3 2 0 1 40 34 +6 6 11–14
3 France Team Strasbourg 3 1 1 1 27 27 0 4 6–6 9–12 12–9
4 Netherlands ZV De Zaan 3 0 0 3 30 43 −13 0 11–17
Source: LEN

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France TOU Spain BAR Italy PAL Germany DUI
1 France EN Tourcoing 3 3 0 0 49 34 +15 9 Eighth-Final 14–11 14–12 21–11
2 Spain CN Barcelona 3 2 0 1 39 39 0 6 16–14
3 Italy Telimar Palermo 3 1 0 2 34 36 −2 3 11–12 11–10
4 Germany ASC Duisburg 3 0 0 3 35 48 −13 0
Source: LEN

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary HON Montenegro PRI Spain CEM Greece PAO Croatia ZAG
1 Hungary Budapesti Honvéd 4 3 0 1 43 33 +10 9 Eighth-Final 10–9
2 Montenegro Primorac Kotor 4 2 0 2 40 35 +5 6 6–7
3 Spain CE Mediterrani 4 1 2 1 37 45 −8 5 6–15 12–11 9–9
4 Greece PAOK Thessaloniki 4 1 1 2 36 41 −5 4[a] 7–13
5 Croatia HVAK Mladost Zagreb 4 1 1 2 40 42 −2 4[a] 12–11 9–10 10–10 9–11
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ a b PAOK Thessaloniki 11-9 HVAK Mladost Zagreb

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary SZO Serbia BVK France MON Lithuania ZAI
1 Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 3 3 0 0 46 21 +25 9 Eighth-Final 10–6 15–7 21–8
2 Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda 3 2 0 1 27 21 +6 6
3 France Montpellier WP 3 1 0 2 27 35 −8 3 7–12 13–8
4 Lithuania EVK Zaibas 3 0 0 3 20 43 −23 0 4–9
Source: LEN

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy ORT Romania BUC Hungary ZUG Serbia VAL Portugal VIT
1 Italy CC Ortigia 4 4 0 0 58 26 +32 12 Eighth-Final 10–8 9–8 25–1
2 Romania Steaua Bucharest 4 3 0 1 42 33 +9 9 8–7 12–11 14–5
3 Hungary BVSC-Zugló 4 2 0 2 56 28 +28 6 18–8 23–3
4 Serbia VK Valis 4 1 0 3 49 52 −3 3 9–14 21–8
5 Portugal Vitória Sport Clube 4 0 0 4 17 83 −66 0
Source: LEN

Knockout stage

Bracket

Eighth-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Serbia Partizan Beograd 12 8 20
Greece Panionios GSS 11 12 23
Greece Panionios GSS (p) 10 8 18 (25)
Romania CSM Oradea 5 13 18 (24)
Romania CSM Oradea 8 10 18
Romania Steaua Bucharest 8 6 14
Greece Panionios GSS 9 6 15
Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 8 12 20
Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 15 7 22
Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda 10 11 21
Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 10 9 19
Serbia VK Šabac 9 6 15
Serbia VK Šabac 13 11 24
Spain CN Barcelona 10 12 22
Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 8 15 23
Italy RN Savona 8 7 15
France CN Noisy-le-Sec 12 13 25
Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 20 16 36
Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 13 11 24
Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 12 10 22
Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 11 8 19
Hungary Budapesti Honvéd 12 5 17
Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 9 12 21
Italy RN Savona 9 13 22
Italy RN Savona 7 9 16
Italy CC Ortigia 2 13 15
Italy RN Savona 8 13 21
France EN Tourcoing 5 10 15
France EN Tourcoing 7 15 22
Montenegro Primorac Kotor 7 11 18

Eighth-finals

The twelve best teams from the 2nd qualification round of the Euro Cup and the four eliminated teams from the Champions League 3rd Qualification Round were drawn into 8 pairings, played on a home & away leg.[10]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Partizan Beograd Serbia 20–23 Greece Panionios GSS 12–11 8–12
CSM Oradea Romania 18–14 Romania Steaua Bucarest 8–8 10–6
A-Híd Vasas Plaket Hungary 22–21 Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda 15–10 7–11
VK Šabac Serbia 24–22 Spain CN Barcelona 13–10 11–12
CN Noisy-le-Sec France 25–36 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 12–20 13–16
Szolnoki Dózsa Hungary 19–17 Hungary Budapesti Honvéd 11–12 8–5
RN Savona Italy 16–15 Italy CC Ortigia 7–2 9–13
EN Tourcoing France 22–18 Montenegro Primorac Kotor 7–7 15–11

Leg 1

30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
18:00
Report Serbia Partizan Beograd 12–11 Greece Panionios GSS Belgrade, Serbia
Referees:
Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Gyorgy Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–5, 3–3, 1–2
Gounas, Kopeliadis 3 Goals Dimitrijevic, Smiljevic 3
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
20:00
Report Romania Steaua Bucarest 8–8 Romania CSM Oradea Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) , Pau Segurana (SPA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–2, 0–0, 2–2
Gheorghe, Vuskovic 3 Goals Asanovic, Gheorghe 3
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
20:00
Report Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 15–10 Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda Budapest, Hungary
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (ESP), Massimo Calabro (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 4–1, 5–4
three players 3 Goals four players 2
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
18:00
Report Serbia VK Šabac 13–10 Spain CN Barcelona Šabac, Serbia
Referees:
Michail Birakis (GRE), Filippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–2, 3–3, 2–2
Stojanovic 4 Goals Guell 5
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
20:00
Report France CN Noisy-le-Sec 12–20 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste Noisy-Le-Sec, France
Referees:
Radoslaw Koryzna (POL), Maro Savinovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–5, 2–5, 4–5
Bowen, Petkovic 5 Goals Inaba 4
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
18:00
Report Hungary Budapesti Honvéd 13–11 Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa Budapest, Hungary
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–4, 3–2, 3–3
Pásztor 6 Goals Ekler 5
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
15:00
Report Italy RN Savona 7–2 Italy CC Ortigia Savona, Italy
Referees:
Vuk Milovic (SRB), Andrej Franulovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0
Durdic 3 Goals Condemi, Puga 1
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
18:00
Report Montenegro Primorac Kotor 7–7 France EN Tourcoing Kotor, Montenegro
Referees:
Peter De Jong (NED), SCHOPP Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–1, 1–0, 1–2
seven players 1 Goals Marzouki 3

Leg 2

14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
20:00
Report Greece Panionios GSS 12–8 Serbia Partizan Beograd Athens, Greece
Referees:
Paoletti Paoletti (ITA), Philip Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 5–3, 2–2
Gounas 6 Goals Smiljevic 3
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
18:00
Report Romania CSM Oradea 10–6 Romania Steaua Bucarest Oradea, Romania
Referees:
Christos Kourtidis (GRE), Laza Andjelic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–1, 1–0, 3–2
four players 2 Goals Iudean, Vuskovic 2
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
20:00
Report Serbia BVK Crvena Zvezda 11–7 Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket Belgrade, Serbia
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 2–1, 4–2
Subotic, Vasic 2 Goals Randelovic 2
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
18:00
Report Spain CN Barcelona 12–11 Serbia VK Šabac Barcelona, Spain
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–3, 3–4, 4–1
Ferrer 5 Goals Sulc 4
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
18:00
Report Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 16–13 France CN Noisy-le-Sec Trieste, Italy
Referees:
David Gomez (SPA), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 3–3, 6–0, 3–4
Inaba 4 Goals three players 3
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
18:30
Report Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 8–5 Hungary Budapesti Honvéd Szolnok, Hungary
Referees:
Robert Tiozzo (CRO), Oriol Jaumandreu (SPA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–0, 3–1, 0–1
Pásztor, Szeghalmi 3 Goals five players 1
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
18:00
Report Italy CC Ortigia 13–9 Italy RN Savona Siracusa, Italy
Referees:
Tamas Kovacs Csatlos (HUN), Gernot Haentschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 2–1, 4–3
Vidovic 4 Goals Durdic 3
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
19:00
Report France EN Tourcoing 15–11 Montenegro Primorac Kotor Tourcoing, France
Referees:
Daniele Bianco (ITA), Georgios Konst. Polychronopoulos (GRE)
'Score by quarters: 4–3, 6–3, 4–2, 1–3
Marzouki 5 Goals Mrsic 3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panionios GSS Greece 18–18
(25–24 p)
Romania CSM Oradea 10–5 8–13
A-Híd Vasas Plaket Hungary 19–15 Serbia VK Šabac 10–9 9–6
Szolnoki Dózsa Hungary 22–24 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 12–13 10–11
EN Tourcoing France 15–21 Italy RN Savona 5–8 10–13

Leg 1

25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
20:00 (EET)
Report Greece Panionios GSS 10–5 Romania CSM Oradea Athens, Greece
Referees:
R. Colombo (ITA), J. Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 2–0, 3–2
Papakos 3 Goals Negregan, Szabó 2
25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
18:30 (CET)
Report Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 10–4 Serbia VK Šabac Budapest, Hungary
Referees:
D. Bianco (ITA), T. Copic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–3, 2–0, 1–1
Negaev 3 Goals Repanovic 2
25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
19:00 (CET)
Report Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 12–13 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste Szolnok, Hungary
Referees:
G. Hanetschel (GER), A. Stanojevic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–4, 4–4, 1–3
Pásztor 3 Goals Inaba 5
25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
20:00 (CET)
Report France EN Tourcoing 5–8 Italy RN Savona Tourcoing, France
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–1, 2–2, 3–2
Marzouki 3 Goals Rizzo, Durdic 2

Leg 2

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
17:00 (EET)
Report Romania CSM Oradea 19 (6)–15 (7) Greece Panionios GSS Oradea, Romania
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–4, 3–2, 3–1  PSO: 6–7
Negrean 5 Goals Gounas 5
8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
20:00 (CET)
Report Serbia VK Šabac 6–9 Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket Šabac, Serbia
Referees:
O. Jaumandreu (ESP), H. Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 0–1, 3–3
Stojanovic 2 Goals Randelovic, Negaev 2
8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
20:00 (CET)
Report Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 11–10 Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa Trieste, Italy
Referees:
R. Koryzna (POL), M. Savinovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 1–3, 3–2
Mladossich 3 Goals Kovács 3
8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
19:00 (CET)
Report Italy RN Savona 13–10 France EN Tourcoing Savona, Italy
Referees:
L. Andjelic (SRB), N. Boudramis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 5–4, 3–3
Durdic 6 Goals three players 2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panionios GSS Greece 15–20 Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 9–8 6–12
Pallanuoto Trieste Italy 21–22 Italy RN Savona 9–9 12–13

Leg 1

1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)
20:00 (EET)
Report Greece Panionios GSS 9–8 Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket Athens, Greece
Referees:
F. Ohme (GER), O. Jaumandreu (ESP)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 1–2, 1–2, 2–2
Gounas 4 Goals Konarik 3
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)
20:00 (CET)
Report Italy Pallanuoto Trieste 9–9 Italy RN Savona Trieste, Italy
Referees:
P. Bouchez (FRA), A. Franulovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–2, 2–3
three players 2 Goals Duric 6

Leg 2

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22)
20:00 (CET)
[1] Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket 12–6 Greece Panionios GSS Budapest, Hungary
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 3–2, 3–2
three players 3 Goals Kopeliadis, Mouratidis 3
22 March 2023 (2023-03-22)
19:00 (CET)
[2] Italy RN Savona 13–12 Italy Pallanuoto Trieste Savona, Italy
Referees:
Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–3, 5–4
Panerai 4 Goals Bini, Valentino 3

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A-Híd Vasas Plaket Hungary 23–15 Italy RN Savona 8–8 15–7

Leg 1

15 April 2023
19:00 (CET)
[3] Italy RN Savona 8–8 Hungary A-Híd Vasas Plaket Savona, Italy
Attendance: 1,500[11]
Referees:
Jaume Teixido (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–1, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Batori 3

Leg 2

20 April 2023
18:00 (CET)
[4] A-Híd Vasas Plaket Hungary 15–7 Italy RN Savona Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 2,000[12]
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–3, 4–0, 3–3
Randelovic 4 Goals Bruni 2

See also

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