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 was 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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1 | ![]() |
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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1 | ![]() |
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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1 | ![]() |
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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1 | ![]() |
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 |
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10–26 | ![]() |
4–10 | 6–16 |
Preliminary round[]
![2018–19 LEN Champions League is located in Europe](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Europe_blank_laea_location_map.svg/450px-Europe_blank_laea_location_map.svg.png)
![Verona Verona](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
![Olympiacos Olympiacos](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
![Red pog.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Blue pog.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
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 | ||
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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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1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ||
8 | ![]() |
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
![Hannover is located in Germany](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Germany_adm_location_map.svg/240px-Germany_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Hannover Hannover](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Qualified teams[]
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth | Host |
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A | ![]() |
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B | ![]() |
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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 | |||||||||
- 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 | 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 | , 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 | 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 |
2018–19 LEN Champions League Champions |
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![]() FTC Telekom Budapest 1st title |
, , , , 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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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2018–2019" (PDF). LEN.com.
- ^ "Preliminary round draw". LEN.com.
External links[]
- LEN Champions League seasons
- 2018–19 in LEN water polo
- 2018 in water polo
- 2019 in water polo