2019–20 LEN Champions League

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2019–20 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration30 August 2019 – 4 March 2020 (canc.)
Number of teams32 (from 14 countries)
Final Eight
Champions League seasons

The 2019–20 LEN Champions League was the 57th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. The season started on 30 September 2019 and played its last games on 4 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams[]

Preliminary round
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik Germany Spandau 04 Hungary Ferencváros
Croatia Mladost Zagreb Germany Waspo 98 Hannover Italy Pro Recco
France CN Marseille Greece Olympiacos Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Hungary Szolnok Spain CNA Barceloneta
Qualification round II
Croatia Jadran Split Germany OSC Potsdam Italy AN Brescia
France Strasbourg Greece NC Vouliagmeni Spain CN Terrassa
Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi Hungary OSC Budapest
Qualification round I
Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka Romania Steaua Bucharest Serbia Crvena zvezda
France Paix d’Aix Natation Russia Dynamo Moscow Spain CN Barcelona
Greece Apollon Smyrni Russia Sintez Kazan Turkey Galatasaray
Romania Oradea Serbia Šabac Turkey Enka

Schedule[]

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

Phase Round 1st leg 2nd leg
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I 30 August–1 September 2019
Qualification round II 13–15 September 2019
Qualification round III 21 September 2019 25 September 2019
Preliminary round Round 1 8/9 October 2019
Round 2 18/19 October 2019
Round 3 29/30 October 2019
Round 4 8/9 November 2019
Round 5 19/20 November 2019
Round 6 3/4 December 2019
Round 7 13/14 December 2019
Round 8 4/5 February 2020
Round 9 21/22 February 2020
Round 10 3/4 March 2020
Round 11 13/14 March 2020
Round 12 21/22 April 2020
Round 13 8/9 May 2020
Round 14 19/20 May 2020
Final 8 Quarterfinals 5 June 2020
Semifinals 6 June 2020
Final 7 June 2020

Qualifying rounds[]

Qualification round I[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia CZB Serbia ŠAB Russia DYN Romania ORA Greece APO Turkey GSK
1 Serbia Crvena zvezda 5 5 0 0 54 35 +19 15 Round II 12–10 7–6 11–7 13–2
2 Serbia Šabac (H) 5 4 0 1 53 42 +11 12 10–11 9–8 10–8 10–9 14–6
3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 5 3 0 2 54 50 +4 9 16–15 11–6
4 Romania Oradea 5 2 0 3 42 37 +5 6 8–9 7–6
5 Greece Apollon Smyrni 5 1 0 4 54 52 +2 3 17–8
6 Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 0 6 27 68 −41 0 5–13
Source: LEN
(H) Host

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain CNB Russia SIN France AIX Romania STE Turkey ESK Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Spain CN Barcelona (H) 5 4 0 1 73 39 +34 12 Round II
2 Russia Sintez Kazan 5 4 0 1 92 43 +49 12 9–11 39–1
3 France Pays d’Aix Natation 5 3 0 2 78 38 +40 9 11–12 10–12 8–4 11–8 38–2
4 Romania Steaua Bucharest 5 3 0 2 64 40 +24 9 8–7 9–17 12–7 31–1
5 Turkey Enka 5 1 0 4 57 54 +3 3 9–14 12–15
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 0 0 5 8 158 −150 0 2–29 2–21
Source: LEN
(H) Host

Qualification round II[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy BRE Romania ORA Spain CNB Georgia (country)
1 Italy AN Brescia 3 3 0 0 46 11 +35 9 Round III 12–6
2 Romania Oradea (H) 3 2 0 1 38 30 +8 6 4–16 9–8 25–6
3 Spain CN Barcelona 3 1 0 2 39 27 +12 3 25–6
4 Georgia (country) 3 0 0 3 13 68 −55 0 1–18
Source: LEN
(H) Host

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary OSC Russia SIN Russia DYN Germany POT
1 Hungary OSC Budapest (H) 3 3 0 0 54 17 +37 9 Round III 14–6 26–4
2 Russia Sintez Kazan 3 2 0 1 42 33 +9 6
3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 3 1 0 2 35 37 −2 3 7–14 11–14
4 Germany OSC Potsdam 3 0 0 3 21 65 −44 0 8–22 9–17
Source: LEN
(H) Host

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain CNT France STR Romania STE Serbia ŠAB
1 Spain CN Terrassa (H) 3 3 0 0 39 20 +19 9 Round III 13–6 12–9 12–5
2 France Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 27 29 −2 6 9–7
3 Romania Steaua Bucharest 3 1 0 2 33 34 −1 3 17–13
4 Serbia Šabac 3 0 0 3 27 41 −14 0 9–12
Source: LEN
(H) Host

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia JST Greece NCV France AIX Serbia CZB
1 Croatia Jadran Split 3 3 0 0 40 27 +13 9 Round III 16–9
2 Greece NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 30 23 +7 6 9–10
3 France Pays d’Aix Natation 3 1 0 2 32 37 −5 3 10–13
4 Serbia Crvena zvezda (H) 3 0 0 3 20 35 −15 0 9–14 3–8 8–13
Source: LEN
(H) Host

Qualification round III[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jadran Split Croatia 29–12 France Strasbourg 13–5 16–7
AN Brescia Italy 20–22 Russia Sintez Kazan 13–12 7–10
CN Terrassa Spain 16–12 Romania Oradea 10–7 6–5
OSC Budapest Hungary 18–9 Greece NC Vouliagmeni 11–3 7–6

Preliminary round[]

Location of teams of the 2019–20 LEN Champions League preliminary round.

The draw for the 2019–20 LEN Champions League preliminary round has been conducted in Barcelona. In the regular season, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Pro Recco will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 8 October 2019 to 20 May 2020.[2] Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches.
Key to colors
Advance to the Final 8 Home team win Tie Away team win

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Spain BAR Croatia JUG Greece OLY Montenegro JHN Hungary SZO Germany S04 Croatia JST Russia SIN
1 Spain CNA Barceloneta 10 8 1 1 138 100 +38 25 (canc.) 11–11 12–6 14–10 (canc.) 16–12 (canc.)
2 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 10 8 0 2 130 97 +33 24 15–13 13–9 (canc.) 14–11 12–7 (canc.) 18–10
3 Greece Olympiacos 10 7 1 2 102 89 +13 22 9–15 6–5 8–7 (canc.) 13–8 (canc.) 10–8
4 Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 10 4 1 5 106 105 +1 13 12–13 7–12 (canc.) 12–14 (canc.) 14–11 12–9
5 Hungary Szolnok 10 4 0 6 102 109 −7 12 (canc.) 12–16 7–8 (canc.) 7–8 5–4 13–10
6 Germany Spandau 04 10 3 2 5 96 108 −12 11 8–11 (canc.) 7–11 9–9 10–14 (canc.) 15–8
7 Croatia Jadran Split 10 2 1 7 94 125 −31 7 5–13 12–11 8–17 6–12 13–9 12–12 (canc.)
8 Russia Sintez Kazan 10 1 0 9 105 140 −35 3 12–20 10–14 (canc.) 11–15 (canc.) 11–12 16–11
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2020. Source: LEN

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Hungary OSC Italy REC Hungary FTC Croatia MLA Spain CNT France CNM Germany HAN Georgia (country) DTB
1 Hungary OSC Budapest 10 7 1 2 135 96 +39 22 10–14 10–10 13–10 21–4 10–13 19–10 (canc.)
2 Italy Pro Recco 9 6 2 1 133 85 +48 20 9–12 13–13 (canc.) 15–5 (canc.) (canc.) 24–9
3 Hungary Ferencváros 9 6 2 1 114 85 +29 20 8–11 3 Mar[a] 14–5 17–11 13–7 15–12 (canc.)
4 Croatia Mladost Zagreb 10 6 1 3 126 116 +10 19 (canc.) 11–11 6–9 (canc.) 12–11 15–13 21–11
5 Spain CN Terrassa 10 4 1 5 91 125 −34 13 10–15 (canc.) (canc.) 11–14 11–11 11–10 9–5
6 France CN Marseille 10 3 1 6 108 112 −4 10 (canc.) 9–13 (canc.) 11–14 9–10 8–7 17–7
7 Germany Waspo 98 Hannover 10 2 0 8 114 140 −26 6 (canc.) 13–21 (canc.) 12–18 8–9 (canc.) 18–14
8 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 10 1 0 9 92 154 −62 3 8–14 3–13 10–15 (canc.) (canc.) 15–12 10–11
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2020. Source: LEN

Final 8[]

5–7 June 2020, Recco, Italy.[3][4]

Location of the 2019–20 LEN Champions League Final 8

Qualified teams[]

Group Winners Runners-up Third Fourth
A
B

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
5 June
 
 
 
 
6 June
 
 
 
 
 
5 June
 
 
 
 
 
7 June
 
 
 
 
 
5 June
 
 
 
 
 
6 June
 
 
 
 
 
5 June
 
 Third place game
 
 
 
7 June
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
6 June
 
 
 
 
7 June
 
 
 
 
 
6 June
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place game
 
 
7 June
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals[]

5 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

5 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

5 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

5 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

5th–8th place semifinals[]

6 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

6 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

Semifinals[]

6 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

6 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

Seventh place game[]

7 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

Fifth place game[]

7 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

Third place game[]

7 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

Final[]

7 June 2020 Cancelled Recco

Final ranking[]

Team
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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "LEN club competition programme season 2019–2020" (PDF). LEN.com.
  2. ^ "Preliminary round calendar season 2019-20" (PDF). LEN.com.
  3. ^ Vanda Orosz (31 January 2020). "A Historical Place Will Be the Home of the Final Eight". wpnews.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ Fabrizio Napoli (31 January 2020). "Finali Champions a Punta Sant'Anna: sì della Len" [Champions' Finals at the Punta Sant'Anna: LEN says yes]. wpdworld.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2020.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Match postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak in various European countries. The new dates shall be decided after consulting with the clubs.

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