2019–20 LEN Champions League

The 2019–20 LEN Champions League is the 57th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

2019–20 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration30 August 2019 – 7 June 2020
Number of teams32 (from 14 countries)
Final Eight

Teams
Preliminary round
Jug Dubrovnik Spandau 04 Ferencváros
Mladost Zagreb Waspo 98 Hannover Pro Recco
CN Marseille Olympiacos Jadran Herceg Novi
Dinamo Tbilisi Szolnok CNA Barceloneta
Qualification round II
Jadran Split OSC Potsdam AN Brescia
Strasbourg NC Vouliagmeni CN Terrassa
Locomotive Tbilisi OSC Budapest
Qualification round I
Banja Luka Steaua Bucharest Crvena zvezda
Paix d’Aix Natation Dynamo Moscow CN Barcelona
Apollon Smyrni Sintez Kazan Galatasaray
Oradea Šabac 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 CZB ŠAB DYN ORA APO GSK
1 Crvena zvezda 5 5 0 0 54 35 +19 15 Round II — — 12–10 7–6 11–7 13–2
2 Šabac (H) 5 4 0 1 53 42 +11 12 10–11 — 9–8 10–8 10–9 14–6
3 Dynamo Moscow 5 3 0 2 54 50 +4 9 — — — — 16–15 11–6
4 Oradea 5 2 0 3 42 37 +5 6 — — 8–9 — 7–6 —
5 Apollon Smyrni 5 1 0 4 54 52 +2 3 — — — — — 17–8
6 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 CNB SIN AIX STE ESK BAN
1 CN Barcelona (H) 5 4 0 1 73 39 +34 12 Round II — — — — — —
2 Sintez Kazan 5 4 0 1 92 43 +49 12 9–11 — — — — 39–1
3 Pays d’Aix Natation 5 3 0 2 78 38 +40 9 11–12 10–12 — 8–4 11–8 38–2
4 Steaua Bucharest 5 3 0 2 64 40 +24 9 8–7 9–17 — — 12–7 31–1
5 Enka 5 1 0 4 57 54 +3 3 9–14 12–15 — — — —
6 Banja Luka 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 BRE ORA CNB LTB
1 AN Brescia 3 3 0 0 46 11 +35 9 Round III — — 12–6 —
2 Oradea (H) 3 2 0 1 38 30 +8 6 4–16 — 9–8 25–6
3 CN Barcelona 3 1 0 2 39 27 +12 3 — — — 25–6
4 Locomotive Tbilisi 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 OSC SIN DYN POT
1 OSC Budapest (H) 3 3 0 0 54 17 +37 9 Round III — 14–6 — 26–4
2 Sintez Kazan 3 2 0 1 42 33 +9 6 — — — —
3 Dynamo Moscow 3 1 0 2 35 37 −2 3 7–14 11–14 — —
4 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 CNT STR STE ŠAB
1 CN Terrassa (H) 3 3 0 0 39 20 +19 9 Round III — 13–6 12–9 12–5
2 Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 27 29 −2 6 — — 9–7 —
3 Steaua Bucharest 3 1 0 2 33 34 −1 3 — — — 17–13
4 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 JST NCV AIX CZB
1 Jadran Split 3 3 0 0 40 27 +13 9 Round III — — 16–9 —
2 NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 30 23 +7 6 9–10 — — —
3 Pays d’Aix Natation 3 1 0 2 32 37 −5 3 — 10–13 — —
4 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 29–12 Strasbourg 13–5 16–7
AN Brescia 20–22 Sintez Kazan 13–12 7–10
CN Terrassa 16–12 Oradea 10–7 6–5
OSC Budapest 18–9 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 8Home team winTieAway team win

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

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OSC REC FTC MLA CNT CNM HAN DTB
1 OSC Budapest 10 7 1 2 135 96 +39 22 Final 8 — 10–14 10–10 13–10 21–4 10–13 19–10 21 Apr
2 Pro Recco (A) 9 6 2 1 133 85 +48 20 Host the Final 8 9–12 — 13–13 21 Apr 15–5 19 May 10 Apr 24–9
3 Ferencváros 9 6 2 1 114 85 +29 20 Final 8 8–11 3 Mar[lower-alpha 1] — 14–5 17–11 13–7 15–12 10 Apr
4 Mladost Zagreb 10 6 1 3 126 116 +10 19 19 May 11–11 6–9 — 10 Apr 12–11 15–13 21–11
5 CN Terrassa 10 4 1 5 91 125 −34 13 10–15 8 May 21 Apr 11–14 — 11–11 11–10 9–5
6 CN Marseille 10 3 1 6 108 112 −4 10 10 Apr 9–13 8 May 11–14 9–10 — 8–7 17–7
7 Waspo 98 Hannover (E) 10 2 0 8 114 140 −26 6 8 May 13–21 19 May 12–18 8–9 21 Apr — 18–14
8 Dinamo Tbilisi (E) 10 1 0 9 92 154 −62 3 8–14 3–13 10–15 8 May 19 May 15–12 10–11 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2020. Source: LEN
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

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 – Recco
5 June 2020 – Recco
5 June 2020 – Recco
5 June 2020 – Recco

5th–8th place semifinals
6 June 2020 – Recco
6 June 2020 – Recco

Semifinals
6 June 2020 – Recco
6 June 2020 – Recco

Seventh place game
7 June 2020 – Recco

Fifth place game
7 June 2020 – Recco

Third place game
7 June 2020 – Recco

Final
7 June 2020 – Recco

Final ranking
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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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