LEN Euro League Women

The LEN Euro League Women, formerly known as LEN European Cup (from 1987 to 1999) and LEN Champions Cup (from 1999 to 2013), is the premier competition for women's water polo clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and was created in 1987 as LEN European Cup.

LEN Euro League Women

Current season, competition or edition: 2019–20 LEN Euro League Women
Sport	Water polo
Founded	1987
President	Gianni Lonzi
Country	LEN members
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Sabadell (5th title)
Most titles	Orizzonte Catania (8 titles)
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (Europe)
Official website	len.eu

History

Created in 1987 as the women's water polo clubs continental competition, contested amongst the national champions of the European countries, it has been played under the following names:[1]

• LEN European Cup (1987–1999)
• LEN Champions Cup (1999–2013)
• LEN Euro League Women (since 2013)

Format

Over the years, different formats have been used in the competition, either Round-robin or Knockout or both combined (round-robin at early stages and knockout at final stages). Since the 2007–08 season, the competition has been played in four stages (qualification round, preliminary round, quarter final round and final four).

Title holders

1987–88 Donk Gouda 1988–89 Donk Gouda 1989–90 Nereus 1990–91 Donk Gouda 1991–92 Brandenburg 1992–93 Szentes 1993–94 Orizzonte Catania 1994–95 Nereus 1995–96 Nereus 1996–97 SKIF Moscow 1997–98 Orizzonte Catania

1998–99 SKIF Moscow 1999–00 Glyfada 2000–01 Orizzonte Catania 2001–02 Orizzonte Catania 2002–03 Glyfada 2003–04 Orizzonte Catania 2004–05 Orizzonte Catania 2005–06 Orizzonte Catania 2006–07 Fiorentina 2007–08 Orizzonte Catania 2008–09 Vouliagmeni

2009–10 Vouliagmeni 2010–11 Sabadell 2011–12 Pro Recco 2012–13 Sabadell 2013–14 Sabadell 2014–15 Olympiacos 2015–16 Sabadell 2016–17 Kinef Kirishi 2017–18 Kinef Kirishi 2018–19 Sabadell

Finals

Year	Finalists				Semifinalists
	Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Fourth place
1987–88 Details	Donk Gouda	15–10	Dauphins Créteil		Szentes	Volturno
1988–89 Details	Donk Gouda					Neukölln
1989–90 Details	Nereus				Neukölln
1990–91 Details	Donk Gouda				Neukölln
1991–92 Details	Brandenburg	12–8	Uralochka Zlatoust		Vasutas	Dauphins Créteil
1992–93 Details	Szentes	6–5	Orizzonte Catania		Donk Gouda	Uralochka Zlatoust
1993–94 Details	Orizzonte Catania		Nereus		Vasutas	Vouliagmeni
1994–95 Details	Nereus		Orizzonte Catania		Szentes	Nancy
1995–96 Details	Nereus	8–7	SKIF Moscow		Orizzonte Catania	Olympiacos
1996–97 Details	SKIF Moscow	7–6	Nereus		Orizzonte Catania	Mediterrani
1997–98 Details	Orizzonte Catania	7–6	SKIF Moscow		Nereus	Szentes
1998–99 Details	SKIF Moscow	8–6	Donk Gouda		Orizzonte Catania	BEAC
1999–00 Details	Glyfada	7–5	SKIF Moscow		Szentes	Orizzonte Catania
2000–01 Details	Orizzonte Catania	12–6	Glyfada		Uralochka Zlatoust	Szentes
2001–02 Details	Orizzonte Catania	Round-robin	Uralochka Zlatoust		Glyfada	Dunaújváros
2002–03 Details	Glyfada	6–4	Dunaújváros		Uralochka Zlatoust	Orizzonte Catania
2003–04 Details	Orizzonte Catania	6–4	Glyfada		Dunaújváros	Vouliagmeni
2004–05 Details	Orizzonte Catania	Round-robin	Kinef Kirishi		Dunaújváros	Blau-Weiss Bochum
2005–06 Details	Orizzonte Catania	Round-robin	Kinef Kirishi		Dunaújváros	Vouliagmeni
2006–07 Details	Fiorentina	Round-robin	Kinef Kirishi		Glyfada	Uralochka Zlatoust
2007–08 Details	Orizzonte Catania	14–13	Vouliagmeni		Fiorentina	ZVL
2008–09 Details	Vouliagmeni	12–9	Orizzonte Catania		Kinef Kirishi	Honvéd
2009–10 Details	Vouliagmeni	10–7	Kinef Kirishi		Orizzonte Catania	Olympiacos
2010–11 Details	Sabadell	13–8	Orizzonte Catania		Olympiacos	Kinef Kirishi
2011–12 Details	Pro Recco	8–7	Vouliagmeni		Kinef Kirishi	Orizzonte Catania
2012–13 Details	Sabadell	13–11	Kinef Kirishi		Vouliagmeni	Eger
2013–14 Details	Sabadell	19–10	Vouliagmeni		Orizzonte Catania	Imperia
2014–15 Details	Olympiacos	10–9	Sabadell		Kinef Kirishi	UVSE Budapest
2015–16 Details	Sabadell	11–8	UVSE Budapest		Kinef Kirishi	Olympiacos
2016–17 Details[2]	Kinef Kirishi	7–6	Olympiacos		Sabadell	Mataró
2017–18 Details[3]	Kinef Kirishi	8–8 (5–4 p.s.o.)	Sabadell		Ekipe Orizzonte	UVSE Budapest
2018–19 Details	Sabadell	13–11	Olympiacos		Vouliagmeni	Plebiscito Padova
2019–20 Details

Source: LEN (from 1987 to 2016).[4]

Titles by club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner-up	Champion Years
1.	Orizzonte Catania	8	4	1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
2.	Sabadell	5	2	2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19
3.	Nereus	3	2	1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96
4.	Donk Gouda	3	1	1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91
5.	Kinef Kirishi	2	5	2016–17, 2017–18
6.	SKIF Moscow	2	3	1996–97, 1998–99
	Vouliagmeni	2	3	2008–09, 2009–10
8.	Glyfada	2	2	1999–00, 2002–03
9.	Olympiacos	1	2	2014–15
10.	Brandenburg	1		1991–92
	Szentes	1		1992–93
	Fiorentina	1		2006–07
	Pro Recco	1		2011–12
14.	Uralochka Zlatoust		2
15.	Dauphins Créteil		1
	Dunaújváros		1
	UVSE Budapest		1

Titles by nation

Rank	Country	Titles	Runners-up
1.	Italy	10	4
2.	Netherlands	7	3
3.	Greece	5	7
4.	Spain	5	2
5.	Russia	4	10
6.	Hungary	1	2
7.	France		1

References

1. "Euro League Women - Book of Champions 2017" (PDF). LEN. p. 47 (section 3.1 'Competition names'). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
2. "Euro League, Kirishi clinches the trophy on its 11th try". LEN. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
3. "Kirishi retains title after shootout". LEN. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
4. "Euro League Women - Book of Champions 2017" (PDF). LEN. pp. 3-48 ('Summary of LEN European Cup Results'). Retrieved 5 October 2018.