2019–20 LEN Euro League Women

The 2019–20 LEN Euro League Women was the 33rd edition of the major competition for European women's water polo clubs. It is started on 31 October 2019 and it was scheduled to end with the Final 4 on 24 and 25 April 2020.[1]

2019–20 LEN Euro League Women
LeagueLEN Euro League Women
SportWater Polo
Duration31 October 2019 – 25 April 2020
Number of teams22 (from 10 countries)
Euro League Women seasons

Overview edit

Calendar edit

The calendar of the tournament was announced by LEN on 11 June 2019.[1]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying
phase
Qualification round 1–3 November 2019
Preliminary round 29 November–1 December 2019
Knockout stage Quarterfinals 8 February 2020 28 March 2020
Final 4 24–25 April 2020

Teams edit

Qualification round
  Lille UC   UVSE   ZV De Zaan   CE Mediterrani
  Spandau 04   Plebiscito Padova   ZVL-1886   CN Mataró
  BVSC   SIS Roma   Dynamo Uralochka   CN Sant Andreu
  Dunaújváros   Exiles SC   Kinef Kirishi
  Ferencváros   UZSC Utrecht   Olympia Košice
Preliminary round
  NC Vouliagmeni   Olympiacos   Orizzonte Catania   CN Sabadell

Qualifying stage edit

Qualification round edit

Pools composition edit

The draw was held in Volos (Greece) on 8 September 2019, during the 2019 Women's LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship.[2][3]

Group A Group B Group C Group D
  Dunaújváros   CN Sant Andreu   BVSC   CN Mataró
  Exiles SC   Lille UC   CE Mediterrani   Dynamo Uralochka
  Kinef Kirishi   UVSE (H)   Olympia Košice   Ferencváros
  SIS Roma (H)   ZVL-1886   Plebiscito Padova   UZSC Utrecht (H)
  ZV De Zaan   Spandau 04 (H)

Group A edit

Venue: Polo Natatorio di Ostia, Ostia (Rome), Italy.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dunaújváros 4 3 1 0 54 30 +24 10 Preliminary
round
2   Kinef Kirishi 4 3 0 1 68 35 +33 9
3   SIS Roma 4 2 1 1 55 31 +24 7
4   ZV De Zaan 4 1 0 3 61 45 +16 3
5   Exiles SC 4 0 0 4 11 106 −95 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
31 Oct 18:00 ZV De Zaan 11–19 Kinef Report
31 Oct 19:45 SIS Roma 29–2 Exiles Report
1 Nov 10:00 Dunaújváros 12–10 ZV De Zaan Report
1 Nov 11:45 Kinef 31–3 Exiles Report
1 Nov 18:00 Kinef 8–14 Dunaújváros Report
1 Nov 19:45 SIS Roma 13–12 ZV De Zaan Report
2 Nov 18:00 Exiles 5–21 Dunaújváros Report
2 Nov 19:45 SIS Roma 9–10 Kinef Report
3 Nov 10:00 ZV De Zaan 28–1 Exiles Report
3 Nov 11:45 Dunaújváros 7–7 SIS Roma Report

Group B edit

Venue: Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest, Hungary.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   UVSE 3 3 0 0 52 25 +27 9 Preliminary
round
2   CN Sant Andreu 3 2 0 1 25 24 +1 6
3   ZVL-1886 3 1 0 2 19 29 −10 3
4   Lille UC 3 0 0 3 21 39 −18 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Nov 17:00 Sant Andreu 7–5 ZVL Report
1 Nov 18:45 UVSE 23–9 Lille Report
2 Nov 17:00 Lille 7–8 ZVL Report
2 Nov 18:45 UVSE 14–10 Sant Andreu Report
3 Nov 11:00 Sant Andreu 8–5 Lille Report
3 Nov 12:45 UVSE 15–6 ZVL Report

Group C edit

Venue: Schöneberger Schwimmsporthalle, Berlin, Germany.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Plebiscito Padova 4 4 0 0 60 25 +35 12 Preliminary
round
2   CE Mediterrani 4 3 0 1 58 42 +16 9
3   BVSC 4 2 0 2 55 36 +19 6
4   Spandau 04 4 1 0 3 36 53 −17 3
5   Olympia Košice 4 0 0 4 21 74 −53 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
31 Oct 19:00 Spandau 8–17 Mediterrani Report
31 Oct 20:30 BVSC 24–1 Olympia Report
1 Nov 19:00 Spandau 16–8 Olympia Report
1 Nov 20:30 Plebiscito 14–7 Mediterrani Report
2 Nov 10:00 BVSC 8–14 Plebiscito Report
2 Nov 11:30 Mediterrani 20–7 Olympia Report
2 Nov 18:00 Spandau 5–8 Plebiscito Report
2 Nov 19:30 Mediterrani 14–13 BVSC Report
3 Nov 10:00 Olympia 5–14 Plebiscito Report
3 Nov 11:30 Spandau 7–10 BVSC Report

Group D edit

Venue: Zwembad de Krommerijn, Utrecht, Netherlands.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dynamo Uralochka 3 2 0 1 36 27 +9 6 Preliminary
round
2   UZSC Utrecht 3 2 0 1 44 29 +15 6
3   CN Mataró 3 2 0 1 29 31 −2 6
4   Ferencváros 3 0 0 3 28 40 −12 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Nov 19:00 Utrecht 14–11 Ferencváros Report
1 Nov 20:30 Mataró 7–14 Uralochka Report
2 Nov 17:30 Ferencváros 10–14 Mataró Report
2 Nov 19:00 Utrecht 13–10 Uralochka Report
3 Nov 12:30 Ferencváros 7–12 Uralochka Report
3 Nov 14:00 Utrecht 7–8 Mataró Report

All times are local

Preliminary round edit

The draw was held at LEN offices in Nyon, Switzerland, on 5 November 2019.[8][9]

Pools composition edit

Group E Group F Group G Group H
  Dunaújváros   CN Sabadell (H)   Kinef Kirishi (H)   BVSC
  CE Mediterrani   SIS Roma   NC Vouliagmeni   CN Sant Andreu
  CN Mataró   UVSE   Plebiscito Padova   Dynamo Uralochka
  Olympiacos (H)   UZSC Utrecht   ZVL-1886   Orizzonte Catania (H)

Group E edit

Venue: Papastratio Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall, Piraeus, Greece.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Olympiacos 3 3 0 0 37 25 +12 9 Quarterfinals
2   Dunaújváros 3 2 0 1 33 28 +5 6
3   CN Mataró 3 1 0 2 31 37 −6 3
4   CE Mediterrani 3 0 0 3 24 35 −11 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
29 Nov 18:30 Olympiacos 13–8 Mediterrani Report
29 Nov 20:15 Dunaújváros 15–10 Mataró Report
30 Nov 18:30 Olympiacos 10–8 Dunaújváros Report
30 Nov 20:15 Mataró 12–8 Mediterrani Report
1 Dec 10:30 Mediterrani 8–10 Dunaújváros Report
1 Dec 12:15 Olympiacos 14–9 Mataró Report

Group F edit

Venue: Centre Can Llong, Sabadell, Spain.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   CN Sabadell 3 2 0 1 35 30 +5 6 Quarterfinals
2   UZSC Utrecht 3 1 1 1 34 31 +3 4
3   UVSE 3 1 1 1 29 33 −4 4
4   SIS Roma 3 1 0 2 25 29 −4 3
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
29 Nov 19:15 Sabadell 7–11 Utrecht Report
29 Nov 20:45 UVSE 6–5 SIS Roma Report
30 Nov 11:15 Utrecht 13–13 UVSE Report
30 Nov 12:45 Sabadell 13–9 SIS Roma Report
1 Dec 11:00 SIS Roma 11–10 Utrecht Report
1 Dec 12:30 Sabadell 15–10 UVSE Report

Group G edit

Venue: Neftyanik Sports Complex, Kirishi, Russia.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kinef Kirishi 3 3 0 0 50 26 +24 9 Quarterfinals
2   NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 32 25 +7 6
3   Plebiscito Padova 3 1 0 2 25 28 −3 3
4   ZVL-1886 3 0 0 3 18 46 −28 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
29 Nov 16:15 Plebiscito 6–9 Vouliagmeni Report
29 Nov 18:00 Kinef 25–5 ZVL Report
30 Nov 16:15 Plebiscito 8–5 ZVL Report
30 Nov 18:00 Vouliagmeni 10–11 Kinef Report
1 Dec 11:00 Vouliagmeni 13–8 ZVL Report
1 Dec 12:45 Kinef 14–11 Plebiscito Report

Group H edit

Venue: Piscina Francesco Scuderi, Catania, Italy.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dynamo Uralochka 3 3 0 0 50 34 +16 9 Quarterfinals
2   Orizzonte Catania 3 2 0 1 41 30 +11 6
3   BVSC 3 1 0 2 29 40 −11 3
4   CN Sant Andreu 3 0 0 3 25 41 −16 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
29 Nov 18:30 Orizzonte 14–7 Sant Andreu Report
29 Nov 20:15 BVSC 11–18 Uralochka Report
30 Nov 17:00 Orizzonte 14–16 Uralochka Report
30 Nov 18:45 BVSC 11–9 Sant Andreu Report
1 Dec 11:00 Uralochka 16–9 Sant Andreu Report
1 Dec 13:00 Orizzonte 13–7 BVSC Report

All times are local

Knockout stage edit

Quarterfinals edit

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 2 December 2019 at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, before the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[14][15][16]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dunaújváros     Dynamo Uralochka 11–11 28 Mar
CN Sabadell     Orizzonte Catania 12–13 28 mar
Kinef Kirishi     UZSC Utrecht 20–6 28 Mar
NC Vouliagmeni     Olympiacos 8–10 28 Mar

First leg edit

8 Feb 2020
12:30 (UTC+1)
Report CN Sabadell   12–13   Orizzonte Catania Centre Can Llong (Sabadell)
Referees:
Boudramis (GRE), Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 5–4, 4–2, 2–3
5: Forca
2: Cordobés, Eggens
Goals 5: Garibotti
2: Viacava, Aiello, Emmolo
8 Feb 2020
17:00 (UTC+1)
Report Dunaújváros   11–11   Dynamo Uralochka Fabó Éva Sportuszoda (Dunaújváros)
Referees:
Franulović (CRO), Rovida (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 3–5, 3–2
5: Mahieu
4: Garda
Goals 3: Karimova, Bersneva
2: Panfilova
8 Feb 2020
17:00 (UTC+3)
Report Kinef Kirishi   20–6   UZSC Utrecht Neftyanik Sports Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–2, 3–1, 8–1
5: Krimer
3: Prokofyeva, Glyzina, Ivanova
Goals 3: van der Weijden
1: three players
8 Feb 2020
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report NC Vouliagmeni   8–10   Olympiacos Halandri Municipal Swimming Center (Chalandri)
Referees:
Dreval (RUS), Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 1–3, 2–3
2: Protopapas, Ninou
1: four players
Goals 4: Christmas
2: Plevritou

See also edit

References edit

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  3. ^ Vanda Orosz (11 September 2019). "Euro League Drawing". wpnews.eu. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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  15. ^ "Women's Euro League, Preliminary Round – Summary". len.eu. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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External links edit