2017–18 LEN Euro League Women

The 2017–18 LEN Euro League Women was the 31st edition of the top tier European tournament for women's water polo clubs. It ran from 1 December 2017 to 21 April 2018.[1]

2017–18 LEN Euro League Women
LeagueLEN Euro League Women
SportWater Polo
Duration1 December 2017 – 21 April 2018
Number of games60
Number of teams20 (from 8 countries)
Season championsRussia Kinef Kirishi (2nd title)
  Runners-upSpain CN Sabadell
Euro League Women seasons
← 2016–17

Defending champions Kinef Kirishi hosted the final 4 on 20 and 21 April 2018 at their home pool. The russian team won the trophy for the second year in a row, defeating in the final game Spain's CN Sabadell.[2][3]

Overview

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Calendar

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The calendar of the competition was released by LEN on 7 June 2017.[1]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Group stage Qualification Round 1–3 December 2017
Preliminary round 19–21 January 2018
Knockout stage Quarterfinals 24 February 2018 17 March 2018
Final 4 20–21 April 2018

Participating teams

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Qualification round
  Lille UC   BVSC   Plebiscito Padova   ZVL Leiden
  SV Nikar Heidelberg   Dunaújváros   WP Messina   Dynamo Uralochka
  ANO Glyfada   UVSE   GZC Donk   Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
  NC Vouliagmeni   Orizzonte Catania   UZSC Utrecht   CN Sant Andreu
Preliminary round
  Olympiacos   Kinef Kirishi   CN Mataró   CN Sabadell

Qualification round

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The draw was held by LEN on 19 August 2017.[4]

Pools composition

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Group A Group B Group C Group D
  CN Sant Andreu   ANO Glyfada   Dynamo Uralochka   BVSC
  SV Nikar Heidelberg   Dunaújváros (H)   GZC Donk   Orizzonte Catania
  Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk   Lille UC   UVSE   Plebiscito Padova (H)
  WP Messina (H)   NC Vouliagmeni   UZSC Utrecht (H)   ZVL Leiden

Group A

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Venue: Piscina Cappuccini, Messina, Italy.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 3 0 0 33 24 +9 9 Preliminary
Round
2   CN Sant Andreu 3 2 0 1 37 27 +10 6
3   WP Messina 3 1 0 2 34 34 0 3
4   SV Nikar Heidelberg 3 0 0 3 30 49 −19 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec 18:00 Messina 17–11 Nikar Report[permanent dead link]
1 Dec 20:00 Sant Andreu 7–8 Ugra KM Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 18:00 Messina 10–13 Sant Andreu Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 20:00 Ugra KM 15–10 Nikar Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 09:30 Sant Andreu 17–9 Nikar Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 11:00 Ugra KM 10–7 Messina Report[permanent dead link]

Group B

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Venue: Fabó Éva Sportuszoda, Dunaújváros, Hungary.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dunaújváros 3 3 0 0 44 19 +25 9 Preliminary
Round
2   NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 51 19 +32 6
3   Lille UC 3 1 0 2 19 39 −20 3
4   ANO Glyfada 3 0 0 3 14 51 −37 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec 18:45 Vouliagmeni 21–3 Glyfada Report[permanent dead link]
1 Dec 20:15 Dunaújváros 12–5 Lille Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 16:30 Vouliagmeni 20–2 Lille Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 18:00 Dunaújváros 18–4 Glyfada Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 11:00 Glyfada 7–12 Lille Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 12:30 Dunaújváros 14–10 Vouliagmeni Report[permanent dead link]

Group C

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   UVSE 6 3 0 3 39 19 +20 9 Preliminary
Round
2   Dynamo Uralochka 4 2 0 2 37 23 +14 6
3   UZSC Utrecht 2 1 0 1 24 30 −6 3
4   GZC Donk 0 0 0 0 16 45 −29 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec 19:00 Utrecht 12–4 Donk Report[permanent dead link]
1 Dec 20:30 UVSE 9–8 Uralochka Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 17:30 UVSE 16–4 Donk Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 19:00 Utrecht 6–12 Uralochka Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 12:30 Donk 8–17 Uralochka Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 14:00 Utrecht 7–14 UVSE Report[permanent dead link]

Group D

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Venue: Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito, Padua, Italy.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Plebiscito Padova 3 3 0 0 34 21 +13 9 Preliminary
Round
2   Orizzonte Catania 3 2 0 1 40 31 +9 6
3   BVSC 3 1 0 2 32 36 −4 3
4   ZVL Leiden 3 0 0 3 22 40 −18 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec 18:00 Orizzonte 17–3 BVSC Report[permanent dead link]
1 Dec 20:00 Leiden 5–14 Plebiscito Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 17:00 Orizzonte 16–8 Leiden Report[permanent dead link]
2 Dec 19:00 Plebiscito 10–9 BVSC Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 10:00 BVSC 10–9 Leiden Report[permanent dead link]
3 Dec 12:00 Plebiscito 10–7 Orizzonte Report[permanent dead link]

All times are local

Preliminary round

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The draw of the pools for the preliminary round was held on 6 December 2017.[9]

Pools composition

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Group E Group F Group G Group H
  Dynamo Uralochka   CN Mataró   BVSC   CN Sabadell
  Olympiacos (H)   Lille UC   Kinef Kirishi   CN Sant Andreu (H)
  Plebiscito Padova   Orizzonte Catania (H)   NC Vouliagmeni   Dunaújváros
  WP Messina   Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk   UVSE (H)   UZSC Utrecht

Group E

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Venue: 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 45 13 +32 9 Quarterfinals
2   Plebiscito Padova 3 2 0 1 35 17 +18 6
3   Dynamo Uralochka 3 1 0 2 39 32 +7 3
4   WP Messina 3 0 0 3 10 57 −47 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan 18:30 Olympiacos 10–7 Plebiscito Report[permanent dead link]
19 Jan 20:15 Uralochka 21–5 Messina Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 18:00 Olympiacos 18–13 Uralochka Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 19:45 Messina 2–19 Plebiscito Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 12:15 Olympiacos 17–3 Messina Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 12:30 Plebiscito 9–5 Uralochka Report[permanent dead link]

Group F

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Venue: Piscina Francesco Scuderi, Catania, Italy.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Orizzonte Catania 3 3 0 0 40 21 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2   CN Mataró 3 2 0 1 24 24 0 6
3   Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 1 0 2 28 34 −6 3
4   Lille UC 3 0 0 3 20 38 −18 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan 18:30 Orizzonte 15–4 Lille Report[permanent dead link]
19 Jan 20:30 Mataró 10–7 Ugra KM Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 17:00 Mataró 3–8 Orizzonte Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 19:00 Ugra KM 12–7 Lille Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 10:00 Lille 9–11 Mataró Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 12:00 Orizzonte 17–9 Ugra KM Report[permanent dead link]

Group G

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Venue: Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest, Hungary.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   UVSE 3 3 0 0 33 21 +12 9 Quarterfinals
2   Kinef Kirishi 3 2 0 1 32 28 +4 6
3   NC Vouliagmeni 3 1 0 2 28 31 −3 3
4   BVSC 3 0 0 3 24 37 −13 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan 18:00 UVSE 12–8 Vouliagmeni Report[permanent dead link]
19 Jan 19:45 Kinef 16–8 BVSC Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 18:15 UVSE 11–5 Kinef Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 19:45 Vouliagmeni 11–8 BVSC Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 11:00 Vouliagmeni 9–11 Kinef Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 12:45 UVSE 10–8 BVSC Report[permanent dead link]

Group H

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Venue: Piscina Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   CN Sabadell 3 3 0 0 41 22 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2   Dunaújváros 3 2 0 1 40 29 +11 6
3   CN Sant Andreu 3 1 0 2 28 33 −5 3
4   UZSC Utrecht 3 0 0 3 20 45 −25 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan 18:30 Sabadell 13–8 Dunaújváros Report[permanent dead link]
19 Jan 20:30 Sant Andreu 13–5 Utrecht Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 18:30 Sabadell 15–7 Utrecht Report[permanent dead link]
20 Jan 20:30 Sant Andreu 8–15 Dunaújváros Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 11:30 Dunaújváros 17–8 Utrecht Report[permanent dead link]
21 Jan 13:30 Sant Andreu 7–13 Sabadell Report[permanent dead link]

All times are local

Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals

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The draw of the Quarterfinals matches was held, alongside the draw for the 2019 Women's European U19 Championship, on 27 January 2018.[14]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UVSE   15–13   Plebiscito Padova 7–7 8–6
CN Sabadell   23–9   CN Mataró 12–3 11–6
Dunaújváros   28–29   Orizzonte Catania 10–13 18–16
Kinef Kirishi   21–20   Olympiacos 10–10 11–10

First leg

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24 Feb 2018
13:15 (UTC+1)
Report CN Sabadell   12–3   CN Mataró Centre Can Llong (Sabadell)
Referees:
Navarra (ITA), Marjay (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–0, 1–0, 3–1
4: Ortiz, García
1: four players
Goals 2: Bach
1: Lloret
24 Feb 2018
14:00 (UTC+3)
Report Kinef Kirishi   10–10   Olympiacos Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Kuníková (SVK), Radičević (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–4, 3–5, 3–1
3: Diatchenko
2: Prokofyeva, Ryzhkova
Goals 5: Asimaki
2: Eggens
24 Feb 2018
17:00 (UTC+1)
Report Dunaújváros   10–13   Orizzonte Catania Fabó Éva Sportuszoda (Dunaújváros)
Referees:
Mauss (GER), Dreval (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–2, 1–4, 1–4
4: Szilágyi
3: Gurisatti
Goals 4: Bianconi
3: Aiello
24 Feb 2018
19:00 (UTC+1)
Report UVSE   7–7   Plebiscito Padova Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium (Budapest)
Referees:
Markopoulou (GRE), Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 2–2, 1–2
2: Keszthelyi, Steffens
1: three players
Goals 4: Millo
2: Barzon

Second leg

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17 Mar 2018
12:45 (UTC+1)
Report CN Mataró   6–11   CN Sabadell Complex Esportiu Joan Serra (Mataró)
Referees:
Fester (GER), Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–3, 2–1, 3–3
2: Vicente
1: four players
Goals 5: Neushul
2: Espar
17 Mar 2018
18:00 (UTC+1)
Report Orizzonte Catania   10–1316–18 (PSO)   Dunaújváros Piscina Francesco Scuderi (Catania)
Referees:
Balanescu (ROU), Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 1–5, 4–2  PSO: 6–5
4: Bianconi
3: van der Sloot
Goals 3: Szilágyi, Vályi
2: Gurisatti, Hórvath, Garda
17 Mar 2018
19:00 (UTC+1)
Report Plebiscito Padova   6–8   UVSE Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito (Padua)
Referees:
Dreval (RUS), Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 2–1, 2–1
3: Barzon
1: three players
Goals 2: Parkes, Keszthelyi, Steffens
17 Mar 2018
19:15 (UTC+2)
Report Olympiacos   10–11   Kinef Kirishi Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall (Piraeus)
Referees:
Várkonyi (HUN), Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 2–2, 3–4
4: Eggens
2: Emmolo
Goals 3: Prokofyeva
2: three players

Final Four

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LEN announced the choice of the defending champions Kinef Kirishi as host of the final Four on 20 March 2018. The draw was held in Pontevedra, Spain, during the last day of Europa Cup Super Final.[15][16]

Semifinals

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20 Apr 2018
17:30 (UTC+3)
Report CN Sabadell   17–8   UVSE Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Mišković (MNE), Matache (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–2, 3–1, 5–1
5: Ortiz, Forca
2: Farre
Goals 4: Steffens
2: Keszthelyi
20 Apr 2018
19:00 (UTC+3)
Report Orizzonte Catania   13–14   Kinef Kirishi Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Markopoulou (GRE), Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–4, 3–5, 4–2
6: van der Sloot
3: Bianconi
Goals 5: Krimer
4: Ryzhkova

Finals

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3rd place
21 Apr 2018
12:30 (UTC+3)
Report UVSE   6–610–11 (PSO)   Orizzonte Catania Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Uhlig (GER), Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–0, 1–2, 2–1  PSO: 4–5
2: Sevenich Goals 2: Garibotti
1st place
21 Apr 2018
14:00 (UTC+3)
Report CN Sabadell   8–812–13 (PSO)   Kinef Kirishi Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Markopoulou (GRE), Matache (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–2, 2–1, 3–2  PSO: 4–5
3: Neushul
2: Domenech
Goals 3: Ryzhkova
2: Krimer


2017–18 LEN Euro League Women
Champions
 
Kinef Kirishi
2nd title
Final standings
Team
    Kinef Kirishi
    CN Sabadell
    Orizzonte Catania
4   UVSE

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "LEN Club Competition programme season 2017–2018" (PDF). len.eu. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ Ivan Curcic (21 April 2018). "Kinef wins in thrilling final and clinches 2nd European title". waterpology.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "The main trophy of Euro League – at KINEF-Surgutneftegas". sportkinef.ru. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Club Cup Competition Draw". len.eu. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ Carmelo Minissale (30 November 2017). "Al via l'Eurolega. La WP Messina insegue la qualificazione al turno successivo" [Euroleague starts. WP Messina attempts to qualify to the next round]. messinasportiva.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ Zsuzsanna Gróf-Huszka (30 November 2017). "Euroligára fel!". dfve.eu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Euroleague Women 2017/2018". sportstad-utrecht.nl (in Dutch). 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Eurolega – Plebiscito Padova: resoconto della tre giorni" [Euroleague – Plebiscito Padova: report of the three matchdays]. 1x2pallanuoto.com (in Italian). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ Pavle Mihalovic (18 January 2018). "Start of Women's Euro League preliminary round". waterpology.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Έτοιμος για την πρεμιέρα στην Ευρώπη!" [Ready for the European premiere]. olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ^ Giovanni D'Antoni (18 January 2018). "Euroleague Pallanuoto: l'Orizzonte Catania scalda i motori" [Water polo Euroleague: Orizzonte Catania warms up]. ultimatv.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. ^ "UVSE, BVSC, Dunaújváros: előre a nyolcért!" [UVSE, BVSC, Dunaújváros: let's go to the Top 8!]. waterpolo.hu (in Hungarian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. ^ "El Mataró, Sabadell y Sant Andreu entran en liza en la Euroliga" [Mataró, Sabadell and Sant Andreu take the field on Euro League]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Draw – Euro League Quarter Finals & Euro Champs U19". len.eu. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Kirishi and Mataró to host women's F4s". len.eu. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Len Trophy & Euro League Final 4". len.eu. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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