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.
| 2019–20 LEN Champions League | |
|---|---|
| League | LEN Champions League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 30 August 2019 – 4 March 2020 (canc.) |
| Number of teams | 32 (from 14 countries) |
| Final Eight | |
Teams edit
 Jug Dubrovnik
|
 Spandau 04
|
 Ferencváros
|
| Mladost Zagreb
|
Waspo 98 Hannover
|
 Pro Recco
|
 CN Marseille
|
 Olympiacos
|
 Jadran Herceg Novi
|
 Dinamo Tbilisi
|
Szolnok
|
 CNA Barceloneta
|
| Jadran Split
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OSC Potsdam
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AN Brescia
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| Strasbourg
|
NC Vouliagmeni
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CN Terrassa
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| Locomotive Tbilisi
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OSC Budapest
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 Banja Luka
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 Steaua Bucharest
|
 Crvena zvezda
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| Paix d’Aix Natation
|
 Dynamo Moscow
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CN Barcelona
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| Apollon Smyrni
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Sintez Kazan
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 Galatasaray
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| Oradea
|
Šabac
|
Enka
|
Schedule edit
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 edit
Qualification round I edit
Group A edit
| 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 | — | — |
Group B edit
| 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 | — |
Qualification round II edit
Group A edit
| 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)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 6 | 4–16 | — | 9–8 | 25–6 | ||
| 3 | CN Barcelona
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 3 | — | — | — | 25–6 | ||
| 4 | Locomotive Tbilisi
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 68 | −55 | 0 | 1–18 | — | — | — |
Group B edit
| 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
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 0 | — | 8–22 | 9–17 | — |
Group C edit
| 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
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 6 | — | — | 9–7 | — | ||
| 3 | Steaua Bucharest
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 3 | — | — | — | 17–13 | ||
| 4 | Šabac
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 0 | — | 9–12 | — | — |
Group D edit
| 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
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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 | — |
Qualification round III edit
| 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 edit
Barcelona
Budapest
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.
| Advance to the Final 8 | Home team win | Tie | Away team win |
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR
|
JUG
|
OLY
|
JHN
|
SZO
|
S04
|
JST
|
SIN
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNA Barceloneta
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 100 | +38 | 25 | — | (canc.) | 11–11 | 12–6 | 14–10 | (canc.) | 16–12 | (canc.) | |
| 2 | Jug Dubrovnik
|
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | 24 | 15–13 | — | 13–9 | (canc.) | 14–11 | 12–7 | (canc.) | 18–10 | |
| 3 | Olympiacos
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 89 | +13 | 22 | 9–15 | 6–5 | — | 8–7 | (canc.) | 13–8 | (canc.) | 10–8 | |
| 4 | Jadran Herceg Novi
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 105 | +1 | 13 | 12–13 | 7–12 | (canc.) | — | 12–14 | (canc.) | 14–11 | 12–9 | |
| 5 | Szolnok
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 109 | −7 | 12 | (canc.) | 12–16 | 7–8 | (canc.) | — | 7–8 | 5–4 | 13–10 | |
| 6 | Spandau 04
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 96 | 108 | −12 | 11 | 8–11 | (canc.) | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–14 | — | (canc.) | 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 | — | (canc.) | |
| 8 | 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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | OSC
|
REC
|
FTC
|
MLA
|
CNT
|
CNM
|
HAN
|
DTB
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OSC Budapest
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 96 | +39 | 22 | — | 10–14 | 10–10 | 13–10 | 21–4 | 10–13 | 19–10 | (canc.) | |
| 2 | Pro Recco
|
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 85 | +48 | 20 | 9–12 | — | 13–13 | (canc.) | 15–5 | (canc.) | (canc.) | 24–9 | |
| 3 | Ferencváros
|
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 85 | +29 | 20 | 8–11 | 3 Mar[a] | — | 14–5 | 17–11 | 13–7 | 15–12 | (canc.) | |
| 4 | Mladost Zagreb
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 116 | +10 | 19 | (canc.) | 11–11 | 6–9 | — | (canc.) | 12–11 | 15–13 | 21–11 | |
| 5 | CN Terrassa
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 125 | −34 | 13 | 10–15 | (canc.) | (canc.) | 11–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–10 | 9–5 | |
| 6 | CN Marseille
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 108 | 112 | −4 | 10 | (canc.) | 9–13 | (canc.) | 11–14 | 9–10 | — | 8–7 | 17–7 | |
| 7 | Waspo 98 Hannover
|
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 140 | −26 | 6 | (canc.) | 13–21 | (canc.) | 12–18 | 8–9 | (canc.) | — | 18–14 | |
| 8 | 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 edit
5–7 June 2020, Recco, Italy.[3][4]
Location of the 2019–20 LEN Champions League Final 8
Qualified teams edit
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ||||
| B |
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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| 6 June | ||||||||||
| 5 June | ||||||||||
| 7 June | ||||||||||
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| 6 June | ||||||||||
| 5 June | ||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||||||||
| 7 June | ||||||||||
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| 7 June | ||||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 7 June | ||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 5 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
| 5 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
| 5 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
| 5 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
5th–8th place semifinals edit
| 6 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
| 6 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
Semifinals edit
| 6 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
| 6 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
Seventh place game edit
| 7 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
Fifth place game edit
| 7 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
Third place game edit
| 7 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
Final edit
| 7 June 2020 | Cancelled | – | Recco |
Final ranking edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "LEN club competition programme season 2019–2020" (PDF). LEN.com.
- ^ "Preliminary round calendar season 2019-20" (PDF). LEN.com.
- ^ Vanda Orosz (31 January 2020). "A Historical Place Will Be the Home of the Final Eight". wpnews.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ Match postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak in various European countries. The new dates shall be decided after consulting with the clubs.