LEN Women's Euro Cup

(Redirected from Women's LEN Trophy)

The LEN Women's Euro Cup, formerly the Women's LEN Trophy, is LEN's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested for many seasons by around 15 teams, which could qualify for it either directly due to high ranking in their domestic league or by being eliminated at certain stages of the Champions' Cup. After the last reformations in the European competitions system by LEN, only four teams contesting for the trophy, coming after elimination at that season's LEN Euro League quarterfinals stage. Italy's Gifa Palermo, Ortigia, Racing Roma, Imperia, Russia's Shturm Ruza, and Greece's Ethnikos are the most successful clubs in the competition with two titles each.[1]

LEN Women's Euro Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup
SportWater polo
Founded1999
PresidentPaolo Barelli
CountryLEN members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Hungary UVSE Budapest
(2nd title)
Most titlesItaly Gifa Palermo
Italy Ortigia
Italy Racing Roma
Russia Shturm 2002
Italy Imperia
Greece Ethnikos
Hungary UVSE
(2 titles each)
Level on pyramid2nd Tier (Europe)
Official websiteLEN Trophy

Title holders edit

 

Finals edit

Year Finalists Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1999–00
Details
 
Gifa Palermo
14–8  
Vouliagmeni
 
Het Ravijn
 
Diana St.Petersburg
2000–01
Details
 
SKIF Moscow
10–8  
Dunaújváros
 
Mediterrani
 
Olympiacos
2001–02
Details
 
Gifa Palermo
 
SKIF Moscow
 
Mediterrani
 
Vouliagmeni
2002–03
Details
 
Vouliagmeni
 
SKIF Moscow
 
Het Ravijn
 
Szentes
2003–04
Details
 
Ortigia
 
Uralochka Zlatoust
 
Sabadell
 
Polar Bears Ede
2004–05
Details
 
Ortigia
 
Vouliagmeni
 
Uralochka Zlatoust
 
SKIF Izmailovo
2005–06
Details
 
Honvéd
8–3  
Glyfada
 
Fiorentina
 
Het Ravijn
2006–07
Details
 
Racing Roma
12–8  
Nereus
 
OSC Budapest
 
Olympiacos
2007–08
Details
 
Racing Roma
10–9  
Olympiacos
 
OSC Budapest
 
Plebiscito Padova
2008–09
Details
 
Shturm Chekhov
11–12, 14–11  
Dunaújváros
 
Dynamo Moscow
 
Olympiacos
2009–10
Details
 
Ethnikos
12–13, 17–13  
Yugra
 
Donk Gouda
 
NE Patras
2010–11
Details
 
Rapallo
5–12, 12–3  
Het Ravijn
 
Szentes
 
SKIF Izmailovo
2011–12
Details
 
Imperia
12–13, 7–5  
Yugra
 
Szentes
 
Olympiacos
2012–13
Details
 
Shturm 2002
17–10, 14–11  
SKIF Izmailovo
 
Donk Gouda
 
Uralochka Zlatoust
2013–14
Details
 
Olympiacos
10–9  
Firenze
 
Yugra
 
Kinef Kirishi
2014–15
Details
 
Imperia
8–7  
Plebiscito Padova
 
Vouliagmeni
 
Szentes
2015–16
Details
 
Mataró
6–5  
Vouliagmeni
 
Szentes
 
Uralochka Zlatoust
2016–17
Details[2]
 
UVSE Budapest
7–6  
Plebiscito Padova
 
Dunaújváros
 
Yugra
2017–18
Details[3]
 
Dunaújváros
13–11  
Olympiacos
 
Mataró
 
Plebiscito Padova
2018–19
Details
 
Orizzonte Catania
10–9  
UVSE Budapest
 
Kinef Kirishi
 
Sant Andreu
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2020–21
Details
 
Kinef Kirishi
10–8  
Mataró
 
Sabadell
 
SIS Roma
2021–22
Details
 
Ethnikos
12–8, 14–9  
Dunaújváros
No semi-finals were held due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–23
Details
 
UVSE Budapest
8–9, 13–9  
FTC Telekom Budapest
 
Tigra ZF Eger
 
Plebiscito Padova

Source: LEN (from 2000 to 2016).[4]

Titles by club edit

Rank Club Titles Runner-up Champion Years
1.   UVSE Budapest 2 1 2016–17, 2022–23
2.   Gifa Palermo 2 1999–00, 2001–02
  Ortigia 2 2003–04, 2004–05
  Racing Roma 2 2006–07, 2007–08
  Shturm 2 2008–09, 2012–13
  Imperia 2 2011–12, 2014–15
  Ethnikos 2 2009–10, 2021–22
8.   SKIF 1 3 2000–01
  Vouliagmeni 1 3 2002–03
  Dunaújváros 1 3 2017–18
11.   Olympiacos 1 2 2013–14
12.   Mataró 1 1 2015–16
13.   Honvéd 1 2005–06
  Rapallo 1 2010–11
  Orizzonte Catania 1 2018–19
  Kinef Kirishi 1 2020–21
17.   Yugra 2
  Plebiscito Padova 2
19.   Het Ravijn 1
  Uralochka Zlatoust 1
  Glyfada 1
  Nereus 1
  Firenze 1
  FTC Telekom Budapest 1

Titles by nation edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ List of champions in all competitions.com
  2. ^ "LEN Trophy, UVSE clinches historical first win". LEN. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Dunaujvaros joins the winners' circle". LEN. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Euro League Women - Book of Champions 2017" (PDF). LEN. p. 48 (section 4.1 'Women's LEN Trophy'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links edit