2022–23 LEN Women's Champions League explained

2022–23 LEN Women's Champions League
Sport:	Water Polo
Duration:	17 November 2022 – 1 April 2023
League:	LEN Women's Euro Cup
Seasonslist:	LEN Women's Champions League
Seasonslistnames:	LEN Women's Champions League
Prevseason Year:	2021–22
Nextseason Year:	2023–24

The 2022–23 LEN Women's Champions League is the 35th edition of the major competition for European women's water polo clubs. It starts on 17 November 2022.

Qualification round^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

3 teams will progressed from each group. The remaining 8 teams competed in the LEN Euro Cup for women.

Group A (Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal)

CN Mataro (ESP), Olympic Nice (FRA), Vouliagmeni NC (GRE), Pacence (POR, host team), ZVL 1886 (NED)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	CN Mataro	12	4	0	0	92	25
2	Vouliagmeni NC	9	3	0	1	64	30
3	ZVL 1886	6	2	0	2	52	52
4	Nice	3	1	0	3	33	49
5	Pacense	0	0	0	4	19	104

• ZVL 1886 28–7 Pacense
  • Vouliagmeni NC 14–4 Nice Nice 5–10 ZVL 1886
    • CN Mataro 14–11 Vouliagmeni NC Pacense 4–20 Nice ZVL 1886 5–27 CN Mataro
• CN Mataro 30–5 Pacense
• Vouliagmeni NC 13–9 ZVL 1886
• Nice 4–21 CN Mataro

Group B (Glyfada, Greece)

NC Glyfada (GRE, host team), ZV De Zaan (NED), CN Terrassa (ESP), Grand Nancy (FRA), Tigre Eger (HUN)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	NC Glyfada	9	3	0	1	58	35
2	Eger	9	3	0	1	53	40
3	ZV De Zaan	7	2	1	1	51	39
4	CN Terassa	4	1	1	2	54	39
5	Grand Nancy	0	0	0	4	11	74

• CN Terassa 11–11 ZV De Zaan
• NC Glyfada 21–4 Grand Nancy
• Grand Nancy 1–22 CN Terassa
• Eger 15–10 ZV De Zaan
• ZV De Zaan 12–11 NC Glyfada
• Eger 14–13 CN Terassa
• NC Glyfada 13–8 CN Terassa
• Grand Nancy 4–13 Eger
• ZV De Zaan 18–2 Grand Nancy
• NC Glyfada 13–11 Eger

Group C (Barcelona, Spain)

Plebiscito Padova (ITA), UA Lille (FRA), Sirens ASC Malta (MLT), FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN), CE Mediterrani Barcelona (ESP, host)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	Plebiscito Padova	9	3	0	1	74	37
2	CE Mediterrani	9	3	0	1	71	30
3	FTC-Telekom Budapest	9	3	0	1	68	32
4	UA Lille	3	1	0	3	45	61
5	Sirens ASC Malta	0	0	0	4	22	120

• Plebiscito Padova 33–7 Sirens ASC Malta
• CE Mediterrani 7–9 FTC-Telekom Budapest
• UA Lille 8–18 FTC-Telekom Budapest
• CE Mediterrani 31–7 Sirens ASC Malta
• FTC-Telekom Budapest 33–4 Sirens ASC Malta
• UA Lille 10–18 Plebiscito Padova
• Plebiscito Padova 13–8 FTC-Telekom Budapest
• CE Mediterrani 21–4 UA Lille
• UA Lille 23–4 Sirens ASC Malta
• CE Mediterrani 12–10 Plebiscito Padova

Group D (Mulhouse, France)

Dunaujvarosi Foiskola (HUN), Spandau 04 Berlin (GER), SIS Roma (ITA), Ethnikos Piraeus (GRE), Mulhouse WP (FRA, host team)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	SIS Roma	12	4	0	0	75	29
2	Dunaujvarosi Foiskola	9	3	0	1	58	41
3	Ethnikos Piraeus	6	2	0	2	53	45
4	Mulhouse	3	1	0	3	44	62
5	Spandau 04 Berlin	0	0	0	4	30	83

• Mulhouse 19–12 Spandau 04 Berlin
• Ethnikos Piraeus 10–16 SIS Roma
• Ethnikos Piraeus 20–6 Spandau 04 Berlin
• Mulhouse 11–14 Dunaujvarosi Foiskola
• Spandau 04 Berlin 5–23 SIS Roma
• Ethnikos Piraeus 8–13 Dunaujvarosi Foiskola
• Dunaujvarosi Foiskola 10–15 SIS Roma
• Mulhouse 10–15 Ethnikos Piraeus
• Dunaujvarosi Foiskola 21–7 Spandau 04 Berlin
• Mulhouse 4–21 SIS Roma

Last 16^{[5] [6]}

Group A

Ekipe Orizzonte (ITA), Plebiscito Padova (ITA) (Host), Dunaujvarosi Foiskola (HUN), ZVL 1886 (NED)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	Ekipe Orizzonte	7	2	1	0	43	21
2	Dunaujvarosi Foiskola	5	1	2	0	38	21
3	Plebiscito Padova	4	1	1	1	26	24
4	ZVL 1886	0	0	0	3	13	54

Group B

Astralpool Sabadell (ESP), CN Mataro (ESP), Eger (HUN) (Host), FTC Telekom Budapest (HUN)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	CN Mataro	9	3	0	0	41	24
2	Astralpool Sabadell	6	2	0	1	35	26
3	Eger	3	1	0	2	27	39
4	FTC Telekom Budapest	0	0	0	3	25	39

Group C

UVSE (HUN) (Host), NC Glyfada (GRE), CE Mediterrani (ESP), Ethnikos Piraeus (GRE)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	CE Mediterrani	9	3	0	0	32	25
2	NC Glyfada	6	2	0	1	32	26
3	UVSE	3	1	0	2	23	28
4	Ethnikos Piraeus	0	0	0	3	27	35

Group D

Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE), SIS Roma (ITA) (Host), NC Vouliagmeni (GRE), ZV De Zaan (NED)

Pos	Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	SIS Roma	7	2	1	0	37	24
2	Olympiacos Piraeus	7	2	1	0	40	37
3	NC Vouliagmeni	3	1	0	2	24	28
4	ZV De Zaan	0	0	0	3	24	36

Quarterfinals

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1st leg (11/2/2023)

• Olympiacos Piraeus 9–11 CN Mataro
• CE Mediterrani 9–13 Dunaujvaros
• NC Glyfada 13–14 Ekipe Orizzonte
• Astralpool Sabadell 15–10 SIS Roma

2nd leg (25/2/2023)

• CN Mataro 15–12 Olympiacos Piraeus
• Dunaujvaros 9–8 CE Mediterrani
• Ekipe Orizzonte 15–9 NC Glyfada
• SIS Roma 13–10 Astralpool Sabadell

Semifinals

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Third place play-off

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Final

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References

1. Web site: SwimSwam . 2022-09-23 . LEN Women's Champions League Qualification Draw: New Season, New Playing Formats . 2022-11-16 . SwimSwam . en-US.
2. Web site: Spencer-Boyce . James . 2022-09-23 . Women's Champions League draw made in Podgorica . 2022-11-16 . Total Waterpolo . en-US.
3. Web site: 2022-09-23 . New season, new playing formats - LEN - European Aquatics . 2022-11-16 . www.len.eu . en-US.
4. Web site: LEN Champions League Women Season 2022-2023 . 2022-11-20 . len-ws.microplustimingservices.com.
5. Web site: Spencer-Boyce . James . 2022-11-21 . Champions League draw: Extraordinary derbies scheduled in Groups A and B . 2022-11-21 . Total Waterpolo . en-US.
6. Web site: LEN Champions League Women Season 2022-2023 . 2022-12-11 . len-ws.microplustimingservices.com.
7. Web site: LEN Champions League Women Season 2022-2023 . 2023-02-11 . len-ws.microplustimingservices.com.