| 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup | |
| Sport: | Water polo |
| Pixels: | 250px |
| No Of Teams: | 36 |
| No Of Games: | 140 |
| League: | LEN Euro Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Jug AO Dubrovnik (2nd title) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka |
| Seasonslist: | LEN Euro Cup |
| Seasonslistnames: | LEN Euro Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup is the 32nd edition of the water polo competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). This is the first season under the new changes made by LEN.[1]
The defending champions are A-Híd Vasas Plaket, but they were eliminated by Jug AO Dubrovnik in the eight-finals.
The winners were Jug AO Dubrovnik, who defeated Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka 12–6 in an all-Croatian final.[2]
36 teams (14 from Champions League and 18 starting in this competition) will compete in this tournament. The 36 teams are divided into eight groups, four with five clubs and four with four teams. The groups are held in one country, where the top 2 in every group advances to the group stage. For the first time ever, the group stage will be played in a home and away system. Like the previous round, the top 2 progresses into the knockout stage. The 8 teams left, plus the 8 teams that were eliminated at the Champions League main round, go into the knockout stage. There will be eighth-finals, quarter-finals and a final four competition to decide the champions. [3]
Starting this season, LEN also started a club rankings. Excluding the teams eliminated from the Champion League, only countries ranked in the top 12 can enter a maximum of three teams in the Euro Cup.[4]
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 118,765 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 91,047.5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Spain | 75,387.5 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Serbia | 68,902.5 | ||
| 5 | Greece | 64,375 | ||
| 6 | Croatia | 56,065 | align=center rowspan=1 | 3 |
| 7 |  France | 47,207.5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 8 | Germany | 41,660 | align=center rowspan=1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Romania | 19,800 | align=center rowspan=1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Montenegro | 17,700 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 11,245 | align=center rowspan=3 | 0 |
| 12 |  Russia | 10,490 | ||
| 13 | Netherlands | 5,005 |
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Turkey | 4,807.5 | 0 |
| 15 |  Slovakia | 1,870 | |
| 16 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,415 | |
| 17 | Portugal | 1,385 | |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1,210 | |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1,160 | |
| 20 |  Israel | 860 | |
| 21 |  Poland | 635 | |
| 22 | Denmark | 560 | |
| 23 |  Lithuania | 515 | |
| 24 |  Malta | 435 | |
| 24 |  Ukraine | 435 | |
| Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka | width=240px | width=240px | width=240px | Waspo'98 Hannover | ||
| OSC Budapest | ||||||
| CC Ortigia | CSM Oradea | Dinamo București | ||||
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb (4th) | width=240px | Solaris Šibenik (5th) | width=240px | Pays d'Aix Natation (5th) | width=240px | Sète Natation (6th) |
| White Sharks Hannover (4th) | SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th) | OSC Potsdam (6th) | Panionios GSS (4th) | |||
| G.S. Peristeri (5th) | Panathinaikos (CR) | A-Híd Vasas Plaket (4th) | BVSC-Zugló (5th) | |||
| Szolnoki Dózsa (6th) | Telimar Palermo (4th) | Pallanuoto Trieste (5th) | RN Savona (6th) | |||
| Partizan Beograd (4th) | VK Šabac (5th) | VK Valis (6th) | CN Terrassa (4th) | |||
| CN Mataró (5th) | Tenerife Echeyde (6th) | |||||
| Phase | Round | Round date[5] [6] |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification round | 21–24 September 2023 | |
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 6–7 October 2023 |
| Matchday 2 | 19 October 2023 | |
| Matchday 3 | 2 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 4 | 16 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 5 | 23 November 2023 | |
| Matchday 6 | 9 December 2024 | |
| Eighth-finals | First leg | 8 March 2024 |
| Second leg | 23 March 2024 | |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 6 April 2024 |
| Second leg | 27 April 2024 | |
| Final four | Semifinals | 17 May 2024 |
| Final | 18 May 2024 |
The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups.[7] [8] [9] Teams in bold advanced to the group stage. The seeding was decided by as follows:
| width=20% | Pot 1 | width=20% | Pot 2 | width=20% | Pot 3 | width=20% | Pot 4 | width=20% | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waspo'98 Hannover OSC Budapest CC Ortigia Szolnoki Dózsa RN Savona Radnički Kragujevac CN Barcelona (H) A-Híd Vasas Plaket | HAVK Mladost Zagreb Primorac Kotor (H) VK Šabac (H) Telimar Palermo EN Tourcoing (H) CSM Oradea BVSC-Zugló (H) Panionios GSS (H) | Pallanuoto Trieste CN Terrassa CN Noisy-le-Sec GS Apollon Smyrnis Partizan BeogradSolaris Šibenik SV Ludwigsburg 08 Endo Plus Service Honvéd | Pays d'Aix Natation ASC Duisburg (H) G.S. Peristeri Tenerife EcheydePrimorje Erste Bank Rijeka (H) OSC Potsdam VK Valis CN Mataró | Panathinaikos Sète Natation White Sharks Hannover Dinamo București |
The draw took place on 26 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.[13] The top 2 from every group advances to the eighth-finals.
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
This is the first time that this round is being held in a home and away format. Nine countries are being represented, with Italy boasting the most clubs with four.
The eight teams in pot 1 won their group in the qualification round, while the 8 runners-up in the qualification round are in pot 2.
| width=50% | Pot 1 | width=50% | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VK Šabac A-Híd Vasas Plaket Pallanuoto Trieste Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka Endo Plus Service Honvéd Telimar Palermo CN Barcelona Primorac Kotor | CC Ortigia BVSC-Zugló EN Tourcoing Solaris Šibenik Panionios GSS RN SavonaGS Apollon Smyrnis Waspo'98 Hannover |
See main article: 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage.
The draw took place in Barcelona on 26 March 2024.[14] [15] There was no seeding.
The final four was held at the Bazeni Kantrida in the Croatian city, Rijeka. The city was given the hosting rights on 2 May 2024.[16] [17] Originally, NC Vouliagmeni won the hosting rights,[18] but after they were eliminated, Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka, backed the Rijeka government, decided to file an application.[19] [20] Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka paid LEN 40,000 Euros in order to organise the event.[21]