2023–24 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage explained

The 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage details the matches played to decide the champion of the tournament.

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves 16 teams: the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-ups of each of the four groups in the group stage, and the eight third and fourth placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

Euro Cup group stage winners and runners-up

Groupwidth=210Winners
width=210Runners-up
A CN Barcelona EN Tourcoing
B RN Savona A-Híd Vasas Plaket
C Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka BVSC-Zugló
D Panionios GSS CC Ortigia

Eliminated teams from Champions League

Groupwidth=210Winners
width=210Runners-up
A Astralpool Sabadell Steaua București
B Jug AO Dubrovnik Dinamo Tbilisi
C Crvena zvezda Jadran Herceg Novi
D Spandau 04 NC Vouliagmeni

Draw

The draw took place in Barcelona on 15 December 2023. The teams were split into two draws, one containing the four teams who finished fourth in the Champions League group stage, who would be pitted up against a Euro Cup group winner. The other half of the draw would see the third place teams from the Champions League group stage be drawn against a runner up of the Euro Cup group stage.[1] [2]

!Team
Steaua București
Dinamo Tbilisi
Jadran Herceg Novi
NC Vouliagmeni
First in Euro Cup!Team
CN Barcelona
RN Savona
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka
Panionios GSS
!Team
Astralpool Sabadell
Jug AO Dubrovnik
Crvena zvezda
Spandau 04
Second in Euro Cup!Team
EN Tourcoing
A-Híd Vasas Plaket
BVSC-Zugló
CC Ortigia

Bracket

Eight-finals

Matches

Jug AO Dubrovnik won 21–19 on aggregate----Crvena zvezda won 23–22 on aggregate----Spandau 04 won 22–20 on aggregate----Astralpool Sabadell won 33–23 on aggregate----Steaua București won 31–30 on aggregate----Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka won 28–22 on aggregate----RN Savona won 28–23 on aggregate----NC Vouliagmeni won 27–19 on aggregate

Quarter-finals

The draw took place in Barcelona on 26 March 2024.[3] [4] There was no seeding.

Matches

Spandau 04 won 23–20 on aggregate----Astralpool Sabadell won 13–11 on aggregate----Jug AO Dubrovnik won 29–19 on aggregate----Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka won 24–23 on aggregate

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Novi Beograd - winner of Champions League draw?. Ivan. Curcic. December 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: Pallanuoto: Len Euro Cup – Ottavi di Finale – La BPER R.N. Savona giocherà la prima partita venerdì 8 marzo a Savona con lo Jadran Herceg Novi. Laura. Sicco. December 15, 2023.
  3. Web site: Water polo draw marathon set to commence in Barcelona - European Aquatics®. March 25, 2024. www.len.eu.
  4. Web site: Draw marathon sets up exciting showdowns - European Aquatics®. March 26, 2024. www.len.eu.