| LEN Challenger Cup | |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Sport: | Water polo |
| Start Date: | |
| End Date: | 26 April 2025 |
| Teams: | Total: 16 (from 12 countries) |
| Website: | Official website |
| Previous: | 2023–24 |
| Next: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 LEN Challenger Cup was the 3rd edition of a water polo competition organised by European Aquatics. It acts as the third tier, below the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. The reigning champions are Galatasaray, but they won't defend their title as they didn't enter.
16 teams are grouped into 4 pools of four clubs. The top 2 from every pool advances to the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and finals.[1]
Only teams below the top 12 can enter this competition.
| Rank[2] | Association | Points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 110,260 | align=center rowspan=13 | 0 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 84,492.5 | ||
| 3 |  Spain | 71,732.5 | ||
| 4 |  Serbia | 69,815 | ||
| 5 | Greece | 68,857.5 | ||
| 6 | Croatia | 57,210 | ||
| 7 |  France | 45,620 | ||
| 8 | Germany | 33,042.5 | ||
| 9 |  Romania | 17,087.5 | ||
| 10 |  Montenegro | 14,977.5 | ||
| 11 |  Georgia | 12,407.5 | ||
| 12 |  Turkey | 7,245 | ||
| 13 |  Russia | 5,162.5 | ||
| 14 | Switzerland | 3,685 | 1 | |
| 15 | Netherlands | 3,280 | 2 |
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Slovakia | 3,180 | 1 |
| 17 | Portugal | 2,972.5 | 2 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 2,960 | 1 |
| 19 |  Lithuania | 1,877.5 | 1 |
| 20 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,790 | 0 |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 1,720 | 1 |
| 22 |  Belgium | 1,310 | |
| 23 |  Malta | 1,310 | |
| 24 |  Israel | 860 | 2 |
| 25 | Denmark | 560 | 0 |
| 26 |  Finland | 560 | 1 |
| 27 | 370 | 0 | |
| 28 |  Cyprus | 370 | 2 |
| 29 |  Poland | 317.5 | 0 |
No countries ranked in the top 12 of the LEN men's club rankings can take part in this tournament.[3]
| APOEL Nicosia | ||||
| Welsh Wanderers | EVK Zaibas | |||
| Sliema ASC | GZC Donk | Vitória Sport Clube | ||
| KVP Novaky | AVK Slovan Olimpija | Carouge Natation |
| Phase | Round | Round date |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification round | 1–3 November 2024 | |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 18 January 2025 |
| Second leg | 1 February 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | First leg | 22 February 2025 |
| Second leg | 8 March 2025 | |
| Final | First leg | 5 April 2025 |
| Second leg | 26 April 2025 |
In the qualification round, teams play in a round robin format. The top 2 in each group advance. Due to the lack of clubs wanting the host the groups, Nováky and Sliema hosted two groups.[4] [5]
The draw was on 16 September 2024.[6] H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals. The seeding was decided by as follows:
| width=25% | Pot 1 | width=25% | Pot 2 | width=25% | Pot 3 | width=25% | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carouge Natation EVK Zaibas KVP Novaky (H) Vitória Sport Clube | Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois ZV De Zaan ASA Tel Aviv Cetus Espoo | Clube Fluvial Portuense APOEL Nicosia GZC Donk AVK Slovan Olimpija |
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The draw was on 11 November 2024. The seeded and unseeded clubs consist of the teams that finished first and second in the previous round respectively. The only restriction was that clubs from the same group in the previous round could not be drawn against each other.
| width=50% | Seeded | width=50% | Unseeded |
|---|---|---|---|
| GZC Donk ZV De Zaan Sliema ASC KVP Novaky | Vitória Sport Clube EVK Zaibas Clube Fluvial Portuense AVK Slovan Olimpija |
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