| LEN Euro Cup | |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Sport: | Water polo |
| Start Date: | |
| End Date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Teams: | Competition proper: 16+8 Total: 36 (from 14 countries) |
| Website: | Official website |
| Previous: | 2023–24 |
| Next: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 LEN Euro Cup is the 33rd edition of the water polo competition organised by European Aquatics.
The defending champions are Jug AO Dubrovnik.[1]
36 teams (14 from Champions League and 22 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. 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, Semifinals and Final.[2]
| Rank[3] | Association | Points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 110,260 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 84,492.5 | ||
| 3 |  Spain | 71,732.5 | ||
| 4 |  Serbia | 69,815 | align=center rowspan=1 | 2 |
| 5 | Greece | 68,857.5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 5 |
| 6 | Croatia | 57,210 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 7 |  France | 45,620 | align=center rowspan=1 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 33,042.5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Romania | 17,087.5 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Montenegro | 14,977.5 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Georgia | 12,407.5 | 0 | |
| 12 |  Turkey | 7,245 | 0 | |
| 13 |  Russia | 5,162.5 | 0 | |
| 14 | Switzerland | 3,685 | ||
| 15 | Netherlands | 3,280 | 1 |
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Slovakia | 3,180 | 0 |
| 17 | Portugal | 2,972.5 | |
| 18 | Slovenia | 2,960 | 1 |
| 19 |  Lithuania | 1,877.5 | 0 |
| 20 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,790 | 1 |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 1,720 | 0 |
| 22 |  Belgium | 1,310 | |
| 23 |  Malta | 1,310 | |
| 24 |  Israel | 860 | |
| 25 | Denmark | 560 | |
| 26 |  Finland | 560 | |
| 27 | 370 | ||
| 28 |  Cyprus | 370 | |
| 29 |  Poland | 317.5 | |
| VK Banja Luka | width=240px | width=240px | width=240px | Pays d'Aix Natation | ||
| NC Vouliagmeni | AC PAOK | BVSC-Manna ABC | ||||
| AN Brescia | Dinamo București | VK Šabac | ||||
| CN Barcelona | ||||||
| Primorje EB Rijeka (3rd) | width=240px | Solaris Šibenik (5th) | width=240px | Team Strasbourg (4th) | width=240px | ASC Duisburg (3rd) |
| OSC Potsdam (4th) | SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th) | Panathinaikos (4th) | GS Apollon Smyrnis (5th) | |||
| Panionios GSS (6th) | OSC Budapest (4th) | Endo Plus Service Honvéd (5th) | Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (6th) | |||
| Recco Waterpolo (1st) | Iren Genova Quinto (5th) | De Akker Team (6th) | VA Cattaro Kotor (3rd) | |||
| Budva Budvanska Rivijera (4th) | VK Valis Vega (6th) | Triglav Kranj (1st) | CN Terrassa (5th) | |||
| CN Sant Andreu (6th) | Tenerife Echeyde (9th) | |||||
| Phase | Round | Round date |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification round | 26–29 September 2024 | |
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 10 October 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 17 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 3 | 31 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 4 | 14 November 2024 | |
| Matchday 5 | 21 November 2024 | |
| Matchday 6 | 5 December 2024 | |
| Eighth-finals | First leg | 25 January 2025 |
| Second leg | 6 February 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 27 February 2025 |
| Second leg | 20 March 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | First leg | 3 April 2025 |
| Second leg | 24 April 2025 | |
| Finals | First leg | 10 May 2025 |
| Second leg | 24 May 2025 |
The draw was on 16 September 2024.[4] H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the group stage.
All 14 teams who were eliminated from the Champions League were placed in pots 1 and 2. The teams who finished second and third in the Champions League Qualification round were placed into pot 1, while the clubs who finished fourth and fifth are seeded into pot 2. As there are two vacant spots in pot 2, those places were occupied by the two highest ranked clubs from the European Aquatics club rankings who didn't take part in the Champions League Qualification round (Recco Waterpolo and Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker).[5] Regarding, pots 3, 4 and 5 consist of the clubs who didn't take part in the Champions League qualification round. The seeding of these clubs are based on the following:
| width=20% | Pot 1 | width=20% | Pot 2 | width=20% | Pot 3 | width=20% | Pot 4 | width=20% | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug AO Dubrovnik BVSC-Manna ABC (H) Spandau 04 VK Šabac (H) CN Barcelona (H) AN Brescia CC Ortigia | Dinamo București NC Vouliagmeni AC PAOK Pays d'Aix Natation (H) VK Banja Luka Enka Istanbul Recco Waterpolo | Panionios GSS (H) Primorje EB Rijeka GS Apollon Smyrnis Team StrasbourgSolaris Šibenik Triglav Kranj (H) SV Ludwigsburg 08 | CN Terrassa Tenerife Echeyde ASC Duisburg CN Sant AndreuPanathinaikos VK Valis VegaOSC Potsdam Iren Genova Quinto | OSC Budapest De Akker Team VA Cattaro Kotor |
26–29 September 2024, Šabac, Serbia
26–29 September 2024, Budva, Montenegro
27–29 September 2024, Barcelona, Spain
26–29 September 2024, Zagreb, Croatia
27–29 September 2024, Athens, Greece
26–29 September 2024, Aix-en-Provence, France
27–29 September 2024, Kranj, Slovenia
27–29 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary
The draw took place on the 30 September 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.[9] 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:
Seven countries are being represented, with Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Strasbourg Endo Plus Service Honvéd NC Vouliagmeni GS Apollon Smyrnis Panionios GSS Panathinaikos ASC Duisburg Recco Waterpolo |