| LEN Women's Challenger Cup | |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Sport: | Water polo |
| Start Date: | |
| End Date: | 23 February 2025 |
| Teams: | Total: 17 (from 11 countries) |
| Website: | Official website |
| Previous: | 2023–24 |
| Next: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 LEN Women's Challenger Cup is the 2nd edition of the water polo competition organised by European Aquatics. It acted as the third tier, below the LEN Women's Champions League and the LEN Women's Euro Cup.
Izmir BSB Spor are the defending champions.
17 teams are separated into four groups of four or five. Each group is held at one club. The top 2 from each group advance to Qualification round II. The last eight teams are then drawn into two groups of four, with the top two from both groups advancing to the final four to decide the champion.[1]
Only teams below the top 6 can enter the competition.
| Rank[2] | Association | Points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 124,200 | align=center rowspan=7 | 0 |
| 2 | Greece | 105,102.5 | ||
| 3 |  Hungary | 89,452.5 | ||
| 4 |  Italy | 76,760 | ||
| 5 |  France | 35,147.5 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands | 13,785 | ||
| 7 |  Russia | 9,217.5 | ||
| 8 | Germany | 8,290 | 2 | |
| 9 | Portugal | 6,010 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Malta | 4,090 | 2 | |
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Croatia | 2,930 | 2 |
| 12 |  Serbia | 2,860 | |
| 13 |  Turkey | 2,560 | 3 |
| 14 |  Slovakia | 1,715 | 0 |
| 15 |  Great Britain | 1,330 | 2 |
| 16 |  Israel | 1,250 | 1 |
| 17 |  Sweden | 1,060 | 0 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 770 | |
| 19 |  Czech Republic | 770 | 1 |
| N/A |  Romania | 0 |
Only countries below the top 6 in the LEN women's club rankings can enter teams into this competition.[3]
| Jadran Split | AJF Strakonice | SSV Esslingen | ||
| SV Blau-Weiss Bochum | Otter Swimming Club | City Of Manchester WPC | Hapoel Emek Hayarden | |
| Sirens ASC | Sliema ASC | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | CSM Unirea Alba Iulia | |
| VK Vojvodina | ZVK Crvena Zvezda | Izmir BSB Spor | ||
| Dalton Koleji SK |
| Phase | Round date |
|---|---|
| Qualification round I | 7–10 November 2024 |
| Qualification round II | 7–8 December 2024 |
| Final four | 22–23 February 2025 |
In the qualification round I, teams play in a round robin format. The top 2 in each group advance.
The draw was on 16 September 2024.[4] H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The seeding was decided by as follows:
| width=25% | Pot 1 | width=25% | Pot 2 | width=25% | Pot 3 | width=25% | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirens ASC (H) Izmir BSB Spor ZVK Crvena Zvezda ŽAVK Mladost | Sport Lisboa e Benfica Jadran Split VK Vojvodina (H) AJF Strakonice (H) | City Of Manchester WPC Otter Swimming Club SSV Esslingen SV Blau-Weiss Bochum | Sliema ASC Galatasaray Zena Dalton Koleji SK Hapoel Emek Hayarden CSM Unirea Alba Iulia (H) |
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Held in Strakonice, Czech Republic
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Held in Alba Iulia, Romania
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In the qualification round II, teams play in a round robin format. The top 2 in each group advance to the final four.
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. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the final four.
| width=50% | Pot 1 | width=50% | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izmir BSB Spor Jadran Split ŽAVK Mladost Sport Lisboa e Benfica | VK Vojvodina (H) SV Blau-Weiss Bochum Otter Swimming Club Galatasaray Zena (H) |
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