LEN Euro Cup explained

LEN Euro Cup
Current Season:	2023–24 LEN Euro Cup
Formerly:	LEN Trophy
Sport:	Water polo
Founded:	1992
Levels:	2nd Tier (Europe)
Continent:	Europe
Country:	LEN members
Champion:	Jug Dubrovnik (2nd title)
Most Champs:	Brescia (4 titles)
Website:	len.eu
President:	Patrice Coste

The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992.

History

See also: LEN Cup Winners' Cup.

Names of the competition

• 1992–2011: LEN Trophy
• 2011–present: LEN Euro Cup

Title holders

• 1992–93: Újpest
• 1993–94: Racing Roma
• 1994–95: Barcelona
• 1995–96: Pescara
• 1996–97: Újpest
• 1997–98: Partizan
• 1998–99: Újpest
• 1999–00: Jug
• 2000–01: Mladost
• 2001–02: Leonessa
• 2002–03: Leonessa
• 2003–04: Barcelona
• 2004–05: Savona
• 2005–06: Leonessa
• 2006–07: Sintez Kazan
• 2007–08: Shturm Chekhov
• 2008–09: Szeged
• 2009–10: Cattaro
• 2010–11: Savona
• 2011–12: Savona
• 2012–13: Radnički Kragujevac
• 2013–14: Spartak Volgograd
• 2014–15: Posillipo
• 2015–16: Brescia
• 2016–17: Ferencváros
• 2017–18: Ferencváros
• 2018–19: Marseille
• 2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21: Szolnok
• 2021–22: Sabadell
• 2022–23: Vasas
• 2023–24: Jug Dubrovnik

Winners

LEN Trophy

Year		Final				Semi-final losers
		width=15%	Champion	width=10%		Score	width=15%	Second place	width=15%		width=15%
1992–93		Újpest	28–20 (12-7 / 16-13)	Pro Recco		N / A
1993–94		Racing Roma	23–21 (15-14 / 8-7)	Volturno
1994–95		Barcelona	18–15 (10-8 / 9-7)	Ferencváros
1995–96		Pescara	28–20 (10-9 / 18-11)	Szeged
1996–97		Újpest	22–19 (10-8 / 12-11 aet)	Ferencváros		Jug Dubrovnik	Savona
1997–98		Partizan	11–9 (8-8 / 3-1)	Jadran Split		Vasas	Florentia
1998–99		Újpest	21–17 (12-7 / 9-10)	Patras		Jug Dubrovnik	Real Canoe
1999–00		Jug Dubrovnik	18–15 (8-7 / 10-6)	Pescara		Atlètic-Barceloneta	Vasas
2000–01		Mladost	16–14 (7-8 / 9-6)	Leonessa		Vasas	Vouliagmeni
2001–02		Leonessa	15–13 (7-8 / 8-5)	Pro Recco		BVSC	Partizan
2002–03		Leonessa	N / A	Florentia		Ethnikos Piraeus	Savona
2003–04		Barcelona	21–16 (11-11 / 11-5)	Vouliagmeni		Jadran Split	Niš
2004–05		Savona	13–11 (6-7 / 7-4)	Partizan		Panionios	Primorac Kotor
2005–06		Leonessa	17–15 (11-8 / 6-7)	Sintez Kazan		Dynamo Moscow	Ferencváros
2006–07		Sintez Kazan	21–20 (12-10 / 9-10)	Šibenik		Budva	Bissolati Cremona
2007–08		Shturm Chekhov	20–15 (8-8 / 12-7)	Eger		Budva	Terrassa
2008–09		Szeged	23–21 (6-8 / 17-13 pen)	Panionios		Barcelona	Sintez Kazan
2009–10		Cattaro	15–14 (7-9 / 8-5 aet)	Savona		Leonessa	Spandau 04
2010–11		Savona	20–12 (9-9 / 11-3)	Panionios		Bp. Honvéd	Marseille

LEN Euro Cup

Year		Final				Semi-final losers
		width=15%	Champion	width=10%		Score	width=15%	Second place	width=15%		width=15%
2011–12		Savona	20–17 (14-9 / 6-8)	Sabadell		Posillipo	Szolnok
2012–13		Radnički Kragujevac	15–10 (8-4 / 7-6)	Florentia		Savona	Debrecen
2013–14		Spartak Volgograd	16–14 (11-5 / 5-9)	Mladost		Acquachiara	Posillipo
2014–15		Posillipo	17–16 (6-6 / 11-10)	Acquachiara		Steaua București	Mornar
2015–16		Brescia	23–10 (11-4 / 12-6)	Sintez Kazan		Szeged	Mornar
2016–17		Ferencváros	19–13 (12-6 / 7-7)	CSM Oradea		Jadran Herceg Novi	SM Verona
2017–18		Ferencváros	17–13 (9-8 / 8-5)	SM Verona		Marseille	Miskolc
2018–19		Marseille	16–15 (9-8 / 7-7)	Jadran Herceg Novi		OSC Budapest	Ortigia
2019–20		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21		Szolnok	25–22 (14-11 / 11-11 pen.)	OSC Budapest		Vouliagmeni	Crvena zvezda
2021–22		Sabadell	18–14 (7–9 / 11–5)	Telimar Palermo		Barcelona	Ortigia
2022–23		Vasas	23–15 (8–8 / 15–7)	Savona		Trieste	Panionios
2023–24		Jug Dubrovnik	12–6	Primorje		Sabadell	Spandau 04 Berlin

Titles by club

width=3%	Rank	width=15%	Club	width=9%	Titles	width=9%	Runner-up	width=64%	Champion years
align=center	1.	Brescia	align=center	4	align=center	1	2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2015–16
align=center	2.	Savona	align=center	3	align=center	2	2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12
align=center	3.	Újpest	align=center	3	align=center		1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99
align=center	4.	Ferencváros	align=center	2	align=center	2	2016–17, 2017–18
align=center	5.	Barcelona	align=center	2	align=center		1994–95, 2003–04
align=center	–	Jug	align=center	2	align=center		1999–00, 2023–24
align=center	7.	Sintez Kazan	align=center	1	align=center	2	2006–07
align=center	8.	Pescara	align=center	1	align=center	1	1995–96
align=center	–	Partizan	align=center	1	align=center	1	1997–98
align=center	–	Mladost	align=center	1	align=center	1	2000–01
align=center	–	Szeged	align=center	1	align=center	1	2008–09
align=center	–	Sabadell	align=center	1	align=center	1	2021–22
align=center	13.	Racing Roma	align=center	1	align=center		1993–94
align=center	–	Shturm Chekhov	align=center	1	align=center		2007–08
align=center	–	Cattaro	align=center	1	align=center		2009–10
align=center	–	Radnički Kragujevac	align=center	1	align=center		2012–13
align=center	–	Spartak Volgograd	align=center	1	align=center		2013–14
align=center	–	Posillipo	align=center	1	align=center		2014–15
align=center	–	Marseille	align=center	1	align=center		2018–19
align=center	–	Szolnok	align=center	1	align=center		2020–21
align=center	–	Vasas	align=center	1	align=center		2022–23
align=center	22.	Pro Recco	align=center		align=center	2
align=center	–	Florentia	align=center		align=center	2
align=center	–	Panionios	align=center		align=center	2
align=center	25.	Volturno	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Jadran Split	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	NO Patras	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Vouliagmeni	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Šibenik	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Eger	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Acquachiara	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Oradea	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Sport Management	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Jadran Herceg Novi	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	OSC Budapest	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Telimar Palermo	align=center		align=center	1
align=center	–	Primorje	align=center		align=center	1

Titles by nation

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Country	width=10%	Titles	width=10%	Runners-up
align=center	1.	Italy	align=center	10	align=center	12
align=center	2.	Hungary	align=center	8	align=center	5
align=center	3.	Croatia	align=center	3	align=center	4
align=center	4.	Russia	align=center	3	align=center	2
align=center	5.	Spain	align=center	3	align=center	1
align=center	6.	Serbia & Montenegro	align=center	1	align=center	1
align=center		Montenegro	align=center	1	align=center	1
align=center	8.	Serbia	align=center	1	align=center
align=center		France	align=center	1	align=center
align=center	10.	Greece	align=center		align=center	4

See also

• LEN Champions League
• LEN Challenger Cup
• LEN Super Cup
• LEN Women's Champions League
• LEN Women's Euro Cup
• Women's LEN Super Cup
• LEN Women's Challenger Cup

External links

• Official website
• Water Polo European Cups Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: COVID-19 – HOLDING AND RESCHEDULING OF UPCOMING LEN COMPETITIONS & EVENTS. 23 March 2020. len.eu. 19 April 2021. 7 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207172756/http://www.len.eu/?p=16675. dead.