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The 2023–24 LEN Women's Champions League is the 36th edition of the water polo competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). This is the first season under the new changes made by LEN.[1] The defending champions are Astralpool Sabadell.
2023–24 LEN Women's Champions League | |
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League | LEN Women's Champions League |
Sport | Water polo |
Duration | 21 September 2023 – 21 April 2024 |
Number of games | 92 |
Number of teams | 24 (from 7 countries) |
Finals champions | Astralpool Sabadell (7th title) |
Runners-up | Olympiacos Piraeus |
The Spanish side successfully defended their title with a win against Olympiacos Piraeus in the final.[2][3]
This season, the format has undergone some changes. After one qualification round (instead of two), sixteen teams will qualify for the main round. For the first time ever, the groups in the main round are held in a home and away format. After the main round, the four groups winners will compete in the final four to decide the winners of the LEN Women's Champions League.[4]
Starting this season, LEN also started a club rankings. Countries inside the top 6 of the new LEN women's club rankings are eligible to enter 5 clubs into the Champions League.[4][5] While countries outside the top 6 can enter their league champion into either the Champions League or Challenger Cup.
Alongside the new changes, LEN increased the amount of clubs a country can enter, from 4 to 5. German representative, Spandau 04, was the only club outside the top 6 who decided to enter, starting in the qualifiers. While on the other hand, despite being in the top 6, Russia was banned and Netherlands took the sixth-place spot. All other clubs and countries below the top six entered the 2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup.
Olympiacos Piraeus (1st) | ZF Eger (1st) | Ekipe Orizzonte (1st) | Astralpool Sabadell CL (1st) |
Lille UC (1st) | Mulhouse WP (2nd) | Grand Nancy AC (3rd) | Spandau 04 (1st) |
NO Vouliagmeni (2hd) | Ethnikos Piraeus (3rd) | ANC Glyfada (4th) | Alimos NAC Betsson (5th) |
Dunaújváros (2nd) | FTC Telekom (3rd) | UVSE Budapest (4th) | BVSC-Zugló (5th) |
SIS Roma (2nd) | Antenore Plebiscito Padova (3rd) | Pallanuoto Trieste (4th) | ZV De Zaan (1st) |
Assolim CN Mataró (2nd) | CN Sant Andreu (3rd) | CE Mediterrani (4th) | CN Terrassa (5th) |
The draw was on 10 August 2023.[8] The seeding was decided by the new LEN club rankings.[9] H indicates which club is hosting the groups.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Dunaújváros |
ZV De Zaan |
In the qualification round, teams play in a round robin format. The top 3 in every group makes the main round, while the fourth and fifth placed teams in the groups drop down to the 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup group stage.[10][11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UVSE | ALI | FTC | GLY | SPA | |
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1 | UVSE Budapest (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 12 | Main round | — | 12–7 | 11–9 | 21–11 | 15–7 | |
2 | Alimos NAC Betsson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
3 | FTC Telekom | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 6 | — | 13–14 | — | 17–8 | 16–7 | ||
4 | ANC Glyfada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 3 | Euro Cup | — | 9–19 | — | — | 9–6 | |
5 | Spandau 04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 0 | — | 9–11 | — | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUL | ETH | MED | TRI | PAD | |
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1 | Mulhouse WP (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 12 | Main round | — | 13–10 | 14–12 | 10–9 | 11–6 | |
2 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 8 | — | — | 17–15[lower-alpha 1] | 12–9 | 9–7 | ||
3 | CE Mediterrani | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 5 | — | — | — | 17–10 | 15–17[lower-alpha 2] | ||
4 | Pallanuoto Trieste | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 3 | Euro Cup | — | — | — | — | — | |
5 | Antenore Plebiscito Padova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 2 | — | — | — | 12–14 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAT | VOU | TER | BVSC | ZAAN | |
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1 | Assolim CN Mataró (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 12 | Main round | — | 15–9 | 20–7 | 18–9 | 15–11 | |
2 | NO Vouliagmeni | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 9 | — | — | 11–6 | 12–8 | 14–8 | ||
3 | CN Terrassa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16–15 | ||
4 | BVSC-Zugló | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 2 | Euro Cup | — | — | 11–13 | — | 16–14[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | ZV De Zaan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | ROM | DUN | LIL | NAN | |
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1 | CN Sant Andreu | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 12 | Main round | — | — | — | — | 22–3 | |
2 | SIS Roma (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 9 | 9–15 | — | 9–8 | 9–8 | 21–5 | ||
3 | Dunaújváros | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 5 | 9–11 | — | — | — | 24–6 | ||
4 | Lille UC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 4 | Euro Cup | 11–14 | — | 10–13[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | |
5 | Grand Nancy AC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 88 | −65 | 0 | — | — | — | 9–21 | — |
The draw took place on 26 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.[12] The four group winners advance to the final four.
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:
This is the first time that this round is being held in a home and away format. Five countries are being represented, with Spain boasting the most clubs with five.
Seeding
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Astralpool Sabadell |
Alimos NAC Betsson |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | TER | ORI | ROM | |
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1 | CN Sant Andreu | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 17 | Final four | — | 15–9 | 13–9 | 10–9 | |
2 | CN Terrassa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 9 | 6–11 | — | 10–8 | 13–10 | ||
3 | Ekipe Orizzonte | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 6 | 10–11 | 15–9 | — | 16–11 | ||
4 | SIS Roma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 4 | 14–15[lower-alpha 1] | 8–12 | 11–10 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB | ALI | MUL | DUN | |
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1 | Astralpool Sabadell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 55 | +36 | 18 | Final four | — | 14–7 | 18–10 | 18–12 | |
2 | Alimos NAC Betsson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 9 | 8–13 | — | 12–15 | 14–10 | ||
3 | Mulhouse WP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 94 | −17 | 5 | 10–19 | 13–16 | — | 18–16[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | Dunaújváros | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 82 | −12 | 4 | 8–9 | 11–12 | 13–11 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAT | ETH | FTC | EGER | |
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1 | Assolim CN Mataró | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 36 | +57 | 18 | Final four | — | 18–8 | 13–5 | 18–6 | |
2 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 83 | −16 | 7 | 4–13 | — | 15–13 | 14–11 | ||
3 | FTC Telekom | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 6 | 8–13 | 12–11 | — | 18–7 | ||
4 | ZF Eger | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 5 | 5–18 | 16–15[lower-alpha 1] | 9–8 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | VOU | UVSE | MED | |
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1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 18 | Final four | — | 12–7 | 15–8 | 21–7 | |
2 | NO Vouliagmeni | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 9–14 | — | 13–11 | 14–9 | ||
3 | UVSE Budapest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 6–7 | 9–8 | — | 10–7 | ||
4 | CE Mediterrani | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 0 | 10–15 | 10–11 | 12–18 | — |
The Final four was held between 20 and 21 April 2024.[13] The draw was held in Barcelona on 26 March 2024.[14][15] On 12 April, the Nova Escullera pool in Barcelona was announced as the host.[16][17][18]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
20 April | ||||||
CN Sant Andreu | 9 | |||||
21 April | ||||||
Astralpool Sabadell | 14 | |||||
Astralpool Sabadell | 16 | |||||
20 April | ||||||
Olympiacos Piraeus | 10 | |||||
Olympiacos Piraeus | 16 | |||||
Assolim CN Mataró | 12 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 April | ||||||
CN Sant Andreu | 8 | |||||
Assolim CN Mataró | 7 |
20 April 2024 12:00 |
Report | CN Sant Andreu | 9–14 | Astralpool Sabadell | Nova Escullera pool, Barcelona Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–6, 3–2, 1–4 | |||||
Pérez, Ruiz 3 | Goals | González 5 |
20 April 2024 14:00 |
Report | Olympiacos Piraeus | 16–12 | Assolim CN Mataró | Nova Escullera pool, Barcelona Referees: Nora Debreceni (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 6–2, 5–4 | |||||
Elefteriadou 7 | Goals | Van de Kraats 3 |
21 April 2024 12:00 |
Report | CN Sant Andreu | 8–7 | Assolim CN Mataró | Nova Escullera pool, Barcelona Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–1, 1–2, 2–2 | |||||
Ruiz 3 | Goals | Kestzthelyi 3 |
21 April 2024 14:00 |
Report | Astralpool Sabadell | 16–10 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Nova Escullera pool, Barcelona Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–3, 6–3, 3–3 | |||||
Giustini 5 | Goals | Plevritou 3 |
2023–24 LEN Women's Champions League Champions |
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Astralpool Sabadell Seventh title |
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