2015–16 LEN Euro Cup#Quarter-finals
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2015−16 LEN Euro Cup
| league = LEN Euro Cup
| sport = Water Polo
| logo =
| pixels = 180px
| caption =
| duration = 30 September 2015 to 30 April 2016
| no_of_teams = 17
| no_of_games =
| attendance =
| TV =
| season =
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link =
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs =
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| finals =
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = {{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia (4th title)
| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan
| finals_MVP =
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = LEN Euro Cup
| seasonslistnames = Euro Cup
| prevseason_link = 2014–15 LEN Euro Cup
| prevseason_year = 2014–15
| nextseason_link = 2016–17 LEN Euro Cup
| nextseason_year = 2016−17
}}
The 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup was the second tier of European competition in water polo. It ran from 30 September 2015 to 30 April 2016.
Overview
=Team allocation=
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="4"|Qualification round I |
|---|
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mornar |{{flagicon|FRA}} SNS Strasbourg |{{flagicon|FRA}} Olympic Nice |
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros
|{{flagicon|HUN}} Szeged |{{flagicon|ITA}} Acquachiara |{{flagicon|ITA}} Canottieri Napoli |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kinef Kirishi |{{flagicon|GER}} SSV Esslingen |{{flagicon|MNE}} Primorac Kotor |
| {{flagicon|NED}} GZC Donk |
| colspan="4"|Quarter-finals |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Waspo Hannover {{small|(CL Q3)}}
|{{flagicon|ROM}} Digi Oradea {{small|(CL Q3)}} |{{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille {{small|(CL Q3)}} |{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia {{small|(CL Q3)}} |
=Round and draw dates=
The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web|url=http://www.len.eu/siteresources/Season%20Dates%202015-2016.pdf|title=LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2015/2016|publisher=LEN}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| Phase
!Round !First leg !Second leg |
|---|
| rowspan=2|Qualifying
|Qualification round I |colspan=2|30 September–4 October 2015 |
| Qualification round II
|colspan=2|16−18 October 2015 |
| rowspan=3|Knockout stage
|Quarter-finals |11 November 2015 |16 December 2015 |
| Semi-finals
|3 February 2016 |10 February 2016 |
| Final
|16 April 2016 |30 April 2016 |
Qualifying rounds
=Qualification round I=
Thirteen teams took part in the first qualifying round. They were drawn into one group of six and one group of seven teams, who played on 30 September−4 October 2015. The top four teams of each group advanced to the next round.{{cite web|url=http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx|title=LEN Euro Cup − Draw, Qualification round I|publisher=LEN|access-date=2015-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060307/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|Top four advance to next round |
==Group A==
Tournament played in Budapest, Hungary.
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|team4=JAD|name_JAD={{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split
|team5=STRA|name_STRA={{flagicon|FRA}} SNS Strasbourg
|team6=ESS|name_ESS={{flagicon|GER}} SSV Esslingen
|team7=PRI|name_PRI={{flagicon|MNE}} Primorac Kotor
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|win_ACH=4|draw_ACH=1|loss_ACH=1|gf_ACH=65|ga_ACH=44
|win_JAD=3|draw_JAD=0|loss_JAD=3|gf_JAD=58|ga_JAD=60
|win_STRA=2|draw_STRA=0|loss_STRA=4|gf_STRA=67|ga_STRA=66
|win_ESS=1|draw_ESS=0|loss_ESS=5|gf_ESS=56|ga_ESS=98
|win_PRI=0|draw_PRI=0|loss_PRI=6|gf_PRI=38|ga_PRI=82
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|match_FTC_PRI=17–4
|match_SZE_FTC=10–11
|match_SZE_ACH=10–5
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|match_SZE_STRA=13–10
|match_SZE_ESS=23–11
|match_SZE_PRI=14–3
|match_ACH_FTC=9–9
|match_ACH_SZE=5–10
|match_ACH_JAD=11–4
|match_ACH_STRA=10–8
|match_ACH_ESS=15–7
|match_ACH_PRI=15–6
|match_JAD_FTC=8–11
|match_JAD_SZE=9–14
|match_JAD_ACH=4–11
|match_JAD_STRA=13–9
|match_JAD_ESS=15–9
|match_JAD_PRI=9–6
|match_STRA_FTC=12–14
|match_STRA_SZE=10–13
|match_STRA_ACH=8–10
|match_STRA_JAD=9–13
|match_STRA_ESS=14–6
|match_STRA_PRI=14–10
|match_ESS_FTC=10–22
|match_ESS_SZE=11–23
|match_ESS_ACH=7–15
|match_ESS_JAD=9–15
|match_ESS_STRA=6–14
|match_ESS_PRI=13–9
|match_PRI_FTC=4–17
|match_PRI_SZE=3–14
|match_PRI_ACH=6–15
|match_PRI_JAD=6–9
|match_PRI_STRA=10–14
|match_PRI_ESS=9–13
|update=complete|source=
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==Group B==
Tournament played in Split, Croatia.
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|team2=SIN|name_SIN={{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan
|team3=CCN|name_CCN={{flagicon|ITA}} Canottieri Napoli
|team4=KIN|name_KIN={{flagicon|RUS}} Kinef Kirishi
|team5=OLN|name_OLN={{flagicon|FRA}} Olympic Nice
|team6=GZC|name_GZC={{flagicon|NED}} GZC Donk
|win_MOR=4|draw_MOR=0|loss_MOR=1|gf_MOR=68|ga_MOR=49
|win_SIN=4|draw_SIN=0|loss_SIN=1|gf_SIN=60|ga_SIN=35
|win_CCN=3|draw_CCN=0|loss_CCN=2|gf_CCN=55|ga_CCN=49
|win_KIN=3|draw_KIN=0|loss_KIN=2|gf_KIN=62|ga_KIN=47
|win_OLN=1|draw_OLN=0|loss_OLN=4|gf_OLN=38|ga_OLN=52
|win_GZC=0|draw_GZC=0|loss_GZC=5|gf_GZC=33|ga_GZC=84
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|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|show_matches=y
|short_style=noflag
|match_MOR_SIN=11–9
|match_MOR_CCN=15–8
|match_MOR_KIN=10–15
|match_MOR_OLN=10–7
|match_MOR_GZC=22–10
|match_SIN_MOR=9–11
|match_SIN_CCN=13–9
|match_SIN_KIN=10–9
|match_SIN_OLN=10–5
|match_SIN_GZC=18–1
|match_CCN_MOR=8–15
|match_CCN_SIN=9–13
|match_CCN_KIN=10–8
|match_CCN_OLN=12–5
|match_CCN_GZC=16–8
|match_KIN_MOR=15–10
|match_KIN_SIN=9–10
|match_KIN_CCN=8–10
|match_KIN_OLN=14–9
|match_KIN_GZC=16–8
|match_OLN_MOR=7–10
|match_OLN_SIN=5–10
|match_OLN_CCN=5–12
|match_OLN_KIN=9–14
|match_OLN_GZC=12–6
|match_GZC_MOR=10–22
|match_GZC_SIN=1–18
|match_GZC_CCN=8–16
|match_GZC_KIN=8–16
|match_GZC_OLN=6–12
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=Qualification round II=
Eight teams took part in the second qualifying round. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, which played on 16−18 October 2015. The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals.{{cite web|url=http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx|title=LEN Euro Cup − Draw, Qualification round II|publisher=LEN|access-date=2015-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060307/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}
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| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|Top two advance to next round |
==Group C==
Tournament was played in Naples, Italy.
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|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=KIN|name_KIN={{flagicon|RUS}} Kinef Kirishi
|team2=SIN|name_SIN={{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan
|team3=FTC|name_FTC={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros
|team4=ACH|name_ACH={{flagicon|ITA}} Acquachiara
|win_KIN=1|draw_KIN=2|loss_KIN=0|gf_KIN=27|ga_KIN=25
|win_SIN=1|draw_SIN=1|loss_SIN=1|gf_SIN=29|ga_SIN=23
|win_FTC=1|draw_FTC=1|loss_FTC=1|gf_FTC=21|ga_FTC=22
|win_ACH=0|draw_ACH=0|loss_ACH=3|gf_ACH=22|ga_ACH=29
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|show_matches=y
|short_style=noflag
|match_KIN_SIN=9–9
|match_KIN_FTC=8–8
|match_KIN_ACH=10–8
|match_SIN_KIN=9–9
|match_SIN_FTC=8–6
|match_SIN_ACH=12–8
|match_FTC_KIN=8–8
|match_FTC_SIN=6–8
|match_FTC_ACH=7–6
|match_ACH_KIN=8–10
|match_ACH_SIN=8–12
|match_ACH_FTC=6–7
|update=complete|source=
}}
==Group D==
Tournament was played in Split, Croatia.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=MOR|name_MOR={{flagicon|CRO}} Mornar
|team2=SZE|name_SZE={{flagicon|HUN}} Szeged
|team3=CCN|name_CCN={{flagicon|ITA}} Canottieri Napoli
|team4=JAD|name_JAD={{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split
|win_MOR=2|draw_MOR=1|loss_MOR=0|gf_MOR=30|ga_MOR=28
|win_SZE=2|draw_SZE=0|loss_SZE=1|gf_SZE=43|ga_SZE=33
|win_CCN=0|draw_CCN=2|loss_CCN=1|gf_CCN=27|ga_CCN=33
|win_JAD=0|draw_JAD=1|loss_JAD=2|gf_JAD=27|ga_JAD=33
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|show_matches=y
|short_style=noflag
|match_MOR_SZE=12–11
|match_MOR_CCN=7–7
|match_MOR_JAD=11–10
|match_SZE_MOR=11–12
|match_SZE_CCN=18–12
|match_SZE_JAD=14–9
|match_CCN_MOR=7–7
|match_CCN_SZE=12–18
|match_CCN_JAD=8–8
|match_JAD_MOR=10–11
|match_JAD_SZE=9–14
|match_JAD_CCN=8–8
|update=complete|source=
}}
Knockout stage
=Bracket=
{{8TeamBracket|seeds=n|legs=2|aggregate=score
| RD1= Quarter-finals
| RD2= Semi-finals
| RD3= Final
|nowrap = yes
|team-width = 175
|leg-width =
|aggregate-width =
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CRO}} Mornar| RD1-score1-1= 14 | RD1-score1-2= 9 | RD1-score1-agg=23
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} CSM Digi Oradea| RD1-score2-1= 9 | RD1-score2-2= 13 | RD1-score2-agg=22
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille| RD1-score3-1= 8 | RD1-score3-2= 10 | RD1-score3-agg=18
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan| RD1-score4-1= 9 | RD1-score4-2= 11 | RD1-score4-agg=20
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|RUS}} Kinef Kirishi| RD1-score5-1= 5 | RD1-score5-2= 6 | RD1-score5-agg=11
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia| RD1-score6-1= 11 | RD1-score6-2= 15 | RD1-score6-agg=26
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|HUN}} Szeged| RD1-score7-1= 9 | RD1-score7-2= 8 | RD1-score7-agg=17
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|GER}} Waspo Hannover| RD1-score8-1= 3 | RD1-score8-2= 13 | RD1-score8-agg=16
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CRO}} Mornar| RD2-score1-1= 9 | RD2-score1-2= 7 | RD2-score1-agg=16
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan| RD2-score2-1= 7 | RD2-score2-2= 12 | RD2-score2-agg=19
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia| RD2-score3-1= 9 | RD2-score3-2= 15 | RD2-score3-agg=24
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|HUN}} Szeged| RD2-score4-1= 8 | RD2-score4-2= 10 | RD2-score4-agg=18
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan| RD3-score1-1= 4 | RD3-score1-2= 6 | RD3-score1-agg=10
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia| RD3-score2-1= 11 | RD3-score2-2= 12 | RD3-score2-agg=23
}}
=Quarter-finals=
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| Key to colours |
|---|
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|Seeded in quarter finals draw |
| bgcolor=#ccccff
|Unseeded in quarter finals draw |
| class="wikitable" |
| width=175|CL losers of QR3
!width=175|EC first two of QR2 |
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| bgcolor=#ccffcc|{{flagicon|GER}} Waspo Hannover
|bgcolor=#ccccff|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc|{{flagicon|ROM}} Digi Oradea
|bgcolor=#ccccff|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mornar |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc|{{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille
|bgcolor=#ccccff|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kinef Kirishi |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc|{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia
|bgcolor=#ccccff|{{flagicon|HUN}} Szeged |
These teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follow:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
The first legs were played on 11 November, and the second legs were played on 16 December 2015.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Kinef Kirishi|RUS|11–26|AN Brescia|ITA|5–11|6–15|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Mornar|CRO|23–22|Digi Oradea|ROU|14–9|9–13|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|CN Marseille|FRA|18–20|Sintez Kazan|RUS|8–9|10–11|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Szeged|HUN|17–16|Waspo Hannover|GER|9–3|8–13|winner=1}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
The first legs were played on 3 February, and the second legs were played on 10 February 2016.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|AN Brescia|ITA|24–18|Szeged|HUN|9–8|15–10|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Mornar|CRO|16–19|Sintez Kazan|RUS|9–7|7–12|winner=2}}
|}
=Final=
The first leg were played on 16 April, and the second leg were played on 30 April 2016.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sintez Kazan|RUS|10–23|AN Brescia|ITA|4–11|6–12|winner=2}}
|}
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| 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup Champions |
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| align=center| {{flagicon|ITA|size=100px}} AN Brescia 4th Cup |
{{2015–16 LEN Euro Cup champions roster}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{LEN Euro Cup}}
{{2015–16 in European water polo (LEN)}}
{{2015–16 European club competitions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 LEN Euro Cup}}