2017–18 LEN Euro Cup

{{primary sources|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2017−18 LEN Euro Cup

| league = LEN Euro Cup

| sport = Water Polo

| logo =

| pixels = 180px

| caption =

| duration = 27 September 2017 to 18 April 2018

| no_of_teams = 17

| no_of_games =

| attendance =

| TV =

| season =

| season_champs =

| MVP =

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer =

| top_scorer_link =

| playoffs =

| playoffs_link =

| finals =

| finals_link =

| finals_champ = {{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros (2nd title)

| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|ITA}} Banco BPM SM Busto

| finals_MVP =

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist = LEN Euro Cup

| seasonslistnames = Euro Cup

| prevseason_link = 2016–17 LEN Euro Cup

| prevseason_year = 2016–17

| nextseason_link = 2018–19 LEN Euro Cup

| nextseason_year = 2018−19

}}

The 2017–18 LEN Euro Cup was the second tier of European competition in water polo. It ran from 27 September 2017 to 18 April 2018.

Overview

=Team allocation=

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colspan="4"|Qualification round I
{{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split

|{{flagicon|GER}} WS Hannover

|{{flagicon|ITA}} SM Verona

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Shturm 2002

{{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencvárosi TC

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Primorac Kotor

|{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Mataró

{{flagicon|FRA}} Pays D’Aix Natation

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolci VLC

|{{flagicon|NED}} ZPC Amersfoort

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Hornets Košice

{{flagicon|GER}} OSC Potsdam

|colspan="3"|

colspan="4"|Quarter-finals
{{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille {{small|(CL Q3)}}

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak Volgograd {{small|(CL Q3)}}

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan {{small|(CL Q3)}}

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Crvena zvezda {{small|(CL Q3)}}

=Phases and rounds dates=

The schedule of the competition is as follows.{{cite web|url=http://www.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Season-Dates-2017-2018-FINAL-4.pdf|title=LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2017–2018|publisher=LEN.com}}

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Phase

!Round

!First leg

!Second leg

rowspan=2|Qualifying

|Qualification round I

|colspan=2|27 September–1 October 2017

Qualification round II

|colspan=2|13–15 October 2017

rowspan=3|Knockout stage

|Quarter-finals

|8 November 2017

|9 December 2017

Semi-finals

|24 January 2018

|28 February 2018

Final

|31 March 2018

|18 April 2018

Qualifying rounds

=Qualification round I=

==Group A==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_matches=true

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|update=complete

|team1=MIS |win_MIS=5 |draw_MIS=0 |loss_MIS=0 |gf_MIS=76 |ga_MIS=31 |status_MIS=H

|team2=PRI |win_PRI=3 |draw_PRI=1 |loss_PRI=1 |gf_PRI=53 |ga_PRI=48 |status_PRI=

|team3=SHT |win_SHT=3 |draw_SHT=1 |loss_SHT=1 |gf_SHT=53 |ga_SHT=52 |status_SHT=

|team4=MAT |win_MAT=2 |draw_MAT=0 |loss_MAT=3 |gf_MAT=53 |ga_MAT=53 |status_MAT=

|team5=KOS |win_KOS=1 |draw_KOS=0 |loss_KOS=4 |gf_KOS=49 |ga_KOS=60 |status_KOS=

|team6=WSH |win_WSH=0 |draw_WSH=0 |loss_WSH=5 |gf_WSH=29 |ga_WSH=69 |status_WSH=

|name_MIS={{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolci VLC

|name_PRI={{flagicon|MNE}} Primorac Kotor

|name_SHT={{flagicon|RUS}} Shturm 2002

|name_MAT={{flagicon|ESP}} CN Mataró

|name_KOS={{flagicon|SVK}} Hornets Košice

|name_WSH={{flagicon|GER}} WS Hannover

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=RII |result2=RII |result3=RII |result4=RII

|col_RII=green1 |text_RII=Round II

|match_WSH_KOS=9–13

|match_PRI_MAT=12–8

|match_MIS_SHT=16–6

|match_KOS_PRI=10–12

|match_SHT_WSH=11–5

|match_MAT_MIS=8–13

|match_MIS_WSH=18—4

|match_SHT_PRI=9—9

|match_KOS_MAT=10—11

|match_KOS_SHT=9—13

|match_PRI_MIS=6—14

|match_WSH_MAT=4—13

|match_MAT_SHT=13—14

|match_WSH_PRI=7—14

|match_MIS_KOS=15—7

}}

==Group B==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_matches=true

|source=[http://www.microplustiming.com/LENEuroCup/indexCL_web.php?rank=1&cal=1 LEN]

|update=complete

|team1=FTC |win_FTC=6 |draw_FTC=0 |loss_FTC=0 |gf_FTC=107|ga_FTC=37 |status_FTC=

|team2=VER |win_VER=4 |draw_VER=1 |loss_VER=1 |gf_VER=93 |ga_VER=41 |status_VER=H

|team3=JAD |win_JAD=4 |draw_JAD=1 |loss_JAD=1 |gf_JAD=77 |ga_JAD=43 |status_JAD=

|team4=PAY |win_PAY=3 |draw_PAY=0 |loss_PAY=3 |gf_PAY=70 |ga_PAY=61 |status_PAY=

|team5=MON |win_MON=2 |draw_MON=0 |loss_MON=4 |gf_MON=55 |ga_MON=91 |status_MON=

|team6=AME |win_AME=1 |draw_AME=0 |loss_AME=5 |gf_AME=40 |ga_AME=105|status_AME=

|team7=POT |win_POT=0 |draw_POT=0 |loss_POT=6 |gf_POT=38 |ga_POT=102|status_POT=

|name_FTC={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencvárosi TC

|name_VER={{flagicon|ITA}} SM Verona

|name_JAD={{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split

|name_PAY={{flagicon|FRA}} Pays D’Aix Natation

|name_MON={{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier

|name_AME={{flagicon|NED}} ZPC Amersfoort

|name_POT={{flagicon|GER}} OSC Potsdam

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=RII |result2=RII |result3=RII |result4=RII

|col_RII=green1 |text_RII=Round II

|match_MON_PAY=9–14

|match_POT_JAD=7–21

|match_AME_VER=4–24

|match_JAD_MON=16–6

|match_FTC_AME=25–4

|match_PAY_VER=4–13

|match_MON_FTC=7—23

|match_POT_PAY=5—19

|match_VER_JAD=11—11

|match_PAY_AME=18—7

|match_JAD_FTC=5—8

|match_VER_POT=17—6

|match_PAY_JAD=5—9

|match_AME_MON=9—15

|match_POT_FTC=2—22

|match_JAD_AME=15—6

|match_MON_POT=13—10

|match_FTC_VER=11—9

|match_POT_AME=8—10

|match_PAY_FTC=10—18

|match_VER_MON=19—5

}}

=Qualification round II=

==Group C==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_matches=true

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|update=complete

|team1=VER |win_VER=2 |draw_VER=1 |loss_VER=0 |gf_VER=41 |ga_VER=23 |status_VER=

|team2=MIS |win_MIS=1 |draw_MIS=2 |loss_MIS=0 |gf_MIS=35 |ga_MIS=33 |status_MIS=

|team3=PAY |win_PAY=1 |draw_PAY=1 |loss_PAY=1 |gf_PAY=31 |ga_PAY=37 |status_PAY=H

|team4=SHT |win_SHT=0 |draw_SHT=0 |loss_SHT=3 |gf_SHT=24 |ga_SHT=38 |status_SHT=

|name_VER={{flagicon|ITA}} SM Verona

|name_MIS={{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolci VLC

|name_PAY={{flagicon|FRA}} Pays D’Aix Natation

|name_SHT={{flagicon|RUS}} Shturm 2002

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=QF |result2=QF

|col_QF=green1 |text_QF=Quarter-finals

|match_MIS_VER=11–11

|match_PAY_SHT=11–10

|match_VER_SHT=16–5

|match_PAY_MIS=13–13

|match_SHT_MIS=9–11

|match_PAY_VER=7–14

}}

==Group D==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_matches=true

|source=[http://www.microplustiming.com/LENEuroCup/indexCL_web.php?rank=1&cal=1 LEN]

|update=complete

|team1=FTC |win_FTC=3 |draw_FTC=0 |loss_FTC=0 |gf_FTC=41 |ga_FTC=17 |status_FTC=H

|team2=JAD |win_JAD=1 |draw_JAD=1 |loss_JAD=1 |gf_JAD=28 |ga_JAD=34 |status_JAD=

|team3=MAT |win_MAT=1 |draw_MAT=1 |loss_MAT=1 |gf_MAT=21 |ga_MAT=27 |status_MAT=

|team4=PRI |win_PRI=0 |draw_PRI=0 |loss_PRI=3 |gf_PRI=27 |ga_PRI=39 |status_PRI=

|name_FTC={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencvárosi TC

|name_JAD={{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split

|name_MAT={{flagicon|ESP}} CN Mataró

|name_PRI={{flagicon|MNE}} Primorac Kotor

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=QF |result2=QF

|col_QF=green1 |text_QF=Quarter-finals

|match_JAD_MAT=8–8

|match_FTC_PRI=13–10

|match_MAT_PRI=9–8

|match_FTC_JAD=17–3

|match_FTC_MAT=11–4

|match_PRI_JAD=9–17

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{8TeamBracket|seeds=n|legs=2|aggregate=score

| RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD3= Final

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|team-width = 175

|leg-width =

|aggregate-width =

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Sintez Kazan| RD1-score1-1= 8 | RD1-score1-2= 9 | RD1-score1-agg=17

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros| RD1-score2-1= 16 | RD1-score2-2= 12 | RD1-score2-agg=28

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolc| RD1-score3-1= 12 | RD1-score3-2= 7 | RD1-score3-agg=19

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak Volgograd| RD1-score4-1= 8 | RD1-score4-2= 10 | RD1-score4-agg=18

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split| RD1-score5-1= 10 | RD1-score5-2= 5 | RD1-score5-agg=15

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille| RD1-score6-1= 11 | RD1-score6-2= 7 | RD1-score6-agg=18

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|SRB}} Crvena zvezda| RD1-score7-1= 5 | RD1-score7-2= 8 | RD1-score7-agg=13

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|ITA}} Banco BPM SM Busto| RD1-score8-1= 10 | RD1-score8-2= 15 | RD1-score8-agg=25

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros| RD2-score1-1= 13 | RD2-score1-2= 13 | RD2-score1-agg=26

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolc| RD2-score2-1= 9 | RD2-score2-2= 8 | RD2-score2-agg=17

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille| RD2-score3-1= 9 | RD2-score3-2= 10 | RD2-score3-agg=19

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ITA}} Banco BPM SM Busto| RD2-score4-1= 11 | RD2-score4-2= 11 | RD2-score4-agg=22

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|HUN}} Ferencváros| RD3-score1-1= 9 | RD3-score1-2= 8 | RD3-score1-agg=17

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Banco BPM SM Busto| RD3-score2-1= 8 | RD3-score2-2= 5 | RD3-score2-agg=13

}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sintez Kazan|RUS|17–28|Ferencváros|HUN|8–16|9–12}}

{{TwoLegResult|Jadran Split|CRO|15–18|CN Marseille|FRA|10–11|5–7}}

{{TwoLegResult|Crvena zvezda|SRB|13–25|Banco BPM SM Busto|ITA|5–10|8–15}}

{{TwoLegResult|Miskolc|HUN|19–18|Spartak Volgograd|RUS|12–8|7–10}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ferencváros|HUN|26–17|Miskolc|HUN|13–9|13–8}}

{{TwoLegResult|CN Marseille|FRA|19–22|Banco BPM SM Busto|ITA|9–11|10–11}}

|}

=Final=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ferencváros|HUN|17–13|Banco BPM SM Busto|ITA|9–8|8–5}}

|}


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2017–18 LEN Euro Cup
Champions
align=center| {{flagicon|HUN|size=100px}}
Ferencvárosi TC
2nd Cup

{{2017–18 LEN Euro Cup champions roster}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}