2022–23 LEN Champions League

{{Short description|Water polo sports season}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2022–23 LEN Champions League

| league = LEN Champions League

| sport = Water Polo

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| duration = 29 September 2022 – 3 June 2023

| no_of_teams =

| no_of_games =

| attendance =

| TV =

| season =

| season_champs =

| MVP = {{flagicon|HUN}} Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco)

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} Alvaro Granados 46 goals (Novi Beograd)

| top_scorer_link =

| playoffs =

| playoffs_link =

| finals = Final 8

| finals_link =

| finals_champ = {{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco (11th title)

| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd

| finals_MVP = {{flagicon|HUN}} Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco)

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist = LEN Champions League

| seasonslistnames = Champions League

| prevseason_link = 2021–22 LEN Champions League

| prevseason_year = 2021–22

| nextseason_link = 2023–24 LEN Champions League

| nextseason_year = 2023–24

}}

The 2022–23 LEN Champions League was the 60th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. The champions were Pro Recco of Italy, who defeated Novi Beograd of Serbia 14–11 in the Final in Belgrade.

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.{{cite web |url=https://championsleague.len.eu/roster1/ |title=Rosters 2022/23 - TEAM ROSTERS |work=LEN |access-date=29 August 2022}}

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|+Group stage

| width=220px |{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO Dubrovnik

| width=220px |{{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille

| width=220px |{{flagicon|GEO}} Dinamo Tbilisi

| width=220px |{{flagicon|GER}} Waspo'98 Hannover

{{flagicon|GER}} Spandau 04 Berlin

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos Piraeus

|{{flagicon|HUN}} FTC-Telekom Budapest

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco CL

{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Radnički Kragujevac

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Astrapool Sabadell

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|+Qualification round II

| width=220px |{{flagicon|CRO}} Jadran Split

| width=220px |{{flagicon|FRA}} CN Noisy-le-Sec

| width=220px |{{flagicon|GER}} ASC Duisburg

| width=220px |{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni

{{flagicon|HUN}} Genesys OSC-Budapest

|{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Šabac

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

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|+Qualification round I

| width=220px |{{flagicon|BIH}} Invictum Sarajevo

| width=220px |{{flagicon|BIH}} Banja Luka

| width=220px |{{flagicon|CRO}} HAVK Mladost Zagreb

| width=220px |{{flagicon|DEN}} KVIK Kastrup

{{flagicon|FRA}} EN Tourcoing

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Panionios GSS

|{{flagicon|HUN}} A-Híd VasasPlaket

|{{flagicon|ISR}} ASA Tel Aviv

{{flagicon|ITA}} RN Savona

|{{flagicon|LTU}} EVK Žaibas

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Jadran Herceg Novi

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Primorac Kotor

{{flagicon|NED}} ZPC Het Ravijn

|{{flagicon|POR}} Vitória Sport Clube

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Steaua Bucharest

|{{flagicon|ROU}} CSM Oradea

{{flagicon|SVK}} KVP Nováky

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Enka Istanbul

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.{{cite web|url=https://wwpra.org/2022/08/31/len-club-competition-programme-season-2022-2023/|title=MEN LEN CLUB COMPETITION PROGRAMME SEASON 2022 – 2023|publisher=wwpra.org}}

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Phase

!Round

!1st leg

!2nd leg

rowspan=3|Qualifying rounds

|Qualification round I

|colspan=2|29 September–2 October 2022

Qualification round II

|colspan=2|14–16 October 2022

Qualification round III

|29 October 2022

|5 November 2022

rowspan=14|Preliminary round

|Round 1

|colspan=2|15/16 November 2022

Round 2

|colspan=2|29/30 November 2022

Round 3

|colspan=2|13/14 December 2022

Round 4

|colspan=2|20/21 December 2022

Round 5

|colspan=2|10/11 January 2023

Round 6

|colspan=2|24/25 January 2023

Round 7

|colspan=2|7/8 February 2023

Round 8

|colspan=2|17/18 February 2023

Round 9

|colspan=2|28 February/1 March 2023

Round 10

|colspan=2|21/22 March 2023

Round 11

|colspan=2|4/5 April 2023

Round 12

|colspan=2|25/26 April 2023

Round 13

|colspan=2|12/13 May 2023

Round 14

|colspan=2|23/24 May 2023

rowspan=3|Final 8

|Quarterfinals

|colspan=2|31 May 2023

Semifinals

|colspan=2|1 June 2023

Final

|colspan=2|3 June 2023

Qualifying rounds

=Qualification round I=

The draw took place in Split.{{cite web|url=https://www.len.eu/champions-league-2022-2023/|title=Champions League 2022-2023 Draw – updated|publisher=LEN.com}} The top three ranked sides will advance from both groups.

==Group A==

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|team5=SAR |win_SAR=0 |draw_SAR=0 |loss_SAR=4 |gf_SAR=11 |ga_SAR=133

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

|name_STE={{flagicon|ROU}} Steaua Bucharest

|name_HET={{flagicon|NED}} ZPC Het Ravijn

|name_SAR={{flagicon|BIH}} Invictum Sarajevo

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|match_HET_SAR=31–3

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|match_PRI_STE=14–11

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|match_HET_VAS=6–15

|match_VAS_HET=null

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==Group B==

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|team4=ASA |win_ASA=0 |draw_ASA=0 |loss_ASA=3 |gf_ASA=14 |ga_ASA=51

|name_ORA={{flagicon|ROU}} CSM Oradea

|name_RNS={{flagicon|ITA}} RN Savona

|name_GAL={{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|name_ASA={{flagicon|ISR}} ASA Tel Aviv

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|match_GAL_ORA=8–12

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|match_GAL_ASA=15–3

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|match_ORA_RNS=10–7

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==Group C==

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|update=complete

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|team3=ŽAI |win_ŽAI=2 |draw_ŽAI=0 |loss_ŽAI=2 |gf_ŽAI=36 |ga_ŽAI=42

|team4=ESK |win_ESK=0 |draw_ESK=1 |loss_ESK=3 |gf_ESK=34 |ga_ESK=59

|team5=NOV |win_NOV=0 |draw_NOV=1 |loss_NOV=3 |gf_NOV=28 |ga_NOV=57

|name_MLA={{flagicon|CRO}} HAVK Mladost Zagreb

|name_JHN={{flagicon|MNE}} Jadran Herceg Novi

|name_ŽAI={{flagicon|LTU}} EVK Žaibas

|name_ESK={{flagicon|TUR}} Enka Istanbul

|name_NOV={{flagicon|SVK}} KVP Nováky

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

|col_RII=green1 |text_RII=Qualification round II

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|match_JHN_ŽAI=12–2

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|match_ŽAI_MLA=7–15

|match_MLA_ŽAI=null

|match_NOV_ESK=11–11

|match_ESK_NOV=null

|match_MLA_NOV=16–3

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|match_JHN_ESK=19–8

|match_ESK_JHN=null

|match_ŽAI_NOV=14–6

|match_NOV_ŽAI=null

|match_JHN_MLA=7–9

|match_MLA_JHN=null

|match_ESK_ŽAI=9–13

|match_ŽAI_ESK=null

|match_JHN_NOV=16–8

|match_NOV_JHN=null

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==Group D==

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|show_matches=true

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update=complete

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|team2=PAN |win_PAN=3 |draw_PAN=0 |loss_PAN=1 |gf_PAN=102 |ga_PAN=20

|team3=VIT |win_VIT=2 |draw_VIT=0 |loss_VIT=2 |gf_VIT=51 |ga_VIT=64

|team4=KAS |win_KAS=1 |draw_KAS=0 |loss_KAS=3 |gf_KAS=35 |ga_KAS=82

|team5=BAN |win_BAN=0 |draw_BAN=0 |loss_BAN=4 |gf_BAN=21 |ga_BAN=135

|name_ENT={{flagicon|FRA}} EN Tourcoing

|name_PAN={{flagicon|GRE}} Panionios GSS

|name_VIT={{flagicon|POR}} Vitória Sport Clube

|name_KAS={{flagicon|DEN}} KVIK Kastrup

|name_BAN={{flagicon|BIH}} Banja Luka

|res_col_header=Q

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

|col_RII=green1 |text_RII=Qualification round II

|match_KAS_BAN=23–8

|match_BAN_KAS=null

|match_ENT_VIT=28–5

|match_VIT_ENT=null

|match_PAN_KAS=34–2

|match_KAS_PAN=null

|match_ENT_BAN=41–2

|match_BAN_ENT=null

|match_KAS_VIT=6–11

|match_VIT_KAS=null

|match_BAN_PAN=2–42

|match_PAN_BAN=null

|match_BAN_VIT=9–29

|match_VIT_BAN=null

|match_ENT_PAN=10–5

|match_PAN_ENT=null

|match_ENT_KAS=29–4

|match_KAS_ENT=null

|match_PAN_VIT=21–6

|match_VIT_PAN=null

}}

=Qualification round II=

The top two ranked sides from each group advance.

==Group A==

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

|show_matches=true

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update=complete

|team1=JST |win_JST=4 |draw_JST=0 |loss_JST=0 |gf_JST=57 |ga_JST=36

|team2=VSC |win_VSC=3 |draw_VSC=0 |loss_VSC=1 |gf_VSC=51 |ga_VSC=38

|team3=RNS |win_RNS=2 |draw_RNS=0 |loss_RNS=2 |gf_RNS=38 |ga_RNS=35

|team4=ŠAB |win_ŠAB=1 |draw_ŠAB=0 |loss_ŠAB=3 |gf_ŠAB=42 |ga_ŠAB=47

|team5=STE |win_STE=0 |draw_STE=0 |loss_STE=4 |gf_STE=35 |ga_STE=67

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

|name_VSC={{flagicon|HUN}} A-Híd VasasPlaket

|name_RNS={{flagicon|ITA}} RN Savona

|name_ŠAB={{flagicon|SRB}} Šabac

|name_STE={{flagicon|ROU}} Steaua Bucharest

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=RIII |result2=RIII

|col_RIII=green1 |text_RIII=Round III

|match_ŠAB_VSC=4–13

|match_VSC_ŠAB=null

|match_STE_JST=7–17

|match_JST_STE=null

|match_STE_VSC=13–18

|match_VSC_STE=null

|match_RNS_ŠAB=10–8

|match_ŠAB_RNS=null

|match_STE_RNS=5–15

|match_RNS_STE=null

|match_JST_VSC=13–11

|match_VSC_JST=null

|match_ŠAB_STE=17–10

|match_STE_ŠAB=null

|match_RNS_JST=5–13

|match_JST_RNS=null

|match_VSC_RNS=9–8

|match_RNS_VSC=null

|match_JST_ŠAB=14–13

|match_ŠAB_JST=null

}}

==Group B==

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

|show_matches=true

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update=complete

|team1=CER |win_CER=4 |draw_CER=0 |loss_CER=0 |gf_CER=58 |ga_CER=36

|team2=ORA |win_ORA=2 |draw_ORA=0 |loss_ORA=2 |gf_ORA=48 |ga_ORA=31

|team3=JHN |win_JHN=2 |draw_JHN=0 |loss_JHN=2 |gf_JHN=56 |ga_JHN=42

|team4=CNB |win_CNB=2 |draw_CNB=0 |loss_CNB=2 |gf_CNB=54 |ga_CNB=46

|team5=VIT |win_VIT=0 |draw_VIT=0 |loss_VIT=4 |gf_VIT=22 |ga_VIT=83

|name_CER={{flagicon|FRA}} CN Noisy-le-Sec

|name_ORA={{flagicon|ROU}} CSM Oradea

|name_JHN={{flagicon|MNE}} Jadran Herceg Novi

|name_CNB={{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|name_VIT={{flagicon|POR}} Vitória Sport Clube

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=RIII |result2=RIII

|col_RIII=green1 |text_RIII=Round III

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|match_ORA_JHN=null

|match_CNB_VIT=22–6

|match_VIT_CNB=null

|match_VIT_ORA=5–21

|match_ORA_VIT=null

|match_CER_JHN=14–12

|match_JHN_CER=null

|match_CNB_CER=13–16

|match_CER_CNB=null

|match_JHN_VIT=23–7

|match_VIT_JHN=null

|match_CNB_JHN=13–12

|match_JHN_CNB=null

|match_ORA_CER=7–11

|match_CER_ORA=null

|match_CER_VIT=17–4

|match_VIT_CER=null

|match_CNB_ORA=6–12

|match_ORA_CNB=null

}}

==Group C==

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

|show_matches=true

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update=complete

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|team2=NCV |win_NCV=2 |draw_NCV=0 |loss_NCV=1 |gf_NCV=38 |ga_NCV=28

|team3=ENT |win_ENT=1 |draw_ENT=1 |loss_ENT=1 |gf_ENT=33 |ga_ENT=31

|team4=PRI |win_PRI=0 |draw_PRI=1 |loss_PRI=2 |gf_PRI=20 |ga_PRI=39

|name_NCV={{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni

|name_OSC={{flagicon|HUN}} Genesys OSC-Budapest

|name_ENT={{flagicon|FRA}} EN Tourcoing

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

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=RIII |result2=RIII

|col_RIII=green1 |text_RIII=Round III

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|match_ENT_PRI=null

|match_NCV_OSC=9–13

|match_OSC_NCV=null

|match_PRI_NCV=2–15

|match_NCV_PRI=null

|match_OSC_ENT=7–10

|match_ENT_OSC=null

|match_ENT_NCV=13–14

|match_NCV_ENT=null

|match_PRI_OSC=8–14

|match_OSC_PRI=null

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==Group D==

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

|show_matches=true

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update=complete

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|team2=PAN |win_PAN=3 |draw_PAN=0 |loss_PAN=1 |gf_PAN=41 |ga_PAN=32

|team3=MLA |win_MLA=2 |draw_MLA=0 |loss_MLA=2 |gf_MLA=45 |ga_MLA=37

|team4=ŽAI |win_ŽAI=1 |draw_ŽAI=0 |loss_ŽAI=3 |gf_ŽAI=40 |ga_ŽAI=70

|team5=DUI |win_DUI=0 |draw_DUI=0 |loss_DUI=4 |gf_DUI=36 |ga_DUI=65

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|name_PAN={{flagicon|GRE}} Panionios GSS

|name_MLA={{flagicon|CRO}} HAVK Mladost Zagreb

|name_ŽAI={{flagicon|LTU}} EVK Žaibas

|name_DUI={{flagicon|GER}} ASC Duisburg

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|match_MLA_ŽAI=null

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|match_DUI_PAN=null

|match_ŽAI_BRE=4–25

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=Qualification round III=

The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Genesys OSC-Budapest|HUN|29–18|Panionios GSS|GRE|17–7|12–11|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|CN Noisy-le-Sec|FRA|23–26|NC Vouliagmeni|GRE|11–17|12–9|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|A-Híd VasasPlaket|HUN|18–23|AN Brescia|ITA|10–12|8–11|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Jadran Split|CRO|21–14|CSM Oradea|ROU|9–3|12–11|winner=1}}

|}

Preliminary round

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.716667|long=44.783333|label={{small|Dinamo}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.55 |long=13.2 |label={{small|Spandau 04}}|position=right}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=37.946447|long=23.664317|label={{small|Olympiacos}}|position=bottom}}

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In the regular season, teams will play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in Group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Novi Beograd will participate in the Final 8 as the host of the tournament. The matchdays will be from 15 November 2022 to 24 May 2023.

{{clear}}

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+ Key to colors
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=Group A=

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

|show_matches=true

|matches_style=BSR

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update= complete

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|team2=REC |win_REC=12|draw_REC=0 |loss_REC=2 |gf_REC=192|ga_REC=102|status_REC=

|team3=OLY |win_OLY=10|draw_OLY=1 |loss_OLY=3 |gf_OLY=175|ga_OLY=114|status_OLY=

|team4=NCV |win_NCV=5 |draw_NCV=2 |loss_NCV=7 |gf_NCV=130|ga_NCV=156|status_NCV=

|team5=JST |win_JST=5 |draw_JST=2 |loss_JST=7 |gf_JST=142|ga_JST=141|status_JST=

|team6=RKG |win_RKG=4 |draw_RKG=3 |loss_RKG=7 |gf_RKG=140|ga_RKG=175|status_RKG=

|team7=DTB |win_DTB=2 |draw_DTB=0 |loss_DTB=12|gf_DTB=115|ga_DTB=200|status_DTB=

|team8=HAN |win_HAN=1 |draw_HAN=0 |loss_HAN=13|gf_HAN=116|ga_HAN=191|status_HAN=

|name_BAR={{flagicon|ESP}} Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta

|name_DTB={{flagicon|GEO}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|name_HAN={{flagicon|GER}} Waspo'98 Hannover

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

|name_OLY={{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos Piraeus

|name_RKG={{flagicon|SRB}} Radnički Kragujevac

|name_REC={{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco

|name_NCV={{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=F8 |result2=F8 |result3=F8 |result4=F8

|col_F8=green1 |text_F8=Final 8

|match_OLY_REC=9–7

|match_RKG_NCV=9–9

|match_DTB_BAR=8–14

|match_HAN_JST=8–10

|match_DTB_OLY=9–21

|match_RKG_HAN=13–12

|match_JST_REC=9–13

|match_NCV_BAR=7–11

|match_JST_OLY=8–13

|match_BAR_HAN=20–5

|match_NCV_DTB=12–7

|match_REC_RKG=21–12

|match_HAN_OLY=7–16

|match_JST_DTB=21–7

|match_BAR_RKG=18–9

|match_REC_NCV=14–7

|match_OLY_BAR=7–9

|match_NCV_JST=13–12

|match_HAN_REC=8–11

|match_RKG_DTB=11–10

|match_OLY_NCV=14–6

|match_BAR_REC=5–11

|match_DTB_HAN=11–14

|match_JST_RKG=10–10

|match_OLY_RKG=13–7

|match_DTB_REC=3–13

|match_HAN_NCV=11–14

|match_JST_BAR=5–9

|match_RKG_OLY=10–10

|match_REC_DTB=20–5

|match_NCV_HAN=10–9

|match_BAR_JST=8–6

|match_NCV_OLY=6–14

|match_REC_BAR=8–9

|match_HAN_DTB=8–10

|match_RKG_JST=11–13

|match_BAR_OLY=10–5

|match_JST_NCV=10–10

|match_REC_HAN=21–4

|match_DTB_RKG=13–8

|match_OLY_HAN=15–8

|match_DTB_JST=7–12

|match_RKG_BAR=10–14

|match_NCV_REC=7–13

|match_OLY_JST=10–7

|match_HAN_BAR=7–16

|match_DTB_NCV=9–14

|match_RKG_REC=8–16

|match_OLY_DTB=19–10

|match_HAN_RKG=7–12

|match_REC_JST=14–7

|match_BAR_NCV=13–6

|match_REC_OLY=10–9

|match_NCV_RKG=9–10

|match_BAR_DTB=13–6

|match_JST_HAN=12–8

}}

=Group B=

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

|show_matches=true

|matches_style=BSR

|source=[https://championsleague.len.eu/rankings/ LEN]

|update= complete

|team1=BRE |win_BRE=11|draw_BRE=1 |loss_BRE=2 |gf_BRE=169|ga_BRE=124|status_BRE=

|team2=NBG |win_NBG=10|draw_NBG=2 |loss_NBG=2 |gf_NBG=178|ga_NBG=136|status_NBG=

|team3=FTC |win_FTC=8 |draw_FTC=1 |loss_FTC=5 |gf_FTC=148|ga_FTC=141|status_FTC=

|team4=JUG |win_JUG=4 |draw_JUG=4 |loss_JUG=6 |gf_JUG=156|ga_JUG=161|status_JUG=

|team5=SAB |win_SAB=5 |draw_SAB=1 |loss_SAB=8 |gf_SAB=131|ga_SAB=147|status_SAB=

|team6=OSC |win_OSC=3 |draw_OSC=4 |loss_OSC=7 |gf_OSC=143|ga_OSC=162|status_OSC=

|team7=CNM |win_CNM=4 |draw_CNM=1 |loss_CNM=9 |gf_CNM=146|ga_CNM=162|status_CNM=

|team8=S04 |win_S04=3 |draw_S04=2 |loss_S04=9 |gf_S04=129|ga_S04=167|status_S04=

|name_BRE={{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia

|name_FTC={{flagicon|HUN}} FTC-Telekom Budapest

|name_JUG={{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO Dubrovnik

|name_CNM={{flagicon|FRA}} CN Marseille

|name_NBG={{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd

|name_OSC={{flagicon|HUN}} Genesys OSC-Budapest

|name_SAB={{flagicon|ESP}} Astrapool Sabadell

|name_S04={{flagicon|GER}} Spandau 04 Berlin

|note_NBG=Novi Beograd is already qualified as the Final 8 host.

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=F8 |result2=F8 |result3=F8 |result4=F8

|col_F8=green1 |text_F8=Final 8

|match_S04_NBG=5–16

|match_JUG_BRE=8–13

|match_SAB_FTC=7–10

|match_CNM_OSC=10–10

|match_SAB_S04=9–9

|match_JUG_CNM=14–9

|match_NBG_OSC=17–9

|match_BRE_FTC=8–4

|match_OSC_S04=9–9

|match_FTC_CNM=9–8

|match_BRE_SAB=7–4

|match_NBG_JUG=12–12

|match_CNM_S04=14–7

|match_OSC_SAB=9–8

|match_FTC_JUG=9–7

|match_NBG_BRE=11–9

|match_CNM_NBG=13–17

|match_S04_FTC=11–10

|match_BRE_OSC=14–6

|match_JUG_SAB=14–10

|match_S04_BRE=10–16

|match_FTC_NBG=14–12

|match_SAB_CNM=13–11

|match_OSC_JUG=9–9

|match_S04_JUG=11–12

|match_SAB_NBG=6–8

|match_CNM_BRE=5–13

|match_OSC_FTC=12–16

|match_JUG_S04=11–13

|match_NBG_SAB=16–11

|match_BRE_CNM=15–13

|match_FTC_OSC=12–11

|match_BRE_S04=14–10

|match_NBG_FTC=14–13

|match_CNM_SAB=9–6

|match_JUG_OSC=13–8

|match_FTC_S04=12–8

|match_OSC_BRE=14–14

|match_NBG_CNM=11–4

|match_SAB_JUG=15–12

|match_S04_CNM=11–9

|match_SAB_OSC=9–8

|match_JUG_FTC=12–12

|match_BRE_NBG=12–9

|match_S04_OSC=7–11

|match_CNM_FTC=13–7

|match_SAB_BRE=10–14

|match_JUG_NBG=11–11

|match_S04_SAB=10–11

|match_CNM_JUG=15–11

|match_OSC_NBG=9–11

|match_FTC_BRE=10–6

|match_NBG_S04=13–8

|match_BRE_JUG=14–10

|match_FTC_SAB=10–12

|match_OSC_CNM=18–13

}}

Final 8

31 May–3 June 2023, Belgrade, Serbia.

{{Location map|Serbia

| caption = Location of the 2022–23 LEN Champions League Final 8

| alt =

| label = Belgrade

| position = top

| lat_deg = 44.814153

| lon_deg = 20.421358

}}

=Qualified teams=

class="wikitable"
Group

!width=210|Winners

!width=210|Runners-up

!width=210|Third

!width=210|Fourth

A

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos Piraeus

|{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni

B

|{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd

|{{flagicon|HUN}} FTC-Telekom Budapest

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO Dubrovnik

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

|widescore=yes |bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Quarterfinals

|RD2=Semifinals

|RD3=Final

|Consol=Third place game

|31 May|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zodiac CNAB|11|{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO|9

|31 May|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd|13|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|11

|31 May|{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia|10|{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni|11

|31 May|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco|8|{{flagicon|HUN}} FTC-Telekom|4

|1 June|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zodiac CNAB|10|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd (PSO)|12

|1 June|{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni|8|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco|12

|3 June|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Beograd|11|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pro Recco|14

|3 June|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zodiac CNAB (PSO)|14|{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni|13

}}

;5th–8th place bracket

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes |bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=5th–8th place semifinals

|RD2=Fifth place game

|Consol=Seventh place game

|1 June|{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO|5|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|14

|1 June|{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia|8|{{flagicon|HUN}} FTC-Telekom|9

|2 June|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|9|{{flagicon|HUN}} FTC-Telekom|4

|2 June|{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO|14|{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia|10

}}

class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto; width: 30%;"
2022–23 LEN Champions League
Champions
align="center"|{{flagicon|ITA|size=100px}}
Pro Recco
11th title

Individual awards

class=wikitable style="text-align:left; margin:auto"

! Season MVP

!Top Scorer

! Finals MVP

{{flagicon|HUN}} Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco)

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alvaro Granados 46 goals (Novi Beograd)

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="7" |Total 7 of the Season
rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |last=Curcic |first=Ivan |date=2023-06-05 |title=LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament" |url=https://total-waterpolo.com/pro-reccos-rarely-seen-dominance-who-are-top-7/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Total Waterpolo |language=en-US}}

!LW

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alvaro Granados

(Novi Beograd)

!CF

|{{flagicon|GRE}}

Dimitrios Nikolaidis

(Vouliagmeni)

!RW

|{{flagicon|HUN}}

Gergő Zalánki

(Pro Recco)

LD

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Felipe Perrone (Atlètic-Barceloneta)

!CB

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Zuvela (Jug)

!RD

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Di Soma (Brescia)

GK

| colspan="5" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Del Lungo (Pro Recco)

See also

References

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