2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup#Final

{{Short description|Water polo sports season}}

{{About||the equivalent women's tournament|2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup}}

{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = European Aquatics Euro Cup

| year = 2024–25

| image = 260px

| caption =

| sport = Water polo

| location =

| start_date = {{nowrap|Qualification round:}}
{{nowrap|26–29 September 2024}}
{{nowrap|Group stage:}}
{{nowrap|10 October – 5 December 2024}}
{{nowrap|Knockout stage:}}
{{nowrap|25 January}}

| end_date =24 May 2025

| tournament_format =

| host =

| venues =

| teams = Competition proper: 16+8

Total: 36 (from 14 countries)

| website =[https://len.microplustimingservices.com/leneurocup/indexCL_web.php?cal=1 Official website]

| purse =

| champion = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Recco Waterpolo (1st title)}}

| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Radnički Kragujevac

| matches = 142

| goals = 3,418 (24.07 per match)

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| mvp =

| previous = 2023–24

| next = 2025–26

}}

The 2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup is the 33rd edition of Europe's secondary club water polo competition organised by European Aquatics.

The defending champions were Jug AO Dubrovnik, but they were eliminated by Radnički Kragujevac in the eight-finals.

The winners were Recco Waterpolo, who defeated Radnički Kragujevac 28–21 over two legs.{{Cite web|url=https://europeanaquatics.org/italian-giants-pro-recco-celebrate-first-euro-cup-triumph/|title=Italian giants Pro Recco celebrate first Euro Cup triumph - European Aquatics®|date=May 24, 2025}} After winning the Euro Cup, Recco Waterpolo have won every major water polo title.{{Cite web|url=https://total-waterpolo.com/reccos-trophy-treasury-is-complete-italian-giant-claims-euro-cup/|title=Recco's title treasury is complete: Italian giant claims Euro Cup|first=Ivan|last=Curcic|date=May 24, 2025}}

Format

36 teams (14 from Champions League and 22 starting in this competition) will compete in this tournament. The 36 teams are divided into eight groups, four with five clubs and four with four teams. The groups are held in one country, where the top 2 in every group advances to the group stage. The group stage will be played in a home and away system. Like the previous round, the top 2 progresses into the knockout stage. The 8 teams left, plus the 8 teams that were eliminated at the Champions League main round, go into the knockout stage. There will be Eighth-finals, Quarter-finals, Semifinals and Final.https://www.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/REGULATIONS-EUROPEAN-AQUATICS-WATER-POLO-CLUB-COMPETITIONS-1.pdf

Rankings

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Rank{{Cite web|url=https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-clubs-country-ranking/|title=Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics|date=August 18, 2024|website=www.len.eu}}

!Association

!Points

!Teams

1

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

|align=right|110,260

|align=center rowspan=3|4

2

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

|align=right|84,492.5

3

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Spain

|align=right|71,732.5

4

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Serbia

|align=right|69,815

|align=center rowspan=1|2

5

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Greece

|align=right|68,857.5

|align=center rowspan=1|5

6

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia

| align="right" |57,210

|align=center rowspan=1|4

7

|{{flagicon|FRA}} France

| align="right" |45,620

|align=center rowspan=1|2

8

|{{flagicon|GER}} Germany

| align="right" |33,042.5

|align=center rowspan=1|4

9

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Romania

| align="right" |17,087.5

|align=center rowspan=1|1

10

|{{flagicon|MNE}} Montenegro

| align="right" |14,977.5

| rowspan="1" align="center" |2

11

|{{flagicon|GEO}} Georgia

| align="right" |12,407.5

| rowspan="1" align="center" |0

12

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey

| align="right" |7,245

| rowspan="1" align="center" |0

13

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia

| align="right" |5,162.5

| rowspan="2" align="center" |0

14

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland

|align=right|3,685

15

|{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands

|align=right|3,280

| rowspan="1" align="center" |1

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class="wikitable"
Rank

!Association

!Points

!Teams

16

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia

|align=right|3,180

| rowspan="2" align="center" |0

17

|{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal

|align=right|2,972.5

18

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Slovenia

|align=right|2,960

| rowspan="1" align="center" |1

19

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania

| align="right" |1,877.5

| rowspan="1" align="center" |0

20

|{{flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia and Herzegovina

| align="right" |1,790

| rowspan="1" align="center" |1

21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain

| align="right" |1,720

| rowspan="9" align="center" |0

22

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium

| align="right" |1,310

23

|{{flagicon|MLT}} Malta

| align="right" |1,310

24

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Israel

| align="right" |860

25

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark

| align="right" |560

26

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland

| align="right" |560

27

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria

| align="right" |370

28

|{{flagicon|CYP}} Cyprus

| align="right" |370

29

|{{flagicon|POL}} Poland

| align="right" |317.5

{{col-end}}

Teams

class="wikitable"

|+Eliminated in Champions League qualification round

| width=240px |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka

| width=240px |{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO Dubrovnik

| width=240px |{{flagicon|CRO}} HAVK Mladost Zagreb

| width=240px |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pays d'Aix Natation

{{flagicon|GER}} Spandau 04

|{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni

|{{flagicon|GRE}} AC PAOK

|{{flagicon|HUN}} BVSC-Manna ABC{{efn|BVSC-Zugló's name changed between their participation in this season's Champions League and Euro Cup.}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia

|{{flagicon|ITA}} CC Ortigia

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Dinamo București

|{{flagicon|SRB}} VK Šabac

{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Barcelona

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Enka Istanbul

|

|

class="wikitable"

|+Entering this tournament

| width=240px |{{flagicon|CRO}} Primorje EB Rijeka (3rd)

| width=240px |{{flagicon|CRO}} Solaris Šibenik (5th)

| width=240px |{{flagicon|FRA}} Team Strasbourg (4th)

| width=240px |{{flagicon|GER}} ASC Duisburg (3rd)

{{flagicon|GER}} OSC Potsdam (4th)

|{{flagicon|GER}} SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th)

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos (4th)

|{{flagicon|GRE}} GS Apollon Smyrnis (5th)

{{flagicon|GRE}} Panionios GSS (6th)

|{{flagicon|HUN}} OSC Budapest (4th)

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Endo Plus Service Honvéd (5th)

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (6th)

{{flagicon|ITA}} Recco Waterpolo (1st)

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Iren Genova Quinto (5th)

|{{flagicon|ITA}} De Akker Team (6th)

|{{flagicon|MNE}} VA Cattaro Kotor (3rd)

{{flagicon|MNE}} Budva Budvanska Rivijera (4th)

|{{flagicon|SRB}} VK Valis Vega (6th)

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Triglav Kranj (1st)

|{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Terrassa (5th)

{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Sant Andreu (6th)

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Tenerife Echeyde (9th)

|

|

{{notelist}}

Round and draw dates

=Schedule=

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PhaseRoundRound date
Qualification round26–29 September 2024
rowspan=6|Main roundMatchday 110 October 2024
Matchday 217 October 2024
Matchday 331 October 2024
Matchday 414 November 2024
Matchday 521 November 2024
Matchday 65 December 2024
rowspan=2|Eighth-finalsFirst leg25 January 2025
Second leg6 February 2025
rowspan=2|Quarter-finalsFirst leg27 February 2025
Second leg20 March 2025
rowspan=2|Semi-finalsFirst leg3 April 2025
Second leg24 April 2025
rowspan=2|FinalsFirst leg10 May 2025
Second leg24 May 2025

Qualification round

=Draw=

The draw was on 16 September 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://europeanaquatics.org/several-exciting-clashes-confirmed-for-euro-cup-and-challenger-cup-qualifiers/|title=Several Exciting Clashes Confirmed For Euro Cup and Challenger Cup Qualifiers - European Aquatics®|first=Juliana|last=LEN|date=September 16, 2024}} H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the group stage.

All 14 teams who were eliminated from the Champions League were placed in pots 1 and 2. The teams who finished second and third in the Champions League Qualification round were placed into pot 1, while the clubs who finished fourth and fifth are seeded into pot 2. As there are two vacant spots in pot 2, those places were occupied by the two highest ranked clubs from the European Aquatics club rankings who didn't take part in the Champions League Qualification round (Recco Waterpolo and Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker).{{Cite web|url=https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-club-ranking/|title=Men Club Ranking - European Aquatics®|date=September 23, 2024|website=www.len.eu}}

Regarding, pots 3, 4 and 5 consist of the clubs who didn't take part in the Champions League qualification round. The seeding of these clubs are based on the following:

  • European Aquatics club rankings.
  • European Aquatics country club rankings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-clubs-country-ranking/|title=Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics|date=September 23, 2024|website=www.len.eu}}
  • European Aquatics men's national team rankings (although not applied).{{Cite web|url=https://www.len.eu/sports/water-polo/men-country-ranking/|title=Men Country Ranking - European Aquatics®|date=September 23, 2024|website=www.len.eu}}

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width=20%| Pot 1

!width=20%| Pot 2

!width=20%| Pot 3

!width=20%| Pot 4

!width=20%| Pot 5

{{flagicon|CRO}} Jug AO Dubrovnik

{{flagicon|HUN}} BVSC-Manna ABC (H)

{{flagicon|GER}} Spandau 04

{{flagicon|SRB}} VK Šabac (H)

{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Barcelona (H)

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CRO}} HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H)}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} AN Brescia

{{flagicon|ITA}} CC Ortigia

|

{{flagicon|ROU}} Dinamo București

{{flagicon|GRE}} NC Vouliagmeni

{{flagicon|GRE}} AC PAOK

{{flagicon|FRA}} Pays d'Aix Natation (H)

{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka

{{flagicon|TUR}} Enka Istanbul

{{flagicon|ITA}} Recco Waterpolo

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|HUN}} Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (H)}}

|

{{flagicon|GRE}} Panionios GSS (H)

{{flagicon|CRO}} Primorje EB Rijeka

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|HUN}} Endo Plus Service Honvéd}}

{{flagicon|GRE}} GS Apollon Smyrnis

{{flagicon|FRA}} Team Strasbourg

{{flagicon|CRO}} Solaris Šibenik

{{flagicon|SLO}} Triglav Kranj (H)

{{flagicon|GER}} SV Ludwigsburg 08

|

{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Terrassa

{{flagicon|ESP}} Tenerife Echeyde

{{flagicon|GER}} ASC Duisburg

{{flagicon|ESP}} CN Sant Andreu

{{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos

{{flagicon|SRB}} VK Valis Vega

{{flagicon|GER}} OSC Potsdam

{{flagicon|ITA}} Iren Genova Quinto

|

{{flagicon|HUN}} OSC Budapest

{{flagicon|ITA}} De Akker Team

{{flagicon|MNE}} VA Cattaro Kotor

{{nowrap|{{flagicon|MNE}} Budva Budvanska Rivijera (H)}}

=Group A=

26–29 September 2024, Šabac, Serbia

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{{notelist}}

=Group B=

26–29 September 2024, Budva, Montenegro

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

|name_HON={{flagicon|HUN}} Endo Plus Service Honvéd

|name_VAL={{flagicon|SRB}} VK Valis Vega

|name_BUD={{flagicon|MNE}} Budva Budvanska Rivijera

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|match_VAL_BUD=null

|match_BUD_BRE=7−19

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|match_BUD_HON=7−19

|match_BUD_VAL=8−15

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=Group C=

27–29 September 2024, Barcelona, Spain

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

|name_SOL= {{flagicon|CRO}} Solaris Šibenik

|name_QUI= {{flagicon|ITA}} Iren Genova Quinto

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=Group D=

26–29 September 2024, Zagreb, Croatia

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=Group E=

27–29 September 2024, Athens, Greece

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=Group F=

26–29 September 2024, Aix-en-Provence, France

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|name_LUD={{flagicon|GER}} SV Ludwigsburg 08

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|match_PAN_LUD=null

|match_PAN_AKK=null

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|match_AKK_PAY=null

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=Group G=

27–29 September 2024, Kranj, Slovenia

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=Group H=

27–29 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary

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Group stage

{{main|2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup group stage}}

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8px Red: Group A; 8px Blue: Group B; 8px Yellow: Group C; 8px Green: Group D.

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.408967|long= 6.778706|label_size=80|label=ASC Duisburg|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=44.366667|long=9.15 |label_size=80|label=Recco Waterpolo|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=bottom}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.17471 |long=20.17626|label_size=80 |label=Szolnok|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.38087|long=2.1228|label_size=80|label=CN Barcelona|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=37.941390|long=23.713600|label_size=80|label={{small|Athens}}|mark=Black pog.svg|position=right}}

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The draw took place on the 30 September 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.{{Cite web|url=https://europeanaquatics.org/outstanding-clashes-confirmed-for-euro-cup-men-group-stage/|title=Outstanding Clashes Confirmed for Euro Cup Men Group Stage - European Aquatics®|first=Juliana|last=LEN|date=September 30, 2024}}

The top 2 from every group advances to the Eighth-finals.

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:

  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches.

Seven countries are being represented, with Greece boasting the most clubs with four.

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= Group A =

{{:2024–25 LEN Euro Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=yes}}

= Group B =

{{:2024–25 LEN Euro Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=yes}}

= Group C =

{{:2024–25 LEN Euro Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=yes}}

= Group D =

{{:2024–25 LEN Euro Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=yes}}

Knockout stage

{{main|2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup knockout stage}}

In the eighth-finals draw, the teams were split into two draws, one containing the four teams who finished fourth in the Champions League group stage, who would be pitted up against a Euro Cup group winner. The other half of the draw would see the third place teams from the Champions League group stage be drawn against a runner up of the Euro Cup group stage. From the quarterfinals onwards, there will be no seeding for the draws.

{{:2024–25 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage|transcludesection=Bracket}}

=Eight-finals=

{{2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup Eight-finals}}

=Quarterfinals=

{{2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup Quarterfinals}}

=Semifinals=

{{2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup Semifinals}}

=Final=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Radnički Kragujevac {{flagicon|SRB}}||21–28|{{flagicon|ITA}} Recco Waterpolo||12–16|9–12}}

|}

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2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup Champions
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Recco Waterpolo
First title

See also

References

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{{LEN Euro Cup}}

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