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2021–22 LEN Champions League

The 2021–22 LEN Champions League was the 59th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

2021–22 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration22 September 2021–4 June 2022
Season MVPItaly Francesco Di Fulvio (Pro Recco)
Top scorerHungary Gergő Zalánki 42 goals (Pro Recco)
Final 8
ChampionsItaly Pro Recco (10th title)
  Runners-upSerbia Novi Beograd
Finals MVPItaly Giacomo Cannella (Pro Recco)
Champions League seasons

Teams

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Preliminary round
Germany  Spandau 04 France  CN Marseille Romania  Steaua București
Germany  Waspo 98 Hannover Georgia (country)  Dinamo Tbilisi Spain  Zodiac CNA Barceloneta
Serbia  Novi Beograd Greece  Olympiacos
Serbia  Radnički Kragujevac Hungary  FTC Telekom
Croatia  Jug AO Dubrovnik Italy  Pro Recco
Qualification round II
Croatia  Mladost Zagreb Hungary  Szolnok VSC Spain  CN Barcelona
France  CN Noisy-le-Sec Italy  AN Brescia Serbia  Crvena zvezda
Greece  NC Vouliagmeni Romania  CSM Oradea
Qualification round I
Montenegro  Jadran Herceg Novi Hungary  OSC Budapest Russia  Sintez Kazan
Montenegro  Primorac Kotor Italy  RN Savona Spain  CN Terrassa
Croatia  Jadran Split Lithuania  EVK Žaibas Turkey  Enka Istanbul
France  Montpellier Poland  AZS Warsaw
Greece  Apollon Smyrnis Portugal  Vitória Sport Clube

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Phase Round 1st leg 2nd leg
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I 24–26 September 2021
Qualification round II 8–10 October 2021
Qualification round III 16 October 2021 20 October 2021
Preliminary round Round 1 26/27 October 2021
Round 2 9/10 November 2021
Round 3 19/20 November 2021
Round 4 30 November/1 December 2021
Round 5 14/15 December 2021
Round 6 21/22 December 2021
Round 7 11/12 January 2022
Round 8 25/26 January 2022
Round 9 8/9 February 2022
Round 10 22/23 February 2022
Round 11 29/30 March 2022
Round 12 8/9 April 2022
Round 13 19/20 April 2022
Round 14 10/11 May 2022
Final 8 Quarterfinals 2 June 2022
Semifinals 3 June 2022
Final 4 June 2022

Qualifying rounds

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Qualification round I

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The draw took place in Šibenik during the women's LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship.[2] The top four ranked sides will advance from both groups.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy  RNS France  MON Spain  CNT Montenegro  PRI Portugal  VIT Poland  AZS
1 Italy  RN Savona 5 4 0 1 88 41 +47 12 Round II 9–10 13–12 11–9 26–6 29–4
2 France  Montpellier 5 3 2 0 60 41 +19 11 11–11 17–9
3 Spain  CN Terrassa 5 3 1 1 71 38 +33 10 12–12 11–8
4 Montenegro  Primorac Kotor 5 2 1 2 68 43 +25 7 18–6 22–4
5 Portugal  Vitória Sport Clube 5 1 0 4 38 84 −46 3 0–10DSQ 17–13
6 Poland  AZS Warsaw 5 0 0 5 26 104 −78 0 0–10DSQ 5–26
Source: LEN

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary  OSC Croatia  JST Montenegro  JHN Greece  APO Russia  SIN Turkey  ESK Lithuania  ŽAI
1 Hungary  OSC Budapest 6 6 0 0 94 55 +39 18 Round II 14–9 15–8 15–12 17–11
2 Croatia  Jadran Split 6 5 0 1 97 63 +34 15 14–11 18–6
3 Montenegro  Jadran Herceg Novi 6 4 0 2 85 55 +30 12 9–12 10–15 14–8 12–6 15–5 25–9
4 Greece  Apollon Smyrnis 6 3 0 3 78 78 0 9 11–19 18–15 21–6
5 Russia  Sintez Kazan 6 2 0 4 75 72 +3 6 12–6
6 Turkey  Enka Istanbul 6 1 0 5 60 87 −27 3 11–22 9–12
7 Lithuania  EVK Žaibas 6 0 0 6 43 122 −79 0 6–21 7–19 9–18
Source: LEN

Qualification round II

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The top two ranked sides from each group advance.[3][4]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary  SZO Italy  RNS Greece  NCV Montenegro  JHN
1 Hungary  Szolnok VSC 3 2 1 0 37 34 +3 7 Round III 13–13 13–12 11–9
2 Italy  RN Savona 3 0 3 0 34 34 0 3 11–11
3 Greece  NC Vouliagmeni 3 0 2 1 33 34 −1 2 10–10
4 Montenegro  Jadran Herceg Novi 3 0 2 1 31 33 −2 2 11–11
Source: LEN

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia  CZB Croatia  MZG Greece  APO France  MON
1 Serbia  Crvena zvezda 3 2 0 1 33 24 +9 6[a] Round III 14–8 11–7
2 Croatia  Mladost Zagreb 3 2 0 1 28 25 +3 6[a] 9–8 9–10 10–7
3 Greece  Apollon Smyrnis 3 2 0 1 33 37 −4 6[a]
4 France  Montpellier 3 0 0 3 28 36 −8 0 14–15
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Crvena zvezda 2 Pts, +5 GD; Mladost Zagreb 2 Pts, 0 GD; Apollon Smyrnis 2 Pts, −5 GD

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy  BRE Hungary  OSC France  NLS Spain  CNT
1 Italy  AN Brescia 3 2 1 0 35 28 +7 7 Round III 10–10
2 Hungary  OSC Budapest 3 2 1 0 28 24 +4 7 8–7
3 France  CN Noisy-le-Sec 3 1 0 2 31 32 −1 3 11–16 7–10 13–6
4 Spain  CN Terrassa 3 0 0 3 20 30 −10 0 7–9
Source: LEN

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia  JST Spain  CNB Montenegro  PRI Romania  ORA
1 Croatia  Jadran Split 3 3 0 0 42 19 +23 9 Round III 8–4 16–7
2 Spain  CN Barcelona 3 2 0 1 33 24 +9 6 14–10 15–6
3 Montenegro  Primorac Kotor 3 1 0 2 25 36 −11 3 8–6
4 Romania  CSM Oradea 3 0 0 3 20 41 −21 0 8–18
Source: LEN

Qualification round III

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The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round. The losers in the third round will be transferred in the Euro Cup quarter-finals.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jadran Split Croatia  21–10 Croatia  Mladost Zagreb 14–7 7–3
Szolnok VSC Hungary  18–25 Hungary  OSC Budapest 6–15 12–10
RN Savona Italy  19–20 Serbia  Crvena zvezda 8–9 11–11
CN Barcelona Spain  26–33 Italy  AN Brescia 13–17 13–16

Preliminary round

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Location of teams of the 2021–22 LEN Champions League preliminary round.

The draw for the 2021–22 LEN Champions League preliminary round took place in Ostia, Italy.[6] The upcoming season is planned with the usual pre-pandemic round-robin format with 14 rounds contested on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams in group A and the top four teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Novi Beograd will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 26 October 2021 to 15 June 2022.[7]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRE FTC NBG BAR OLY RKG JST DTB
1 Italy  AN Brescia 14 9 3 2 162 133 +29 30 Final 8 8–8 13–16 14–12 8–7 12–8 6–5 16–8
2 Hungary  FTC Telekom 14 8 4 2 154 138 +16 28 8–6 11–10 7–17 9–9 13–12 14–8 16–10
3 Serbia  Novi Beograd[a] 14 8 3 3 188 149 +39 27[b] 11–11 11–14 11–9 9–12 16–10 14–7 19–7
4 Spain  Zodiac CNA Barceloneta 14 8 3 3 173 121 +52 27[b] 12–12 12–12 12–12 9–5 13–7 11–6 18–4
5 Greece  Olympiacos 14 6 2 6 146 131 +15 20 5–8 8–10 12–12 8–4 11–7 12–10 20–9
6 Serbia  Radnički Kragujevac 14 4 1 9 139 159 −20 13 8–14 11–11 11–13 3–9 10–8 13–10 14–7
7 Croatia  Jadran Split 14 3 0 11 141 173 −32 9 14–15 9–7 12–17 13–15 12–16 9–8 15–13
8 Georgia (country)  Dinamo Tbilisi 14 2 0 12 130 229 −99 6 11–19 7–14 8–17 7–20 14–13 13–17 12–11
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ Novi Beograd is already qualified as the Final 8 host.
  2. ^ a b Novi Beograd 23–21 (Agg.) Zodiac CNA Barceloneta

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REC CNM JUG HAN OSC BER CZB STE
1 Italy  Pro Recco 14 13 0 1 200 100 +100 39 Final 8 11–8 10–0w/o 18–3 17–14 14–9 13–7 23–5
2 France  CN Marseille 14 11 0 3 170 119 +51 33 7–13 12–13 13–10 13–9 12–7 10–0w/o 15–10
3 Croatia  Jug AO Dubrovnik 14 10 1 3 174 143 +31 31 11–8 9–14 13–7 11–12 12–9 17–11 14–7
4 Germany  Waspo 98 Hannover 14 6 3 5 150 180 −30 21 7–20 7–14 14–14 12–12 10–9 14–11 13–12
5 Hungary  OSC Budapest 14 6 1 7 151 168 −17 19 8–14 9–14 10–15 12–17 0–10w/o 13–9 14–8
6 Germany  Spandau 04 14 3 1 10 133 148 −15 10 6–11 7–13 8–16 11–11 11–12 11–12 10–8
7 Serbia  Crvena zvezda 14 2 1 11 133 178 −45 7 12–14 8–11 13–19 12–15 8–11 12–9 10–10
8 Romania  Steaua București 14 1 1 12 111 186 −75 4 3–14 6–14 8–10 9–10 9–15 5–16 11–8
Source: LEN

Final 8

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Location of the 2021–22 LEN Champions League Final 8
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
2 June
 
 
Italy  AN Brescia12
 
3 June
 
Germany  Waspo 98 Hannover5
 
Italy  AN Brescia13
 
2 June
 
Serbia  Novi Beograd14
 
France  CN Marseille10
 
4 June
 
Serbia  Novi Beograd16
 
Serbia  Novi Beograd16
 
2 June
 
Italy  Pro Recco (PSO)17
 
Italy  Pro Recco11
 
3 June
 
Spain  Zodiac CNAB10
 
Italy  Pro Recco10
 
2 June
 
Hungary  FTC Telekom7 Third place game
 
Hungary  FTC Telekom14
 
4 June
 
Croatia  Jug AO Dubrovnik13
 
Italy  AN Brescia12
 
 
Hungary  FTC Telekom14
 
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
3 June
 
 
Germany  Waspo 98 Hannover11
 
4 June
 
France  CN Marseille9
 
Germany  Waspo 98 Hannover10
 
3 June
 
Spain  Zodiac CNAB12
 
Spain  Zodiac CNAB12
 
 
Croatia  Jug AO Dubrovnik9
 
Seventh place game
 
 
4 June
 
 
France  CN Marseille15
 
 
Croatia  Jug AO Dubrovnik13
2021–22 LEN Champions League
Champions
Italy 
Pro Recco
10th title

Marco Del Lungo, Francesco Di Fulvio, Luka Loncar, Gergő Zalánki, Aaron Younger, Alessandro Velotto, Nicholas Presciutti, Gonzalo Echenique, Aleksandar Ivović, Benjamin Thomas, Matteo Aicardi, Stefano Luongo, Tommaso Negri

Head coach Sandro Sukno


Awards

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Season MVP Top Scorer Finals MVP
Italy  Francesco Di Fulvio (Pro Recco) Hungary  Gergő Zalánki 42 goals (Pro Recco) Italy  Giacomo Cannella (Pro Recco)
Total 7 of the Season
[8] LW Italy  Francesco Di Fulvio

(Pro Recco)

CF Serbia 

Duško Pijetlović (Novi Beograd)

RW Hungary  Gergő Zalánki

(Pro Recco)

LD Spain  Álvaro Granados (Novi Beograd) CB Montenegro  Aleksandar Ivović (Pro Recco) RD Serbia  Dušan Mandić (Novi Beograd)
GK Italy  Marco Del Lungo (Pro Recco)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LEN club competition programme season 2021–2022" (PDF). LEN.com.
  2. ^ "Champions League, Euro Cup – Qualification Round 1". LEN.com.
  3. ^ "Water Polo Champions League – Qualification Round II". LEN.com.
  4. ^ "Champions League, Qualification Round II". LEN.com.
  5. ^ "Water Polo Champions League – Qualification Round III , Draw". LEN.com.
  6. ^ "Champions League 2021-2022 Draw Main Round". LEN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. ^ "LEN Champions League preliminary round calendar season 2021-2022" (PDF). LEN.com.
  8. ^ Curcic, Ivan (2023-06-05). "LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament"". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

Notes

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