2011–12 LEN Women's Champions' Cup

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The 2011-12 LEN Women's Champions' Cup is the ongoing 25th edition of LEN's competition for women's water polo national champion clubs. Thirteen teams from England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Serbia and Spain entered the competition.

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Pro Recco defeated Vouliagmeni 8–7 in the final to win the competition for the first time. Kinef Kirishi and Orizzonte Catania also reached the Final Four, with the Russians hosting the stage. [1] Defending champion CN Sabadell was defeated by Vouliagmeni in the quarter-finals. [2]

Group stage

Group A

#TeamPldWDLGFGAPt
1 Flag of Italy.svg Orizzonte Catania 6600854518
2 Flag of Greece.svg Vouliagmeni 6501813515
3 Flag of Russia.svg Shturm Ruza 6402674712
4 Flag of England.svg Liverpool Lizards 630341549
5 Flag of France.svg Olympic Nice 620440596
6 Flag of Germany.svg Blau-Weiss Bochum 610542683
7 Flag of Serbia.svg Taš-2000 Belgrade (host)600627750
Day 1
Vouliagmeni15–4Taš-2000 Belgrade
Orizzonte Catania18–8Olympic Nice
Liverpool Lizards6–5Blau-Weiss Bochum
Vouliagmeni16–3Liverpool Lizards
Day 2
Orizzonte Catania13–9Shturm Ruza
Vouliagmeni17–7Blau-Weiss Bochum
Liverpool Lizards7–5Olympic Nice
Shturm Ruza15–5Taš-2000 Belgrade
Day 3
Olympic Nice13–7Blau-Weiss Bochum
Shturm Ruza13–10Liverpool Lizards
Orizzonte Catania19–4Taš-2000 Belgrade
Shturm Ruza13–3Blau-Weiss Bochum
Day 4
Vouliagmeni13–3Olympic Nice
Orizzonte Catania11–3Liverpool Lizards
Vouliagmeni10–7Shturm Ruza
Liverpool Lizards12–4Taš-2000 Belgrade
Day 5
Orizzonte Catania13–11Blau-Weiss Bochum
Shturm Ruza10–6Olympic Nice
Orizzonte Catania11–10Vouliagmeni
Blau-Weiss Bochum9–6Taš-2000 Belgrade

Group B

#TeamPldWDLGFGAPt
1 Flag of Italy.svg Pro Recco 5500743615
2 Flag of Russia.svg Kinef Kirishi 5401913412
3 Flag of Spain.svg Sabadell 530252379
4 Flag of England.svg City of Manchester 511346614
5 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Uerdingen 511351874
6 Flag of France.svg Nancy (host)500524830
Day 1
Bayer Uerdingen15–15City of Manchester
Pro Recco14–9Kinef Kirishi
Sabadell14–4Nancy
Day 2
Sabadell10–9City of Manchester
Kinef Kirishi27–1Nancy
Pro Recco17–9Bayer Uerdingen
Day 3
Kinef Kirishi15–7City of Manchester
Sabadell18–6Bayer Uerdingen
Pro Recco21–5Nancy
Day 4
Pro Recco7–6Sabadell
Kinef Kirishi29–8Bayer Uerdingen
City of Manchester8–6Nancy
Day 5
Pro Recco15–7City of Manchester
Kinef Kirishi11–4Sabadell
Bayer Uerdingen13–8Nancy

Quarter-finals

Team #1Agg.Team #2L #1L #2
City of Manchester Flag of England.svg 21–31 Flag of Italy.svg Orizzonte Catania 10–1611–15
Liverpool Lizards Flag of England.svg 13–30 Flag of Italy.svg Pro Recco 7–206–10
Sabadell Flag of Spain.svg 22–24 Flag of Greece.svg Vouliagmeni 14–138–11
Shturm Ruza Flag of Russia.svg 11–32 Flag of Russia.svg Kinef Kirishi 7–144–18

Final four

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 May
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg Kinef Kirishi 8
 
5 May
 
Flag of Greece.svg Vouliagmeni 10
 
Flag of Greece.svg Vouliagmeni 7
 
4 May
 
Flag of Italy.svg Pro Recco 8
 
Flag of Italy.svg Orizzonte Catania 6
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg Pro Recco 14
 
Third place
 
 
5 May
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg Kinef Kirishi 18
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg Orizzonte Catania 12

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