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Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 1987 |
President | Gianni Lonzi |
Country | European Aquatics members |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() (1st title) |
Most titles | ![]() (8 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 1st Tier (Europe) |
Official website | len.eu |
The European Aquatics Women's Champions League, formerly known as LEN European Cup (from 1987 to 1999), LEN Champions Cup (from 1999 to 2013), LEN Euroleague Women (2014 to 2022) and LEN Women's Champions League (from 2023 to 2024) is the premier competition for women's water polo clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and was created in 1987 as LEN European Cup. From 2024, after LEN was renamed to European Aquatics, the new name is the European Aquatics Women's Champions League.
Created in 1987 as the women's water polo clubs continental competition, contested amongst the national champions of the European countries, it has been played under the following names: [1]
Over the years, different formats have been used in the competition, either Round-robin or Knockout or both combined (round-robin at early stages and knockout at final stages). Since the 2007–08 season, the competition has been played in four stages (qualification round, preliminary round, quarter final round and final four).
Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years | |
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1. | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08 | |
2. | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24 | |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22 | |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96 | |
5. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91 | |
6. | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 2016–17, 2017–18 | |
7. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1996–97, 1998–99 | |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 2008–09, 2009–10 | ||
9. | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1999–00, 2002–03 | |
10. | ![]() | 1 | 1991–92 | ||
![]() | 1 | 1992–93 | |||
![]() | 1 | 2006–07 | |||
![]() | 1 | 2011–12 | |||
![]() | 1 | 2024–25 | |||
14. | ![]() | 2 | |||
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17. | ![]() | 1 | |||
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Rank | Country | Titles | Runners-up |
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1. | ![]() | 10 | 5 |
2. | ![]() | 8 | 5 |
3. | ![]() | 7 | 8 |
4. | ![]() | 7 | 3 |
5. | ![]() | 4 | 10 |
6. | ![]() | 1 | 5 |
7. | ![]() | 1 |
Incomplete list.
bold - active players
Player | Titles | Clubs | |
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# | List | ||
![]() | 7 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
Notes: Maddalena Musumeci played her whole career for Orizzonte Catania but was inactive in 2005.
Coach | Titles | Clubs | |
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# | List | ||
![]() | 6 | 1 | Orizzonte Catania 1994, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | Sabadell 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | Sabadell 2019, 2023, 2024 |