Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 2018 |
Continent | |
Most recent champion(s) | Men's: (1st title) Women's: (1st title) |
Most titles | Men's: (1 title) Women's: (1 title) |
Official website | len.eu |
The LEN Europa Cup is a new event for national water polo teams organized by LEN. [1]
The competition format consists of two phases: Preliminary and Super Final, each stage being held over a weekend.
LEN Men's Europa Cup | |||||
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Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place |
2018 | Rijeka, Croatia | 12–9 | |||
2019 | Zagreb, Croatia | 10–8 |
LEN Women's Europa Cup | |||||
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Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place |
2018 | Pontevedra, Spain | 9–8 | |||
2019 | Turin, Italy | 11–9 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (5 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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