LEN Women's Euro Cup

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LEN Women's Euro Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Waterpolo current event.svg 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup
LEN Women's Euro Cup logo3.jpg
Sport Water polo
Founded1999
President Paolo Barelli
Country LEN members
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Italy.svg Plebiscito Padova
(1st title)
Most titles Flag of Italy.svg Gifa Palermo
Flag of Italy.svg Ortigia
Flag of Italy.svg Racing Roma
Flag of Russia.svg Shturm 2002
Flag of Italy.svg Imperia
Flag of Greece.svg Ethnikos Piraeus
Flag of Hungary.svg UVSE
(2 titles each)
Level on pyramid2nd Tier (Europe)
Official website LEN Women's Euro Cup

The LEN Women's Euro Cup, formerly the Women's LEN Trophy, is LEN's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 and 2001 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup [1] . It was contested for many seasons by around 15 teams, which could qualify for it either directly due to high ranking in their domestic league or by being eliminated at certain stages of the Champions' Cup. After the last reformations in the European competitions system by LEN, only four teams contesting for the trophy, coming after elimination at that season's LEN Euro League quarterfinals stage. Italy's Gifa Palermo, Ortigia, Racing Roma, Imperia, Russia's Shturm Ruza, and Greece's Ethnikos Piraeus are the most successful clubs in the competition with two titles each. [2]

Contents

Title holders

Coppa LEN.svg

Finals

YearFinalistsSemi-finalists
ChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeFourth place
1999–00
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Gifa Palermo
14–8 Flag of Greece.svg
NO Vouliagmeni
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Het Ravijn
Flag of Russia.svg
Diana St.Petersburg
2000–01
Details
Flag of Russia.svg
SKIF Moscow
10–8 Flag of Hungary.svg
Dunaújváros
Flag of Spain.svg
Mediterrani
Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
2001–02
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Gifa Palermo
Flag of Russia.svg
SKIF Moscow
Flag of Spain.svg
Mediterrani
Flag of Greece.svg
NO Vouliagmeni
2002–03
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
NO Vouliagmeni
Flag of Russia.svg
SKIF Moscow
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Het Ravijn
Flag of Hungary.svg
Szentes
2003–04
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Ortigia
Flag of Russia.svg
Uralochka Zlatoust
Flag of Spain.svg
Sabadell
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Polar Bears Ede
2004–05 [3] [4]
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Ortigia
Flag of Russia.svg
Uralochka Zlatoust
Flag of Greece.svg
NO Vouliagmeni
Flag of Russia.svg
SKIF Izmailovo
2005–06
Details
Flag of Hungary.svg
Honvéd
8–3 Flag of Greece.svg
ANO Glyfada
Flag of Italy.svg
Fiorentina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Het Ravijn
2006–07
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Racing Roma
12–8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Nereus
Flag of Hungary.svg
OSC Budapest
Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
2007–08
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Racing Roma
10–9 Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
Flag of Hungary.svg
OSC Budapest
Flag of Italy.svg
Plebiscito Padova
2008–09
Details
Flag of Russia.svg
Shturm Chekhov
11–12, 14–11 Flag of Hungary.svg
Dunaújváros
Flag of Russia.svg
Dynamo Moscow
Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
2009–10
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
Ethnikos Piraeus
12–13, 17–13 Flag of Russia.svg
Yugra
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Donk Gouda
Flag of Greece.svg
NE Patras
2010–11
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Rapallo
5–12, 12–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Het Ravijn
Flag of Hungary.svg
Szentes
Flag of Russia.svg
SKIF Izmailovo
2011–12
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Imperia
12–13, 7–5 Flag of Russia.svg
Yugra
Flag of Hungary.svg
Szentes
Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
2012–13
Details
Flag of Russia.svg
Shturm 2002
17–10, 14–11 Flag of Russia.svg
SKIF Izmailovo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Donk Gouda
Flag of Russia.svg
Uralochka Zlatoust
2013–14
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
10–9 Flag of Italy.svg
Firenze
Flag of Russia.svg
Yugra
Flag of Russia.svg
Kinef Kirishi
2014–15
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Imperia
8–7 Flag of Italy.svg
Plebiscito Padova
Flag of Greece.svg
NO Vouliagmeni
Flag of Hungary.svg
Szentes
2015–16
Details
Flag of Spain.svg
Mataró
6–5 Flag of Greece.svg
NO Vouliagmeni
Flag of Hungary.svg
Szentes
Flag of Russia.svg
Uralochka Zlatoust
2016–17
Details [5]
Flag of Hungary.svg
UVSE Budapest
7–6 Flag of Italy.svg
Plebiscito Padova
Flag of Hungary.svg
Dunaújváros
Flag of Russia.svg
Yugra
2017–18
Details [6]
Flag of Hungary.svg
Dunaújváros
13–11 Flag of Greece.svg
Olympiacos Piraeus
Flag of Spain.svg
Mataró
Flag of Italy.svg
Plebiscito Padova
2018–19
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Orizzonte Catania
10–9 Flag of Hungary.svg
UVSE Budapest
Flag of Russia.svg
Kinef Kirishi
Flag of Spain.svg
Sant Andreu
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2020–21
Details
Flag of Russia.svg
Kinef Kirishi
10–8 Flag of Spain.svg
Mataró
Flag of Spain.svg
Sabadell
Flag of Italy.svg
SIS Roma
2021–22
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
Ethnikos Piraeus
12–8, 14–9 Flag of Hungary.svg
Dunaújváros
No semi-finals were held due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–23
Details
Flag of Hungary.svg
UVSE Budapest
8–9, 13–9 Flag of Hungary.svg
FTC Telekom Budapest
Flag of Hungary.svg
Tigra ZF Eger
Flag of Italy.svg
Plebiscito Padova
2023–24
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Plebiscito Padova
10–8 Flag of Italy.svg
Trieste
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
ZV De Zaan
Flag of Hungary.svg
BVSC-Zugló

Source: LEN (from 2000 to 2016). [7]

Titles by club

RankClubTitlesRunner-upChampion Years
1. Flag of Hungary.svg UVSE Budapest 212016–17, 2022–23
2. Flag of Italy.svg Gifa Palermo 21999–00, 2001–02
Flag of Italy.svg Ortigia 22003–04, 2004–05
Flag of Italy.svg Racing Roma 22006–07, 2007–08
Flag of Russia.svg Shturm 22008–09, 2012–13
Flag of Greece.svg Ethnikos Piraeus 22009–10, 2021–22
Flag of Italy.svg Imperia 2 2011–12, 2014–15
8. Flag of Russia.svg SKIF 132000–01
Flag of Hungary.svg Dunaújváros 132017–18
10. Flag of Greece.svg NO Vouliagmeni 122002–03
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos SF Piraeus 122013–14
Flag of Italy.svg Plebiscito Padova 122023–24
13. Flag of Spain.svg Mataró 112015–16
14. Flag of Hungary.svg Honvéd 12005–06
Flag of Italy.svg Rapallo 12010–11
Flag of Italy.svg Orizzonte Catania 12018–19
Flag of Russia.svg Kinef Kirishi 12020–21
18. Flag of Russia.svg Yugra 2
Flag of Russia.svg Uralochka Zlatoust 2
20. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Het Ravijn 1
Flag of Greece.svg ANO Glyfada 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nereus 1
Flag of Italy.svg Firenze 1
Flag of Hungary.svg FTC Telekom Budapest 1
Flag of Italy.svg Trieste1

Titles by nation

RankCountryTitlesRunners-up
1. Flag of Italy.svg Italy 114
2. Flag of Russia.svg Russia 47
3. Flag of Greece.svg Greece 45
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 45
5. Flag of Spain.svg Spain 11
6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2

See also

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