Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup | |
Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 1999 |
President | Paolo Barelli |
Country | LEN members |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Plebiscito Padova (1st title) |
Most titles | Gifa Palermo Ortigia Racing Roma Shturm 2002 Imperia Ethnikos Piraeus UVSE (2 titles each) |
Level on pyramid | 2nd 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]
Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years |
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1. | UVSE Budapest | 2 | 1 | 2016–17, 2022–23 |
2. | Gifa Palermo | 2 | 1999–00, 2001–02 | |
Ortigia | 2 | 2003–04, 2004–05 | ||
Racing Roma | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08 | ||
Shturm | 2 | 2008–09, 2012–13 | ||
Ethnikos Piraeus | 2 | 2009–10, 2021–22 | ||
Imperia | 2 | 2011–12, 2014–15 | ||
8. | SKIF | 1 | 3 | 2000–01 |
Dunaújváros | 1 | 3 | 2017–18 | |
10. | NO Vouliagmeni | 1 | 2 | 2002–03 |
Olympiacos SF Piraeus | 1 | 2 | 2013–14 | |
Plebiscito Padova | 1 | 2 | 2023–24 | |
13. | Mataró | 1 | 1 | 2015–16 |
14. | Honvéd | 1 | 2005–06 | |
Rapallo | 1 | 2010–11 | ||
Orizzonte Catania | 1 | 2018–19 | ||
Kinef Kirishi | 1 | 2020–21 | ||
18. | Yugra | 2 | ||
Uralochka Zlatoust | 2 | |||
20. | Het Ravijn | 1 | ||
ANO Glyfada | 1 | |||
Nereus | 1 | |||
Firenze | 1 | |||
FTC Telekom Budapest | 1 | |||
Trieste | 1 |
Rank | Country | Titles | Runners-up |
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1. | Italy | 11 | 4 |
2. | Russia | 4 | 7 |
3. | Greece | 4 | 5 |
Hungary | 4 | 5 | |
5. | Spain | 1 | 1 |
6. | Netherlands | 2 |
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