2021–22 LEN Champions League

2021–22 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration22 September 2021–4 June 2022
Season MVP Francesco Di Fulvio (Pro Recco)
Top scorer Gergő Zalánki 42 goals (Pro Recco)
Final 8
Champions Pro Recco (10th title)
  Runners-up Novi Beograd
Finals MVP Giacomo Cannella (Pro Recco)

The 2021–22 LEN Champions League was the 59th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.

Teams

Preliminary round
Spandau 04 CN Marseille Steaua București
Waspo 98 Hannover Dinamo Tbilisi Zodiac CNA Barceloneta
Novi Beograd Olympiacos
Radnički Kragujevac FTC Telekom
Jug AO Dubrovnik Pro Recco
Qualification round II
Mladost Zagreb Szolnok VSC CN Barcelona
CN Noisy-le-Sec AN Brescia Crvena zvezda
NC Vouliagmeni CSM Oradea
Qualification round I
Jadran Herceg Novi OSC Budapest Sintez Kazan
Primorac Kotor RN Savona CN Terrassa
Jadran Split EVK Žaibas Enka Istanbul
Montpellier AZS Warsaw
Apollon Smyrnis Vitória Sport Clube

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Phase Round 1st leg 2nd leg
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I 24–26 September 2021
Qualification round II 8–10 October 2021
Qualification round III 16 October 2021 20 October 2021
Preliminary round Round 1 26/27 October 2021
Round 2 9/10 November 2021
Round 3 19/20 November 2021
Round 4 30 November/1 December 2021
Round 5 14/15 December 2021
Round 6 21/22 December 2021
Round 7 11/12 January 2022
Round 8 25/26 January 2022
Round 9 8/9 February 2022
Round 10 22/23 February 2022
Round 11 29/30 March 2022
Round 12 8/9 April 2022
Round 13 19/20 April 2022
Round 14 10/11 May 2022
Final 8 Quarterfinals 2 June 2022
Semifinals 3 June 2022
Final 4 June 2022

Qualifying rounds

Qualification round I

The draw took place in Šibenik during the women's LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship.[2] The top four ranked sides will advance from both groups.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RNS MON CNT PRI VIT AZS
1 RN Savona 5 4 0 1 88 41 +47 12 Round II — 9–10 13–12 11–9 26–6 29–4
2 Montpellier 5 3 2 0 60 41 +19 11 — — — 11–11 17–9 —
3 CN Terrassa 5 3 1 1 71 38 +33 10 — 12–12 — 11–8 — —
4 Primorac Kotor 5 2 1 2 68 43 +25 7 — — — — 18–6 22–4
5 Vitória Sport Clube 5 1 0 4 38 84 −46 3 — — 0–10DSQ — — 17–13
6 AZS Warsaw 5 0 0 5 26 104 −78 0 — 0–10DSQ 5–26 — — —
Source: LEN

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OSC JST JHN APO SIN ESK ŽAI
1 OSC Budapest 6 6 0 0 94 55 +39 18 Round II — 14–9 — 15–8 15–12 17–11 —
2 Jadran Split 6 5 0 1 97 63 +34 15 — — — — 14–11 — 18–6
3 Jadran Herceg Novi 6 4 0 2 85 55 +30 12 9–12 10–15 — 14–8 12–6 15–5 25–9
4 Apollon Smyrnis 6 3 0 3 78 78 0 9 — 11–19 — — 18–15 — 21–6
5 Sintez Kazan 6 2 0 4 75 72 +3 6 — — — — — 12–6 —
6 Enka Istanbul 6 1 0 5 60 87 −27 3 — 11–22 — 9–12 — — —
7 EVK Žaibas 6 0 0 6 43 122 −79 0 6–21 — — — 7–19 9–18 —
Source: LEN

Qualification round II

The top two ranked sides from each group advance.[3][4]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SZO RNS NCV JHN
1 Szolnok VSC 3 2 1 0 37 34 +3 7 Round III — 13–13 13–12 11–9
2 RN Savona 3 0 3 0 34 34 0 3 — — — 11–11
3 NC Vouliagmeni 3 0 2 1 33 34 −1 2 — 10–10 — —
4 Jadran Herceg Novi 3 0 2 1 31 33 −2 2 — — 11–11 —
Source: LEN

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CZB MZG APO MON
1 Crvena zvezda 3 2 0 1 33 24 +9 6[a] Round III — — 14–8 11–7
2 Mladost Zagreb 3 2 0 1 28 25 +3 6[a] 9–8 — 9–10 10–7
3 Apollon Smyrnis 3 2 0 1 33 37 −4 6[a] — — — —
4 Montpellier 3 0 0 3 28 36 −8 0 — — 14–15 —
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Crvena zvezda 2 Pts, +5 GD; Mladost Zagreb 2 Pts, 0 GD; Apollon Smyrnis 2 Pts, −5 GD

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRE OSC NLS CNT
1 AN Brescia 3 2 1 0 35 28 +7 7 Round III — 10–10 — —
2 OSC Budapest 3 2 1 0 28 24 +4 7 — — — 8–7
3 CN Noisy-le-Sec 3 1 0 2 31 32 −1 3 11–16 7–10 — 13–6
4 CN Terrassa 3 0 0 3 20 30 −10 0 7–9 — — —
Source: LEN

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JST CNB PRI ORA
1 Jadran Split 3 3 0 0 42 19 +23 9 Round III — 8–4 16–7 —
2 CN Barcelona 3 2 0 1 33 24 +9 6 — — 14–10 15–6
3 Primorac Kotor 3 1 0 2 25 36 −11 3 — — — 8–6
4 CSM Oradea 3 0 0 3 20 41 −21 0 8–18 — — —
Source: LEN

Qualification round III

The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round. The losers in the third round will be transferred in the Euro Cup quarter-finals.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jadran Split 21–10 Mladost Zagreb 14–7 7–3
Szolnok VSC 18–25 OSC Budapest 6–15 12–10
RN Savona 19–20 Crvena zvezda 8–9 11–11
CN Barcelona 26–33 AN Brescia 13–17 13–16

Preliminary round

Location of teams of the 2021–22 LEN Champions League preliminary round.
Main article: 2021–22 LEN Champions League preliminary round

The draw for the 2021–22 LEN Champions League preliminary round took place in Ostia, Italy.[6] The upcoming season is planned with the usual pre-pandemic round-robin format with 14 rounds contested on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams in group A and the top four teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Novi Beograd will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 26 October 2021 to 15 June 2022.[7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRE FTC NBG BAR OLY RKG JST DTB
1 AN Brescia 14 9 3 2 162 133 +29 30 Final 8 — 8–8 13–16 14–12 8–7 12–8 6–5 16–8
2 FTC Telekom 14 8 4 2 154 138 +16 28 8–6 — 11–10 7–17 9–9 13–12 14–8 16–10
3 Novi Beograd[a] 14 8 3 3 188 149 +39 27[b] 11–11 11–14 — 11–9 9–12 16–10 14–7 19–7
4 Zodiac CNA Barceloneta 14 8 3 3 173 121 +52 27[b] 12–12 12–12 12–12 — 9–5 13–7 11–6 18–4
5 Olympiacos 14 6 2 6 146 131 +15 20 5–8 8–10 12–12 8–4 — 11–7 12–10 20–9
6 Radnički Kragujevac 14 4 1 9 139 159 −20 13 8–14 11–11 11–13 3–9 10–8 — 13–10 14–7
7 Jadran Split 14 3 0 11 141 173 −32 9 14–15 9–7 12–17 13–15 12–16 9–8 — 15–13
8 Dinamo Tbilisi 14 2 0 12 130 229 −99 6 11–19 7–14 8–17 7–20 14–13 13–17 12–11 —
Source: LEN
Notes:
  1. ^ Novi Beograd is already qualified as the Final 8 host.
  2. ^ a b Novi Beograd 23–21 (Agg.) Zodiac CNA Barceloneta

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REC CNM JUG HAN OSC BER CZB STE
1 Pro Recco 14 13 0 1 200 100 +100 39 Final 8 — 11–8 10–0w/o 18–3 17–14 14–9 13–7 23–5
2 CN Marseille 14 11 0 3 170 119 +51 33 7–13 — 12–13 13–10 13–9 12–7 10–0w/o 15–10
3 Jug AO Dubrovnik 14 10 1 3 174 143 +31 31 11–8 9–14 — 13–7 11–12 12–9 17–11 14–7
4 Waspo 98 Hannover 14 6 3 5 150 180 −30 21 7–20 7–14 14–14 — 12–12 10–9 14–11 13–12
5 OSC Budapest 14 6 1 7 151 168 −17 19 8–14 9–14 10–15 12–17 — 0–10w/o 13–9 14–8
6 Spandau 04 14 3 1 10 133 148 −15 10 6–11 7–13 8–16 11–11 11–12 — 11–12 10–8
7 Crvena zvezda 14 2 1 11 133 178 −45 7 12–14 8–11 13–19 12–15 8–11 12–9 — 10–10
8 Steaua București 14 1 1 12 111 186 −75 4 3–14 6–14 8–10 9–10 9–15 5–16 11–8 —
Source: LEN

Final 8

Main article: 2021–22 LEN Champions League Final Eight
Location of the 2021–22 LEN Champions League Final 8
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
2 June
 
 
 AN Brescia12
 
3 June
 
 Waspo 98 Hannover5
 
 AN Brescia13
 
2 June
 
 Novi Beograd14
 
 CN Marseille10
 
4 June
 
 Novi Beograd16
 
 Novi Beograd16
 
2 June
 
 Pro Recco (PSO)17
 
 Pro Recco11
 
3 June
 
 Zodiac CNAB10
 
 Pro Recco10
 
2 June
 
 FTC Telekom7 Third place game
 
 FTC Telekom14
 
4 June
 
 Jug AO Dubrovnik13
 
 AN Brescia12
 
 
 FTC Telekom14
 
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
3 June
 
 
 Waspo 98 Hannover11
 
4 June
 
 CN Marseille9
 
 Waspo 98 Hannover10
 
3 June
 
 Zodiac CNAB12
 
 Zodiac CNAB12
 
 
 Jug AO Dubrovnik9
 
Seventh place game
 
 
4 June
 
 
 CN Marseille15
 
 
 Jug AO Dubrovnik13
2021–22 LEN Champions League
Champions

Pro Recco
10th title

Marco Del Lungo, Francesco Di Fulvio, Luka Loncar, Gergő Zalánki, Aaron Younger, Alessandro Velotto, Nicholas Presciutti, Gonzalo Echenique, Aleksandar Ivović, Benjamin Thomas, Matteo Aicardi, Stefano Luongo, Tommaso Negri

Head coach Sandro Sukno


Awards

Season MVP Top Scorer Finals MVP
Francesco Di Fulvio (Pro Recco) Gergő Zalánki 42 goals (Pro Recco) Giacomo Cannella (Pro Recco)
Total 7 of the Season
[8] LW Francesco Di Fulvio

(Pro Recco)

CF

Duško Pijetlović (Novi Beograd)

RW Gergő Zalánki

(Pro Recco)

LD Álvaro Granados (Novi Beograd) CB Aleksandar Ivović (Pro Recco) RD Dušan Mandić (Novi Beograd)
GK Marco Del Lungo (Pro Recco)

See also

References

  1. ^ "LEN club competition programme season 2021–2022" (PDF). LEN.com.
  2. ^ "Champions League, Euro Cup – Qualification Round 1". LEN.com.
  3. ^ "Water Polo Champions League – Qualification Round II". LEN.com.
  4. ^ "Champions League, Qualification Round II". LEN.com.
  5. ^ "Water Polo Champions League – Qualification Round III , Draw". LEN.com.
  6. ^ "Champions League 2021-2022 Draw Main Round". LEN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. ^ "LEN Champions League preliminary round calendar season 2021-2022" (PDF). LEN.com.
  8. ^ Curcic, Ivan (2023-06-05). "LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament"". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

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