The 2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup is the 2nd edition of the water polo competition organised by European Aquatics. It acted as the third tier, below the LEN Women's Champions League and the LEN Women's Euro Cup.
2024–25 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Water polo |
Dates | Qualification round I: 7–10 November 2024 Qualification round II: 7–8 December 2024 Final four: 22–23 February 2025 |
Teams | Total: 17 (from 11 countries) |
Website | Official website |
Izmir BSB Spor are the defending champions.
Format
edit17 teams are separated into four groups of four or five. Each group is held at one club. The top 2 from each group advance to Qualification round II. The last eight teams are then drawn into two groups of four, with the top two from both groups advancing to the final four to decide the champion.[1]
Rankings
editOnly teams below the top 6 can enter the competition.
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Teams
editOnly countries below the top 6 in the LEN women's club rankings can enter teams into this competition.[3]
Schedule
editRounds and dates
editPhase | Round date |
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Qualification round I | 7–10 November 2024 |
Qualification round II | 7–8 December 2024 |
Final four | 22–23 February 2025 |
Draw
editThe draw was on 16 September 2024.[4] H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The seeding was decided by as follows:
- The European Aquatics club rankings.[5]
- European Aquatics country club rankings.[6]
- European Aquatics women's national team rankings.[7]
Qualification round
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IZM | VOJ | MAN | SLI | |
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1 | Izmir BSB Spor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification round II | — | ||||
2 | VK Vojvodina (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
3 | City Of Manchester WPC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
4 | Sliema ASC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
(H) Host
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIR | JAD | BOC | HAP | |
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1 | Sirens ASC (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification round II | — | ||||
2 | Jadran Split | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
3 | SV Blau-Weiss Bochum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
4 | Hapoel Emek Hayarden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
(H) Host
Group C
editHeld in Strakonice, Czech Republic
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MLA | STR | OTT | DAL | |
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1 | ŽAVK Mladost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification round II | — | ||||
2 | AJF Strakonice (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
3 | Otter Swimming Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
4 | Dalton Koleji SK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
(H) Host
Group D
editHeld in Alba Iulia, Romania
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRV | BEN | ESS | GAL | UNI | |
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1 | ZVK Crvena Zvezda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification round II | — | |||||
2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||
3 | SSV Esslingen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||
4 | Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||
5 | CSM Unirea Alba Iulia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
(H) Host
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.len.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/REGULATIONS-EUROPEAN-AQUATICS-WATER-POLO-CLUB-COMPETITIONS-1.pdf
- ^ "Women Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Big changes in European water polo club competitions - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. June 2, 2023.
- ^ https://www.len.eu/several-exciting-clashes-confirmed-for-euro-cup-and-challenger-cup-qualifiers/
- ^ "Women Club Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Women Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Women Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. October 1, 2024.