2020–21 LEN Euro Cup

2020–21 LEN Euro Cup
LeagueLEN Euro Cup
SportWater Polo
Duration13 November 2020 – 8 May 2021
Number of teams30 (from 13 countries)
Finals championsHungary Szolnok (1st title)
  Runners-upHungary OSC Budapest
Euro Cup seasons

The 2020–21 LEN Euro Cup was the 29th edition of the second-tier European tournament for men's water polo clubs.

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[1] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

Qualification round
France Pays d’Aix Natation (CL Q) Spain CN Barcelona (CL Q) Serbia Novi Beograd Russia Sintez Kazan (CL Q)
France Tourcoing (CL Q) Spain CN Terrassa (CL Q) Serbia Crvena zvezda Russia Dynamo Moscow
France Noisy-le-Sec Spain CN Sabadell Croatia Mladost Zagreb (CL Q) Italy RN Savona
France Strasbourg Spain CE Mediterrani Croatia Jadran Split (CL Q) Montenegro Primorac Kotor (CL Q)
Hungary OSC Budapest (CL Q) Greece Vouliagmeni (CL Q) Germany OSC Potsdam Slovenia Triglav Kranj
Hungary Szolnok (CL Q) Greece Apollon Smyrni Germany SV Ludwigsburg Switzerland Carouge Natation
Hungary ZF Eger Greece Panionios Romania Steaua Bucharest (CL Q)
Hungary BVSC-Zugló Serbia Radnički Kragujevac (CL Q) Romania Digi Oradea (CL Q)

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification round I 13–15 November 2020
Qualification round II 4–6 December 2020
Knockout phase Eight-finals 27 February 2021 6 March 2021
Quarterfinals 17 March 2021 24 March 2021
Semifinals 3 April 2021 10 April 2021
Final 24 April 2021 8 May 2021

Qualification round

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The qualification round is scheduled for 4–6 December 2020.[3]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France ENT Spain CNB Greece PAN Hungary ZUG
1 France Tourcoing 3 2 1 0 42 21 +21 7 Knockout phase 20–9 10–0
2 Spain CN Barcelona (H) 3 2 1 0 37 17 +20 7 12–12 15–5 10–0
3 Greece Panionios 3 1 0 2 24 35 −11 3
4 Hungary BVSC-Zugló 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0 Disqualified 0–10
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain CNS Russia DYN Croatia JST Romania STE
1 Spain CN Sabadell (H) 3 3 0 0 32 24 +8 9 Knockout phase 12–7 9–8 11–9
2 Russia Dynamo Moscow 3 2 0 1 28 31 −3 6 9–8
3 Croatia Jadran Split 3 1 0 2 33 32 +1 3 11–12
4 Romania Steaua Bucharest 3 0 0 3 28 34 −6 0 11–14
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary OSC Serbia CZB France NLS Slovenia TRI
1 Hungary OSC Budapest 3 3 0 0 50 17 +33 9 Knockout phase 15–5 21–5
2 Serbia Crvena zvezda 3 2 0 1 37 34 +3 6 13–12 19–7
3 France Noisy-le-Sec 3 1 0 2 39 36 +3 3 7–14 20–9
4 Slovenia Triglav Kranj (H) 3 0 0 3 21 60 −39 0
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece NCV France AIX Germany LUD Switzerland CAR
1 Greece Vouliagmeni 3 3 0 0 54 22 +32 9 Knockout phase 21–6
2 France Pays d’Aix Natation (H) 3 2 0 1 41 21 +20 6 11–12 14–5 16–4
3 Germany SV Ludwigsburg 3 1 0 2 28 41 −13 3
4 Switzerland Carouge Natation 3 0 0 3 15 54 −39 0 5–21 6–17
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia RKG Spain CEM Italy RNS Germany POT
1 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 3 3 0 0 42 23 +19 9 Knockout phase 15–7
2 Spain CE Mediterrani 3 2 0 1 35 31 +4 6 9–13
3 Italy RN Savona (H) 3 1 0 2 30 34 −4 3 7–14 11–12 12–8
4 Germany OSC Potsdam 3 0 0 3 22 41 −19 0 7–14
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Croatia MZG Montenegro PRI Hungary ZFE
1 Croatia Mladost Zagreb (H) 2 2 0 0 26 15 +11 6 Knockout phase 13–8 13–7
2 Montenegro Primorac Kotor 2 1 0 1 23 22 +1 3
3 Hungary ZF Eger 2 0 0 2 16 28 −12 0 9–15
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Hungary SZO France STR Greece APO Spain CNT
1 Hungary Szolnok (H) 3 3 0 0 48 30 +18 9 Knockout phase 15–5 13–11 20–14
2 France Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 23 31 −8 6 8–7
3 Greece Apollon Smyrni 3 1 0 2 32 34 −2 3 14–13
4 Spain CN Terrassa 3 0 0 3 36 44 −8 0 9–10
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Russia SIN Serbia NBG Romania ORA
1 Russia Sintez Kazan 2 2 0 0 24 17 +7 6 Knockout phase
2 Serbia Novi Beograd (H) 2 1 0 1 22 20 +2 3 10–11 12–9
3 Romania Digi Oradea 2 0 0 2 16 25 −9 0 7–13
Source: LEN
(H) Hosts

Knockout phase

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Bracket
Eight-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
Russia Sintez Kazan 12 6 18
Russia Dynamo Moscow 14 9 23
Russia Dynamo Moscow 8 9 17
Serbia Crvena zvezda 11 9 20
France Tourcoing 9 6 15
Serbia Crvena zvezda 12 7 19
Serbia Crvena zvezda 12 8 20
Hungary Szolnok 20 15 35
Serbia Radnički Kragujevac (w/o) 11 11
France Strasbourg 10 10
Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 12 10 22
Hungary Szolnok 14 10 24
Montenegro Primorac Kotor 8 16 24
Hungary Szolnok 18 17 35
Hungary Szolnok 14 8 22 (3)
Hungary OSC Budapest 11 11 22 (0)
France Pays d’Aix Natation 6 9 15
Hungary OSC Budapest 22 20 42
Hungary OSC Budapest 17 10 27
Spain Sabadell 11 12 23
Spain Sabadell 9 17 26
Spain Mediterrani 9 6 15
Hungary OSC Budapest 10 11 21
Greece Vouliagmeni 7 9 16
Spain Barcelona 9 6 15
Croatia Mladost Zagreb 11 7 18
Croatia Mladost Zagreb 11 10 21 (8)
Greece Vouliagmeni (p) 10 11 21 (9)
Serbia Novi Beograd 7 8 15
Greece Vouliagmeni 7 9 16

Eight Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Radnički Kragujevac Serbia 11–10[note 1] France Strasbourg 11–10 Suspended
Pays d’Aix Natation France 15–42 Hungary OSC Budapest 6–22 9–20
Tourcoing France 15–19 Serbia Crvena zvezda 9–12 6–7
Primorac Kotor Montenegro 24–35 Hungary Szolnok 8–18 16–17
Sabadell Spain 26–15 Spain Mediterrani 9–9 17–6
Novi Beograd Serbia 15–16 Greece Vouliagmeni 7–7 8–9
Sintez Kazan Russia 18–23 Russia Dynamo Moscow 12–14 6–9
Barcelona Spain 15–18 Croatia Mladost Zagreb 9–11 6–7

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Moscow Russia 17–20 Serbia Crvena zvezda 8–11 9–9
Radnički Kragujevac Serbia 22–24 Hungary Szolnok 12–14 10–10
Mladost Zagreb Croatia 21–21(8–9 p) Greece Vouliagmeni 11–10 10–11
OSC Budapest Hungary 27–23 Spain Sabadell 17–11 10–12

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
OSC Budapest Hungary 21–16 Greece Vouliagmeni 10–7 11–9
Crvena zvezda Serbia 20–35 Hungary Szolnok 12–20 8–15

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Szolnok Hungary 22–22(0–3 p) Hungary OSC Budapest 14–11 8–11


2020–21 LEN Euro Cup
Champions
Hungary
Szolnok
1st Cup

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Rosters (2020-21 seasons)". len.microplustimig.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "LEN club competition programme season 2020–2021" (PDF). LEN.com.
  3. ^ "LEN Euro Cup qualification round II – LIVE TV". LEN.com.
  4. ^ "Euro Cup: Two quarterfinalists for Hungary and Serbia". www.total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

Notes

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  1. ^ Strasbourg could not play for the first leg due to a player testing positive to COVID-19. However, the primary reason for the suspension was a mistake made a few days earlier. Strasbourg did not undergo the mandatory PCR test two days before entering the hotel (the first testing had to be done 72 hours before the match, on Wednesday). As a result, it was decided that the match should be played on one leg, at Serbia, on the original date of the second leg.[4]
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