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2009–10 LEN Euroleague

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2009–10 LEN Euroleague
LeagueLEN Euroleague
SportWater polo
Duration9 October 2009 to
15 May 2010
Teams16 (preliminary round)
34 (total)
Final Four
Finals championsItaly Pro Recco (6th title)
  Runners-upMontenegro Primorac Kotor
Finals MVPSerbia Vanja Udovičić (Pro Recco)
Euroleague seasons

The 2009–10 LEN Euroleague was the 47th edition of Europe's premier club water polo competition. It lasted between 9 October 2009 and 15 May 2010.

Format

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The Euroleague is run in five phases:

  • First qualifying round, played as a single round robin tournament at the site of one of the teams competing (2 groups of 4, 2 groups of 5)
  • Second qualifying round, played as a single round robin tournament at the site of one of the teams competing (4 groups of 4)
  • Group (or preliminary) stage, played as a double round robin, home and away (4 groups of 4)
  • Quarterfinals, played as a knockout round on aggregate, home and away
  • Final four, played as a single knockout tournament at a neutral site (semifinals, third-place game, and final)

Seeding

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Seeded countries

The eight countries with the best placed team in the preliminary rounds, or main group stage, in the previous year's competition, 2008–09 LEN Euroleague are seeded for this year's competition. Each seeded country earns 1 place in the main group stage, 1 place in the second qualifying round, and 1 place in the first qualifying round. These countries are:

RankCountryBest team in the group stages of 2008–09 LEN EuroleaguePlace in the group stages of 2008–09 LEN Euroleague
1.GreeceOlympiacosGroup C winner, 16 points
1.SerbiaVK PartizanGroup D winner, 16 points
3.ItalyPro ReccoGroup A winner, 12 points
4.MontenegroPVK JadranGroup B winner, 11 points
5.HungaryVasas SCSecond place Group D, 12 points
6.CroatiaHAVK MladostSecond place Group B, 10 points
7.RussiaSpartak VolgogradThird place Group A, 9 points
8.SpainCN Atlètic BarcelonetaFourth place Group B, 5 points
9.FranceCercle des Nageurs de MarseilleFourth place Group D, 2 points

Unseeded countries

All other countries were invited to enter up to two clubs into the first qualifying round.

Entries

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First qualifying round (18)How qualified
Germany Amateur Schwimm Club DuisburgPlayoff finalist, German Bundesliga 2008/09
Slovenia AŠD Vaterpolo Koper RokavaSlovenian Champions 2008/09 (?)
Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto SSD A R.L.3rd place playoff winner, Serie A1 2008/09
France Cercle des Nageurs de MarseilleWinner, final four playoff, Championnat de France Elite 2008/09
Slovakia ČH Hornets KošiceSlovakian Champions 2008/09 (?)
Romania CSM Frigoconti OradeaRomanian Super League Champions 2008/09
Turkey Galatasaray Men's Water Polo TeamTurkish Premier League Champions 2008/09 [permanent dead link]
Poland LSTW LodzWinner Polish Championship 2009
France Olympic Nice NatationRunner-up, final four playoff, Championnat de France Elite 2008/09
Portugal PortinadoPortuguese Cup Champions 2009
North Macedonia PVK Rabotnicki - SkopjeMacedonian Champions 2008/09 (?)
Russia Sintez Kazan3rd place, Russian League 2008/09 (?) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
Hungary T-Mobile Honvéd3rd place playoff winner, Hungarian Championship 2008/09
Serbia Vaterpolo Club Niš3rd place playoff winner (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09
Croatia Vaterpolo Klub Šibenik3rd place playoff winner (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09
Greece Vouliagmeni Nautical Club3rd place, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09
Austria Wasserball Club TirolAustrian Bundesliga Champions 2009
Germany Wasserfreunde SpandauPlayoff winners, German Bundesliga 2008/09
Second qualifying round (8)How qualified
Italy A.S.D. Circolo Nautico PosillipoPlayoff finalist, Serie A1 2008/09
Croatia Havk MladostPlayoff finalist (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09
Greece Panionios G.S.S. AthensRunner-up, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09
Russia Spartak City VolgogradRunner-up, Russian League 2008/09 (?) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
Montenegro Vaterpolo Klub Budva - M:TELPlayoff finalist, Montenegrin League 2009 [permanent dead link]
Montenegro VK Primorac Kotor [1]3rd place playoff winners, Montenegrin League 2009 [permanent dead link]
Serbia VK Vojvodina Novi SadPlayoff finalist (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09
Hungary ZF EgerPlayoff finalist, Hungarian Championship 2008/09
Group stage (8)How qualified
Italy A.S.D. Pro ReccoPlayoff winners, Serie A1 2008/09
Russia Aquatic Sport Club Shturm 2002Champions, Russian League 2008/09 (?) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
Spain Club Natació Atlètic BarcelonetaPlayoff winners, Spanish Premier Division 2008/09 Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
Croatia Jug Croatia OsiguranjePlayoff winners (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09
Greece OlympiacosChampions, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09
Montenegro SWC Jadran CBK - Herceg NoviPlayoff winners, Montenegrin League 2009 [permanent dead link]
Hungary Teva - Vasasplaket BudapestPlayoff winners, Hungarian Championship 2008/09
Serbia WPC Partizan RaiffeisenPlayoff winners (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09

First qualifying round

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Key to colors in group tables
Progress to the 2nd Qualifying Round
Progress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

Group A (Šibenik)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Sintez Kazan 3 2 1 0 38 20 +18 7
2 Croatia VK Šibenik 3 2 1 0 35 24 +11 7
3 France Olympique Nice 3 1 0 2 32 42 −10 3
4 Poland LSTW Lodz 3 0 0 3 23 42 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B (Marseille)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hungary Budapest Honved 3 3 0 0 45 20 +25 9
2 France Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille 3 2 0 1 36 28 +8 6
3 Germany ASC Duisburg 3 1 0 2 40 34 +6 3
4 Austria WC Tirol 3 0 0 3 18 57 −39 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group C (Berlin)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto 4 4 0 0 55 29 +26 12
2 Germany Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 4 3 0 1 59 24 +35 9
3 Romania CSM Oradea 4 2 0 2 59 35 +24 6
4 Slovenia ASDVC Koper Rokava 4 1 0 3 40 44 −4 3
5 North Macedonia Rabotnički Skopje 4 0 0 4 12 93 −81 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group D (Košice)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Slovakia CH Hornets Košice 4 4 0 0 51 24 +27 12
2 Greece Vouliagmeni NC 4 3 0 1 54 23 +31 9
3 Turkey Galatasaray Istanbul 4 2 0 2 45 34 +11 6
4 Serbia VK Niš 4 1 0 3 35 36 −1 3
5 Portugal Portinado 4 0 0 4 11 79 −68 0
Source: [citation needed]

Second qualifying round

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Key to colors in group tables
Progress to the Group Stage
Progress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

Group E (Eger)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hungary ZF Eger 3 3 0 0 22 9 +13 9
2 Greece Panionios 3 1 1 1 28 27 +1 4
3 Croatia VK Šibenik 3 1 1 1 31 34 −3 4
4 Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto 3 0 0 3 23 30 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group F (Budva)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia Mladost Zagreb 3 2 1 0 34 24 +10 7
2 Montenegro Budvanska Rivijera 3 2 1 0 24 17 +7 7
3 Germany WF Spandau 04 3 1 0 2 18 26 −8 3
4 Slovakia Hornets Košice 3 0 0 3 19 28 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group G (Naples)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montenegro Primorac Kotor 3 3 0 0 41 19 +22 9
2 Russia Sintez Kazan 3 2 0 1 26 25 +1 6
3 Italy CN Posillipo Naples 3 1 0 2 19 26 −7 3
4 France CN Marseille 3 0 0 3 18 24 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group G (Athens)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hungary Budapest Honved 3 2 1 0 21 18 +3 7
2 Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad 3 2 1 0 27 25 +2 7
3 Russia Spartak Volgograd 3 0 2 1 23 24 −1 2
4 Greece Vouliagmeni NC 3 0 1 2 20 24 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Preliminary round

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Location of teams of the 2009–10 LEN Euroleague group stage.
Image Red: Group A; Image Green: Group B; Image Blue: Group C; Image Yellow: Group D.
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 4 1 1 60 53 +7 13
Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 6 4 0 2 55 42 +13 12
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 1 2 3 45 46 −1 5
Serbia Vojvodina 6 1 1 4 44 63 −19 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Montenegro Primorac Kotor 6 5 1 0 62 48 +14 16
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 6 2 2 2 60 57 +3 8
Hungary Vasas 6 2 1 3 58 54 +4 7
Greece Panionios 6 1 0 5 47 68 −21 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Serbia Partizan 6 6 0 0 60 34 +26 18
Montenegro Budva 6 3 0 3 48 52 −4 9
Greece Olympiacos 6 2 0 4 51 51 0 6
Hungary Honvéd 6 1 0 5 43 65 −22 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Pro Recco 6 5 1 0 68 43 +25 16
Hungary Eger 6 2 2 2 47 47 0 8
Russia Sintez Kazan 6 2 0 4 45 55 −10 6
Russia Šturm 2002 6 1 1 4 39 54 −15 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 24 March, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2010.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 16–19 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 7–9 9–10
Eger Hungary 9–22 Serbia Partizan 4–12 5–10
Jadran Herceg Novi Montenegro 15–24 Montenegro Primorac Kotor 9–14 6–10
Pro Recco Italy 21–15 Montenegro Budva 9–5 12–10

Final Four (Naples)

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Awards

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Final four MVP
Serbia Vanja Udovičić (Pro Recco)
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  • "European Water Polo Cups for Club Teams" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-21., Ligue européenne de natation, 5 August 2008.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Spain was a seeded country, but only entered one team into the 2009/10 Euroleague. The third placed Montenegrin side was elevated to the second qualifying round, but there is no explanation for this choice by LEN available. However, Kotor did win the 2008/09 Euroleague.
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