The LEN Women's Champions League, formerly known as LEN European Cup (from 1987 to 1999), LEN Champions Cup (from 1999 to 2013) and LEN Euroleague Women (2014 to 2022), is the premier competition for women's water polo clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and was created in 1987 as LEN European Cup.
Created in 1987 as the women's water polo clubs continental competition, contested amongst the national champions of the European countries, it has been played under the following names:[1]
LEN European Cup (1987–1999)
LEN Champions Cup (1999–2013)
LEN Euro League Women (2014–2022)
LEN Champions League Women (since 2023)
Formatedit
Over the years, different formats have been used in the competition, either Round-robin or Knockout or both combined (round-robin at early stages and knockout at final stages). Since the 2007–08 season, the competition has been played in four stages (qualification round, preliminary round, quarter final round and final four).
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^"Kirishi retains title after shootout". LEN. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^(PDF). LEN. pp. 3-48 ('Summary of LEN European Cup Results'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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The LEN Women s Champions League formerly known as LEN European Cup from 1987 to 1999 LEN Champions Cup from 1999 to 2013 and LEN Euroleague Women 2014 to 2022 is the premier competition for women s water polo clubs of Europe and takes place every year It is organized by the Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN and was created in 1987 as LEN European Cup LEN Champions League WomenCurrent season competition or edition 2023 24 LEN Women s Champions LeagueSportWater poloFounded1987PresidentGianni LonziCountryLEN membersContinentEuropeMost recentchampion s Astralpool Sabadell 6th title Most titlesOrizzonte Catania 8 titles Level on pyramid1st Tier Europe Official websitelen eu Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Title holders 4 Finals 5 Titles by club 6 Titles by nation 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory editCreated in 1987 as the women s water polo clubs continental competition contested amongst the national champions of the European countries it has been played under the following names 1 LEN European Cup 1987 1999 LEN Champions Cup 1999 2013 LEN Euro League Women 2014 2022 LEN Champions League Women since 2023 Format editOver the years different formats have been used in the competition either Round robin or Knockout or both combined round robin at early stages and knockout at final stages Since the 2007 08 season the competition has been played in four stages qualification round preliminary round quarter final round and final four Title holders edit1987 88 nbsp Donk Gouda 1988 89 nbsp Donk Gouda 1989 90 nbsp Nereus 1990 91 nbsp Donk Gouda 1991 92 nbsp Brandenburg 1992 93 nbsp Szentes 1993 94 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 1994 95 nbsp Nereus 1995 96 nbsp Nereus 1996 97 nbsp SKIF Moscow 1997 98 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 1998 99 nbsp SKIF Moscow 1999 00 nbsp Glyfada 2000 01 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 2001 02 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 2002 03 nbsp Glyfada 2003 04 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 2004 05 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 2005 06 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 2006 07 nbsp Fiorentina 2007 08 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 2008 09 nbsp Vouliagmeni 2009 10 nbsp Vouliagmeni 2010 11 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 2011 12 nbsp Pro Recco 2012 13 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 2013 14 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 2014 15 nbsp Olympiacos 2015 16 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 2016 17 nbsp Kinef Kirishi 2017 18 nbsp Kinef Kirishi 2018 19 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 2019 20 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic 2020 21 nbsp Olympiacos 2021 22 nbsp Olympiacos 2022 23 nbsp Astralpool SabadellFinals editYear Finalists Semi finalistsChampion Score Runner up Third place Fourth place1987 88Details nbsp Donk Gouda 15 10 nbsp Dauphins Creteil nbsp Szentes nbsp Volturno1988 89Details nbsp Donk Gouda Round robin 14 12 nbsp Vasutas nbsp Volturno nbsp SU Neukolln1989 90Details nbsp Nereus 21 6 11 6 nbsp Vasutas nbsp SU Neukolln nbsp Volturno1990 91Details nbsp Donk Gouda 8 6 nbsp Volturno nbsp SU Neukolln nbsp Szentes1991 92Details nbsp Brandenburg 12 8 nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust nbsp Vasutas nbsp Dauphins Creteil1992 93Details nbsp Szentes 6 5 nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Donk Gouda nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust1993 94Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania 6 3 nbsp Nereus nbsp Vasutas nbsp Vouliagmeni1994 95Details nbsp Nereus 7 7 9 8 a e t nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Szentes nbsp Nancy1995 96Details nbsp Nereus 8 7 a e t nbsp SKIF Moscow nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Olympiacos1996 97Details nbsp SKIF Moscow 7 6 nbsp Nereus nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Mediterrani1997 98Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania 7 6 a e t nbsp SKIF Moscow nbsp Nereus nbsp Szentes1998 99Details nbsp SKIF Moscow 8 6 nbsp Donk Gouda nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp BEAC1999 00Details nbsp Glyfada 7 5 nbsp SKIF Moscow nbsp Szentes nbsp Orizzonte Catania2000 01Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania Round robin 12 6 nbsp Glyfada nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust nbsp Szentes2001 02Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania Round robin 6 6 nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust nbsp Glyfada nbsp Dunaujvaros2002 03Details nbsp Glyfada Round robin 6 4 nbsp Dunaujvaros nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust nbsp Orizzonte Catania2003 04Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania Round robin 6 4 nbsp Glyfada nbsp Dunaujvaros nbsp Vouliagmeni2004 05Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania Round robin 6 5 nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Dunaujvaros nbsp Blau Weiss Bochum2005 06Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania Round robin 14 11 nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Dunaujvaros nbsp Vouliagmeni2006 07Details nbsp Fiorentina Round robin 12 10 nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Glyfada nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust2007 08Details nbsp Orizzonte Catania 11 11 14 13 a e t nbsp Vouliagmeni nbsp Fiorentina nbsp ZVL2008 09Details nbsp Vouliagmeni 12 9 nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Honved2009 10Details nbsp Vouliagmeni 10 7 nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Olympiacos2010 11Details nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 13 8 nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Kinef Kirishi2011 12Details nbsp Pro Recco 8 7 nbsp Vouliagmeni nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Orizzonte Catania2012 13Details nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 13 11 nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Vouliagmeni nbsp Eger2013 14Details nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 19 10 nbsp Vouliagmeni nbsp Orizzonte Catania nbsp Imperia2014 15Details nbsp Olympiacos 10 9 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp UVSE Budapest2015 16Details nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 11 8 nbsp UVSE Budapest nbsp Kinef Kirishi nbsp Olympiacos2016 17Details 2 nbsp Kinef Kirishi 7 6 nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Astralpool Sabadell nbsp Mataro2017 18Details 3 nbsp Kinef Kirishi 8 8 5 4 p s o nbsp Astralpool Sabadell nbsp Ekipe Orizzonte nbsp UVSE Budapest2018 19Details nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 13 11 nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Vouliagmeni nbsp Plebiscito Padova2019 20Details Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Europe2020 21Details nbsp Olympiacos 7 6 nbsp Dunaujvaros nbsp UVSE Hunguest Hotel nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust2021 22Details nbsp Olympiacos 11 7 nbsp Astralpool Sabadell nbsp Plebiscito Padova nbsp UVSE Hunguest Hotel2022 23Details nbsp Astralpool Sabadell 9 8 nbsp Assolim Mataro nbsp Ekipe Orizzonte nbsp DunaujvarosSource LEN from 1987 to 2016 4 Titles by club editRank Club Titles Runner up Champion Years1 nbsp Orizzonte Catania 8 4 1993 94 1997 98 2000 01 2001 02 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2007 082 nbsp Sabadell 6 3 2010 11 2012 13 2013 14 2015 16 2018 19 2022 233 nbsp Olympiacos 3 2 2014 15 2020 21 2021 22 nbsp Nereus 3 2 1989 90 1994 95 1995 965 nbsp Donk Gouda 3 1 1987 88 1988 89 1990 916 nbsp Kinef Kirishi 2 5 2016 17 2017 187 nbsp SKIF Moscow 2 3 1996 97 1998 99 nbsp Vouliagmeni 2 3 2008 09 2009 109 nbsp Glyfada 2 2 1999 00 2002 0310 nbsp Brandenburg 1 1991 92 nbsp Szentes 1 1992 93 nbsp Fiorentina 1 2006 07 nbsp Pro Recco 1 2011 1214 nbsp Uralochka Zlatoust 2 nbsp Dunaujvaros 2 nbsp Vasutas 217 nbsp Dauphins Creteil 1 nbsp UVSE 1 nbsp Assolim Mataro 1 nbsp Volturno 1Titles by nation editRank Country Titles Runners up1 nbsp Italy 10 52 nbsp Greece 7 73 nbsp Netherlands 7 34 nbsp Spain 6 45 nbsp Russia 4 106 nbsp Hungary 1 57 nbsp France 1See also editLEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup LEN Challenger Cup LEN Super Cup LEN Women s Euro Cup LEN Women s Challenger Cup LEN Women s Super CupReferences edit Euro League Women Book of Champions 2017 PDF LEN p 47 section 3 1 Competition names Archived from the original PDF on 2020 12 30 Retrieved 5 October 2018 Euro League Kirishi clinches the trophy on its 11th try LEN Retrieved 5 October 2018 Kirishi retains title after shootout LEN Retrieved 5 October 2018 Euro League Women Book of Champions 2017 PDF LEN pp 3 48 Summary of LEN European Cup Results Archived from the original PDF on 17 May 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LEN Women 27s Champions League amp oldid 1176474166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
