2024–25 LEN Champions League qualification round
The 2024–25 LEN Champions League qualification round is played between 12 and 15 September 2024 to determine the four teams advancing to the Main round of the 2024–25 LEN Champions League.[1][2][3][4]
Format
[edit]The 18 teams were place into four groups, two with four teams and 2 with five teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners in each group advanced to the Main round.
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches.
Draw
[edit]The draw took place in Zagreb on 13 August 2024. The seeding was based off the men's club rankings. The only restriction was that clubs from the same country could not be drawn against each other. H indicates which clubs is hosting a group. Teams in bold advanced to the Main round.[5]
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| Group winners advance to Main round |
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Groups
[edit]Group A
[edit]12–15 September 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  JAD
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 JUG
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 BAR
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 DIN
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 BAN
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| 1 | Jadran Herceg Novi
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 12 | Main round | — | — | 14–10 | 15–8 | 35–3 | |
| 2 | Jug AO Dubrovnik (H)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 9 | 12–14 | — | 14–9 | 15–8 | 24–1 | ||
| 3 | CN Barcelona
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 6 | — | — | — | 18–12 | 33–4 | ||
| 4 | Dinamo București
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | VK Banja Luka
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 122 | −107 | 0 | — | — | — | 7–30 | — |
| 12 September 18:30 |
Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik
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15–8 | Dinamo București
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–0, 3–1, 3–4 | |||||
| Kržić, Joković 3 | Goals | Cubranic 3 | |||
| 12 September 20:30 |
Report | Jadran Herceg Novi
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35–3 | VK Banja Luka
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN), Rik Evers (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 10–0, 7–1, 9–2, 9–0 | |||||
| Gojkovic, Obradovic 7 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
| 13 September 18:30 |
Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik
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12–14 | Jadran Herceg Novi
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 1–5, 3–4, 3–2 | |||||
| Burić 3 | Goals | Kohlod 4 | |||
| 13 September 20:30 |
Report | CN Barcelona
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18–12 | Dinamo București
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Rik Evers (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–3, 5–2, 5–2 | |||||
| Gorria Puga 4 | Goals | Prioteasa, Vranceanu 3 | |||
| 14 September 10:30 |
Report | CN Barcelona
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33–4 | VK Banja Luka
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Rik Evers (NED), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 10–2, 8–1, 9–1, 6–0 | |||||
| Angelescu 6 | Goals | Kojcinovic 2 | |||
| 14 September 12:30 |
Report | Jadran Herceg Novi
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15–8 | Dinamo București
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Paul Kovac (AUT) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–1, 5–2, 3–3 | |||||
| Kohlod 4 | Goals | Čubranić 3 | |||
| 14 September 18:30 |
Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik
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14–9 | CN Barcelona
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN), Rik Evers (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–4, 6–2, 1–2 | |||||
| Burić 3 | Goals | Daura Gomez 4 | |||
| 14 September 20:30 |
Report | VK Banja Luka
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7–30 | Dinamo București
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 0–8, 3–8, 2–7, 2–7 | |||||
| Vujković 5 | Goals | Kovats, Lutescu 5 | |||
| 15 September 10:30 |
Report | Jadran Herceg Novi
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14–10 | CN Barcelona
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Rik Evers (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–3, 5–1, 1–3 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Ramon Sesen, Te Riele 3 | |||
| 15 September 12:30 |
Report | Jug AO Dubrovnik
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24–1 | VK Banja Luka
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Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 8–0, 6–1, 5–0, 5–0 | |||||
| Brajovic 5 | Goals | Stevandic 1 | |||
Group B
[edit]13–15 September 2024, Kragujevac, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  RAD
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 ZUG
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MLA
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 VOU
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| 1 | Radnički Kragujevac (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 9 | Main round | — | 10–9 | 9–8 | 14–13 | |
| 2 | BVSC-Zugló
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 6 | — | — | — | 17–9 | ||
| 3 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 3 | — | 13–14 | — | — | ||
| 4 | NC Vouliagmeni
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 0 | — | — | 6–11 | — |
| 13 September 18:00 |
Report | NC Vouliagmeni
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6–11 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb
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Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Gernot Haentschel (GER), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–4, 3–2, 1–3 | |||||
| Kalogeropoulos 3 | Goals | Kharkov 5 | |||
| 13 September 20:00 |
Report | Radnički Kragujevac
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10–9 | BVSC-Zugló
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Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), David Gomez (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 2–5, 4–0 | |||||
| Murišić, Pijetlović 2 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 14 September 18:00 |
Report | HAVK Mladost Zagreb
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13–14 | BVSC-Zugló
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Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 6–5, 2–2, 2–5, 3–2 | |||||
| Kharkov, Lazić 3 | Goals | Zsombor 8 | |||
| 14 September 20:00 |
Report | Radnički Kragujevac
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14–13 | NC Vouliagmeni
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Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Gernot Haentschel (GER), David Gomez (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–1, 3–4, 3–4 | |||||
| Rašović 4 | Goals | Kalogeropoulos 6 | |||
| 15 September 18:00 |
Report | BVSC-Zugló
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17–9 | NC Vouliagmeni
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Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Gernot Haentschel (GER), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–3, 4–1, 6–3 | |||||
| Kovacs 6 | Goals | Almyras 4 | |||
| 15 September 20:00 |
Report | Radnički Kragujevac
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9–8 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb
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Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: David Gomez (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–3, 4–3, 4–0 | |||||
| Jakšić 4 | Goals | Lazić, Vukičević 2 | |||
Group C
[edit]12–15 September 2024, Oradea, Romania
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORA
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 SPA
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 BRE
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PAOK
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 ENK
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| 1 | CSM Oradea (H)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 11 | Main round | — | 8–7 | 14–13[a] | — | — | |
| 2 | Spandau 04
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 9 | — | — | — | 12–10 | 15–11 | ||
| 3 | AN Brescia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 7 | — | 7–9 | — | 15–4 | — | ||
| 4 | AC PAOK
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 3 | 8–11 | — | — | — | 11–10 | ||
| 5 | Enka Istanbul
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 0 | 8–20 | — | 9–16 | — | — |
- ^ Match ended 7–7, CSM Oradea won 7–6 on penalties.
| 12 September 18:30 |
Report | Enka Istanbul
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8–20 | CSM Oradea
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Gyorgy Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–8, 3–4, 1–6 | |||||
| Dervisis 3 | Goals | Belenyesi 5 | |||
| 12 September 20:30 |
Report | Spandau 04
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12–10 | AC PAOK
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Andrej Franulovic (CRO), Pau Segurana (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 4–2, 3–3 | |||||
| Tkac, Vukojevic 4 | Goals | Delic 4 | |||
| 13 September 18:30 |
Report | CSM Oradea
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8–7 | Spandau 04
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Andrej Franulovic (CRO), Ivan Rakovic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–1, 3–1, 1–1 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Vukojević 2 | |||
| 13 September 20:30 |
Report | AN Brescia
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15–4 | AC PAOK
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Pau Segurana (ESP), Gyorgy Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–0, 4–2, 4–1 | |||||
| Ferrero 3 | Goals | Delić 2 | |||
| 14 September 09:30 |
Report | AC PAOK
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11–10 | Enka Istanbul
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Pau Segurana (ESP), Ivan Rakovic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 4–4, 5–3 | |||||
| Bitsakos 4 | Goals | Dervisis, Kuloğlu 3 | |||
| 14 September 11:30 |
Report | AN Brescia
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7–9 | Spandau 04
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Gyorgy Kun (HUN), Andrej Franulovic (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–3, 1–1, 3–3 | |||||
| Del Basso, Irving 2 | Goals | Caraj 3 | |||
| 14 September 18:30 |
Report | AC PAOK
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8–11 | CSM Oradea
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Andrej Franulovic (CRO), Gyorgy Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–5, 3–2, 3–2 | |||||
| Bitsakos 3 | Goals | Gardašević 5 | |||
| 14 September 20:30 |
Report | Enka Istanbul
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9–16 | AN Brescia
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Pau Segurana (ESP), Ivan Rakovic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–4, 2–7, 3–2 | |||||
| Dervisis 3 | Goals | Alesiani, Balzarini 4 | |||
| 15 September 10:00 |
Report | Spandau 04
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15–11 | Enka Istanbul
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Gyorgy Kun (HUN), Pau Segurana (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–2, 5–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Culina 3 | Goals | Dervisis 3 | |||
| 15 September 12:00 |
Report | CSM Oradea
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14–13 | AN Brescia
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Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Andrej Franulovic (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 2–2, 1–1 PSO: 7–6 | |||||
| Gardašević 5 | Goals | Faraglia 3 | |||
Group D
[edit]13–15 September 2024, Sabadell, Spain
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AST
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SAB
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ORT
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 PAY
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| 1 | Astrapool Sabadell (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 9 | Main round | — | 14–9 | 17–11 | 17–5 | |
| 2 | VK Šabac
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 6 | — | — | 14–13 | — | ||
| 3 | CC Ortigia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 3 | — | — | — | 15–12 | ||
| 4 | Pays d'Aix Natation
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 0 | — | 8–16 | — | — |
| 13 September 19:00 |
Report | Astrapool Sabadell
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17–5 | Pays d'Aix Natation
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Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–0, 4–0, 3–5 | |||||
| four players 3 | Goals | Watanabe 3 | |||
| 13 September 21:00 |
Report | VK Šabac
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14–13 | CC Ortigia
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Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 6–4, 2–2, 2–5 | |||||
| Barac 4 | Goals | Cassia 4 | |||
| 14 September 17:30 |
Report | Astrapool Sabadell
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14–9 | VK Šabac
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Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Hendrik Schopp (GER), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 5–1, 2–2 | |||||
| Bowen 5 | Goals | Korac 2 | |||
| 14 September 19:15 |
Report | CC Ortigia
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15–12 | Pays d'Aix Natation
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Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–3, 2–2, 5–2 | |||||
| Napolitano 4 | Goals | Watanabe 4 | |||
| 15 September 11:30 |
Report | Pays d'Aix Natation
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8–16 | VK Šabac
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Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Hendrik Schopp (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 2–4, 2–3 | |||||
| Drahe 4 | Goals | Dragovic, Toholj 3 | |||
| 15 September 13:15 |
Report | Astrapool Sabadell
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17–11 | CC Ortigia
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Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–3, 2–1, 6–4 | |||||
| Bowen 5 | Goals | Inaba 5 | |||
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