2023–24 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage

The 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage details the matches played to decide the champion of the tournament.

Qualified teams

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The knockout phase involves 16 teams: the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-ups of each of the four groups in the group stage, and the eight third and fourth placed teams from the Champions League group stage[broken anchor].

Euro Cup group stage winners and runners-up

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GroupWinners
Runners-up
A CN Barcelona EN Tourcoing
B RN Savona A-Híd Vasas Plaket
C Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka BVSC-Zugló
D Panionios GSS CC Ortigia

Eliminated teams from Champions League

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GroupWinners
Runners-up
A Astralpool Sabadell Steaua București
B Jug AO Dubrovnik Dinamo Tbilisi
C Crvena zvezda Jadran Herceg Novi
D Spandau 04 NC Vouliagmeni

Draw

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The draw took place in Barcelona on 15 December 2023. The teams were split into two draws, one containing the four teams who finished fourth in the Champions League group stage[broken anchor], who would be pitted up against a Euro Cup group winner. The other half of the draw would see the third place teams from the Champions League group stage[broken anchor] be drawn against a runner up of the Euro Cup group stage.[1][2]

Fourth in Champions League
Team
Steaua București
Dinamo Tbilisi
Jadran Herceg Novi
NC Vouliagmeni
First in Euro Cup
Team
CN Barcelona
RN Savona
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka
Panionios GSS
Third in Champions League
Team
Astralpool Sabadell
Jug AO Dubrovnik
Crvena zvezda
Spandau 04
Second in Euro Cup
Team
EN Tourcoing
A-Híd Vasas Plaket
BVSC-Zugló
CC Ortigia

Bracket

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Eight-finalsQuarter-finals
 
          
 
8 March/23 March
 
 
CC Ortigia 8 12 20
 
6 April/27 April
 
Spandau 04 8 1422
 
Spandau 04 11 1223
 
8 March/23 March
 
RN Savona 10 10 20
 
Jadran Herceg Novi 10 13 23
 
 
RN Savona 16 1228
 
 
8 March/23 March
 
 
Astralpool Sabadell 18 15 33
 
6 April/27 April
 
EN Tourcoing 11 12 23
 
Astralpool Sabadell 6 7 13
 
8 March/23 March
 
Steaua București 5 6 11
 
Steaua București 11 20 PS 31
 
 
Panionios GSS 12 1830
 
 
8 March/23 March
 
 
Crvena zvezda 11 12 23
 
9 April/27 April
 
BVSC-Zugló 13 922
 
Crvena zvezda 9 10 19
 
8 March/23 March
 
Jug AO Dubrovnik 15 14 29
 
A-Híd Vasas Plaket 118 19
 
 
Jug AO Dubrovnik 12 9 21
 
 
8 March/23 March
 
 
Dinamo Tbilisi 7 15 22
 
6 April/27 April
 
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka 8 2028
 
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka 9 15 24
 
8 March/23 March
 
NC Vouliagmeni 14 9 23
 
NC Vouliagmeni 17 10 27
 
 
CN Barcelona 13 619
 

Eight-finals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jug AO Dubrovnik 21–19 A-Híd Vasas Plaket12–119–8
BVSC-Zugló 22–23 Crvena zvezda13–119–12
Spandau 04 22–20 CC Ortigia8–814–12
Astralpool Sabadell 33–23 EN Tourcoing18–1115–12
Panionios GSS 30–31 Steaua București12–1118–20 PS
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka 28–22 Dinamo Tbilisi8–720–15
RN Savona 28–23 Jadran Herceg Novi16–1012–13
CN Barcelona 19–27 NC Vouliagmeni13–176–10

Matches

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8 March 2024
19:00
ReportJug AO Dubrovnik 12–11 A-Híd Vasas PlaketDubrovnik, Croatia
Referees:
Adrian Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–3, 2–2, 3–4
Cabañas 4GoalsGergely 4
23 March 2024
20:30
ReportA-Híd Vasas Plaket 8–9 Jug AO DubrovnikBudapest, Hungary
Referees:
Xavier Buch (ESP), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–2, 3–1, 2–2
Dedović, Ákos 2GoalsLazic 3

Jug AO Dubrovnik won 21–19 on aggregate


8 March 2024
20:00
ReportBVSC-Zugló 13–11 Crvena zvezdaBudapest, Hungary
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 3–2, 4–4
Miklós 4GoalsSubotić 5
23 March 2024
20:15
ReportCrvena zvezda 12–9 BVSC-ZuglóBelgrade, Serbia
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 3–2, 2–1
Vasić 3GoalsDávid 4

Crvena zvezda won 23–22 on aggregate


8 March 2024
19:30
ReportSpandau 04 8–8 CC OrtigiaBerlin, Germany
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–3, 4–1
Tkáč 2GoalsInaba 3
23 March 2024
19:00
ReportCC Ortigia 12–14 Spandau 04Milan, Italy
Referees:
Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN), Juan Carlos Colominas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–3, 2–3, 7–2
Cassia, Ferrero 3GoalsĆuk 4

Spandau 04 won 22–20 on aggregate


8 March 2024
19:30
ReportAstralpool Sabadell 18–11 EN TourcoingSabadell, Spain
Referees:
Andrej Franulovic (CRO), Axel Bender (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–2, 6–4, 4–2
Macarro 6GoalsŽivković 4
23 March 2024
21:15
ReportEN Tourcoing 12–15 Astralpool SabadellTourcoing, France
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–6, 2–4, 3–3
Kujacic 3GoalsMacarro, Mallarach 3

Astralpool Sabadell won 33–23 on aggregate


8 March 2024
20:00
ReportPanionios GSS 12–11 Steaua BucureștiAthens, Greece
Referees:
Andreja Stanojevic (SRB), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–1, 5–5
Gounas, Moskov 4GoalsGeorgescu 6
23 March 2024
19:00
ReportSteaua București 20–18 Panionios GSSBucharest, Romania
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 2–4, 4–2  PSO: 9–8
Georgescu 6GoalsGounas, Kopeliadis 5

Steaua București won 31–30 on aggregate


8 March 2024
20:00
ReportPrimorje Erste Bank Rijeka 8–7 Dinamo TbilisiRijeka, Croatia
Referees:
Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Jaume Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 3–2, 1–2
Brubnjak, Cubranic 2GoalsMagrakvelidze 2
23 March 2024
19:00
ReportDinamo Tbilisi 15–20 Primorje Erste Bank RijekaTbilisi, Georgia
Referees:
Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 3–3, 3–6, 5–5
three players 3GoalsTe Riele 5

Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka won 28–22 on aggregate


8 March 2024
19:00
ReportRN Savona 16–10 Jadran Herceg NoviSavona, Italy
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–3, 3–3, 6–2
Rizzo 4GoalsRadovic 4
23 March 2024
18:00
ReportJadran Herceg Novi 13–12 RN SavonaTrebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina[A]
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Pau Segurana (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 5–3, 3–3
Nagaev 4GoalsBruni 3

RN Savona won 28–23 on aggregate


8 March 2024
20:45
ReportCN Barcelona 13–17 NC VouliagmeniBarcelona, Spain
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Paul Kovac (AUT)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–6, 3–4, 5–2
Ferrer 5GoalsChalyvopoulos, Kalogeropoulos 3
23 March 2024
18:00
ReportNC Vouliagmeni 10–6 CN BarcelonaAthens, Greece
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 3–1, 2–2
four players 2GoalsVeich 4

NC Vouliagmeni won 27–19 on aggregate

Quarter-finals

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The draw took place in Barcelona on 26 March 2024.[3][4] There was no seeding.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
RN Savona 20–23 Spandau 0410–1110–12
Steaua București 11–13 Astralpool Sabadell5–66–7
Jug AO Dubrovnik 29–19 Crvena zvezda15–914–10
NC Vouliagmeni 23–24 Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka14–99–15

Matches

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6 April 2024
19:00
ReportRN Savona 10–11 Spandau 04Savona, Italy
Referees:
Pau Segurana (ESP), Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–6, 2–0, 4–3
Figlioli 4GoalsSedlmayer, Tomasović 2
27 April 2024
19:30
ReportSpandau 04 12–10 RN SavonaBerlin, Germany
Referees:
Adrian Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 4–3, 2–3
Tomasović 4GoalsFiglioli 3

Spandau 04 won 23–20 on aggregate


6 April 2024
18:00
ReportSteaua București 5–6 Astralpool SabadellBucharest, Romania
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Christos Kourtidis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–3, 1–0, 1–2
Georgescu, Iudean 2GoalsMacarro, Mallarach 3
27 April 2024
12:30
ReportAstralpool Sabadell 7–6 Steaua BucureștiSabadell, Spain
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–2, 2–2, 1–2
Macarro, Valera 3GoalsGeorgescu 3

Astralpool Sabadell won 13–11 on aggregate


9 April 2024
19:00
ReportJug AO Dubrovnik 15–9 Crvena zvezdaDubrovnik, Croatia
Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–3, 1–2, 4–3
three players 3Goalsthree players 2
27 April 2024
20:00
ReportCrvena zvezda 10–14 Jug AO DubrovnikBelgrade, Serbia
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–3, 1–3, 4–4
Gogov, Seman 3GoalsDaube, Žuvela 3

Jug AO Dubrovnik won 29–19 on aggregate


6 April 2024
18:00
ReportNC Vouliagmeni 14–9 Primorje Erste Bank RijekaAthens, Greece
Referees:
Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–3, 2–2, 5–2
Kalogeropoulos 5GoalsTe Riele 4
27 April 2024
20:00
ReportPrimorje Erste Bank Rijeka 15–9 NC VouliagmeniRijeka, Croatia
Referees:
David Gomez (ESP), Gyorgy Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–4, 4–3, 4–1
Crippa 3GoalsKalogeropoulos, Kapotsis 2

Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka won 24–23 on aggregate

Notes

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  1. ^ The game was played in Trebinje due to Jadran Herceg Novi's home venue not meeting requirements.

References

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  1. ^ Curcic, Ivan (December 15, 2023). "Novi Beograd - winner of Champions League draw?".
  2. ^ Sicco, Laura (December 15, 2023). "Pallanuoto: Len Euro Cup – Ottavi di Finale – La BPER R.N. Savona giocherà la prima partita venerdì 8 marzo a Savona con lo Jadran Herceg Novi".
  3. ^ "Water polo draw marathon set to commence in Barcelona - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Draw marathon sets up exciting showdowns - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 26, 2024.
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