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2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup
2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup
League	LEN Challenger Cup
Sport	Water polo
Duration	19 October 2023 – 27 April 2024
Number of games	50
Number of teams	19
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The 2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup was the 2nd edition of a water polo competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). It acts as the third tier, below the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. The reigning champions are GS Apollon Smyrnis, but they won't defend their title due to their involvement in this season's Champions League and Euro Cup.

Format

This is the first season under the new changes made by LEN.^[1] 19 teams are grouped into 4 pools, three with five clubs, and one with four clubs. The pools are held by one of the clubs. The top 2 from every pool advances to the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and finals.

Rankings

Only teams below the top 12 can enter the competition.

Rank^[2]	Association	Points	Teams
1	İtalya	118,765	0
2	Macaristan	91,047.5
3	İspanya	75,387.5
4	Sırbistan	68,902.5
5	Yunanistan	64,375
6	Hırvatistan	56,065
7	Fransa	47,207.5
8	Almanya	41,660
9	Romanya	19,800
10	Karadağ	17,700
11	Gürcistan	11,245
12	Rusya	10,490
13	Hollanda	5,005

Rank^[2]	Association	Points	Teams
14	Türkiye	4,807.5	3
15	Slovakya	1,870	1
16	Bosna Hersek	1,415	1
17	Portekiz	1,385	3
18	İsviçre	1,210	2
19	Slovenya	1,160	1
20	İsrail	860	0
21	Polonya	635
22	Danimarka	560
23	Litvanya	515	1
24	Malta	435	1
24	Ukrayna	435	0

Rank^[2]	Association	Teams
NR	Belçika	1
NR	Bulgaristan	1
NR	Kıbrıs	1
NR	Finlandiya	1
NR	Büyük Britanya	2

Takımlar

The team were announced on 8 September 2023.^[3] Starting this season, no countries ranked in the top 12 of the LEN men's club rankings can take part in this tournament.

Participating teams
Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois	VK Banja Luka	KVT Komodor	APOEL Nicosia
Cetus Espoo	Polytechnic Water Polo Club	City Of Manchester Water Polo Club	EVK Zaibas
Valletta^[a]	Vitoria Sport Clube	Clube Fluvial Portuense	Sporting Clube De Portugal
KVP Novaky	Triglav Kranj	SC Kreuzlingen	Carouge Natation
Galatasaray	ODTU Sport Club	Enka Istanbul

^ Valletta is actually the Maltese national team, but is playing under the name Valletta.^[4]

Turnuva Takvimi

Tur Tarihleri

Aşama	Tur	Tur Tarihi
Grup Aşaması		19–22 Ekim 2023
Çeyrek-Final	1.Maç	25 Kasım 2023
Çeyrek-Final	2.Maç	9 Aralık 2023
Yarı-Final	1.Maç	9 Mart 2024
Yarı-Final	2.Maç	23 Mart 2024
Final	1.Maç	6 Nisan 2024
Final	2.Maç	27 Nisan 2024

Grup Aşaması

Kura

The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals. The seeding was decided by as follows:

The new LEN club rankings.^[9]
LEN country club rankings.^[2]
LEN men's national team rankings.^[10]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Vitoria Sport Clube Galatasaray (H) Enka Istanbul Carouge Natation	Triglav Kranj VK Banja Luka KVP Novaky EVK Zaibas	Valletta (H) ODTU Sport Club Clube Fluvial Portuense (H) Sporting Clube De Portugal	SC Kreuzlingen Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois (H) KVT Komodor Polytechnic Water Polo Club	City Of Manchester Water Polo Club Cetus Espoo APOEL Nicosia

A Grubu

Held in Porto, Portugal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KRE	TRI	VIT	FLU	APO
1	SC Kreuzlingen	4	4	0	59	36	+23	12	Çeyrek-Final	—	10–9	—	—	—
2	Triglav Kranj	4	2	2	47	34	+13	6^[a]	Çeyrek-Final	—	—	10–8	—	18–5
3	Vitoria Sport Clube	4	2	2	48	45	+3	6^[a]		10–12	—	—	—	18–14
4	Clube Fluvial Portuense (H)	4	2	2	39	51	−12	6^[a]		8–21	11–10	9–12	—	11–8
5	APOEL Nicosia	4	0	4	36	63	−27	0		9–16	—	—	—	—

Source: Report
(H) Host
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head goal difference: Triglav Kranj +1, Vitoria Sport Clube +1, Clube Fluvial Portuense –2. Head-to-head result: Triglav Kranj 10–8 Vitoria Sport Clube.

B Grubu

Held in Mouscron, Belgium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CAR	DAU	MAN	ODT	BAN
1	Carouge Natation	4	3	1	0	0	59	34	+25	11	Quarter-finals	—	—	11–10	20–9	20–7
2	Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois (H)	4	3	0	1	0	69	36	+33	10	Quarter-finals	11–12^[a]	—	16–14	20–7	25–7
3	City Of Manchester Water Polo Club	4	2	0	0	2	60	42	+18	6		—	—	—	—	—
4	ODTU Sport Club	4	1	0	0	3	45	69	−24	3		—	—	8–13	—	21–16
5	VK Banja Luka	4	0	0	0	4	37	89	−52	0		—	—	7–23	—	—

Source: Report
(H) Host

^ Match ended 8–8, Carouge Natation won 4–3 on penalties

C Grubu

Held in Istanbul, Turkey

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GAL	NOV	POL	SPO
1	Galatasaray (H)	3	3	0	58	21	+37	9	Quarter-finals	—	14–7	17–8	27–6
2	KVP Novaky	3	2	1	33	28	+5	6	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	15–6
3	Polytechnic Water Polo Club	3	1	2	25	32	−7	3		—	8–11	—	—
4	Sporting Clube De Portugal	3	0	3	16	51	−35	0		—	—	4–9	—

Source: Report
(H) Host

D Grubu

Held in Valletta, Malta

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZAI	VAL	ENK	CET	KOM
1	EVK Zaibas	4	3	1	64	35	+29	9^[a]	Quarter-finals	—	—	8–11	22–8	—
2	Valletta (H)	4	3	1	67	33	+34	9^[a]	Quarter-finals	11–15	—	14–10	21–5	21–3
3	Enka Istanbul	4	3	1	68	26	+42	9^[a]		—	—	—	22–1	25–3
4	Cetus Espoo	4	1	3	36	74	−38	3		—	—	—	—	22–9
5	KVT Komodor	4	0	4	20	87	−67	0		5–19	—	—	—	—

Source: Report
(H) Host
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head goal difference: EVK Zaibas +1, Valletta 0, Enka Istanbul –1.

Eleme Aşaması

Kura

The draw took place on 24 October in Barcelona.^[11] The seeded and unseeded clubs consist of the teams that finished first and second in the previous round respectively. The only restriction was that clubs from the same group in the previous round could not be drawn against each other.

Seribaşı	Seribaşı Değil
SC Kreuzlingen Carouge Natation Galatasaray EVK Zaibas	Triglav Kranj Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois KVP Novaky Valletta

Eşleşmeler

Çeyrek-Final				Yarı-Final				Final

Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois	7	7	14

EVK Zaibas	17	18	35
				EVK Zaibas	8	9	17

				Galatasaray	9	12	21
Valletta	6	12	18

Galatasaray	10	15	25
								Galatasaray	14

								Triglav Kranj	6
Triglav Kranj	17	12	29

Carouge Natation	7	14	21
				Triglav Kranj	11	10	21

				SC Kreuzlingen	10	10	20
KVP Novaky	15	11	26

SC Kreuzlingen	14	13	27

Çeyrek-Final

25 November 2023 20:30	Report	Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois	7–17	EVK Zaibas	Mouscron, Belgium Referees: Peter Radic (SVK), Luis Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 1–1, 2–5, 4–5
		Croquet 2	Goals	Bakulo 4

9 December 2023 19:00	Report	EVK Zaibas	18–7	Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois	Elektrėnai, Lithuania Referees: Massimo Castrilli (SUI), Rok Vehovec (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–0, 7–1, 3–2
		Bakulo, Jonkus 4	Goals	Lukacs 2

EVK Zaibas won 35–14 on aggregate.

25 November 2023 19:00	Report	Valletta	6–10	Galatasaray	Gzira, Malta Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Tomi Kavcic (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 2–4, 1–1
		Galea, Gialanze 2	Goals	Caner 3

9 December 2023 17:30	Report	Galatasaray	15–12	Valletta	Istanbul, Turkey Referees: Erik Kolar (SVK), Philip Uhlig (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 4–4, 4–4
		Caner 4	Goals	Cachia, Gialanze 3

Galatasaray won 25–18 on aggregate.

2 December 2023 20:00	Report	Triglav Kranj	17–7	Carouge Natation	Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Karel Dvoracek (CZE), Erkan Turkkan (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–4, 2–2, 6–0
		Lah 4	Goals	Blary, Roscio 2

9 December 2023 19:15	Report	Carouge Natation	14–12	Triglav Kranj	Carouge, Switzerland Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–5, 3–5, 5–0
		Blary 7	Goals	Justin 4

Triglav Kranj won 29–21 on aggregate.

25 November 2023 19:00	Report	KVP Novaky	15–14	SC Kreuzlingen	Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Massimo Angileri (MLT), Nerijus Papaurelis (LTU)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 6–2, 4–6
		Mihal, Tisaj 4	Goals	Geiser, Pleyer 3

9 December 2023 20:00	Report	SC Kreuzlingen	13–11	KVP Novaky	Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 3–4, 6–5
		Pleyer 6	Goals	Bielik 3

SC Kreuzlingen won 27–26 on aggregate.

Yarı-Final

9 March 2024 19:00	Report	EVK Zaibas	8–9	Galatasaray	Elektrėnai, Lithuania Referees: Rik Evers (NED), Gernot Haentschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–2, 5–2, 1–2
		Gostautas, Pumputis 2	Goals	Acar, Naipoglu 2

23 March 2024 19:00	Report	Galatasaray	12–9	EVK Zaibas	Istanbul, Turkey Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tomislav Copic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–1, 3–5, 2–2
		Krstic 4	Goals	Jelača 5

Galatasaray won 21–17 on aggregate

9 March 2024 18:00	Report	Triglav Kranj	11–10	SC Kreuzlingen	Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Rajmund Fodor (HUN), Jakov Blaskovic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 3–3, 3–4
		Paunovic 3	Goals	Pleyer 3

23 March 2024 20:00	Report	SC Kreuzlingen	10–10	Triglav Kranj	Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Referees: David Gomez (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–3, 2–3, 1–4
		Herzog, Pleyer 4	Goals	Cerar, Troppan 3

Triglav Kranj won 21–20 on aggregate

References

^ "Big changes in European water polo club competitions - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. June 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.
^ Curcic, Ivan (September 8, 2023). "36 teams in Men's LEN Euro Cup; new format will be applied".
^ Curcic, Ivan (October 20, 2023). "Great day for Swiss tandem".
^ "Draws for Euro Cup and Challenger Cup - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 8, 2023.
^ "LEN Qualifying Round Draws: 2023/2024 Euro Cup Men, Challenger Cup Men and Women - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 11, 2023.
^ Curcic, Ivan (September 11, 2023). "Plenty of national clashes in Euro Cup qualifications; Vasas starts title defense from Budapest".
^ "Water-Polo : Les Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois retrouvent l'Europe". RTBF.
^ "Men Club Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.
^ "Men Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.
^ "Water Polo Challenger Cup Men and Women: draw and changes - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. October 23, 2023.

[5] Valletta is actually the Maltese national team, but is playing under the name Valletta.^[4]

[table_hth_TRI0.87543469615068-12] Head-to-head goal difference: Triglav Kranj +1, Vitoria Sport Clube +1, Clube Fluvial Portuense –2. Head-to-head result: Triglav Kranj 10–8 Vitoria Sport Clube.

[13] Match ended 8–8, Carouge Natation won 4–3 on penalties

[table_hth_ZAI0.89388376516005-14] Head-to-head goal difference: EVK Zaibas +1, Valletta 0, Enka Istanbul –1.

[1] "Big changes in European water polo club competitions - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. June 2, 2023.

[auto-2] "Men Clubs Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.

[3] Curcic, Ivan (September 8, 2023). "36 teams in Men's LEN Euro Cup; new format will be applied".

[4] Curcic, Ivan (October 20, 2023). "Great day for Swiss tandem".

[6] "Draws for Euro Cup and Challenger Cup - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 8, 2023.

[7] "LEN Qualifying Round Draws: 2023/2024 Euro Cup Men, Challenger Cup Men and Women - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. September 11, 2023.

[8] Curcic, Ivan (September 11, 2023). "Plenty of national clashes in Euro Cup qualifications; Vasas starts title defense from Budapest".

[9] "Water-Polo : Les Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois retrouvent l'Europe". RTBF.

[10] "Men Club Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.

[11] "Men Country Ranking - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. February 20, 2023.

[15] "Water Polo Challenger Cup Men and Women: draw and changes - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. October 23, 2023.

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v t e LEN Challenger Cup and LEN Women's Challenger Cup
LEN Challenger Cup	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
LEN Women's Challenger Cup	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e 2023–24 European club competitions
Football	Men Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Super Cup Youth League Women Champions League
Football variants	Futsal Champions League Women's European Champions Beach soccer Euro Winners Cup Women's Euro Winners Cup
Basketball	Men EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Women EuroLeague EuroCup SuperCup
Volleyball	Men Champions League CEV Cup Challenge Cup Women Champions League CEV Cup Challenge Cup
Handball	Men Champions League European League European Cup Women Champions League European League European Cup
Water polo	Men Champions League Euro Cup Challenger Cup Super Cup Women Champions League Euro Cup Challenger Cup Super Cup
Rugby union	Men Champions Cup Challenge Cup Super Cup
Ice hockey	Men Champions Hockey League Continental Cup
Indoor hockey	Men EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup Women EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
Field hockey	Men Euro Hockey League Trophy I Trophy II Women Euro Hockey League Trophy I Trophy II
Roller hockey	Men Champions League World Skate Europe Cup Continental Cup Women European League
Lacrosse	Men Ken Galluccio Cup
Floorball	Men Champions Cup Women Champions Cup
Korfball	Mixed Champions League Challenger Cup Satellite Cup

Revision as of 12:01, 7 April 2024

Format

Rankings

Takımlar

Turnuva Takvimi

Tur Tarihleri

Grup Aşaması

Kura

A Grubu

B Grubu

C Grubu

D Grubu

Eleme Aşaması

Kura

Eşleşmeler

Çeyrek-Final

Yarı-Final

See also

References