2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League Final Four
Men's water polo competition
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The 2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League Final Four will be the season-ending event to decide the champions of the 2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League. The Final Four tournament will be held at the National Pool Complex in Valletta, Malta.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malta |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 30 May – 1 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  FTC-Telekom (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Novi Beograd |
| Third place |  Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta |
| Fourth place |  CN Marseille |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 96 (24 per match) |
| Top scorer | Alvaro Granados (11 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Krisztián Manhercz[1] |
FTC-Telekom won their third title with a win over Novi Beograd in the final.[1]
Host selection
Starting with the 2023–24 season, a Final Four tournament was played instead of a Final Eight. On 14 January 2024, Maltese media reported that the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta were in advanced talks with LEN over organizing the Final Four.[3] On 18 January 2024, LEN announced that Valletta would host all Final Four tournaments over the next three seasons.[4][5][6]
Teams
Teams qualified by finishing first and second in the 2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League Quarter-finals round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NOV |
MAR |
 OLY |
 JAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novi Beograd |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 63 | +17 | 15 | Final Four | — | 15–14 | 16–15 | 17–8 | |
| 2 | CN Marseille |
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 12 | 14–9 | — | 12–7 | 11–9 | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 7 | 5–8 | 12–8 | — | 13–14[a] | ||
| 4 | Jadran Split |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 86 | −31 | 2 | 7–15 | 6–18 | 11–12 | — |
- Match ended 9–9, Jadran Split won 7–6 on penalties.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FTC |
BAR |
 SAV |
 ORA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FTC-Telekom |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 60 | +40 | 16 | Final Four | — | 18–10 | 15–11 | 20–10 | |
| 2 | Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta |
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 14 | 13–12[a] | — | 17–10 | 17–4 | ||
| 3 | RN Savona |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 83 | −12 | 6 | 9–17 | 10–14 | — | 14–9 | ||
| 4 | CSM Oradea |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 100 | −51 | 0 | 7–18 | 8–14 | 11–17 | — |
- Match ended 9–9, Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta won 4–3 on penalties.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified date | Participations[A] (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| FTC-Telekom |
22 April 2025[7] | 5 (2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24) |
| Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta |
10 (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23) | |
| CN Marseille |
23 April 2025[8] | None |
| Novi Beograd |
3 (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24) |
Venue
Referees
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| Novi Beograd (PSO) | 15 | |||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta | 14 | |||||
| Novi Beograd | 11 | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| FTC-Telekom | 13 | |||||
| FTC-Telekom | 14 | |||||
| CN Marseille | 11 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta | 19 | |||||
| CN Marseille | 9 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 30 May 2025 19:30 |
Report | Novi Beograd |
15–14 (PSO) | Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta |
National Pool Complex, Valletta Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 1–3, 4–3 PSO: 5–4 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Granados 5 | |||
| 30 May 2025 21:30 |
Report | FTC-Telekom |
14–11 | CN Marseille |
National Pool Complex, Valletta Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–2, 2–4, 4–3 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
Third place match
| 1 June 2025 19:30 |
Report | Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta |
19–9 | CN Marseille |
National Pool Complex, Valletta Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–1, 6–4, 3–2 | |||||
| Granados 6 | Goals | Vernoux 3 | |||
Final
| 1 June 2025 21:30 |
Report | Novi Beograd |
11–13 | FTC-Telekom |
National Pool Complex, Valletta Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 3–5, 3–3 | |||||
| Lukic 6 | Goals | Manhercz 6 | |||
| 2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League Champions |
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 FTC-Telekom 3rd title |
Notes
- Including Final Six and Eights tournaments.