2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Champions League

After one qualification round, sixteen teams will qualify for the main round. The groups in the main round are held in a home and away format. After the main round, the four groups winners and runners-up will qualify for the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, eight teams play in four play offs in a home and away format to advance to the Final Four and compete in the Final Four to decide the winners of the European Aquatics Women's Champions League.^[2]

Countries inside the top 6 of the European Aquatics women's club rankings are eligible to enter 6 clubs into the Champions League, up from 5 which was the limit last season.^[2] While countries outside the top 6 can enter their league champion into either the Champions League or Challenger Cup.

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Rank[3] Association Points Teams 1 Spain 124,200 6 2 Greece 105,102.5 3 Hungary 89,452.5 4 Italy 76,760 5 5 France 35,147.5 2 6 Netherlands 13,785 3 7 Russia 9,217.5 0 8 Germany 8,290 1 9 Portugal 6,010 0 10 Malta 4,090

Rank Association Points Teams 11 Croatia 2,930 0 12 Serbia 2,860 13 Turkey 2,560 14 Slovakia 1,715 15 Great Britain 1,330 16 Israel 1,250 1 17 Sweden 1,060 0 18 Bulgaria 770 19 Czech Republic 770

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European Aquatics increased the amount of clubs a country can enter, from 5 to 6. German representative, Spandau 04 and Israeli team, Hapoel Yoneam were the only clubs outside the top 6 who decided to enter, starting in the qualifiers. All other clubs and countries below the top six entered the 2024–25 LEN Women's Challenger Cup. Tenerife Echeyde took the place of CE Mediterrani who didn't enter.

Main round

Olympiacos Piraeus (1st)	UVSE Budapest (1st)	Ekipe Orizzonte (1st)	CN Mataró (1st)
Astralpool Sabadell CL (3rd)

Qualification round

Lille UC (1st)	Grand Nancy AC (3rd)	Spandau 04 (1st)	NO Vouliagmeni (2hd)
Alimos NAC Betsson (3rd)	Ethnikos Piraeus (4th)	ANC Glyfada (5th)	Panionios GSS (6th)
FTC Telekom (2nd)	Digi Eger (3rd)	Dunaújváros (4th)	BVSC-Zugló (5th)
III. Keruleti TVE (6th)	Hapoel Yoneam (1st)	Antenore Plebiscito Padova (2nd)	SIS Roma (3rd)
Rapallo Pallanuoto (4th)	Pallanuoto Trieste (5th)	ZV De Zaan (1st)	Widex GZC Donk (2nd)
Polar Bears (3rd)	CN Sant Andreu (2nd)	CN Terrassa (4rd)	EPlus CN Catalunya (6th)
Tenerife Echeyde (7th)

In the qualification round, teams play in a round robin format. The top 2 in every group makes the main round alongside the best third place team. The teams who don't advance drop down to the 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup.^[5]

Group A

• 3–6 October 2024, Athens, Greece.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FTC	SAN	ZAAN	PAN	RAP
1	FTC Telekom	4	4	0	0	0	48	33	+15	12	Main round		—	9–8	17–8	—	—
2	CN Sant Andreu	4	3	0	0	1	51	33	+18	9			—	—	—	16–7	15–10
3	ZV De Zaan	4	2	0	0	2	45	46	−1	6	Euro Cup		—	7–12	—	—	16–10
4	Panionios GSS (H)	4	1	0	0	3	38	54	−16	3			6–10	—	7–14	—	—
5	Rapallo Pallanuoto	4	0	0	0	4	45	61	−16	0			11–12	—	—	14–18	—

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Group B

• 3–6 October 2024, Ede, Netherlands.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POL	ZUG	DUN	LIL	NAN
1	Polar Bears (H)	4	3	0	0	1	67	50	+17	9[a]	Main round		—	21–12	10–14	19–12	17–12
2	BVSC-Zugló	4	3	0	0	1	62	51	+11	9[a]			—	—	11–10	17–13	22–7
3	Dunaújváros	4	3	0	0	1	58	37	+21	9[a]			—	—	—	—	—
4	Lille UC	4	1	0	0	3	54	63	−9	3	Euro Cup		—	—	10–16	—	19–11
5	Grand Nancy AC	4	0	0	0	4	36	76	−40	0			—	—	6–18	—	—

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Notes:

1. [a]

   Head-to-head goal difference: Polar Bears +8, Dunaújváros +3, BVSC-Zugló –8. Despite the goal difference, BVSC-Zugló is ranked ahead of Dunaújváros due to the match between them.

Group C

• 3–6 October 2024, Padova, Italy.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ALI	PAD	TEN	ETH	HAP
1	Alimos NAC Betsson	4	4	0	0	0	71	38	+33	12	Main round		—	—	—	16–10	18–9
2	Antenore Plebiscito Padova (H)	4	3	0	0	1	55	47	+8	9			10–17	—	13–11	13–8	19–11
3	Tenerife Echeyde	4	2	0	0	2	44	52	−8	6	Euro Cup		9–20	—	—	—	—
4	Ethnikos Piraeus	4	1	0	0	3	43	57	−14	3			—	—	9–11	—	16–15
5	Hapoel Yoneam	4	0	0	0	4	45	64	−19	0			—	—	10–11	—	—

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Group D

• 3–6 October 2024, Eger, Hungary.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TER	ROM	TRI	EGER	KER
1	CN Terrassa	4	4	0	0	0	66	46	+20	12	Main round		—	14–13	15–9	—	—
2	SIS Roma	4	3	0	0	1	57	45	+12	9			—	—	—	—	—
3	Pallanuoto Trieste	4	1	1	0	2	51	56	−5	5	Euro Cup		—	9–11	—	—	14–13
4	Digi Eger (H)	4	1	0	1	2	52	63	−11	4			10–19	12–15	17–19[a]	—	13–10
5	III. Keruleti TVE	4	0	0	0	4	47	63	−16	0			14–18	10–18	—	—	—

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1. [a]

   Match ended 14–14, Pallanuoto Trieste won 5–3 on penalties

Group E

• 3–6 October 2024, Berlin, Germany.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VOU	DON	GLY	CAT	SPA
1	NO Vouliagmeni	4	4	0	0	0	65	35	+30	12	Main round		—	—	15–11	17–5	—
2	Widex GZC Donk	4	3	0	0	1	62	36	+26	9			12–15	—	19–11	14–4	—
3	ANC Glyfada	4	2	0	0	2	49	55	−6	6	Euro Cup		—	—	—	—	—
4	EPlus CN Catalunya	4	1	0	0	3	32	55	−23	3			—	—	11–13	—	—
5	Spandau 04 (H)	4	0	0	0	4	34	61	−27	0			7–18	6–17	10–14	11–12	—

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Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Dunaújváros	4	3	0	0	1	58	37	+21	9	Main round
2	A	ZV De Zaan	4	2	0	0	2	45	46	−1	6
3	E	ANC Glyfada	4	2	0	0	2	49	55	−6	6
4	C	Tenerife Echeyde	4	2	0	0	2	44	52	−8	6
5	D	Pallanuoto Trieste	4	1	1	0	2	51	56	−5	5

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

GZC Donk

Polar Bears

Ekipe Orizzonte

Padova

SIS Roma

Dunaújváros

Catalonia

Budapest

Athens

Athens teams
Alimos NAC Betsson
Vouliagmeni
Olympiacos Piraeus
Budapest teams
FTC Telekom
BVSC-Zugló
UVSE Budapest

Location of teams of the 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Yellow: Group C; Green: Group D.

The draw took place on 7 October 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.^[7] The top two advance to the Quarterfinals.

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.

Five countries are being represented, with only one difference, France being replaced by Netherlands. Hungary and Spain boast the most clubs with four.

Sabadell

Terrassa

Mataró

Barcelona
Sant Andreu

Location of Catalonia teams of the 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Champions League Main Round.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B;
Yellow: Group C; Green: Group D.

Group A

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAB	VOU	DUN	TER
1	Astralpool Sabadell	6	6	0	0	0	76	48	+28	18	Quarterfinals		—	12–11	12–7	10–7
2	NO Vouliagmeni	6	4	0	0	2	73	64	+9	12			11–16	—	9–8	14–8
3	Dunaújváros	6	1	0	1	4	55	69	−14	4			8–13	9–12	—	10–9
4	CN Terrassa	6	0	1	0	5	53	76	−23	2			4–13	11–16	14–13[a]	—

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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

1. [a]

   Match finished 10–10. CN Terrassa won 4–3 on penalties.

Group B

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FTC	MAT	POL	PAD[a]
1	FTC Telekom	6	5	0	1	0	85	67	+18	16	Quarterfinals		—	13–14[b]	19–11	9–6
2	Assolim CN Mataró	6	4	1	0	1	89	66	+23	14			11–13	—	13–5	16–9
3	Polar Bears	6	1	0	0	5	74	94	−20	3[c]			14–17	17–19	—	14–11
4	Antenore Plebiscito Padova[d]	6	1	0	0	5	61	82	−21	3[c]			11–14	9–16	15–13	—

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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. [a]

   On 1 November 2024, Antenore Plebiscito Padova were disqualified due to breaching the financial requirements of the competition.^[8] However, on 5 November, Antenore Plebiscito Padova were reinstated into the competition after positive actions were made by the club.^[9]
2. [b]

   Match finished 10–10. CN Mataró won 4–3 on penalties.
3. [c]

   Polar Bears 27–26 Antenore Plebiscito Padova
4. [d]

   On 1 November 2024, Antenore Plebiscito Padova were disqualified due to breaching the financial requirements of the competition.^[10] However, on 5 November, Antenore Plebiscito Padova were reinstated into the competition after positive actions were made by the club.^[11]

Group C

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		OLY	ALI	DON	ROM
1	Olympiacos Piraeus	6	6	0	0	0	84	62	+22	18	Quarterfinals		—	14–11	17–13	10–3
2	Alimos NAC Betsson	6	1	2	0	3	70	72	−2	7			11–12	—	13–11[a]	15–14[b]
3	Widex GZC Donk	6	1	1	1	3	79	88	−9	6			13–17	10–11	—	20–19[c]
4	SIS Roma	6	1	0	2	3	69	80	−11	5			11–14	11–9	11–12	—

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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

1. [a]

   Match finished 8–8. Alimos NAC Betsson won 5–3 on penalties.
2. [b]

   Match finished 11–11. Alimos NAC Betsson won 4–3 on penalties.
3. [c]

   Match finished 14–14. Widex GZC Donk won 6–5 on penalties.

Group D

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAN	ORI	UVSE	ZUG
1	CN Sant Andreu	6	6	0	0	0	90	54	+36	18	Quarterfinals		—	16–10	14–11	18–5
2	Ekipe Orizzonte	6	4	0	0	2	70	61	+9	12			8–12	—	12–10	15–4
3	UVSE Budapest	6	2	0	0	4	68	68	0	6			10–13	7–9	—	13–10
4	BVSC-Zugló	6	0	0	0	6	51	96	−45	0			10–17	12–16	10–17	—

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On 7 April 2025, Olympiacos Piraeus were given the hosting rights.^[13] The tournament was held on the 2–3 May 2025 at the Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Greece.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Olympiacos Piraeus	13
	Astralpool Sabadell	15
					Astralpool Sabadell	8
					CN Sant Andreu	9
	CN Sant Andreu	10
	FTC Telekom	7
					Third place
					Olympiacos Piraeus	18
					FTC Telekom	11

Third place match

3 May 2025 16:00	Report	Olympiacos Piraeus	18–11	FTC Telekom	Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 7–2, 3–5
		Plevritou 7	Goals	Hertzka 3

Final

3 May 2025 18:30	Report	Astralpool Sabadell	8–9	CN Sant Andreu	Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus Referees: Aurely Blanchard (FRA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 2–3, 1–3
		van de Kraats 4	Goals	Pérez 3

2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Champions League Champions
CN Sant Andreu First title

• 2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League
• 2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup
• 2024–25 European Aquatics Challenger Cup
• 2024 European Aquatics Super Cup
• 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
• 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup
• 2024 European Aquatics Women's Super Cup

• Official website
• Official statistics of the tournament