2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup
Water polo sports season
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The 2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup is the 33rd edition of Europe's secondary club water polo competition organised by European Aquatics.
26–29 September 2024
Group stage:
10 October – 5 December 2024
Knockout stage:
25 January–24 May 2025
Total: 36 (from 14 countries)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Water polo |
| Dates | Qualification round: 26–29 September 2024 Group stage: 10 October – 5 December 2024 Knockout stage: 25 January–24 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16+8 Total: 36 (from 14 countries) |
| Website | Official website |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Recco Waterpolo (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Radnički Kragujevac |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 142 |
| Goals scored | 3,418 (24.07 per match) |
The defending champions were Jug AO Dubrovnik, but they were eliminated by Radnički Kragujevac in the eight-finals.
The winners were Recco Waterpolo, who defeated Radnički Kragujevac 28–21 over two legs.[1] After winning the Euro Cup, Recco Waterpolo have won every major water polo title.[2]
Format
36 teams (14 from Champions League and 22 starting in this competition) will compete in this tournament. The 36 teams are divided into eight groups, four with five clubs and four with four teams. The groups are held in one country, where the top 2 in every group advances to the group stage. The group stage will be played in a home and away system. Like the previous round, the top 2 progresses into the knockout stage. The 8 teams left, plus the 8 teams that were eliminated at the Champions League main round, go into the knockout stage. There will be Eighth-finals, Quarter-finals, Semifinals and Final.[3]
Rankings
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Teams
 Primorje EB Rijeka (3rd) |
Solaris Šibenik (5th) |
 Team Strasbourg (4th) |
 ASC Duisburg (3rd) |
| OSC Potsdam (4th) |
SV Ludwigsburg 08 (5th) |
 Panathinaikos (4th) |
GS Apollon Smyrnis (5th) |
| Panionios GSS (6th) |
 OSC Budapest (4th) |
Endo Plus Service Honvéd (5th) |
Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker (6th) |
| Recco Waterpolo (1st) |
Iren Genova Quinto (5th) |
De Akker Team (6th) |
 VA Cattaro Kotor (3rd) |
| Budva Budvanska Rivijera (4th) |
VK Valis Vega (6th) |
 Triglav Kranj (1st) |
 CN Terrassa (5th) |
| CN Sant Andreu (6th) |
Tenerife Echeyde (9th) |
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- BVSC-Zugló's name changed between their participation in this season's Champions League and Euro Cup.
Round and draw dates
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Round date |
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| Qualification round | 26–29 September 2024 | |
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 10 October 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 17 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 3 | 31 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 4 | 14 November 2024 | |
| Matchday 5 | 21 November 2024 | |
| Matchday 6 | 5 December 2024 | |
| Eighth-finals | First leg | 25 January 2025 |
| Second leg | 6 February 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 27 February 2025 |
| Second leg | 20 March 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | First leg | 3 April 2025 |
| Second leg | 24 April 2025 | |
| Finals | First leg | 10 May 2025 |
| Second leg | 24 May 2025 |
Qualification round
Draw
The draw was on 16 September 2024.[5] H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the group stage.
All 14 teams who were eliminated from the Champions League were placed in pots 1 and 2. The teams who finished second and third in the Champions League Qualification round were placed into pot 1, while the clubs who finished fourth and fifth are seeded into pot 2. As there are two vacant spots in pot 2, those places were occupied by the two highest ranked clubs from the European Aquatics club rankings who didn't take part in the Champions League Qualification round (Recco Waterpolo and Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker).[6]
Regarding, pots 3, 4 and 5 consist of the clubs who didn't take part in the Champions League qualification round. The seeding of these clubs are based on the following:
- European Aquatics club rankings.[6]
- European Aquatics country club rankings.[7]
- European Aquatics men's national team rankings (although not applied).[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Group A
26–29 September 2024, Šabac, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB |
STR |
 DIN |
OSC |
POT | |
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| 1 | VK Šabac (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 12 | Group stage | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–4 | 17–8 | |
| 2 | Team Strasbourg |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 7[a] | — | — | 15–13[b] | 11–10[c] | 15–7 | ||
| 3 | Dinamo București |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 7[a] | — | — | — | 15–14 | 20–15 | ||
| 4 | OSC Budapest |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | OSC Potsdam |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 0 | — | — | — | 11–16 | — |
Group B
26–29 September 2024, Budva, Montenegro
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE |
HON |
VAL |
BUD |
 BAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AN Brescia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 12 | Group stage | — | 12–7 | — | — | 32–3 | |
| 2 | Endo Plus Service Honvéd |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 32–0 | ||
| 3 | VK Valis Vega |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 6 | 9–17 | 6–10 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Budva Budvanska Rivijera (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 3 | 7–19 | 7–19 | 8–15 | — | 35–9 | ||
| 5 | VK Banja Luka |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 129 | −114 | 0 | — | — | 3–30 | — | — |
Group C
27–29 September 2024, Barcelona, Spain
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR |
VOU |
SOL |
QUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CN Barcelona (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 9 | Group stage | — | 13–11 | 17–12 | 13–12 | |
| 2 | NC Vouliagmeni |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 6 | — | — | 12–10 | 15–8 | ||
| 3 | Solaris Šibenik |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Iren Genova Quinto |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 0 | — | — | 9–12 | — |
Group D
26–29 September 2024, Zagreb, Croatia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MLA |
APO |
 ENK |
SAN |
CAT | |
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| 1 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 12 | Group stage | — | 13–6 | 16–7 | 21–9 | 18–4 | |
| 2 | GS Apollon Smyrnis |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 9 | — | — | — | 15–5 | — | ||
| 3 | Enka Istanbul |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 3[a] | — | 7–17 | — | 16–7 | — | ||
| 4 | CN Sant Andreu |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 3[a] | — | — | — | — | 17–11 | ||
| 5 | VA Cattaro Kotor |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 3[a] | — | 6–19 | 13–12 | — | — |
- Head-to-head goal difference: Enka Istanbul +8, CN Sant Andreu –3, VA Cattaro Kotor –5.
Group E
27–29 September 2024, Athens, Greece
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SZO |
PAN |
SPA |
TEN | |
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| 1 | Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 9 | Group stage | — | 13–12 | — | — | |
| 2 | Panionios GSS (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 6 | — | — | 14–8 | 16–9 | ||
| 3 | Spandau 04 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 3 | 7–11 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Tenerife Echeyde |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 0 | 6–15 | — | 9–11 | — |
Group F
26–29 September 2024, Aix-en-Provence, France
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUG |
PAN |
AKK |
PAY |
LUD | |
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| 1 | Jug AO Dubrovnik |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 12 | Group stage | — | 17–15 | — | — | 17–9 | |
| 2 | Panathinaikos |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | De Akker Team |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 6 | 10–16 | 4–11 | — | — | 16–10 | ||
| 4 | Pays d'Aix Natation (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 3 | 11–17 | 9–13 | 10–13 | — | 19–14 | ||
| 5 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 0 | — | 4–18 | — | — | — |
Group G
27–29 September 2024, Kranj, Slovenia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORT |
DUI |
PAOK |
TRI | |
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| 1 | CC Ortigia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 9 | Group stage | — | — | — | 22–12 | |
| 2 | ASC Duisburg |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 6 | — | — | 12–10 | — | ||
| 3 | AC PAOK |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 3 | 13–15 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | AVK Triglav Kranj (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 0 | 6–17 | 6–22 | 7–27 | — |
Group H
27–29 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BVSC |
REC |
RIJ |
TER | |
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| 1 | BVSC-Manna ABC (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 9 | Group stage | — | 16–11 | 14–10 | 16–13 | |
| 2 | Recco Waterpolo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 6 | — | — | 13–3 | — | ||
| 3 | Primorje EB Rijeka |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 3 | — | — | — | 16–14 | ||
| 4 | CN Terrassa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 0 | — | 10–15 | — | — |
Group stage
GS Apollon Smyrnis
NC Vouliagmeni
Panathinaikos Panionios GSSBudapest teams
BVSC-Manna ABC Endo Plus Service Honvéd Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; 
Yellow: Group C; Green: Group D.The draw took place on the 30 September 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.[9]
The top 2 from every group advances to the Eighth-finals.
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.
Seven countries are being represented, with Greece boasting the most clubs with four.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE |
JUG |
APO |
STR | |
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| 1 | AN Brescia |
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 14 | Eighth-finals | — | 12–10 | 16–15[a] | 11–9 | |
| 2 | Jug AO Dubrovnik |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 9 | 15–11 | — | 14–10 | 15–11 | ||
| 3 | GS Apollon Smyrnis |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 71 | −1 | 7 | 9–11 | 13–12 | — | 17–11 | ||
| 4 | Team Strasbourg |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 6 | 13–16 | 16–13 | 12–10 | — |
- Match ended 11–11. AN Brescia won 5–4 on penalties.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BVSC |
ORT |
VOU |
PAN | |
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| 1 | BVSC-Manna ABC |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 67 | +17 | 15 | Eighth-finals | — | 17–11 | 12–10 | 15–9 | |
| 2 | CC Ortigia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 12 | 10–9 | — | 16–15 | 14–11 | ||
| 3 | NC Vouliagmeni |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 6 | 14–15 | 11–6 | — | 9–10 | ||
| 4 | Panionios GSS |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 3 | 13–16 | 11–13 | 10–11 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | REC |
MLA |
SZO |
DUI | |
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| 1 | Recco Waterpolo |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 53 | +39 | 18 | Eighth-finals | — | 7–4 | 17–11 | 19–8 | |
| 2 | HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 10 | 13–16 | — | 16–14 | 16–7 | ||
| 3 | Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 82 | −1 | 8 | 10–15 | 18–17[a] | — | 16–12 | ||
| 4 | ASC Duisburg |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 103 | −54 | 0 | 7–18 | 6–17 | 9–17 | — |
- Match finished 10–10. Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker won 8–7 on penalties.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR |
SAB |
PAN |
HON | |
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| 1 | CN Barcelona |
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 12[a] | Eighth-finals | — | 14–9 | 13–10 | 10–9 | |
| 2 | VK Šabac |
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 12[a] | 12–10 | — | 10–8 | 12–8 | ||
| 3 | Panathinaikos |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 9 | 8–10 | 12–5 | — | 14–11 | ||
| 4 | Endo Plus Service Honvéd |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 3 | 13–12 | 10–12 | 11–12 | — |
Notes:
- CN Barcelona 24–21 VK Šabac
Knockout stage
In the eighth-finals draw, the teams were split into two draws, one containing the four teams who finished fourth in the Champions League group stage, 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 be drawn against a runner up of the Euro Cup group stage. From the quarterfinals onwards, there will be no seeding for the draws.
| Eighth-finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb | 18 | 13 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steaua București | 11 | 11 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb | 12 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jadran Herceg Novi | 8 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| VK Šabac | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 13 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb | 13 | 8 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 10 | 15 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waspo'98 Hannover | 12 | 11 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AN Brescia | 15 | 11 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AN Brescia | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Radnički Kragujevac | 9 | 14 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jug AO Dubrovnik | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 15 | 14 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 12 | 9 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recco Waterpolo | 16 | 12 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CN Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-Híd Vasas Plaket | 10 | 15 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-Híd Vasas Plaket | 9 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recco Waterpolo | 11 | 14 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recco Waterpolo | 17 | 17 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recco Waterpolo | 16 | 10 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astralpool Sabadell | 6 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CC Ortigia | 10 | 7 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astralpool Sabadell | 13 | 13 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astralpool Sabadell | 17 | 9 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primorac Kotor | 9 | 14 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BVSC-Manna ABC | 16 | 16 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primorac Kotor | 16 | 17 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eight-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Jug AO Dubrovnik |
22–29 | Radnički Kragujevac |
9–15 | 13–14 |
| VK Šabac |
12–18 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
8–13 | 4–5 |
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
31–22 | Steaua București |
18–11 | 13–11 |
| CC Ortigia |
17–26 | Astralpool Sabadell |
10–13 | 7–13 |
| CN Barcelona |
21–25 | A-Híd Vasas Plaket |
11–10 | 10–15 |
| Waspo'98 Hannover |
23–26 | AN Brescia |
12–15 | 11–11 |
| Recco Waterpolo |
34–10 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
17–5 | 17–5 |
| BVSC-Manna ABC |
32–33 | Primorac Kotor |
16–16 | 16–17 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
18–17 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
12–8 | 6–9 |
| AN Brescia |
19–23 | Radnički Kragujevac |
9–9 | 10–14 |
| A-Híd Vasas Plaket |
16–25 | Recco Waterpolo |
9–11 | 7–14 |
| Astralpool Sabadell |
26–23 | Primorac Kotor |
17–9 | 9–14 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
21–25 | Radnički Kragujevac |
13–10 | 8–15 |
| Recco Waterpolo |
26–16 | Astralpool Sabadell |
16–6 | 10–10 |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Radnički Kragujevac |
21–28 | Recco Waterpolo |
12–16 | 9–12 |
| 2024–25 European Aquatics Euro Cup Champions |
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 Recco Waterpolo First title |
See also
- 2024–25 European Aquatics Champions League
- 2024–25 European Aquatics Challenger Cup
- 2024 European Aquatics Super Cup
- 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Champions League
- 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
- 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup
- 2024 European Aquatics Women's Super Cup