2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
Water polo competition
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The 2024–25 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup is the 26th edition of Europe's secondary club water polo competition organised by the European Aquatics. Antenore Plebiscito Padova are the reigning champions although they will not defend their title after qualifying for the Main round of the Champions League.
24–27 October 2024
Knockout stage:
16 November–5 April 2025
| 2024–25 | |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Water polo |
| Dates | Qualification round: 24–27 October 2024 Knockout stage: 16 November–5 April 2025 |
| Teams | Total: 14 (from 8 countries) |
| Website | Official website |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  ZV De Zaan (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Pallanuoto Trieste |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 839 (20.98 per match) |
ZV De Zaan won their first title after defeating Pallanuoto Trieste in the final, becoming the first Dutch team to win the Euro Cup.[1][2][3]
Format
The fourteen teams that failed to make the Women's Champions League group stage go into three round robin groups of four and five. The groups are held at a centralised venue. The top teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage, which include the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and final to decide the winners of the European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup.
Rankings
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Teams
Teams that failed to make the main round of the Champions League participate in this tournament.
Round and draw dates
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Round date |
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| Quailfication round | 24–27 October 2024 | |
| Quarterfinals | First leg | 16 November 2024 |
| Second leg | 30 November 2024 | |
| Semifinals | First leg | 25 January 2025 |
| Second leg | 15 February 2025 | |
| Final | First leg | 15 March 2025 |
| Second leg | 5 April 2025 | |
Qualification round
In the qualification round, teams play in a round robin format. The top 3 in the groups of five plus the top 2 from the sole group of four advance.
Draw
The draw was on 7 October 2024 in Zagreb. The seeding was decided by the club's rankings from the Champions League Qualification round.[5] Teams who have already played in the Champions League are not allowed to be drawn against each other. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold indicate who advanced.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  GLY |
 KER |
PAN |
EGER |
 NAN | |
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| 1 | ANC Glyfada iRepair (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 14–5 | 6–9 | 10–4 | 18–7 | |
| 2 | III. Keruleti TVE |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 8 | — | — | 17–14[a] | — | 21–12 | ||
| 3 | Panionios GSS |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 7 | — | — | — | 10–11 | 15–8 | ||
| 4 | Digi Eger |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 6 | — | 11–13 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Grand Nancy AC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 0 | — | — | — | 4–13 | — |
- Match ended 14–14, III. Keruleti TVE won 3–0 on penalties.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAAN |
 CAT |
ETH |
 HAP |
 SPA | |
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| 1 | ZV De Zaan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 12 | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | 19–11 | — | |
| 2 | EPlus CN Catalunya |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 6[a] | 10–13 | — | 9–6 | 8–11 | — | ||
| 3 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 6[a] | 9–14 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Hapoel Yoneam |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 5 | — | — | 13–18 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Spandau 04 (H) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 1 | 9–17 | 9–11 | 7–13 | 8–10[b] | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TRI |
TEN |
RAP |
LIL | |
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| 1 | Pallanuoto Trieste (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 6[a] | Quarterfinals | — | — | 10–11 | 10–4 | |
| 2 | Tenerife Echeyde |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 6[a] | 7–10 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Rapallo Pallanuoto |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 6[a] | — | 9–10 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Lille UC |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 0 | — | 11–15 | 7–12 | — |
- Head-to-head goal difference: Pallanuoto Trieste +2, Rapallo Pallanuoto 0, Tenerife Echeyde –2. Despite the goal difference, Tenerife Echeyde is ranked ahead of Rapallo Pallanuoto due to the match between them.
Knockout stage
Draw
The draw took place on 28 October in Zagreb. The seeding was decided by the club's rankings from the previous round. Teams who have already played in the previous round are not allowed to be drawn against each other.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Pallanuoto Trieste
| 14 | 14 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| III. Keruleti TVE
| 13 | 9 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Pallanuoto Trieste
| 15 | 8 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Tenerife Echeyde
| 9 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Tenerife Echeyde
| 12 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| EPlus CN Catalunya
| 12 | 7 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Pallanuoto Trieste
| 9 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| ZV De Zaan
| 10 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnikos Piraeus
| 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| ANC Glyfada iRepair
| 7 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| ANC Glyfada iRepair
| 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| ZV De Zaan
| 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Panionios GSS
| 10 | 11 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| ZV De Zaan
| 12 | 18 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Pallanuoto Trieste |
28–22 | III. Keruleti TVE |
14–13 | 14–9 |
| Tenerife Echeyde |
20–19 | EPlus CN Catalunya |
12–12 | 8–7 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus |
8–13 | ANC Glyfada iRepair |
5–7 | 3–6 |
| Panionios GSS |
21–30 | ZV De Zaan |
10–12 | 11–18 |
Matches
| 16 November 2024 18:30 |
Report | Pallanuoto Trieste |
14–13 | III. Keruleti TVE |
Bruno Bianchi Swimming Center, Trieste Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Ralf Mueller (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–2, 4–3, 3–3 | |||||
| Gragnolati 6 | Goals | Raski 4 | |||
| 30 November 2024 18:00 |
Report | III. Keruleti TVE |
9–14 | Pallanuoto Trieste |
Budapest, Hungary Referees: Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE), Anne Grandin (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–5, 1–4, 2–3 | |||||
| Gyongyossy, Raski 3 | Goals | Gant, Cordovani 3 | |||
Pallanuoto Trieste won 28–22 on aggregate
| 17 November 2024 13:30 |
Report | Tenerife Echeyde |
12–12 | EPlus CN Catalunya |
Acidalio Lorenzo Swimming Pool, Tenerife Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Grigorios Spanoudis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–4, 3–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Martin Buscarons, Ramos Fernandez 3 | Goals | Diaz Velazquez 6 | |||
| 30 November 2024 16:00 |
Report | EPlus CN Catalunya |
7–8 | Tenerife Echeyde |
Sant Jordi Swimming Pool, Barcelona Referees: Luis Santos (POR), Ivanka Krstonosic Rakovic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 3–4, 1–1 | |||||
| Diaz Velazquez 3 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
Tenerife Echeyde won 20–19 on aggregate
| 16 November 2024 19:00 |
Report | Ethnikos Piraeus |
5–7 | ANC Glyfada iRepair |
Papastrateio Pool, Piraeus Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Alex Marquez (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 2–3, 1–1 | |||||
| Kanetidou, Milicevic 2 | Goals | Tzortzakati 3 | |||
| 30 November 2024 15:00 |
Report | ANC Glyfada iRepair |
6–3 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
"Ant. Dimitropoulos" Swimming Pool, Glyfada Referees: Sara Kontek (CRO), Nikolett Sajben (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–1, 1–1, 2–0 | |||||
| Ninou, Turner 2 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
ANC Glyfada iRepair won 13–8 on aggregate
| 16 November 2024 19:00 |
Report | Panionios GSS |
10–12 | ZV De Zaan |
Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Nora Debreceni (HUN), Ilkin Cakmakoglu (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–4, 3–1, 2–3 | |||||
| Douli 4 | Goals | Rogge 6 | |||
| 30 November 2024 20:30 |
Report | ZV De Zaan |
18–11 | Panionios GSS |
Het Sloterparkbad, Amsterdam Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Martina Kunikova (SVK) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 8–5, 4–2 | |||||
| Den Ouden 4 | Goals | Allen, Douli 3 | |||
ZV De Zaan won 30–21 on aggregate
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Pallanuoto Trieste |
23–16 | Tenerife Echeyde |
15–9 | 8–7 |
| ANC Glyfada iRepair |
16–20 | ZV De Zaan |
6–9 | 10–11 |
Matches
| 25 January 2025 20:30 |
Report | Pallanuoto Trieste |
15–9 | Tenerife Echeyde |
Bruno Bianchi Swimming Center, Trieste Referees: Aurely Blanchrad (FRA), Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–3, 4–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Gragnolati 4 | Goals | Borg, Dempsey 3 | |||
| 15 February 2025 18:00 |
Report | Tenerife Echeyde |
7–8 | Pallanuoto Trieste |
Acidalio Lorenzo Swimming Pool, Tenerife |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–3, 1–1, 4–3 | |||||
| Naya Manero 3 | Goals | Cordovani 2 | |||
Pallanuoto Trieste won 23–16 on aggregate
| 25 January 2025 15:00 |
Report | ANC Glyfada iRepair |
6–9 | ZV De Zaan |
"Ant. Dimitropoulos" Swimming Pool, Glyfada Referees: Ilkin Cakmakoglu (TUR), Alexandru-Andrei Mustata (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–1, 1–2, 0–2 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Rogge 3 | |||
| 15 February 2025 18:00 |
Report | ZV De Zaan |
11–10 | ANC Glyfada iRepair |
Het Sloterparkbad, Amsterdam Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Ralf Mueller (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–1, 3–1, 1–4 | |||||
| five players 2 | Goals | Tzortzakaki 3 | |||
ZV De Zaan won 20–16 on aggregate
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Pallanuoto Trieste |
16–24 | ZV De Zaan |
9–10 | 7–14 |
Matches
| 15 March 2025 18:00 |
Report | Pallanuoto Trieste |
9–10 | ZV De Zaan |
Bruno Bianchi Swimming Center, Trieste Attendance: 500[6] |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–2, 2–2, 1–1 | |||||
| Gragnolati 4 | Goals | Drewes 3 | |||
| 5 April 2025 20:30 |
Report | ZV De Zaan |
14–7 | Pallanuoto Trieste |
Het Sloterparkbad, Amsterdam Attendance: 700[2] Referees: Nora Debreceni (HUN), Maria Daskalopoulou (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 5–0, 3–2 | |||||
| Sam 4 | Goals | De March, Gant 2 | |||
ZV De Zaan won 24–16 on aggregate
| 2024–25 LEN Women's Euro Cup Champions |
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 ZV De Zaan First title |