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The 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League Final Four was the season-ending event to decide the champions of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League. The Final Four tournament was held at the National Pool Complex in Valletta, Malta, in conjunction with the women's Final Four.[1][2][3][4]

Host country Malta
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–13 June
Teams4
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2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League Final Four
Tournament details
Host country Malta
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–13 June
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta (2nd title)
Runners-upItaly Pro Recco
Third placeHungary FTC-Telekom
Fourth placeGreece Olympiacos Piraeus
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored118 (29.5 per match)
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On 23 May 2026, Spanish women's player Maica García Godoy and Greek men's player Christos Afroudakis were announced as the ambassadors of the Final Four.[5]

The winners were Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta, who won their second title by triumphing over Pro Recco in the final.[6]

Host selection

On 17 November 2025, European Aquatics announced that Valletta, Malta, will host the men's Final Four in conjunction with the women's one for the first time.[1]

Venue

The venue for this competition will be the National Pool Complex in Valletta, Malta.[7] The capacity is 3,000. A fan zone will be operated during the Final Four. On 18 May 2026, tickets were put on sale.[8]

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Teams

Teams qualified by finishing first and second in the 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League Quarter-finals round.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 6 0 0 0 97 69 +28 18 Final Four
2 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 1 0 3 73 81 −8 8
3 Italy AN Brescia 6 2 0 1 3 69 83 −14 7
4 Serbia Novi Beograd Tehnomanija 6 1 0 0 5 85 91 −6 3
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Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Pro Recco 6 5 0 0 1 96 72 +24 15[a] Final Four
2 Hungary FTC-Telekom 6 5 0 0 1 94 68 +26 15[a]
3 Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb 6 1 0 0 5 70 84 −14 3[b]
4 Germany Waspo'98 Hannover 6 1 0 0 5 67 103 −36 3[b]
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Notes:
  1. [a]
    Pro Recco 27–25 FTC-Telekom
  2. [b]
    HAVK Mladost Zagreb 26–23 Waspo'98 Hannover

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified date Participations[A]
(bold indicates winners)		 Ref
Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta 22 April 2026[9] 10 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025) [10]
Hungary FTC-Telekom 12 May 2026[11] 6 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) [12]
Italy Pro Recco 20 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) [13]
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 13 May 2026[14] 9 (2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) [15]
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Referees

These referees were chosen for the Final Four.[16]

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 CroatiaAndrej Franulović
 FranceJulien Bourges
 GermanyFrank Ohme
 IsraelMatan Schwartz
 ItalyRaffaele Colombo
 NetherlandsMichiel Zwart
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Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta13
 
 
 
Hungary FTC-Telekom11
 
Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta17
 
 
 
Italy Pro Recco16
 
Italy Pro Recco19
 
 
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus13
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Hungary FTC-Telekom16
 
 
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus13

Semi-finals

11 June 2026
19:00		 Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 13–11 (PSO) Hungary FTC-Telekom National Pool Complex, Valletta
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–1, 1–3, 2–3  PSO: 4–2
Velotto 4 Goals Manhercz, Fekete 2
11 June 2026
21:00		 Report Pro Recco Italy 19–13 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus National Pool Complex, Valletta
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 8–4, 5–3, 3–2, 3–4
Granados, Irving 4 Goals Zalánki 4

Third place match

13 June 2026
19:00		 Report FTC-Telekom Hungary 16–13 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus National Pool Complex, Valletta
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–5, 2–2, 5–2
Mandić, Vámos 3 Goals four players 2

Final

13 June 2026
21:00		 Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 17–16 Italy Pro Recco National Pool Complex, Valletta
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 5–6, 3–2, 3–2
Burián, Biel 3 Goals Gratta, Condemi 3


2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League Champions
Spain
Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta
2nd title

Notes

  1. [A]
    Including Final Six and Eights tournaments.

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