2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League group stage

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League main round is played between 14 October and 11 December 2025 to determine the eight teams advancing to the Quarter-finals round of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League.

SportWater polo

Date14 October – 11 December 2025

Tournament
format

Round robin

Teams16

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2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League group stage
Tournament information

Sport	Water polo
Date	14 October – 11 December 2025
Tournament format	Round robin
Teams	16
Website	Official website
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	1303 (27.15 per match)
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Format

The 16 teams were place into four groups of four. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Quarter-finals round.

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.

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The draw was on 28 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.^[1]^[2] The seeding was based on the men's club rankings.^[3] The only restriction was that clubs from the same country could not be drawn against each other. The six teams from the qualifiers were not known at the time of the draw and could not be drawn into the same group.^[4]^[5]

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Group winners and runners-up advance to Quarter-finals round

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Pot 1
Team	Ranking	Points
FTC-Telekom	1	40,502.5
Pro Recco	3	36,000
Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	4	32,985
Olympiacos SF Piraeus	5	30,137.5

Pot 2
Team	Ranking	Points
CN Marseille	6	26,877.5
Jadran Split	8	21,285
Radnički Kragujevac	14	12,240
CSM Oradea	15	11,627.5

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Pot 3
Team	Ranking	Points
Waspo'98 Hannover	21	10,282.5
Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	22	9,442.5
Primorac Kotor^[A]	25	8,835
Vasas SC^[B]	12	13,515

Pot 4
Team	Ranking	Points
HAVK Mladost Zagreb^[C]	23	9,435
Novi Beograd^[D]	2	37,935
KEIO CN Sabadell^[E]	10	19,127.5
AN Brescia^[F]	7	21,942.5

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Groups

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	OLY	MLA	RAD	VAS
1	Olympiacos Piraeus	6	4	1	0	1	85	59	+26	14	Advance to Quarter-finals round	—	13–9	16–14^[a]	20–8
2	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	6	4	0	0	2	79	78	+1	12	Advance to Quarter-finals round	14–13	—	17–15	15–13
3	Radnički Kragujevac	6	3	0	1	2	84	81	+3	10	Transfer to Euro Cup	12–13	14–11	—	17–16
4	Vasas SC	6	0	0	0	6	65	95	−30	0	Transfer to Euro Cup	5–15	10–13	13–15	—

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Source: European Aquatics Champions League

[a]
Match ended 11–11. Olympiacos Piraeus won 5–3 on penalties.

14 October 2025 18:00	Report	Olympiacos Piraeus	13–9	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 5–4, 2–1
		Zalánki 6	Goals	Nagaev 2

14 October 2025 18:00	Report	Radnički Kragujevac	17–16	Vasas SC	Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 6–4, 5–3, 3–4
		Prlainović 6	Goals	Gyárfás 5

28 October 2025 20:30	Report	Vasas SC	5–15	Olympiacos Piraeus	Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–3, 3–5, 0–2
		Lakatos 2	Goals	Dimou, Nikolaidis 3

28 October 2025 19:00	Report	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	17–15	Radnički Kragujevac	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Massimo Calabro (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–3, 6–4, 4–3
		Bukić 4	Goals	three players 3

11 November 2025 20:30	Report	Vasas SC	10–13	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest Referees: Francesc Xavier Buch Juanola (ESP), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 3–3, 4–5
		three players 2	Goals	Kharkov 3

12 November 2025 19:00	Report	Radnički Kragujevac	12–13	Olympiacos Piraeus	Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Peter De Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 6–4, 2–3
		five players 2	Goals	Zalánki 5

18 November 2025 18:00	Report	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	14–13	Olympiacos Piraeus	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–3, 2–3, 6–3
		Nagaev 3	Goals	Genidounias 3

19 November 2025 20:30	Report	Vasas SC	13–15	Radnički Kragujevac	Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Alex Marquez Mas (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–4, 4–5, 3–2
		Bátori 5	Goals	Vlachopoulos 5

2 December 2025 19:00	Report	Olympiacos Piraeus	20–8	Vasas SC	Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus Referees: David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–2, 6–1, 4–4
		Kakaris 4	Goals	Đurđić, Gábor 2

2 December 2025 19:00	Report	Radnički Kragujevac	14–11	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	Sports Center Park, Kragujevac Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 4–3, 6–4, 4–0
		Prlainović 5	Goals	Kharkov, Lazić 2

11 February 2026 18:00	Report	HAVK Mladost Zagreb	15–13	Vasas SC	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Massimo Calabro (ITA), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–1, 5–4, 3–6
		Kharkov 5	Goals	Szalai 5

11 February 2026 18:00	Report	Olympiacos Piraeus	16–14 (PSO)	Radnički Kragujevac	Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Pau Segurana Ferre (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–3, 3–4, 1–3 PSO: 5–3
		Fountoulis, Nikolaidis 3	Goals	Pijetlović 3

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PRO	NOV	HER	JAD
1	Pro Recco	6	6	0	90	59	+31	18	Advance to Quarter-finals round	—	13–9	16–7	15–9
2	Novi Beograd Tehnomanija^[G]	6	3	3	68	66	+2	9	Advance to Quarter-finals round	8–12	—	11–12	15–10
3	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	6	2	4	71	87	−16	6	Transfer to Euro Cup	13–19	12–15	—	14–11
4	Jadran Split	6	1	5	65	82	−17	3	Transfer to Euro Cup	13–15	7–10	15–13	—

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Source: European Aquatics Champions League

14 October 2025 18:00	Report	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	14–11	Jadran Split	Leotar Swimming Club, Trebinje^[H] Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gyorgy Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 5–2, 2–4
		Janović, Stupar 3	Goals	Fatović, Matković 3

15 October 2025 20:30	Report	Novi Beograd	8–12	Pro Recco	11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–2, 3–2, 3–4
		Martinović 3	Goals	Condemi 3

28 October 2025 18:00	Report	Pro Recco	16–7	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 4–3, 4–2
		Granados 4	Goals	Kholod, Sladović 2

24 October 2025 20:30	Report	Jadran Split	7–10	Novi Beograd	Sports Center Poljud, Split Referees: Xavier Francesc Buch Juanola (ESP), Norbert Ercse (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 1–2, 1–2
		Berehulak 2	Goals	Martinović 3

11 November 2025 18:00	Report	Pro Recco	15–9	Jadran Split	Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 4–2, 3–1, 2–4
		Cassia 4	Goals	Butić 3

11 November 2025 20:30	Report	Novi Beograd	11–12	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade Referees: David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 0–3, 4–4, 3–3
		Ćuk, Martinović 3	Goals	Gojković, Radović 3

19 November 2025 18:30	Report	Jadran Split	15–13	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	Sports Center Poljud, Split Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 4–5, 2–3
		Fatović 5	Goals	Janović 4

19 November 2025 20:30	Report	Pro Recco	13–9	Novi Beograd	Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Peter De Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 5–2, 2–2
		Granados 3	Goals	three players 2

2 December 2025 20:30	Report	Novi Beograd	15–10	Jadran Split	11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Gyorgy Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–3, 4–2, 6–1
		Ćuk, Perković 4	Goals	Berehulak 4

3 December 2025 18:30	Report	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	13–19	Pro Recco	Leotar Swimming Club, Trebinje^[I] Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Alex Marquez Mas (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4
		Lazić 3	Goals	Irving 5

11 February 2026 20:00	Report	Jadran Split	13–15	Pro Recco	Sports Center Poljud, Split Referees: Norbert Ercse (HUN), Ralf Mueller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–2, 3–4, 5–5
		Kragić 3	Goals	Di Fulvio, Granados 3

11 February 2026 18:00	Report	Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi	12–15	Novi Beograd Tehnomanija	Leotar Swimming Club, Trebinje^[J] Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–5, 2–4, 7–2
		Gojković 4	Goals	Martinović 4

Group C

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FTC	BRE	ORA	KOT
1	FTC-Telekom	6	5	0	1	0	120	75	+45	16	Advance to Quarter-finals round	—	13–16^[a]	19–11	26–15
2	AN Brescia	6	4	1	0	1	95	86	+9	14	Advance to Quarter-finals round	17–21	—	–	19–16
3	CSM Oradea	6	1	0	0	5	65	91	−26	3^[b]	Transfer to Euro Cup	5–17	11–16	—	14–7
4	Primorac Kotor	6	1	0	0	5	81	109	−28	3^[b]	Transfer to Euro Cup	15–25	13–14	15–11	—

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[a]
Match ended 12–12. AN Brescia won 4–1 on penalties.
[b]
CSM Oradea 25–22 Primorac Kotor

15 October 2025 18:30	Report	FTC-Telekom	19–11	CSM Oradea	Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest Referees: Jakov Blaskovic (CRO), Christos Kourtidis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 7–1, 3–3, 5–4
		Vismeg 5	Goals	Gardašević 4

14 October 2025 19:00	Report	Primorac Kotor	13–14	AN Brescia	Nikša Bućin Swimming Pool, Kotor Referees: Francesc Xavier Buch Juanola (ESP), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–4, 3–5, 3–2
		Mrsic 4	Goals	three players 3

28 October 2025 18:00	Report	CSM Oradea	14–7	Primorac Kotor	Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Jaume Teixido Bermudez (ESP), Gernot Haentschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 5–1, 3–3
		Gusarov 4	Goals	Inaba, Vico 2

28 October 2025 19:00	Report	AN Brescia	17–21	FTC-Telekom	Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Peter de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 5–5, 6–7, 4–4
		Dolce, Ferrero 4	Goals	Argyropoulos 7

11 November 2025 18:00	Report	CSM Oradea	11–16	AN Brescia	Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Vojin Putnikovic (SRB), Tomislav Copic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 1–4, 2–4, 5–2
		Gardašević 6	Goals	Ferrero 3

12 November 2025 20:30	Report	FTC-Telekom	26–15	Primorac Kotor	Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Rik Evers (NED)
		Score by quarters: 7–6, 7–3, 4–3, 8–3
		Argyropoulos 5	Goals	Mrsic 7

18 November 2025 18:30	Report	CSM Oradea	5–17	FTC-Telekom	Bazinul Olimpic Ioan Alexandrescu, Oradea Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–3, 0–6, 1–7
		five players 1	Goals	Vigvári 4

18 November 2025 20:30	Report	AN Brescia	19–16	Primorac Kotor	Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia Referees: Pau Segurana Ferre (ESP), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 7–7, 4–4, 4–3
		four players 3	Goals	Mrsic 4

2 December 2025 18:30	Report	Primorac Kotor	15–11	CSM Oradea	Nikša Bućin Swimming Pool, Kotor Referees: Peter De Jong (NED), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–3, 3–2, 5–4
		Mrsic 4	Goals	Gardašević 5

2 December 2025 20:30	Report	FTC-Telekom	13–16 (PSO)	AN Brescia	Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Vuk Milovic (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 1–0, 5–8, 3–2, 3–2 PSO: 1–4
		Manhercz 3	Goals	Popadić 3

11 February 2026 19:00	Report	AN Brescia	17–13	CSM Oradea	Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia Referees: Diana Dumas-Dutilh (NED), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–3, 3–4, 5–3
		Guerrato 5	Goals	Gardašević 5

11 February 2026 19:00	Report	Primorac Kotor	15–25	FTC-Telekom	Nikša Bućin Swimming Pool, Kotor Referees: Marta Cabanas Pegado (ESP), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–9, 6–5, 2–6
		Stanojević 4	Goals	Argyropoulos 5

Group D

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZOD	HAN	SAB	MAR
1	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	6	5	1	99	65	+34	15	Advance to Quarter-finals round	—	20–12	13–7	11–12
2	Waspo'98 Hannover	6	3	3	73	103	−30	9	Advance to Quarter-finals round	11–27	—	16–14	14–13
3	KEIO CN Sabadell	6	2	4	70	80	−10	6	Transfer to Euro Cup	12–16	9–11	—	16–13
4	CN Marseille	6	2	4	80	74	+6	6	Transfer to Euro Cup	11–12	20–9	11–12	—

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14 October 2025 20:30	Report	CN Marseille	20–9	Waspo'98 Hannover	Pierre Garsau Pool, Marseille Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–3, 5–2, 4–1
		Bouet 5	Goals	three players 2

15 October 2025 20:30	Report	KEIO CN Sabadell	12–16	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Vojin Putnikovic (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–4, 2–6, 3–3
		Averka 5	Goals	Sanahuja, Velotto 3

29 October 2025 18:30	Report	Waspo'98 Hannover	16–14	KEIO CN Sabadell	Stadionbad, Hanover Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–2, 4–3, 6–3
		Strelezkij 4	Goals	Panerai 7

28 October 2025 19:00	Report	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	11–12	CN Marseille	Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 2–4, 5–3
		Munárriz 4	Goals	Nagy 5

12 November 2025 18:30	Report	Waspo'98 Hannover	11–27	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	Stadionbad, Hanover Referees: Gyorgy Kun (HUN), Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–7, 2–9, 2–5
		Gansen 3	Goals	Vigvári 7

12 November 2025 20:30	Report	CN Marseille	11–12	KEIO CN Sabadell	Pierre Garsau Pool, Marseille Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–5, 1–2, 3–2
		Nagy, Vernoux 3	Goals	Averka, Vergara Real 3

18 November 2025 20:30	Report	Waspo'98 Hannover	14–13	CN Marseille	Stadionbad, Hanover Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Norbert Ercse (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 6–4, 3–4
		Schipper 3	Goals	Nagy 5

18 November 2025 19:00	Report	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	13–7	KEIO CN Sabadell	Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 5–1, 3–2
		Tahull, Vigvári 3	Goals	Barroso Macarro, Panerai 2

2 December 2025 20:30	Report	CN Marseille	11–12	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	Pierre Garsau Pool, Marseille Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–4, 2–3, 1–4
		Bouet 4	Goals	Echenique, Vigvári 3

3 December 2025 18:30	Report	KEIO CN Sabadell	9–11	Waspo'98 Hannover	Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Jakov Blaskovic (CRO), Massimo Calabro (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 1–2, 1–3, 2–3
		three players 2	Goals	Vukičević 3

11 February 2026 19:00	Report	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	20–12	Waspo'98 Hannover	Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–1, 6–6, 5–4
		four players 3	Goals	Vukičević 3

11 February 2026 20:00	Report	KEIO CN Sabadell	16–13	CN Marseille	Can Llong pool, Sabadell Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Gyorgy Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–4, 6–3, 2–4
		Cabanas, Panerai 3	Goals	Vernoux 6

Notes

[A]
Team not known at the time of the draw. Was the Group A winner in qualification.
[B]
Team not known at the time of the draw. Was the Group B winner in qualification.
[C]
Team not known at the time of the draw. Was the Group C winner in qualification.
[D]
Team not known at the time of the draw. Was the Group A runners-up in qualification.
[E]
Team not known at the time of the draw. Was the Group B runners-up in qualification.
[F]
Team not known at the time of the draw. Was the Group C runners-up in qualification.
[G]
Name was changed on matchday 6.
[H]
Due to not having a venue that meets requirements, Jadran Herceg Novi plays their home games in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[I]
Due to not having a venue that meets requirements, Jadran Herceg Novi plays their home games in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[J]
Due to not having a venue that meets requirements, Jadran Herceg Novi plays their home games in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League group stage

Format

Draw

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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