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2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round

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The 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round is played between 3 March and 20 May 2026 to determine the four teams advancing to the Final Four of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League.

SportWater polo
Date3 March – 20 May 2026
Teams8
WebsiteOfficial website
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2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round
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SportWater polo
Date3 March – 20 May 2026
Teams8
WebsiteOfficial website
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Format

The four group winners and four group runners-up were drawn into two groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. 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 Final Four.

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.

Draw

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The draw took place in Zagreb on 16 February. The seeded and unseeded clubs consist of the teams that finished first and second in the previous round respectively. The only restriction was that clubs from the same group in the Main round could not be drawn against each other.[1]

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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Group winners and runners-up advance to Final Four
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Seeded
Team
Greece Olympiacos SF Piraeus
Italy Pro Recco
Hungary FTC-Telekom
Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta
Unseeded
Team
Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb
Serbia Novi Beograd Tehnomanija
Italy AN Brescia
Germany Waspo'98 Hannover
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Groups

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOD OLY BRE NOV
1 Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 6 0 0 0 97 69 +28 18 Final Four — 20–13 17–6 19–16
2 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 1 0 3 73 81 −8 8 9–12 — 14–11 16–15
3 Italy AN Brescia 6 2 0 1 3 69 83 −14 7 11–13 16–17[a] — 12–11
4 Serbia Novi Beograd Tehnomanija 6 1 0 0 5 85 91 −6 3 14–16 12–10 17–18 —
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Source: European Aquatics Champions League
  1. [a]
    Match ended 11–11. Olympiacos Piraeus won 6–5 on penalties.
3 March 2026
20:30		 Report AN Brescia Italy 11–13 Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Jakov Blaskovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 2–2, 4–2
Del Basso 3 Goals Sanahuja 3
3 March 2026
20:30		 Report Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Serbia 12–10 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 1–4, 4–2
Lukić 4 Goals Zalánki 6
24 March 2026
18:30		 Report Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 14–11 Italy AN Brescia Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 3–4, 4–3
three players 3 Goals three players 2
24 March 2026
20:30		 Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 19–16 Serbia Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 4–3, 4–4, 5–3
Sanahuja 6 Goals Gladovic 4
31 March 2026
20:30		 Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 20–13 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Andrej Franulovic (CRO), Norbert Ercse (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 6–4, 5–3, 5–2
Vigvári 7 Goals Dimou 5
31 March 2026
20:30		 Report AN Brescia Italy 12–11 Serbia Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia
Referees:
Gyorgy Kun (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–3, 4–4, 2–3
Ferrero 3 Goals Martinović 4
22 April 2026
20:30		 Report Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 16–15 Serbia Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–4, 4–5, 3–3
three players 3 Goals Martinović, Lukić 4
22 April 2026
20:30		 Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 17–6 Italy AN Brescia Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Referees:
Franulovic (CRO), Matijasevic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–0, 4–2, 5–2
Vigvári 5 Goals Dolce 3
13 May 2026
20:30		 Report AN Brescia Italy 16–17 (PSO) Greece Olympiacos Piraeus Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Jakov Blaskovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 2–4, 3–1  PSO: 5–6
Balzarini 4 Goals Genidounias 3
13 May 2026
20:30		 Report Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Serbia 14–16 Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 4–4, 5–6
Martinović 5 Goals Sanahuja, Vigvári 4
20 May 2026
21:30		 Report Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 9–12 Spain Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool, Piraeus
Referees:
Maro Savinovic (CRO), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 2–4, 3–2
Genidounias 3 Goals Vigvári 3
20 May 2026
20:30		 Report Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Serbia 17–18 Italy AN Brescia 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Matan Chwartz (ISR), Hendrik Schopp (GER)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 5–4, 3–5, 3–5
Martinović 6 Goals Del Basso 5

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRO FTC MLA HAN
1 Italy Pro Recco 6 5 0 0 1 96 72 +24 15[a] Final Four — 14–16 13–10 19–9
2 Hungary FTC-Telekom 6 5 0 0 1 94 68 +26 15[a] 9–13 — 16–10 17–8
3 Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb 6 1 0 0 5 70 84 −14 3[b] 14–17 10–15 — 12–8
4 Germany Waspo'98 Hannover 6 1 0 0 5 67 103 −36 3[b] 14–20 13–21 15–14 —
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  1. [a]
    Pro Recco 27–25 FTC-Telekom
  2. [b]
    HAVK Mladost Zagreb 26–23 Waspo'98 Hannover
4 March 2026
20:30		 Report FTC-Telekom Hungary 9–13 Italy Pro Recco Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Francesc Xavier Buch Juanola (ESP),
Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–2, 3–3, 3–3
three players 2 Goals Di Fulvio, Granados 3
4 March 2026
20:30		 Report HAVK Mladost Zagreb Croatia 12–8 Germany Waspo'98 Hannover Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–2, 3–3, 2–3
Bukić, Radulović 2 Goals four players 2
25 March 2026
20:30		 Report Waspo'98 Hannover Germany 13–21 Hungary FTC-Telekom Stadionbad, Hanover
Referees:
Vojin Putnikovic (SRB), Alex Marquez Mas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–5, 3–6, 4–5
Strelezkij 4 Goals Nagy 4
25 March 2026
20:30		 Report Pro Recco Italy 13–10 Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori
Referees:
Julien Bourges (FRA), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–0, 4–5, 2–3
five players 2 Goals Kharkov 5
1 April 2026
20:30		 Report Waspo'98 Hannover Germany 14–20 Italy Pro Recco Stadionbad, Hanover
Referees:
David Gomez Pordomingo (ESP), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–7, 2–5, 4–5
Vukičević 5 Goals Gratta 6
1 April 2026
20:30		 Report HAVK Mladost Zagreb Croatia 10–15 Hungary FTC-Telekom Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Peter De Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–5, 6–3, 0–2
Radulović 3 Goals Argyropoulos 4
21 April 2026
20:30		 Report Pro Recco Italy 14–16 Hungary FTC-Telekom Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori
Referees:
Stavridis (GRE), Gomez Pordomingo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 0–4, 6–3, 4–3
Di Fulvio 5 Goals Manhercz 5
21 April 2026
20:30		 Report Waspo'98 Hannover Germany 15–14 Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb Stadionbad, Hanover
Referees:
Buch Juanola (ESP), Bourdramis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 6–5, 4–2
seven players 2 Goals Vrlić 3
12 May 2026
20:30		 Report FTC-Telekom Hungary 17–8 Germany Waspo'98 Hannover Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–3, 4–2, 5–3
Vigvári 4 Goals Lozina, Vukičević 2
12 May 2026
20:30		 Report HAVK Mladost Zagreb Croatia 14–17 Italy Pro Recco Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Pau Segurana Ferre (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–4, 3–4, 4–4
Kharkov 4 Goals three players 3
20 May 2026
20:30		 Report Pro Recco Italy 19–9 Germany Waspo'98 Hannover Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori
Referees:
Sinisa Matijasevic (MNE), Peter De Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–0, 6–2, 6–4
Di Fulvio Goals Gansen, Vukičević 3
20 May 2026
20:30		 Report FTC-Telekom Hungary 16–10 Croatia HAVK Mladost Zagreb Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–3, 5–1, 3–3
Manhercz, Vigvári 3 Goals ten players 1

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