2018–19 LEN Euro League Women
| 2018–19 LEN Euro League Women | |
|---|---|
| League | Euro League Women seasons |
The 2018–19 LEN Euro League Women was the 32nd edition of the major European tournament for women's water polo clubs. It ran from 24 January to 20 April 2019.[1][2]
The Final 4 was contested in
Overview
Calendar
The calendar of the competition was announced on 25 May 2018.[1]
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | |||
| Qualification Round II | 24–27 January 2019 | ||
| Knockout stage | Quarterfinals | 23 February 2019 | 9/12 March 2019 |
| Final 4 | 19–20 April 2019 | ||
‡: Not contested
Participating teams
| Preliminary round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ŽAVK Mladost
|
Olympiacos
|
Orizzonte Catania
|
Dynamo Uralochka
|
 CN Mataró
|
 Lille UC
|
 BVSC
|
Plebiscito Padova
|
 Kinef Kirishi
|
CN Sabadell
|
 Ethnikos
|
Dunaújváros
|
 Rapallo
|
Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
|
CN Sant Andreu
|
| NC Vouliagmeni
|
UVSE
|
ZVL-1886
|
 Olympia Košice
|
|
Preliminary round
The draw of the pools for the preliminary round was held in Kirishi, Russia, before the 2018 Super Cup, on 9 october 2018.[6]
Pools composition
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVSC |
CN Sabadell |
CN Mataró |
Dynamo Uralochka
|
| CN Sant Andreu (H) |
Dunaújváros |
Olympiacos |
Ethnikos (H)
|
| Kinef Kirishi |
NC Vouliagmeni |
Plebiscito Padova (H) |
Lille UC
|
| ŽAVK Mladost |
Olympia Košice (H) |
Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk |
Orizzonte Catania
|
ZVL-1886 |
Rapallo |
UVSE
|
Group A
Venue: Piscina Pere Serrat, Barcelona, Spain.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinef Kirishi
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | CN Sant Andreu
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | BVSC
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 4 | |
| 4 | ZVL-1886
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | |
| 5 | ŽAVK Mladost
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 94 | −73 | 0 |
Source: LEN
| Date | Time† | Score | |||
| 24 Jan | 18:30 | Sant Andreu | 8–7 | BVSC | Report |
| 24 Jan | 20:30 | Kinef | 30–6 | Mladost | Report |
| 25 Jan | 10:00 | Kinef | 20–5 | ZVL | Report |
| 25 Jan | 12:00 | Mladost | 5–28 | BVSC | Report |
| 25 Jan | 18:30 | Sant Andreu | 12–3 | ZVL | Report |
| 25 Jan | 20:30 | BVSC | 7–11 | Kinef | Report |
| 26 Jan | 18:30 | Sant Andreu | 6–15 | Kinef | Report |
| 26 Jan | 20:30 | ZVL | 16–3 | Mladost | Report |
| 27 Jan | 10:30 | BVSC | 9–9 | ZVL | Report |
| 27 Jan | 12:30 | Sant Andreu | 20–7 | Mladost | Report |
Group B
Venue: Mestská Krytá Plaváreň, Košice, Slovakia.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CN Sabadell
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | NC Vouliagmeni
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 9 | |
| 3 | Dunaújváros
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rapallo
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Olympia Košice
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 0 |
Source: LEN
| Date | Time† | Score | |||
| 24 Jan | 18:00 | Dunaújváros | 9–8 | Rapallo | Report |
| 24 Jan | 19:30 | Sabadell | 24–4 | Košice | Report |
| 25 Jan | 10:00 | Rapallo | 9–17 | Sabadell | Report |
| 25 Jan | 11:30 | Dunaújváros | 11–13 | Vouliagmeni | Report |
| 25 Jan | 18:00 | Sabadell | 13–7 | Dunaújváros | Report |
| 25 Jan | 19:30 | Vouliagmeni | 17–1 | Košice | Report |
| 26 Jan | 18:00 | Vouliagmeni | 7–12 | Sabadell | Report |
| 26 Jan | 19:30 | Košice | 6–21 | Rapallo | Report |
| 27 Jan | 10:00 | Rapallo | 5–13 | Vouliagmeni | Report |
| 27 Jan | 11:30 | Košice | 2–22 | Dunaújváros | Report |
Group C
Venue: Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito, Padua, Italy.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Plebiscito Padova
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 7 | |
| 3 | CN Mataró
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 0 |
Source: LEN
| Date | Time† | Score | |||
| 25 Jan | 18:00 | Plebiscito | 15–5 | Ugra KM | Report |
| 25 Jan | 20:00 | Mataró | 5–12 | Olympiacos | Report |
| 26 Jan | 17:00 | Olympiacos | 20–6 | Ugra KM | Report |
| 26 Jan | 19:00 | Plebiscito | 11–7 | Mataró | Report |
| 27 Jan | 10:00 | Ugra KM | 4–10 | Mataró | Report |
| 27 Jan | 12:00 | Olympiacos | 9–9 | Plebiscito | Report |
Group D
Venue: Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall, Piraeus, Greece.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UVSE
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Orizzonte Catania
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 9 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Uralochka
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ethnikos
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | Lille UC
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 0 |
Source: LEN
| Date | Time‡ | Score | |||
| 24 Jan | 17:30 | Ethnikos | 14–5 | Lille | Report |
| 24 Jan | 19:15 | Uralochka | 6–15 | Orizzonte | Report |
| 25 Jan | 10:00 | Orizzonte | 6–9 | UVSE | Report |
| 25 Jan | 11:45 | Lille | 7–14 | Uralochka | Report |
| 25 Jan | 18:15 | Uralochka | 9–11 | UVSE | Report |
| 25 Jan | 20:00 | Ethnikos | 5–15 | Orizzonte | Report |
| 26 Jan | 18:00 | Ethnikos | 10–17 | Uralochka | Report |
| 26 Jan | 19:45 | UVSE | 16–5 | Lille | Report |
| 27 Jan | 10:00 | Lille | 5–15 | Orizzonte | Report |
| 27 Jan | 11:45 | Ethnikos | 11–13 | UVSE | Report |
† All times are local
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
The draw took place at LEN headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 29 January 2019.[11]
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinef Kirishi
|
18–19 | NC Vouliagmeni
|
11–10 | 7–9 |
Orizzonte Catania
|
20–23 | CN Sabadell
|
9–12 | 11–11 |
| UVSE
|
13–14 | Plebiscito Padova
|
6–6 | 7–8 |
| CN Sant Andreu
|
13–26 | Olympiacos
|
7–16 | 6–10 |
First leg
| 23 Feb 2019 13:00 ( UTC+3 )
|
Report | Kinef Kirishi
|
11–10 | NC Vouliagmeni
|
Neftyanik Sports Complex (Kirishi) Referees: Putniković (SRB), Petik (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–1, 4–4, 2–0 | |||||
| 4: Simanovich 3: Zubkova |
Goals | 4: Charalampidi
3: Jordan | |||
| 23 Feb 2019 16:45 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | CN Sant Andreu
|
7–16 | Olympiacos
|
Piscina Pere Serrat (Barcelona) Referees: Colombo (ITA), Marjay (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–4, 4–4, 1–5 | |||||
| 2: Sleeking 1: five players |
Goals | 4: Asimaki 3: Avramidou | |||
| 23 Feb 2019 18:00 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | Orizzonte Catania
|
9–12 | CN Sabadell
|
Piscina di Nesima (Catania) Referees: Markopoulou (GRE), Matache (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 2–3, 4–3 | |||||
| 4: Marletta 2: Bianconi |
Goals | 3: | |||
| 23 Feb 2019 20:00 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | UVSE
|
6–6 | Plebiscito Padova
|
Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium (Budapest) Referees: Achladiotis (GRE), Mišković (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 0–3, 2–1 | |||||
| 2: Keszthelyi, Faragó | Goals | 2 :Queirolo | |||
Second leg
| 9 Mar 2019 16:45 ( UTC+2 )
|
Report | Olympiacos
|
10–6 | CN Sant Andreu
|
Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall (Piraeus) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Goncharenko (UKR) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 2–1, 2–2 | |||||
| 2: Eggens, Eleftheriadou 1: six players |
Goals | 2: Jackovich 1: four players | |||
| 9 Mar 2019 18:00 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | Plebiscito Padova
|
8–7 | UVSE
|
Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito (Padua) Referees: Dreval (RUS), Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–1, 2–1, 2–0 | |||||
| 3: Barzon 2: Grab |
Goals | 3: Keszthelyi 1: four players | |||
| 9 Mar 2019 20:00 ( UTC+2 )
|
Report | NC Vouliagmeni
|
9–7 | Kinef Kirishi
|
Halandri Municipal Swimming Center (Chalandri) Referees: Peris (CRO), Mauss (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 3–2, 1–1 | |||||
| 3: Xenaki 2: Elliniadi |
Goals | 2: Zubkova, Prokofyeva, Simanovich | |||
| 12 Mar 2019 19:00 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | CN Sabadell
|
11–11 | Orizzonte Catania
|
Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Debreceni (HUN), Boudramis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 4–2, 2–5 | |||||
| 3: Ortiz, Forca 2: Neushul |
Goals | 6: Garibotti 2: Aiello | |||
Final Four
The allocation of the final 4 in Sabadell and the draw of the semifinals were announced by LEN on 13 March 2019. The Spanish team hosted the finals for the second time (the first one was the 2016 edition).[12][13]
Semifinals
| 19 Apr 2019 11:30 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | NC Vouliagmeni
|
7–8 | Olympiacos
|
Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Mauss (GER), Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 2–3, 1–1 | |||||
| 3: Charalampidi
|
Goals | 4: Avramidou 1: four players | |||
| 19 Apr 2019 13:15 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | Plebiscito Padova
|
5–8 | CN Sabadell
|
Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Naumov (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–4, 1–3, 1–0 | |||||
| 3: Barzon | Goals | 3: Steffens
2: Forca | |||
Finals
- 3rd place
| 20 Apr 2019 11:30 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | Plebiscito Padova
|
7–8 | NC Vouliagmeni
|
Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Referees: Várkonyi (HUN), Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–4, 2–0, 2–2 | |||||
| 3: Barzon 1: four players |
Goals | 2: Chydirioti, Jordan | |||
- 1st place
| 20 Apr 2019 13:15 ( UTC+1 )
|
Report | CN Sabadell
|
13–11 | Olympiacos
|
Centre Can Llong (Sabadell) Attendance: 1000[5] Referees: Mauss (GER), Naumov (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 2–3, 5–2 | |||||
| 4: Neushul 3: Ortiz |
Goals | 4: Buckling 2: Plevritou, Tsoukala | |||
| 2018–19 LEN Euro League Women Champions |
|---|
 CN Sabadell 5th title |
- Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
 |
CN Sabadell
|
 |
Olympiacos
|
 |
NC Vouliagmeni
|
| 4 | Plebiscito Padova
|
See also
References
- ^ a b "LEN Club Competition programme season 2018–2019" (PDF). len.eu. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Len Events Calendar 2019". len.eu. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Euro League, Final Four, Sabadell (ESP) – Summary, Day 2". len.eu. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Jaime Roberts (20 April 2019). "Sabadell wins 5th Euro League trophy". waterpology.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b Marta Pérez (20 April 2019). "13-11: Remontada heroica de un Sabadell campeón de Europa" [13-11: Heroic recovery for Sabadell, European Champion]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Euro League 2019 – The Draw". len.eu. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "A quarts de final de l'Eurolliga!" [To EuroLegue quarterfinals]. mailchi.mp (in Catalan). El CNSA informa. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Vodné Poló - Euroliga Ženy" [Water polo - EuroLegue Women]. ŠG Olympia Košice (official Facebook page) (in Slovak). 19 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Preliminary Round di Euro League, pallanuoto femminile nel weekend al Plebiscito" [Euro League's Preliminary round, women's water polo in the weekend at the Plebiscito]. padovaoggi.it (in Italian). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Angelic Nost. "Το γυναικείο τμήμα Water Polo του Εθνικού Πειραιώς επιστρέφει πιο δυναμικό από ποτέ" [Ethnikos Piraeus women's water polo team is returning more dynamic than ever]. thatslife.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Euro League Quarter Finals DRAW". len.eu. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Euro League & LEN Trophy Final 4". len.eu. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Finals in Sabadell and in Kirishi – Women's Euro League". total-waterpolo.com. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
- Official LEN website
- Microplustiming (Official results website)