2017–18 LEN Euro League Women
LeagueLEN Euro League Women
SportWater Polo
Duration1 December 2017 – 21 April 2018
Number of games60
Number of teams20 (from 8 countries)
Season championsRussia Kinef Kirishi (2nd title)
  Runners-upSpain CN Sabadell

The 2017–18 LEN Euro League Women was the 31st edition of the top tier European tournament for women's water polo clubs. It ran from 1 December 2017 to 21 April 2018.[1]

Defending champions Kinef Kirishi hosted the final 4 on 20 and 21 April 2018 at their home pool. The russian team won the trophy for the second year in a row, defeating in the final game Spain's CN Sabadell.[2][3]

Overview

Calendar

The calendar of the competition was released by LEN on 7 June 2017.[1]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Group stage Qualification Round 1–3 December 2017
Preliminary round 19–21 January 2018
Knockout stage Quarterfinals 24 February 2018 17 March 2018
Final 4 20–21 April 2018

Participating teams

Qualification round
France Lille UC Hungary BVSC Italy Plebiscito Padova Netherlands ZVL Leiden
Germany SV Nikar Heidelberg Hungary Dunaújváros Italy WP Messina Russia Dynamo Uralochka
Greece ANO Glyfada Hungary UVSE Netherlands GZC Donk Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
Greece NC Vouliagmeni Italy Orizzonte Catania Netherlands UZSC Utrecht Spain CN Sant Andreu
Preliminary round
Greece Olympiacos Russia Kinef Kirishi Spain CN Mataró Spain CN Sabadell

Qualification round

The draw was held by LEN on 19 August 2017.[4]

Pools composition

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Spain CN Sant AndreuGreece ANO GlyfadaRussia Dynamo UralochkaHungary BVSC
Germany SV Nikar HeidelbergHungary Dunaújváros (H)Netherlands GZC DonkItaly Orizzonte Catania
Russia Ugra Khanty-MansiyskFrance Lille UCHungary UVSEItaly Plebiscito Padova (H)
Italy WP Messina (H)Greece NC VouliagmeniNetherlands UZSC Utrecht (H)Netherlands ZVL Leiden

Group A

Venue: Piscina Cappuccini, Messina, Italy.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 3 0 0 33 24 +9 9 Preliminary
Round
2 Spain CN Sant Andreu 3 2 0 1 37 27 +10 6
3 Italy WP Messina 3 1 0 2 34 34 0 3
4 Germany SV Nikar Heidelberg 3 0 0 3 30 49 19 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec18:00Messina17–11NikarReport
1 Dec20:00Sant Andreu7–8Ugra KMReport
2 Dec18:00Messina10–13Sant AndreuReport
2 Dec20:00Ugra KM15–10NikarReport
3 Dec09:30Sant Andreu17–9NikarReport
3 Dec11:00Ugra KM10–7MessinaReport

Group B

Venue: Fabó Éva Sportuszoda, Dunaújváros, Hungary.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hungary Dunaújváros 3 3 0 0 44 19 +25 9 Preliminary
Round
2 Greece NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 51 19 +32 6
3 France Lille UC 3 1 0 2 19 39 20 3
4 Greece ANO Glyfada 3 0 0 3 14 51 37 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec18:45Vouliagmeni21–3GlyfadaReport
1 Dec20:15Dunaújváros12–5LilleReport
2 Dec16:30Vouliagmeni20–2LilleReport
2 Dec18:00Dunaújváros18–4GlyfadaReport
3 Dec11:00Glyfada7–12LilleReport
3 Dec12:30Dunaújváros14–10VouliagmeniReport

Group C

Venue: Zwembad De Krommerijn, Utrecht, Netherlands.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hungary UVSE 6 3 0 3 39 19 +20 9 Preliminary
Round
2 Russia Dynamo Uralochka 4 2 0 2 37 23 +14 6
3 Netherlands UZSC Utrecht 2 1 0 1 24 30 6 3
4 Netherlands GZC Donk 0 0 0 0 16 45 29 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec19:00Utrecht12–4DonkReport
1 Dec20:30UVSE9–8UralochkaReport
2 Dec17:30UVSE16–4DonkReport
2 Dec19:00Utrecht6–12UralochkaReport
3 Dec12:30Donk8–17UralochkaReport
3 Dec14:00Utrecht7–14UVSEReport

Group D

Venue: Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito, Padua, Italy.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Plebiscito Padova 3 3 0 0 34 21 +13 9 Preliminary
Round
2 Italy Orizzonte Catania 3 2 0 1 40 31 +9 6
3 Hungary BVSC 3 1 0 2 32 36 4 3
4 Netherlands ZVL Leiden 3 0 0 3 22 40 18 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
1 Dec18:00Orizzonte17–3BVSCReport
1 Dec20:00Leiden5–14PlebiscitoReport
2 Dec17:00Orizzonte16–8LeidenReport
2 Dec19:00Plebiscito10–9BVSCReport
3 Dec10:00BVSC10–9LeidenReport
3 Dec12:00Plebiscito10–7OrizzonteReport

All times are local

Preliminary round

The draw of the pools for the preliminary round was held on 6 December 2017.[9]

Pools composition

Group E Group F Group G Group H
Russia Dynamo UralochkaSpain CN MataróHungary BVSCSpain CN Sabadell
Greece Olympiacos (H)France Lille UCRussia Kinef KirishiSpain CN Sant Andreu (H)
Italy Plebiscito PadovaItaly Orizzonte Catania (H)Greece NC VouliagmeniHungary Dunaújváros
Italy WP MessinaRussia Ugra Khanty-MansiyskHungary UVSE (H)Netherlands UZSC Utrecht

Group E

Venue: Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall, Piraeus, Greece.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Olympiacos 3 3 0 0 45 13 +32 9 Quarterfinals
2 Italy Plebiscito Padova 3 2 0 1 35 17 +18 6
3 Russia Dynamo Uralochka 3 1 0 2 39 32 +7 3
4 Italy WP Messina 3 0 0 3 10 57 47 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan18:30Olympiacos10–7PlebiscitoReport
19 Jan20:15Uralochka21–5MessinaReport
20 Jan18:00Olympiacos18–13UralochkaReport
20 Jan19:45Messina2–19PlebiscitoReport
21 Jan12:15Olympiacos17–3MessinaReport
21 Jan12:30Plebiscito9–5UralochkaReport

Group F

Venue: Piscina Francesco Scuderi, Catania, Italy.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Orizzonte Catania 3 3 0 0 40 21 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2 Spain CN Mataró 3 2 0 1 24 24 0 6
3 Russia Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 1 0 2 28 34 6 3
4 France Lille UC 3 0 0 3 20 38 18 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan18:30Orizzonte15–4LilleReport
19 Jan20:30Mataró10–7Ugra KMReport
20 Jan17:00Mataró3–8OrizzonteReport
20 Jan19:00Ugra KM12–7LilleReport
21 Jan10:00Lille9–11MataróReport
21 Jan12:00Orizzonte17–9Ugra KMReport

Group G

Venue: Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest, Hungary.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hungary UVSE 3 3 0 0 33 21 +12 9 Quarterfinals
2 Russia Kinef Kirishi 3 2 0 1 32 28 +4 6
3 Greece NC Vouliagmeni 3 1 0 2 28 31 3 3
4 Hungary BVSC 3 0 0 3 24 37 13 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan18:00UVSE12–8VouliagmeniReport
19 Jan19:45Kinef16–8BVSCReport
20 Jan18:15UVSE11–5KinefReport
20 Jan19:45Vouliagmeni11–8BVSCReport
21 Jan11:00Vouliagmeni9–11KinefReport
21 Jan12:45UVSE10–8BVSCReport

Group H

Venue: Piscina Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain CN Sabadell 3 3 0 0 41 22 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2 Hungary Dunaújváros 3 2 0 1 40 29 +11 6
3 Spain CN Sant Andreu 3 1 0 2 28 33 5 3
4 Netherlands UZSC Utrecht 3 0 0 3 20 45 25 0
Source: LEN
Date Time Score
19 Jan18:30Sabadell13–8DunaújvárosReport
19 Jan20:30Sant Andreu13–5UtrechtReport
20 Jan18:30Sabadell15–7UtrechtReport
20 Jan20:30Sant Andreu8–15DunaújvárosReport
21 Jan11:30Dunaújváros17–8UtrechtReport
21 Jan13:30Sant Andreu7–13SabadellReport

All times are local

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

The draw of the Quarterfinals matches was held, alongside the draw for the 2019 Women's European U19 Championship, on 27 January 2018.[14]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UVSE Hungary 15–13 Italy Plebiscito Padova 7–7 8–6
CN Sabadell Spain 23–9 Spain CN Mataró 12–3 11–6
Dunaújváros Hungary 28–29 Italy Orizzonte Catania 10–13 18–16
Kinef Kirishi Russia 21–20 Greece Olympiacos 10–10 11–10

First leg

24 Feb 2018
13:15 (UTC+1)
Report CN Sabadell Spain 123 Spain CN Mataró Centre Can Llong (Sabadell)
Referees:
Navarra (ITA), Marjay (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–0, 1–0, 3–1
4: Ortiz, García
1: four players
Goals 2: Bach
1: Lloret
24 Feb 2018
14:00 (UTC+3)
Report Kinef Kirishi Russia 1010 Greece Olympiacos Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Kuníková (SVK), Radičević (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–4, 3–5, 3–1
3: Diatchenko
2: Prokofyeva, Ryzhkova
Goals 5: Asimaki
2: Eggens
24 Feb 2018
17:00 (UTC+1)
Report Dunaújváros Hungary 1013 Italy Orizzonte Catania Fabó Éva Sportuszoda (Dunaújváros)
Referees:
Mauss (GER), Dreval (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–2, 1–4, 1–4
4: Szilágyi
3: Gurisatti
Goals 4: Bianconi
3: Aiello
24 Feb 2018
19:00 (UTC+1)
Report UVSE Hungary 77 Italy Plebiscito Padova Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium (Budapest)
Referees:
Markopoulou (GRE), Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–2, 2–2, 1–2
2: Keszthelyi, Steffens
1: three players
Goals 4: Millo
2: Barzon

Second leg

17 Mar 2018
12:45 (UTC+1)
Report CN Mataró Spain 611 Spain CN Sabadell Complex Esportiu Joan Serra (Mataró)
Referees:
Fester (GER), Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–3, 2–1, 3–3
2: Vicente
1: four players
Goals 5: Neushul
2: Espar
17 Mar 2018
18:00 (UTC+1)
Report Orizzonte Catania Italy 101316–18 (PSO) Hungary Dunaújváros Piscina Francesco Scuderi (Catania)
Referees:
Balanescu (ROU), Teixido (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 1–5, 4–2  PSO: 6–5
4: Bianconi
3: van der Sloot
Goals 3: Szilágyi, Vályi
2: Gurisatti, Hórvath, Garda
17 Mar 2018
19:00 (UTC+1)
Report Plebiscito Padova Italy 68 Hungary UVSE Centro Sportivo del Plebiscito (Padua)
Referees:
Dreval (RUS), Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 2–1, 2–1
3: Barzon
1: three players
Goals 2: Parkes, Keszthelyi, Steffens
17 Mar 2018
19:15 (UTC+2)
Report Olympiacos Greece 1011 Russia Kinef Kirishi Petros Kapagerov National Swimming Hall (Piraeus)
Referees:
Várkonyi (HUN), Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 2–2, 3–4
4: Eggens
2: Emmolo
Goals 3: Prokofyeva
2: three players

Final Four

LEN announced the choice of the defending champions Kinef Kirishi as host of the final Four on 20 March 2018. The draw was held in Pontevedra, Spain, during the last day of Europa Cup Super Final.[15][16]

Semifinals

20 Apr 2018
17:30 (UTC+3)
Report CN Sabadell Spain 178 Hungary UVSE Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Mišković (MNE), Matache (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–2, 3–1, 5–1
5: Ortiz, Forca
2: Farre
Goals 4: Steffens
2: Keszthelyi
20 Apr 2018
19:00 (UTC+3)
Report Orizzonte Catania Italy 1314 Russia Kinef Kirishi Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Markopoulou (GRE), Uhlig (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–4, 3–5, 4–2
6: van der Sloot
3: Bianconi
Goals 5: Krimer
4: Ryzhkova

Finals

3rd place
21 Apr 2018
12:30 (UTC+3)
Report UVSE Hungary 6610–11 (PSO) Italy Orizzonte Catania Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Uhlig (GER), Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–0, 1–2, 2–1  PSO: 4–5
2: Sevenich Goals 2: Garibotti
1st place
21 Apr 2018
14:00 (UTC+3)
Report CN Sabadell Spain 8812–13 (PSO) Russia Kinef Kirishi Neftyanik Sport Complex (Kirishi)
Referees:
Markopoulou (GRE), Matache (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 0–2, 2–1, 3–2  PSO: 4–5
3: Neushul
2: Domenech
Goals 3: Ryzhkova
2: Krimer


2017–18 LEN Euro League Women
Champions
Russia
Kinef Kirishi
2nd title
Final standings
Team
Russia Kinef Kirishi
Spain CN Sabadell
Italy Orizzonte Catania
4Hungary UVSE

See also

References

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