2017–18 LEN Euro League Women

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]

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 champions Kinef Kirishi (2nd title)
Runners-up CN Sabadell

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
Lille UC BVSC Plebiscito Padova ZVL Leiden
SV Nikar Heidelberg Dunaújváros WP Messina Dynamo Uralochka
ANO Glyfada UVSE GZC Donk Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk
NC Vouliagmeni Orizzonte Catania UZSC Utrecht CN Sant Andreu
Preliminary round
Olympiacos Kinef Kirishi CN Mataró 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
CN Sant Andreu ANO Glyfada Dynamo Uralochka BVSC
SV Nikar Heidelberg Dunaújváros (H) GZC Donk Orizzonte Catania
Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk Lille UC UVSE Plebiscito Padova (H)
WP Messina (H) NC Vouliagmeni UZSC Utrecht (H) ZVL Leiden

Group A

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 3 0 0 33 24 +9 9 Preliminary
Round
2 CN Sant Andreu 3 2 0 1 37 27 +10 6
3 WP Messina 3 1 0 2 34 34 0 3
4 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 Dunaújváros 3 3 0 0 44 19 +25 9 Preliminary
Round
2 NC Vouliagmeni 3 2 0 1 51 19 +32 6
3 Lille UC 3 1 0 2 19 39 20 3
4 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 UVSE 6 3 0 3 39 19 +20 9 Preliminary
Round
2 Dynamo Uralochka 4 2 0 2 37 23 +14 6
3 UZSC Utrecht 2 1 0 1 24 30 6 3
4 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 Plebiscito Padova 3 3 0 0 34 21 +13 9 Preliminary
Round
2 Orizzonte Catania 3 2 0 1 40 31 +9 6
3 BVSC 3 1 0 2 32 36 4 3
4 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
Dynamo Uralochka CN Mataró BVSC CN Sabadell
Olympiacos (H) Lille UC Kinef Kirishi CN Sant Andreu (H)
Plebiscito Padova Orizzonte Catania (H) NC Vouliagmeni Dunaújváros
WP Messina Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk UVSE (H) 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 Olympiacos 3 3 0 0 45 13 +32 9 Quarterfinals
2 Plebiscito Padova 3 2 0 1 35 17 +18 6
3 Dynamo Uralochka 3 1 0 2 39 32 +7 3
4 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 Orizzonte Catania 3 3 0 0 40 21 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2 CN Mataró 3 2 0 1 24 24 0 6
3 Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 1 0 2 28 34 6 3
4 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 UVSE 3 3 0 0 33 21 +12 9 Quarterfinals
2 Kinef Kirishi 3 2 0 1 32 28 +4 6
3 NC Vouliagmeni 3 1 0 2 28 31 3 3
4 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 CN Sabadell 3 3 0 0 41 22 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2 Dunaújváros 3 2 0 1 40 29 +11 6
3 CN Sant Andreu 3 1 0 2 28 33 5 3
4 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 15–13 Plebiscito Padova 7–7 8–6
CN Sabadell 23–9 CN Mataró 12–3 11–6
Dunaújváros 28–29 Orizzonte Catania 10–13 18–16
Kinef Kirishi 21–20 Olympiacos 10–10 11–10

First Leg

24 Feb 2018
13:15 (UTC+1)
Report CN Sabadell 123 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 1010 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 1013 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 77 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 611 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 101316–18 (PSO) 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 68 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 1011 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 178 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 1314 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 6610–11 (PSO) 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 8812–13 (PSO) 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

Kinef Kirishi
2nd title
Final standings
Team
Kinef Kirishi
CN Sabadell
Orizzonte Catania
4 UVSE

See also

References

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  10. "Έτοιμος για την πρεμιέρα στην Ευρώπη!" [Ready for the European premiere]. olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. Giovanni D'Antoni (18 January 2018). "Euroleague Pallanuoto: l'Orizzonte Catania scalda i motori" [Water polo Euroleague: Orizzonte Catania warms up]. ultimatv.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. "UVSE, BVSC, Dunaújváros: előre a nyolcért!" [UVSE, BVSC, Dunaújváros: let's go to the Top 8!]. waterpolo.hu (in Hungarian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. "El Mataró, Sabadell y Sant Andreu entran en liza en la Euroliga" [Mataró, Sabadell and Sant Andreu take the field on Euro League]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. "Draw – Euro League Quarter Finals & Euro Champs U19". len.eu. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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