The 2018–19
Women's LEN Trophy was the 20th edition of the
European second-tier tournament for women's
water polo clubs. It was contested in
Kirishi,
Russia, on 12 and 13 April 2019.
Italy's
Orizzonte Catania
Associazione Sportiva Orizzonte Catania Waterpolo, also known as Ekipe Orizzonte for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional women's water polo club from Catania.
Founded in 1985, Orizzonte has dominated the Italian championship in the ...
defeated
Hungary's
UVSE
UVSE is a professional water polo club from Budapest, Hungary, founded in 2008. It was split off from Újpesti TE, which afterwards folded. They have teams in the men's and women's Hungarian First Division. The women have won the 2014–15 and ...
in the final match. Orizzonte won the title for the first time in its history, gaining the only trophy that was still missing from its list of Honours. It was also the first time that a female head coach (former player
Martina Miceli
Martina Miceli (born 22 October 1973 in Rome) is a female water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
See also
* Italy women's Olympic water polo team reco ...
, gold medalist at the
Athens 2004
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
Olympic Games) led a club to a European cup victory.
Teams
The participants were the four teams eliminated from the
Euro League's quarterfinals.
Final Four
The draw of the semifinals and the allocation of the Final 4 to
Kirishi were announced by
LEN
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*Le ...
on 13 March 2019.
Semifinals
Finals
3rd place
1st place
See also
*
2018–19 LEN Euro League Women
*
2018–19 LEN Euro Cup
The 2018–19 LEN Euro Cup was the second tier of European competition in water polo. It ran from 28 September 2018 to 13 April 2019.
Overview
Team allocation
Phases and rounds dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Qualify ...
References
External links
Official LEN websiteMicroplustiming
(Official results website)
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LEN Women's Euro Cup seasons
Women
Trophy
A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, and serves as a recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics. In many sports medals (or, in ...
Trophy
A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, and serves as a recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics. In many sports medals (or, in ...