The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier

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club

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run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the

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. The cup was inaugurated in 1992.

History

Names of the competition

* 1992–2011: LEN Trophy * 2011–present: LEN Euro Cup

Title holders

* 1992–93:

Újpest Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary i ...

* 1993–94: Racing Roma * 1994–95:

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

* 1995–96:

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

* 1996–97:

* 1997–98: Partizan * 1998–99:

* 1999–00:

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* 2000–01: Mladost * 2001–02: Leonessa * 2002–03: Leonessa * 2003–04:

* 2004–05: Savona * 2005–06: Leonessa * 2006–07: Sintez Kazan * 2007–08:

Shturm Chekhov Shturm-2002 Moskovskaya Oblast, a.k.a. Shturm Ruza, is a Russian water polo club. Founded in 2002 in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, in 2010 it was relocated to Ruza, also in the Moscow Oblast. Shturm Chekhov's male team won four national championships ...

* 2008–09:

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...

* 2009–10:

Cattaro Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative ...

* 2010–11: Savona * 2011–12: Savona * 2012–13: Radnički Kragujevac * 2013–14: Spartak Volgograd * 2014–15:

Posillipo Posillipo (; nap, Pusilleco ) is an affluent residential quarter of Naples, southern Italy, located along the northern coast of the Gulf of Naples. From the 1st century BC the Bay of Naples witnessed the rise of villas constructed by elite Roma ...

* 2015–16: Brescia * 2016–17:

Ferencváros Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The development of Fe ...

* 2017–18:

* 2018–19:

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

* 2019–20 ''Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic'' * 2020–21:

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by other #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A City with county rights, city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, i ...

* 2021–22: Sabadell

Winners

LEN Trophy LEN Euro Cup

Titles by club

Titles by nation

References

External links

Official website
{{European Club Competitions Euro Cup Recurring sporting events established in 1992 Multi-national professional sports leagues