The 2017–18
LEN Champions League
The European Aquatics Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A ...
was the 55th edition of
LEN's premier competition for men's
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
clubs.
Overview
Team allocation
12 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round (TH: Champions League title holders).
Phases and rounds dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Qualifying rounds
Qualification round I
Group A
Group B
Group C
Qualification round II
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Qualification round III
Preliminary round
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 August 2017 in
Budapest
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.
The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight.
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format. The group winners, runners-ups, third and fourth placed teams advance to the
Final 8. The matchdays are 25 October, 8 and 29 November, 9 and 20 December 2017, 13 and 24 January, 7 and 28 February, 14 and 31 March, 18 and 28 April, 9 May 2018.
A total of 11 national associations are represented in the group stage.
Group A
Group B
Final Eight
7–9 June 2018—
Genoa
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,
Italy
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Final standings
Awards
See also
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2017–18 LEN Euro Cup
References
External links
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LEN Champions League seasons
Champions League
2017 in men's water polo
2018 in men's water polo