The European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup, formerly the LEN Women's Challenger Cup is a
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 ...
club competition organised by the
Ligue Européenne de Natation
European Aquatics (formerly , , popularly known by its acronym LEN) is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to World Aquatics — it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was formally organized in 1927 in Bologna, ...
(LEN). It acts as the third tier, below the
LEN Women's Champions League and the
LEN Women's Euro Cup. Its first season will commence in
2023–24.
From 2024, after LEN was renamed to
European Aquatics, the new name is the 'European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup.
History
The Women's Challenger Cup was first mentioned on the 7 February by Stavroula Kozompoli. The LEN Women's Challenger Cup was officially created by
LEN in on the 2 June 2023. In
a similar fashion to the
men's Tournament, the competition was inaugurated with the goal of creating more chances for smaller
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 ...
nations to improve.
A year before the women's counterpart started,
LEN formally announced they would create a
Men's LEN Challenger Cup, starting in the
2022–23
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season.
From 2025, after the introduction of the
Conference Cup, the Challenger Cup will become the fourth tier tournament in European club water polo.
[https://europeanaquatics.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WATER-POLO-CLUB-COMPETITIONS-REGULATIONS-SEASON-2025-2026.pdf]
Winners
Challenger Cup
Editions
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2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup
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2024–25 LEN Women's Challenger Cup
See also
Men
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European Aquatics Champions League
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European Aquatics Euro Cup
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European Aquatics Conference Cup
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European Aquatics Challenger Cup
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European Aquatics Super Cup
Women
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European Aquatics Women's Champions League
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European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
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European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup
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European Aquatics Women's Super Cup
References
External links
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{{European Club Competitions
Women's Challenger Cup
Women's water polo competitions
Multi-national professional sports leagues
Recurring sporting events established in 2023