1998–99 LEN Champions League

Sports season
1998–99 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration1998 to
5 June 1999
Number of teams8 (preliminary round)
16 (Total)
Final Four
Finals championsCroatia Splitska Banka (1st title)
  Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej
Champions League seasons

The 1998–99 LEN Champions League was the 36th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 1998 to 5 June 1999, and it was contested by 16 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on June 4 and June 5 in Naples.

Preliminary round

1998–99 LEN Champions League is located in Europe
Posillipo
Posillipo
BVSC
BVSC
Vouliagmeni
Vouliagmeni
Dynamo
Dynamo
Catalunya
Catalunya
Nice
Nice
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Location of teams of the 1998–99 LEN Champions League group stage.
Blue Group; Red Group.
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to Final four

Blue Group

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Posillipo 6 4 0 2 49 43 +6 8
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej 6 3 1 2 56 51 +5 7
Hungary BVSC 6 2 1 3 46 44 +2 5
Greece Vouliagmeni 6 2 0 4 44 57 −13 4
Source: [citation needed]

Red Group

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia Dynamo Moscow 6 5 0 1 52 38 +14 10
Croatia Splitska Banka 6 5 0 1 58 46 +12 10
Spain Catalunya 6 1 1 4 45 53 −8 3
France Olympic Nice 6 0 1 5 41 61 −20 1
Source: [citation needed]

Final Four (Naples)

 
Semifinals
4 June 1999
Final
5 June 1999
 
      
 
 
 
 
Italy Posillipo6
 
 
 
Croatia Splitska Banka7
 
Croatia Splitska Banka8
 
 
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej7
 
Russia Dynamo Moscow4
 
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej8
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Italy Posillipo8
 
 
Russia Dynamo Moscow9

Final standings

Team
Croatia Splitska Banka
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Italy Posillipo



 1998–99 Champions League
Champions 
Croatia Splitska Banka
1st title
Dragan Rebić, Teo Đogaš, Petar Trumbić, Nikša Jaić, David Burburan, Roman Poláčik, Višeslav Sarić, Aleksandar Nagy, Samir Barać, Aljoša Kunac, Alen Bošković, Mario Oreb, Ivan Katura
Head coach
Dragan Matutinović

See also

  • 1998–99 LEN Cup Winners' Cup
  • 1998–99 LEN Cup
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