2002–03 LEN Champions League

Sports season
2002–03 LEN Champions League
LeagueLEN Champions League
SportWater Polo
Duration16 October 2002 to
17 May 2003
Number of teams8 (preliminary round)
29 (total)
Final Four
Finals championsItaly Pro Recco (3rd title)
  Runners-upHungary Honvéd
Champions League seasons
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The 2002–03 LEN Champions League was the 40th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 16 October 2002 to 17 May 2003, and it was contested by 29 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 16 and May 17 in Genoa.

Preliminary round

2002–03 LEN Champions League is located in Europe
Recco
Recco
Spandau
Spandau
Barcelona
Barcelona
Partizan
Partizan
Honvéd
Honvéd
Mladost
Mladost
Nice
Nice
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Location of teams of the 2002–03 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 Pro Recco 6 5 0 1 59 47 +12 10
Germany Spandau 04 6 4 0 2 39 38 +1 8
Spain Barcelona 6 2 1 3 44 44 0 5
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 6 0 1 5 35 46 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]

Red Group

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hungary Honvéd 6 5 1 0 58 44 +14 11
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 3 1 2 48 44 +4 7
France Olympic Nice 6 1 2 3 38 43 −5 4
Greece Olympiacos 6 0 2 4 33 46 −13 2
Source: [citation needed]

Final Four (Genoa)

 
Semifinals
16 May 2003
Final
17 May 2003
 
      
 
 
 
 
Italy Pro Recco5
 
 
 
Croatia HAVK Mladost4
 
Italy Pro Recco9
 
 
 
Hungary Honvéd4
 
Hungary Honvéd11
 
 
Germany Spandau 046
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Croatia HAVK Mladost6
 
 
Germany Spandau 045

Final standings

Team
Italy Pro Recco
Hungary Honvéd
Croatia HAVK Mladost
Germany Spandau 04


 2002–03 Champions League
Champions 
Italy Pro Recco
3rd title
Jesús Rollán, Alberto Angelini, Luca Giustolisi, Danilo Ikodinović, Simone Mina, Vladimir Vujasinović, Daniele Bettini, Tibor Benedek, Paolo Petronelli, Alessandro Calcaterra, Massimiliano Ferretti, Alessandro Caliogna, Alberto Ghibellini
Head coach
Marco Baldineti

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