2008–09 LEN Euroleague

Sports season
2008–09 LEN Euroleague
LeagueLEN Euroleague
SportWater Polo
Duration2 October 2008 to
23 May 2009
Number of teams16 (preliminary round)
43 (total)
Final Four
Finals championsMontenegro Primorac Kotor (1st title)
  Runners-upItaly Pro Recco
Euroleague seasons
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2009–10 →

The LEN Euroleague 2008–09 was the 46th edition of Europe's premier club water polo competition.

1st qualification round

Group A (Košice)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italy ASD CN Posillipo Napoli 5 4 0 1 80 38 +42 12
2 Russia Spartak Volgograd 5 4 0 1 74 37 +37 12
3 Romania Dinamo București 5 3 1 1 66 39 +27 10
4 Slovakia ČH Hornets Košice 5 2 1 2 68 48 +20 7
5 Austria WC Tirol Innsbruck 5 1 0 4 28 89 −61 3
6 Poland Arkonia Szczecin 5 0 0 5 27 92 −65 0
Source:[citation needed]

Group B (Porto)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Greece Panionios GSS Athens 6 5 1 0 78 29 +49 16
2 Romania CSM Leonardo Oradea 6 4 2 0 78 31 +47 14
3 Netherlands PSV-BA Eindhoven 6 4 1 1 85 44 +41 13
4 France Olympique GC Nice Natation 6 3 0 3 62 39 +23 9
5 Ukraine BMK Kharkiv Ukraine 6 2 0 4 37 46 −9 6
6 Portugal SC Salgueiros Porto 6 1 0 5 25 97 −72 3
7 England SWPC West London Penguins 6 0 0 6 27 106 −79 0
Source:[citation needed]

Group C (Koper)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 5 5 0 0 68 28 +40 15
2 Montenegro VK Budvanska Rijiveka 5 4 0 1 76 31 +45 12
3 Germany WF Spandau 04 5 3 0 2 42 41 +1 9
4 Slovenia AŠD Koper Rokava 5 2 0 3 41 56 −15 6
5 Netherlands Widex GZC Donk Gouda 5 1 0 4 41 65 −24 3
6 England Rotherham Metro 5 0 0 5 35 82 −47 0
Source:[citation needed]

Group D (Šibenik)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia VK Šibenik NCP 5 5 0 0 78 28 +50 15
2 France Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille 5 4 0 1 75 30 +45 12
3 Germany ASC Duisburg eV 5 3 0 2 67 41 +26 9
4 Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol 5 2 0 3 48 48 0 6
5 Poland Łódźi STW 5 1 0 4 40 76 −36 3
6 Portugal Portinado 5 0 0 5 16 101 −85 0
Source:[citation needed]

2nd qualification round

Group E (Marseille)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 France Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille 5 4 1 0 40 11 +29 13
2 Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto 5 4 0 1 57 41 +16 12
3 Greece Panionios GSS 5 2 1 2 48 45 +3 7
4 Serbia VK Vojvodina Novi Sad 5 2 0 3 40 40 0 6
5 Slovenia AŠDV Koper Rokava 5 1 1 3 48 63 −15 4
6 Romania Dinamo București 5 0 1 4 46 61 −15 1
Source:[citation needed]

Group F (Herceg Novi)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montenegro PVK Jadran CKB Herceg Novi 5 4 1 0 75 30 +45 13
2 Russia Spartak Volgograd 5 4 0 1 61 30 +31 12
3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 5 3 0 2 67 38 +29 9
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 5 2 0 3 29 60 −31 6
5 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus OFPF 5 1 1 3 29 67 −38 4
6 Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol 5 0 0 5 26 62 −36 0
Source:[citation needed]

Group G (Duisburg)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik 5 5 0 0 78 34 +44 15
2 Montenegro PVK Budvanska Rivijera 5 4 0 1 66 51 +15 12
3 Russia Sintez Kazan 5 2 1 2 52 51 +1 7
4 Italy ASD CN Posillipo Napoli 5 1 2 2 62 65 −3 5
5 Germany ASC Duisburg 5 1 1 3 56 65 −9 4
6 France Olympique GC Nice Natation 5 0 0 5 32 80 −48 0
Source:[citation needed]

Group H (Eger)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia VK Šibenik NCP 5 5 0 0 48 32 +16 15
2 Hungary ZF Eger 5 3 1 1 46 32 +14 10
3 Romania CS Leonardo Oradea 5 1 2 2 37 39 −2 5
4 Spain CN Barcelona 5 1 2 2 29 33 −4 5
5 Germany WS Spandau 04 5 1 1 3 40 38 +2 4
6 Slovakia ČH Hornets Košice 5 1 0 4 22 48 −26 3
Source:[citation needed]

Preliminary round

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Pro Recco 6 4 0 2 67 48 +19 12
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 6 3 1 2 64 43 +21 10
Russia Spartak Volgograd 6 3 0 3 43 62 −19 9
Russia Šturm 2002 6 1 1 4 42 63 −21 4
Source:[citation needed]
Matchday One
Jug Dubrovnik10–9Pro Recco
Spartak Volgograd8–6Shturm Chekhovo
Matchday Two
Shturm Chekhovo8–8Jug Dubrovnik
Pro Recco15–7Spartak Volgograd
Matchday Three
Jug Dubrovnik16–5Spartak Volgograd
Shturm Chekhov13–12Pro Recco
Matchday Four
Pro Recco10–3Shturm Chekhovo
Spartak Volgograd7–6Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Five
Jug Dubrovnik16–5Shturm Chekhovo
Spartak Volgograd7–12Pro Recco
Matchday Six
Pro Recco9–8Jug Dubrovnik
Shturm Chekhovo7–9Spartak Volgograd

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 6 3 2 1 62 53 +9 11
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 2 3 1 44 49 −5 9
Montenegro Budva 6 2 1 3 53 55 −2 7
Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 1 2 3 52 54 −2 5
Source:[citation needed]
Matchday One
Mladost Zagreb7–6Budvanska Rijivera
Jadran Herceg Novi7–6Atlètic Barceloneta
Matchday Two
Atlètic Barceloneta7–7Mladost Zagreb
Shturm Chekhov14–10Jadran Herceg Novi
Matchday Three
Jadran Herceg Novi11–4Mladost Zagreb
Budvanska Rivijera13–10Atlètic Barceloneta
Matchday Four
Atlètic Barceloneta9–6Budvanska Rivijera
Mladost Zagreb10–10Jadran Herceg Novi
Matchday Five
Mladost Zagreb10–9Atlètic Barceloneta
Jadran Herceg Novi13–8Budvanska Rivijera
Matchday Six
Atlètic Barceloneta11–11Jadran Herceg Novi
Budvanska Rivijera6–6Mladost Zagreb

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece Olympiacos 6 5 1 0 61 45 +16 16
Montenegro Primorac Kotor 6 4 0 2 73 47 +26 12
Croatia Šibenik 6 2 1 3 48 65 −17 7
Italy Brixia Leonessa 6 0 0 6 46 71 −25 0
Source:[citation needed]
Matchday One
Olympiacos Peiraios10–7Brixia Leonessa
Primorac Kotor13–6Šibenik NCP
Matchday Two
Šibenik NCP9–9Olympiacos Peiraios
Brixia Leonessa9–13Primorac Kotor
Matchday Three
Brixia Leonessa7–8Šibenik NCP
Primorac Kotor7–9Olympiacos Peiraios
Matchday Four
Olympiacos Peiraios9–8Primorac Kotor
Šibenik NCP12–8Brixia Leonessa
Matchday Five
Primorac Kotor15–7Brixia Leonessa
Olympiacos Peiraios11–6Šibenik NCP
Matchday Six
Šibenik NCP7–17Primorac Kotor
Brixia Leonessa8–13Olympiacos Peiraios

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Serbia Partizan 6 5 1 0 72 49 +23 16
Hungary Vasas 6 4 0 2 60 46 +14 12
Hungary Eger 6 0 3 3 51 56 −5 3
France Marseille 6 0 2 4 49 81 −32 2
Source:[citation needed]
Matchday One
ZF Eger7–9Vasas SC Budapest
Partizan Belgrade22–5Nageurs de Marseille
Matchday Two
Vasas SC Budapest7–8Partizan Belgrade
Nageurs de Marseille9–9ZF Eger
Matchday Three
Nageurs de Marseille6–10Vasas SC Budapest
ZF Eger7–7Partizan Belgrade
Matchday Four
Vasas SC Budapest16–6Nageurs de Marseille
Partizan Belgrade11–9ZF Eger
Matchday Five
Partizan Belgrade9–7Vasas SC Budapest
ZF Eger9–9Nageurs de Marseille
Matchday Six
Vasas SC Budapest11–10ZF Eger
Nageurs de Marseille14–15Partizan Belgrade

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 4 April, and the second legs were played on 22 April 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos Greece 14–16 Croatia HAVK Mladost 8–5 6–11
Partizan Serbia 18–20 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 11–9 7–11
Primorac Kotor Montenegro 21–20 Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 12–12 9–8
Vasas Hungary 18–20 Italy Pro Recco 8–11 10–9

Final Four

 
Semifinals
22 May 2009		Final
23 May 2009
 
      
 
 
 
 
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik6
 
 
 
Italy Pro Recco9
 
Italy Pro Recco7
 
 
 
Montenegro Primorac Kotor (aet)8
 
Croatia HAVK Mladost9
 
 
Montenegro Primorac Kotor11
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik14
 
 
Croatia HAVK Mladost13

Final standings

Team
Montenegro Primorac Kotor
Italy Pro Recco
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik
Croatia HAVK Mladost

2008–09 LEN Euroleague
Champions
Montenegro
Primorac Kotor
1st Cup
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