2016 LEN Super Cup

2016 LEN Super Cup

Jug Dubrovnik Brescia 10 4
Date	14 December 2016
Venue	Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
Attendance	1200[1]
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The 2016 LEN Super Cup was the 35th edition of the annual trophy organised by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European competitions for men's water polo clubs. The match took place between Croatian side VK Jug (2015–16 European Champions) and Italian side AN Brescia (Euro Cup's holder) at the Gruž City Pool in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 14 December 2016.^[2]

The teams already faced each other in the 2006 edition. Jug defeated Brescia as it happened 10 years before and won the trophy for the second time, while the Italian team lost the Super Cup final for the third time in its history.^[3][4][1]

Teams

Team	Qualification	Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
VK Jug	Winners of the 2015–16 LEN Champions League	1981, 2006
AN Brescia	Winners of the 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup	2003, 2006

Squads

Jug Dubrovnik[5] № Nat. Player Birth Date Position 1 Marko Bijač (1991-01-12)12 January 1991 Goalkeeper 2 Marko Macan (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 Field Player 3 Loren Fatović (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 Field Player 4 Luka Lončar (1987-06-26)26 June 1987 Field Player 5 Maro Joković (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 Field Player 6 Xavier García (1984-01-05)5 January 1984 Field Player 7 Josip Vrlić (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 Field Player 8 Marko Ivanković (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 Field Player 9 Nikola Pavličević (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 Field Player 10 Felipe Perrone (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 Field Player 11 Hrvoje Benić (1992-04-26)26 April 1992 Field Player 12 Paulo Obradović (1986-03-09)9 March 1986 Field Player 13 Toni Popadić (1994-11-05)5 November 1994 Goalkeeper Head coach: Vjekoslav Kobeščak

Brescia[5] № Nat. Player Birth Date Position 1 Marco Del Lungo (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 Goalkeeper 2 Edoardo Manzi (1998-06-22)22 June 1998 Field Player 3 Christian Presciutti (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 Field Player 4 Sava Ranđelović (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 Field Player 5 Vjekoslav Pasković (1985-03-23)23 March 1985 Field Player 6 Valerio Rizzo (1984-09-21)21 September 1984 Field Player 7 Petar Muslim (1988-03-26)26 March 1988 Field Player 8 Alessandro Nora (1987-05-24)24 May 1987 Field Player 9 Nicholas Presciutti (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 Field Player 10 Zeno Bertoli (1988-12-22)22 December 1988 Field Player 11 Nemanja Ubović (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 Field Player 12 Christian Napolitano (1982-07-22)22 July 1982 Field Player 13 Brando Dian (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 Goalkeeper Head coach: Alessandro Bovo

Match

14 December 2016 18:00 (CET)	Report	Jug Dubrovnik	10–4	Brescia	Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik Attendance: 1200 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–0, 3–0, 3–4
		3: Lončar 2: Perrone 1: Fatović, García, Ivanović, Benić, Obradović	Goals	1: Manzi, Muslim, N. Presciutti, Ubović

See also

• 2016 Women's LEN Super Cup

References

External links

• Official LEN website