| 2025–26 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Water polo |
| Date | Qualification Round I: 14–16 November 2025 Qualification Round II: 27 February – 1 March 2026 Final Eight: 26–29 March 2026 |
Tournament format(s) | Round Robin andKnockout stage |
| Teams | Qualification round I: 16[a] Qualification round II: 8+5[b] Final Eight: 8 Total: 16+5 (from 12 countries) |
| Website | Official website |
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The2025–26European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup is the 1st edition ofEuropean Aquatics's new tertiary club competition (replacing the Challenger Cup) for women'swater polo clubs. The season begins on 14 November 2025 and ended on 29 March 2026 with the Final Eight.
The winners of the European Aquatics Conference Cup automatically qualify for next season'sEuro Cup, (if they choose to enter).
The results were based on the results of the past four seasons.[1]
Apart from the distribution based on the rankings, countries could have additional teams participating in the Conference Cup, as noted below:
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| Biggest rise | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Ori | New | Move |
| 1 |  Turkey | 13 | 8 |  +5 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 19 | 15 | +4 |
| 3 |  Israel | 16 | 13 | +3 |
| Biggest fall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Ori | New | Move |
| 1 |  Malta | 10 | 12 |  –2 |
 Slovakia | 14 | 16 | ||
| 2 |  France | 6 | 7 | –1 |
 Portugal | 9 | 10 | ||
 Sweden | 17 | 18 | ||
 Bulgaria | 18 | 19 | ||
| New entries |
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 Romania |
| Leaving entries |
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 Russia |
The teams finishing in seventh and eighth from national leagues ranked 1–4, placing in fifth and sixth from national leagues ranked 5–6, the teams finishing in second through third from countries ranked 7–12 and champions from countries ranked 13 and below are permitted to enter.
Everyone who enters starts in the qualification round I.
Unlike last season, in the event that a club decides not to enter, the next best ranked team is not allowed to take their place.[4] However, this rule wasn't implemented all the time.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
The following teams' names were changed during the season.
| Original name | New name | Matchday |
|---|---|---|
 Cosenza Pallanuoto | Smile Cosenza Pallanuoto | Qualification round I |
| Phase | Draw date | Round date[5] |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification round I | 11 August 2025 | 14–16 November 2025 |
| Qualification round II | TBD | 27 February – 1 March 2026 |
| Final Eight | 26–29 March 2026 |
The top two qualify for the next round, while every team that comes from a country that is ranked below the top seven drop down to theChallenger Cup. The draw was on 11 August 2025 inZagreb, Croatia.[6][7] The seeding is based on the club rankings.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FEL | BLA | GOZ | GIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CN Sant Feliu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 19 | +47 | 9 | Qualification round II | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 |  SV Blau-Weiss | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 6 | 8–15 | — | 15–12 | — | ||
| 3 | Goztepe SK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 3 | 8–20 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | San Giljan ASC(H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 67 | −53 | 0 | 3–31 | 7–18 | 4–18 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COS | UNI | JAD | CRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smile Cosenza Pallanuoto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 9 | Qualification round II | — | — | 21–3 | 16–3 | |
| 2 | CSM Unirea Alba Iulia(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 6 | 3–13 | — | 11–10 | 20–5 | ||
| 3 |  Jadran Split | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 3 | — | — | — | 16–3 | ||
| 4 |  ZVK Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 52 | −41 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TEN | BRI | FLU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenerife Echeyde | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 9 | Qualification round II | — | 11–7 | — | 17–3 | |
| 2 | Brizz Nuoto(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Clube Fluvial | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 3 | 5–19 | 6–20 | — | 18–15 | ||
| 4 | Dalton Koleji SK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 0 | — | 6–25 | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | CHA | ZVL | SIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AC PAOK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 9 | Qualification round II | — | 21–12 | 21–16 | — | |
| 2 | NC Chania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 5 | — | — | 11–9[c] | — | ||
| 3 |  ZVL 1886 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Sirens ASC(H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 0 | 7–24 | 7–12 | 2–17 | — |
2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup qualification round II
