Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 European Aquatics Challenger Cup | |
| Sport | Water polo |
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| Founded | 2022 |
| President | Patrice Coste |
| Country | European Aquatics members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion |  Galatasaray (1st title) |
| Most titles | Galatasaray GS Apollon Smyrnis(1 title each) |
| Level on pyramid | 3rd Tier (2022–2025) 4th Tier (2025–present) |
| Official website | [1] |
TheEuropean Aquatics Challenger Cup is awater polo club competition organised by theEuropean Aquatics. It acts as the fourth tier, below theEuropean Aquatics Champions League,European Aquatics Euro Cup and theEuropean Aquatics Conference Cup.GS Apollon Smyrnis of Greece became the first champions, defeatingCN Terrassa of Spain in the final.[1] From 2024, after LEN was renamed toEuropean Aquatics, the new name is theEuropean Aquatics Challenger Cup.
The European Aquatics Challenger Cup was created byEuropean Aquatics (formerlyLEN) in 2022, with the goal of creating more opportunities for developingWater Polo nations.[2][3]
On the 2 June 2023,LEN formally announced they would create aLEN Women's Challenger Cup, starting in the2023–24 season.[4]
From 2025, after the introduction of theConference Cup, the Challenger Cup will become the fourth tier tournament inEuropean club water polo.[5][6][7]
Challenger Cup
| Year | Final | Semi-finalists | |||||
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| Champion | Score | Second place | |||||
| 2022–23 Details | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 30–25 (12–11 / 18–14) |  CN Terrassa | Tenerife Echeyde | Enkaspor | ||
| 2023–24 Details | Galatasaray | 33–19 (14–6 / 19–13) |  Triglav Kranj |  EVK Zaibas |  SC Kreuzlingen | ||
| 2024–25 Details |  GZC Donk | 23–22 (11–13 / 12–9) | EVK Zaibas |  Sliema ASC | ZV De Zaan | ||
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