Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League | |
| Formerly | European Cup Euroleague |
|---|---|
| Sport | Water polo |
| Founded | 1963; 63 years ago (1963) |
| President | Paolo Barelli |
| No. of teams | 24 (preliminary stage) 16 (group stage) |
| Country | LEN members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion |  Ferencváros (3rd title) |
| Most titles |  Pro Recco (11 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1st Tier (Europe) |
| Official website | championsleague.len.eu |
TheEuropean Aquatics Champions League is the top-tierEuropean professionalwater polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by theLigue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 asEuropean Cup. A change of name and format occurred in 1996, with the competition being renamedChampions League and the final four system being established as the format of choice, for the first time during the1996–97 LEN Champions League. From 2003 to 2011 the competition was namedLEN Euroleague (with the change of name being simply a re-branding) and from 2011 to 2024 was named theLEN Champions League. From 2024, afterLEN was renamed to European Aquatics, the new name is theEuropean Aquatics Champions League.
LEN Champions League is the most popular water polo league in the European continent. It has been won by 24 clubs, 10 of which have won the title more than once. Themost successful club in the competition isPro Recco, with eleven titles. The current European champion isFerencváros, who won their second title after defeatingPro Recco in the2023–24 LEN Champions League Final inValletta.
PartizanPro ReccoPartizanPartizanMladostMladostMladostPartizanMladostOSC Budapest
MGU MoscowPartizanPartizanCSK VMF MoscowCanottieri NapoliOSC BudapestVasasJug Dubrovnik
Barcelona
Spandau 04Stefanel ReccoVasasSpandau 04Spandau 04Sisley PescaraSpandau 04MladostMladost
Jadran SplitJadran SplitÚjpestCatalunyaMladostPosillipoPosillipoPOŠK
BečejJug Dubrovnik
OlympiacosPro ReccoHonvédPosillipoJug DubrovnikPro ReccoPro Recco
Primorac KotorPro ReccoPartizanPro ReccoCrvena zvezdaAtlètic-BarcelonetaPro ReccoJug DubrovnikSzolnokOlympiacosFerencvárosPro ReccoPro ReccoPro ReccoFerencvárosFerencváros| Rank | Country | Titles | Runners-up | CL winning clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| 2. |  Yugoslavia[A] | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 3. | Hungary | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 4. | Croatia[A] | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 5. | Germany[B] | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 7. | Soviet Union[C] | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 8. | Serbia[A] | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 9. | Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. | Montenegro[A] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. |  Netherlands | 2 | ||
| 12. |  East Germany | 1 | ||
 Romania | 1 |
*A Results until thebreakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 and theself-determination of all countries unless the union ofSerbia and Montenegro, named until 2003 as FR YUgoslavia, and broke up in 2006. Clubs from present daySerbia won the title 7 times and were runners-up additional 4 times, clubs from present dayCroatia won the title 7 and were runners-up one time, clubs from present dayMontenegro were runners-up one time.
*AB andAB . Note, Croatian record counting since 1991, while Serbian and Montenegrin counting since 2006, only.
*B The results ofWest Germany counted with those ofGermany.
*C Results until thedissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Clubs from present dayRussia won the title 2 times and were runners-up additional 5 times, clubs from present dayKazakhstan were runners-up once time.
bold - active players
| Player | Titles | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # | List | ||
 /Pietro Figlioli | 7 | 1 | Pro Recco (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Đorđe Perišić | 6 | 1 | Partizan (1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976) |
| Maurizio Felugo | 6 | 2 | Posillipo (2005), Pro Recco (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015) |
| Ozren Bonačić | 5 | 2 | Partizan (1964), Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Mirko Sandić | 5 | 1 | Partizan (1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975) |
| Božidar Novaković | 5 | 1 | Partizan (1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976) |
| Tibor Benedek | 5 | 2 | Ujpest (1994), Pro Recco (2003, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Tamás Kásás | 5 | 2 | Posillipo (1998), Pro Recco (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Stefano Tempesti | 5 | 1 | Pro Recco (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015) |
| Andrija Prlainović | 5 | 4 | Partizan (2011), Pro Recco (2012, 2015), Crvena Zvezda (2013), Szolnok (2017) |
| Norbert Madaras | 5 | 2 | Pro Recco (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012), Ferencvaros (2019) |
| Aleksandar Ivović | 5 | 1 | Pro Recco (2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Aaron Younger | 5 | 3 | Szolnok (2017), Ferencvaros (2019), Pro Recco (2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Duško Pijetlović | 4 | 3 | Partizan (2011), Pro Recco (2012, 2015), Crvena Zvezda (2013) |
| Branimir Glidžić | 4 | 1 | Partizan (1964, 1966, 1967, 1971) |
| Zoran Janković | 4 | 1 | Partizan (1964, 1966, 1967, 1971) |
| Feliče Tedeski | 4 | 1 | Partizan (1964, 1966, 1967, 1971) |
| Zdravko Hebel | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Milan Jeger | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Miroslav Poljak | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Karlo Stipanić | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Zlatko Šimenc | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Marijan Žužej | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
 /Armando Fernández | 4 | 1 | Spandau04 (1982, 1985, 1986, 1989) |
| Peter Röhle | 4 | 1 | Spandau04 (1982, 1985, 1986, 1989) |
| Hagen Stamm | 4 | 1 | Spandau04 (1982, 1985, 1986, 1989) |
 /Gonzalo Echenique | 4 | 2 | Barceloneta (2014), Pro Recco (2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Matteo Aicardi | 4 | 1 | Pro Recco (2015, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Francesco Di Fulvio | 4 | 1 | Pro Recco (2015, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Dušan Mandić | 4 | 3 | Partizan (2011), Pro Recco (2021), Ferencvaros (2024, 2025) |
| Vladimir Vujasinović | 4 | 2 | Partizan (2011), Pro Recco (2003, 2007, 2008) |
| Coach | Titles | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # | List | ||
| Vlaho Orlić | 6 | 1 | Partizan (1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976) |
| Giuseppe Porzio | 5 | 2 | Posillipo (2005), Pro Recco (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Aleksandar Coša Seifert | 4 | 1 | Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) |
| Alfred Balen | 3 | 1 | Spandau04 (1982, 1985, 1986) |
| Player/Coach | Titles | as Player | as Coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | List | # | List | ||
| Giuseppe Porzio | 7 | 2 | Posillipo (1997, 1998) | 5 | Posillipo (2005), Pro Recco (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| /Ozren Bonačić | 6 | 5 | Partizan (1964), Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972) | 1 | Mladost (1996) |
| Duško Antunović | 5 | 3 | Partizan (1971, 1975, 1976) | 2 | Mladost (1990, 1991) |
| Igor Milanović | 5 | 3 | Mladost (1990, 1991), Catalunya (1995) | 2 | Partizan (2011), Pro Recco (2015) |
| Ivo Trumbić | 4 | 3 | Mladost (1967, 1968, 1969) | 1 | Pescara (1988) |
| Paolo De Crescenzo | 3 | 1 | Canottieri Naples (1978) | 2 | Posilllipo (1997, 1998) |
| Sandro Sukno | 3 | 1 | Pro Recco (2012) | 2 | Pro Recco (2022, 2023) |
* Two players were players and coaches at the same time in the winning teams.Boris Čukvas won three titles in a dual role. He was a player and Partizan's coach during the seasons in which the Belgrade-based club won its first three titles (1963/64, 1965/66 and 1966/67).Eraldo Pizzo was a player and Pro Recco's coach in the season 1964/65.
Titles (2) as a player and a coach:Veselin Đuho,Marco Baldineti,Vjekoslav Kobeščak.
Vanja UdovičićTamás KásásDénes VargaAndrija PrlainovicAlbert EspañolFelipe PerroneFelipe PerroneAndrija PrlainovicJosip PavicDénes VargaDušan MandićGiacomo CannellaGergő ZalánkiDušan MandićFelipe Perrone 31 goalsFilip Filipović 51 goalsSandro Sukno 34 goalsDénes Varga 33 goalsFelipe Perrone 42 goalsDarko Brguljan 42 goalsKostas Genidounias 42 goalsAngelos Vlachopoulos 41 goalsGergő Zalánki 42 goalsAlvaro Granados 46 goalsAlvaro Granados 39 goals
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