2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup qualification round

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2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup qualification round
2025–26
Tournament information
Sport	Water polo
Date	3–5 October 2025
Host(s)	Athens; Montpellier; Šibenik; Terrassa
Teams	12+4 (from 12 countries)
Website	Official website
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup qualification round is played between 3 and 5 October 2025 to determine the seven teams advancing to the group stage of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup.

Format

The 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners and three best runners up will advance to the group stage.

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches.

Draw

The draw was on 28 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.^[1]^[2] (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group. The seeding is based on the club rankings.

Key to colours
Teams advancing to group stage

Pot 1
Team	Rank	Points
CL Group A 3rd place^[A]	N/A
CL Group A 4th place^[B]	N/A
CL Group B 3rd place^[C]	N/A
CL Group C 3rd place^[D]	N/A

Pot 3
Team	Rank	Points
Pallanuoto Trieste	35	3,947.5
VK Solaris (H)	38	3,272.5
ZV De Zaan	49	2,075
CN Terrassa (H)	50	2,017.5

Pot 2
Team	Rank	Points
WPC Dinamo Tbilisi	20	10,292.5
BVK Crvena zvezda	27	8,652.5
Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker	30	6,910
GS Apollon Smyrnis (H)	34	4,210

Pot 4
Team	Rank	Points
Montpellier Water Polo (H)	71	815
OSC Potsdam	92	370
CS Rapid București	N/A
A-Polo Sport Management	N/A

Groups

Group A

3–5 October 2025, Athens, Greece

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPA	APO	MAN	ZAAN
1	Spandau 04	3	2	0	0	1	46	35	+11	6^[a]	Group stage	—	—	11–16	21–9
2	GS Apollon Smyrnis (H)	3	2	0	0	1	47	41	+6	6^[a]		10–14	—	14–12	23–15
3	A-Polo Sport Management	3	1	1	0	1	47	43	+4	5		—	—	—	—
4	ZV De Zaan	3	0	0	1	2	42	63	−21	1		18–19^[b]	—	—	—

Source: European Aquatics Euro Cup
(H) Host
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Spandau 04 16–11 GS Apollon Smyrnis
^ Match ended 14–14. A-Polo Sport Management won 5–4 on penalties.

3 October 2025 19:00	Report	ZV De Zaan	18–19 (PSO)	A-Polo Sport Management	Serafio Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Norbert Ersce (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–1, 2–5, 6–3 PSO: 4–5
		Garancsy 4	Goals	Alekseev 4

3 October 2025 21:00	Report	GS Apollon Smyrnis	10–14	Spandau 04	Serafio Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Vlaho Radicevic (CRO), Bozo Duraskovic (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 2–1, 3–4
		three players 2	Goals	Caraj, Nagy 4

4 October 2025 19:00	Report	Spandau 04	21–9	ZV De Zaan	Serafio Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Vlaho Radicevic (CRO), Julien Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–4, 5–1, 7–2, 3–2
		Kojic 4	Goals	Rempt, Meijn 2

4 October 2025 21:00	Report	GS Apollon Smyrnis	14–12	A-Polo Sport Management	Serafio Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Norbert Ersce (HUN), Bozo Duraskovic (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 6–2, 2–4, 4–2
		Daube 4	Goals	Alekseev 5

5 October 2025 11:00	Report	Spandau 04	11–16	A-Polo Sport Management	Serafio Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Bozo Duraskovic (MNE), Norbert Ersce (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 5–4, 3–5
		three players 2	Goals	Alekseev 5

5 October 2025 13:00	Report	GS Apollon Smyrnis	23–15	ZV De Zaan	Serafio Swimming Pool, Athens Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Vlaho Radicevic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 6–4, 7–3, 4–4, 6–4
		Bogdanović, Daube 5	Goals	Garancsy 4

Group B

3–5 October 2025, Montpellier, France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TRI	VOU	CRV	MON
1	Pallanuoto Trieste	3	2	0	1	0	57	47	+10	7	Group stage	—	—	—	—
2	NC Vouliagmeni	3	1	1	1	0	62	48	+14	6	Group stage	23–22^[a]	—	16–17^[b]	—
3	BVK Crvena zvezda	3	1	1	0	1	51	38	+13	5		11–12	—	—	—
4	Montpellier Water Polo (H)	3	0	0	0	3	32	69	−37	0		13–23	9–23	10–23	—

Source: European Aquatics Euro Cup
(H) Host

3 October 2025 18:30	Report	BVK Crvena zvezda	11–12	Pallanuoto Trieste	Angelotti Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Tomi Kavcic (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 5–3, 3–4
		Radovic, Tankosic 3	Goals	Draskovic 4

3 October 2025 20:30	Report	Montpellier Water Polo	9–23	NC Vouliagmeni	Angelotti Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Rajmund Fodor (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–6, 3–7, 1–6
		Palantal, Stojanovic 3	Goals	Spachits 7

4 October 2025 18:30	Report	NC Vouliagmeni	16–17 (PSO)	BVK Crvena zvezda	Angelotti Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Tomi Kavcic (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 2–2, 2–3 PSO: 5–6
		Chatzis, Kastrinakis 3	Goals	Pjesivac 3

4 October 2025 20:30	Report	Montpellier Water Polo	13–23	Pallanuoto Trieste	Angelotti Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Rajmund Fodor (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–6, 2–6, 4–7
		five players 2	Goals	Draskovic 8

5 October 2025 10:00	Report	NC Vouliagmeni	23–22 (PSO)	Pallanuoto Trieste	Angelotti Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier Referees: Rajmund Fodor (HUN), Peter de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 5–2, 4–5, 5–4 PSO: 6–5
		Troulos 6	Goals	Draskovic 6

5 October 2025 12:00	Report	Montpellier Water Polo	10–23	BVK Crvena zvezda	Angelotti Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Tomi Kavcic (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–4, 2–5, 5–9
		five players 2	Goals	Šulc 5

Group C

3–5 October 2025, Šibenik, Croatia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SOL	STE	RAP	DIN
1	VK Solaris Šibenik (H)	3	3	0	51	40	+11	9	Group stage	—	13–12	21–14	17–14
2	Steaua București	3	2	1	45	31	+14	6	Group stage	—	—	—	—
3	CS Rapid București	3	1	2	39	51	−12	3		—	10–19	—	—
4	WPC Dinamo Tbilisi	3	0	3	33	46	−13	0		—	8–14	11–15	—

Source: European Aquatics Euro Cup
(H) Host

3 October 2025 18:00	Report	CS Rapid București	10–19	Steaua București	Crnica Swimming Pool, Šibenik Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–6, 0–4, 2–7
		Octavian Andrei 3	Goals	Vucinic 5

3 October 2025 20:00	Report	VK Solaris Šibenik	17–14	WPC Dinamo Tbilisi	Crnica Swimming Pool, Šibenik Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Alex Mas Marquez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–3, 4–1, 5–7
		Cubranic, Pelicaric 4	Goals	Magrakvelidze 6

4 October 2025 18:00	Report	WPC Dinamo Tbilisi	8–14	Steaua București	Crnica Swimming Pool, Šibenik Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Sander Gransjean (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–3, 2–4, 4–4
		Drasković, Tkeshelashvili 2	Goals	Vucinic 4

4 October 2025 20:00	Report	VK Solaris Šibenik	21–14	CS Rapid București	Crnica Swimming Pool, Šibenik Referees: Alex Mas Marquez (ESP), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 4–3, 5–3, 7–4
		Cubranic 7	Goals	Goreta, Vrbnjak 3

5 October 2025 10:30	Report	WPC Dinamo Tbilisi	11–15	CS Rapid București	Crnica Swimming Pool, Šibenik Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–3, 4–4, 1–4
		Drasković 4	Goals	Goreta 5

5 October 2025 12:30	Report	VK Solaris Šibenik	13–12	Steaua București	Crnica Swimming Pool, Šibenik Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Alex Mas Marquez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–2, 5–4, 1–2
		Bajic, Vlahović 3	Goals	four players 2

Group D

3–5 October 2025, Terrassa, Spain

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TER	SZO	PAY	POT
1	CN Terrassa (H)	3	3	0	50	21	+29	9	Group stage	—	13–4	13–8	24–9
2	Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker	3	2	1	41	33	+8	6	Group stage	4–13	—	—	14–10
3	Pays d'Aix Natation	3	1	2	31	44	−13	3		—	—	—	13–8
4	OSC Potsdam	3	0	3	27	51	−24	0		—	—	—	—

Source: European Aquatics Euro Cup
(H) Host

3 October 2025 19:00	Report	CN Terrassa	24–9	OSC Potsdam	Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Bogdan Beljin (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 7–5, 6–1, 4–3
		ten Broek 5	Goals	Hofmann 2

3 October 2025 21:00	Report	Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker	23–10	Pays d'Aix Natation	Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 7–1, 4–5, 3–2, 9–2
		Zerinvary 4	Goals	Bachelier 3

4 October 2025 16:00	Report	Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker	14–10	OSC Potsdam	Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa Referees: Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–2, 4–2, 4–1
		four players 2	Goals	Hofmann 3

4 October 2025 18:00	Report	CN Terrassa	13–8	Pays d'Aix Natation	Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Bogdan Beljin (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 4–2, 3–2
		Cuacos 3	Goals	Braise Fernandez 3

5 October 2025 11:00	Report	Pays d'Aix Natation'	13–8	OSC Potsdam	Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa Referees: Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Bogdan Beljin (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 6–2, 3–3
		Yutmaz 3	Goals	three players 2

5 October 2025 13:00	Report	CN Terrassa	13–4	Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker	Àrea Olímpica, Terrassa Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Nikolaos Boudramis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–0, 3–1, 3–3
		Bargallo Garcia 5	Goals	four players 1

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	NC Vouliagmeni	3	1	1	1	0	62	48	+14	6	Group stage
2	C	Steaua București	3	2	0	0	1	45	31	+14	6
3	D	Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker	3	2	0	0	1	41	33	+8	6
4	A	GS Apollon Smyrnis	3	2	0	0	1	47	41	+6	6

Source: European Aquatics Euro Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Notes

^ Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was Steaua București.
^ Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was Pays d'Aix Natation.
^ Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was Spandau 04.
^ Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was NC Vouliagmeni.

^ Match ended 17–17, NC Vouliagmeni won 6–5 on penalties.
^ Match ended 11–11, BVK Crvena zvezda won 6–5 on penalties.

References

^ "Champions League and Euro Cup water polo draws set for Monday - European Aquatics®". July 26, 2025.
^ "Dramatic clashes await after Champions League and Euro Cup draws - European Aquatics®". July 28, 2025.

Matchday reports

Reference
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3

External links

[table_hth_SPA0.55011452899785-7] Spandau 04 16–11 GS Apollon Smyrnis

[8] Match ended 14–14. A-Polo Sport Management won 5–4 on penalties.

[3] Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was Steaua București.

[4] Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was Pays d'Aix Natation.

[5] Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was Spandau 04.

[6] Team not known at the time of the draw. The eventual team in this slot was NC Vouliagmeni.

[9] Match ended 17–17, NC Vouliagmeni won 6–5 on penalties.

[10] Match ended 11–11, BVK Crvena zvezda won 6–5 on penalties.

[1] "Champions League and Euro Cup water polo draws set for Monday - European Aquatics®". July 26, 2025.

[2] "Dramatic clashes await after Champions League and Euro Cup draws - European Aquatics®". July 28, 2025.

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Format

Draw

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Ranking of second-placed teams

See also

Notes

References

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