2015–16 LEN Champions League

Water polo sports season 2015–16 LEN Champions League LEN Champions League Water Polo 4 September 2015 to4 June 2016 12 (preliminary round)27 (total) SRB Filip Filipović (Pro Recco) HUN Denes Varga 33 goals (Szolnok) Final Six CRO Jug Dubrovnik (4th Title) GRE Olympiacos ESP Felipe Perrone (Jug Dubrovnik) LEN Champions League Champions League 2014–15 LEN Champions League 2014–15 2016–17 LEN Champions League 2016–17 The 2015–16 LEN Champions League was the 53rd edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 4 September 2015 to 4 June 2016, and was contested by 27 teams from 13 countries. The Final Six (quarterfinals, semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on 2, 3 & 4 June in Budapest. Overview Team allocation 2015–16 LEN Champions League squads 8 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round. Preliminary roundCRO Jug GER Spandau 04 HUN Eger SRB Partizan ESP Atlètic-Barceloneta GRE Olympiacos ITA Pro ReccoTH TUR Galatasaray Qualification round IICRO PrimorjeHUN SzolnokSRB Radnički KragujevacGRE VouliagmeniGER DuisburgITA BresciaESP SabadellQualification round ICRO MladostRUS Spartak VolgogradMNE JadranFRA MontpellierITA VeronaROU OradeaMNE BudvaMLT VallettaFRA MarseilleHUN OrvosegyetemGER Waspo 98 HannoverGEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows.http://www.len.eu/siteresources/Season%20Dates%202015-2016.pdf LEN Club Competition Programme Season 2015/2016 LENSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes PhaseRoundFirst legSecond legQualifyingQualification round I4–6 September 2015Qualification round II18–20 September 2015Qualification round III (play-off round)3 October 201517 October 2015Preliminary roundMatchday 128 October 2015Matchday 211 November 2015Matchday 328 November 2015Matchday 416 December 2015Matchday 53 February 2016Matchday 610 February 2016Matchday 730 March 2016Matchday 816 April 2016Matchday 930 April 2016Matchday 1018 May 2016Final 6(Budapest)Quarter-finals2 June 2016Semi-finals3 June 2016Final4 June 2016 Qualifying rounds Qualification I 4-6 September Twelve teams took part in the Qualification round I. They were drawn into three groups of four teams, whose played on 4–6 September 2015. Top 3 teams of each group advance to qualification round II.http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR59-15%20Champions%20League%20QR1%20-%20Draw.aspx LEN Champions League − Draw, Qualification round I LEN 2015-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929080150/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR59-15%20Champions%20League%20QR1%20-%20Draw.aspx 2015-09-29 dead Key to colours in group tablesProgress to the Round II Group A Tournament was played in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. main WDL Q n SPA RUS Spartak Volgograd JAD MNE Jadran Carine MON FRA Montpellier HAVK CRO HAVK Mladost 3 0 0 46 30 2 0 1 29 25 1 0 2 27 35 0 0 3 18 30 #cfc A A A y FBR grey null 18–12 15–7 11–13 11–7 7–5 null null 8–6 null null null complete Group B Tournament was played in Valletta, Malta. main WDL Q n VER ITA Verona ORA ROU Oradea BUD MNE Budva VAL MLT Valletta 2 1 0 41 22 1 2 0 36 29 1 1 1 22 23 0 0 3 21 46 #cfc A A A y FBR grey 7–7 null null null 18–11 11–11 5–9 null 5–19 11–6 null null complete Group C Tournament was played in Tbilisi, Georgia. main WDL Q n WAS GER Waspo Hannover OSC HUN OSC Budapest CNM FRA CN Marseille LOK GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi 2 1 0 28 24 1 2 0 32 20 1 1 1 35 29 0 0 3 21 43 #cfc A A A y FBR grey null 10–8 null 7–7 null null null 10–10 null 9–11 3–15 9–17 complete Qualification II 18–20 September Sixteen teams took part in the Qualification round II. Nine teams from first round and seven teams with wild cards. These clubs formed four groups of four and had round robin tournaments at four host cities on 18–20 October. Top 2 of these groups advance to play-off (qualification round 3).http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR67-15%20Champions%20League%20Qualification%20Round%202%20-%20preview.aspx LEN Champions League − Draw, Qualification round II LEN 2015-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20151007003614/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR67-15%20Champions%20League%20Qualification%20Round%202%20-%20preview.aspx 2015-10-07 dead Key to colours in group tablesProgress to the Qualification Round III Group D Tournament was played in Athens, Greece. main WDL Q n OSC HUN OSC Budapest BRE ITA AN Brescia VOU GRE NC Vouliagmeni MON FRA Montpellier 2 1 0 29 17 2 1 0 27 22 1 0 2 21 26 0 0 3 17 29 #cfc A A y FBR grey null 10–6 null 8–8 null null null 6–10 9–6 3–11 8–9 null complete Group E Tournament was played in Hannover, Germany. main WDL Q n SZO HUN Szolnoki VSK WAS GER Waspo Hannover RAD SRB VK Radnički BUD MNE VK Budva 3 0 0 51 17 2 0 1 36 24 1 0 2 17 42 0 0 3 18 39 #cfc A A y FBR grey 11–10 null null 10–11 14–7 12–6 2–21 null 8–7 null null null complete Group F Tournament was played in Rijeka, Croatia. main WDL Q n PRI CRO VK Primorje CNM FRA CN Marseille SPA RUS Spartak Volgograd DUI GER ASC Duisburg 3 0 0 45 27 2 0 1 38 30 0 1 2 30 42 0 1 2 30 44 #cfc A A y FBR grey 13–12 14–7 18–8 null 14–9 null null null null null 8–12 14–14 complete Group G Tournament was played in Busto Arsizio, Italy. main WDL Q n JAD MNE Jadran Carine ORA ROM Digi Oradea VER ITA SM Verona SAB ESP CN Sabadell 3 0 0 24 21 2 0 1 29 21 1 0 2 27 29 0 0 3 21 30 #cfc A A y FBR grey null 10–9 null 6–7 null 13–6 null 8–10 10–9 6–7 null null complete Qualification III 3 October 2015: 1st match 17 October 2015: 2nd match Key to colorsSeeded in qualification round III drawUnseeded in qualification round III draw GroupWinnersRunners-upDHUN OSC BudapestITA AN BresciaEHUN Szolnoki VSKGER Waspo HannoverFCRO VK PrimorjeFRA CN MarseilleGMNE Jadran CarineROU Digi Oradea Eight teams took part in the Qualification round III. These teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follow: In the draw for the Qualification round III, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other. The first legs were played on 3 October, and the second legs were played on 17 October 2015.http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR71-15%20LEN%20Champions%20League%20–%20Qualification%20Round%20III,%20Draw.aspx LEN Champions League − Draw, Qualification round III LEN 2019-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20151007024317/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR71-15%20LEN%20Champions%20League%20%E2%80%93%20Qualification%20Round%20III,%20Draw.aspx 2015-10-07 dead VK Primorje CRO 29–12 Waspo Hannover GER 19–6 10–6 1 Digi Oradea ROU 10–19 OSC Budapest HUN 7–9 3–10 2 CN Marseille FRA 12–20 Szolnoki VSK HUN 6–7 6–13 2 Jadran Carine MNE 22–18 AN Brescia ITA 14–6 8–12 1 Preliminary round Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2015–16 LEN Champions League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Blue: Group B. Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barceloneta left Europe 47.89902 20.3747 Eger top Europe 37.946447 23.664317 Olympiacos Europe 52.55 13.2 Spandau Europe 45.316667 14.416667 Primorje top Europe 42.45295 18.531203 Jadran HN bottom Europe 44.366667 9.15 Pro Recco Blue_pog.svg left Europe 44.816667 20.466667 Partizan Blue_pog.svg Europe 42.640278 18.108333 Jug Blue_pog.svg top Europe 41.102869 28.990419 Galatasaray Blue_pog.svg Europe 47.4925 19.051389 OSC Blue_pog.svg left Europe 47.17471 20.17626 Szolnok Blue_pog.svg Main article: 2015–16 LEN Champions League preliminary round The regular season was played between 28 October 2015 and 18 May 2016. If teams are level on record at the end of the preliminary round, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the Regular Season. Points scored during the regular season. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 28 October, 11 November, 28 November, 16 December 2015, 3 February, 10 February, 30 March, 16 April, 30 April, and 18 May 2016. The top three teams advanced to the final six. The Final Six (quarterfinals, semifinals, third place game and final) were played in Budapest, Hungary from 2 to 4 June 2016.http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx LEN Champions League − Draw, Prelimininary Round LEN 2015-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060307/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20PR61%20Champions%20League%20PR%20and%20Euro%20Cup%20QRI%20draws%202015-2016.aspx 2015-09-23 dead Group A main WDL true points points 28 October 2015 complete LEN SF QF QF E E E PRI 4 3 3 91 83 BAR 4 4 2 79 74 EGE 4 4 2 90 80 OLY 7 3 0 95 59 JAD 0 3 7 77 105 SPA 0 5 5 75 106 9 – 11 8 – 8 9 – 7 15 – 10 11 – 11 8 – 7 7 – 4 9 – 9 6 – 5 9 – 9 7 – 7 11 – 11 10 – 4 10 – 7 9 – 9 6 – 13 9 – 7 8 – 15 8 – 7 9 – 5 14 – 4 9 – 9 4 – 10 6 – 6 12 – 12 5 – 6 12 – 3 8 – 7 13 – 7 8 – 8 CRO VK Primorje PRI ESP CNA Barceloneta BAR HUN ZF Eger EGE GRE Olympiacos OLY MNE Jadran Carine JAD GER Spandau 04 SPA Q green1 Advance to semifinals blue1 Advance to quarter-finals red1 Eliminated Group B main WDL true points points 28 October 2015 complete LEN SF QF QF E E E REC 8 1 1 130 67 JUG 7 1 2 105 83 SZO 8 0 2 121 90 BUD 3 0 7 75 84 GAL 0 1 9 76 140 PAR 2 1 7 69 112 15 – 4 9 – 14 7 – 9 8 – 7 15 – 3 10 – 16 9 – 8 7 – 12 10 – 9 14 – 6 7 – 14 5 – 4 12 – 4 13 – 4 14 – 11 6 – 10 9 – 12 12 – 11 16 – 7 5 – 5 10 – 8 9 – 9 13 – 10 7 – 2 17 – 8 6 – 12 7 – 18 10 – 7 12 – 9 10 – 19 ITA Pro Recco REC HUN Szolnoki VSK SZO CRO Jug Dubrovnik JUG HUN OSC Budapest BUD SRB Partizan PAR TUR Galatasaray GAL Q green1 Advance to semifinals blue1 Advance to quarter-finals red1 Eliminated Final Six Hajós Alfréd Nemzeti Sportuszoda, Budapest, Hungary Quarterfinals2 June 2016 Semifinals3 June 2016 Final4 June 2016 Third place 5th place 16em 3em B2 HUN Szolnoki VSK 7 A3 SPA CNA Barceloneta 5 A2 HUN ZF Eger 6 B3 CRO Jug Dubrovnik 8 A1 GRE Olympiacos 8 B2 HUN Szolnoki VSK 7 B1 ITA Pro Recco 10(4) B3 CRO Jug Dubrovnik 10(5) A1 GRE Olympiacos 4 B3 CRO Jug Dubrovnik 6 B2 HUN Szolnoki VSK 11 B1 ITA Pro Recco 7 A3 SPA CNA Barceloneta 10 A2 HUN ZF Eger 6 2015–16 LEN Champions LeagueChampionsCRO 100pxJug Dubrovnik4st titleMarko Bijac, Marko Bautovic, Hrvonje Benic, Ivo Brailo, Cristijan Kulina, Loren Fatović, Javier García, Toni Jarak, Maro Jokovic, Filip Krzic, Luka Lončar, Marko Ivankovic, Marko Macan, Jacob Mercep, Paulo Obradovic, Nikola Pavlicevic, Pavo Markovic, Toni Popadic, Josip Vrlic, Felipe PerroneHead coachVjekoslav Kobešćak Final standings Team 15px CRO Jug Dubrovnik 15px GRE Olympiacos 15px HUN Szolnok4ITA Pro Recco5 ESP CNA Barceloneta6 HUN ZF Eger Awards Player of the SeasonTop ScorerPlayer of the Final SixGoalkeeper of the Final Six SRB Filip Filipović (Pro Recco)HUN Denes Varga (Szolnok) 33 goalsESP Felipe Perrone (Jug Dubrovnik)CRO Marko Bijac (Jug Dubrovnik) Jug Dubrovnik stuns everyone, FINAL6 – LEN.eu Ligue Européenne de Natation http://www.len.eu/?p=5676 2022-03-08 en-US 2022-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20220308160154/http://www.len.eu/?p=5676 dead Total 7 of the Season Curcic Ivan 2023-06-05 LEN Champions League "Team of the Tournament" https://total-waterpolo.com/pro-reccos-rarely-seen-dominance-who-are-top-7/ 2023-06-05 Total Waterpolo en-USLWGRE Ioannis Fountoulis (Olympiacos)CFCRO Luka Lončar (Jug Dubrovik)RWCRO Maro Joković (Szolnok)LD ESP Felipe Perrone (Jug Dubrovik)CB SRB Milan Aleksić (Szolnok)RD SRB Filip Filipović (Pro Recco)GKCRO Marko Bijač (Jug Dubrovik) See also 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup References External links LEN Champions League (official website) Category:LEN Champions League seasons Champions League Category:2015 in men's water polo Category:2016 in men's water polo