1996–97 LEN Champions League

July 2025 noref (GreenC bot) Water polo sports season 1996–97 LEN Champions League LEN Champions League Water Polo 1996 to5 April 1997 8 (preliminary round) Final Four 1996–97 LEN Champions League#Final Four (Naples) ITA Posillipo (1st title) CRO Mladost LEN Champions League Champions League 1996 European Cup (water polo) 1996 1997–98 LEN Champions League 1997–98 The 1996–97 LEN Champions League was the ongoing 34th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 1996 to 5 April 1997, and it was contested by 8 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on April 4 and April 5 in Naples. Preliminary round Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 1996–97 LEN Champions League group stage.8px Blue Group; 8px Red Group. Europe 45.816667 15.983333 Mladost Blue_pog.svg bottom Europe 41.383333 2.183333 Barcelona Blue_pog.svg left Europe 47.4925 19.051389 BVSC Blue_pog.svg Europe 48.717778 18.540833 Nováky Blue_pog.svg top Europe 40.845 14.258333 Posillipo left Europe 45.616667 20.033333 Bečej Europe 37.946447 23.664317 Olympiacos Europe 52.55 13.2 Spandau Key to colors in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advanced to Final four Blue Group main WDL Q 2 n MLA CRO HAVK Mladost BAR ESP Barcelona BVSC HUN BVSC NOV SVK Nováky 6 0 0 58 35 3 1 2 39 41 2 0 4 51 56 0 1 5 44 60 green1 A A complete Red Group main WDL Q 2 n POS ITA Posillipo BEČ FR Yugoslavia Bečej OLY GRE Olympiacos S04 GER Spandau 04 5 0 1 59 43 4 0 2 68 50 1 1 4 43 62 1 1 4 43 56 green1 A A complete Final Four (Naples) Semifinals4 April 1997 Final5 April 1997 Third place 160 CRO HAVK Mladost 6 FR Yugoslavia Bečej 5 ITA Posillipo 8 ESP Barcelona 6 CRO HAVK Mladost 7 ITA Posillipo 10 FR Yugoslavia Bečej 5 ESP Barcelona 7 Final standings Team 15px ITA Posillipo 15px CRO HAVK Mladost 15px ESP Barcelona FR Yugoslavia Bečej 1996-97 Champions LeagueChampions ITA Posillipo 1st Milan Tadić, Paolo Zizza, Dušan Popović, Giuseppe Porzio, Francesco Postiglione, Gianfranco Salvati, Fabio Galasso, Francesco Porzio, Bruno Antonino, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Piero Fiorentino, Carlo Silipo, Fabio BencivengaHead coachPaolo De Crescenzo See also 1996–97 LEN Cup Winners' Cup 1996–97 LEN Cup Category:LEN Champions League seasons Category:1996 in water polo Category:1997 in water polo Champions League