2009–10 LEN Euroleague

Water polo sports season 2009–10 LEN Euroleague LEN Euroleague Water polo 9 October 2009 to15 May 2010 16 (preliminary round)34 (total) Final Four 2009–10 LEN Euroleague#Final Four (Naples) ITA Pro Recco (6th title) MNE Primorac Kotor SRB Vanja Udovičić (Pro Recco) LEN Champions League Euroleague 2008–09 LEN Euroleague 2008–09 2010–11 LEN Euroleague 2010–11 The 2009–10 LEN Euroleague was the 47th edition of Europe's premier club water polo competition. It lasted between 9 October 2009 and 15 May 2010. Format The Euroleague is run in five phases: First qualifying round, played as a single round robin tournament at the site of one of the teams competing (2 groups of 4, 2 groups of 5) Second qualifying round, played as a single round robin tournament at the site of one of the teams competing (4 groups of 4) Group (or preliminary) stage, played as a double round robin, home and away (4 groups of 4) Quarterfinals, played as a knockout round on aggregate, home and away Final four, played as a single knockout tournament at a neutral site (semifinals, third-place game, and final) Seeding Seeded countries The eight countries with the best placed team in the preliminary rounds, or main group stage, in the previous year's competition, 2008–09 LEN Euroleague are seeded for this year's competition. Each seeded country earns 1 place in the main group stage, 1 place in the second qualifying round, and 1 place in the first qualifying round. These countries are: Rank Country Best team in the group stages of 2008–09 LEN Euroleague Place in the group stages of 2008–09 LEN Euroleague 1. Greece Olympiacos Group C winner, 16 points 1. Serbia VK Partizan Group D winner, 16 points 3. Italy Pro Recco Group A winner, 12 points 4. Montenegro PVK Jadran Group B winner, 11 points 5. Hungary Vasas SC Second place Group D, 12 points 6. Croatia HAVK Mladost Second place Group B, 10 points 7. Russia Spartak Volgograd Third place Group A, 9 points 8. Spain CN Atlètic Barceloneta Fourth place Group B, 5 points 9. France Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille Fourth place Group D, 2 points Unseeded countries All other countries were invited to enter up to two clubs into the first qualifying round. Entries First qualifying round (18) How qualified Germany Amateur Schwimm Club Duisburg Playoff finalist, German Bundesliga 2008/09 Slovenia AŠD Vaterpolo Koper Rokava Slovenian Champions 2008/09 (?) Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto SSD A R.L. 3rd place playoff winner, Serie A1 2008/09 France Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille Winner, final four playoff, Championnat de France Elite 2008/09 Slovakia ČH Hornets Košice Slovakian Champions 2008/09 (?) Romania CSM Frigoconti Oradea Romanian Super League Champions 2008/09 Turkey Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team Turkish Premier League Champions 2008/09 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Poland LSTW Lodz Winner Polish Championship 2009 France Olympic Nice Natation Runner-up, final four playoff, Championnat de France Elite 2008/09 Portugal Portinado Portuguese Cup Champions 2009 Macedonia PVK Rabotnicki - Skopje Macedonian Champions 2008/09 (?) Russia Sintez Kazan 3rd place, Russian League 2008/09 (?) https://web.archive.org/web/20190527071459/http://www.waterpolo.ru/defaultmain22.asp 2019-05-27 Hungary T-Mobile Honvéd 3rd place playoff winner, Hungarian Championship 2008/09 Serbia Vaterpolo Club Niš 3rd place playoff winner (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09 Croatia Vaterpolo Klub Šibenik 3rd place playoff winner (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09 Greece Vouliagmeni Nautical Club 3rd place, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09 Austria Wasserball Club Tirol Austrian Bundesliga Champions 2009 Germany Wasserfreunde Spandau Playoff winners, German Bundesliga 2008/09 Second qualifying round (8) How qualified Italy A.S.D. Circolo Nautico Posillipo Playoff finalist, Serie A1 2008/09 Croatia Havk Mladost Playoff finalist (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09 Greece Panionios G.S.S. Athens Runner-up, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09 Russia Spartak City Volgograd Runner-up, Russian League 2008/09 (?) https://web.archive.org/web/20190527071459/http://www.waterpolo.ru/defaultmain22.asp 2019-05-27 Montenegro Vaterpolo Klub Budva - M:TEL Playoff finalist, Montenegrin League 2009 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Montenegro VK Primorac Kotor Spain was a seeded country, but only entered one team into the 2009/10 Euroleague. The third placed Montenegrin side was elevated to the second qualifying round, but there is no explanation for this choice by LEN available. However, Kotor did win the 2008/09 Euroleague. 3rd place playoff winners, Montenegrin League 2009 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Serbia VK Vojvodina Novi Sad Playoff finalist (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09 Hungary ZF Eger Playoff finalist, Hungarian Championship 2008/09 Group stage (8) How qualified Italy A.S.D. Pro Recco Playoff winners, Serie A1 2008/09 Russia Aquatic Sport Club Shturm 2002 Champions, Russian League 2008/09 (?) https://web.archive.org/web/20190527071459/http://www.waterpolo.ru/defaultmain22.asp 2019-05-27 Spain Club Natació Atlètic Barceloneta Playoff winners, Spanish Premier Division 2008/09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100623213354/http://www.rfen.es/publicacion/waterpolo/asp/resultados.asp?c=118 2010-06-23 Croatia Jug Croatia Osiguranje Playoff winners (?) Croatian First Division 2008/09 Greece Olympiacos Champions, Greek Division A1 (?) 2008/09 Montenegro SWC Jadran CBK - Herceg Novi Playoff winners, Montenegrin League 2009 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Hungary Teva - Vasasplaket Budapest Playoff winners, Hungarian Championship 2008/09 Serbia WPC Partizan Raiffeisen Playoff winners (?) Serbian Championship 2008/09 First qualifying round Key to colors in group tablesProgress to the 2nd Qualifying RoundProgress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Group A (Šibenik) main WDL Q SIN Russia Sintez Kazan VKŠ Croatia VK Šibenik ONI France Olympique Nice LLO Poland LSTW Lodz 2 1 0 38 20 2 1 0 35 24 1 0 2 32 42 0 0 3 23 42 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Group B (Marseille) main WDL Q BHO Hungary Budapest Honved CER France Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille ADU Germany ASC Duisburg WCT Austria WC Tirol 3 0 0 45 20 2 0 1 36 28 1 0 2 40 34 0 0 3 18 57 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Group C (Berlin) main WDL Q BLN Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto WS4 Germany Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 COR Romania CSM Oradea AKR Slovenia ASDVC Koper Rokava RSK Macedonia Rabotnički Skopje 4 0 0 55 29 3 0 1 59 24 2 0 2 59 35 1 0 3 40 44 0 0 4 12 93 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Group D (Košice) main WDL Q CHK Slovakia CH Hornets Košice VNC Greece Vouliagmeni NC GIS Turkey Galatasaray Istanbul VKN Serbia VK Niš POR Portugal Portinado 4 0 0 51 24 3 0 1 54 23 2 0 2 45 34 1 0 3 35 36 0 0 4 11 79 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Second qualifying round Key to colors in group tablesProgress to the Group StageProgress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Group E (Eger) main WDL Q ZFE Hungary ZF Eger PAN Greece Panionios VKŠ Croatia VK Šibenik BLN Italy Brixia Leonessa Nuoto 3 0 0 22 9 1 1 1 28 27 1 1 1 31 34 0 0 3 23 30 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Group F (Budva) main WDL Q MLA Croatia Mladost Zagreb BRI Montenegro Budvanska Rivijera WS4 Germany WF Spandau 04 HKO Slovakia Hornets Košice 2 1 0 34 24 2 1 0 24 17 1 0 2 18 26 0 0 3 19 28 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Group G (Naples) main WDL Q PKO Montenegro Primorac Kotor SIN Russia Sintez Kazan CPN Italy CN Posillipo Naples CNM France CN Marseille 3 0 0 41 19 2 0 1 26 25 1 0 2 19 26 0 0 3 18 24 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Group G (Athens) main WDL Q BHO Hungary Budapest Honved VNS Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad SVO Russia Spartak Volgograd VNC Greece Vouliagmeni NC 2 1 0 21 18 2 1 0 27 25 0 2 1 23 24 0 1 2 20 24 #cfc A A #ccf B B complete Preliminary round Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2009–10 LEN Euroleague group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 41.448889 2.246111 Barceloneta left Europe 42.45295 18.531203 Jadran top Europe 45.816667 15.983333 Mladost left Europe 45.25 19.85 Vojvodina Europe 42.43 18.77 Primorac Green_pog.svg Europe 42.640278 18.108333 Jug Green_pog.svg left Europe 47.57 18.89 Vasas Green_pog.svg left Europe 38.067862 23.854676 Panionios Green_pog.svg top Europe 44.816667 20.466667 Partizan Blue_pog.svg left Europe 42.288056 18.8425 Budva Blue_pog.svg bottom Europe 37.946447 23.664317 Olympiacos Blue_pog.svg Europe 47.32 19.12 Honvéd Blue_pog.svg bottom Europe 44.366667 9.15 Recco Yellow_pog.svg Europe 47.89902 20.3747 Eger Yellow_pog.svg Europe 55.790278 49.134722 Sintez Yellow_pog.svg Europe 55.15 37.45 Šturm Yellow_pog.svg Key to colors in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals Group A main WDL Group A Q n BAR ESP Atlètic-Barceloneta JAD MNE Jadran Herceg Novi MLA CRO HAVK Mladost VOJ SRB Vojvodina 4 1 1 60 53 4 0 2 55 42 1 2 3 45 46 1 1 4 44 63 #ccffcc A A complete Group B main WDL Group B Q n PRI MNE Primorac Kotor JUG CRO Jug Dubrovnik VAS HUN Vasas PAN GRE Panionios 5 1 0 62 48 2 2 2 60 57 2 1 3 58 54 1 0 5 47 68 #ccffcc A A complete Group C main WDL Group C Q n PAR SRB Partizan BUD MNE Budva OLY GRE Olympiacos HON HUN Honvéd 6 0 0 60 34 3 0 3 48 52 2 0 4 51 51 1 0 5 43 65 #ccffcc A A complete Group D main WDL Group D Q n REC ITA Pro Recco EGE HUN Eger SIN RUS Sintez Kazan SHT RUS Šturm 2002 5 1 0 68 43 2 2 2 47 47 2 0 4 45 55 1 1 4 39 54 #ccffcc A A complete Knockout stage Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 24 March, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2010. Atlètic-Barceloneta ESP 16–19 Jug Dubrovnik CRO 7–9 9–10 Eger HUN 9–22 Partizan SRB 4–12 5–10 Jadran Herceg Novi MNE 15–24 Primorac Kotor MNE 9–14 6–10 Pro Recco ITA 21–15 Budva MNE 9–5 12–10 Final Four (Naples) Semifinals14 May 2010 Final15 May 2010 Third place 165 ITA Pro Recco (aet) 8 SRB Partizan 7 MNE Primorac Kotor 11 CRO Jug Dubrovnik 10 ITA Pro Recco 9 MNE Primorac Kotor 3 SRB Partizan (pen) 16 CRO Jug Dubrovnik 15 Final standings Team 15px ITA Pro Recco 15px MNE Primorac Kotor 15px SRB Partizan CRO Jug Dubrovnik 2009–10 EuroleagueChampions ITAPro Recco 6th Stefano Tempesti, Damir Burić, Norbert Madaras, Andrea Mangiante, Tamás Kásás, Maurizio Felugo, Filip Filipović, Pietro Figlioli, Tibor Benedek, Alessandro Calcaterra, Vanja Udovičić, Guillermo Molina, Slobodan NikićHead coachGiuseppe Porzio Awards Final four MVPSRB Vanja Udovičić (Pro Recco) External links http://www.len.eu/2009/files/WP_Rules_08_EUROPEAN_WP_CUPS_FOR_CLUB_TEAMS_05.08.2008.pdf European Water Polo Cups for Club Teams 2009-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720164438/http://www.len.eu/2009/files/WP_Rules_08_EUROPEAN_WP_CUPS_FOR_CLUB_TEAMS_05.08.2008.pdf 2011-07-20 dead , Ligue européenne de natation, 5 August 2008. Notes Champions League Category:2009 in water polo Category:2010 in men's water polo Category:LEN Champions League seasons