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LEN’s second-tier cup competition, the men’s Euro Cup kicks off this Thursday at four venues. As the sport’s top powerhouses almost all entered three sides, the first qualification round already promises fierce battles.
Three teams from Italy, Greece, Hungary, Spain, Serbia and France (one from Europan champions Croatia, their top three clubs are in the Champions League, though) – the ‘quality crowd’ is the guarantee for a series of thrilling contests already in the first qualification round.
Apart from Group A, the other three tournaments feature representatives of five strong nations and only the first four can make the second round, so some excitements are guaranteed during the coming days.
Those missing the cut in this round, can continue in the newly launched LEN Challenger Cup. The 16 qualifying teams will be drawn together with the teams dropped from the first and second qualification rounds in the Champions League. This is a pool of 35 sides, drawn into six groups of six (one with five teams) and the top two will make the eight-finals. There the advancing 12 clubs and the four losing teams in the Champions League play-offs (QR III) will be paired to clash on a home-and-away basis for the quarter-final berths.
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Euro Cup, QR I (13-16 October)
Group A (Saloniki)
VK Solaris (CRO), Ludwigsburg 08 (GER), Montpellier WP (FRA), CN Echyade (ESP), PAOK Saloniki (GRE), ZV De Zaan (NED)
Group B (Siracusa)
Szolnoki Dozsa (HUN), Partizan Beograd (SRB), CC Ortigia (ITA), Ydraikos NC (GRE), Paix D’aix (FRA)
Group C (Kranj)
CN Terrassa (ESP), Team Strasbourg (FRA), Budapesti Honved (HUN), Telimar Palermo (ITA), VK Valis (SRB), Triglav Kranj (SLO)
Group D (Barcelona)
Trieste Pallanuoto (ITA), Apollon Smyrnis (GRE), CN Mediterrani (ESP), Crvena Zvezda (SRB), BVSC-Zuglo (HUN), SKP Kosice (SVK)