The 2019–20 LEN Champions League was the 57th edition of LEN’s premier competition for men’s water polo clubs. The season started on 30 September 2019 and played its last games on 4 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Table of Contents
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
Phase
Round
1st leg
2nd leg
Qualifying rounds
Qualification round I
30 August–1 September 2019
Qualification round II
13–15 September 2019
Qualification round III
21 September 2019
25 September 2019
Preliminary round
Round 1
8/9 October 2019
Round 2
18/19 October 2019
Round 3
29/30 October 2019
Round 4
8/9 November 2019
Round 5
19/20 November 2019
Round 6
3/4 December 2019
Round 7
13/14 December 2019
Round 8
4/5 February 2020
Round 9
21/22 February 2020
Round 10
3/4 March 2020
Round 11
13/14 March 2020
Round 12
21/22 April 2020
Round 13
8/9 May 2020
Round 14
19/20 May 2020
Final 8
Quarterfinals
5 June 2020
Semifinals
6 June 2020
Final
7 June 2020
Qualifying rounds[edit]
Qualification round I[edit]
Group A[edit]
Group B[edit]
Qualification round II[edit]
Group A[edit]
Group B[edit]
Group C[edit]
Group D[edit]
Qualification round III[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Location of teams of the 2019–20 LEN Champions League preliminary round.
The draw for the 2019–20 LEN Champions League preliminary round has been conducted in Barcelona. In the regular season, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Pro Recco will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 8 October 2019 to 20 May 2020.[2] Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
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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.
Key to colors
Advance to the Final 8
Home team win
Tie
Away team win
Group A[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2020. Source: LEN
Group B[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2020. Source: LEN
Final 8[edit]
5–7 June 2020, Recco, Italy.[3][4]
Location of the 2019–20 LEN Champions League Final 8
Qualified teams[edit]
Group
Winners
Runners-up
Third
Fourth
A
B
Bracket[edit]
5th–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals[edit]
5 June 2020
Cancelled
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Recco
5 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
5 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
5 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
5th–8th place semifinals[edit]
6 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
6 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
Semifinals[edit]
6 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
6 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
Seventh place game[edit]
7 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
Fifth place game[edit]
7 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
Third place game[edit]
7 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
Final[edit]
7 June 2020
Cancelled
–
Recco
Final ranking[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
^Match postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak in various European countries. The new dates shall be decided after consulting with the clubs.
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