The 2011-12 LEN Women's Champions' Cup is the ongoing 25th edition of LEN's competition for women's water polo national champion clubs. Thirteen teams from England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Serbia and Spain entered the competition.
Pro Recco defeated Vouliagmeni 8–7 in the final to win the competition for the first time. Kinef Kirishi and Orizzonte Catania also reached the Final Four, with the Russians hosting the stage.[1] Defending champion CN Sabadell was defeated by Vouliagmeni in the quarter-finals.[2]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Orizzonte Catania |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 45 | 18 |
| 2 |  Vouliagmeni |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 35 | 15 |
| 3 |  Shturm Ruza |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 47 | 12 |
| 4 |  Liverpool Lizards |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 54 | 9 |
| 5 |  Olympic Nice |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 59 | 6 |
| 6 |  Blau-Weiss Bochum |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 68 | 3 |
| 7 |  Taš-2000 Belgrade (host) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 75 | 0 |
| Day 1 | ||
| Vouliagmeni | 15–4 | Taš-2000 Belgrade |
| Orizzonte Catania | 18–8 | Olympic Nice |
| Liverpool Lizards | 6–5 | Blau-Weiss Bochum |
| Vouliagmeni | 16–3 | Liverpool Lizards |
| Day 2 | ||
| Orizzonte Catania | 13–9 | Shturm Ruza |
| Vouliagmeni | 17–7 | Blau-Weiss Bochum |
| Liverpool Lizards | 7–5 | Olympic Nice |
| Shturm Ruza | 15–5 | Taš-2000 Belgrade |
| Day 3 | ||
| Olympic Nice | 13–7 | Blau-Weiss Bochum |
| Shturm Ruza | 13–10 | Liverpool Lizards |
| Orizzonte Catania | 19–4 | Taš-2000 Belgrade |
| Shturm Ruza | 13–3 | Blau-Weiss Bochum |
| Day 4 | ||
| Vouliagmeni | 13–3 | Olympic Nice |
| Orizzonte Catania | 11–3 | Liverpool Lizards |
| Vouliagmeni | 10–7 | Shturm Ruza |
| Liverpool Lizards | 12–4 | Taš-2000 Belgrade |
| Day 5 | ||
| Orizzonte Catania | 13–11 | Blau-Weiss Bochum |
| Shturm Ruza | 10–6 | Olympic Nice |
| Orizzonte Catania | 11–10 | Vouliagmeni |
| Blau-Weiss Bochum | 9–6 | Taš-2000 Belgrade |
Group B
edit| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro Recco |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 36 | 15 |
| 2 | Kinef Kirishi |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 34 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sabadell |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 37 | 9 |
| 4 | City of Manchester |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 61 | 4 |
| 5 | Bayer Uerdingen |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 87 | 4 |
| 6 | Nancy (host) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 83 | 0 |
| Day 1 | ||
| Bayer Uerdingen | 15–15 | City of Manchester |
| Pro Recco | 14–9 | Kinef Kirishi |
| Sabadell | 14–4 | Nancy |
| Day 2 | ||
| Sabadell | 10–9 | City of Manchester |
| Kinef Kirishi | 27–1 | Nancy |
| Pro Recco | 17–9 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| Day 3 | ||
| Kinef Kirishi | 15–7 | City of Manchester |
| Sabadell | 18–6 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| Pro Recco | 21–5 | Nancy |
| Day 4 | ||
| Pro Recco | 7–6 | Sabadell |
| Kinef Kirishi | 29–8 | Bayer Uerdingen |
| City of Manchester | 8–6 | Nancy |
| Day 5 | ||
| Pro Recco | 15–7 | City of Manchester |
| Kinef Kirishi | 11–4 | Sabadell |
| Bayer Uerdingen | 13–8 | Nancy |
Quarter-finals
edit| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | L #1 | L #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Manchester |
21–31 | Orizzonte Catania |
10–16 | 11–15 |
| Liverpool Lizards |
13–30 | Pro Recco |
7–20 | 6–10 |
| Sabadell |
22–24 | Vouliagmeni |
14–13 | 8–11 |
| Shturm Ruza |
11–32 | Kinef Kirishi |
7–14 | 4–18 |
Final four
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| Kinef Kirishi | 8 | |||||
| 5 May | ||||||
| Vouliagmeni | 10 | |||||
| Vouliagmeni | 7 | |||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| Pro Recco | 8 | |||||
| Orizzonte Catania | 6 | |||||
| Pro Recco | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 May | ||||||
| Kinef Kirishi | 18 | |||||
| Orizzonte Catania | 12 | |||||
References
edit- ^ Women’s Water Polo: GMG Pro Recco European Champion! Diretta Radio
- ^ Results Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine in LEN's website