2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup
| 2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | LEN Challenger Cup |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 11 November 2022 – 29 April 2023 |
| Number of games | 35 |
| Number of teams | 15 (from 11 countries) |
| Finals champions |  GS Apollon Smyrnis (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  CN Terrassa |
The 2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of a water polo competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). It acts as the third tier, below the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. GS Apollon Smyrnis of Greece became the first champions, defeating CN Terrassa of Spain in the final.[1][2]
Creation
[edit]In June 2022, LEN announced the introduction of the LEN Challenger Cup. This tournament was designed to help developing countries and club grow and play more European club games.[3][4]
Format
[edit]Fifteen teams, who had been eliminated from the Champions League and Euro Cup, were divided into three groups of four and one group of three. The groups were held in one country. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the Knockout Stage. In the Knockout Stage, the ties were played in a home and away format.
Composition of teams
[edit](CL: Eliminated in Champions League; EC: Eliminated in Euro Cup).
 VK Banja Luka (CL) | VK Invictum Sarajevo (CL) |  SK KVIK Kastrup (CL) |  SV Ludwigsburg 08 (EC) |
| GS Apollon Smyrnis (EC) | NC Ydraikos (EC) |  ASA Tel Aviv (CL) |  ZPC Het Ravijn (CL) |
 KVP Nováky (CL) | SKP Košice (EC) |  Triglav Kranj (EC) | CN Terrassa (EC) |
| Tenerife Echeyde (EC) |  Enka Istanbul (CL) | Galatasaray (CL) |
Schedule
[edit]Rounds and dates
[edit]| Phase | Round | Round date |
|---|---|---|
| Group Stage | Group Stage | 11–13 November 2022 |
| Quarter-Finals | First Leg | 24–25 January 2023 |
| Second Leg | 8–18 February 2023 | |
| Semi-Finals | First leg | 1 March 2023 |
| Second leg | 22 March 2023 | |
| Final | First Leg | 19 April 2023 |
| Second Leg | 29 April 2023 |
Draw
[edit]The draw took place on the 26th of October.[5]
Group Stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TEN | GAL | YDR | NOV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenerife Echeyde | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 9 | Knockout Stage | — | 15–11 | — | — | |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | NC Ydraikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 3 | 11–14 | 15–18 | — | — | ||
| 4 | KVP Nováky (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 0 | 9–12 | 6–13 | 18–19 | — |
| 11 November 2022 17:00 | [1] | NC Ydraikos | 11–14 | Tenerife Echeyde | Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Ralf Mueller (GER), Ghislain Dehon (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–4, 2–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Suzuki 3 | Goals | Magana 4 | |||
| 11 November 2022 18:30 | [2] | KVP Nováky | 6–13 | Galatasaray | Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Lukasz Krol (POL), Blaz Radonjic (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–3, 2–4, 3–5 | |||||
| Tasaj 2 | Goals | Destici 5 | |||
| 12 November 2022 17:00 | [3] | NC Ydraikos | 15–18 | Galatasaray | Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Ralf Mueller (GER), Lukasz Krol (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–3, 3–8, 5–3 | |||||
| Rompopoulos 7 | Goals | Senemoglu 5 | |||
| 12 November 2022 18:30 | [4] | KVP Nováky | 9–12 | Tenerife Echeyde | Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Ghislain Dehon (FRA), Blaz Radonjic (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 3–5, 1–3 | |||||
| Bielik 3 | Goals | Lifante 4 | |||
| 13 November 2022 09:30 | [5] | Tenerife Echeyde | 15–11 | Galatasaray | Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Ralf Mueller (GER), Blaz Radonjic (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–3, 6–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Lifante, Lopez 4 | Goals | Destici 4 | |||
| 13 November 2022 11:00 | [6] | KVP Nováky | 18–19 | NC Ydraikos | Novaky, Slovakia Referees: Lukasz Krol (POL), Ghislain Dehon (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–5, 7–5, 4–4 | |||||
| Zatovic 5 | Goals | Rompopoulos 7 | |||
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | HET | ASA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CN Terrassa (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 6 | Knockout Stage | — | 16–13 | 12–4 | |
| 2 | ZPC Het Ravijn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | ASA Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 0 | — | 4–14 | — |
| 12 November 2022 10:00 | [7] | CN Terrassa | 12–4 | ASA Tel Aviv | Terrassa, Spain Referees: Karel Dvoracek (CZE), Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 4–1, 4–2, 2–1 | |||||
| Baches 4 | Goals | four players 1 | |||
| 12 November 2022 18:00 | [8] | CN Terrassa | 16–13 | ZPC Het Ravijn | Terrassa, Spain Referees: Robert Prelovsky (SVK), Karel Dvoracek (CZE) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 3–3, 4–3, 3–4 | |||||
| Baches 5 | Goals | Gottmaker 3 | |||
| 13 November 2022 10:30 | [9] | ASA Tel Aviv | 4–14 | ZPC Het Ravijn | Terrassa, Spain Referees: Robert Prelovsky (SVK), Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–2, 1–2 | |||||
| Schlein 2 | Goals | Wouters 5 | |||
Group C
[edit]- 11–13 November 2022, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESK | KOS | SAR | BAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enka Istanbul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 9 | Knockout Stage | — | 22–10 | 19–6 | 33–6 | |
| 2 | SKP Košice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 6 | — | — | 21–6 | 28–8 | ||
| 3 | VK Invictum Sarajevo (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 3 | — | — | — | 17–12 | ||
| 4 | VK Banja Luka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 November 2022 19:00 | [10] | VK Invictum Sarajevo | 17–12 | VK Banja Luka | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Referees: Oriol Jaumandreu (ESP), Tomas Kaseta (LTU) |
| Score by quarters: 7–5, 3–2, 4–3, 3–2 | |||||
| Hadzic 7 | Goals | Djugum, Cosic 3 | |||
| 11 November 2022 21:00 | [11] | Enka Istanbul | 22–10 | SKP Košice | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Referees: Martin Sand Kristensen (DEN), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–5, 6–2, 4–1 | |||||
| Baskaya, Obradovic 4 | Goals | Motyl 4 | |||
| 12 November 2022 18:00 | [12] | VK Invictum Sarajevo | 6–19 | Enka Istanbul | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Tomas Kaseta (LTU) |
| Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–3, 2–5, 3–4 | |||||
| Hadzic 2 | Goals | Alkan, Kaner 4 | |||
| 12 November 2022 20:00 | [13] | SKP Košice | 28–8 | VK Banja Luka | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Referees: Oriol Jaumandreu (ESP), Martin Sand Kristensen (DEN) |
| Score by quarters: 7–1, 4–3, 7–1, 10–0 | |||||
| Orem 6 | Goals | Ganic 3 | |||
| 13 November 2022 09:00 | [14] | Enka Istanbul | 33–6 | VK Banja Luka | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Referees: Martin Sand Kristensen (DEN), Tomas Kaseta (LTU) |
| Score by quarters: 9–1, 4–1, 11–2, 9–2 | |||||
| Albayrak, Duzenli 7 | Goals | Kojcinovic, Vujkovic 2 | |||
| 13 November 2022 11:00 | [15] | VK Invictum Sarajevo | 6–21 | SKP Košice | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Referees: Oriol Jaumandreu (ESP), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–7, 0–5, 0–4 | |||||
| Hadzic 2 | Goals | Dily, Orem 4 | |||
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APO | LUD | KRA | KAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 9 | Knockout Stage | — | 11–10 | — | 37–4 | |
| 2 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Triglav Kranj (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 3 | 6–20 | 11–13 | — | 13–9 | ||
| 4 | SK KVIK Kastrup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 68 | −49 | 0 | — | 6–18 | — | — |
| 11 November 2022 18:30 | [16] | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 11–10 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Robert Horvath (SVK), Eurico Silva (POR) |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–2, 2–5, 2–1 | |||||
| Hernandez 4 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
| 11 November 2022 20:15 | [17] | Triglav Kranj | 13–9 | SK KVIK Kastrup | Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Alper Ozerengin (TUR), Sander Ransjean (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 3–3, 4–1 | |||||
| Troppan 5 | Goals | Koska 5 | |||
| 12 November 2022 18:00 | [18] | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 37–4 | SK KVIK Kastrup | Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Eurico Silva (POR), Sander Ransjean (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 8–1, 11–2, 9–2, 9–0 | |||||
| Myrilos 9 | Goals | Koska 2 | |||
| 12 November 2022 20:15 | [19] | Triglav Kranj | 11–13 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Alper Ozerengin (TUR), Robert Horvath (SVK) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–5, 4–1, 4–5 | |||||
| Justin 4 | Goals | Hernandez 4 | |||
| 13 November 2022 10:00 | [20] | SK KVIK Kastrup | 6–18 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Eurico Silva (POR), Alper Ozerengin (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–2, 2–4, 2–7 | |||||
| Lange 4 | Goals | Andelic, Dzaja 3 | |||
| 13 November 2022 11:45 | [21] | Triglav Kranj | 6–20 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | Kranj, Slovenia Referees: Robert Horvath (SVK), Sander Ransjean (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 1–5, 0–5, 0–6 | |||||
| Justin, Lah 2 | Goals | Bogdanovic, Goniotakis Korderas 4 | |||
Knockout Stage
[edit]The draw for the Knockout Stage was made on the 20 November 2022.[6]
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Tenerife Echeyde | 22 | 13 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| SKP Košice | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Tenerife Echeyde | 11 | 8 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| GS Apollon Smyrnis | 10 | 18 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| GS Apollon Smyrnis | 9 | 16 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| GS Apollon Smyrnis | 12 | 18 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| CN Terrassa | 11 | 14 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| CN Terrassa | 16 | 15 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Ludwigsburg 08 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| CN Terrassa | 15 | 12 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Enka Istanbul | 12 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Enka Istanbul | 14 | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| ZPC Het Ravijn | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-Finals
[edit]| 25 January 2023 20:15 | [22] | Tenerife Echeyde | 22–8 | SKP Košice | Tenerife, Spain Referees: Erkan Turkkan (TUR), Philip Uhlig (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 8–1, 3–2, 7–4 | |||||
| Lifante 7 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 8 February 2023 20:00 | [23] | SKP Košice | 8–13 | Tenerife Echeyde | Košice, Slovakia Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Tomi Kavcic (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–3, 2–5, 4–3 | |||||
| Haluska, Muzhychuk 3 | Goals | Lopez 5 | |||
Tenerife Echeyde won 35–16 on aggregate
| 25 January 2023 20:00 | [24] | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 9–5 | Galatasaray | Athens, Greece Referees: Sander Ransjean (NED), Vuk Milovic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–1, 3–4, 1–0 | |||||
| Gardikas 3 | Goals | Colak, Destici 2 | |||
| 18 February 2023 20:15 | [25] | Galatasaray | 8–16 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | Istanbul, Turkey Referees: Mihai George Balanescu (ROU), Boris Obradovic (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–2, 1–5, 4–5 | |||||
| Acar 3 | Goals | Bogdanovic 4 | |||
GS Apollon Smyrnis won 25–13 on aggregate
| 24 January 2023 19:30 | [26] | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | 7–16 | CN Terrassa | Ludwigsburg, Germany |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 1–4, 2–5 | |||||
| Bauer 3 | Goals | Alarcon Tevar 4 | |||
| 8 February 2023 20:00 | [27] | CN Terrassa | 15–12 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 | Terrassa, Spain Referees: Haldun Toygarli (TUR), Rajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–3, 6–3, 2–3 | |||||
| Baches, Martinez 4 | Goals | Blazevic, Hernandez 3 | |||
CN Terrassa won 31–19 on aggregate
| 25 January 2023 18:30 | [28] | Enka Istanbul | 14–8 | ZPC Het Ravijn | Istanbul, Turkey Referees: Julien Bourges (FRA), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–4, 2–2, 5–2 | |||||
| Obradovic 6 | Goals | Muller, Wouters 3 | |||
| 8 February 2023 18:00 | [29] | ZPC Het Ravijn | 16–15 | Enka Istanbul | Het Ravijn, Netherlands Referees: Luca Castagnola (ITA), Alex Marquez (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–4, 3–3, 5–5 | |||||
| Loos 6 | Goals | Obradovic 5 | |||
Enka Istanbul won 29–24 on aggregate
Semi-Finals
[edit]| 1 March 2023 20:15 | [30] | Tenerife Echeyde | 11–10 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | Tenerife, Spain Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Hajmund Fodor (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–1, 4–3, 3–3 | |||||
| Lifante, Lopez 4 | Goals | Gardikas 5 | |||
| 22 March 2023 20:00 | [31] | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 18–8 | Tenerife Echeyde | Athens, Greece Referees: Peter de Jong (NED), Veselin Miskovic (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 3–3, 5–2, 4–2 | |||||
| Bogdanovic, Gardikas 4 | Goals | Magana 3 | |||
GS Apollon Smyrnis won 28–19 on aggregate
| 1 March 2023 20:00 | [32] | CN Terrassa | 15–12 | Enka Istanbul | Terrassa, Spain Referees: Andreja Stanojevic (SRB), Gernot Haentschel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–6, 2–3, 4–2 | |||||
| Fernandez 5 | Goals | Ozbek 3 | |||
| 22 March 2023 18:30 | [33] | Enka Istanbul | 8–10 | CN Terrassa | Istanbul, Turkey Referees: Gabor Vogel (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 3–3, 1–2 | |||||
| Obradovic, Ozbek 3 | Goals | Fernandez 5 | |||
CN Terrassa won 25–20 on aggregate
Final
[edit]| 19 April 2023 19:45 | [34] | GS Apollon Smyrnis | 12–11 | CN Terrassa | Athens, Greece Referees: Tamas Kovacs-Csatlos (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 4–2, 2–3 | |||||
| Bogdanovic, Gardikas 4 | Goals | Fernandez, Tevar 3 | |||
| 29 April 2023 18:00 | [35] | CN Terrassa | 14–18 | GS Apollon Smyrnis | Terrassa, Spain Referees: Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Andreja Stanojevic (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 4–7, 3–3 | |||||
| Baches 4 | Goals | Vickovic 5 | |||
GS Apollon Smyrnis won 30–25 on aggregate
| 2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup Champions |
|---|
 GS Apollon Smyrnis 1st title |
See also
[edit]- 2022–23 LEN Champions League
- 2022–23 LEN Euro Cup
- 2022–23 Women's Champions League
- 2022–23 Women's LEN Euro Cup
- 2022 LEN Super Cup
- 2022 Women's LEN Super Cup
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