European Aquatics has conducted the draws for the qualifications of the newly launched Conference Cup. The draw took place in Zagreb, where the groups for the Challenger Cup were also determined.
Men’s Conference Cup Qualification Round 1 (November 7 – 9)
Between November 7 and 9, nineteen teams will participate in the qualifications for the first-ever Conference Cup for men, divided into five groups. Among these teams, three are former European champions.
Dutch UZSC (Utrecht) will welcome two of these champions, Honved Budapest and Posillipo Naples. The Hungarian club has won one Champions League trophy, while the Italian side has triumphed three times.
Partizan Belgrade, a seven-time European champion, will host Group D, which includes Lithuania’s top club EVK Zaibas, Italian team De Akker, and Neukolln Berlin.
Two groups will be played in Croatia – in Split and Rijeka, hosted by Mornar and Primorje, respectively, and one in Athens, where Panionios will be the organizer.
The top two teams from each group will advance to Qualification Round 2, along with the teams eliminated from Euro Cup qualifications (excluding those that previously participated in Champions League Qualifications).
GROUPS
(Teams marked with * are the hosts)
Group A: Honved (HUN), UZSC (NED)*, PAOK (GRE), Posillipo (ITA)
Group B: Panionios (GRE)*, Tenerife (ESP), Budva (MNE), White Sharks Hannover (GER)
Group C: Vitoria Sport Clube (POR), Banja Luka (BIH), Sete Natation (FRA), Mornar Split (CRO)*,
Group D: EVK Zaibas (LTU), Partizan (SRB)*, De Akker (ITA), Neukolln Berlin (GER)
Group E: Primorje EB (CRO)*, Galatasaray (TUR), Mataro (ESP).
Men’s Challenger Cup Qualification Round 1 (November 28 – 30)
The clubs in the Challenger Cup qualifications were sorted into the groups according to their geographical location and their positions in the European Aquatics Rankings. There was no draw.
The organizers are Sliema (Malta), Branik Maribor (Slovenia), Enka Sport (Turkiye) and Royal Dauphins (Belgium). The top two teams will advance to Round 2.
GROUPS
Group A: Sliema ASC (MLT)*, Apoel Nicosia (CYP), Hapoel Palram Zvulun (ISR), San Giljan (MLT).
Group B: AVK Branik Maribor (SVN)*, Carouge Natation (BEL), Ljubljana Slovan (SVN), Clube Naval Povoense (POR)
Group C: Enka Sport (TUR)*, Welsh Wanderers (GBR), Heybeliada (TUR),
Group D: Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois (BEL)*, Cetus Espoo (FIN), West London Penguin (GBR).
The top two teams will advance to the Qualification Round 2.
Women’s cups
Conference Cup Women Qualification Round 1 (November 14 – 16)
Two groups of the four will be staged in Malta, one in Romania, and one in Italy. The top two teams will advace to Round 2
Group A: Gozitepe (TUR), Blau-Weiss Bochum (GER), Sant Feliu (ESP), San Giljan (MLT)*
Group B: Jadran Split (CRO), Crvena Zvezda (SRB), Unirea Alba Iulia (ROU)*, Cosenza Pallanuoto (ITA)
Group C: Tenerife (ESP), Dalton Koleji (TUR), Fluvial Portuense (POR), Brizz Nuoto (ITA)*
Group D: Sirens ASC (MLT)*, ZVL-1886 (NED), PAOK (GRE), Chania (GRE)
Challenger Cup Women, Qualification Round 1 (December 5 – 7)
The hosts of the groups will be Strakonice (Czech Republic) and the women’s team of Partizan
Group A: Strakonice (CZE)*, Esslingen (GER), Nevsehir (TUR), Slavia Bratislava (SVK).
Group B: ZVU Partizan (SRB)*, London Otter (GBR), Hapoel Emek Hayarden (ISR), ODTU (TUR)
