2010–11 LEN Euroleague
# 2010–11 LEN Euroleague

The 2010–11 LEN Euroleague was the highest-level competition in men's European club water polo. It involved the champions and other top teams from European national leagues and ran from September 2010 to May 2011. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on 3–4 June at Foro Italico, Rome.

## Allocation by federation

Water polo federations are allocated places in accordance with their performances in the preliminary round (group stage) of the 2009–10 LEN Euroleague:

* Seeded Federations ranked 1–8 in a ranking of the best-placed team from each federation in the preliminary round of the previous year's competition have three teams qualify. In 2009/10, the preliminary round had exactly eight federations represented: Croatia, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Spain
* All other federations have two teams qualify and are unseeded

Federations do not have to enter their top two teams into the Euroleague. If they do not think their clubs can be competitive, they can enter teams into the second-tier LEN Cup.

### Format and Distribution

The LEN Euroleague 2010/11 has a slightly different format to previous years with the addition of a second group stage to replace the two-legged quarterfinals. There are five phases to this competition:

* First qualifying round (Round-robin tournament) at a single site the weekend ending 26 September 2010
* Second qualifying round (Round-robin tournament) at a single site the weekend ending 10 October 2010
* Preliminary round (First Group stage) played home and away from 13 November 2010 to 2 February 2011
* Quarterfinal round (Second Group stage) played home and away from 16 February to 4 May 2011
* Final four played as a single knockout tournament on 27–28 May 2011

| | Teams entering this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
| - | - | - |
| First qualifying round (no limit on teams) | champions from unseeded federations runners-up from unseeded federations 8 third-placed teams from seeded federations | |
| Second qualifying round (16 teams) | 8 runners-up from seeded federations | 4 tournament winners from the first qualifying round 4 tournament runners-up from the first qualifying round |
| Preliminary round (First group stage) (16 teams) | 8 champions from seeded federations | 4 tournament winners from the second qualifying round 4 tournament runners-up from the second qualifying round |
| Quarterfinal round (Second group stage) (8 teams) | | 4 group winners from the preliminary round 4 group runners-up from the preliminary round |
| Final Four (4 teams) | | 2 group winners from the quarterfinal round 2 group runners-up from the quarterfinal round |

### Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses.

First qualifying round :

| Primorje Erste Banka (3rd) | CN Terrassa (3rd) | Vouliagmeni NC (3rd) | Szeged Beton (3rd) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Brixia Leonessa Brescia (3rd) | Budva M-Tel (3rd) | CN Marseille (1st) | Shturm 2002 Chehov (3rd) |
| ASC Duisburg (2nd) | Spandau 04 Berlin (1st) | Schurmann BRC (1st) | LSTW Łódź (1st) |
| CSM Digi Oradea (1st) | Montpellier Waterpolo (2nd) | CH Košice (1st) | Galatasaray Istanbul (1st) |
| Yüzme Istanbul (3rd) | BMK Karkov (1st) | |
| Second qualifying round ||||
| HAVK Mladost (2nd) | CN Barcelona (2nd) | Panionios GSS Athens (2nd) | ZF Eger (2nd) |
| RN Savona (2nd) | Primorac Kotor (2nd) | Vojvodina Novi Sad (2nd) | Sintez Kazan (2nd) |
| Preliminary round (First group stage) ||||
| Jug Dubrovnik (1st) | CN Atlètic Barceloneta (1st) | Olympiacos Piraeus (1st) | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest (1st) |
| Pro Recco (1st) | Jadran Herceg Novi (1st) | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade (1st) | Spartak Volgograd (1st) |

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## Tournament phase

### First qualifying round

* Key to colors in group tables
* Progress to the Second Qualifying Round
* Progress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

**Group A (Košice)**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spandau 04 Berlin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | CH Košice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | CN Terrassa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 1 |

**Group B (Istanbul)**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brixia Leonessa Brescia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 12 |
| 2 | Vouliagmeni NC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 9 |
| 3 | ASC Duisburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Yumze Istanbul | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 3 |
| 5 | BMK Karkov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 3 |

**Group C (Szeged)**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Primorje EB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Szeged Beton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 | Montpellier Waterpolo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 | CSM Digi Oradea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 0 |

**Group D (Budva)**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Budva M-Tel | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 12 |
| 2 | CN Marseille | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 9 |
| 3 | Schurmann BRC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 6 |
| 4 | Shturm 2002 Chehov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 3 |
| 5 | LSTW Lodz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 70 | −52 | 0 |

### Second qualifying round

* Key to colors in group tables
* Progress to the Group Stage
* Progress to the LEN Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

### Group E (Barcelona)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Budva M-Tel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | CN Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 6 |
| 3 | RN Savona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 | Vouliagmeni NC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 0 |
| Matchday One |
| CN Barcelona | 7–12 | Budva M-Tel |
| Vouliagmeni NC | 2–11 | RN Savona |
| Matchday Two |
| CN Barcelona | 10–9 | Vouliagmeni NC |
| Budva M-Tel | 8–7 | RN Savona |
| Matchday Three |
| Vouliagmeni NC | 8–9 | Budva M-Tel |
| CN Barcelona | 10–9 | RN Savona |

### Group F (Novi Sad)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Szeged Beton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Brixia Leonessa Brescia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 1 |
| 4 | Sintez Kazan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 1 |
| Matchday One |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 6–11 | Szeged Beton |
| Brixia Leonessa Brescia | 9–9 | Sintez Kazan |
| Matchday Two |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 7–5 | Brixia Leonessa Brescia |
| Sintez Kazan | 8–10 | Szeged Beton |
| Matchday Three |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 8–6 | Sintez Kazan |
| Brixia Leonessa Brescia | 10–11 | Szeged Beton |

### Group G (Berlin)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HAVK Mladost | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | ZF Eger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Spandau 04 Berlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | CN Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 0 |
| Matchday One |
| Mladost Zagreb | 13–12 | ZF Eger |
| Spandau 04 Berlin | 10–7 | CN Marseille |
| Matchday Two |
| Mladost Zagreb | 12–7 | CN Marseille |
| Spandau 04 Berlin | 5–9 | ZF Eger |
| Matchday Three |
| CN Marseille | 8–11 | ZF Eger |
| Spandau 04 Berlin | 9–13 | Mladost Zagreb |

### Group G (Rijeka)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Primorje EB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 9 |
| 2 | Primorac Kotor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 6 |
| 3 | Panionios GSS Athens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 | CH Košice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 0 |
| Matchday One |
| Primorje EB | 19–8 | CH Košice |
| Panionios GSS Athens | 4–12 | Primorac Kotor |
| Matchday Two |
| Primorje EB | 12–9 | Primorac Kotor |
| CH Košice | 8–10 | Panionios GSS Athens |
| Matchday Three |
| CH Košice | 3–9 | Primorac Kotor |
| Primorje EB | 9–6 | Panionios GSS Athens |

## Group stage

* Key to colors in group tables
* Progress to the Quarterfinal Round
* Eliminated

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jadran Herceg Novi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 12 |
| 2 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 10 |
| 3 | Primorac Kotor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 10 |
| 4 | Szeged Beton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 2 |

* ↑ Tiebreaker: 2–0
* ↑ Tiebreaker: 0–2

| Matchday One |
| - |
| Szeged Beton | 9–9 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest |
| Primorac Kotor | 12–7 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Matchday Two |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 13–10 | Szeged Beton |
| Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 7–6 | Primorac Kotor |
| Matchday Three |
| Szeged Beton | 7–13 | Primorac Kotor |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 11–10 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest |
| Matchday Four |
| Primorac Kotor | 9–9 | Szeged Beton |
| Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 8–12 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Matchday Five |
| Primorac Kotor | 8–9 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest |
| Szeged Beton | 7–9 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Matchday Six |
| Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 11–10 | Szeged Beton |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 9–10 | Primorac Kotor |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pro Recco | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 18 |
| 2 | Budva M-Tel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 9 |
| 3 | Spartak Volgograd | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 4 |
| 4 | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 4 |
| Matchday One |
| Budva M-Tel | 9–7 | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| Pro Recco | 16–5 | Spartak Volgograd |
| Matchday Two |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 8–15 | Pro Recco |
| Spartak Volgograd | 6–5 | Budva M-Tel |
| Matchday Three |
| Pro Recco | 12–7 | Budva M-Tel |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 10–10 | Spartak Volgograd |
| Matchday Four |
| Spartak Volgograd | 6–8 | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| Budva M-Tel | 5–6 | Pro Recco |
| Matchday Five |
| Pro Recco | 16–2 | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| Budva M-Tel | 9–3 | Spartak Volgograd |
| Matchday Six |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 6–9 | Budva M-Tel |
| Spartak Volgograd | 5–8 | Pro Recco |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HAVK Mladost | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 13 |
| 3 | CN Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 4 |
| 4 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 3 |
| Matchday One |
| CN Barcelona | 10–8 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| HAVK Mladost | 10–8 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade |
| Matchday Two |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 8–9 | HAVK Mladost |
| Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 6–6 | CN Barcelona |
| Matchday Three |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 7–9 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade |
| HAVK Mladost | 10–4 | CN Barcelona |
| Matchday Four |
| Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 7–1 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| CN Barcelona | 5–11 | HAVK Mladost |
| Matchday Five |
| HAVK Mladost | 15–10 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| CN Barcelona | 9–13 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade |
| Matchday Six |
| Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 14–7 | HAVK Mladost |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 11–7 | CN Barcelona |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jug Dubrovnik | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 18 |
| 2 | Primorje Erste Banka | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | CN Atlètic Barceloneta | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 9 |
| 4 | ZF Eger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 0 |

* ↑ Tiebreaker: 1–1,+1
* ↑ Tiebreaker: 1–1,-1

| Matchday One |
| - |
| CN Atlètic Barceloneta | 10–9 | ZF Eger |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 12–7 | Primorje Erste Banka |
| Matchday Two |
| ZF Eger | 9–10 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| Primorje Erste Banka | 8–6 | CN Atlètic Barceloneta |
| Matchday Three |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 14–9 | CN Atlètic Barceloneta |
| ZF Eger | 6–11 | Primorje Erste Banka |
| Matchday Four |
| Primorje Erste Banka | 7–4 | ZF Eger |
| CN Atlètic Barceloneta | 11–18 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| Matchday Five |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 15–10 | ZF Eger |
| CN Atlètic Barceloneta | 9–8 | Primorje Erste Banka |
| Matchday Six |
| Primorje Erste Banka | 6–8 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| ZF Eger | 8–10 | CN Atlètic Barceloneta |

## Quarterfinal Round (Second Group Stage)

* Key to colors in group tables
* Progress to the Final Four
* Eliminated

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 18 |
| 2 | Budva M-Tel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 9 |
| 3 | Jug Dubrovnik | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 7 |
| 4 | Jadran Herceg Novi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 1 |
| Matchday One |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 10–6 | Budva M-Tel |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 8–13 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade |
| Matchday Two |
| Budva M-Tel | 6–5 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 11–10 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| Matchday Three |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 13–6 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 10–2 | Budva M-Tel |
| Matchday Four |
| Budva M-Tel | 5–8 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 7–7 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| Matchday Five |
| Jug Dubrovnik | 10–13 | Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade |
| Jadran Herceg Novi | 5–6 | Budva M-Tel |
| Matchday Six |
| Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade | 14–8 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| Budva M-Tel | 9–7 | Jug Dubrovnik |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ferla Pro Recco | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 18 |
| 2 | HAVK Mladost | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 9 |
| 3 | Primorje Erste Banka | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 7 |
| 4 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 1 |
| Matchday One |
| HAVK Mladost | 5–9 | Ferla Pro Recco |
| Primorje Erste Banka | 13–6 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest |
| Matchday Two |
| Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 8–9 | HAVK Mladost |
| Ferla Pro Recco | 15–9 | Primorje Erste Banka |
| Matchday Three |
| Primorje Erste Banka | 8–6 | HAVK Mladost |
| Ferla Pro Recco | 12–6 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest |
| Matchday Four |
| HAVK Mladost | 10–9 | Primorje Erste Banka |
| Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 7–9 | Ferla Pro Recco |
| Matchday Five |
| HAVK Mladost | 8–7 | Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest |
| Primorje Erste Banka | 7–12 | Ferla Pro Recco |
| Matchday Six |
| Teva-Vasas Uniqa Budapest | 12–12 | Primorje Erste Banka |
| Ferla Pro Recco | 11–8 | HAVK Mladost |

## Final Four (Rome)

Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome, Italy

| Semifinals 3 June 2011 | Semifinals 3 June 2011 | Final 4 June 2011 | Final 4 June 2011 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Partizan | 12 |
| HAVK Mladost | 9 | | |
| HAVK Mladost | 9 | Partizan | 11 |
| | | Pro Recco | 7 |
| Pro Recco | 9 | Pro Recco | 7 |
| Budva | 4 | | |
| Budva | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | HAVK Mladost (pen) | 14 |
| | | Budva | 12 |

Semi-finals

| 3 June 19:30 | [ Report] | Partizan | 12–9 | HAVK Mladost | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Tulga, Spiegel |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Tulga, Spiegel |||
| 3 June 19:30 | [ Report] | Radović, Mitrović 3 | Goals | Udovičić, Muslim 2 | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Tulga, Spiegel |
| 3 June 21:00 | [ Report] | Pro Recco | 9–4 | Budva | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Alexandrescu, Borrel Sanchez |
| Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Alexandrescu, Borrel Sanchez |||
| 3 June 21:00 | [ Report] | Benedek, Zloković 2 | Goals | Danilović 2 | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Alexandrescu, Borrel Sanchez |

Third place

| 4 June 2011 19:30 | [ Report] | HAVK Mladost | 14–12 | Budva | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Stavropuolos, Alexandrescu |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Stavropuolos, Alexandrescu |||
| 4 June 2011 19:30 | [ Report] | Udovičić, Karač 4 | Goals | Pasković 3 | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Stavropuolos, Alexandrescu |

Final

| 4 June 2011 21:00 | [ Report] | Partizan | 11–7 | Pro Recco | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Tulga, Borrel Sanchez |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Tulga, Borrel Sanchez |||
| 4 June 2011 21:00 | [ Report] | Korolija 3 | Goals | Madaras 3 | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Rome Referees: Tulga, Borrel Sanchez |

* 2010–11 Euroleague champions
* Partizan 7th title
* Slobodan Soro, Theodoros Chatzitheodorou, Nikola Rađen, Miloš Korolija, Milan Aleksić, Duško Pijetlović, Andrija Prlainović, Aleksandar Radović, Dušan Mandić, Stefan Mitrović, Vladimir Vujasinović, Miloš Ćuk, Nikola Dedović, Stefan Živojinović
* Head coach
* Igor Milanović

### Final standings

* Team
* Partizan
* Pro Recco
* HAVK Mladost
* Budva

### Awards

* Final four MVP
* Tamás Kásás (Pro Recco)
