2017–18 Women's LEN Trophy
# 2017–18 Women's LEN Trophy

The 2017–18 Women's LEN Trophy was the 19th edition of the European second-tier tournament for women's water polo clubs. It was contested in Mataró, Spain, on 13 and 14 April 2018.

Dunaújváros achieved the first continental trophy of its history. The Hungarian team won the semifinal against host CN Mataró and the final match against Greece's Olympiacos.

## Teams

The tournament was contested by the four teams eliminated from the Euro League's quarterfinals.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| UVSE | 15–13 | Plebiscito Padova | 7–7 | 8–6 |
| CN Sabadell | 23–9 | CN Mataró | 12–3 | 11–6 |
| Dunaújváros | 28–29 | Orizzonte Catania | 10–13 | 18–16 |
| Kinef Kirishi | 21–20 | Olympiacos | 10–10 | 11–10 |

Final 4 :

* Olympiacos
* Dunaújváros
* Plebiscito Padova
* CN Mataró

## Final Four

Mataró was chosen by LEN as host of tournament on 20 March, while the draw was held during Europa Cup's Superfinal, in Pontevedra, on 24 March 2018.

### Semifinals

| 13 Apr 2018 15:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Plebiscito Padova | 4–10 | Olympiacos | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: de Jong (NED), Mustata (ROU) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: de Jong (NED), Mustata (ROU) |||
| 13 Apr 2018 15:00 (UTC+2) | Report | 2: Tielmann 1: Barzon, Sohi | Goals | 3: Emmolo 2: Avramidou, Tsoukala | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: de Jong (NED), Mustata (ROU) |
| 13 Apr 2018 17:00 (UTC+2) | Report | CN Mataró | 7–11 | Dunaújváros | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Mauss (GER), Sadekov (RUS) |
| Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Mauss (GER), Sadekov (RUS) |||
| 13 Apr 2018 17:00 (UTC+2) | Report | 3: Gibson-Byrne 1: four players | Goals | 3: Szilágyi, Mahieu 2: Ziegler | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Mauss (GER), Sadekov (RUS) |

### Finals

**3rd place**

| 14 Apr 2018 11:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Plebiscito Padova | 8–11 | CN Mataró | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Sadekov (RUS), Mustata (ROU) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Sadekov (RUS), Mustata (ROU) |||
| 14 Apr 2018 11:30 (UTC+2) | Report | 2: Queirolo, Tielmann 1: four players | Goals | 2: Vicente, Lloret, Cambray, Gibson-Byrne, Dance | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Sadekov (RUS), Mustata (ROU) |

**1st place**

| 14 Apr 2018 14:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Olympiacos | 11–13 | Dunaújváros | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Mauss (GER), de Jong (NED) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Mauss (GER), de Jong (NED) |||
| 14 Apr 2018 14:00 (UTC+2) | Report | 4: Avramidou 3: Eggens | Goals | 4: Garda 3: Szilágyi | Piscina Joan Serra (Mataró) Referees: Mauss (GER), de Jong (NED) |

* 2017–18 Women's LEN Trophy Champions
* Dunaújváros 1st title
