2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round

2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round
Tournament information
SportWater polo
Date3 March – 20 May 2026
Teams8
WebsiteOfficial website

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round is played between 3 March and 20 May 2026 to determine the four teams advancing to the Final Four of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League.

Format

The four group winners and four group runners-up were drawn into two groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Final Four.

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches.

Draw

External videos
2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League quarter-finals round – Draw
Draw

The draw took place in Zagreb on 16 February. The seeded and unseeded clubs consist of the teams that finished first and second in the previous round respectively. The only restriction was that clubs from the same group in the Main round could not be drawn against each other.[1]

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches.
Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to Final Four
Seeded
Team
Olympiacos Piraeus
Pro Recco
FTC-Telekom
Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta
Unseeded
Team
HAVK Mladost Zagreb
Novi Beograd Tehnomanija
AN Brescia
Waspo'98 Hannover

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOD NOV BRE OLY
1 Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta 1 1 0 0 0 13 11 +2 3 Final Four — Mar 24 Apr 22 Mar 31
2 Novi Beograd Tehnomanija 1 1 0 0 0 12 10 +2 3 May 13 — May 20 12–10
3 AN Brescia 1 0 0 0 1 11 13 −2 0 11–13 Mar 31 — May 13
4 Olympiacos Piraeus 1 0 0 0 1 10 12 −2 0 May 20 Apr 22 Mar 24 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2026. Source: European Aquatics Champions League
3 March 2026
20:30 		Report AN Brescia 11–13 Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Jakov Blaskovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–5, 2–2, 4–2
Del Basso 3 Goals Sanahuja 3
3 March 2026
20:30 		Report Novi Beograd Tehnomanija 12–10 Olympiacos Piraeus 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Julien Bourges (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 1–4, 4–2
Lukić 4 Goals Zalánki 6
24 March 2026
20:30 		Report Olympiacos Piraeus – AN Brescia Papastrateio Swimming Pool, Piraeus
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
24 March 2026
20:30 		Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta – Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
31 March 2026
20:30 		Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta – Olympiacos Piraeus Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
31 March 2026
20:30 		Report AN Brescia – Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
22 April 2026
20:30 		Report Olympiacos Piraeus – Novi Beograd Tehnomanija Papastrateio Swimming Pool, Piraeus
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
22 April 2026
20:30 		Report Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta – AN Brescia Piscina Sant Sebastià, Barcelona
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
13 May 2026
20:30 		Report AN Brescia – Olympiacos Piraeus Mompiano Swimming Center, Brescia
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
13 May 2026
20:30 		Report Novi Beograd Tehnomanija – Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
20 May 2026
20:30 		Report Olympiacos Piraeus – Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Papastrateio Swimming Pool, Piraeus
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
20 May 2026
20:30 		Report Novi Beograd Tehnomanija – AN Brescia 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRO MLA FTC HAN
1 Pro Recco 1 1 0 0 0 13 9 +4 3 Final Four — Mar 25 Apr 21 May 20
2 HAVK Mladost Zagreb 1 1 0 0 0 12 8 +4 3 May 12 — Apr 1 12–8
3 FTC-Telekom 1 0 0 0 1 9 13 −4 0 9–13 May 20 — May 12
4 Waspo'98 Hannover 1 0 0 0 1 8 12 −4 0 Apr 1 Apr 21 Mar 25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2026. Source: European Aquatics Champions League
4 March 2026
20:30 		Report FTC-Telekom 9–13 Pro Recco Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Francesc Xavier Buch Juanola (ESP),
Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–2, 3–3, 3–3
three players 2 Goals Di Fulvio, Granados 3
4 March 2026
20:30 		Report HAVK Mladost Zagreb 12–8 Waspo'98 Hannover Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Mihai Balanescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–2, 3–3, 2–3
Bukić, Radulović 2 Goals four players 2
25 March 2026
20:30 		Report Waspo'98 Hannover – FTC-Telekom Stadionbad, Hanover
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
25 March 2026
20:30 		Report Pro Recco – HAVK Mladost Zagreb Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
1 April 2026
20:30 		Report Waspo'98 Hannover – Pro Recco Stadionbad, Hanover
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
1 April 2026
20:30 		Report HAVK Mladost Zagreb – FTC-Telekom Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
21 April 2026
20:30 		Report Pro Recco – FTC-Telekom Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
21 April 2026
20:30 		Report Waspo'98 Hannover – HAVK Mladost Zagreb Stadionbad, Hanover
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
12 May 2026
20:30 		Report FTC-Telekom – Waspo'98 Hannover Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
12 May 2026
20:30 		Report HAVK Mladost Zagreb – Pro Recco Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
20 May 2026
20:30 		Report Pro Recco – Waspo'98 Hannover Municipal Swimming Pool, Sori
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
20 May 2026
20:30 		Report FTC-Telekom – HAVK Mladost Zagreb Császár-Komjádi Béla Sport Swimming Pool, Budapest
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

See also

References

Preview reports

Reference
Matchday 1
[ Matchday 2]
[ Matchday 3]
[ Matchday 4]
[ Matchday 5]
[ Matchday 6]

Matchday reports

Reference
Matchday 1
Matchday 1
[ Matchday 2]
[ Matchday 3]
[ Matchday 4]
[ Matchday 5]
[ Matchday 6]
  1. ^ "Champions League Men: Quarter Final Stage draw sets up epic FTC and Recco clashes | European Aquatics®". europeanaquatics.org. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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