2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup qualification round I.
2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I
2025–26
Tournament information
SportWater polo
Date7–9 November 2025
Host(s)Netherlands Utrecht
Greece Athens
Croatia Split
Serbia Belgrade
Croatia Rijeka
Teams19 (from 14 countries)
Website[ Official website]
Tournament statistics
Matches played27

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I is played between 7 and 9 November 2025 to determine the 10 teams advancing to the qualification round II of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup.

Format

The 19 teams were place into five groups of four or three teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The top two in each group advance to the next round.

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
video icon Draw

The draw was on 11 August 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.[1][2] (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group. The seeding is based off the club rankings.

Key to colours
Teams advancing to qualification round II
Pot 1
Team Rank Points
Croatia VK Primorje EB (H) 28 7,350
Greece Panionios GSS (H) 29 7,177.5
Hungary Endo Plus SH 36 3,915
Lithuania EVK Zaibas 37 3,677.5
Portugal Vitória SC 42 2,862.5
Pot 2
Team Rank Points
Turkey Galatasaray SK 43 2,655
Serbia VK Partizan (H) 47 2,215
Spain Tenerife Echeyde 59 1,330
Netherlands UZSC (H) 65 1,060
Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka 72 760
Pot 3
Team Rank Points
Spain CN Mataró 79 600
Italy De Akker Team 80 600
Greece AC PAOK 81 600
Montenegro PVK Budva BR 96 260
France Sète Natation 97 260
Pot 4
Team Rank Points
Germany White Sharks 100 110
Italy CN Posillipo N/A
Croatia VK Mornar Split (H) N/A
Germany SG Neukölln Berlin N/A

Groups

Group A

7–9 November 2025, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ENDO UZSC PAOK POS
1 Hungary Endo Plus SH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification round II — — — –
2 Netherlands UZSC (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3 Greece AC PAOK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — — —
4 Italy CN Posillipo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — – — —
Source: [ European Aquatics Conference Cup]
(H) Host
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Group B

7–9 November 2025, Athens, Greece.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAN TEN BUD WHI
1 Greece Panionios GSS (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification round II — — — –
2 Spain Tenerife Echeyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3 Montenegro PVK Budva BR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — — —
4 Germany White Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — – — —
Source: [ European Aquatics Conference Cup]
(H) Host
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Group C

7–9 November 2025, Split, Croatia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIT BAN SET MOR
1 Portugal Vitória SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification round II — — — –
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3 France Sète Natation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — — —
4 Croatia VK Mornar Split (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — – — —
Source: [ European Aquatics Conference Cup]
(H) Host
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Group D

7–9 November 2025, Belgrade, Serbia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAI PAR AKK BER
1 Lithuania EVK Zaibas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification round II — — — –
2 Serbia VK Partizan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3 Italy De Akker Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — — —
4 Germany SG Neukölln Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — – — —
Source: [ European Aquatics Conference Cup]
(H) Host
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Group E

7–9 November 2025, Rijeka, Croatia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRI GAL MAT
1 Croatia VK Primorje EB (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification round II — — –
2 Turkey Galatasaray SK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — —
3 Spain CN Mataró 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — —
Source: [ European Aquatics Conference Cup]
(H) Host
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –
[ Report] Team Hungary – Hungary Team
Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "2025/26 Conference Cup and Challenger Cup water polo qualification groups determined - European Aquatics®". August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Curcic, Ivan (August 11, 2025). "Conference Cup draw: Two former European champions in same qualification group".
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