2012–13 LEN Champions League

2012-13 LEN Champions League
League LEN Champions League
Sport Water Polo
Duration 14 September 2012 to
1 June 2013
Number of teams 22 (Preliminary Round)
26 (Total)
Final Four
Finals champions Serbia Crvena zvezda (1st title)
  Runners-up Croatia Jug Dubrovnik

The 2012–13 LEN Champions League is the ongoing 50th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It is scheduled to run from 14 September 2012 to 1 June 2013, and it is contested by thirty teams from eighteen countries. There will be no defending champion as Pro Recco renounced to the competition for disagreements with the FIN on the number of allowed foreign players in the Italian clubs' squads.[1] Runner-up Primorje Rijeka, former champions Mladost Zagreb and Vasas Budapest, Italy's CN Posillipo and any team from Montenegro also declined to take part in the competition.[2] The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) will take place on May 31 and June 1 in Belgrade.

Qualification Round

Key to colours in group tables
Progress to the Preliminary Round

Group A (Tbilisi)

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Georgia (country) Ligamus Tbilisi 3 3 0 0 44 21 9
Belarus Vitbich 3 2 0 1 21 82 6
Spain Sabadell 3 1 0 2 29 24 3
Poland Arkonia Szkzecin 3 0 0 3 15 36 0
Matchday One
Sabadell 6 – 7 Vitbich
Ligamus Tbilisi 16 – 4 Arkonia Szkzecin
Matchday Two
Arkonia Szkzecin 6 – 8 Vitbich
Ligamus Tbilisi 12 – 11 Sabadell
Matchday Three
Sabadell 12 – 5 Arkonia Szkzecin
Ligamus Tbilisi 16 – 6 Vitbich

Group B (Kreuzlingen)

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
France Marseille 3 3 0 0 69 15 9
Switzerland Kreuzlingen 3 2 0 1 43 39 6
Denmark Slagelse 3 1 0 2 34 40 3
Sweden Jarfällä 3 0 0 3 17 69 0
Matchday One
Jarfällä 1 – 29 Marseille
Kreuzlingen 12 – 11 Slagelse
Matchday Two
Marseille 21 – 6 Slagelse
Kreuzlingen 23 – 9 Jarfällä
Matchday Three
Jarfällä 7 – 17 Slagelse
Kreuzlingen 8 – 19 Marseille

Preliminary Round

Volgograd
Barceloneta
Schuurman
Brescia
Szeged
Montpellier
Oradea
Marseille
Kreuzlingen
Hannover
Tbilisi
Location of teams of the 2012–13 LEN Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

Group A

Team PL W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1 Greece Vouliagmeni 10 8 0 2 128 55 +73 24
2 Russia Spartak Volgograd 10 8 0 2 108 65 +43 24
3 Hungary Eger 10 8 0 2 131 64 +67 24
4 Netherlands Schuurman 10 4 0 6 65 108 -43 12
5 Germany Waspo'98 Hannover 10 1 1 8 44 109 -65 4
6 Georgia (country) Ligamus Tbilisi 10 0 1 9 58 133 -75 1
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Vouliagmeni 11 – 6 Spartak Volgograd
Schuurman 6 – 5 Waspo'98 Hannover
15 January 2013
Eger 27 – 5 Ligamus Tbilisi
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Spartak Volgograd 10 – 7 Eger
Waspo'98 Hannover 4–18 Vouliagmeni
Schuurman 13–10 Ligamus Tbilisi
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Eger 16 – 5 Waspo'98 Hannover
Vouliagmeni 12 – 4 Schuurman
Ligamus Tbilisi 8 – 15 Spartak Volgograd
Matchday Four – 14 November 2012
Vouliagmeni 11 – 8 Eger
Schuurman 5 – 14 Spartak Volgograd
Waspo'98 Hannover 7 – 5 Ligamus Tbilisi
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Ligamus Tbilisi 5 – 15 Vouliagmeni
Eger 13 – 4 Schuurman
Spartak Volgograd 12 – 4 Waspo'98 Hannover
Matchday Six – 19 December 2012
Vouliagmeni 16 – 2 Ligamus Tbilisi
Schuurman 6 – 17 Eger
Waspo'98 Hannover 2 – 12 Spartak Volgograd
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Eger 10–9 Vouliagmeni
Ligamus Tbilisi 6–6 Hannover
Spartak Volgograd 12–7 Schuurman
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Spartak Volgograd 12–6 Ligamus Tbilisi
Hannover 4–13 Eger
Schuurman 3–15 Vouliagmeni
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Eger 8–6 Spartak Volgograd
Vouliagmeni 14–4 Hannover
Ligamus Tbilisi 7–10 Schuurman
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Spartak Volgograd 9–7 Vouliagmeni
Ligamus Tbilisi 4–12 Eger
Hannover 3–7 Schuurman

Group B

Team PL W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 8 8 0 0 129 40 +89 24
2 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 8 5 0 3 106 73 +33 15
3 Greece Olympiacos 8 5 0 3 105 64 +41 15
4 France Montpellier 8 2 0 6 65 100 -35 6
5 Switzerland Kreuzlingen 8 0 0 8 58 186 -128 0
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Olympiacos 15 – 5 Kreuzlingen
Red Star Belgrade 6 – 10 Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Red Star Belgrade 26 – 7 Kreuzlingen
Montpellier 7 – 11 Olympiacos
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Jug Dubrovnik 29 – 7 Kreuzlingen
Red Star Belgrade 10 – 8 Montpellier
Matchday Four – 13 November 2012
Olympiakos 9 – 8 Red Star Belgrade
Montpellier 2 – 14 Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Jug Dubrovnik 10 – 8 Olympiakos
Montpellier 15 – 8 Kreuzlingen
Matchday Six – 19 December 2012
Olympiakos 2 – 9 Jug Dubrovnik
Kreuzlingen 6 – 14 Montpellier
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Red Star Belgrade 11– 9 Olympiakos
Jug Dubrovnik 17–5 Montpellier
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Montpellier 8–16 Red Star Belgrade
Kreuzlingen 5–30 Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Olympiakos 18–6 Montpellier
Kreuzlingen 12–24 Red Star Belgrade
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Jug Dubrovnik 10–5 Red Star Belgrade
Kreuzlingen 8–33 Olympiakos

Group C

Team PL W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1 Spain Barceloneta 8 6 0 2 74 51 +23 18
2 Russia Sintez Kazan 8 4 1 3 75 70 +5 13
3 Italy Brescia 8 4 0 4 72 71 +1 12
4 France Marseille 8 3 0 5 72 84 –12 9
5 Serbia Vojvodina 8 2 1 5 58 75 –17 7
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Atlètic Barceloneta 10 – 7 Sintez Kazan
Brescia 13 – 9 Vojvodina
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Vojvodina 4 – 9 Atlètic Barceloneta
Marseille 9 – 7 Brescia
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Atlètic Barceloneta 15 – 4 Marseille
Sintez Kazan 9 – 10 Vojvodina
Matchday Four – 14 November 2012
Brescia 5 – 7 Atlètic Barceloneta
Marseille 8 – 13 Sintez Kazan
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Sintez Kazan 9 – 4 Brescia
Marseille 13 – 7 Vojvodina
Matchday Six – 19 December 2012
Brescia 16 – 12 Sintez Kazan
Vojvodina 10 – 9 Marseille
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Sintez Kazan 11–9 Marseille
Atlètic Barceloneta 9–7 Brescia
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Marseille 11–10 Atlètic Barceloneta
Vojvodina 6–6 Sintez Kazan
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Brescia 11–9 Marseille
Atlètic Barceloneta 7–5 Vojvodina
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Vojvodina 7–9 Brescia
Sintez Kazan 8–7 Atlètic Barceloneta

Group D

Team PL W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1 Hungary Szeged 8 7 0 1 81 56 +25 21
2 Serbia Partizan Belgrade 8 5 1 2 66 52 +14 16
3 Turkey Galatasaray 8 4 1 3 61 60 +1 13
4 Romania Oradea 8 2 0 6 70 85 -15 6
5 Germany Spandau 04 8 1 0 7 60 85 –25 3
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Szeged 8 – 5 Spandau 04
Partizan Belgrade 5 – 5 Galatasaray
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Oradea 9 – 14 Szeged
Spandau 04 10 – 13 Partizan Belgrade
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Partizan Belgrade 8 – 7 Oradea
Galatasaray 10 – 7 Spandau 04
Matchday Four – 14 November 2012
Szeged 8 – 7 Partizan Belgrade
Oradea 11 – 8 Galatasaray
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Spandau 04 15 – 13 Oradea
Galatasaray 4 – 6 Szeged
Matchday Six – 18 December 2012
Szeged 11 – 8 Galatasaray
Oradea 11 – 7 Spandau 04
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Partizan Belgrade 8–6 Szeged
Galatasaray 6–5 Oradea
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Spandau 04 8–11 Galatasaray
Oradea 6–10 Partizan Belgrade
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Szeged 17–8 Oradea
Partizan Belgrade 8–1 Spandau 04
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Spandau 04 7–11 Szeged
Galatasaray 9–7 Partizan Belgrade

Top 16

The draw was held on 28 February 2013 in Rome, Italy. The first legs were played on 9–10 March, and the second legs were played on 20–21 March 2013.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Crvena Zvezda Serbia 21–14 Hungary Eger 13–6 8–8
Montpellier France 13–27 Hungary Szeged 6–9 7–18
Vouliagmeni Greece 26–25 France Marseille 16–12 10–13
Olympiacos Greece 19–21 Russia Spartak Volgograd 9–8 10–13
Atlètic-Barceloneta Spain 27–13 Romania Oradea 15–5 12–8
Schuurman Netherlands 8–36 Croatia Jug 1–19 7–17
Partizan Serbia 16–11 Italy Brescia 9–5 7–6
Galatasaray Turkey 20–17 Russia Sintez Kazan 9–6 11–11

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 25 March 2013 in Rome, Italy. The first legs were played on 17 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2013.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Galatasaray Turkey 8–30 Croatia Jug 5–12 3–18
Vouliagmeni Greece 13–24 Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta 3–8 10–16
Szeged Hungary 16–17 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 5–7 11–10
Partizan Serbia 16–11 Russia Spartak Volgograd 11–6 5–5

Final Four (Belgrade)

Tašmajdan Sports Center, Belgrade, Serbia

Semifinals
31 May 2013
Final
1 June 2013
 Serbia Partizan  7  
 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik  8  
 
     Croatia Jug Dubrovnik  7
   Serbia Crvena zvezda  8
Third place
 Serbia Crvena zvezda  9  Serbia Partizan  10
 Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta  5    Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta  11

Semi-finals

31 May
17:00
[ Report] Partizan Serbia 78 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik Tašmajdan Sports Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Alexandrescu, Caputi
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 3–2, 2–2
Mandić 2 Goals Bošković, Janović 2

31 May
20:15
[ Report] Crvena zvezda Serbia 95 Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta Tašmajdan Sports Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Koganov, Margeta
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 3–3, 2–0
Rašović 3 Goals Vrlić, Alferez 2

Third place

1 June 2013
17:00
[ Report] Partizan Serbia 1011 Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta Tašmajdan Sports Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Koganov, Margeta
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 3–2, 3–2
four players 2 Goals Vrlić 4

Final

1 June 2013
20:15
[ Report] Jug Dubrovnik Croatia 78 Serbia Crvena zvezda Tašmajdan Sports Center, Belgrade
Referees:
Stavridis, Caputi
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 3–3, 1–2
Janović 3 Goals Pijetlović 2
2012-13 Champions League
Champions

Serbia Crvena zvezda
1st Title
Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Mihajlo Milićević, Duško Pijetlović, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, Nikola Eškert, Marko Draksimović, Nenad Stojčić
Head Coach
Dejan Savić

Final standings

Team
Serbia Crvena zvezda
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik
Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta
Serbia Partizan

References

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