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 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 of the 2009–10 LEN Euroleague:
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:
Teams entering this roundTeams advancing from the previous round
First qualifying round

  • champions from unseeded federations
  • runners-up from unseeded federations
  • 8 third-placed teams from seeded federations
Second qualifying round
  • 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

  • 8 champions from seeded federations
  • 4 tournament winners from the second qualifying round
  • 4 tournament runners-up from the second qualifying round
    • Quarterfinal round

  • 4 group winners from the preliminary round
  • 4 group runners-up from the preliminary round
    • Final Four
  • 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.
    th Title Holder

    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])

    Group B ([Istanbul])

    Group C ([Szeged])

    Group D ([Budva])

    Second qualifying round

    Group E ([Barcelona])

    Group F ([Novi Sad])

    Group G ([Berlin])

    Group G ([Rijeka])

    Group stage

    Group A

    Group B

    Group C

    Group D

    Quarterfinal Round (Second Group Stage)

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

    Group A

    Group B

    Final Four ([Rome])

    , Rome, Italy
    Semi-finals
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    Third place
    Final

    Final standings

    Team
    Partizan
    Pro Recco
    HAVK Mladost
    Budva