The 2019–20 LEN Champions League was the 57th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. The season started on 30 September 2019 and played its last games on 4 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams +Preliminary round Jug Dubrovnik Spandau 04 Ferencváros Mladost Zagreb Waspo 98 Hannover Pro Recco CN Marseille Olympiacos Jadran Herceg Novi Dinamo Tbilisi Szolnok CNA Barceloneta
+Qualification round II Jadran Split OSC Potsdam AN Brescia Strasbourg NC Vouliagmeni CN Terrassa Locomotive Tbilisi OSC Budapest
+Qualification round I Banja Luka Steaua Bucharest Crvena zvezda Paix d’Aix Natation Dynamo Moscow CN Barcelona Apollon Smyrni Sintez Kazan Galatasaray Oradea Šabac Enka
Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows. PhaseRound1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsQualification round I30 August–1 September 2019Qualification round II13–15 September 2019Qualification round III 21 September 201925 September 2019Preliminary roundRound 18/9 October 2019Round 218/19 October 2019Round 329/30 October 2019Round 48/9 November 2019Round 519/20 November 2019Round 63/4 December 2019Round 713/14 December 2019Round 84/5 February 2020Round 921/22 February 2020Round 103/4 March 2020Round 1113/14 March 2020Round 1221/22 April 2020Round 138/9 May 2020Round 1419/20 May 2020Final 8Quarterfinals5 June 2020Semifinals6 June 2020Final7 June 2020
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I Group A
Group B
Qualification round II Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Qualification round III
Preliminary round
The draw for the 2019–20 LEN Champions League preliminary round has been conducted in Barcelona. In the regular season, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Pro Recco will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 8 October 2019 to 20 May 2020. Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 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 colors Advance to the Final 8 Home team win Tie Away team win
Group A
Group B
Final 8 5–7 June 2020, Recco, Italy.
Qualified teams GroupWinnersRunners-upThirdFourthAB
Bracket
5th–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Team 4 5 6 7 8
See also 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup 2019 LEN Super Cup
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