The 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League qualification round is played between 19 and 21 September 2025 to determine the six teams advancing to the group stage of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League.https://europeanaquatics.org/champions-league-water-polo-action-ready-to-return/
Format The 10 teams were placed into three groups, two with three teams and one with four teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners up will advance to the group stage.
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
The draw was on 28 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group. The seeding is based on the club rankings.
Key to coloursTeams advancing to group stage
+ Pot 1TeamPoints Novi Beograd (H)237,935 AN Brescia721,942.5 KEIO CN Sabadell (H)1019,127.5 + Pot 2TeamPoints Vasas SC1213,515 NO Vouliagmeni1312,687.5 Steaua București1611,480 + Pot 3TeamPoints Spandau 041910,400 HAVK Mladost Zagreb (H)239,435 Primorac Kotor258,835 Pays d'Aix Natation70820
Groups Group A 19–21 September 2025, Belgrade, Serbia
Group B 19–21 September 2025, Sabadell, Spain
Group C 19–21 September 2025, Zagreb, Croatia
Notes
See also 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Challenger Cup 2025 European Aquatics Super Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Champions League 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup 2025 European Aquatics Women's Super Cup
References Matchday reports ReferenceMatchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3
External links
Official website