The 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup qualification round is played between 3 and 5 October 2025 to determine the seven teams advancing to the group stage of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup.
Format The 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners and three best 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 Steaua București1611,480 Pays d'Aix Natation70820 Spandau 041910,400 NC Vouliagmeni1312,687.5 + Pot 3TeamPoints Pallanuoto Trieste353,947.5 VK Solaris (H)383,272.5 ZV De Zaan492,075 CN Terrassa (H)502,017.5
+ Pot 2TeamPoints WPC Dinamo Tbilisi2010,292.5 BVK Crvena zvezda278,652.5 Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker306,910 GS Apollon Smyrnis (H)344,210 + Pot 4TeamPoints Montpellier Water Polo (H)71815 OSC Potsdam 92370 CS Rapid București N/A A-Polo Sport ManagementN/A
Groups Group A 3–5 October 2025, Athens, Greece
Group B 3–5 October 2025, Montpellier, France
Group C 3–5 October 2025, Šibenik, Croatia
Group D 3–5 October 2025, Terrassa, Spain
Ranking of second-placed teams
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 Official statistics of the tournament