The 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup qualification round I is played between 5 and 7 December 2025 to determine the 4 teams advancing to the qualification round II of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup.

Format The 7 teams were place into two groups of four teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The top two in each group advance to the next round.

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.

Group composition

There was no draw, rather the groups were pre-selected for geographical reasons on 11 August 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group.

Key to coloursTeams advancing to qualification round II

+ Pot 1TeamPoints AJ Fezko Strakonice (H)471,830 SSV Esslingen561,060 Nevşehir Belediye SKN/A Slavia UK Bratislava WPN/A + Pot 2TeamPoints ZVU Partizan (H)N/A Otter London 412,550 Hapoel Emek Hayarden551,060 ODTÜ SC59560

Groups Group A 5–7 December 2025, Strakonice, Czech Republic.

Group B 5–7 December 2025, Belgrade, Serbia.

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