The 2025–26 European Aquatics Challenger Cup qualification round I is played between 28 and 30 November 2025 to determine the 8 teams advancing to the qualification round II of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Challenger Cup.
Format The 14 teams were place into four groups in total, two with four teams and two teams with three. 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
+ Group ATeamPoints Sliema ASC (H)98126 APOEL Nicosia66940 Hapoel Palram Zvulun68860 San Giljan ASCN/A
+ Group BTeamPoints AVK Branik Maribor (H)N/A Carouge Natation 442,625 VK Ljubljana Slovan611,310 Club Naval PovoenseN/A
+ Group CTeamPoints Enka Sport Club (H)452,507.5 Welsh Wanderers85560 Heybeliada ASCN/A
+ Group DTeamPoints Royal Dauphins Mouscronnois (H)482,170 Cetus Espoo 581,420 West London PenguinN/A
Groups Group A 28–30 November 2025, Valletta, Malta.
Group B 28–30 November 2025, Maribor, Slovenia.
Group C 28–30 November 2025, Istanbul, Turkey.
Group D 28–30 November 2025, Mouscron, Belgium.
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