The 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup group stage is played between 16 October 2025 and 12 February 2026 to determine the eight teams advancing to the Eighth finals of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup.
Format The 16 teams were place into four groups of four. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Eighth finals.
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 took place on the 28 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. The nine teams in pot 1 finished third in their respective national leagues, while the 7 teams that advanced from the qualification round are in pot 2. Teams in bold indicate who advanced.
Pot 1 Pot 2 RN Savona BVSC Manna ABC CN Barcelona VK Šabac Panathinaikos Jug AO Dubrovnik ASC Duisburg PVK Budućnost Podgorica CS Dinamo București Spandau 04 Pallanuoto Trieste NC Vouliagmeni VK Solaris Šibenik Steaua București CN Terrassa Szolnoki Dozsa Praktiker
Groups Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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 Preview reports ReferenceMatchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3Matchday 4Matchday 5Matchday 6 Matchday reports ReferenceMatchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3Matchday 4Matchday 5Matchday 6
External links
Official website Official statistics of the tournament