The 2025–26 European Aquatics Challenger Cup final classification was played to decide the final standing of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Challenger Cup and give clubs of the level more exposure on the European scene.
Format In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format.
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 9–12th place group Eliminated teams from Challenger Cup qualification round II Teams Cetus Espoo VK Banja Luka Carouge Natation RD Mouscronnois
13–18th place group Eliminated teams from Challenger Cup qualification round I Teams Hapoel Palram Zvulun APOEL Nicosia VK Ljubljana Slovan Club Naval Povoense Welsh Wanderers West London Penguin
Groups 9–12th place group 14–15 March 2026, Mouscron, Belgium.
13–18th place group 13–15 February 2026, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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 9–12th place group ReferenceMatchday 1Matchday 2
13–18th place group ReferenceMatchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3