2011–12 LEN Women's Champions' Cup

The 2011-12 LEN Women's Champions' Cup is the ongoing 25th edition of LEN's competition for women's water polo national champion clubs. Thirteen teams from England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Serbia and Spain entered the competition.

Pro Recco defeated Vouliagmeni 8–7 in the final to win the competition for the first time. Kinef Kirishi and Orizzonte Catania also reached the Final Four, with the Russians hosting the stage.[1] Defending champion CN Sabadell was defeated by Vouliagmeni in the quarter-finals.[2]

Group stage

Group A

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1Italy Orizzonte Catania 6 6 0 0 85 45 18
2Greece Vouliagmeni 6 5 0 1 81 35 15
3Russia Shturm Ruza 6 4 0 2 67 47 12
4England Liverpool Lizards 6 3 0 3 41 54 9
5France Olympic Nice 6 2 0 4 40 59 6
6Germany Blau-Weiss Bochum 6 1 0 5 42 68 3
7Serbia Taš-2000 Belgrade (host) 6 0 0 6 27 75 0
Day 1
Vouliagmeni15–4Taš-2000 Belgrade
Orizzonte Catania18–8Olympic Nice
Liverpool Lizards6–5Blau-Weiss Bochum
Vouliagmeni16–3Liverpool Lizards
Day 2
Orizzonte Catania13–9Shturm Ruza
Vouliagmeni17–7Blau-Weiss Bochum
Liverpool Lizards7–5Olympic Nice
Shturm Ruza15–5Taš-2000 Belgrade
Day 3
Olympic Nice13–7Blau-Weiss Bochum
Shturm Ruza13–10Liverpool Lizards
Orizzonte Catania19–4Taš-2000 Belgrade
Shturm Ruza13–3Blau-Weiss Bochum
Day 4
Vouliagmeni13–3Olympic Nice
Orizzonte Catania11–3Liverpool Lizards
Vouliagmeni10–7Shturm Ruza
Liverpool Lizards12–4Taš-2000 Belgrade
Day 5
Orizzonte Catania13–11Blau-Weiss Bochum
Shturm Ruza10–6Olympic Nice
Orizzonte Catania11–10Vouliagmeni
Blau-Weiss Bochum9–6Taš-2000 Belgrade

Group B

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1Italy Pro Recco 5 5 0 0 74 36 15
2Russia Kinef Kirishi 5 4 0 1 91 34 12
3Spain Sabadell 5 3 0 2 52 37 9
4England City of Manchester 5 1 1 3 46 61 4
5Germany Bayer Uerdingen 5 1 1 3 51 87 4
6France Nancy (host) 5 0 0 5 24 83 0
Day 1
Bayer Uerdingen15–15City of Manchester
Pro Recco14–9Kinef Kirishi
Sabadell14–4Nancy
Day 2
Sabadell10–9City of Manchester
Kinef Kirishi27–1Nancy
Pro Recco17–9Bayer Uerdingen
Day 3
Kinef Kirishi15–7City of Manchester
Sabadell18–6Bayer Uerdingen
Pro Recco21–5Nancy
Day 4
Pro Recco7–6Sabadell
Kinef Kirishi29–8Bayer Uerdingen
City of Manchester8–6Nancy
Day 5
Pro Recco15–7City of Manchester
Kinef Kirishi11–4Sabadell
Bayer Uerdingen13–8Nancy

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 L #1 L #2
City of Manchester England 21–31 Italy Orizzonte Catania 10–16 11–15
Liverpool Lizards England 13–30 Italy Pro Recco 7–206–10
Sabadell Spain 22–24 Greece Vouliagmeni 14–138–11
Shturm Ruza Russia 11–32 Russia Kinef Kirishi 7–144–18

Final Four

Semi-finals Final
4 May
 Russia Kinef Kirishi  8  
 Greece Vouliagmeni  10  
 
5 May
     Greece Vouliagmeni   7
    Italy Pro Recco  8
Third place
4 May 5 May
 Italy Orizzonte Catania  6  Russia Kinef Kirishi  18
 Italy Pro Recco  14    Italy Orizzonte Catania  12

References