2007–08 LEN Euroleague

2007-08 LEN Euroleague
League LEN Euroleague
Sport Water Polo
Duration 26 September 2007 to
10 May 2008
Number of teams 16 (Preliminary Round)
42 (Total)
Final Four
Finals champions Italy Pro Recco (5th title)
  Runners-up Croatia Jug Dubrovnik

The 2007–08 LEN Euroleague was the 45th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 26 September 2007 to 10 May 2008, and was contested by 42 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 9 and May 10 in Barcelona. The winning team was Pro Recco from Italy.

Qualifying Round 1

Group A (Istanbul)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Montenegro VK Primorac Kotor 66009526+6918
Russia Lukoil Spartak Volgograd 65016740+2715
Greece N.C. Chios 64026246+1612
Slovakia CH Hornets Košice 63035149+29
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 61145468-144
Turkey Yuzme Istanbul 61144971-224
Switzerland Lugano Pallanouto 600625103-780

Preliminary round

Location of teams of the 2007–08 LEN Euroleague group stage.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Greece Olympiacos 6 4 1 1 54 47 +7 13
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 4 0 2 54 42 +12 12
Russia Sintez Kazan 6 2 1 3 52 50 +2 7
Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 6 1 0 5 45 66 21 3

Group B

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Italy Pro Recco 6 5 0 1 78 49 +29 15
Montenegro Primorac Kotor 6 3 1 2 52 55 3 10
Russia Spartak Volgograd 6 2 1 3 55 66 11 7
France Marseille 6 1 0 5 57 72 15 3

Group C

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Hungary Vasas 6 4 1 1 55 45 +10 13
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 6 4 0 2 57 50 +7 12
Hungary Honvéd 6 3 1 2 50 46 +4 10
Greece Ethnikos Piraeus 6 0 0 6 44 65 21 0

Group D

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Serbia Partizan 6 5 0 1 61 42 +19 15
Italy Posillipo 6 3 1 2 62 57 +5 10
Italy Brixia Leonessa 6 2 0 4 51 60 9 6
Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 1 1 4 50 65 15 4

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 26 March, and the second legs were played on 9 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jug Dubrovnik Croatia 18–17 Greece Olympiacos 10–5 8–12
Partizan Serbia 19–22 Croatia HAVK Mladost 9–9 10–13 (p)
Primorac Kotor Montenegro 13–14 Hungary Vasas 6–8 7–6
Pro Recco Italy 25–18 Italy Posillipo 13–10 12–8

Final Four (Barcelona)

Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

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