2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup qualification round I.
2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I
2025–26
Tournament information
SportWater polo
Date7–9 November 2025
Host(s) Utrecht
Athens
Split
Belgrade
Rijeka
Teams19 (from 14 countries)
WebsiteOfficial website
Tournament statistics
Matches played27

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I is played between 7 and 9 November 2025 to determine the 10 teams advancing to the qualification round II of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup.[1]

Format

The 19 teams were place into five groups of four or three teams. 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.

Draw

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Draw

The draw was on 11 August 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.[2][3] (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group. The seeding is based off the club rankings.

Key to colours
Teams advancing to qualification round II
Pot 1
Team Rank Points
VK Primorje EB (H) 28 7,350
Panionios GSS (H) 29 7,177.5
Endo Plus SH 36 3,915
EVK Zaibas 37 3,677.5
Vitória SC 42 2,862.5
Pot 2
Team Rank Points
Galatasaray SK 43 2,655
VK Partizan (H) 47 2,215
Tenerife Echeyde 59 1,330
UZSC (H) 65 1,060
VK Banja Luka 72 760
Pot 3
Team Rank Points
CN Mataró 79 600
De Akker Team 80 600
AC PAOK 81 600
PVK Budva BR 96 260
Sète Natation 97 260
Pot 4
Team Rank Points
White Sharks 100 110
CN Posillipo N/A
VK Mornar Split (H) N/A
SG Neukölln Berlin N/A

Groups

Group A

7–9 November 2025, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POS ENDO PAOK UZSC
1 CN Posillipo 3 2 1 0 0 46 35 +11 8 Qualification round II — — — —
2 Endo Plus SH 3 2 0 1 0 52 31 +21 7 16–18 — 15–8 —
3 AC PAOK 3 1 0 0 2 39 40 −1 3 — — — 12–15
4 UZSC (H) 3 0 0 0 3 30 61 −31 0 10–18 10–24 10–19 —
Source: European Aquatics Conference Cup
(H) Host
7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team De Krommerijn Swimming Pool, Utrecht
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7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team De Krommerijn Swimming Pool, Utrecht
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team De Krommerijn Swimming Pool, Utrecht
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team De Krommerijn Swimming Pool, Utrecht
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team De Krommerijn Swimming Pool, Utrecht
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team De Krommerijn Swimming Pool, Utrecht
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Group B

7–9 November 2025, Athens, Greece.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAN TEN BUD WHI
1 Panionios GSS (H) 3 3 0 0 0 50 34 +16 9 Qualification round II — — 16–13 19–10
2 Tenerife Echeyde 3 1 1 0 1 49 42 +7 5 11–15 — 19–18 —
3 PVK Budva BR 3 1 0 1 1 48 41 +7 4 — — — 19–9
4 White Sharks 3 0 0 0 3 30 60 −30 0 — 11–22 — —
Source: European Aquatics Conference Cup
(H) Host
7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens
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7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Nea Smyrni Swimming Pool, Athens
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Group C

7–9 November 2025, Split, Croatia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOR SET VIT BAN
1 VK Mornar Split (H) 3 3 0 0 0 64 24 +40 9 Qualification round II — — 24–11 24–4
2 Sète Natation 3 2 0 0 1 72 28 +44 6 9–16 — — —
3 Vitória SC 3 1 0 0 2 39 50 −11 3 — 8–20 — 20–6
4 VK Banja Luka 3 0 0 0 3 14 87 −73 0 — 4–43 — —
Source: European Aquatics Conference Cup
(H) Host
7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Stari bazen, Split
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7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Stari bazen, Split
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Stari bazen, Split
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Stari bazen, Split
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Stari bazen, Split
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Stari bazen, Split
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Group D

7–9 November 2025, Belgrade, Serbia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AKK PAR ZAI BER
1 De Akker Team 3 2 0 0 1 57 32 +25 6 Qualification round II — — 21–13 —
2 VK Partizan (H) 3 2 0 0 1 47 35 +12 6 13–11 — — 21–8
3 EVK Zaibas 3 2 0 0 1 45 46 −1 6 — 16–13 — —
4 SG Neukölln Berlin 3 0 0 0 3 26 62 −36 0 6–25 — 12–16 —
Source: European Aquatics Conference Cup
(H) Host
7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
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7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team 11th April Sports and Recreation Center, Belgrade
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Group E

7–9 November 2025, Rijeka, Croatia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRI MAT GAL
1 VK Primorje EB (H) 2 2 0 0 0 50 18 +32 6 Qualification round II — 23–11 27–7
2 CN Mataró 2 1 0 0 1 33 39 −6 3 — — 22–16
3 Galatasaray SK 2 0 0 0 2 23 49 −26 0 — — —
Source: European Aquatics Conference Cup
(H) Host
7 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Kantrida Swimming Pool, Rijeka
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8 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Kantrida Swimming Pool, Rijeka
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9 November 2025 [ Report] Team – Team Kantrida Swimming Pool, Rijeka
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Notes

See also

References

Matchday reports

Reference
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
  1. ^ https://europeanaquatics.org/europe-gears-up-for-inaugural-mens-conference-cup-season/
  2. ^ "2025/26 Conference Cup and Challenger Cup water polo qualification groups determined - European Aquatics®". August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Curcic, Ivan (August 11, 2025). "Conference Cup draw: Two former European champions in same qualification group".
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