2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup qualification round

2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup qualification round
2025–26
Tournament information
SportWater polo
Date17–19 October 2025
Host(s) Zagreb
Ede
Vojvodina
Teams9 (from 9 countries)
WebsiteOfficial website
Tournament statistics
Matches played9

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup qualification round was played between 17 and 19 October 2025 to determine the 4 teams advancing to the group stage of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup.

Format

The 9 teams were place into three groups of three teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners plus the best runners-up advance to the group stage.

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

External videos
Draw

The draw was on 28 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.[1][2] (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group. The seeding is based off the club rankings.

Key to colours
Teams advancing to group stage
Pot 1
Team Rank Points
Polar Bears (H) 26 6,455
Panionios GSS 29 4,920
III. Kerületi TVE (H) 31 4,920
Pot 2
Team Rank Points
ŽAVK Mladost (H) 32 4,660
VK Vojvodina (H) 34 3,790
Galatasaray Zena 36 3,375
Pot 3
Team Rank Points
Hapoel Yokneam 39 2,905
Zodiac CNAB N/A
ASD Bogliasco 1951 N/A

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOD PAN MLA
1 Zodiac CNAB 2 2 0 0 0 32 12 +20 6 Group stage 18–4
2 Panionios GSS 2 1 0 0 1 19 23 −4 3 8–14
3 ŽAVK Mladost (H) 2 0 0 0 2 13 29 −16 0 9–11
17 October 2025
20:45
Report ŽAVK Mladost 9–11 Panionios GSS Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Bregje de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 2–3, 3–3
Glas 6 Goals Christodoulou-Out, Plevritou 3

18 October 2025
18:00
Report Zodiac CNAB 18–4 ŽAVK Mladost Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Martina Kunikova (SVK), Bregje de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–0, 3–1, 7–1
Aznar Diez 6 Goals Skelin 2

19 October 2025
11:30
Report Panionios GSS 8–14 Zodiac CNAB Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
Referees:
Nikolett Sajben (HUN),, Martina Kunikova (SVK)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–4, 4–1, 1–4
Lampropoulou, Renner 2 Goals five players 2

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POL BOG GAL
1 Polar Bears (H) 2 2 0 0 0 32 15 +17 6 Group stage 10–9 22–6
2 ASD Bogliasco 1951 2 1 0 0 1 36 15 +21 3
3 Galatasaray Zena 2 0 0 0 2 11 49 −38 0 5–27
17 October 2025
20:00
Report Galatasaray Zena 5–27 ASD Bogliasco 1951 Zwembad De Peppel, Ede
Referees:
Nora Debreceni (HUN), Lea Saftic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–5, 2–5, 1–10
Yarayan 3 Goals Bo 6

18 October 2025
18:00
Report Polar Bears 22–6 Galatasaray Zena Zwembad De Peppel, Ede
Referees:
Marina Martos Fernandez (ESP), Lea Saftic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–1, 4–1, 6–3
Kleinlugtebeld 6 Goals Temel, Yarayan 2

19 October 2025
12:00
Report Polar Bears 10–9 ASD Bogliasco 1951 Zwembad De Peppel, Ede
Referees:
Marina Martos Fernandez (ESP), Nora Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 3–3, 2–4
De Gier 3 Goals Bianco 4

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAP KER VOJ
1 Hapoel Yokneam 2 1 1 0 0 32 27 +5 5 Group stage
2 III. Kerületi TVE 2 1 0 1 0 32 30 +2 4 19–20[a]
3 VK Vojvodina (H) 2 0 0 0 2 18 25 −7 0 8–12 10–13
17 October 2025
19:00
Report III. Keruleti TVE 19–20 (PSO) Hapoel Yoqneam Slana Bara Sports Center, Novi Sad
Referees:
Roberta Grillo (ITA), Ana Belen Perete Gonzalvo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–3, 4–4, 5–3  PSO: 4–5
Raski 5 Goals Luka 4

18 October 2025
19:00
Report VK Vojvodina 10–13 III. Keruleti TVE Slana Bara Sports Center, Novi Sad
Referees:
Roberta Grillo (ITA), Anne Grandin (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 4–2, 3–5
Tijana Lukic 3 Goals three players 3

19 October 2025
19:00
Report VK Vojvodina 8–12 Hapoel Yoqneam Slana Bara Sports Center, Novi Sad
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Ana Belen Perete Gonzalvo (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 4–3, 2–6, 2–1
three players 2 Goals Levinshtein, Strugo 3

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C III. Kerületi TVE 2 1 0 1 0 32 30 +2 4 Group stage
2 B ASD Bogliasco 1951 2 1 0 0 1 36 15 +21 3
3 A Panionios GSS 2 1 0 0 1 19 23 −4 3
Source: European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Notes

  1. ^ Match ended 15–15, Hapoel Yokneam won 5–4 on penalties.

See also

References

Matchday reports

Reference
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
  1. ^ "Champions League and Euro Cup water polo draws set for Monday - European Aquatics®". July 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dramatic clashes await after Champions League and Euro Cup draws - European Aquatics®". July 28, 2025.