LEN Cup 2008-09
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The LEN Cup
2008-09 was the 17th edition of the competition, and was won by Szeged Beton VSE. It was the first time a Hungarian
club won the competition since Újpesti TE
's 3rd title in 1999.
Group A (Istanbul
Group B (Budapest
Group C (Budapest
Group D (Vouliagmeni
Group F (Kotor
Group G (Szeged
Group H (Chios
Group I (Oradea
Group J (Montpellier
Group K (Budapest
Group L (Barcelona
Group M (Vouliagmeni
Group N (Novi Sad
Group O (Novi Sad
Group P (Rijeka
LEN Cup
The LEN Cup is a second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Euroleague. The cup was inaugurated in 1992...
2008-09 was the 17th edition of the competition, and was won by Szeged Beton VSE. It was the first time a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
club won the competition since Újpesti TE
Újpesti TE (water polo)
Újpesti Torna Egylet vízilabda szakosztály is a Hungarian water polo club from Újpest, Budapest, that is part of Újpesti TE sport society. The club was founded in 1885, while the waterpolo department was created in 1911...
's 3rd title in 1999.
Group A (IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Primorje Rijeka |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 15 | 9 |
| 2. |  Galatasaray SK Istanbul |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 6 |
| 3. |  SG Neukölln eV, Berlin |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 3 |
| 4. |  Centro Desportivo Universitário do PortoCentro Desportivo Universitário do Porto Centro Desportivo Universitário do Porto or CDUP is a Portuguese amateur sports club for students at the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal.-Sports:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 71 | 0 |
Group B (BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Újpesti TEÚjpesti TE (water polo) Újpesti Torna Egylet vízilabda szakosztály is a Hungarian water polo club from Újpest, Budapest, that is part of Újpesti TE sport society. The club was founded in 1885, while the waterpolo department was created in 1911... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 9 |
| 2. |  Montpellier Water Polo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 6 |
| 3. | Adalar SSK Istanbul |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 53 | 3 |
| 4. |  SK Frem Odense |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 62 | 0 |
Group C (BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mornar Split |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 9 |
| 2. |  CN Sant Andreu, Barcelona |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 6 |
| 3. |  ZPB Barendrecht |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 3 |
| 4. |  ŠK Polície Košice |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 48 | 0 |
Group D (VouliagmeniVouliagmeniVouliagmeni is a seaside town and former municipality 20 km south of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 6,442 at the 2001 census. Vouliagmeni is among the most...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Nautical Club of VouliagmeniNautical Club of Vouliagmeni The Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni, or "NOV" is an aquatic sports club, founded by local sportsmen in 1937 in the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, south of Athens, Greece. The club is located on the eastern edge of the Mikro Kavouri peninsula, adjacent to the Astir Palace Hotel and overlooking the... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 9 |
| 2. |  VK Dynamo MoscowDynamo Sports Club Dinamo, also Dynamo, is the oldest sports and physical training society that was created in 1923.-Name:The name given to the society was supposed to mean "Power in Motion" from Greek: δύναμις; dynamis -power, and Latin: motio, -motion... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 6 |
| 3. |  SC Kreuzlingen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 3 |
| 4. | Polar Bears Ede |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 0 |
Group E (Prčanj)
| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Belgrade Water Polo Club |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
| 2. |  VK Val Prčanj |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 3. |  Bristol Central SC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 3 |
Group F (KotorKotorKotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality....
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro, Kotor |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 6 |
| 2. | SG Hannover |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 3. | SSCM Paredes Lousada |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
Group G (SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Szeged Beton VSE |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| 2. |  CSA Steaua BucureştiCSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 3. | Dauphin FC Sète |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
Group H (ChiosChiosChios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Nautical Club of Chios |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 2. | Spartak Volgograd |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 3 |
| 3. | Cheltenham SWPC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 0 |
Group I (OradeaOradeaOradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro, Kotor |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 9 |
| 2. | CSM Leonardo Oradea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 6 |
| 3. | Widex GZC Gouda |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 37 | 3 |
| 4. | Spartak Volgograd |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 0 |
Group J (MontpellierMontpellier-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CN Barcelona |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 9 |
| 2. | Szeged Beton VSE |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 6 |
| 3. | Montpellier Water Polo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 3 |
| 4. |  KS Arkonia Szczecin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 0 |
Group K (BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
)
| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Budapest Honvéd |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 9 |
| 2. | Nautical Club of Chios |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 32 | 6 |
| 3. | PVK Val Prčanj |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 45 | 3 |
| 4. | Portinado |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 0 |
Group L (BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VK Sintez Kazan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
| 2. | CN Sant Andreu, Barcelona |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 6 |
| 3. | Újpesti TE Újpesti TE (water polo) Újpesti Torna Egylet vízilabda szakosztály is a Hungarian water polo club from Újpest, Budapest, that is part of Újpesti TE sport society. The club was founded in 1885, while the waterpolo department was created in 1911... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 6 |
| 4. | Rotherham Metro |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 0 |
Group M (VouliagmeniVouliagmeniVouliagmeni is a seaside town and former municipality 20 km south of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 6,442 at the 2001 census. Vouliagmeni is among the most...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Panionios GSS Athens Panionios Panionios GSS , the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna, is a Greek multi sport club founded in 1890. Originally based in Smyrna/Izmir, the club was uprooted in the population exchange between Greece and Turkey following the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1922... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 9 |
| 2. | Belgrade Water Polo Club |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 4 |
| 3. | SG Hannover |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 4 |
| 4. |  WC Tirol Innsbruck |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 0 |
Group N (Novi SadNovi SadNovi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VK Vojvodina Novi Sad Vojvodina Novi Sad Vojvodina Novi Sad, formed in 1914, is a sports society in Novi Sad, Serbia. Among its most famous clubs are:* OK Vojvodina - Vojvodina volleyball club* FK Vojvodina - Vojvodina football club* KK Vojvodina - Vojvodina basketball club... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 7 |
| 2. | Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni The Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni, or "NOV" is an aquatic sports club, founded by local sportsmen in 1937 in the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, south of Athens, Greece. The club is located on the eastern edge of the Mikro Kavouri peninsula, adjacent to the Astir Palace Hotel and overlooking the... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 7 |
| 3. | CSA Steaua Bucureşti CSA Steaua Bucuresti CSA Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian sports society from Bucharest, Romania run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania. It is the most successful club in Romania in terms of international and overall trophies... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 4. | SC Salgueiros Porto |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 0 |
Group O (Novi SadNovi SadNovi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  ASD Posillipo Naples |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 9 |
| 2. | Mornar Split |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 6 |
| 3. | Galatasaray SK Istanbul |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 3 |
| 4. |  BMK Kharkiv Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 41 | 0 |
Group P (RijekaRijekaRijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
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| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VK Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Sports Club Dinamo, also Dynamo, is the oldest sports and physical training society that was created in 1923.-Name:The name given to the society was supposed to mean "Power in Motion" from Greek: δύναμις; dynamis -power, and Latin: motio, -motion... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 9 |
| 2. | Primorje Rijeka |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 6 |
| 3. | Philips SV Eindhoven |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 3 |
| 4. | Łódźi STW |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 0 |