Английская Википедия:2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup
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The 2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the new water polo competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). It acted as the third tier, below the LEN Women's Champions League and the LEN Women's Euro Cup.[1] Izmir BBG won the inaugural competition, beating ZVK Crvena Zvezda 10–9 in the final. Izmir BBG became the first Turkish club to win a European club water polo competition.[2][3][4]
Introduction
A year after the men's competition started, LEN decided to inaugurate a women's version. Similar to the men's tournament, the LEN Women's Challenger Cup was designed to help developing countries and clubs grow and play more European club games.
Format
15 teams are separated into three groups of five. Each group is held at one club. The top 2 from each group advance to the Final Six. The final six, the six teams club are pooled into two groups of three where the two group winners advance to the final, while the two runners up play for third. Like the previous round, the final six is held at one club.
Rankings
Only teams below the top 6 can enter the competition.
| Rank[5] | Association | Points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Spain | 105,597.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Greece | 91,125 | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hungary | 84,842.5 | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Italy | 76,410 | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon France | 24,127.5 | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russia | 53.38 | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Netherlands | 49.300 | |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Slovakia | 5,145 | |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Germany | 4,620 | |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Portugal | 4,620 | 2 |
| 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Malta | 3,940 | 1 |
| 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Israel | 2,500 | 0Шаблон:Efn |
| 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Croatia | 1,012.5 | 2 |
| Rank[5] | Association | Points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Шаблон:Flagicon Bulgaria | 0 | 1 |
| NR | Шаблон:Flagicon Czech Republic | 0 | |
| NR | Шаблон:Flagicon Great Britain | 0 | 2 |
| NR | Шаблон:Flagicon Serbia | 0 | |
| NR | Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden | 0 | 1 |
| NR | Шаблон:Flagicon Turkey | 0 | 2 |
|}
Teams
Only countries below the top 6 in the LEN women's club rankings can enter teams into this competition.[6]
Schedule
Rounds and dates
| Phase | Round date |
|---|---|
| Qualification round | 19–22 October 2023 |
| Final six | 24–26 November 2023 |
Draw
The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups.[7][8][9] Teams in bold advanced to the final six. The seeding was decided by as follows:
- The new LEN club rankings.[10]
- LEN country club rankings.[5]
- LEN women's national team rankings.[11]
Qualification round
Group A
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Group B
Held in Strakonice, Czech Republic {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |show_matches=true |source=Report |OTwin_header=PSW |OTloss_header=PSL |update=complete
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Group C
Held in Burgas, Bulgaria {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT |show_matches=true |source=Report |OTwin_header=PSW |OTloss_header=PSL |update=complete
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Final six
There was originally going to be a home and away final to decide the champions.[6] But due to the unexcepted amount of clubs entering the competition, the water polo committee altered the format to introduce a final six tournament.[12]
Draw
The draw took place on 24 October in Barcelona.[12] Pots 1 and 2 consist of the teams that finished first and second in the previous round respectively. The only restriction was that clubs from the same group in the previous round could not be drawn against each other.
Host
The tournament was announced to be held in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, by ŽAVK Mladost, on 6 November.[13][14][15]
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
{{#invoke:RoundN|N2 |bold_winner=high |RD1=Fifth place match |November 26|Шаблон:Flagicon Jadran Split|18|Шаблон:Nowrap|11 }}
{{#invoke:RoundN|N2 |bold_winner=high |RD1=Third place match |November 26|Шаблон:Nowrap|13|Шаблон:Flagicon ŽAVK Mladost|14 }}
{{#invoke:RoundN|N2 |bold_winner=high |RD1=Final |November 26|Шаблон:Flagicon ZVK Crvena Zvezda|9|Шаблон:Flagicon Izmir BBG|10 }}
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
See also
- 2023–24 LEN Champions League
- 2023–24 LEN Euro Cup
- 2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup
- 2023 LEN Super Cup
- 2023–24 LEN Women's Champions League
- 2023–24 LEN Women's Euro Cup
- 2023 LEN Women's Super Cup
External links
References
Шаблон:2023–24 in European water polo Шаблон:2023–24 European club competitions
