Water polo sports season
Sports season
The 2012–13 LEN Champions League was the 50th edition of LEN 's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 14 September 2012 to 1 June 2013, and it was contested by thirty teams from eighteen countries. There was no defending champion as Pro Recco renounced to the competition for disagreements with the FIN on the number of allowed foreign players in the Italian clubs' squads.[ 1] Runner-up Primorje Rijeka , former champions Mladost Zagreb and Vasas Budapest , Italy 's CN Posillipo and any team from Montenegro also declined to take part in the competition.[ 2] The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 31 and June 1 in Belgrade.
The final was played in front of 4,000 fans.[ 3]
Qualification round
Key to colors in group tables
Progress to the preliminary round
Matchday One
Sabadell
6 – 7
Vitbich
Ligamus Tbilisi
16 – 4
Arkonia Szkzecin
Matchday Two
Arkonia Szkzecin
6 – 8
Vitbich
Ligamus Tbilisi
12 – 11
Sabadell
Matchday Three
Sabadell
12 – 5
Arkonia Szkzecin
Ligamus Tbilisi
16 – 6
Vitbich
Matchday One
Jarfällä
1 – 29
Marseille
Kreuzlingen
12 – 11
Slagelse
Matchday Two
Marseille
21 – 6
Slagelse
Kreuzlingen
23 – 9
Jarfällä
Matchday Three
Jarfällä
7 – 17
Slagelse
Kreuzlingen
8 – 19
Marseille
Preliminary round
Location of teams of the
2012–13 LEN Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A;
Green: Group B;
Blue: Group C;
Yellow: Group D.
Group A
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Vouliagmeni
11 – 6
Spartak Volgograd
Schuurman
6 – 5
Waspo'98 Hannover
15 January 2013
Eger
27 – 5
Ligamus Tbilisi
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Spartak Volgograd
10 – 7
Eger
Waspo'98 Hannover
4–18
Vouliagmeni
Schuurman
13–10
Ligamus Tbilisi
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Eger
16 – 5
Waspo'98 Hannover
Vouliagmeni
12 – 4
Schuurman
Ligamus Tbilisi
8 – 15
Spartak Volgograd
Matchday Four – 14 November 2012
Vouliagmeni
11 – 8
Eger
Schuurman
5 – 14
Spartak Volgograd
Waspo'98 Hannover
7 – 5
Ligamus Tbilisi
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Ligamus Tbilisi
5 – 15
Vouliagmeni
Eger
13 – 4
Schuurman
Spartak Volgograd
12 – 4
Waspo'98 Hannover
Matchday Six – 19 December 2012
Vouliagmeni
16 – 2
Ligamus Tbilisi
Schuurman
6 – 17
Eger
Waspo'98 Hannover
2 – 12
Spartak Volgograd
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Eger
10–9
Vouliagmeni
Ligamus Tbilisi
6–6
Hannover
Spartak Volgograd
12–7
Schuurman
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Spartak Volgograd
12–6
Ligamus Tbilisi
Hannover
4–13
Eger
Schuurman
3–15
Vouliagmeni
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Eger
8–6
Spartak Volgograd
Vouliagmeni
14–4
Hannover
Ligamus Tbilisi
7–10
Schuurman
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Spartak Volgograd
9–7
Vouliagmeni
Ligamus Tbilisi
4–12
Eger
Hannover
3–7
Schuurman
Group B
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Olympiacos
15 – 5
Kreuzlingen
Red Star Belgrade
6 – 10
Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Red Star Belgrade
26 – 7
Kreuzlingen
Montpellier
7 – 11
Olympiacos
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Jug Dubrovnik
29 – 7
Kreuzlingen
Red Star Belgrade
10 – 8
Montpellier
Matchday Four – 13 November 2012
Olympiakos
9 – 8
Red Star Belgrade
Montpellier
2 – 14
Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Jug Dubrovnik
10 – 8
Olympiakos
Montpellier
15 – 8
Kreuzlingen
Matchday Six – 19 December 2012
Olympiakos
2 – 9
Jug Dubrovnik
Kreuzlingen
6 – 14
Montpellier
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Red Star Belgrade
11– 9
Olympiakos
Jug Dubrovnik
17–5
Montpellier
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Montpellier
8–16
Red Star Belgrade
Kreuzlingen
5–30
Jug Dubrovnik
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Olympiakos
18–6
Montpellier
Kreuzlingen
12–24
Red Star Belgrade
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Jug Dubrovnik
10–5
Red Star Belgrade
Kreuzlingen
8–33
Olympiakos
Group C
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Atlètic Barceloneta
10 – 7
Sintez Kazan
Brescia
13 – 9
Vojvodina
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Vojvodina
4 – 9
Atlètic Barceloneta
Marseille
9 – 7
Brescia
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Atlètic Barceloneta
15 – 4
Marseille
Sintez Kazan
9 – 10
Vojvodina
Matchday Four – 14 November 2012
Brescia
5 – 7
Atlètic Barceloneta
Marseille
8 – 13
Sintez Kazan
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Sintez Kazan
9 – 4
Brescia
Marseille
13 – 7
Vojvodina
Matchday Six – 19 December 2012
Brescia
16 – 12
Sintez Kazan
Vojvodina
10 – 9
Marseille
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Sintez Kazan
11–9
Marseille
Atlètic Barceloneta
9–7
Brescia
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Marseille
11–10
Atlètic Barceloneta
Vojvodina
6–6
Sintez Kazan
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Brescia
11–9
Marseille
Atlètic Barceloneta
7–5
Vojvodina
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Vojvodina
7–9
Brescia
Sintez Kazan
8–7
Atlètic Barceloneta
Group D
Matchday One – 26 September 2012
Szeged
8 – 5
Spandau 04
Partizan Belgrade
5 – 5
Galatasaray
Matchday Two – 6 October 2012
Oradea
9 – 14
Szeged
Spandau 04
10 – 13
Partizan Belgrade
Matchday Three – 20 October 2012
Partizan Belgrade
8 – 7
Oradea
Galatasaray
10 – 7
Spandau 04
Matchday Four – 14 November 2012
Szeged
8 – 7
Partizan Belgrade
Oradea
11 – 8
Galatasaray
Matchday Five – 28 November 2012
Spandau 04
15 – 13
Oradea
Galatasaray
4 – 6
Szeged
Matchday Six – 18 December 2012
Szeged
11 – 8
Galatasaray
Oradea
11 – 7
Spandau 04
Matchday Seven – 9 January 2013
Partizan Belgrade
8–6
Szeged
Galatasaray
6–5
Oradea
Matchday Eight – 23 January 2013
Spandau 04
8–11
Galatasaray
Oradea
6–10
Partizan Belgrade
Matchday Nine – 6 February 2013
Szeged
17–8
Oradea
Partizan Belgrade
8–1
Spandau 04
Matchday Ten – 27 February 2013
Spandau 04
7–11
Szeged
Galatasaray
9–7
Partizan Belgrade
Top 16
The draw was held on 28 February 2013 in Rome , Italy . The first legs were played on 9–10 March, and the second legs were played on 20–21 March 2013.[ 4]
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 25 March 2013 in Rome , Italy . The first legs were played on 17 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2013.[ 5]
Tašmajdan Sports Center , Belgrade, Serbia
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
Denis Šefik , Strahinja Rašović , Nikola Rađen , Petar Ivošević , Mihajlo Milićević , Duško Pijetlović , Marko Avramović , Viktor Rašović , Sava Ranđelović , Boris Vapenski , Andrija Prlainović , Nikola Eškert , Marko Draksimović , Nenad Stojčić
Head coach
Dejan Savić
Final standings
Awards
References
External links
European Cup Champions League Euroleague Champions League