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2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup

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.

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==
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==
Rankings
Only teams below the top 6 can enter the competition. ==Teams==
Teams
Only countries below the top 6 in the LEN women's club rankings can enter teams into this competition. ==Schedule==
Draw
The draw was on 11 September 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. Teams in bold advanced to the final six. The seeding was decided by as follows: • The new LEN club rankings. • LEN country club rankings. ==Qualification round==
Qualification round
Group A Held in Novi Sad, Serbia Group B Held in Strakonice, Czech Republic Group C Held in Burgas, Bulgaria ==Final six==
Final six
There was originally going to be a home and away final to decide the champions. Draw The draw took place on 24 October in Barcelona. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Fifth place match Third place match Final ==See also==
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