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European Aquatics Champions League

The European Aquatics Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.

History
Names of the competition • 1963–1996: European Cup • 1996–2003: Champions League • 2003–2011: LEN Euroleague • 2011–present: LEN Champions League == Title holders ==
Title holders
• 1963–64 Partizan • 1964–65 Pro Recco • 1965–66 Partizan • 1966–67 Partizan • 1967–68 Mladost • 1968–69 Mladost • 1969–70 Mladost • 1970–71 Partizan • 1971–72 Mladost • 1972–73 OSC Budapest • 1973–74 MGU Moscow • 1974–75 Partizan • 1975–76 Partizan • 1976–77 CSK VMF Moscow • 1977–78 Canottieri Napoli • 1978–79 OSC Budapest • 1979–80 Vasas • 1980–81 Jug Dubrovnik • 1981–82 Barcelona • 1982–83 Spandau 04 • 1983–84 Stefanel Recco • 1984–85 Vasas • 1985–86 Spandau 04 • 1986–87 Spandau 04 • 1987–88 Sisley Pescara • 1988–89 Spandau 04 • 1989–90 Mladost • 1990–91 Mladost • 1991–92 Jadran Split • 1992–93 Jadran Split • 1993–94 Újpest • 1994–95 Catalunya • 1995–96 Mladost1996–97 Posillipo1997–98 Posillipo1998–99 POŠK1999–00 Bečej2000–01 Jug Dubrovnik2001–02 Olympiacos2002–03 Pro Recco2003–04 Honvéd2004–05 Posillipo2005–06 Jug Dubrovnik2006–07 Pro Recco2007–08 Pro Recco2008–09 Primorac Kotor2009–10 Pro Recco2010–11 Partizan2011–12 Pro Recco2012–13 Crvena zvezda2013–14 Atlètic-Barceloneta2014–15 Pro Recco2015–16 Jug Dubrovnik2016–17 Szolnok2017–18 Olympiacos2018–19 Ferencváros2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Pro Recco2021–22 Pro Recco2022–23 Pro Recco2023–24 Ferencváros2024–25 Ferencváros == Finals ==
Titles by nation
*Results until the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 and the self-determination of all countries unless the union of Serbia and Montenegro, named until 2003 as FR YUgoslavia, and broke up in 2006. Clubs from present day Serbia won the title 7 times and were runners-up additional 4 times, clubs from present day Croatia won the title 7 and were runners-up one time, clubs from present day Montenegro were runners-up one time. * and . Note, Croatian record counting since 1991, while Serbian and Montenegrin counting since 2006, only. *The results of West Germany counted with those of Germany. *Results until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Clubs from present day Russia won the title 2 times and were runners-up additional 5 times, clubs from present day Kazakhstan were runners-up once time. == Records ==
Records
Pro Recco has been the most successful club, having won the competition a record 11 times. • Mladost (1968, 1969, 1970) and Pro Recco (2021, 2022, 2023) are the only two clubs to have won the competition three times in a row. • Partizan and Pro Recco are the only two clubs to have won the European Championship twice in a row for two times (1966, 1967 & 1975, 1976) and (2007, 2008 & 2021, 2022) • Spandau 04 (1986, 1987), Mladost (1990, 1991), Jadran Split (1992, 1993) and Posillipo (1997, 1998) are the other five teams to have won the European Championship twice in a row, only for one time. • Most finals in a row: 7 Pro Recco (2006-2012), 5 Mladost (1968-1972) & Spandau 04 (1986-1990). Most Titles Players bold - active players Coaches As Player and Coach combined * Two players were players and coaches at the same time in the winning teams. Boris Čukvas won three titles in a dual role. He was a player and Partizan's coach during the seasons in which the Belgrade-based club won its first three titles (1963/64, 1965/66 and 1966/67). Eraldo Pizzo was a player and Pro Recco's coach in the season 1964/65. Titles (2) as a player and a coach: Veselin Đuho, Marco Baldineti, Vjekoslav Kobeščak. ==Awards==
Awards
Most valuable player Final Tournament2010Vanja Udovičić2011Tamás Kásás2012Dénes Varga2013Andrija Prlainovic2014Albert Español2015Felipe Perrone2016Felipe Perrone2017Andrija Prlainovic2018Josip Pavic2019Dénes Varga2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic • 2021Dušan Mandić2022Giacomo Cannella2023Gergő Zalánki2024Dušan Mandić Top Scorer by Season2012–13Felipe Perrone 31 goals • 2013–14Filip Filipović 51 goals • 2014–15Sandro Sukno 34 goals • 2015–16Dénes Varga 33 goals • 2016–17Felipe Perrone 42 goals • 2017–18Darko Brguljan 42 goals • 2018–19Kostas Genidounias 42 goals • 2019–20 Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic • 2020–21Angelos Vlachopoulos 41 goals • 2021–22Gergő Zalánki 42 goals • 2022–23Alvaro Granados 46 goals • 2023–24Alvaro Granados 39 goals ==See also==
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