2020–21 LEN Euro Cup knockout stage

This article describes the knockout stage of the 2020–21 LEN Euro Cup.

The 2020–21 LEN Euro Cup knockout phase will begin on 27 February with the playoffs and end on 8 May 2021 with the final.

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves the sixteen teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the qualification round.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Tourcoing	Barcelona
B	Sabadell	Dynamo Moscow
C	OSC Budapest	Crvena zvezda
D	Vouliagmeni	Pays d’Aix Natation
E	Radnički Kragujevac	Mediterrani
F	Mladost Zagreb	Primorac Kotor
G	Szolnok	Strasbourg
H	Sintez Kazan	Novi Beograd

Format

In the eight-finals, the first-placed team from one group faces the second-placed team from the other group. The eight winning teams advance to the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the semifinals and the winners of the semifinals qualify for the finals.

Times were CET/CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by LEN (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.

Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Round of 16	16 December 2020^[1]	27 February 2021	6 March 2021
Quarter-finals	9 March 2021^[2]	17 March 2021	24 March 2021
Semi-finals	23 March 2021^[3]	3 April 2021	10 April 2021
Final	13 April 2021^[4]	24 April 2021	8 May 2021

Bracket

Eight-finals				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Finals

Sintez Kazan	12	6	18

Dynamo Moscow	14	9	23
				Dynamo Moscow	8	9	17

				Crvena zvezda	11	9	20
Tourcoing	9	6	15

Crvena zvezda	12	7	19
								Crvena zvezda	12	8	20

								Szolnok	20	15	35
Radnički Kragujevac (w/o)	11		11

Strasbourg	10		10
				Radnički Kragujevac	12	10	22

				Szolnok	14	10	24
Primorac Kotor	8	16	24

Szolnok	18	17	35
												Szolnok	14	8	22 (3)

												OSC Budapest	11	11	22 (0)
Pays d’Aix Natation	6	9	15

OSC Budapest	22	20	42
				OSC Budapest	17	10	27

				Sabadell	11	12	23
Sabadell	9	17	26

Mediterrani	9	6	15
								OSC Budapest	10	11	21

								Vouliagmeni	7	9	16
Barcelona	9	6	15

Mladost Zagreb	11	7	18
				Mladost Zagreb	11	10	21 (8)

				Vouliagmeni (p)	10	11	21 (9)
Novi Beograd	7	8	15

Vouliagmeni	7	9	16

Eight Finals

The draw for the eight-finals was held on 16 December 2020.^[5] The first legs were played on 27 February, and the second legs were played on 3 March 2021.

Overview

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Radnički Kragujevac	11–10^{[note 2]}	Strasbourg	11–10	Suspended
Pays d’Aix Natation	15–42	OSC Budapest	6–22	9–20
Tourcoing	15–19	Crvena zvezda	9–12	6–7
Primorac Kotor	24–35	Szolnok	8–18	16–17
Sabadell	26–15	Mediterrani	9–9	17–6
Novi Beograd	15–16	Vouliagmeni	7–7	8–9
Sintez Kazan	18–23	Dynamo Moscow	12–14	6–9
Barcelona	15–18	Mladost Zagreb	9–11	6–7

Matches

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 18:00	Report	Radnički Kragujevac	11–10	Strasbourg	Bazen SPD Radnički, Kragujevac Referees: Birakis (GRE), Segurana (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 4–3, 2–3
		Ukropina 4	Goals	Babić 4

Radnički Kragujevac won 11–10 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 20:00	Report	Pays d’Aix Natation	6–22	OSC Budapest	Aix-en-Provence Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 0–3, 3–5, 1–7
		Monneret 2	Goals	Manhercz 6

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 19:00	Report	OSC Budapest	20–9	Pays d’Aix Natation	Nyéki Imre Uszoda, Budapest
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–3, 6–2, 5–2
		Manhercz 6	Goals	three players 2

OSC Budapest won 42–15 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 18:00	Report	Tourcoing	9–12	Crvena zvezda	Tourcoing
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–0, 2–3, 4–5
		Kujačić 3	Goals	Tankosić 4

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 18:00	Report	Crvena zvezda	7–6	Tourcoing	Bazen 25. maj, Belgrade Referees: Boudramis (GRE), Vogel (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–1, 3–3, 2–1
		Tankosić 3	Goals	Križman 3

Crvena zvezda won 19–15 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 18:00	Report	Primorac Kotor	8–18	Szolnok	Bazen "Nikša Bućin", Kotor Referees: Tiozzo (CRO), Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–4, 1–5, 4–5
		Molthen 3	Goals	Filipović, Drašović 4

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 18:00	Report	Szolnok	17–16	Primorac Kotor	Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Referees: Seidel (GER), Galkin (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 6–5, 5–3, 3–4
		four players 3	Goals	Drašković 7

Szolnok won 35–24 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 13:45	Report	Sabadell	9–9	Mediterrani	Piscina Can Llong, Sabadell Referees: Bouchez (FRA), Hentschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 5–3, 1–2
		Cabanas 4	Goals	Corres 4

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 18:00	Report	Mediterrani	6–17	Sabadell	Barcelona Referees: Franulović (CRO), Matijašević (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 1–4, 2–2, 1–5
		Vujović 2	Goals	Valera 4

AstralPool Sabadell won 26–15 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 18:00	Report	Novi Beograd	7–7	Vouliagmeni	Belgrade Referees: Petik (HUN), Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–1, 1–1, 3–2
		Bursać, Gogov 2	Goals	Charalampos, Afroudakis 2

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 17:00 (18:00 EET)	Report	Vouliagmeni	9–8	Novi Beograd	Vouliagmeni Referees: Buch (ESP), Bourges (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 3–3, 3–2
		Mylonakis 3	Goals	four players 2

Vouliagmeni won 16–15 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 16:00 (18:00 MSK)	Report	Sintez Kazan	12–14	Dynamo Moscow	Kazan Referees: Turkkan (TUR), Anđelić (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 4–4, 4–4
		Zakirov, Bychkov 3	Goals	Bugaychuk 4

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 18:00 (20:00 MSK)	Report	Dynamo Moscow	9–6	Sintez Kazan	Moscow Referees: Milović (SRB), Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–1, 3–3, 1–2
		Usov 4	Goals	Bychkov 2

Dynamo Moscow won 23–18 on aggregate.

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 16:45	Report	Barcelona	9–11	Mladost Zagreb	Barcelona Referees: Bender (GER), Fodor (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–1, 2–4, 3–4
		three players 2	Goals	Bukić 3

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 18:00	Report	Mladost Zagreb	7–6	Barcelona	Bazeni Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Gomez (ITA), Achladiotis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 2–1, 1–1
		Miloš, Bukić 2	Goals	three players 2

Mladost Zagreb won 18–15 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 March 2021.^[7] The first legs were played on 17 March, and the second legs were played on 24 March 2021.

Overview

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dynamo Moscow	17–20	Crvena zvezda	8–11	9–9
Radnički Kragujevac	22–24	Szolnok	12–14	10–10
Mladost Zagreb	21–21(8–9 p)	Vouliagmeni	11–10	10–11
OSC Budapest	27–23	Sabadell	17–11	10–12

Matches

17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 16:00 (18:00 MSK)	Report	Dynamo Moscow	8–11	Crvena zvezda	Moscow Referees: Ðurašković (MNE), Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–4, 1–1, 2–2
		Bugaychuk 3	Goals	Subotić 4

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 18:30	Report	Crvena zvezda	9–9	Dynamo Moscow	Bazen 25. maj, Belgrade Referees: Štampalija (CRO), Fodor (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–1, 4–2, 3–2
		Tankosić 3	Goals	Rustamov 3

Crvena zvezda won 20–17 on aggregate.

17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 20:00	Report	Radnički Kragujevac	12–14	Szolnok	Bazen SPD Radnički, Kragujevac Referees: Buch (ESP), Achladiotis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 5–3, 3–6, 3–2
		Rašović 5	Goals	Szeghalmi, Nagy 3

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 18:00	Report	Szolnok	10–10	Radnički Kragujevac	Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–3, 2–1, 1–2
		four players 2	Goals	Toholj 3

Crvena zvezda won 24–22 on aggregate.

17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 18:00	Report	Mladost Zagreb	11–10	Vouliagmeni	Bazeni Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Colombo (ITA), Ortega (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 2–1, 3–3
		three players 3	Goals	Afroudakis 3

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 17:00 (18:00 EET)	Report	Vouliagmeni	20–18	Mladost Zagreb	Vouliagmeni Referees: Vogel (HUN), Haentschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–1, 1–2, 4–3 PSO: 9–8
		Kalogeropoulos 4	Goals	Lazić 5

21–21 on aggregate. Vouliagmeni won 9–8 on penalties.

17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 18:30	Report	OSC Budapest	17–11	Sabadell	Nyéki Imre Uszoda, Budapest Referees: Periš (CRO), De Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 5–0, 3–4, 7–3
		Manhercz 4	Goals	Sanahuja 4

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 13:30	Report	Sabadell	12–10	OSC Budapest	Piscina Can Llong, Sabadell Referees: Gomez (ESP), Filippo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–2, 3–1, 3–2
		Valera 4	Goals	Manhercz, Burián 2

OSC Budapest won 27–23 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 23 March 2021.^[8] The first legs were played on 3 April, and the second legs were played on 10 April 2021.

Overview

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
OSC Budapest	21–16	Vouliagmeni	10–7	11–9
Crvena zvezda	20–35	Szolnok	12–20	8–15

Matches

3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 16:30	Report	OSC Budapest	10–7	Vouliagmeni	Nyéki Imre Uszoda, Budapest Referees: Putniković (SRB), Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–0, 2–3, 1–2
		Csacsovszky, Erdélyi 2	Goals	Gouvis 4

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 18:00	Report	Vouliagmeni	9–11	OSC Budapest	Vouliagmeni Referees: Severo (ITA), Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 3–4, 1–2
		three players 2	Goals	four players 2

OSC Budapest won 21–16 on aggregate.

3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 19:00	Report	Crvena zvezda	12–20	Szolnok	Bazen 25. maj, Belgrade Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 5–6, 2–6, 4–4
		Tankosić 3	Goals	Schmölcz 4

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 18:00	Report	Szolnok	15–8	Crvena zvezda	Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Referees: Sadekov (RUS), de Jong (NED)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–3, 2–2, 5–2
		Konarik 4	Goals	Subotić 3

Szolnok won 35–20 on aggregate.

Finals

The first legs were played on 24 April, and the second legs were played on 8 May 2021.

Overview

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Szolnok	22–22(0–3 p)	OSC Budapest	14–11	8–11

Matches

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 19:15	Report	Szolnok	14–11	OSC Budapest	Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Referees: Peris (CRO), Gomez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–4, 3–1, 4–3
		Filipović 5	Goals	Manhercz 3

8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 16:00	Report	OSC Budapest	11–11	Szolnok	Nyéki Imre Uszoda, Budapest Referees: Gomez (ITA), Boudramis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 2–2, 4–1 PSO: 0–3
		Erdélyi 5	Goals	Konarnik 4

Notes

^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 27 March 2021 (eight-finals, quarterfinals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semifinals and finals).
^ Strasbourg could not play for the first leg due to a player testing positive to COVID-19. However, the primary reason for the suspension was a mistake made a few days earlier. Strasbourg did not undergo the mandatory PCR test two days before entering the hotel (the first testing had to be done 72 hours before the match, on Wednesday). As a result, it was decided that the match should be played on one leg, at Serbia, on the original date of the second leg.^[6]

References

^ "Draws Euro League QR and Euro Cup eight-finals". len.eu. 16 December 2020.
^ "LEN Water Polo Euro Cup – Quarter-finals". len.eu. 9 March 2021.
^ "Euro League/LEN Trophy/Euro Cup Draws for the semi-finals". len.eu. 23 March 2021.
^ "Water Polo Men's Euro Cup FINAL". len.eu. 13 April 2021.
^ "Draws Euro League QR and Euro Cup eight-finals". len.eu.
^ "Euro Cup: Two quarterfinalists for Hungary and Serbia". www.total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
^ "LEN Water Polo Euro Cup – Quarter-finals". len.eu.
^ "Euro League/LEN Trophy/Euro Cup Draws for the semi-finals". len.eu.

External links

Official website, len.microplustiming.com

[1] CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 27 March 2021 (eight-finals, quarterfinals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semifinals and finals).

[8] Strasbourg could not play for the first leg due to a player testing positive to COVID-19. However, the primary reason for the suspension was a mistake made a few days earlier. Strasbourg did not undergo the mandatory PCR test two days before entering the hotel (the first testing had to be done 72 hours before the match, on Wednesday). As a result, it was decided that the match should be played on one leg, at Serbia, on the original date of the second leg.^[6]

[2] "Draws Euro League QR and Euro Cup eight-finals". len.eu. 16 December 2020.

[3] "LEN Water Polo Euro Cup – Quarter-finals". len.eu. 9 March 2021.

[4] "Euro League/LEN Trophy/Euro Cup Draws for the semi-finals". len.eu. 23 March 2021.

[5] "Water Polo Men's Euro Cup FINAL". len.eu. 13 April 2021.

[R16_draw-6] "Draws Euro League QR and Euro Cup eight-finals". len.eu.

[7] "Euro Cup: Two quarterfinalists for Hungary and Serbia". www.total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

[QF_draw-9] "LEN Water Polo Euro Cup – Quarter-finals". len.eu.

[SF_draw-10] "Euro League/LEN Trophy/Euro Cup Draws for the semi-finals". len.eu.

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