Women's LEN Trophy

The Women's LEN Trophy is LEN's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. First held in 2000 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested for many seasons by around 15 teams, which could qualify for it either directly due to high ranking in their domestic league or by being eliminated at certain stages of the Champions' Cup. After the last reformations in the European competitions system by LEN, only four teams contesting for the trophy, coming after elimination at that season's LEN Euro League quarterfinals stage. Italy's Gifa Palermo, Ortigia, Racing Roma, Imperia, Russia's Shturm Ruza, and Greece's Ethnikos are the most successful clubs in the competition with two titles each.[1]

Women's LEN Trophy
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 Women's LEN Trophy
SportWater polo
Founded1999
PresidentPaolo Barelli
CountryLEN members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Ethnikos
(2nd title)
Most titles Gifa Palermo
Ortigia
Racing Roma
Shturm 2002
Imperia
Ethnikos
(2 titles each)
Level on pyramid2nd Tier (Europe)
Official websiteLEN Trophy

Title holders

Finals

Year Finalists Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1999–00
Details

Gifa Palermo
14–8
Vouliagmeni

Het Ravijn

Diana St.Petersburg
2000–01
Details

SKIF Moscow
10–8
Dunaújváros

Mediterrani

Olympiacos
2001–02
Details

Gifa Palermo

SKIF Moscow

Mediterrani

Vouliagmeni
2002–03
Details

Vouliagmeni

SKIF Moscow

Het Ravijn

Szentes
2003–04
Details

Ortigia

Uralochka Zlatoust

Sabadell

Polar Bears Ede
2004–05
Details

Ortigia

Vouliagmeni

Uralochka Zlatoust

SKIF Izmailovo
2005–06
Details

Honvéd
8–3
Glyfada

Fiorentina

Het Ravijn
2006–07
Details

Racing Roma
12–8
Nereus

OSC Budapest

Olympiacos
2007–08
Details

Racing Roma
10–9
Olympiacos

OSC Budapest

Plebiscito Padova
2008–09
Details

Shturm Chekhov
11–12, 14–11
Dunaújváros

Dynamo Moscow

Olympiacos
2009–10
Details

Ethnikos
12–13, 17–13
Yugra

Donk Gouda

NE Patras
2010–11
Details

Rapallo
5–12, 12–3
Het Ravijn

Szentes

SKIF Izmailovo
2011–12
Details

Imperia
12–13, 7–5
Yugra

Szentes

Olympiacos
2012–13
Details

Shturm 2002
17–10, 14–11
SKIF Izmailovo

Donk Gouda

Uralochka Zlatoust
2013–14
Details

Olympiacos
10–9
Firenze

Yugra

Kinef Kirishi
2014–15
Details

Imperia
8–7
Plebiscito Padova

Vouliagmeni

Szentes
2015–16
Details

Mataró
6–5
Vouliagmeni

Szentes

Uralochka Zlatoust
2016–17
Details[2]

UVSE
7–6
Plebiscito Padova

Dunaújváros

Yugra
2017–18
Details[3]

Dunaújváros
13–11
Olympiacos

Mataró

Plebiscito Padova
2018–19
Details

Orizzonte Catania
10–9
UVSE

Kinef Kirishi

Sant Andreu
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2020–21
Details

Kinef Kirishi
10–8
Mataró

Sabadell

SIS Roma
2021–22
Details

Ethnikos
12–8, 14–9
Dunaújváros
No semi-finals were held due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: LEN (from 2000 to 2016).[4]

Titles by club

Rank Club Titles Runner-up Champion Years
1. Gifa Palermo 2 1999–00, 2001–02
Ortigia 2 2003–04, 2004–05
Racing Roma 2 2006–07, 2007–08
Shturm 2 2008–09, 2012–13
Imperia 2 2011–12, 2014–15
Ethnikos 2 2009–10, 2021–22
7. SKIF 1 3 2000–01
Vouliagmeni 1 3 2002–03
Dunaújváros 1 3 2017–18
10. Olympiacos 1 2 2013–14
11. Mataró 1 1 2015-16
UVSE 1 1 2016-17
13. Honvéd 1 2005–06
Rapallo 1 2010–11
Orizzonte Catania 1 2018–19
Kinef Kirishi 1 2020–21
17. Het Ravijn 2
Yugra 2
Plebiscito Padova 2
20. Uralochka Zlatoust 1
Glyfada 1
Nereus 1
Firenze 1

Titles by nation

Rank Country Titles Runners-up
1. Italy 10 3
2. Russia 4 6
Greece 4 6
4. Hungary 3 4
5. Spain 1 1
6. Netherlands 3

References

  1. List of champions in all competitions.com
  2. "LEN Trophy, UVSE clinches historical first win". LEN. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "Dunaujvaros joins the winners' circle". LEN. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "Euro League Women - Book of Champions 2017" (PDF). LEN. p. 48 (section 4.1 'Women's LEN Trophy'). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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