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Sport
  
Water polo

Continent
  
Europe

Most titles
  
Pro Recco (8 titles)

President
  
Gianni Lonzi

Country
  
LEN members

Most recent champion(s)
  
Jug (4th title)

Date founded
  
1963

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No. of teams
  
18 (preliminary stage) 12 (group stage)

Instances
  
2016–17 LEN Champions League

The LEN Champions League is the premier European water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 different countries. It is run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.

Contents

Names of the competition

  • 1963–1996: Champions Cup
  • 1996–2003: Champions League
  • 2003–2011: LEN Euroleague
  • 2011–present: LEN Champions League

    • Titles by nation


    *A Results until the breakup of Yugoslavia in early 1990s. Clubs from present day Serbia won the title 6 times and were runners-up additional 3 times, clubs from present day Croatia won the title 7 and were runners-up once time.

    *B The results of West Germany counted with those of Germany.

    *C 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.

    *D FR Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro was the same State.

    Records

  • Pro Recco has been the most successful club, having won the competition a record eight times.
  • Mladost is the only club to have won the competition three times in a row (1968, 1969, 1970).
  • Partizan is the only club to have won the European Championship twice in a row for two times (1966, 1967 & 1975, 1976).
  • Spandau 04 (1986, 1987), Mladost (1990, 1991), Jadran Split (1992, 1993), Posillipo (1997, 1998) and Pro Recco (2007, 2008) are the other five teams to have won the European Championship twice in a row, only for one time.

    • References

    LEN Champions League Wikipedia
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