The 2021–22

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was the 59th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's

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clubs.

Teams

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Qualifying rounds

Qualification round I

The draw took place in

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during the women's LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship. The top four ranked sides will advance from both groups.

Group A

*23–26 September 2021,

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Group B

*22–26 September 2021,

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Qualification round II

The top two ranked sides from each group advance.

Group C

*8–10 October 2021,

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Group D

*8–10 October 2021,

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Group E

*8–10 October 2021,

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Group F

*8–10 October 2021,

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Qualification round III

The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round. The losers in the third round will be transferred in the

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quarter-finals.

Preliminary round

The draw for the 2021–22 LEN Champions League preliminary round took place in Ostia,

. The upcoming season is planned with the usual pre-pandemic round-robin format with 14 rounds contested on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams in group A and the top four teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also,

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will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 26 October 2021 to 15 June 2022.

Group A

Group B

Final 8

Marco Del Lungo, Francesco Di Fulvio, Luka Loncar,

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, Aaron Younger, Alessandro Velotto, Nicholas Presciutti, Gonzalo Echenique,

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, Benjamin Thomas,

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, Stefano Luongo, Tommaso Negri Head coach

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Awards

References

Notes

External links

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Teams

Schedule

Qualifying rounds

Qualification round I

Group A

Group B

Qualification round II

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Qualification round III

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final 8

Awards

See also

References

Notes

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