2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round II

2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round II
2025–26
Tournament information
SportWater polo
Date19–22 February 2026
Host(s)Germany Potsdam
Croatia Split
France Montpellier
Italy Naples
Teams18 (from 10 countries)
WebsiteOfficial website
Tournament statistics
Matches played32

The 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round I is played between 19 and 22 February 2026 to determine the 8 teams advancing to the Quarterfinals of the 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup.

Format

The 18 teams were place into four groups of five or four teams. In each group, teams will play against each other once in a round-robin format. The top two in each group advance to the next round.

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 2 points for a penalty shootout win, 1 point for a penalty shootout loss, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches.

Draw

External videos
2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup qualification round II – Draw
video icon Draw

The draw was on 19 November 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia.[1] The clubs that in the same group in the previous round (in both Euro and Conference Cup) could not be drawn against each other. (H) indicates which clubs is hosting a group.

Seeding

The pots were decided by as follows

  • Pot 1 consisted of the second and third place teams in Euro Cup qualification
  • Pot 2 consisted of the fourth place teams in Euro Cup qualification
  • Pot 3 consisted of the group winners of the Conference Cup qualification round I
  • Pot 4 consisted of the group runners-up of the Conference Cup qualification round I.
Key to colours
Teams advancing to Quarterfinals
Pot 1
Team
Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis
Georgia (country) A-Polo Sport Management
Serbia BVK Crvena zvezda
Romania CS Rapid București
Pot 2
Team
Netherlands ZV De Zaan
France Montpellier Water Polo (H)
Georgia (country) WPC Dinamo Tbilisi
Germany OSC Potsdam (H)
Pot 3
Team
Italy CN Posillipo (H)
Greece Panionios GSS
Croatia VK Mornar Split (H)
Italy De Akker Team
Croatia VK Primorje EB
Pot 4
Team
Hungary Endo Plus SH
Spain Tenerife Echeyde
France Sète Natation
Serbia VK Partizan
Spain Solartradex CN Mataró

Groups

Group A

20–22 February 2026, Potsdam, Germany.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APO PAN PAR POT
1 Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis 3 3 0 0 0 54 37 +17 9 Quarterfinals — — — —
2 Greece Panionios GSS 3 2 0 0 1 47 35 +12 6 13–15 — — —
3 Serbia VK Partizan 3 1 0 0 2 43 39 +4 3 16–20 11–13 — —
4 Germany OSC Potsdam (H) 3 0 0 0 3 23 56 −33 0 8–19 9–21 6–16 —
20 February 2026
17:00		 Report VK Partizan Serbia 16–20 Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis Sportpark Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam
Referees:
Sergio Turnes Jimenez (ESP), Gregory Courbin (FRA)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 3–5, 5–7, 2–4
Đokanović 4 Goals Daube 9
20 February 2026
19:00		 Report OSC Potsdam Germany 9–21 Greece Panionios GSS Sportpark Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam
Referees:
Maro Savinovic (CRO), Soma Kovacs (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–6, 3–5, 2–5
Hofmann 4 Goals Bitsakos 5
21 February 2026
15:00		 Report VK Partizan Serbia 11–13 Greece Panionios GSS Sportpark Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam
Referees:
Soma Kovacs (HUN), Sergio Turnes Jimenez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–2, 3–5, 2–3
three players 3 Goals Gounas 6
21 February 2026
17:00		 Report OSC Potsdam Germany 8–19 Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis Sportpark Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam
Referees:
Maro Savinovic (CRO), Gregory Courbin (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–6, 1–6, 3–3
Hofmann 4 Goals Daube 5
22 February 2026
10:00		 Report Panionios GSS Greece 13–15 Greece GS Apollon Smyrnis Sportpark Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam
Referees:
Sergio Turnes Jimenez (ESP), Maro Savinovic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–3, 4–5, 3–3
Mourikis 6 Goals Daube 4
22 February 2026
12:00		 Report OSC Potsdam Germany 6–16 Serbia VK Partizan Sportpark Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam
Referees:
Gregory Courbin (FRA), Soma Kovacs (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–5, 1–5, 1–2
Hofmann 3 Goals Đokanović 3

Group B

20–22 February 2026, Split, Croatia.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOR TEN ZDZ RAP
1 Croatia VK Mornar Split (H) 3 2 1 0 0 47 34 +13 8 Quarterfinals — — 19–18[a] 17–9
2 Spain Tenerife Echeyde 3 2 0 0 1 45 44 +1 6 13–18 — — —
3 Netherlands ZV De Zaan 3 1 0 1 1 41 40 +1 4 — 12–15 — 17–13
4 Romania CS Rapid București 3 0 0 0 3 36 51 −15 0 — 14–17 — —
  1. ↑ Match ended 12–12. VK Mornar Split won 7–6 on penalties.
20 February 2026
18:45		 Report CS Rapid București Romania 14–17 Spain Tenerife Echeyde Stari bazen, Split
Referees:
Mirko Schiavo (ITA), Rok Vehovec (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–3, 3–7, 3–5
Vrbnjak 5 Goals Gorria 5
20 February 2026
20:30		 Report VK Mornar Split Croatia 19–18 (PSO) Netherlands ZV De Zaan Stari bazen, Split
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Miroslav Mijanovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 1–4, 4–3  PSO: 7–6
Stojanac 3 Goals Lucas 5
21 February 2026
18:00		 Report ZV De Zaan Netherlands 17–13 Romania CS Rapid București Stari bazen, Split
Referees:
Mirko Schiavo (ITA), Miroslav Mijanovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 5–5, 5–1, 3–3
Rempt 5 Goals Goreta 4
21 February 2026
19:45		 Report Tenerife Echeyde Spain 13–18 Croatia VK Mornar Split Stari bazen, Split
Referees:
Rok Vehovec (SLO), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–4, 3–5, 2–5
Araya 5 Goals Živković 6
22 February 2026
09:45		 Report ZV De Zaan Netherlands 12–15 Spain Tenerife Echeyde Stari bazen, Split
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Mirko Schiavo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–5, 1–4, 4–3
Garancsy 5 Goals Gorria 6
22 February 2026
11:00		 Report VK Mornar Split Croatia 17–9 Romania CS Rapid București Stari bazen, Split
Referees:
Rok Vehovec (SLO), Miroslav Mijanovic (MNE)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–4, 2–2, 6–2
Hrvatic 5 Goals three players 2

Group C

19–22 February 2026, Montpellier, France.

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification END AKK MAN PRI MON
1 Hungary Endo Plus SH 4 3 1 0 0 57 41 +16 11 Quarterfinals — 15–10 20–19[a] — —
2 Italy De Akker Team 4 2 1 0 1 64 50 +14 8 — — — — —
3 Georgia (country) A-Polo Sport Management 4 1 1 2 0 59 52 +7 7 — 15–16[b] — 23–22[c] —
4 Croatia VK Primorje EB 4 1 0 1 2 57 56 +1 4 9–10 14–17 — — —
5 France Montpellier Water Polo (H) 4 0 0 0 4 46 84 −38 0 8–18 9–25 13–20 16–21 —
  1. ↑ Match ended 14–14. Endo Plus SH won 6–5 on penalties.
  2. ↑ Match ended 12–12. De Akker Team won 3–4 on penalties.
  3. ↑ Match ended 13–13. A-Polo Sport Management won 10–9 on penalties.
19 February 2026
18:30		 Report Endo Plus SH Hungary 20–19 (PSO) Georgia (country) A-Polo Sport Management Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Lazar Andjelic (SRB), Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 4–3, 5–3  PSO: 6–4
Moskov 5 Goals four players 3
19 February 2026
20:30		 Report Montpellier Water Polo France 9–25 Italy De Akker Team Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Peter de Jong (NED), Robert Horvath (SVK)
Score by quarters: 0–8, 4–4, 4–7, 1–6
Mustur, Stojanovic 4 Goals four players 4
20 February 2026
18:30		 Report A-Polo Sport Management Georgia (country) 23–22 (PSO) Croatia VK Primorje EB Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Robert Horvath (SVK), Lazar Andjelic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 3–5, 5–4  PSO: 10–9
Rogač 4 Goals Brubnjak 4
20 February 2026
20:30		 Report Montpellier Water Polo France 8–18 Hungary Endo Plus SH Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 5–6, 1–4, 1–3
Mustur, Stojanovic 4 Goals Ekler, Szépfalvi 3
21 February 2026
09:30		 Report A-Polo Sport Management Georgia (country) 15–16 (PSO) Italy De Akker Team Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Robert Horvath (SVK), Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–4, 3–1, 2–4  PSO: 3–4
Alekseev, Vuksanović 3 Goals Bragantini 3
21 February 2026
11:30		 Report VK Primorje EB Croatia 9–10 Hungary Endo Plus SH Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Lazar Andjelic (SRB), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–3, 0–2, 2–3
Dujmić 3 Goals Moskov 5
21 February 2026
19:00		 Report Montpellier Water Polo France 13–20 Georgia (country) A-Polo Sport Management Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Peter de Jong (NED), Robert Horvath (SVK)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–6, 4–4, 3–5
Mustur, Palantal 4 Goals Alekseev 5
21 February 2026
21:00		 Report VK Primorje EB Croatia 14–17 Italy De Akker Team Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU), Lazar Andjelic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 0–4, 4–3, 4–4
Brubnjak 3 Goals Bragantini 4
22 February 2026
10:00		 Report Endo Plus SH Hungary 15–10 Italy De Akker Team Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Lazar Andjelic (SRB), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–1, 3–4, 3–3
Moskov 4 Goals Di Murro 3
22 February 2026
12:00		 Report Montpellier Water Polo France 16–21 Croatia VK Primorje EB Olympic Swimming Pool, Montpellier
Referees:
Robert Horvath (SVK), Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–8, 6–3, 7–4
three players 3 Goals Crippa 4

Group D

19–22 February 2026, Naples, Italy.[2]

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POS MAT CRV SET DIN
1 Italy CN Posillipo (H) 4 4 0 0 0 51 31 +20 12 Quarterfinals — 12–10 12–4 14–9 13–8
2 Spain Solartradex CN Mataró 4 3 0 0 1 58 35 +23 9 — — — 22–7 —
3 Serbia BVK Crvena zvezda 4 1 1 0 2 32 40 −8 5 — 7–9 — 14–13[a] 11–9
4 France Sète Natation 4 1 0 1 2 42 60 −18 4 — — — — —
5 Georgia (country) WPC Dinamo Tbilisi 4 0 0 0 4 40 57 −17 0 — 9–17 — 14–16 —
  1. ↑ Match ended 10–10. BVK Crvena zvezda won 4–3 on penalties.
19 February 2026
19:00		 Report CN Posillipo Italy 13–8 Georgia (country) WPC Dinamo Tbilisi Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE), Canberk Durak (TUR)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–1, 1–3, 4–3
Cuccovillo 3 Goals Tkeshelashvili 4
19 February 2026
21:00		 Report BVK Crvena zvezda Serbia 14–13 (PSO) France Sète Natation Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Tobias Laufer (GER), Massimo Castrilli (SUI)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 3–2, 2–4  PSO: 4–3
two players 2 Goals Sauton 4
20 February 2026
19:00		 Report BVK Crvena zvezda Serbia 7–9 Spain Solartradex CN Mataró Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Canberk Durak (TUR), Massimo Castrilli (SUI)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–0, 3–3, 2–5
Radović 2 Goals Flaqué Muela, Gil Cedo 2
20 February 2026
21:00		 Report CN Posillipo Italy 14–9 France Sète Natation Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Tobias Laufer (GER), Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 3–2, 2–3
Renzuto, Rocchino 3 Goals Tomic 6
21 February 2026
09:30		 Report BVK Crvena zvezda Serbia 11–9 Georgia (country) WPC Dinamo Tbilisi Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE), Massimo Castrilli (SUI)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–4, 3–3, 2–1
Gajić 6 Goals Averka 4
21 February 2026
11:30		 Report Solartradex CN Mataró Spain 22–7 France Sète Natation Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Tobias Laufer (GER), Canberk Durak (TUR)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–2, 6–1, 4–2
Aguirre 6 Goals Radojević 3
21 February 2026
18:30		 Report CN Posillipo Italy 12–4 Serbia BVK Crvena zvezda Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Massimo Castrilli (SUI), Tobias Laufer (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–2, 4–0, 1–1
Bertoli 4 Goals Gajić 2
21 February 2026
20:30		 Report WPC Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 9–17 Spain Solartradex CN Mataró Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Canberk Durak (TUR), Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–6, 5–4, 2–5
Bucan 4 Goals Rodríguez 4
22 February 2026
09:30		 Report WPC Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 14–16 France Sète Natation Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Referees:
Tobias Laufer (GER), Canberk Durak (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 4–7, 2–5
Tkeshelashvili 5 Goals Tomic 4
22 February 2026
11:30		 Report CN Posillipo Italy 12–10 Spain Solartradex CN Mataró Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples
Attendance: 400[3]
Referees:
Alexandros Chatzigoulas (GRE), Massimo Castrilli (SUI)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–1, 4–3, 3–3
Renzuto 5 Goals three players 2

Notes

See also

References

Matchday reports

Reference
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Matchday 4
  1. ↑ "Conference Cup: Men's and women's Qualification Round II draws set up eagerly awaited next phase | European Aquatics®". europeanaquatics.org. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ↑ https://cnposillipo.org/2026/02/18/si-gioca-il-girone-di-conference-cup-alla-scandone/
  3. ↑ https://cnposillipo.org/2026/02/22/il-posillipo-conquista-il-primo-posto-nella-seconda-fase-di-qualificazione-della-conference-cup/
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