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EuroLeague - 2006/2007 - Men

The EuroLeague involves a series of qualification and elimination rounds of Europe's top clubs during the European club season.

Qualification Round I

Group A - Kranj, Slovenia

Systema Pompea Brescia - Italy
C.N. Sabadell - Spain
Triglav Kranj - Slovenia
CSM Leonardo Oradea - Romania
Fezko Strakonice - Czech Republic
Tirol Innsbruck - Austria

Group B - Athens, Greece

Panionios Athens - Greece
Spandau 04 BERLIN - Germany
Galatasaray Istanbul - Turkey
ASV Wien - Austria
Lugano Pallanuoto - Switzerland
Uintiseura Kuhat - Finland

Group C - Porto, Portugal

Brendon Eger - Hungary
Dinamo Moscow - Russia
Bayer Uerdingen - Germany
Polar Bears EDE - The Netherlands
SC Horgen - Switzerland
Salguieros Porto - Portugal

Group D - Kotor, Serbia & Montenegro

V.K. Primorac Kotor - Serbia & Montenegro
Montpellier Water Polo Club - France
Ilychevets MARIUPOL - Ukraine
Pocztowiec LODZ - Poland
Adalar ISTANBUL - Turkey
Druzhba-1 GOMEL - Belarus
HZ Zian DEN HAAG - The Netherlands

Panionios Athens (GRE) vs ASV Wien (AUT): 21-2

Partial Results: [4-0] [5-0] [6-2] [6-0]
Referees: Riccitelli S. (ITA), Shapers E. (NED)
Delegate: Perisic D. (SRB)

Match Report:

Panionios Athens (GRE)
ANASTASIADIS 1
MIRALIS 2
LOUDIS 1
MOURIKIS 2
PAPADOGONAS 1
NTOSKAS 2
BAILEY 3
BERISTIANOS 2
GERGELY 3
THOMAKOS 4

ASV Wien (AUT)
MARKOVIC 1
ROSIC 1

Panionios Athens (GRE) vs Lugano Pallanuoto (SUI): 23-6

Partial Results: [6-1] [7-2] [7-3] [3-0]
Referees: Riccitelli S. (ITA), Njegovan N. (SRB)
Delegate: Perisic D. (SRB)

Match Report :

Panionios Athens (GRE)
ANASTASIADIS 3
MIRALIS 2
LOUDIS 1
MOURIKIS 3
PAPADOGONAS 2
NTOSKAS 1
BAILEY 3
BERISTIANOS 1
GERGELY 3
THOMAKOS 4

Lugano Pallanuoto (SUI)
RODIC 3
D.NERINI 2
MARINO 1

Panionios Athens (GRE) vs Uintiseura Kuhat (FIN): 27-5

Partial Results: [6-1] [8-2] [6-1] [7-1]
Referees: Voevodin A. (RUS), Shapers E. (NED)
Delegate: Perisic D. (SRB)

Match Report:

Panionios Athens (GRE)
REPPAS 1
ANASTASIADIS 2
MIRALIS 4
LOUDIS 3
MOURIKIS 3
TZAMANDALIS
PAPADOGONAS 1
NTOSKAS 4
BAILEY 2
BERISTIANOS 4
GERGELY 1
THOMAKOS 1
FLEGGAS

Uintiseura Kuhat (FIN)
AHOKAS 2
RANTALA 1
BUSK 2

After Qualification Round II in the EuroLeague only the minimum of eight nations is left before the start of the prestigious Preliminary Round matches after nine federations in the three previous editions. For the first time since 1999 German series champion Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 missed the Preliminary Round of the EuroLeague or rather Champions League and has to move to Qualification Round II in the LEN Trophy. The same happed to the top-seeded team of the new national waterpolo federation of Montenegro, as 2004 EuroLeague finalist VK Jadran Herceg Novi has to continue its international appearance in the LEN Trophy.

Final standings

Group E in Eger, Hungary:

1. CN Atlantis Posillipo (ITA) 12
2. Brendon Fenstherm ZF Eger (HUN) 12
3. CN Sabadell (ESP) 12
4. Sintez Kazan (RUS) 6
5. LSTW Pocztowiec Lodz (POL) 3
6. Lugano Pallanuoto (SUI) 0

Group F in Igalo, Montenegro:

1. CN Barcelona (ESP) 13
2. Panionios GS (GRE) 12
3. Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE) 10
4. Montpellier WP (FRA) 4
5. AVK Triglav Kranj (SLO) 3
6. Polar Bears Ede (NED) 1

Group G in Brescia, Italy:

1. Teva Vasas-Plaket Budapest (HUN) 15
2. Systema Pompea Leonessa Brescia (ITA) 12
3. Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR) 9
4. Ilyichevets Mariupol (UKR) 4
5. SV Bayer 08 Uerdingen (GER) 3
6. Olympic Nice Natation (FRA) 0

Group H in Berlin, Germany:

1. HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 15
2. Olympiakos Piraeus (GRE) 12
3. Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 (GER) 9
4. Dinamo Olympiiski Moscow (RUS) 6
5. VK Primorac Kotor (MNE) 3
6. CSM Leonardo Oradea (ROM) 0



Qualified for Preliminary Round EuroLeague: CN Atlantis Posillipo (ITA), HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO), Teva Vasas-Plaket Budapest (HUN), CN Barcelona (ESP), Brendon Fenstherm ZF Eger (HUN), Panionios GS (GRE), Systema Pompea Leonessa Brescia (ITA) and Olympiakos Piraeus (GRE)

Qualified for Qualification Round II LEN Trophy: CN Sabadell (ESP), Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE), Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR), Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 (GER), Sintez Kazan (RUS), Montpellier WP (FRA), Ilyichevets Mariupol (UKR) and Dinamo Olympiiski Moscow (RUS).

National champions of the eight top nations: VK Jug Dubrovnik (CRO), Pro Recco (ITA), Honved Domino Budapest (HUN), VK Partizan Raiffeisen Belgrade (SRB), CN Atletic Barceloneta (ESP), Ethnikos Piraeus (GRE), Sthurm 2002 Chechov (RUS) and CN Marseille (FRA).