2006 LEN Women's Champions' Cup

The 2006 LEN Women's Champions' Cup was the 19th edition of the premier international competition for European women's water polo clubs, organized by LEN. Fourteen national champions took part in the competition, which took place from 9 February to 30 April 2006.

Orizzonte Catania won its third title in a row, becoming the first club to achieve this,[1] and an overall seventh by overcoming runner-up Kinef Kirishi, bronze Dunaújvárosi Főiskola and OC Vouliagmeni in the final stage.[2]

Qualification round

Group A

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1 Netherlands Donk Gouda 4 4 0 0 83 22 12
2 France Nancy (host) 4 3 0 1 60 41 9
3 Portugal Portuense 4 2 0 2 34 60 6
4 Slovakia Vrútky 4 1 0 3 34 57 3
5 Switzerland Basel 4 0 0 4 27 58 3
9 February 2006
Donk Gouda 20–4 Basel
Nancy 20–10 Portuense
10 February 2006
Portuense 11–7 Basel
Nancy 16–7 Vrútky
11 February 2006
Donk Gouda 24–3 Portuense
Vrútky 10–6 Basel
11 February 2006
Donk Gouda 25–8 Vrútky
Nancy 17–10 Basel
12 February 2006
Portuense 10–9 Vrútky
Donk Gouda 14–7 Nancy

Group B

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1 Greece Vouliagmeni 4 4 0 0 84 23 12
2 Spain Sabadell 4 3 0 1 56 39 9
3 England City of Sheffield 4 2 0 2 43 49 6
4 Czech Republic Slavia Hradec Králové 4 1 0 3 36 68 3
5 Croatia Bura Split (host) 4 0 0 4 36 76 0
9 February 2006
Vouliagmeni 17–4 City of Sheffield
Sabadell 19–6 Bura Split
10 February 2006
City of Sheffield 15–9 Slavia Hradec Králové
Vouliagmeni 24–6 Bura Split
11 February 2006
Vouliagmeni 23–5 Slavia Hradec Králové
Sabadell 12–5 City of Sheffield
11 February 2006
Vouliagmeni 20–8 Sabadell
Slavia Hradec Králové 16–13 Bura Split
12 February 2006
Sabadell 17–6 Slavia Hradec Králové
City of Sheffield 17–11 Bura Split

Semifinals round

Group A

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1 Russia Kinef Kirishi 3 3 0 0 59 31 9
2 Greece Vouliagmeni 3 1 0 2 39 32 3
3 Germany Blau-Weiss Bochum 3 1 0 2 36 45 3
4 Spain Sabadell (host) 3 1 0 2 31 57 3
17 March 2006
Sabadell 16–15 Blau-Weiss Bochum
Kinef Kirishi 15–12 Vouliagmeni
18 March 2006
Kinef Kirishi 20–11 Blau-Weiss Bochum
Vouliagmeni 18–7 Sabadell
19 March 2006
Blau-Weiss Bochum 10–9 Vouliagmeni
Kinef Kirishi 24–8 Sabadell

Group B

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1 Italy Orizzonte Catania 3 3 0 0 46 18 9
2 Hungary Dunaújváros (host) 3 2 0 1 30 17 6
3 Netherlands Donk Gouda 3 1 0 2 26 36 3
4 France Nancy 3 0 0 3 21 52 0
17 March 2006
Dunaújváros 16–4 Nancy
Orizzonte Catania 17–6 Donk Gouda
18 March 2006
Orizzonte Catania 20–7 Nancy
Dunaújváros 9–4 Donk Gouda
19 March 2006
Donk Gouda 16–10 Nancy
Orizzonte Catania 9–5 Dunaújváros

Final round

# Team Pld W D L GF GA Pt
1 Italy Orizzonte Catania (host) 3 3 0 0 35 25 9
2 Russia Kinef Kirishi 3 2 0 1 30 29 6
3 Hungary Dunaújváros 3 1 0 2 31 37 3
4 Greece Vouliagmeni 3 0 0 3 27 32 0
28 April 2006
Kinef Kirishi 11–8 Dunaújváros
Orizzonte Catania 9–6 Vouliagmeni
18 March 2006
Kinef Kirishi 8–7 Vouliagmeni
Orizzonte Catania 12–8 Dunaújváros
19 March 2006
Dunaújváros 15–14 Vouliagmeni
Orizzonte Catania 14–11 Kinef Kirishi

References

  1. ^ List of champions in RTVE.es
  2. ^ Results Archived 16 July 2012 at archive.today in LEN's website