2010–11 LEN Women's Champions' Cup


The 2010–11 LEN Women's Champions' Cup was the 24th edition of the highest-level competition in women's European club water polo. It involved the champions and other top teams from European national leagues and ran from December 2010 to April 2011. The Final Four took place in Sabadell, Spain.
Final Four host CN Sabadell became the first Spanish team to win the competition beating Orizzonte Catania in the final. Olympiacos CFP and Kinef Kirishi also reached the Final Four, with Olympiacos ranking third, while defending champion Vouliagmeni OC was defeated by Orizzonte in the quarter-finals.

Federation team allocation

Each national federation can enter up to two teams into the Women's Champions' Cup.
Federations do not have to enter their top two teams into the Champions' Cup. If they do not think their clubs can be competitive, they can enter teams into the second-tier LEN Cup.

Format and Changes

The original format for the Champions' Cup was to have four phases:
However, there were only 13 entries, so the qualification round was cancelled, and the preliminary round will be played with 3 groups of 3 and 1 group of 4.

Distribution

Teams

There were 13 entries from 7 countries. Each of the draw pots were organised according to the previous year's results:

Bold indicates countries that entered teams
Pot 1Final Four qualifiersGreece, Italy, Russia
Pot 2Losing quarterfinalistsItaly, Russia, Spain
Pot 33rd placed in preliminary roundGermany, Hungary, Netherlands
Pot 44th placed in preliminary roundFrance, Great Britain, Switzerland

Note: The Netherlands only entered one team, so the two available places in Pot 3 were taken by a second German team and a French team elevated from Pot 4.
DrawGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Pot 1 Orizzonte Catania Kinef Kirishi Olympiacos CFPVouliagmeni OC
Pot 2 CN Sabadell CE Mediterrani Shturm Ruza Fiorentina WP
Pot 3 Blau-Weiss Bochum Bayer Uerdingen Olympic Nice Polar Bears Ede
Pot 4 ASPTT Nancy

Round and Draw Dates

Tournament Phase

First Qualifying Round

Key to colours in group tables
Progress to the Quarterfinal Round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-finals

Final four

2011 LEN Women's Champions' Cup Champions

CN Sabadell
First title