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Champions League, Season 2016-2017

The first draw of the season

The draw for next season’s Champions League Qualification Round I have been made in Nyon, at the LEN headquarters. The four groups will be as follows:

Group A to be played in Oradea (ROU)

VK Mornar SPLIT (CRO) Galatasaray SK ISTANBUL (TUR) CSM Digi ORADEA (ROU) UZSC UTRECHT (NED)

Group B to be played in Budapest (HUN)

OSC BUDAPEST (HUN) HANNOVER 1898 (GER) ZP BARENDRECHT (NED)

Group C to be played in Porto (POR)

BPM Sport Management VERONA (ITA) ENKA Sport Club (TUR) Sintez KAZAN (RUS) Clube Fluvial PORTUENSE (POR)

Group D to be played in La Valletta (MLT)

PVK Jadran HERCEG NOVI (MNE) Steaua BUCHAREST (ROU) VALLETTA (MLT) KS Arkonia SZCZECIN (POL)

The first two (2) classified teams from each group of the Qualification Round I will be qualified to the Qualification Round II, to be played on 14-16 October.

According to the entries received, the teams already qualified to Preliminary Round II: VK Primorje Erste Bank RIJEKA (CRO) ASC DUISBURG (GER)

PRESS RELEASE LEN PR 64/2016 VOULIAGMENI NC (GRE) CN MARSEILLE (FRA) ZF-EGER (HUN) AN BRESCIA (ITA) Crvena Zvezda BELGRADE (SRB) CN SABADELL (ESP)

The eight wild card-holder teams (having a berth in the Preliminary Round):

Jug Croatia Osiguranje DUBROVNIK (CRO) Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 BERLIN (GER) Olympiacos SFP PIRAEUS (GRE) Olympic NICE Natation (FRA) SZOLNOKI VK (HUN) Pro (ITA) Vaterpolo Klub Partizan BELGRADE (SRB) Club Natacio Atletic BARCELONETA (ESP)

The draw for the Preliminary Round, as well as for the Qualification Round II will be made on 30 August in Dubrovnik.

5 August 2016