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2007–08 LEN Euroleague

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2007–08 LEN Euroleague
LeagueLEN Euroleague
SportWater Polo
Duration26 September 2007 to
10 May 2008
Number of teams16 (preliminary round)
42 (total)
Final Four
Finals championsItaly Pro Recco (5th title)
  Runners-upCroatia Jug Dubrovnik
Euroleague seasons

The 2007–08 LEN Euroleague was the 45th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 26 September 2007 to 10 May 2008, and was contested by 42 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 9 and May 10 in Barcelona. The winning team was Pro Recco from Italy.

Qualifying round 1

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Group A (Istanbul)

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Montenegro VK Primorac Kotor 6 6 0 0 95 26 +69 18
Russia Lukoil Spartak Volgograd 6 5 0 1 67 40 +27 15
Greece N.C. Chios 6 4 0 2 62 46 +16 12
Slovakia CH Hornets Košice 6 3 0 3 51 49 +2 9
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 1 4 54 68 −14 4
Turkey Yuzme Istanbul 6 1 1 4 49 71 −22 4
Switzerland Lugano Pallanouto 6 0 0 6 25 103 −78 0
Source: [citation needed]

Preliminary round

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Location of teams of the 2007–08 LEN Euroleague group stage.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece Olympiacos 6 4 1 1 54 47 +7 13
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 4 0 2 54 42 +12 12
Russia Sintez Kazan 6 2 1 3 52 50 +2 7
Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 6 1 0 5 45 66 −21 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Pro Recco 6 5 0 1 78 49 +29 15
Montenegro Primorac Kotor 6 3 1 2 52 55 −3 10
Russia Spartak Volgograd 6 2 1 3 55 66 −11 7
France Marseille 6 1 0 5 57 72 −15 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hungary Vasas 6 4 1 1 55 45 +10 13
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 6 4 0 2 57 50 +7 12
Hungary Honvéd 6 3 1 2 50 46 +4 10
Greece Ethnikos Piraeus 6 0 0 6 44 65 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Serbia Partizan 6 5 0 1 61 42 +19 15
Italy Posillipo 6 3 1 2 62 57 +5 10
Italy Brixia Leonessa 6 2 0 4 51 60 −9 6
Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 1 1 4 50 65 −15 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 26 March, and the second legs were played on 9 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jug Dubrovnik Croatia 18–17 Greece Olympiacos 10–5 8–12
Partizan Serbia 19–22 Croatia HAVK Mladost 9–9 10–13 (p)
Primorac Kotor Montenegro 13–14 Hungary Vasas 6–8 7–6
Pro Recco Italy 25–18 Italy Posillipo 13–10 12–8

Final Four (Barcelona)

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Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain