Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 LEN Women's Challenger Cup | |
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| Sport | Water polo |
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| Founded | 2023 |
| President | Patrice Coste |
| Country | LEN members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Izmir BBG (1st title) |
| Most titles | Izmir BBG (1 title) |
| Level on pyramid | 3rd Tier (Europe) |
| Official website | [1] |
The LEN Women's Challenger Cup is a water polo club competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). It acts as the third tier, below the LEN Women's Champions League and the LEN Women's Euro Cup. Its first season will commence in 2023–24.[1][2]
Creation
The Women's Challenger Cup was first mentioned on the 7 February by Stavroula Kozompoli.[3] The LEN Women's Challenger Cup was officially created by LEN in on the 2 June 2023. In a similar fashion to the men's Tournament, the competition was inaugurated with the goal of creating more chances for smaller Water Polo nations to improve.
Men's Competition
A year before the women's counterpart started, LEN formally announced they would create a Men's LEN Challenger Cup, starting in the 2022–23 season.
See also
- LEN Champions League
- LEN Euro Cup
- LEN Challenger Cup
- LEN Super Cup
- LEN Women's Champions League
- LEN Women's Euro Cup
- LEN Women's Super Cup
References
- ^ "Big changes in European water polo club competitions - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. June 2, 2023.
- ^ Spencer-Boyce, James (June 2, 2023). "Changes to European competitions reinforced in Belgrade".
- ^ "Women's water polo enjoying "record" growth in Europe". www.len.eu. February 7, 2023.
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