The 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup was the 28th edition of the second-tier European tournament for water polo clubs. It ran from 13 September 2019 to 9 May 2020.[1]
The calendar of the competition was announced on 3 August 2019.[2]
16 teams participated at the QR1 with half of them advancing to QR2. The four teams eliminated from the Champions League QR3 joined the qualified teams in the Quarterfinals.
The draw was held on 4 August 2019.[3] The cities selected to host the groups were Eger (Hungary), Split (Croatia), Syracuse (Italy) and Valletta (Malta).[4][5][6][7]
The draw for this stage of the competition was held at LEN headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) on 17 September 2019.[8][9] The hosts of the two groups were Mataró (Spain) and Šibenik (Croatia).[10][11]
The draw was held in Nyon (Switzerland), at LEN offices, on 1 October 2019.[12][13]
The draw for the semifinals took place on 12 November 2019.[14][15]
1The second leg of the game was originally scheduled for 4 March 2020 but it was postponed because Hungarian pools were in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.[16] 2Ortigia played the home game in the near Catania due to the impossibility of Syracuse's "Paolo Caldarella" swimming pool to host international evening matches during winter time.[17]