LEN Challenger Cup

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LEN Challenger Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup
Sport	Water polo
Founded	2022
President	Patrice Coste
Country	LEN members
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Galatasaray (1st title)
Most titles	Galatasaray GS Apollon Smyrnis (1 title each)
Level on pyramid	3rd Tier (Europe)
Official website	[1]

The LEN 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 Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. GS Apollon Smyrnis of Greece became the first champions, defeating CN Terrassa of Spain in the final.^[1]

Creation

The LEN Challenger Cup was created by LEN in 2022, with the goal of creating more opportunities for developing Water Polo nations.^[2]^[3]

On the 2 June 2023, LEN formally announced they would create a LEN Women's Challenger Cup, starting in the 2023–24 season.^[4]

v t e LEN Challenger Cup and LEN Women's Challenger Cup
LEN Challenger Cup	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
LEN Women's Challenger Cup	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

LEN competitions

European championships

Water polo
club competitions

Men	LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup LEN Challenger Cup LEN Super Cup LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
Women	LEN Women's Champions League LEN Women's Euro Cup LEN Women's Challenger Cup LEN Women's Super Cup

v t e International water polo
Geography World Rankings World medalists Achievements by nation
World	World Aquatics – Summer Olympics World Championship U20 U18 U16 World Cup men women ~~World League~~ (defunct) ~~Challengers' Cup~~ (defunct)
Africa	CANA – African Championship
Americas	UANA – Pan American Games Pan American Water Polo Championships Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games Bolivarian Games
Asia	AASF – Asian Games Asian Championship Asian Cup Asian Swimming Championships Asian Beach Games SEA Games Asian Clubs Championships
Europe	LEN – European Championship U19 U17 U15 Men's club Champions League Euro Cup Challenger Cup Super Cup Women's club Champions League Euro Cup Challenger Cup Super Cup
Oceania	OSA – Oceanian Championship
Others	Commonwealth Championships Deaflympics Friendship Games Islamic Solidarity Games Mediterranean Games Summer Universiade World Games
Athletes (teams) of the Year International Hall of Fame List of players Coaches Officials

European sports club competitions

UEFA club competitions	Men Champions League Europa League Conference League Super Cup Youth League Women Champions League
Football variants	Futsal Champions League Women's European Champions Beach soccer Euro Winners Cup Women's Euro Winners Cup