A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2015–16 LEN Champions League | |
|---|---|
| League | LEN Champions League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 4 September 2015 to 4 June 2016 |
| Number of teams | 12 (preliminary round) 27 (total) |
| Season MVP |  Filip Filipović (Pro Recco) |
| Top scorer |  Denes Varga 33 goals (Szolnok) |
| Final Six | |
| Finals champions |  Jug Dubrovnik (4th Title) |
| Runners-up |  Olympiacos |
| Finals MVP |  Felipe Perrone (Jug Dubrovnik) |
The 2015–16 LEN Champions League was the 53rd edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 4 September 2015 to 4 June 2016, and was contested by 27 teams from 13 countries. The Final Six (quarterfinals, semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on 2, 3 & 4 June in Budapest.
Overview
Team allocation
8 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Qualification round I | 4–6 September 2015 | |
| Qualification round II | 18–20 September 2015 | ||
| Qualification round III (play-off round) |
3 October 2015 | 17 October 2015 | |
| Preliminary round | Matchday 1 | 28 October 2015 | |
| Matchday 2 | 11 November 2015 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 28 November 2015 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 16 December 2015 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 3 February 2016 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 10 February 2016 | ||
| Matchday 7 | 30 March 2016 | ||
| Matchday 8 | 16 April 2016 | ||
| Matchday 9 | 30 April 2016 | ||
| Matchday 10 | 18 May 2016 | ||
| Final 6 (Budapest) |
Quarter-finals | 2 June 2016 | |
| Semi-finals | 3 June 2016 | ||
| Final | 4 June 2016 | ||
Qualifying rounds
Qualification I
- 4-6 September
Twelve teams took part in the Qualification round I. They were drawn into three groups of four teams, whose played on 4–6 September 2015. Top 3 teams of each group advance to qualification round II.[2]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Progress to the Round II |
Group A
Tournament was played in Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  SPA
|
 JAD
|
 MON
|
HAVK
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Volgograd
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 9 | 18–12 | 15–7 | |||
| Jadran Carine
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 6 | 11–13 | 11–7 | 7–5 | ||
| Montpellier
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 3 | 8–6 | ||||
| HAVK Mladost
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 0 |
Group B
Tournament was played in Valletta, Malta.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  VER
|
 ORA
|
BUD
|
 VAL
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 7 | 11–6 | ||||
| Oradea
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 5 | 11–11 | 18–11 | |||
| Budva
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 4 | 7–7 | ||||
| Valletta
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 0 | 5–19 | 5–9 |
Group C
Tournament was played in Tbilisi, Georgia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  WAS
|
OSC
|
CNM
|
 LOK
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waspo Hannover
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 7 | 10–8 | ||||
| OSC Budapest
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 5 | 7–7 | ||||
| CN Marseille
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 4 | 10–10 | ||||
| Lokomotiv Tbilisi
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 0 | 9–11 | 3–15 | 9–17 |
Qualification II
- 18–20 September
Sixteen teams took part in the Qualification round II. Nine teams from first round and seven teams with wild cards. These clubs formed four groups of four and had round robin tournaments at four host cities on 18–20 October. Top 2 of these groups advance to play-off (qualification round 3).[3]