The 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup knockout stage details the matches played to decide the champion of the tournament. Games took place between the 25 February and 6 June 2026.
Qualified teams The knockout phase involves 16 teams: the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-ups of each of the four groups in the group stage, and the eight third and fourth placed teams from the Champions League group stage.
Euro Cup group stage winners and runners-up
GroupWinnersRunners-upA Jug AO Dubrovnik CN TerrassaB Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker CN BarcelonaC BVSC-Manna ABC PanathinaikosD RN Savona VK Šabac
Eliminated teams from Champions League
GroupThird placeFourth placeA Radnički Kragujevac Vasas SCB Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi Jadran SplitC CSM Oradea Primorac KotorD KEIO CN Sabadell CN Marseille
Draw
The draw took place in Zagreb on 16 February 2026.https://europeanaquatics.org/euro-cup-men-eight-finals-draw-serves-up-several-highly-anticipated-ties/ The teams were split into two draws, one containing the four teams who finished fourth in the Champions League group stage, who would be pitted up against a Euro Cup group winner. The other half of the draw would see the third place teams from the Champions League group stage be drawn against a runner up of the Euro Cup group stage. +Team Vasas SC Jadran Split Primorac Kotor CN Marseille+First in Euro CupTeam Jug AO Dubrovnik Szolnoki Dozsa-Praktiker BVSC-Manna ABC RN Savona
+Team Radnički Kragujevac Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi CSM Oradea KEIO CN Sabadell+Team CN Terrassa CN Barcelona Panathinaikos VK Šabac
Bracket In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.
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Eighth-finals
The first legs were played on 24 February to 7 March, and the second legs were played on 7 March to 14 March.
Matches
Panathinaikos won 33–32 on aggregate
CSM Oradea won 28–27 on aggregate
KEIO CN Sabadell won 17–12 on aggregate
Radnički Kragujevac won 32–25 on aggregate
CN Marseille won 25–24 on aggregate
BVSC-Manna ABC won 28–24 on aggregate
Primorac Kotor won 28–25 on aggregate
Jadran Split won 36–24 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
The draw was on 9 March 2026.https://europeanaquatics.org/euro-cup-men-quarter-final-draw-sets-up-huge-marseille-versus-sabadell-rematch/ The first legs were played on 18 March, and the second legs were played on 28 March.
Matches
Radnički Kragujevac won 31–25 on aggregate
CN Marseille won 31–26 on aggregate
BVSC-Manna ABC won 26–15 on aggregate
Jadran Split won 30–29 on aggregate
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 25 April, and the second legs were played on 9 May.
Matches
CN Marseille won 30–28 on aggregate
Jadran Split won 27–24 on aggregate
Final
The first leg was played on 23 May, and the second leg was played on 6 June.
Matches
CN Marseille won 33–32 on aggregate
Notes
See also 2025–26 European Aquatics Champions League 2025–26 European Aquatics Euro Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Challenger Cup 2025 European Aquatics Super Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Champions League 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Euro Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Conference Cup 2025–26 European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup 2025 European Aquatics Women's Super Cup
References Preview reports ReferenceEighth finals - First legEighth finals - Second legQuarter-finals - First legQuarter-finals - Second legSemi-finals - First legSemi-finals - Second legFinal - First legFinal - Second leg
Matchday reports ReferenceEighth finals - First legEighth finals - Second legQuarter-finals - First legQuarter-finals - Second legSemi-finals - First legSemi-finals - Second legFinal - First legFinal - Second leg
External links
Official website Official statistics of the tournament