Live streaming and draw details for men’s and women’s Challenger Cup Qualification Round II

The draw for Qualification Round II of the men’s and women’s Challenger Cup will take place on Monday 8 December and be streamed live on the European Aquatics YouTube channel at 10am (CET).

In the men’s Challenger Cup, Sliema ASC, San Giljan ASC, AVK Branik Maribor, Carouge Natation, Enka Sport Club, Heybeliada ASC, RD Mouscronnois and Cetus Espoo all advanced from Qualification Round I after finishing in the top two positions in their respective groups.

These eight teams will be joined in the draw for the next round by the four teams that dropped down from the Conference Cup: Galatasaray SK, Vitoria Sport Clube, (last season’s Challenger Cup runners-up) EVK Zaibas, and VK Banja Luka.

2025/26 Challenger Cup Men
Qualification Round II

Sliema ASC (MLT)
San Giljan ASC (MLT)
AVK Branik Maribor (SLO)
Carouge Natation (SUI)
Enka Sport Club (TUR)
Heybeliada ASC (TUR)
RD Mouscronnois (BEL)
Cetus Espoo (FIN)
Galatasaray SK (TUR)
Vitoria Sport Clube (POR)
EVK Zaibas (LTU)
VK Banja Luka (BIH)

The men’s Qualification Round II will feature 12 clubs divided into four groups of three, with the top two teams from each pool advancing to the Challenger Cup Men’s Final Eight tournament (12-15 March 2026).

The six teams that missed out in Qualification Round I – Hapoel Palram Zvulun, Apoel Nicosia, VK Ljubljana Slovan, Clube Naval Povoense, Welsh Wanderers and West London Penguin – will contest the 13th-18th classification tournament, also taking place from 13-15 February 2026, with one group of six competing in a round-robin format.

Following the conclusion of the women’s Qualification Round I, London Otter, SSV Esslingen, Hapoel Emek Hayarden and Nevsehir Belediye SK all progressed, and these four teams will be joined in Monday’s draw by the seven sides that dropped down from the Conference Cup – Goztepe Sport Klub, Dalton Koleji Spor Kulübü, VK Jadran Split, Clube Fluvial Portuense, ZVK Crvena Zvezda, San Giljan ASC, and Sirens ASC.

2025/26 Challenger Cup Women
Qualification Round II

London Otter (GBR)
SSV Esslingen (GER)
Hapoel Emek Hayarden (ISR)
Nevsehir Belediye SK (TUR)
Goztepe Sport Klub (TUR)
Dalton Koleji Spor Kulübü (TUR)
VK Jadran Split (CRO)
Clube Fluvial Portuense (POR)
ZVK Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
San Giljan ASC (MLT)
Sirens ASC (MLT)

The women’s Qualification Round II will be played with 11 clubs divided into one group of five and one group of six on the weekend of 5-8 March 2026.

Only the two highest-ranked clubs from each group will advance to the Challenger Cup Women’s Final Four tournament (21-22 March 2026).

The clubs that do not qualify for the Final Four (seven clubs) plus the three teams that did not qualify for Qualification Round II (Slavia UK Bratislava WP, Asten Johnson Strakonice and ZVU Partizan) will play the Final Classification tournament for 5th-14th place (20-22 March 2026).

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