Euro Cup Men: Eight Finals draw and live streaming details

A total of 16 clubs have secured their places in the Euro Cup Men’s Eight Finals, setting the stage for the next knockout phase of the competition. The line-up features a mix of teams dropping down from the Champions League Group Stage and those that advanced through the Euro Cup Group Stage.

The round will be contested over two legs, with clubs paired into eight ties and facing each other home and away. The winners on aggregate will progress to the Quarter Finals.

Here are the teams that will be competing.

2025/26 Euro Cup Men
Eight Finals Qualified Teams

From the Champions League Group Stage:

• SPD Radnicki (SRB)
• VPK Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi (MNE)
• CSM Oradea (ROU)
• KEIO CN Sabadell (ESP)
• Vasas Sport Club (HUN)
• VK Jadran Split (CRO)
• VPK Primorac Kotor (MNE)
• CN Marseille (FRA)

From the Euro Cup Group Stage:

• VK Jug AO (CRO)
• Szolnoki Dózsa Praktiker (HUN)
• BVSC Manna ABC (HUN)
• RN Savona (ITA)
• CN Terrassa (ESP)
• CN Barcelona (ESP)
• Panathinaikos AC (GRE)
• VK Šabac Elixir (SRB)

The Euro Cup Eight Finals draw is scheduled for Monday, February 16th, 2026, starting at 10:00CET, and can be watched live online via the link below:

How The Draw Will Work

Batch 1

3rd-placed teams from the Champions League Group Stage

• SPD Radnicki
• VPK Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi
• CSM Oradea
• KEIO CN Sabadell

Batch 2

4th-placed teams from the Champions League Group Stage

• Vasas Sport Club
• VK Jadran Split
• VPK Primorac Kotor
• CN Marseille

Batch 3

1st-placed teams from the Euro Cup Group Stage

• VK Jug AO
• Szolnoki Dózsa Praktiker
• BVSC Manna ABC
• RN Savona

Batch 4

2nd-placed teams from the Euro Cup Group Stage

• CN Terrassa
• CN Barcelona
• Panathinaikos AC
• VK Šabac Elixir

Batch 5

Home/Away draw (For the teams drawn from Batch 1)

Batch 6

Home/Away draw (For the teams drawn from Batch 2)

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Draw System

The teams will be drawn following this order:

Clubs from the 1st batch will play against the teams of the 4th batch.
Teams from the 2nd batch will play against the clubs of the 3rd batch.

Teams will be drawn first from the 1st Batch. The first drawn will form the EF1 pair, the second EF2 pair, the
third EF3, and the fourth EF4.

Then the teams from the 2nd Batch will be drawn. The first drawn will form the EF5 pair, the second EF6,
the third EF7, and the fourth EF8.

For the teams drawn from Batch 1, to decide which team plays the first game at home, the home/away
option will be drawn from Batch 5.

For the teams drawn from Batch 2, to decide which team plays the first game at home, the home/away
option will be drawn from Batch 6.

When the teams from the 3rd Batch are drawn, they will fill the empty positions of the pairs in this order:
first EF5, second EF6, third EF7, and last EF8.

When the teams from the 4th Batch are drawn, they will fill the empty position of the pairs in this order: first
EF1, then EF2, the third EF3, and last EF4.

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