2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup
The 2025–26 European Aquatics Conference Cup is the 1st edition of European Aquatics's new tertiary club competition for men's water polo clubs. The season begins on 7 November 2025 and ended on 3 June 2026 with the Final Four.
The winners of the European Aquatics Conference Cup automatically qualify for next season's Euro Cup,.
Rankings
The results were based on the results of the past four seasons.- Associations 1–10 can have two teams ranked 5th and 6th qualify.
- Associations 11–12 can have two teams ranked 3rd, 4th and 5th qualify.
- Associations 13 and below can have one team ranked 1st qualify.
- – Additional teams dropping down from the Euro Cup
| Rank | Association | Points | Teams | Notes | ||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ranking facts
TeamsThe teams finishing in fifth and sixth from national leagues ranked 1–10, placing in third through fifth from national leagues ranked 11–12 and champions from countries ranked 13 and below are permitted to enter.Everyone who enters starts in the qualification round I. Unlike last season, in the event that a club decides not to enter, the next best ranked team is not allowed to take their place. However, this rule wasn't implemented all the time. Qualified teamsThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
Name changesThe following teams' names were changed during the season.Rounds and draw datesSchedule
Qualification round IThe top two qualify for the next round, while every team that comes from a country that is ranked below the top thirteen drop down to the Challenger Cup. The draw was on 11 August 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. The seeding is based off the club rankings.Group A
Group BGroup CGroup DGroup E |