1998 �99 LEN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

1998–99 LEN Champions League
1998–99 LEN Champions League
League	LEN Champions League
Sport	Water Polo
Duration	1998 to; 5 June 1999
Number of teams	8 (preliminary round); 16 (Total)
Final Four
Finals champions	Splitska Banka (1st title)
Runners-up	Bečej
Champions League seasons
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 LEN Champions League was the 36th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 1998 to 5 June 1999, and it was contested by 16 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on June 4 and June 5 in Naples.

Preliminary round

Location of teams of the 1998–99 LEN Champions League group stage.

Blue Group;

Red Group.

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to Final four

Blue Group

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Posillipo	6	4	0	2	49	43	+6	8
Bečej	6	3	1	2	56	51	+5	7
BVSC	6	2	1	3	46	44	+2	5
Vouliagmeni	6	2	0	4	44	57	−13	4

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

Red Group

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dynamo Moscow	6	5	0	1	52	38	+14	10
Splitska Banka	6	5	0	1	58	46	+12	10
Catalunya	6	1	1	4	45	53	−8	3
Olympic Nice	6	0	1	5	41	61	−20	1

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

Final Four ( Naples)

Semifinals 4 June 1999		Final 5 June 1999



Posillipo	6

Splitska Banka	7
		Splitska Banka	8

		Bečej	7
Dynamo Moscow	4

Bečej	8
		Third place



		Posillipo	8

		Dynamo Moscow	9

Final standings

	Team
	Splitska Banka
	Bečej
	Dynamo Moscow
	Posillipo

1998–99 Champions League Champions
Splitska Banka 1st title

Dragan Rebić, Teo Đogaš, Petar Trumbić, Nikša Jaić, David Burburan, Roman Poláčik, Višeslav Sarić, Aleksandar Nagy, Samir Barać, Aljoša Kunac, Alen Bošković, Mario Oreb, Ivan Katura

Head coach

Dragan Matutinović

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