The 2026/27 Men’s Euro Cup qualification round concluded on Sunday, with Italian side Posillipo securing the final available group stage place following an 11-8 victory over Vouliagmeni in Naples.
Five teams finished their qualification campaigns unbeaten, with Primorac Kotor, Apollon Smyrnis, Jug Dubrovnik, Barcelona and BVSC all topping their respective groups.
Eleven teams have now progressed from the qualification tournaments, joining five clubs eliminated from Champions League qualification to complete the 16-team group stage lineup.
Posillipo Win Decisive Encounter in Naples
Former European champions Posillipo secured the final qualification place with an important victory over Greek side Vouliagmeni.
The two teams were level at 6-6 at half-time before the Italian hosts produced a decisive third-quarter performance, scoring three unanswered goals to establish a 9-6 advantage.
Posillipo extended their lead to four goals in the final period and eventually secured an 11-8 victory.
Zeno Bertoli led the Italian side with three goals, while Charalampos Troulos also scored three for Vouliagmeni.
Elsewhere in Group D, Barcelona completed a perfect qualification campaign with a convincing 19-11 victory over Dinamo Bucharest.
Taiyo Watanabe scored six goals as the Spanish side produced a remarkable seven-goal unanswered run to take control of the encounter.
BVSC Complete Perfect Campaign with Terrassa Victory
Hungarian side BVSC finished top of Group E with three victories from three matches, concluding their qualification tournament with an impressive 15-8 win over Terrassa.
BVSC dominated the opening stages, racing into a 6-0 lead inside the first 11 minutes.
Balint Ekler contributed four goals as the Budapest club secured first place in Podgorica.
Terrassa finished second and will also progress to the group stage, while Buducnost defeated Primorje 14-10 to secure third place.
Primorac and Jug Finish Unbeaten
Montenegrin side Primorac Kotor completed a dominant qualification campaign with a 20-8 victory over French hosts Pays d’Aix.
Japanese international Yusuke Inaba scored six goals as Primorac finished with three victories and an impressive goal difference of +39.
Pays d’Aix progressed as runners-up despite the defeat.
In Serbia, Jug Dubrovnik secured first place in Group C with an 11-7 victory over hosts Sabac.
Vlaho Pavlic scored four goals and Marko Zuvela added three for the Croatian side, who finished the tournament with three wins.
Sabac qualified in second place, while Enka defeated Hannover 20-16 in the group’s remaining fixture, with Yusa Duzenli scoring eight goals.
Apollon Top Athens Group
Apollon Smyrnis finished top of the five-team Group B following another narrow victory, defeating Sintez Kazan 15-14.
Nikola Bogdanovic scored four goals as the Greek hosts recovered from a fourth-quarter deficit to maintain their unbeaten record.
Savona secured second place with a 12-9 victory over Partizan, scoring three unanswered goals during the closing stages.
Partizan finished third but also qualified, with Group B awarded three group stage places.
All 16 Euro Cup Group Stage Teams Confirmed
Qualified through the preliminary round:
Primorac Kotor, Pays d’Aix, Apollon Smyrnis, Savona, Partizan, Jug Dubrovnik, Sabac, Barcelona, Posillipo, BVSC and Terrassa.
Transferred from Champions League qualification:
Spandau 04, Strasbourg, A-Polo Sport Management, Budva and Honved.
The ten clubs eliminated from Euro Cup qualification will continue their European campaigns in the Conference Cup.
Men’s Euro Cup Qualification – Final Day Results
Group A – Aix-en-Provence
- Galatasaray 14-10 Dinamo Tbilisi
- Pays d’Aix 8-20 Primorac Kotor
Group B – Athens
- Savona 12-9 Partizan
- Apollon Smyrnis 15-14 Sintez Kazan
Group C – Sabac
- Sabac 7-11 Jug Dubrovnik
- Enka 20-16 Hannover
Group D – Naples
- Barcelona 19-11 Dinamo Bucharest
- Posillipo 11-8 Vouliagmeni
Group E – Podgorica
- Terrassa 8-15 BVSC
- Primorje 10-14 Buducnost
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