Wednesday morning saw the highly anticipated draws for the men’s and women’s Conference Cup Qualification Round II take place in Zagreb, with all 31 clubs – 18 men’s and 13 women’s – learning the route they’ll take in the next stage.

The men’s Qualification Round II will be played with 18 teams divided into two groups of four, and two groups of five, with the two highest-ranked clubs from each group advancing to the Conference Cup Men’s Quarterfinal round.

For the women’s Qualification Round II, 13 clubs have been divided into three groups of three, and one group of four.

The two highest-ranked clubs from each group will advance to the Conference Cup Women Final 8 tournament, and the remaining five teams will play the Final Classification tournament from 9th-13th place.

In the men’s Qualification Round II, the four group hosts are OSC Potsdam (GER), VK Mornar Split (CRO), Montpellier Water Polo (FRA) and CN Posillipo (ITA), while in the women’s competition, the four hosts are CSM Unirea Alba Iulia (ROU), Panionios GSS (GRE), VK Vojvodina (SRB) and Galatasaray SK (TUR).

The men’s Qualification Round II will take place from Friday 20 February to Sunday 22 February 2026, while the women’s Qualification Round II is scheduled for the following weekend, Friday 27 February to Sunday 1 March 2026.

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For full Conference Cup Men results, stats and tables, click here.

For full Conference Cup Women results, stats and tables, click here.

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