Champions League winners Olympiacos are seeking their fourth Super Cup victory on Saturday afternoon when they clash with Catalunya in the final. For the Euro Cup-winning Spaniards, it’s their first-ever chance to land this trophy – but, playing in Piraeus, they’ll need to produce a big performance to have a chance against the Greek giants.
2026 European Aquatics Super Cup
Women’s final
Saturday 3 October, Athens
(Local time shown)
17:30: Olympiacos SFP (GRE) v EPlus CN Catalunya (ESP)
Unlike the men’s finalists, CNAB and Marseille, who share a rich head-to-head history from the previous three seasons, Olympiacos and Catalunya will clash for the first time ever in European competitions.
While Olympiacos have long been part of the show and are always among the top-tier Champions League contenders, Catalunya’s women’s team have only recently started their quest in the European cups.
Their men were the rulers of Europe in the mid-90s, winning the Champions League in 1995 and the Super Cup twice, in 1992 and 1995.
A fourth Champions League title, after triumphs in 2015, 2021 and 2022, propelled Olympiacos into another Super Cup final, and following each of their previous Champions League successes, they went on to add the Super Cup trophy to their cabinet.
Their only defeat in this competition was on their first attempt, back in 2014, against Sabadell when the Greeks were the Euro Cup (LEN Trophy) winners.
It’s some hope for Catalunya that Olympiacos’ lone defeat came against a Spanish team. In their victorious finals, the Greeks downed Italy’s Padova (2015), Russia’s Kirishi (2021) and fellow Greek side Ethnikos (2022).
“We’re very proud we can play for this title tomorrow,” Olympiacos head coach Georgios Ntoskas said at the press conference ahead of the final.
“We knew we had a perfect season, but this belongs to the past, so we’re here to prove and demonstrate we can repeat those victories in the upcoming season.
“We wish to have a great game and celebrate with our fans tomorrow.”
Fellow coach Javi Belmonte briefly summed up his expectations: “Olympiacos were the best in the previous season and now we can try to compete with them and win this match.”
Catalunya’s Toula Falvey also refused to play the underdog’s role. “We’re really looking forward to the game, as it’s not every year we can play in a Super Cup final.
“We’re coming super hungry tomorrow, but we understand Olympiacos are a very good team with many international players.
“We’re taking it as an opportunity and will give it our all. We come with an attitude of nothing to lose and we’ll see how it goes tomorrow.”
Olympiacos’ Vasiliki Plevritou, who had been part of all three Super Cup wins with the Greek giants, put it straight when asked about Saturday’s final: “Olympiacos were made and born to be a winner, and we’re here for this exact reason to prove that.
“Once more, we’re going to fight to repeat our previous success. We hope our fans turn out in large numbers to support us and we plan to provide them with a very good game.”
European Aquatics Vice President Kyriakos Giannopoulos – in the company of Nikos Gemelos, Municipality Councillor for Sports of the City of Piraeus, Olympiacos Secretary General Dimitris Nakos and Governor of Attica Nikos Hardalias – said the women’s Super Cup “is a prestigious European event that brings together the winners of the European club competitions, providing a fitting stage for the very best of women’s water polo to meet and compete for another European title.”
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