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Champions League qualification round two draw

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Sunday 29 September 2013, 19:32

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Tim Hartog

The draw for the Champions League second qualification round was held Sunday and resulted in an exciting group C to be played at the home of 2012 European champs Pro Recco in Italy as last year's Euro Cup winners Radnicki will be their main contenders for the top spot, while both sides will be joined by Mladost Zagreb and Budva. Group D in Oradea, Romania will be highlighted by Szolnok as they will meet German champs ASC Duisburg, hosts CSM Oradea with Tiberiu Negrean and Ramiro Georgescu facing their former teammates from Hungary and finally French champs CN Marseille. Group E is to be contested in Rijeka, Croatia as the home side is the favorite to win it but will face serious contention from Vouliagmeni, another side who debuts in the tournament's second round. First round survivors Acquachiara and Waspo Hanover complete this group. The last group will be played in Belgrade, Serbia as last year's Final Four winners Crvena Zvezda welcome Russian squad with former teammate Dusko Pijetlovic, Sintez Kazan, Russian national playoffs winners Spartak Volgograd and Dutch champs Schuurman BZC. The best two sides of each group will advance to the third round. Read more for full results.

Champions League 2013-2014
Qualification Round 2

October 11-13, 2013

Group C (to be played in Recco, Italy)

- Pro Recco (ITA)
- VK Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB)
- HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO)
- VK Budva (MNE)

Group D (to be played in Oradea, Romania)
- Szolnok (HUN)
- ASC Duisburg (GER)
- CSM DiGi Oradea (ROU)
- CN Marseille (FRA)

Group E (to be played in Rijeka, Croatia)

- Primorje EB Rijeka (CRO)
- Vouliagmeni NC (GRE)
- Carpisa Yamamay Acquachiara (ITA)
- Waspo 98 Hanover (GER)

Group F (to be played in Belgrade, Serbia)

- Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
- Sintez Kazan (RUS)
- Spartak Volgograd (RUS)
- Schuurman BZC (NED)

Teams ranked 1st and 2nd in each group will qualify for the Champions League Qualficiation Round 3. The 3rd ranked teams will continue in the Euro Cup entering the Qualfication Round 2 to be played October 25-27, 2013.