title: 1965 European Cup (water polo)
text: # 1965 European Cup (water polo)
  
  The 1965 Water Polo European Cup was the second edition of LEN's premier competition for male water polo clubs, running from February to April 1965. Pro Recco, which hosted the final stage, won all three games to win its first title, while defending champions Partizan Belgrade was the runner-up.
  
  ## Semifinal stage
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 5 |
  | 2 | Dynamo Magdeburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 5 |
  | 3 | Dinamo Bucharest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 2 |
  | 4 | Szolnoki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 |
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | 1 | Partizan Belgrade | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 4 |
  | 2 | Pro Recco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
  | 4 | Rote Erde Hamm (withdrew) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 |
  
  ## Final stage
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pro Recco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 |
  | 2 | Partizan Belgrade | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
  | 3 | Dynamo Magdeburg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 1 |
  | 4 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 1 |
  
  * 1965 Water Polo European Cup
  * Pro Recco First title
  