The Serbian Water polo League A ( sr, Прва А лига Србије у ватерполу, Prva A liga Srbije u vaterpolu) is the highest level of men's

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

and it is organized by the Water polo Federation of Serbia.

History

Kingdom of Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia

Domestic water polo club competition in Serbia started in 1921, three years after

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became

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...

, although officially was known as Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between 1918 and 1929. It was the first season of the

Yugoslav Water Polo Championship The Yugoslav Water Polo Championship was the premier league competition for men's water polo clubs in Yugoslavia. Originally established in 1921 in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it ran for almost 20 years before being suspended due to the Second World ...

which was played regularly from 1921 to 1991 with only exception being between 1940 and 1944 when the league was halted because of the Second World War. The first edition was won by VK Polet Sombor, which will also become Yugoslav champion in 1922 and 1924. However, the period referring to the kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1921 and 1940 was dominated by

VK Jug Dubrovnik Vaterpolski klub Jug ( en, Jug Water Polo Club) is a professional water polo club based in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The club was established in 1923 as part of sports society "JUG". As of the 2021–22 season, VK Jug competes in the Croatian League, ...

who won 14 out of 20 editions. The later period referring to

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

between 1945 and 1991 was dominated by

VK Partizan Vaterpolo klub Partizan ( sr-cyr, Ватерполо клуб Партизан) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sports clubs in Serbia that is part of sport society Partizan. As of 2021–22 ...

who won 17 out of 46 editions.

FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro

In the early 1990s several of the Yugoslav republics broke-away and in 1992 Serbia and Montenegro formed the FR Yugoslavia Water Polo Championship which would be played until 2006. Since in 2003 the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

, the league also followed the name changed properly in its 3 last editions. During this period another Serbian club came into prominence,

VK Bečej VK Bečej (full name: Vaterpolo klub Bečej; lit. Water polo club Bečej), was a water polo club from Bečej, Serbia. Founded in 1947, the club disbanded in 2002 due to the bad financial situation. History The club was established in 1947. Its go ...

, which won 6 out of 15 editions. Montenegrin clubs won 5 editions, 4 of which were won in the consecutive 4 last editions by PVK Jadran Herceg-Novi, and one by

VK Budva VK Budva (full name: Vaterpolo klub Budva) is a professional water polo club based in Budva, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. Names It was formerly known as SD VK Mogren between 19 ...

in 1994. The rest of the editions were won by Serbian clubs, namely VK Crvena zvezda in 1992 and 1993, and

in 1995 and 2002.

Serbia

In 2006 Montenegro declares independence and, consequently, the Serbian Water Polo League A and

Montenegrin First League of Water Polo The Montenegrin First League of Water Polo is the national professional water polo league in Montenegro. It was established in 2006. shortly after Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia and Montenegro. It is organized by the Water Polo a ...

are formed. In the Serbian League A VK Partizan restored its domination by winning the first 6 consecutive editions.

Current teams

The following 10 clubs compete in the Serbian Water Polo League A during the 2021–22 season:

Champions

Performances

All–time champions

* ''1921 to present''

Serbian water polo clubs in European competitions

LEN Champions League LEN Cup Winner's Cup LEN Euro Cup LEN Super Cup COMEN Cup

Notable players

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Nikola Kuljača Nikola Kuljača (born 16 August 1974 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played for the team of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer ...

Dušan Mandić Dušan Mandić ( sr-cyr, Душан Мандић; born 16 June 1994) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Novi Beograd. He was a part of the Montenegrin junior water polo team before opting to play for Serbia. With Serbian junior na ...

* Stefan Mitrović *

Gojko Pijetlović Gojko Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Гојко Пијетловић; born 7 August 1983) is a Serbian water polo player who plays as goalkeeper for VK Novi Beograd and the Serbia men's national water polo team. He was voted the best goalkeeper of 2014 ...

Duško Pijetlović Duško Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Душко Пијетловић; 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward for VK Novi Beograd. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020 ...

Andrija Prlainović Andrija Prlainović ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian water polo player widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won br ...

Nikola Rađen Nikola Rađen ( sr-cyr, Никола Рађен, ) (born 29 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Serbian club Crvena zvezda. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won w ...

Dejan Savić Dejan Savić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Савић; born 24 April 1975) is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of the Serbia men's national water polo team and Crvena zvezda. During his playing ...

Slobodan Soro Slobodan Soro (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Соро; born December 23, 1978) is a Serbian-born Brazilian water polo goalkeeper. As a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olym ...

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Boris Zloković Boris Zloković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Злоковић; born 16 March 1983) is a Montenegrin retired water polo player. He was a member of the Montenegro national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team reached the semifinals, where ...

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External links

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Water Polo news in Serbia
at vaterpolovesti.com
Serbian Water Polo League A
at waterpoloworld.com {{Top sport leagues in Serbia 1

Professional sports leagues in Serbia