VK Novi Beograd ( sr-cyr, ВК Нови Београд) is a professional
water polo
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club based in
New Belgrade, Serbia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the
Serbian League
The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League.
History
1992–1995
In the summer of ...
,
Regional League A1 and
LEN Champions League.
History
The club was founded in 2015. In 2020–21 season, the club made its debut in top-tier
Serbian Water Polo League A, where they finished as runners-up. Also, they made the semi-finals of the
Serbian Water Polo Cup
The Serbian Water polo Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије у ватерполу, Kup Srbije u vaterpolu) is the national water polo cup of Serbia. It is run by the Water polo Federation of Serbia.
Winners
* ''2006–07 to present: Serbian Water po ...
. In second-tier European competition
LEN Euro Cup, Novi Beograd made it to the eight-finals.
In 2021–22 season, the club significantly improved its roster, and made debut in the
Regional League and
LEN Champions League.
Also, Novi Beograd was named as host of LEN Champions League final tournament from 2021 to 2023. After coming up short in the Serbian Water Polo Cup, losing to
VK Radnički Kragujevac
Kragujevački vaterpolo klub Radnički ( sr-cyr, Крагујевачки ватерполо клуб Раднички Крагујевац) is a men's professional water polo club based in Kragujevac, Serbia. It's a part of the Radnički multi-s ...
in the final game, Novi Beograd eventually won the
Regional League in 2021–22 by defeating the
VK Jadran Split with 14–11 in the final game, securing their first trophy in history.
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 ...
was named the MVP of the final tournament.
It was also only the second trophy for the Serbian clubs in the competition's history. Novi Beograd won the 2021–22
Serbian Water Polo League A as well. Novi Beograd finished their most successful season in club's history by losing in the final of
2021–22 LEN Champions League
The 2021–22 LEN Champions League was the 59th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs.
Teams
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Qualifying rounds Qualification round I
The draw took place in ...
to
Pro Recco on penalties.
Season by season
In European competition
*Participations in
Champions League: 2x
*Participations in
Euro Cup
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: 1x
Honours
Domestic competitions
*
Regional League
** Winners (1): 2021–22
*
National Championship
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** Winners (1): 2021–22
** ''Runners-up (1) :'' 2020–21
*
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** ''Runners-up (1) :'' 2022
European competitions
*
LEN Champions League
** ''Runners-up (1) :''
2021–22
References
External links
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2015 establishments in Serbia
Water polo clubs in Serbia
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