VK Primorje Erste Bank ( hr, Vaterpolski klub Primorje Erste Bank, commonly referred to as VK Primorje EB) is a professional

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

club based in Rijeka, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Croatian League and Regional League A2.

History

The club was founded in 1908, as HŠK Victoria (Croatian Sports Club Victoria), and is the oldest swimming club in Croatia. Under that name, the club was active until World War II. After the war, the club was re-established in 1948 as Primorje. Since 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia the club has been competing in

Croatian First League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football (soccer), football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, i ...

, as well as the regional

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mac ...

and

LEN Champions League The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of na ...

. VK Primorje EB has won three national championships, the first in 1938 (as HŠK Victoria), and the second and third in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons. Primorje has won three

titles, in 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15. Primorje has also won five national cup competitions. The club has produced many players that have had a significant impact for the

Croatia men's national water polo team The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA Wor ...

, including

Igor Hinić Igor Hinić (born 4 December 1975) is a Croatian former professional water polo player, who was a member of the Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olymp ...

, Damir Glavan, Damir Burić, and

Samir Barać Samir Barać (born 2 November 1973 in Rijeka) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. As team captain, he was part of the Croatian team that won the gold medal in 2012. ...

, all of whom have won medals at major international competitions. In addition, the club also produced Danijel Premuš and

Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd. During his playing career ...

, who went on to win olympic medals for

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and

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respectively.

Venue

The club's home games are held at the newly built Bazeni Kantrida, the venue which hosted the

2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 took place in Rijeka, Croatia from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December 2008. Medal table Medal summary Legend: * WR = World record * ER = European record * CR = Championships record Men's e ...

. The capacity of the new swimming complex is approximately 1,200 and is located within walking distance from HNK Rijeka's

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Team

Current squad

Season 2019–2020

Technical staff

* Head coach:

* Assistant coach: / * Assistant coach: Ivan Matković, prof

Honours

European competitions

* ''Runners-up (2):'' 2011–12, 2014–15 * ''Third placed (2):'' 2003–04, 2013–14

LEN Cup Winners' Cup The LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament. After 2003, the nationalcup winners qualified for the LEN Euroleague, and the cu ...

* ''Runners-up (1):'' 1976–77 * ''Third placed (2):'' 1979–80, 1995–96 COMEN Cup * Winners (1): 1996

* Winners (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 * ''Runners-up (2):'' 2011–12, 2015–16

Domestic competitions

Croatian League * Winners (2): 2013–14, 2014–15 * ''Runners-up (5):'' 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16 Croatian Cup * Winners (4): 1995–96, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 * ''Runners-up (3):'' 2002–03, 2010–11, 2015–16

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

* Winners (1): 1938 * ''Runners-up (2):'' 1978–79, 1982–83

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

* Winners (1): 1979 * ''Runners-up (1):'' 1976

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Primorje Water polo clubs in Croatia Primorje