The Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 is a

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. The club is known for the water polo team, which has won a record number of German championships with 37, as well as German Cups (31) and Super Cups (17). In European tournaments the team has won 4

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titles. The club has over 3,500 members. The word ''Wasserfreunde'' is German for "Water Friends".

Arena

The team plays its home games in the Sportzentrum

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. For 2027, the team plans to move to the then newly constructed arena in Spandau.

Honours

European competitions

: Winners (4): 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89 : Runners–up (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1989–90 *

: Winners (2): 1986, 1987 : Runners–up (1): 1983

Domestic competitions

* German League : Winners (37): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 * German Cup : Winners (31): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020 * German Supercup : Winners (17): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022

Notable former members

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, trained with Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 after moving to Berlin from Syria; she went on to represent the Refugee Olympic Team at

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References

External links

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