POŠK (POmorski Športski Klub: ''Marine Sports Club''), is a professional

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 t ...

club based in

Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, entertain ...

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. The club was founded in 1937. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Croatian League and Regional League A2.

History

The club developed in a big name in the world of water polo, especially from the 1980s onwards, during which the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

of Yugoslavia have been lost many times in points after tough "battles" against the remaining giants of the erstwhile Yugoslav and European water polo as

Mladost Mladost (meaning "youth" in Slavic languages) may refer to: Placenames * Mladost, Sofia, municipality of Sofia, Bulgaria *Mladost, Varna, municipality of Varna, Bulgaria * Mladost, Obrenovac, municipality of city Obrenovac, Serbia. Association fo ...

, Jug,

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: ** AK Partizan, athletics **Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling **Džudo Klub Partizan, judo ** FK Partizan, association fo ...

and Primorac Kotor.

Honours

European competitions

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 nam ...

* Winners (1): 1998-99 LEN Cup Winners' Cup * Winners (2): 1981–82, 1983–84 * ''Runners-up (1):'' 1979-80

LEN Super Cup The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested bet ...

* Winners (1): 1984 * ''Runners-up (1):'' 1982 COMEN Cup * Winners (3): 1984, 1985, 1985

Domestic competitions

Croatian League * Winners (1): 1997-98 Croatian Cup * Winners (1): 1999-00

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 (2): 1980, 1982–83

References

Water polo clubs in Croatia Sport in Split, Croatia Sports clubs established in 1937 {{Croatia-waterpolo-team-stub