Serbian Water Polo League A


The Serbian Water polo League A is the highest level of men's water polo in Serbia 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 Kingdom of Serbia became Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 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 which was played regularly from 1921 till 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 who won 14 out of 20 editions.
The later period referring to SFR Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1991 was dominated by VK Partizan 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, the league also followed the name changed properly in its 3 last editions. During this period another Serbian club came into prominence, VK Bečej, 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 in 1994. The rest of the editions were won by Serbian clubs, namely VK Crvena zvezda in 1992 and 1993, and VK Partizan 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 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 2018–19 season:

Champions

Performances

All–time champions

TeamChampionshipsYears Won
Partizan291963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Bečej61996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Crvena zvezda41992, 1993, 2013, 2014
VK Polet Sombor31921, 1922, 1924
Šabac12019

Serbian water polo clubs in European competitions

LEN Champions League
TeamWinnerYears Won
Partizan71964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976, 2011
Bečej12000
Crvena zvezda12013

LEN Cup Winner's Cup
TeamWinnerYears Won
Partizan11991

LEN Trophy
TeamWinnerYears Won
Partizan11998
Radnički Kragujevac12013

LEN Super Cup
TeamWinnerYears Won
Partizan21991, 2011
Crvena zvezda12013

COMEN Cup
TeamWinnerYears Won
Partizan11989

Notable players