Summary
Vaterpolo klub Partizan (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватерполо клуб Партизан) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sports clubs in Serbia that is part of sport society Partizan. As of 2023–24 season, the club competes in the Serbian League and Regional Water Polo League.
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| Nickname | Parni valjak (Steamroller) Crno-beli (The Black-Whites) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| League | Serbian League |
| Based in | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Arena | Sport Center Banjica |
| Colors | |
| President | Jovan Lazarević |
| Head coach | Miloš Korolija |
| Website | waterpolopartizan |
Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac on Banjica complex. The club is supported by Grobari, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Partizan Belgrade.
With seven European champion titles (the last in 2011 against Pro Recco), VK Partizan is the second most successful European team in water polo history along with Mladost, and behind Pro Recco with ten titles.
History edit
The club was founded in 1946 and from 1952 is a member of the First League. VK Partizan players had a big influence in Yugoslav and Serbian national water polo teams. They helped Serbia and Yugoslavia win many medals at the Olympics, European and World championships.
Honours edit
Domestic competitions edit
National League edit
- Winners (10): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Yugoslav League (defunct)
- Winners (17): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988
- Yugoslav Winter Championship (defunct)
- Winners (6): 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972
- FR Yugoslav League (defunct)
- Winners (2): 1995, 2002
National Cup edit
- Winners (9): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Yugoslav Cup (defunct)
- Winners (12): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
- FR Yugoslav Cup (defunct)
- Winners (4): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002
European competitions edit
- Winners (7): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 2010–11
- Runners-up (3): 1964–65, 1972–73, 1979–80
- LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 1990–91
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Winners (2): 1991, 2011
- Runners-up (1): 1976
Regional competitions edit
- Euro Interliga (defunct)
- Winners (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
Ιntercontinental competitions edit
- COMEN Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 1989
First team for 2022/23 season edit
| Νο | Player | Bοrn |
|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kostrov | (1988) | |
| Miloš Milošević | (1996) | |
| Veljko Bodiroga | (2004) | |
| Aleksandar Vuković | (1996) | |
| Marko Dimitrijević | (2004) | |
| Lovre Miloš | (1994) | |
| Stefan Gak | (2002) | |
| Petar Jakšić | (2001) | |
| Dušan Trtović | (2001) | |
| Veljko Krstić | (2003) | |
| Petar Smiljević | (2000) | |
| Lovro Paparić | (1999) | |
| Luka Gladović | (2006) | |
| Nikola V Radulović | (2004) | |
| Andrija Jauković | (2005) | |
| Kosta Bodiroga | (2006) | |
| Pavle Mušikić | (2004) | |
| Coach: |  Miloš Korolija |
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Season by season edit
| Season | Tier | League | Regional League | Domestic cup | European competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 1 | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | QR | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 5th | 9th | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | EF |
| 2021–22 | 1 | SF | 7th | SF | - | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | QF | 10th | SF | - | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | CX | 9th | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Q1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 4th | 9th | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Q1 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Champions | 6th | Champions | 1 LEN Champions League | PR, 15th overall |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Champions | SF | Champions | 1 LEN Champions League | PR, 10th overall |
Rankings in Prva A liga edit
Since 2006–07 season, Partizan has been the champion a record 10 times of Prva A liga.
Notable former players edit
- Dušan Antunović
- Ozren Bonačić
- Živko Gocić
- Igor Gočanin
- Danilo Ikodinović
- Milorad Krivokapić
- Nikola Kuljača
- Slobodan Nikić
- Dejan Savić
- Slobodan Soro
- Zoran Petrović
- Branislav Mitrović
- Duško Pijetlović
- Gojko Pijetlović
- Theodoros Chatzitheodorou
- Ivan Rackov
- Nikola Rađen
- Ratko Rudić
- Milan Aleksić
- Andrija Prlainović
- Dušan Mandić
- Lucas Gielen
- Stefan Mitrović
- Dušan Popović
- Nikola Stamenić
- Aleksandar Šoštar
- Aleksandar Šapić
- Denis Šefik
- Petar Trbojević
- Vanja Udovičić
- Luka Saponjic
- Aleksa Saponjic
- Dejan Udovičić
- Filip Filipović
- Jugoslav Vasović
- Vladimir Vujasinović
- Igor Milanović
- Miloš Korolija
- Miloš Cuk
- Nikola Kuljaca
- Predrag Zimonjić
- Zoran Janković
- Mirko Sandić
- Ryan Bailey
Notable former coaches edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website