VK Partizan

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.

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

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

Domestic competitions

National League

• Serbian League

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

• Serbian Cup

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

• LEN Champions League

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

• LEN Euro Cup

Winners (1): 1997–98

Runners-up (1): 2004–05

• LEN Super Cup

Winners (2): 1991, 2011

Runners-up (1): 1976

Regional competitions

• Euro Interliga (defunct)

Winners (2): 2009–10, 2010–11

Ιntercontinental competitions

• COMEN Cup (defunct)

Winners (1): 1989

First team for 2022/23 season

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	1981

Season by season

Rankings in Prva A liga

Since 2006–07 season, Partizan has been the champion a record 10 times of Prva A liga.

Notable former players

Notable former coaches

• Dušan Antunović
• Mirko Sandić
• Nikola Stamenić
• Ratko Rudić
• Nenad Manojlović
• Dejan Udovičić
• Igor Milanović

See also

• ŽVK Partizan

References

External links

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