Croatian First League of Water Polo
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025-26 | |
| Sport | Water polo |
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| No. of teams | 11 |
| Confederation | European Aquatics |
| Most championships | Jug (17 championships) |
| Most recent champion | Jadran Split (2024-25) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup | Croatian Cup |
| International cup | European Aquatics Champions League European Aquatics Euro Cup |
| Official website | hvs.hr |
The Croatian First League of Water Polo (Croatian: Prva hrvatska vaterpolo liga) is the top water polo league in Croatia.
The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League of Water Polo and its first season started in 1992. The league is operated by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.
Current teams
The following 11 clubs compete in the league during the 2025–26 season[1]:
| Croatian First League of Water Polo | |||||||||||||||
| Team | City | Founded | |||||||||||||
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| Jadran | Split | 1920
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| Jug | Dubrovnik | 1923
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| Medveščak | Zagreb | 1946
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| Mladost | Zagreb | 1946
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| Mornar | Split | 1949
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| Solaris | Šibenik | 2006
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| POŠK | Split | 1937
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| Primorje | Rijeka | 1908
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| Zadar 1952 | Zadar | 1952
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| OVK Split | Split | 2010[2]
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| KPK | Korčula | 1930[3]
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Previous winners
- Key
| † | League champions also won the Croatian Water Polo Cup. |
| Season | Champions (titles) | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Mladost † | Jadran |
| 1992–93 | Mladost † | Jadran |
| 1993–94 | Mladost | Jadran |
| 1994–95 | Mladost | Jug |
| 1995–96 | Mladost | Jug |
| 1996–97 | Mladost † | Jadran |
| 1997–98 | POŠK | Mladost |
| 1998–99 | Mladost | Jug |
| 1999–00 | Jug † | POŠK |
| 2000–01 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2001–02 | Mladost | Jug |
| 2002–03 | Mladost | Jug |
| 2003–04 | Jug † | Primorje |
| 2004–05 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2005–06 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2006–07 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2007–08 | Mladost | Jug |
| 2008–09 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2009–10 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2010–11 | Jug | Primorje |
| 2011–12 | Jug | Primorje |
| 2012–13 | Jug | Primorje |
| 2013–14 | Primorje † | Mladost |
| 2014–15 | Primorje † | Jug |
| 2015–16 | Jug † | Primorje |
| 2016–17 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2017–18 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2018–19 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2019–20 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2020–21 | Mladost † | Jug |
| 2021–22 | Jug | Jadran |
| 2022–23 | Jadran | Jug |
| 2023–24 | Jadran | Jug |
| 2024–25 | Jadran | Mladost |
Performances
By club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Dubrovnik | 17
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8
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1
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2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| Mladost Zagreb | 11
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12
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-
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1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021 |
| Primorje | 2
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5
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-
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2014, 2015 |
| POŠK | 1
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2
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-
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1998 |
| Jadran Split | 3
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5
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2023, 2024, 2025 |
- All-time Titles
Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia
| Club | City | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jug | Dubrovnik | 39 | 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1980, 1981, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 |
| Mladost | Zagreb | 17 | 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08, 2020-21 |
| Jadran Split | Split | 12 | 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Mornar | Split | 5 | 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1961 |
| Primorje | Rijeka | 3 | 1938, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| POŠK | Split | 1 | 1997-98 |
| PR Croatia | Zagreb | 1 | 1945 |
References
- ^ krikstudio. "Natjecanje". Hrvatski vaterpolski savez (in Croatian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ https://hvs.hr/klub/33/
- ^ https://total-croatia-news.com/destinations/destination-korcula/korcula-blog/swimming-and-water-polo-are-most-important-sports-on-korcula