Croatian First League of Water Polo

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Croatian First League
Current season, competition or edition:
Waterpolo current event.svg2025-26
Sport Water polo
No. of teams11
Confederation European Aquatics
Most championships Jug (17 championships)
Most recent
champion		 Jadran Split
(2024-25)
Level on pyramid1
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.

Contents

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
TeamCityFounded
Jadran Split
1920
Jug Dubrovnik
1923
Medveščak Zagreb
1946
Mladost Zagreb
1946
Mornar Split
1949
Solaris Šibenik
2006
POŠK Split
1937
Primorje Rijeka
1908
Zadar 1952 Zadar
1952
OVK Split Split
2010 [2]
KPK Korčula
1930 [3]

Previous winners

Key
†League champions also won the Croatian Water Polo Cup.
SeasonChampions (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

ClubWinnersRunners-upThird placeWinning years
Jug Dubrovnik Star*.svg
17
8
1
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Mladost Zagreb Star*.svg
11
12
-
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021
Primorje
2
5
-
2014, 2015
POŠK
1
2
-
1998
Jadran Split
3
5
-
2023, 2024, 2025
All-time Titles

Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia

ClubCityTitlesWinning years
Jug Dubrovnik 391925, 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 171962, 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 121923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Mornar Split 51952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1961
Primorje Rijeka 31938, 2013-14, 2014-15
POŠK Split 11997-98
PR Croatia Zagreb 11945

References

  1. ↑ krikstudio. "Natjecanje". Hrvatski vaterpolski savez (in Croatian). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  2. ↑ https://hvs.hr/klub/33/
  3. ↑ https://total-croatia-news.com/destinations/destination-korcula/korcula-blog/swimming-and-water-polo-are-most-important-sports-on-korcula
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