The Croatian Water Polo Cup is a national cup of water polo in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.
Year | Winner | Runner-up |
1992/93 | Mladost | Jug |
1993/94 | Mladost | Jug |
1994/95 | Jug | Mladost |
1995/96 | Primorje | Jug |
1996/97 | Jug | POŠK |
1997/98 | Mladost | POŠK |
1998/99 | Mladost | Dubrovnik |
1999/00 | POŠK | Jug |
2000/01 | Jug | Mladost |
2001/02 | Mladost | Jug |
2002/03 | Jug | Primorje |
2003/04 | Jug | Jadran |
2004/05 | Jug | Mladost |
2005/06 | Mladost | Jug |
2006/07 | Jug | Mladost |
2007/08 | Jug | Mladost |
2008/09 | Jug | Mladost |
2009/10 | Jug | Mladost |
2010/11 | Mladost | Primorje |
2011/12 | Mladost | Jug |
2012/13 | Primorje | Jug |
2013/14 | Primorje | Jug |
2014/15 | Primorje | Mladost |
2015/16 | Jug | Primorje |
2016/17 | Jug | Mladost |
2017/18 | Jug | Mladost |
2018/19 | Jug | Mladost |
2019/20 | Mladost | Jug |
2020/21 | Mladost | Jug |
2021/22 | Jadran | Jug |
Club | Total cups | Cup-winning seasons |
Jug | 14 | 1994/95, 1996/97, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 |
Mladost | 10 | 1992/93, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2005/06, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2019/20, 2020/21 |
Primorje | 4 | 1995/96, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 |
POŠK | 1 | 1999/00 |
Jadran | 1 | 2021/22 |
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