VK Jadran Split

VK Jadran Split

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Founded	23 September 1920;105 years ago (1920-09-23)
League	Croatian League Champions League
Based in	Split, Croatia
Arena	Sports Center Poljud
President	Albert Pavlović
Head coach	Mile Smodlaka [1]
Website	vkjadransplit.hr

Vaterpolski klub Jadran Split (English: Jadran Split Water Polo Club), commonly referred to as Jadran Split or simply Jadran, is a professional water polo club based in Split, Croatia. As of 2025–26 season, the club competes in the Croatian League and Champions League.

History

Jadran was founded in 1920 originally called "Pomorski klub Baluni" which changed to "Jadran Split" almost the year after the winning of the first national championship in 1923. Immediately after the Second World War (1946–60) the club topped the league six times, two of these (1947, 1948) as the water polo section of the famous multi-sports club of Hajduk Split. Thirty years later Jadran returned powerfully to the forefront in 1991 by winning the last league of united Yugoslavia, followed by two consecutive conquests of the European Championship in 1992 and 1993 as a representative value of the newly independent Croatia. The 1997–98 season found Jadran in another one European cup final but this time lost the LEN Trophy from Partizan.

Honours

European competitions

LEN Champions League

• Winners (2): 1991–92, 1992-93 ^[2]

LEN Trophy

• Runners-up (1): 1997–98

LEN Super Cup

• Runners-up (2): 1992, 1993

COMEN Cup

• Winners (2): 1991, 1995

Regional League

• Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Domestic competitions

Yugoslav League

• Winners (9): 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1990–91

Croatian League

• Winners (1): 2022–23

Croatian Cup

• Winners (1): 2021–22

Current squad

Season 2021–22 ^[3]

No.	Nat.	Player	Birth Date	Position	L/R
1		Ivan Marcelić	(1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
2		Rino Burić	(1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 28)	Guard
3		Jerko Marinić Kragić	(1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 (age 35)	Wing
4		Marino Čagalj	(2002-01-01) January 1, 2002 (age 24)	Guard	R
5		Zvonimir Butić	(1987-01-01) January 1, 1987 (age 39)	Wing	L
6		Duje Pejković	(1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 (age 27)	Wing
7		Luka Bukić	(1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 31)	Wing
8		Konstantin Kharkov	(1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 29)	Wing
9		Marin Delić	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 29)	Wing
10		Nikša Dobud	(1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 40)	Center	R
11		Anđelo Šetka	(1985-09-14) September 14, 1985 (age 40)	Wing	R
12		Toni Radan	(2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 25)	Wing	R
13		Mate Anić	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper	R
14		Robert Stojanac	(2005-01-01) January 1, 2005 (age 21)	Wing	R

References

1. "Promjene u splitskom Jadranu: Asić napustio klub, Smodlaka novi trener". sportnet.rtl.hr. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. http://www.sss.hr/index.php/clanice/klubovi/43-klubovi/vaterpolo/155-jadran Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
3. "Seniori". jug.hr.

External links

• Official website