Croatian First League of Water Polo
| Founded | 1991 |
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| Country | Croatia |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Croatian Cup |
| International cup(s) | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
| Current champions | Mladost (2020–21) |
| Most championships | Jug (16 titles) |
| 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
[edit]The following 8 clubs compete in the league during the 2015–16 season:
| Croatian First League of Water Polo | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | City | Founded | Colours | |||||||||||||
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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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Previous winners
[edit]- 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 |
Performances
[edit]By club
[edit]| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jug Dubrovnik 
|
17
|
8
|
1
|
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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-
|
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021 |
| Primorje | 2
|
5
|
-
|
2014, 2015 |
| POŠK | 1
|
2
|
-
|
1998 |
| Jadran Split | 1
|
5
|
-
|
2023 |
- 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 | 10 | 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2023 |
| 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 |