VK Crvena zvezda

VK Crvena zvezda
	Official logo
Full name	Ватерполо клуб Црвена звезда Vaterpolo klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star Water Polo Club)
Nickname	Звезда / Zvezda (The Star) Црвено-бели / Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Founded	4 March 1945; 79 years ago
League	Serbian League; Regional League A1; LEN Champions League
Based in	Belgrade, Serbia
Arena	Sports Center 25 May
Colors	Red and white;
President	Viktor Jelenić
Head coach	Aleksandar Filipović
Website	vkcrvenazvezda.com

VK Crvena zvezda (full name: Vaterpolo klub Crvena zvezda) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. As of 2023–24 season, it competes in the Serbian League and Regional League A1.

History

VK Crvena zvezda won the 2012–13 LEN Champions League^[1] after beating Jug Dubrovnik 8–7 in the final. That was the first time that VK Crvena zvezda triumphed in the LEN Champions League. They finished the season in a brilliant way, after having won the Serbian League and the Serbian Cup. In the 2013–14 season, VK Crvena zvezda won the LEN Super Cup and successfully defended domestic double.

In 2016, due to financial troubles, VK Crvena zvezda decided to play its home matches at Zrenjanin City Pool.^[2]

Honours

Honours		No.	Years
League – 4
FR Yugoslav League	Winners	2	1991–92, 1992–93
Serbian League	Winners	2	2012–13, 2013–14
Cups – 4
Serbian Cup	Winners	4	2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2022–23
Regional – 1
Regional A2 League	Winners	1	2017–18
European – 2
LEN Champions League	Winners	1	2012–13
LEN Super Cup	Winners	1	2013

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Regional League	Domestic cup	European competitions
2023–24	1	4th place	5th place	Runners-up	1 LEN Champions League	Main round
2023–24	1	4th place	5th place	Runners-up	2 LEN Euro Cup
2022–23	1	Runners-up	6th place	Winners	2 LEN Euro Cup	Round of 16
2021–22	1	QF	6th place	SF	1 LEN Champions League	PR 14th overall
2020–21	1	3rd place	5th place	Winners	2 LEN Euro Cup	Semi-finals
2019–20	1	CX	5th place	SF	1 LEN Champions League	Q2
2018–19	1	Runners-up	7th place	SF	1 LEN Champions League	PR 16th overall
2017–18	1	Runners-up	1st place (tier 2)	SF	2 LEN Euro Cup	Quarter-finals
2016–17	1	3rd place	4th place (tier 2)	Runners-up	1 LEN Champions League	Q2

In European competition

Participations in Champions League: 7x
Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 5x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2006-07	LEN Cup	elimination in Second qualifying round

2011-12	Euro Cup	Round of 16	CSM Oradea	8-6	9-9	17–15
2011-12	Euro Cup	Quarter-finals	Posillipo	9-9	3-6	12–15

2012-13	Champions League Champion	Preliminary round (Group B)	Jug Dubrovnik	6-10	5-10	2nd place
			Olympiacos	11-9	8-9
			Montpellier	10-8	16-8
			Kreuzlingen	26-7	24-12
		Round of 16	Eger	13-6	8-8	21–14
		Quarter-finals	Szeged	10-11	7-5	17–16
		Semi-final (F4)	Barceloneta	9–5
		Final (F4)	Jug Dubrovnik	8–7

2014-15	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round

2016-17	Champions League	elimination in Second qualifying round

2017-18	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round
2017-18	Euro Cup	Quarter-finals	Sport Management	5-10	8-15	13–25

2018-19	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group A)	Pro Recco	4-17	6-21	8th place
			Barceloneta	3-14	3-14
			Eger	12-13	11-17
			Dynamo Moscow	8-17	4-14
			Steaua București	7-9	3-8
			Ferencváros	6-15	9-17
			Brescia	9-13	2-7

2019-20	Champions League	elimination in Second qualifying round

2020-21	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Tourcoing	7-6	12-9	19–15
		Quarter-finals	Dynamo Moscow	9-9	11-8	20–17
		Semi-finals	Szolnok	12-20	8-15	20–35

2021-22	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group B)	Pro Recco	12-14	7-13	7th place
			Jug Dubrovnik	13-19	11-17
			Waspo Hannover	12-15	11-14
			Marseille	8-11	0-10^w/o
			Spandau 04	12-9	11-12
			Steaua București	10-10	11-8
			Orvosegyetem SC	8-11	9-13

2022-23	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Vasas	11-7	10-15	21–22

Current team

Νο	Player
1	Vladimir Mišović
2	Nikola Bursać
3	Rodoljub Gajić
4	Dušan Marković
5	Gavril Subotić
6	Dušan Vasić
7	Draško Gogov
8	Ivan Basara
9	Miloš Vukićević
10	Lukáš Seman
11	Vuk Milojević
12	Marko Radović
13	Mihajlo Ivanović
	Relja Danković
	Aleksa Popović
	Viktor Savić
	Đorđe Živković
Coach: Aleksandar Filipović

Notable squads

1991–92 squad

Dragan Dobrić, Pino Dragojević, Viktor Jelenić, Igor Milanović, Dragoljub Milošević, Ratko Pejović, Dejan Perišić, Todor Prlainović, Nikola Ribić, Dragan Strugar, Vaso Subotić, Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav Vasović, Vladimir Vujasinović; Coach: Nikola Stamenić

1992–93 squad

Aleksandar Ćirić, Dragan Dobrić, Čedomir Drašković, Viktor Jelenić, Dragan Kožul, Vladimir Mitrović, Dejan Perišić, Nikola Ribić, Vaso Subotić, Aleksandar Šapić, Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav Vasović, Vladimir Vujasinović; Coach: Milorad Krivokapić

2012–13 squad

Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Mihajlo Milićević, Duško Pijetlović, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, Nenad Stojčić, Marko Draksimović, Nikola Eškert; Coach: Dejan Savić

2013–14 squad

Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Filip Kljajević, Nikola Vukčević, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, John Mann, Marko Draksimović, Mihajlo Milićević; Coach: Dejan Savić

Notable players

References

^ Belgrade to host the LEN Champions League Water Polo Final Eight in 2021-2023 Boxscorenews.com, 16 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021.
^ "Crvena zvezda se seli iz Beograda u Banat". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

External links

[Boxscorenews.com-1] Belgrade to host the LEN Champions League Water Polo Final Eight in 2021-2023 Boxscorenews.com, 16 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021.

[zrenjaninpool-2] "Crvena zvezda se seli iz Beograda u Banat". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

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v t e Serbian Water Polo League A
Active participants	Beograd Crvena zvezda Partizan Radnički Šabac Vojvodina Banjica Nais Novi Beograd Zemun
Former participants	Dunav Singidunum ŽAK Valjevo Stari Grad

v t e Regional Water Polo League
Premier League participants	Jug CO HAVK Mladost Jadran Šabac Budva Novi Beograd Partizan Radnički Jadran Crvena zvezda Solaris Primorac Mornar
Former participants	AVK Branik Maribor VA Cattaro VK Koper POŠK VK Primorje Pro Recco VK Šibenik AVK Triglav Kranj VK Vojvodina

v t e European Cup, Euroleague and LEN Champions League winners
European Cup (1963–1996)	1963–64: Partizan 1964–65: Pro Recco 1965–66: Partizan 1966–67: Partizan 1967–68: Mladost 1968–69: Mladost 1969–70: Mladost 1970–71: Partizan 1971–72: Mladost 1972–73: OSC 1973–74: MGU 1974–75: Partizan 1975–76: Partizan 1976–77: CSK Moscow 1977–78: Napoli 1978–79: OSC 1979–80: Vasas 1980–81: Jug 1981–82: Barcelona 1982–83: Spandau 04 1983–84: Pro Recco 1984–85: Vasas 1985–86: Spandau 04 1986–87: Spandau 04 1987–88: Pescara 1988–89: Spandau 04 1989–90: Mladost 1990–91: Mladost 1991–92: Jadran Split 1992–93: Jadran Split 1993–94: Újpest 1994–95: Catalunya 1995–96: Mladost
Champions League (1996–2003)	1996–97: Posillipo 1997–98: Posillipo 1998–99: POŠK 1999–00: Bečej 2000–01: Jug 2001–02: Olympiacos 2002–03: Pro Recco
Euroleague (2003–2011)	2003–04: Honvéd 2004–05: Posillipo 2005–06: Jug 2006–07: Pro Recco 2007–08: Pro Recco 2008–09: Primorac Kotor 2009–10: Pro Recco 2010–11: Partizan
Champions League (2011–present)	2011–12: Pro Recco 2012–13: Crvena Zvezda 2013–14: Atlètic-Barceloneta 2014–15: Pro Recco 2015–16: Jug 2016–17: Szolnok 2017–18: Olympiacos 2018–19: Ferencváros 2020–21: Pro Recco 2021–22: Pro Recco 2022–23: Pro Recco 2023–24: Ferencváros