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.
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| Full name | Ватерполо клуб Црвена звезда Vaterpolo klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star Water Polo Club) |
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| Nickname | Звезда / Zvezda (The Star) Црвено-бели / Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites) |
| Founded | 4 March 1945 |
| 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 |
History
editVK 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
edit| Honours | No. | Years | |||
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| 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
edit| Season | Tier | League | Regional League | Domestic cup | European competitions | |
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| 2023–24 | 1 | 4th place | 5th place | Runners-up | 1 LEN Champions League | Main round |
| 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
edit- Participations in Champions League: 7x
- Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 5x
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2006-07 | LEN Cup | elimination in Second qualifying round | |||||
| 2011-12 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 | 8-6 | 9-9 | 17–15 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 9-9 | 3-6 | 12–15 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Champions League |
Preliminary round (Group B) |
6-10 | 5-10 | 2nd place | ||
| 11-9 | 8-9 | ||||||
| 10-8 | 16-8 | ||||||
| 26-7 | 24-12 | ||||||
| Round of 16 | 13-6 | 8-8 | 21–14 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 10-11 | 7-5 | 17–16 | ||||
| Semi-final (F4) | 9–5 | ||||||
| Final (F4) | 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 | 5-10 | 8-15 | 13–25 | ||
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) |
4-17 | 6-21 | 8th place | ||
| 3-14 | 3-14 | ||||||
| 12-13 | 11-17 | ||||||
| 8-17 | 4-14 | ||||||
| 7-9 | 3-8 | ||||||
| 6-15 | 9-17 | ||||||
| 9-13 | 2-7 | ||||||
| 2019-20 | Champions League | elimination in Second qualifying round | |||||
| 2020-21 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 | 7-6 | 12-9 | 19–15 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 9-9 | 11-8 | 20–17 | ||||
| Semi-finals | 12-20 | 8-15 | 20–35 | ||||
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) |
12-14 | 7-13 | 7th place | ||
| 13-19 | 11-17 | ||||||
| 12-15 | 11-14 | ||||||
| 8-11 | 0-10w/o | ||||||
| 12-9 | 11-12 | ||||||
| 10-10 | 11-8 | ||||||
| 8-11 | 9-13 | ||||||
| 2022-23 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 | 11-7 | 10-15 | 21–22 | ||
Current team
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Notable squads
edit1991–92 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
editDragan Solomun
Igor Milanović
Dejan Savić
References
edit- ^ 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.