Croatian First League of Water Polo

The Croatian First League of Water Polo (Croatian: Prva hrvatska vaterpolo liga) is the top water polo league in Croatia.

Croatian First League

Founded	1991
Country	Croatia
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Number of clubs	8
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Croatian Cup
International cup(s)	LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup
Most championships	Jug (16 titles)
Broadcaster(s)	Arena Sport Sportska TV
Website	hvs.hr

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

The following 8 clubs compete in the league during the 2015–16 season:

Croatian First League of Water Polo
Team	City	Founded	Colours
Jadran	Split	1920
Jug	Dubrovnik	1923
Medveščak	Zagreb	1946
Mladost	Zagreb	1946
Mornar	Split	1949
Solaris	Šibenik	2006
POŠK	Split	1937
Primorje	Rijeka	1908

Previous winners

Key

0†0	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
2023–24	Jadran	Jug
2024–25	Jadran	Mladost

Performances

By club

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	12	-	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021
Primorje	2	5	-	2014, 2015
POŠK	1	2	-	1998
Jadran Split	3	5	-	2023, 2024, 2025

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	12	1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
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

External links

• Croatian First League of Water Polo website (in Croatian)
• Adriatic Water Polo League
• Croatian Water Polo Cup