Yugoslavia men's national water polo team

This article is about the national team of Yugoslavia until the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. For the team representing FR Yugoslavia, see FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941) and the Federal Yugoslavia (1946–1992). They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport, having won 7 Olympic, 4 World Championship, 5 World Cup and 13 European Championship medals.^{[citation needed]}

Yugoslavia

FINA code	YUG
Association	Water Polo Federation of Yugoslavia
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Most caps	Igor Milanović (349)
Top scorer(s)	Milivoj Bebić (620)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	12 (first in 1936)
Best result	(1968, 1984, 1988)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1973)
Best result	(1986, 1991)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1979)
Best result	(1987, 1989)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1927)
Best result	(1991)
Medal record Men's water polo Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team 1952 Helsinki Team 1956 Melbourne Team 1964 Tokyo Team 1980 Moscow Team World Championship 1986 Madrid Team 1991 Perth Team 1973 Belgrade Team 1978 Berlin Team European Championship 1991 Athens 1954 Turin 1958 Budapest 1962 Leipzig 1977 Jönköping 1985 Sofia 1987 Strasbourg 1989 Bonn 1950 Vienna 1966 Utrecht 1950 Vienna 1970 Barcelona 1974 Vienna Fina World Cup 1987 Thessaloniki 1989 Berlin 1981 Long Beach 1991 Barcelona 1979 Belgrade/Rijeka Mediterranean Games 1959 Beirut Team 1967 Tunis Team 1971 Izmir Team 1979 Split Team 1983 Casablanca Team 1963 Naples Team 1975 Algiers Team 1991 Athens Team

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team in 1962 vs. Soviet Union in Celje

Olympic Games record

Main article: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Year[1]	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1900	did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	11	8	+3
1948	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	17	10	+7
1952	Runners-up		8	6	2	0	43	14	+29
1956	Runners-up		6	4	1	1	36	11	+25
1960	Fourth place	4th	7	5	0	2	27	14	+13
1964	Runners-up		7	6	1	0	41	10	+31
1968	Champions		9	7	1	1	86	35	+51
1972	Final Round	5th	9	5	1	3	52	43	+9
1976	Final Round	5th	8	1	5	2	46	34	+8
1980	Runners-up		8	5	2	1	58	34	+24
1984	Champions		7	6	1	0	72	49	+23
1988	Champions		7	6	0	1	83	55	+28
Total	Qualified: 16/24		114	73	17	24	839	538	+301

World Championship record

Year[1]	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1973	Final Round		10	6	1	3	58	44	+14
1975	First round	13th	3	2	0	1	15	12	+3
1978	Final Round		11	7	0	4	64	39	+25
1982	Second round	7th	6	4	0	2	58	52	+6
1986	Champions		7	5	2	0	73	56	+17
1991	Champions		7	6	0	1	81	46	+35
Total	Qualified: 6/6		44	30	3	11	349	249	+100

World Cup record

Year[1]	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1979	Final Round		7	5	0	2	38	32	+6
1981	Final Round		7	5	1	1	66	50	+16
1983	did not participate
1985	Final Round	4th	7	3	2	2	54	49	+5
1987	Champions		7	5	2	0	75	54	+21
1989	Champions		5	4	1	0	50	45	+15
1991	Final Round		5	4	0	1	35	28	+7
Total	Qualified: 6/7		38	26	6	6	318	258	+60

European Championship record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1926	did not participate
1927	9th
1931	did not participate
1934	5th
1938	did not participate
1947	8th
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1977
1981	4th
1983	4th
1985
1987
1989
1991
Total	Qualified: 28/31

Player statistics

Most appearances 100+ # Player Matches Position Years Nationality 1 Igor Milanović 349 ? SRB 2 Ratko Rudić 297 ? CRO 3 Zoran Roje 241 ? CRO 4 Mirko Sandić 235+ ? SRB 5 Milivoj Bebić 222 ? CRO 6 Goran Rađenović 200+ ? SRB 7 Dubravko Šimenc 200 ? CRO 8 Goran Sukno 121 ? CRO 9 Veselin Đuho 113 ? CRO 10 Andrija Popović 100+ ? MNE 11 Ozren Bonačić 96+ ? CRO

Top scorers 200+ # Name Goals Average Position Years Nationality 1 Milivoj Bebić 620 2.79 ? CRO 2 Igor Milanović 540 1.55 ? SRB 3 Mirko Sandić 250+ ? SRB

See also

• Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• List of world champions in men's water polo