The Serbian Water Polo Super League () is the highest level of men's water polo in Serbia and it is organized by the Water Polo Federation of Serbia ().
History Kingdom of Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia
Domestic water polo club competition in Serbia started in 1921, three years after Kingdom of Serbia became Kingdom of Yugoslavia, although officially was known as Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between 1918 and 1929. It was the first season of the Yugoslav Water Polo Championship which was played regularly from 1921 to 1991 with only exception being between 1940 and 1944 when the league was halted because of the Second World War. The first edition was won by VK Polet Sombor, which will also become Yugoslav champion in 1922 and 1924. However, the period referring to the kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1921 and 1940 was dominated by VK Jug Dubrovnik who won 14 out of 20 editions.
The later period referring to SFR Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1991 was dominated by VK Partizan who won 17 out of 46 editions.
FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro In the early 1990s several of the Yugoslav republics broke-away and in 1992 Serbia and Montenegro formed the FR Yugoslavia Water Polo Championship which would be played until 2006. Since in 2003 the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the league also followed the name changed properly in its 3 last editions. During this period another Serbian club came into prominence, VK Bečej, which won 6 out of 15 editions. Montenegrin clubs won 5 editions, 4 of which were won in the consecutive 4 last editions by PVK Jadran Herceg-Novi, and one by VK Budva in 1994. The rest of the editions were won by Serbian clubs, namely VK Crvena zvezda in 1992 and 1993, and VK Partizan in 1995 and 2002.
Serbia In 2006 Montenegro declares independence and, consequently, the Serbian Water Polo League A and Montenegrin First League of Water Polo are formed. In the Serbian League A VK Partizan restored its domination by winning the first 6 consecutive editions.
Current teams
Map
The following 11 clubs compete in the Serbian Water Polo Super League during the 2026–27 season:
Serbian Water Polo Super LeagueTeamCityFoundedNovi Beograd Belgrade RadničkiKragujevacŠabacŠabacVojvodinaNovi SadPartizanBelgradeNaisNišSpartakSuboticaValisValjevoBeograd BelgradeNovobeogradski Vukovi BelgradeZemun Belgrade
Clubs in the 2026–27 VRL Premier League Clubs in the 2026–27 VRL First League
Champions Serbian Water Polo Super League (Super liga Srbije u vaterpolu)seasonChampionRunner-up3rd2006–07 Partizan Crvena zvezda Vojvodina2007–08 Partizan Crvena zvezda Vojvodina2008–09 Partizan Vojvodina Nais2009–10 Partizan Vojvodina Beograd2010–11 Partizan Vojvodina Crvena zvezda2011–12 Partizan Crvena zvezda Vojvodina2012–13 Crvena zvezda Radnički Partizan2013–14 Crvena zvezda Radnički Partizan2014–15 Partizan Radnički Crvena zvezda2015–16 Partizan Crvena zvezda Radnički2016–17 Partizan Vojvodina Crvena zvezda2017–18 Partizan Crvena zvezda Šabac2018–19 Šabac Crvena zvezda Radnički2019–20Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Radnički Novi Beograd Crvena zvezda2021–22 Novi Beograd Radnički Partizan2022–23 Novi Beograd Crvena zvezda Radnički2023–24 Novi Beograd Radnički Šabac2024–25 Radnički Novi Beograd Šabac2025–26 Radnički Novi Beograd Šabac
Performances
All–time champions 1921 to present Team Championships Years won Partizan 29 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Bečej 6 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Crvena zvezda 4 1992, 1993, 2013, 2014 Novi Beograd 3 2022, 2023, 2024 Polet Sombor 3 1921, 1922, 1924 Radnički Kragujevac 3 2021, 2025, 2026 Šabac 1 2019
Serbian water polo clubs in European and regional competitions European Aquatics Champions League Team Winner Years won Partizan 7 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976, 2011 Bečej 1 2000 Crvena zvezda 1 2013
LEN Cup Winners' Cup Team Winner Years won Partizan 1 1991
European Aquatics Euro Cup Team Winner Years won Partizan 1 1998 Radnički Kragujevac 1 2013
European Aquatics Super Cup Team Winner Years won Partizan 2 1991, 2011 Crvena zvezda 1 2013
COMEN Cup Team Winner Years won Partizan 1 1989
Euro Interliga Team Winner Years won Partizan 2 2010, 2011
Regional Water Polo League Team Winner Years won Novi Beograd 2 2022, 2024 Radnički Kragujevac 2 2021, 2025
Water Polo Regional League Team Winner Years won Radnički Kragujevac 1 2026
Notable players
Filip Filipović Nikola Kuljača Dušan Mandić Stefan Mitrović Gojko Pijetlović Duško Pijetlović Andrija Prlainović Nikola Rađen Dejan Savić Slobodan Soro Vanja Udovičić Vladimir Vujasinović Danilo Tenenbojm Nino Blažević Damir Burić Marko Martinić Josip Vrlić Gijom Dino Beso Akhvlediani Archil Bagashvili Gela Koiava Theodoros Chatzitheodorou Angelos Vlachopoulos Arshia Almasi Kohei Inaba Roman Pilipenko Alexey Shmider Rustam Ukumanov Predrag Jokić Denis Šefik Zdravko Radić Aleksandar Radović Boris Zloković Stevie Camilleri Bilal Gbadamassi Lucas Gielen Ivan Gusarov Matej Nastran Álvaro Granados Robin Pleyer Ryan Bailey John Mann Michael Rozenthal Andy Stevens
See also Serbia men's national water polo team
External links
Water Polo news in Serbia at vaterpolovesti.com Serbian Water Polo League A at waterpoloworld.com