Vaterpolski klub Jug () is a professional water polo club based in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The club was established in 1923 as part of sports society "JUG". As of the 2025–26 season, VK Jug competes in the Croatian League and Euro Cup.
History
1923–1941 Since establishment in 1923, Jug was one of the most successful water polo clubs in Yugoslavia. It won fourteen Yugoslav Water Polo Championship titles in Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
1945–1991 During the existence of SFR Yugoslavia, Jug was among the elite Yugoslav water polo clubs, winning a total of eights Yugoslav Water Polo Championship titles; three in a row from 1949 to 1951, four in a row from 1980 to 1983, and their last one in 1985. Jug also won its first European title, the Champions Cup, in 1981. It also won the National Cup of Yugoslavia in 1981 and 1983.
1991–2008 After the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, Jug won six Croatian First League of Water Polo championships and eight Croatian Water Polo Cup titles until the 2007–08 season. It cemented its dominance in Croatia by winning the top-tier continental 2000–01 LEN Champions League and 2005–06 LEN Euroleague titles.
Dubrovnik City Council honoured the club in 1997 with the City of Dubrovnik Award.Dobitnici Nagrade Grada Dubrovnika dubrovnik.hr. City of Dubrovnik official website. Access date 6 April 2023.
2008–present In the 2008–09 season, Jug won the inaugural season of the Regional Water Polo League. From 2009–10 to 2014–15, Jug was five-time runner-up in the competition and finished in third place once. In Croatia, it won five consecutive championship titles from 2008–09 to 2012–13 and Croatian Cup in the 2008–09 season.
In the 2015–16 season, Jug set a record by winning all competitions it played in. After taking the Croatian League championship and Croatian Cup title, Jug won the Regional Water Polo League for the second time in club's history and was crowned the 2015–16 LEN Champions League champion for fourth time in club's history.
Starting the 2016–17 season, Jug won the 2016 LEN Super Cup. Jug defended the Regional Water Polo League title in 2016–17, but was stopped in the final of the 2016–17 LEN Champions League by Hungarian team Szolnoki. In the 2017–18 season, Jug won third Regional League title in a row and lost in third-place game of the 2017–18 LEN Champions League.
In the 2018–19 season, Jug failed to defend the Regional Water Polo League title for fourth season in a row, losing to HAVK Mladost. Also, in the 2018–19 LEN Champions League, it lost in the quarterfinals to Hungarian team Ferencvárosi with 10–9.
Honours Competition # Winning years National Championships 39National Championship of Croatia 17 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022National Championship of Communist Yugoslavia 8 1949, 1950, 1951, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985National Championship of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 14 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940 National Cups 18National Cup of Croatia 16 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 National Cup of Communist Yugoslavia 2 1981, 1983 Regional Championships 5Regional Water Polo League 5 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 European Cups 8LEN Champions League 4 1981, 2001, 2006, 2016LEN Super Cup 2 2006, 2016LEN Cup 2 2000, 2024
Current squad Season 2021–22 No. Nat.Player Birth Date Position L/R1 Toni Popadić Goalkeeper2 Hrvoje Zvono Wing3 Loren Fatović Wing4 Luka Stahor CenterR5 Maro Joković WingL6 Alexandros Papanastasiou Wing 7 Marin Tomasović Wing8 Stylianos Argyropoulos Wing 9 Filip Kržić Wing10 Konstantinos Kakaris CenterR11 Hrvoje Benić GuardR12 Marko Žuvela GuardR13 Ivan Jurišić GoalkeeperR14 Ivuša Burđelez GuardR
Staff Technical StaffChairman Tomislav DumančićVice-chairman Željan KonsuoVice-chairman Pero KulašVice-chairman Lukša JakobušićClub director Ognjen KržićHead coach Vjekoslav KobešćakAssistant coach Đani PecotićAssistant coach Miho BobićGoalkeeping coach Maro Balić
Recent seasons
SeasonTierLeagueDomestic cupRegional League European competitions 1992 1 1. HVL 3rd 1992–93 1 1. HVL 3rd Runner-up 1993–94 1 1. HVL 5th Runner-up 1994–95 1 1. HVL 2nd Champion 1995–96 1 1. HVL 2nd Runner-up 1996–97 1 1. HVL 3rd Champion 3 LEN Cup 1997–98 1 1. HVL 4th Quarterfinalist 1998–99 1 1. HVL 2nd Quarterfinalist 3 LEN Cup 1999–00 1 1. HVL 1st Runner-up 3 LEN Cup 2000–01 1 1. HVL 1st Champion 1 Champions League 2001–02 1 1. HVL 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League 2002–03 1 1. HVL 2nd Champion 2 Cup Winners' Cup 2003–04 1 1. HVL 1st Champion 1 Euroleague 2004–05 1 1. HVL 1st Champion 1 Euroleague 2005–06 1 1. HVL 1st Runner-up 1 Euroleague 2006–07 1 1. HVL 1st Champion LEN Super Cup C 1 Euroleague 2007–08 1 1. HVL 2nd Champion 1 Euroleague 2008–09 1 1. HVL 1st Champion Champion 1 Euroleague 2009–10 1 1. HVL 1st Champion Runner-up 1 Euroleague 2010–11 1 1. HVL 1st Semifinalist Runner-up 1 Euroleague 2011–12 1 1. HVL 1st Runner-up Semifinalist 1 Champions League 2012–13 1 1. HVL 1st Runner-up Runner-up 1 Champions League 2013–14 1 1. HVL 3rd Runner-up Runner-up 1 Champions League 2014–15 1 1. HVL 2nd Semifinalist Runner-up 1 Champions League 2015–16 1 1. HVL 1st Champion Champion 1 Champions League 2016–17 1 1. HVL 1st Champion Champion LEN Super Cup C 1 Champions League 2017–18 1 1. HVL 1st Champion Champion 1 Champions League 2018–19 1 1. HVL 1st Champion Runner-up 1 Champions League 2019–20 1 1. HVL 1st Runner-up Runner-up 1 Champions League 2020–21 1 1. HVL 2nd Runner-up Runner-up 1 Champions League 2021–22 1 1. HVL 1st Runner-up Semifinalist 1 Champions League 2022–23 1 1. HVL 2nd Champion Champion 1 Champions League 2023–24 1 1. HVL 1st Champion 3rd 2 Euro Cup 2024–251 1. HVL 3rd Champion 8th Super Cup 1 Champions League 2 Euro Cup
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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