Vaterpolo klub Partizan () is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sports clubs in Serbia that is part of sport society Partizan. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Serbian League.

Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac on Banjica complex. The club is supported by Grobari, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Partizan Belgrade.

VK Partizan

With seven European champion titles (the last in 2011 against Pro Recco), VK Partizan is the second most successful European team in water polo history along with Mladost, and behind Pro Recco with ten titles.

VK Partizan

History

The club was founded in 1946 and from 1952 is a member of the First League. VK Partizan players had a big influence in Yugoslav and Serbian national water polo teams. They helped Serbia and Yugoslavia win many medals at the Olympics, European and World championships.

VK Partizan

Honours

Domestic competitions

National League

Serbian League

Winners (10): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Yugoslav League (defunct) Winners (17): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988 Yugoslav Winter Championship (defunct) Winners (6): 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 FR Yugoslav League (defunct) Winners (2): 1995, 2002

National Cup

Serbian Cup

Winners (9): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Yugoslav Cup (defunct) Winners (12): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 FR Yugoslav Cup (defunct) Winners (4): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002

European competitions

LEN Champions League

Winners (7): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 2010–11

Runners-up (3): 1964–65, 1972–73, 1979–80

LEN Trophy

Winners (1): 1997–98

Runners-up (1): 2004–05

LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Winners (1): 1990–91 LEN Super Cup Winners (2): 1991, 2011 Runners-up (1): 1976

Regional competitions

COMEN Cup (defunct) Winners (1): 1989

First team for 2022/23 season

Season by season

Rankings in Prva A liga

Since 2006–07 season, Partizan has been the champion a record 10 times of Prva A liga.

Notable former players

Dušan Antunović

Ozren Bonačić

Živko Gocić

Igor Gočanin

Danilo Ikodinović

Milorad Krivokapić

Nikola Kuljača

Slobodan Nikić

Dejan Savić

Zoran Petrović

Branislav Mitrović

Gojko Pijetlović

Theodoros Chatzitheodorou

Ivan Rackov

Milan Aleksić

Andrija Prlainović

Dušan Mandić

Lucas Gielen

Stefan Mitrović

Dušan Popović

Nikola Stamenić

Aleksandar Šoštar

Aleksandar Šapić

Petar Trbojević

Vanja Udovičić

Luka Saponjic

Aleksa Saponjic

Dejan Udovičić

Filip Filipović

Jugoslav Vasović

Vladimir Vujasinović

Igor Milanović

Miloš Korolija

Miloš Cuk

Nikola Kuljaca

Predrag Zimonjić

Zoran Janković

Mirko Sandić

Ryan Bailey

Notable former coaches

Dušan Antunović

Mirko Sandić

Nikola Stamenić

Ratko Rudić

Nenad Manojlović

Dejan Udovičić

Igor Milanović

See also

ŽVK Partizan

References

External links

LEN Euroleague clubs

Water polo clubs in Serbia

Water polo clubs in Serbia and Montenegro

Water polo clubs in Yugoslavia

Sport in Belgrade