Croatian First League of Water Polo

Croatian First League
Founded1991
CountryCroatia
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Number of clubs8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Croatian Cup
International cup(s)LEN Champions League
LEN Euro Cup
Most championshipsJug (16 titles)
TV partnersArena Sport
Sportska TV
Websitehvs.hr

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

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
† 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

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
1
5
-
 2023
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 10 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2023
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