Croatian First League of Water Polo

{{Short description|Water polo league}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = Croatian First League

| image =

| pixels =

| country = Croatia

| confed = LEN (Europe)

| founded = 1991

| first =

| folded =

| divisions =

| teams = 8

| feeds =

| promotion =

| relegation =

| levels = 1

| domest_cup = Croatian Cup

| league_cup =

| confed_cup = LEN Champions League
LEN Euro Cup

| champions =

| season =

| most_champs = Jug (16 titles)

| most_caps =

| top_goalscorer =

| tv = Arena Sport
Sportska TV

| website = [http://www.hvs.hr/ hvs.hr]

| current =

}}

The Croatian First League of Water Polo ({{langx|hr|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:

Team !City !Founded !Colours
class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor=red align="center" colspan="17"\|Croatian First League of Water Polo
Jadran	Split	{{center\|1920}}	{{color box\|blue}} {{color box\|white}}
Jug	Dubrovnik	{{center\|1923}}	{{color box\|red}} {{color box\|blue}}
Medveščak	Zagreb	{{center\|1946}}	{{color box\|#151B8D}} {{color box\|gold}}
Mladost	Zagreb	{{center\|1946}}	{{Color box\|blue\|border=darkgray}} {{color box\|yellow}}
Mornar	Split	{{center\|1949}}	{{color box\|blue}} {{Color box\|yellow\|border=darkgray}}
Solaris	Šibenik	{{center\|2006}}	{{color box\|white}} {{color box\|blue}}
POŠK	Split	{{center\|1937}}	{{color box\|white}} {{color box\|blue}}
Primorje	Rijeka	{{center\|1908}}	{{color box\|black}} {{color box\|white}}

Previous winners

;Key

class="wikitable"

style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{0}}†{{0}}

|League champions also won the Croatian Water Polo Cup.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"

width=70|Season

!width=140|Champions (titles)

!width=140|Runners-up

align=center|1991–92

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Mladost †

align=center|1992–93

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Mladost †

align=center|1993–94

align=center|1994–95

align=center|1995–96

align=center|1996–97

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Mladost †

align=center|1997–98

align=center|1998–99

align=center|1999–00

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2000–01

align=center|2001–02

align=center|2002–03

align=center|2003–04

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2004–05

align=center|2005–06

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2006–07

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2007–08

align=center|2008–09

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2009–10

align=center|2010–11

align=center|2011–12

align=center|2012–13

align=center|2013–14

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Primorje †

align=center|2014–15

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Primorje †

align=center|2015–16

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2016–17

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2017–18

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2018–19

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Jug †

align=center|2019–20

align=center|2020–21

|bgcolor="FFFACD"|Mladost †

align=center|2021–22

align=center|2022–23

align=center|2023–24

Performances

=By club=

class="wikitable"

width=190| Club

!width=90; style="background:gold| Winners

!width=85; style="background:silver| Runners-up

!width=80; style="background:#cc9966| Third place

!width=405| Winning years

Jug Dubrovnik 15px

|

17

|

8

|

1

| 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Mladost Zagreb 15px

|{{center|11}}

|{{center|12}}

|{{center|- }}

| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021

Primorje

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|- }}

| 2014, 2015

POŠK

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|-}}

| 1998

Jadran Split

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|-}}

| 2023

;All-time Titles

Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"

!scope="col" width="105" | Club

!scope="col" width="70"| City

!scope="col" | Titles

!scope="col" | Winning years

scope=row| Jug

|align=left|Dubrovnik

|39

|align=left|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

scope=row| Mladost

|align=left|Zagreb

|17

|align=left|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

scope=row| Jadran Split

|align=left|Split

|10

|align=left|1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2023

scope=row| Mornar

|align=left|Split

|5

|align=left|1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1961

scope=row| Primorje

|align=left|Rijeka

|3

|align=left|1938, 2013-14, 2014-15

scope=row| POŠK

|align=left|Split

|1

|align=left|1997-98

scope=row| PR Croatia

|align=left|Zagreb

|1

|align=left|1945

External links

[http://www.hvs.hr/ Croatian First League of Water Polo website] (in Croatian)
Adriatic Water Polo League
Croatian Water Polo Cup

{{Top sport leagues in Croatia}}

{{LEN leagues}}

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1991

Category:1991 establishments in Croatia

Category:Professional sports leagues in Croatia