VK Crvena zvezda
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| Founded | 4 March 1945 |
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| League | Serbian League Regional League A1 LEN Champions League |
| Based in | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Arena | Sports Center 25 May |
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| President | Viktor Jelenić |
| Head coach | Aleksandar Filipović |
| Website | www |
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VK Crvena zvezda (full name: Vaterpolo klub Crvena zvezda) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Serbian League, Regional League A1 and LEN Champions League.
History[]
VK Crvena zvezda won the 2012–13 LEN Champions League[1] after beating Jug Dubrovnik 8–7 in the final. That was the first time that VK Crvena zvezda triumphed in the LEN Champions League. They finished the season in a brilliant way, after having won the Serbian League and the Serbian Cup. In the 2013–14 season, VK Crvena zvezda won the LEN Super Cup and successfully defended domestic double.
In 2016, due to financial troubles, VK Crvena zvezda decided to play its home matches at Zrenjanin City Pool.[2]
Honours[]
| Honours | No. | Years | |||
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| League - 4 | |||||
| FR Yugoslav League | Winners | 2 | 1991–92, 1992–93 | ||
| Serbian League | Winners | 2 | 2012–13, 2013–14 | ||
| Cups - 3 | |||||
| Serbian Cup | Winners | 3 | 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21 | ||
| Regional - 1 | |||||
| Regional A2 League | Winners | 1 | 2017–18 | ||
| European - 2 | |||||
| LEN Champions League | Winners | 1 | 2012–13 | ||
| LEN Super Cup | Winners | 1 | 2013 | ||
Season by season[]
| Season | Tier | League | Regional League | Domestic cup | European competitions | |
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| 2020–21 | 1 | 3rd | 5th | Winners | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Semi-Finals |
| 2019–20 | 1 | CX | 5th | Semi-finals | 1 LEN Champions League | Q2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 2nd | 7th | Semi-finals | 1 LEN Champions League | PR |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 2nd | 1st (tier 2) | Semi-finals | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 3rd | 4th (tier 2) | Runners-up | 1 LEN Champions League | Q2 |
Current team[]
VK Crvena zvezda team in 2013.
| Νο | Player | ||
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| 1 |  Vladimir Mišović
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| 2 | Veljko Tankosić
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| 3 |  Bogdan Đurđić
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| 4 | Dušan Marković
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| 5 | Gavril Subotić
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| 6 | Vuk Milojević
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| 7 | Stefan Pješivac
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| 8 | Ivan Basara
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| 9 | Nikola Rađen
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| 10 | Miloš Vukićević
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| 11 | Filip Gardašević
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| 12 | Marko Radović
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| 13 | Darko Aleksić
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| 14 | Petar Smiljević
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| Aleksa Cvetković
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| Rodoljub Gajić
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| Mihajlo Ivanović
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| Petar Marković
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| Dušan Trtović
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| Coach: Aleksandar Filipović
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Notable squads[]
1991–92 squad
- Dragan Dobrić, Pino Dragojević, Viktor Jelenić, Igor Milanović, Dragoljub Milošević, Ratko Pejović, Dejan Perišić, Todor Prlainović, Nikola Ribić, Dragan Strugar, Vaso Subotić, Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav Vasović, Vladimir Vujasinović; Coach: Nikola Stamenić
1992–93 squad
- Aleksandar Ćirić, Dragan Dobrić, Čedomir Drašković, Viktor Jelenić, Dragan Kožul, Vladimir Mitrović, Dejan Perišić, Nikola Ribić, Vaso Subotić, Aleksandar Šapić, Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav Vasović, Vladimir Vujasinović; Coach: Milorad Krivokapić
2012–13 squad
- Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Mihajlo Milićević, Duško Pijetlović, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, Nenad Stojčić, Marko Draksimović, Nikola Eškert; Coach: Dejan Savić
2013–14 squad
- Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Filip Kljajević, Nikola Vukčević, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, John Mann, Marko Draksimović, Mihajlo Milićević; Coach: Dejan Savić
Notable players[]
Dragan Solomun- Ivica Tucak
Igor Milanović- Viktor Jelenić
- Vladimir Vujasinović
- Jugoslav Vasović
- Aleksandar Ćirić
- Aleksandar Šapić
- Slavko Gak
- Branko Peković
- Nikola Janović
Dejan Savić- Gojko Pijetlović
- Duško Pijetlović
- Boris Vapenski
- Andrija Prlainović
- Nikola Rađen
- Marko Avramović
- Strahinja Rašović
- Viktor Rašović
- Sava Ranđelović
- Denis Šefik
- Gavril Subotić
References[]
- ^ Belgrade to host the LEN Champions League Water Polo Final Eight in 2021-2023 Boxscorenews.com, 16 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Crvena zvezda se seli iz Beograda u Banat". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
External links[]
- Official website
- VK Crvena zvezda on Facebook
- VK Crvena zvezda on Twitter
- VK Crvena zvezda Official Youtube channel
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| Champions League (1996–2003) | |
| Euroleague (2003–2011) | |
| Champions League (2011–present) | |
Categories:
- Crvena zvezda
- Sports clubs established in 1945
- Water polo clubs in Serbia
- Water polo clubs in Serbia and Montenegro