VK Crvena zvezda explained

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 2023–24 season, it competes in the Serbian League and Regional League A1.

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

width=30% colspan=2 style="background:#CC0000;color: white"	Honours	width=5% style="background:#CC0000;color: white"	No.	width=25% style="background:#CC0000;color: white"	Years
League – 4
FR Yugoslav League	Winners	2	1991–92, 1992–93
Serbian League	Winners	2	2012–13, 2013–14
Cups – 4
Serbian Cup	Winners	4	2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2022–23
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
2023–24	1	4th place	5th place	Runners-up		Main round
2022–23	1	bgcolor=silver align=center	Runners-up	6th place	bgcolor=gold align=center	Winners		Round of 16
2021–22	1		6th place			14th overall
2020–21	1	3rd place	5th place	bgcolor=gold align=center	Winners		Semi-finals
2019–20	1	align=center style="background:black; color:white"		5th place
2018–19	1	bgcolor=silver align=center	Runners-up	7th place			16th overall
2017–18	1	bgcolor=silver align=center	Runners-up	1st place (tier 2)			Quarter-finals
2016–17	1	3rd place	4th place (tier 2)	bgcolor=silver align=center	Runners-up

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League: 7x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 5x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2006-07	LEN Cup	elimination in Second qualifying round
2011-12	Euro Cup	Round of 16	CSM Oradea	8-6	9-9	17–15
		Quarter-finals	Posillipo	9-9	3-6	12–15
2012-13	Champions League Champion	Preliminary round (Group B)	Jug Dubrovnik	6-10	5-10	align=center rowspan=4	2nd place
			Olympiacos	11-9	8-9
			Montpellier	10-8	16-8
			Kreuzlingen	26-7	24-12
		Round of 16	Eger	13-6	8-8	21–14
		Quarter-finals	Szeged	10-11	7-5	17–16
		Semi-final (F4)	Barceloneta	9–5
		Final (F4)	Jug Dubrovnik	8–7
2014-15	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round
2016-17	Champions League	elimination in Second qualifying round
2017-18	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round
2017-18	Euro Cup	Quarter-finals	Sport Management	5-10	8-15	13–25
2018-19	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group A)	Pro Recco	4-17	6-21	align=center rowspan=7	8th place
			Barceloneta	3-14	3-14
			Eger	12-13	11-17
			Dynamo Moscow	8-17	4-14
			Steaua București	7-9	3-8
			Ferencváros	6-15	9-17
			Brescia	9-13	2-7
2019-20	Champions League	elimination in Second qualifying round
2020-21	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Tourcoing	7-6	12-9	19–15
		Quarter-finals	Dynamo Moscow	9-9	11-8	20–17
		Semi-finals	Szolnok	12-20	8-15	20–35
2021-22	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group B)	Pro Recco	12-14	7-13	align=center rowspan=7	7th place
			Jug Dubrovnik	13-19	11-17
			Waspo Hannover	12-15	11-14
			Marseille	8-11	0-10
			Spandau 04	12-9	11-12
			Steaua București	10-10	11-8
			Orvosegyetem SC	8-11	9-13
2022-23	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Vasas	11-7	10-15	21–22

Current team

Νο	Player
1	Vladimir Mišović
2	Nikola Bursać
3	Rodoljub Gajić
4	Dušan Marković
5	Gavril Subotić
6	Dušan Vasić
7	Draško Gogov
8	Ivan Basara
9	Miloš Vukićević
10	Lukáš Seman
11	Vuk Milojević
12	Marko Radović
13	Mihajlo Ivanović
	Relja Danković
	Aleksa Popović
	Viktor Savić
	Đorđe Živković
Coach: Aleksandar Filipović

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
• Vaso Subotić
• Milan Tadić
• 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
• Veljko Tankosić
• Gavril Subotić

External links

• • • • VK Crvena zvezda Official Youtube channel

Notes and References

1. https://boxscorenews.com/belgrade-to-host-the-len-champions-league-water-polo-final-eight-in-p160049-267.htm Belgrade to host the LEN Champions League Water Polo Final Eight in 2021-2023
2. News: Crvena zvezda se seli iz Beograda u Banat . 26 September 2019 . mondo.rs . 5 October 2016 . sr.