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 2025–26 season, it competes in the Serbian Water Polo Super League and VRL Premier League.
History VK Crvena zvezda won the 2012–13 European Aquatics Champions LeagueBelgrade to host the LEN Champions League Water Polo Final Eight in 2021-2023 Boxscorenews.com, 16 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021. after beating Jug Dubrovnik 8–7 in the final. That was the first time that VK Crvena zvezda triumphed in the European Aquatics 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 European Aquatics 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.
Honours Honours No. Years League – 4FR Yugoslav League Winners 2 1991–92, 1992–93Serbian League Winners 2 2012–13, 2013–14 Cups – 4Serbian Cup Winners 4 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2022–23 Regional – 1Regional A2 League Winners 1 2017–18 European – 2European Aquatics Champions League Winners 1 2012–13European Aquatics Super Cup Winners 1 2013
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueVRL RegionalRWP RegionalDomestic cupEuropean competitions 2025–2617th place 3 Conference Cup 2024–2514th place 10th placeRunners-up- 2023–2414th place 5th placeRunners-up 2 LEN Euro Cup 2022–231Runners-up 6th placeWinners 2 LEN Euro Cup Round of 16 2021–221 6th place 1 LEN Champions League 14th overall 2020–2113rd place 5th placeWinners 2 LEN Euro Cup Semi-finals 2019–201 5th place 1 LEN Champions League 2018–191Runners-up 7th place 1 LEN Champions League 16th overall 2017–181Runners-up 1st place (tier 2) 2 LEN Euro Cup Quarter-finals 2016–1713rd place 4th place (tier 2)Runners-up 1 LEN Champions League
In European competition Note: Updated as of 2022-23 season. Participations in Champions League: 7x Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 5x
Season Competition Round Club Home AwayAggregate2006-07LEN Cupelimination in Second qualifying round2011-12Euro Cup Round of 16 CSM Oradea 8-6 9-9 17–15 Quarter-finals Posillipo 9-9 3-6 12–152012-13Champions League ChampionPreliminary round(Group B) Jug Dubrovnik 6-10 5-10 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 Szeged10-117-517–16 Semi-final (F4) Barceloneta9–5 Final (F4) Jug Dubrovnik8–72014-15Champions Leagueelimination in Third qualifying round2016-17Champions Leagueelimination in Second qualifying round2017-18Champions Leagueelimination in Third qualifying round2017-18Euro Cup Quarter-finals Sport Management 5-10 8-15 13–252018-19Champions LeaguePreliminary round(Group A) Pro Recco 4-17 6-21 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 2-72019-20Champions Leagueelimination in Second qualifying round2020-21Euro 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 20–352021-22Champions LeaguePreliminary round(Group B) Pro Recco 12-14 7-13 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 9-132022-23Euro 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
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