VA Cattaro (full name: Vaterpolo akademija Cattaro) is a professionalwater polo club andacademy based inKotor, Montenegro. The club was founded in 2000. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in theMontenegrin League andRegional League A2.
The first official match of the club's men's team was on October 17, 2008 against the German representativeW98/Waspo Hanover, which won with 17: 7, in the qualification tournament for theLEN Euro Cup in the 2008–09 season,[1] and in the end reached the knockout stages, where it was defeated by the HungarianSzeged. Already in season 2009/10., its second participation in the second-tier European competition, Cattaro has managed to win theLEN Euro Cup. No major problem has passed the first two rounds of the groups that in the quarterfinals defeatedPrimorje fromRijeka, in the semifinals of the GermanSpandau 04. Opponent in the final was the Italian clubSavona, the first game inItaly ended with 9: 7 for Savona, that in the second leg in Kotor with goal in the overtime Kataro won with 8: 5 and won the first trophy in the club's history.[2] As a 2009-10 LEN Euro Cup winner, Cattaro rightfully played in theEuropean Super Cup against the European ChampionsPro Recco from Italy, but was crashed with 13: 4 score.
In the 2009/10 season and 2010/11 the club played in the Adriatic League, the first season was finished in sixth place, while the second, ranked just eleventh. Due to financial difficulties withdrew from the Adriatic League for the 2011/12 season.
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