| Founded | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Country | Croatia |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Number of clubs | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup | Croatian Cup |
| International cup(s) | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
| Most championships | Jug (16 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Arena Sport Sportska TV |
| Website | hvs.hr |
TheCroatian First League of Water Polo (Croatian:Prva hrvatska vaterpolo liga) is the topwater polo league inCroatia.
The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of theYugoslav First League of Water Polo and its first season started in 1992. The league is operated by theCroatian Water Polo Federation.
The following 8 clubs compete in the league during the 2015–16 season:
| Croatian First League of Water Polo | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | City | Founded | Colours | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadran | Split | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Jug | Dubrovnik | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
| Medveščak | Zagreb | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Mladost | Zagreb | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Mornar | Split | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Solaris | Šibenik | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| POŠK | Split | 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Primorje | Rijeka | 1908 | ||||||||||||||
| † | League champions also won theCroatian Water Polo Cup. |
| Season | Champions(titles) | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Mladost † | Jadran |
| 1992–93 | Mladost † | Jadran |
| 1993–94 | Mladost | Jadran |
| 1994–95 | Mladost | Jug |
| 1995–96 | Mladost | Jug |
| 1996–97 | Mladost † | Jadran |
| 1997–98 | POŠK | Mladost |
| 1998–99 | Mladost | Jug |
| 1999–00 | Jug † | POŠK |
| 2000–01 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2001–02 | Mladost | Jug |
| 2002–03 | Mladost | Jug |
| 2003–04 | Jug † | Primorje |
| 2004–05 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2005–06 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2006–07 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2007–08 | Mladost | Jug |
| 2008–09 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2009–10 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2010–11 | Jug | Primorje |
| 2011–12 | Jug | Primorje |
| 2012–13 | Jug | Primorje |
| 2013–14 | Primorje † | Mladost |
| 2014–15 | Primorje † | Jug |
| 2015–16 | Jug † | Primorje |
| 2016–17 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2017–18 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2018–19 | Jug † | Mladost |
| 2019–20 | Jug | Mladost |
| 2020–21 | Mladost † | Jug |
| 2021–22 | Jug | Jadran |
| 2022–23 | Jadran | Jug |
| 2023–24 | Jadran | Jug |
| 2024–25 | Jadran | Mladost |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jug Dubrovnik | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| Mladost Zagreb | 11 | 12 | - | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021 |
| Primorje | 2 | 5 | - | 2014, 2015 |
| POŠK | 1 | 2 | - | 1998 |
| Jadran Split | 3 | 5 | - | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia
| Club | City | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jug | Dubrovnik | 39 | 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 |
| Mladost | Zagreb | 17 | 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 |
| Jadran Split | Split | 12 | 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Mornar | Split | 5 | 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1961 |
| Primorje | Rijeka | 3 | 1938, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| POŠK | Split | 1 | 1997-98 |
| PR Croatia | Zagreb | 1 | 1945 |