Vaterpolski klub Jadran Split (), commonly referred to as Jadran Split or simply Jadran, is a professional

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club based in

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, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Croatian League, Regional League A1 and

LEN Champions League The European Aquatics Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A ...

History

Jadran was founded in 1920 originally called ''"Pomorski klub Baluni"'' which changed to ''"Jadran Split"'' almost the year after the winning of the first national championship in 1923. Immediately after the Second World War (1946-60) the club topped the league six times, two of these (1947, 1948) as the water polo section of the famous multi-sports club of

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. Thirty years later Jadran returned powerfully to the forefront in 1991 by winning the last league of united Yugoslavia, followed by two consecutive conquests of the

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in 1992 and 1993 as a representative value of the newly independent

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. The 1997-98 season found Jadran in another one European cup final but this time lost the LEN Trophy from Partizan.

Honours

European competitions

* Winners (2): 1991-92, 1992-93 LEN Trophy * ''Runners-up (1):'' 1997-98

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* ''Runners-up (2):'' 1992, 1993

COMEN Cup The COMEN (COnfederación MEditerránea de Natación) Cup was a competition in the sport of water polo, organized by the Mediterranean Swimming Confederation the period from 1984 to 2007. Participating clubs came primarily from European, African an ...

* Winners (2): 1991, 1995 Regional League * ''Runners-up (1):'' 2021-22

Domestic competitions

Yugoslav League * Winners (9): 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1990-91 Croatian League * Winners (1): 2022-23

Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to: *Croatian Football Cup *Croatian Football Super Cup *Croatian Women's Football Cup *Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup *Croatian Handball Cup *Croatian Water Polo Cup The Croatian Water Polo C ...

*Winners (1): 2021-22

Current squad

Season 2021–22

References

External links

* Water polo clubs in Croatia Sport in Split, Croatia Sports clubs and teams established in 1920 {{Croatia-waterpolo-team-stub