PVK Jadran is a professional

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club based in

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, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. PVK Jadran is a 16-time winner of the National league (10

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), 13-time winner of the National cup (10 Montenegro, 3 SFR Yugoslavia), 2-time winner of the Regional Water Polo League, and 1-time runner-up of the

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History

PVK Jadran was founded in the summer of 1922 as a merger between two water polo clubs, Bijela Vila and Spjaža. It was then registered at the Swimming Federation of Yugoslavia. It was the only water club in the

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region and played against teams from

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. PVK Jadran's first win was when they had beaten VK Građani, the best clubs in

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at the time after VK Jug and VK Jadran. After

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in 1945, the national championship was held in

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and Jadran went, representing Montenegro, and won fourth place. Jadran also played final game in the Euroleague in 2004 where was defeated by Honved. In 2018–19 season, PVK Jadran was a runner-up in 2018–19 LEN Euro Cup, after losing on aggregate with 16–15 to the French team

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Notable former players

* Boris Zloković * Božidar Stanišić * Petar Prlainović * Rajko Prlainović * Petar Prlainović * * Aleksandar Ivović * Vladimir Gojković * Andrija Prlainović * Nikola Janović *

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* Aleksandar Radović * Miloš Šćepanović * Denis Šefik * Danijel Premuš * Marko Jelača * Marko Elez * Nikola Vukčević

Notable former coaches

* Petar Porobić

Former squads

;2007–08 squad * Višeslav Sarić (Feb 2, 1977) * Drago Pejaković (May 28, 1980) * Marko Elez (Sep 9, 1980) * Danijel Premuš (Apr 15, 1981) * Miloš Šćepanović (Oct 9, 1982) (Goalkeeper) * Richard van Eck (Mar 8, 1983) * Nikola Vukčević (Nov 14, 1985) * Ljubomir Vrbica (Sep 8, 1985) * Aleksandar Ivović (Feb 24, 1986) * Kevin Graham (Apr 21, 1986) * Novak Jelić (Jan 14, 1986) (Goalkeeper) * Luka Sekulić (Jul 1, 1987) * Aleksandar Radović (Feb 24, 1987) * Filip Klikovac (Feb 7, 1989) ;2008–2009 squad * Miloš Šćepanović (Goalkeeper) * Luka Sekulić * Kevin Graham * Marko Elez * Nikola Vukčević * Aleksandar Radović * Marko Jelača * Vladimir Gojković * Aleksandar Ivović * Drago Pejaković * Danijel Premuš * Jesse Smith * Dalibor Perčinić (Goalkeeper) ;2009–10 squad * Miloš Šćepanović (Goalkeeper) * Luka Sekulić * Ivan Bebić * Marko Elez * Nikola Vukčević * Aleksandar Radović * Nikola Janović * Vladimir Gojković * Aleksandar Ivović * Boris Zloković * Filip Klikovac * Dalibor Perčinić (Goalkeeper) * Đorđe Tešanović *Head Coach : Ivica Tucak *2nd Coach : Vaso Ćuković *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović ;2010–2011 squad * Miloš Šćepanović (Goalkeeper) * Luka Sekulić * Damir Crepulja * Nikola Janović * Đorđe Filipović * Radovan Latinović * Uroš Kalinić * Vladimir Gojković * Danijel Premuš * Gavril Subotić * Petar Filipović * Željko Kovačić * Đorđe Tešanović * Stefan Vidović *Head Coach : Ivica Tucak *2nd Coach : Vaso Ćuković *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović ;2011–12 squad * Miloš Šćepanović (Goalkeeper) * Luka Sekulić * Jovan Sarić * Ivan Krizman * Martin Beltrame * Radovan Latinović * Stefan Vidović * Vladimir Gojković * Danijel Premuš * Gavril Subotić * Nikola Tomašević * Bojan Banićević * Đorđe Tešanović * Petar Vuksanović * Slaven Kandić (Goalkeeper) *Head Coach : Ivica Tucak *2nd Coach : Vaso Ćuković *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović 2012–13 squad * Miloš Šćepanović (Goalkeeper) * Clayton Snyder * Aleksa Brkić * Đorđe Tešanović * Stefan Vidović * Aleksandar Radović * Bojan Banićević * Jovan Sarić * Radovan Latinović * Igor Porobić * Lazar Pasuljević * Nikola Tomašević * Ivan Krizman * Nikola Giga * Vlado Popadić * Slaven Kandić (Goalkeeper) *Head Coach : Vladimir Gojković *2nd Coach : Petar Radanović *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović 2013–14 squad * Slaven Kandić (Goalkeeper) * Nikola Moskov * Vlado Popadić * Željko Kovačić * Stefan Vidović * Marko Brajović * Bojan Banićević * Jovan Sarić * Radovan Latinović * Luka Sekulić * Stefan Pješivac * Aleksa Ukropina * Nikola Giga * Marko Porobić * Stefan Porobić * Vladan Spaić * Miloš Popović (Goalkeeper) *Head Coach : Vladimir Gojković *2nd Coach : Petar Radanović *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović ;2014–15 squad * Slaven Kandić (Goalkeeper) * Nikola Moskov * Vlado Popadić * Andria Bitadze * Stefan Vidović * Bojan Banićević * Jovan Sarić * Dragan Drašković * Radovan Latinović * Luka Sekulić * Stefan Pješivac * Aleksa Ukropina * Nikola Giga * Stefan Porobić * Vladan Spaić * Filip Gardašević * Nikola Brkić * Đuro Radović * Petar Mijušković * Petar Tešanović (Goalkeeper) * Miloš Popović (Goalkeeper) *Head Coach : Vladimir Gojković *2nd Coach : Petar Radanović *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović ;2015–16 squad * Slaven Kandić (Goalkeeper) * Aleksa Petrovski * Vlado Popadić * Đuro Radović * Stefan Vidović * Bojan Banićević * Nikola Janović * Miroslav Ranđić * Vladan Spaić * Željko Kovačić * Stefan Pješivac * Aleksa Ukropina * Nikola Moskov * Nikola Brkić * Petar Mijušković * Filip Gardašević * Miloš Popović (Goalkeeper) * Dragan Kolesko (Goalkeeper) * Petar Tešanović (Goalkeeper) 2016–17 squad * Miloš Šćepanović (Goalkeeper) * Slaven Kandić (Goalkeeper) * Marko Petković * Vlado Popadić * Đuro Radović * Stefan Vidović * Bojan Banićević * Nikola Janović * Danil Merkulov * Vladan Spaić * Željko Kovačić * Stefan Pješivac * Aleksa Ukropina * Nikola Moskov * Nikola Brkić * Stefan Porobić * Petar Mijušković * Filip Gardašević * Luka Murišić * Danilo Radović * Martin Gardašević * Dragan Kolesko (Goalkeeper) * Petar Tešanović (Goalkeeper) *Head Coach : Vladimir Gojković *2nd Coach : Petar Radanović *3rd Coach : Lazar Vuksanović

Recent seasons

Rankings in Montenegrin First League

In European competition

References

External links

* {{Regional Water Polo League Water polo clubs in Montenegro Water polo clubs in Serbia and Montenegro