VK Bank (, commonly referred to as VK Primorje EB) is a professional

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club based in

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Croatian League and Regional League A2.

History

The club was founded in 1908, as HŠK Victoria (Croatian Sports Club Victoria), and is the oldest swimming club in Croatia. Under that name, the club was active until World War II. After the war, the club was re-established in 1948 as Primorje. Since 1991 and the

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the club has been competing in Croatian First League, as well as the regional

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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 ...

. VK Primorje EB has won three national championships, the first in 1938 (as HŠK Victoria), and the second and third in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons. Primorje has won three

titles, in 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15. Primorje has also won five national cup competitions. The club has produced many players that have had a significant impact for the

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, including Igor Hinić, Damir Glavan, Damir Burić, and Samir Barać, all of whom have won medals at major international competitions. In addition, the club also produced Danijel Premuš and

Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd. During his playing career ...

, who went on to win olympic medals for

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and

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respectively.

Venue

The club's home games are held at the newly built Bazeni Kantrida, the venue which hosted the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships. The capacity of the new swimming complex is approximately 1,200 and is located within walking distance from HNK Rijeka's football stadium.

Team

Current squad

Season 2019–2020

Technical staff

* Head coach: Igor Hinić * Assistant coach: Ivan Matković, prof

Honours

European competitions

* ''Runners-up (2):'' 2011–12, 2014–15 * ''Third placed (2):'' 2003–04, 2013–14 LEN Euro Cup * ''Runners-up (1):'' 2023–24

LEN Cup Winners' Cup The LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament. After 2003, the nationalcup winners qualified for the LEN Euroleague, and the cup ...

* ''Runners-up (1):'' 1976–77 * ''Third placed (2):'' 1979–80, 1995–96 COMEN Cup * Winners (1): 1996

* Winners (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 * ''Runners-up (2):'' 2011–12, 2015–16

Domestic competitions

Croatian League * Winners (2): 2013–14, 2014–15 * ''Runners-up (5):'' 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16 Croatian Cup * Winners (4): 1995–96, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 * ''Runners-up (3):'' 2002–03, 2010–11, 2015–16 Yugoslav League * Winners (1): 1938 * ''Runners-up (2):'' 1978–79, 1982–83

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* Winners (1): 1979 * ''Runners-up (1):'' 1976

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Primorje Water polo clubs in Croatia Primorje