Vaterpolski klub Solaris (), commonly referred to as VK Solaris or simply Solaris, is a men's professional
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
club based in
Å ibenik
Å ibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Å ibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
,
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. As of 2022–22 season, it competes in the
Croatian First League and
Regional League A1.
History
The club was founded in the summer 2015 by merging former clubs
VK Å ibenik and VK Adriatic for the need to become a strong water polo club in
Å ibenik
Å ibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Å ibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
. After some problems, the merge finally came in August 2015, and the newly formed VK Solaris takes over Adriatic's place and organization, and relies on the Å ibenik's tradition.
In May 2019, the club came fifth in the
Croatian First League championship, defeating
POÅ K
POŠK (POmorski Športski Klub: ''Marine Sports Club''), is a professional water polo club based in Split, Croatia, Split, Croatia. The club was founded in 1937. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Croatian First League of Water Polo, Croat ...
by a scoreline of 20–14 on aggregate (14–5, 6–9). Winning the fifth place, Solaris secured its place in the following season of
LEN Europa Cup.
Players
Current squad
Season 2020/21
Personnel
''Source:''
Honours
Domestic
*
Croatian First League fifth place: 2018–19
* Croatian First League fourth place: 2019–20
Regional
*
Regional League A2 runner-up: 2018–19, 2019–20 (Promotion to
Regional League)
Notable players
*
Andrija Komadina
Andrija Komadina (born 23 November 1977) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. He was a member of the Croatia men's national water polo team, played as a defender. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the fourth place at the ...
*
Andrija Vlahović
Notable coaches
*
Joško Kreković
*
Renato VrbiÄić
References
External links
Vaterpolski klub Solaris - Club websiteVaterpolski klub Solaris - Home , Facebook
{{Regional Water Polo League
Water polo clubs in Croatia