# VK Crvena zvezda

Active sport clubs of SD Crvena zvezda :
| Football | Basketball | Volleyball |
| Water polo | Judo | Handball |
| Athletics | Tennis | Rowing |
| Basketball (Women's) | Shooting | Fencing |
| Table tennis | Ice hockey | Swimming |
| Chess | Water polo (Women's) | Boxing |
| MMA | Kickboxing | Karate |
| Cycling | Bowling | Auto racing |
| Bridge | Taekwondo | Rugby league |
| Rugby union | Weightlifting | Wrestling |
| Handball (Women's) | Futsal | Football (Women's) |
| Skiing | Golf | Esports |
VK Crvena zvezda (full name: Vaterpolo klub Crvena zvezda) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. As of 2023–24 season, it competes in the Serbian League and Regional League A1.

## History

VK Crvena zvezda won the 2012–13 LEN Champions League after beating Jug Dubrovnik 8–7 in the final. That was the first time that VK Crvena zvezda triumphed in the LEN Champions League. They finished the season in a brilliant way, after having won the Serbian League and the Serbian Cup. In the 2013–14 season, VK Crvena zvezda won the LEN Super Cup and successfully defended domestic double.
In 2016, due to financial troubles, VK Crvena zvezda decided to play its home matches at Zrenjanin City Pool.

## Honours

| Honours | Honours | No. | Years |
| League – 4 ||||
| FR Yugoslav League | Winners | 2 | 1991–92, 1992–93 |
| Serbian League | Winners | 2 | 2012–13, 2013–14 |
| Cups – 4 ||||
| Serbian Cup | Winners | 4 | 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2022–23 |
| Regional – 1 ||||
| Regional A2 League | Winners | 1 | 2017–18 |
| European – 2 ||||
| LEN Champions League | Winners | 1 | 2012–13 |
| LEN Super Cup | Winners | 1 | 2013 |

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | League | Regional League | Domestic cup | European competitions | European competitions |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 4th place | 5th place | Runners-up | 1 LEN Champions League | Main round |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 4th place | 5th place | Runners-up | 2 LEN Euro Cup | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Runners-up | 6th place | Winners | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Round of 16 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | QF | 6th place | SF | 1 LEN Champions League | PR 14th overall |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 3rd place | 5th place | Winners | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Semi-finals |
| 2019–20 | 1 | CX | 5th place | SF | 1 LEN Champions League | Q2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Runners-up | 7th place | SF | 1 LEN Champions League | PR 16th overall |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Runners-up | 1st place (tier 2) | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 3rd place | 4th place (tier 2) | Runners-up | 1 LEN Champions League | Q2 |

### In European competition

* Participations in Champions League: 7x
* Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 5x
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2006-07 | LEN Cup | elimination in Second qualifying round | |
| 2011-12 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 | CSM Oradea | 8-6 | 9-9 | 17–15 |
| 2011-12 | Euro Cup | Quarter-finals | Posillipo | 9-9 | 3-6 | 12–15 |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group B) | Jug Dubrovnik | 6-10 | 5-10 | 2nd place |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group B) | Olympiacos | 11-9 | 8-9 | 2nd place |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group B) | Montpellier | 10-8 | 16-8 | 2nd place |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group B) | Kreuzlingen | 26-7 | 24-12 | 2nd place |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Round of 16 | Eger | 13-6 | 8-8 | 21–14 |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Quarter-finals | Szeged | 10-11 | 7-5 | 17–16 |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Semi-final (F4) | Barceloneta | 9–5 | |
| 2012-13 | Champions League Champion | Final (F4) | Jug Dubrovnik | 8–7 | |
| 2014-15 | Champions League | elimination in Third qualifying round | |
| 2016-17 | Champions League | elimination in Second qualifying round | |
| 2017-18 | Champions League | elimination in Third qualifying round | |
| 2017-18 | Euro Cup | Quarter-finals | Sport Management | 5-10 | 8-15 | 13–25 |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Pro Recco | 4-17 | 6-21 | 8th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Barceloneta | 3-14 | 3-14 | 8th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Eger | 12-13 | 11-17 | 8th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Dynamo Moscow | 8-17 | 4-14 | 8th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Steaua București | 7-9 | 3-8 | 8th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Ferencváros | 6-15 | 9-17 | 8th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) | Brescia | 9-13 | 2-7 | 8th place |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | elimination in Second qualifying round | |
| 2020-21 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 | Tourcoing | 7-6 | 12-9 | 19–15 |
| 2020-21 | Euro Cup | Quarter-finals | Dynamo Moscow | 9-9 | 11-8 | 20–17 |
| 2020-21 | Euro Cup | Semi-finals | Szolnok | 12-20 | 8-15 | 20–35 |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Pro Recco | 12-14 | 7-13 | 7th place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Jug Dubrovnik | 13-19 | 11-17 | 7th place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Waspo Hannover | 12-15 | 11-14 | 7th place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Marseille | 8-11 | 0-10$^{w/o}$ | 7th place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Spandau 04 | 12-9 | 11-12 | 7th place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Steaua București | 10-10 | 11-8 | 7th place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Orvosegyetem SC | 8-11 | 9-13 | 7th place |
| 2022-23 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 | Vasas | 11-7 | 10-15 | 21–22 |

## Current team

| Νο | Player |
| 1 | Vladimir Mišović |
| 2 | Nikola Bursać |
| 3 | Rodoljub Gajić |
| 4 | Dušan Marković |
| 5 | Gavril Subotić |
| 6 | Dušan Vasić |
| 7 | Draško Gogov |
| 8 | Ivan Basara |
| 9 | Miloš Vukićević |
| 10 | Lukáš Seman |
| 11 | Vuk Milojević |
| 12 | Marko Radović |
| 13 | Mihajlo Ivanović |
| | Relja Danković |
| | Aleksa Popović |
| | Viktor Savić |
| | Đorđe Živković |
| Coach: Aleksandar Filipović ||

## Notable squads

1991–92 squad
* Dragan Dobrić, Pino Dragojević, Viktor Jelenić, Igor Milanović, Dragoljub Milošević, Ratko Pejović, Dejan Perišić, Todor Prlainović, Nikola Ribić, Dragan Strugar, Vaso Subotić, Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav Vasović, Vladimir Vujasinović; Coach: Nikola Stamenić
1992–93 squad
* Aleksandar Ćirić, Dragan Dobrić, Čedomir Drašković, Viktor Jelenić, Dragan Kožul, Vladimir Mitrović, Dejan Perišić, Nikola Ribić, Vaso Subotić, Aleksandar Šapić, Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav Vasović, Vladimir Vujasinović; Coach: Milorad Krivokapić
2012–13 squad
* Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Mihajlo Milićević, Duško Pijetlović, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, Nenad Stojčić, Marko Draksimović, Nikola Eškert; Coach: Dejan Savić
2013–14 squad
* Denis Šefik, Strahinja Rašović, Nikola Rađen, Petar Ivošević, Filip Kljajević, Nikola Vukčević, Marko Avramović, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Boris Vapenski, Andrija Prlainović, John Mann, Marko Draksimović, Mihajlo Milićević; Coach: Dejan Savić

## Notable players

* Dragan Solomun
* Ivica Tucak
* Igor Milanović
* Viktor Jelenić
* Vladimir Vujasinović
* Jugoslav Vasović
* Vaso Subotić
* Milan Tadić
* Aleksandar Ćirić
* Aleksandar Šapić
* Slavko Gak
* Branko Peković
* Nikola Janović
* Dejan Savić
* Gojko Pijetlović
* Duško Pijetlović
* Boris Vapenski
* Andrija Prlainović
* Nikola Rađen
* Marko Avramović
* Strahinja Rašović
* Viktor Rašović
* Sava Ranđelović
* Denis Šefik
* Veljko Tankosić
* Gavril Subotić