Serbia | |
Fina Code: | SRB |
Nickname: | Делфини / Delfini (The Dolphins) |
Confederation: | LEN |
Coach: | Uroš Stevanović |
Asst Coach: | Darko Bilić Stefan Ćirić |
Captain: | Nikola Jakšić |
Most Caps: | Dejan Savić (444) |
Top Scorer: | Aleksandar Šapić (981) |
Fina Ranking: | 3 |
Fina Ranking Date: | 9 August 2021 |
Fina Highest: | 1 |
Fina Highest Year: | 2009–2011, 2014–2019 |
Fina Lowest: | 4 |
Fina Lowest Year: | 2013 |
Olympics Apps: | 8 |
Olympics First: | 1996 |
Olympics Best: | (2016, 2020, 2024) |
World Champ Apps: | 14 |
World Champ First: | 1998 |
World Champ Best: | (2005, 2009, 2015) |
World Cup Apps: | 9 |
World Cup First: | 1997 |
World Cup Best: | (2006, 2010, 2014) |
World League Apps: | 18 |
World League First: | 2003 |
World League Best: | (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
Regional Cup Name: | European Championship |
Regional Cup Apps: | 13 |
Regional Cup First: | 1997 |
Regional Cup Best: | (2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
2Ndregional Cup Name: | Europa Cup |
2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 2 |
2Ndregional Cup First: | 2018 |
2Ndregional Cup Best: | 4th (2018) |
3Rdregional Cup Name: | Mediterranean Games |
3Rdregional Cup Apps: | 6 |
3Rdregional Cup First: | 1997 |
3Rdregional Cup Best: | (1997, 2009, 2018, 2022) |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international men's water polo. It is considered to be one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world, winning medals in all Olympic tournaments it has entered, including three golds, and being a multiple world and European champion.
Not including the results of the former Yugoslav team, the Serbian team won three World Championships, seven European Championships, three World Cups, record 12 FINA World Leagues, four gold medals at Mediterranean Games, four gold medals at Summer Universiades and gold medal at the first and so far only water polo tournament at the European Games, justifying the status of water polo as the national sport of Serbia.
In 2016, Serbia became the first national water polo team to simultaneously hold titles in all five existing major championships—European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Olympic Games.[1] The team holds the record for the most consecutive World League titles, winning five consecutive titles from 2013 to 2017. They are Serbia's most successful national sports team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined.[2]
Includes matches of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.
Updated after the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Competition | Total | ||||
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Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
World Championship | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
European Championship | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
World Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
World League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
Europa Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mediterranean Games | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
Summer Universiade | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
Total | 36 | 7 | 13 | 56 |
See main article: Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
Year[3] | Position | |||
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1936 to 1988 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
as | ||||
suspended | ||||
8th | ||||
as | ||||
as Serbia | ||||
future events | ||||
2032 Brisbane |
Year | Position | |||
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1973 to 1991 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
as | ||||
suspended | ||||
as | ||||
as Serbia | ||||
4th | ||||
7th | ||||
5th | ||||
5th | ||||
4th | ||||
6th | ||||
future events | ||||
2027 Budapest |
Year | Position | |||
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1950 to 1991 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
as | ||||
suspended | ||||
did not participate | ||||
7th | ||||
as | ||||
as Serbia | ||||
5th | ||||
9th | ||||
7th | ||||
future event |
Year | Position | |||
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part of SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
as | ||||
suspended | ||||
did not participate | ||||
7th | ||||
5th | ||||
as | ||||
as Serbia | ||||
7th |
Year | Position | |||
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as | ||||
did not participate | ||||
as | ||||
4th | ||||
as Serbia | ||||
did not participate | ||||
preliminary round | ||||
preliminary round | ||||
5th |
Year | Position | |
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4th | ||
6th |
Year | Position | |||
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1959 to 1991 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
as | ||||
suspended | ||||
4th | ||||
as | ||||
as Serbia | ||||
6th | ||||
future event |
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Serbia men's national water polo team statistics. Professional friendly and competitive matches only where Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and now Serbia were represented.
width=50% | Name | width=60% | Years | width=80% | Matches | width=80% | Goals | |
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1 | Dejan Savić | 1994–2008 | ||||||
2 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1997–2008 | ||||||
3 | Filip Filipović | 2003–2021 | ||||||
4 | Živko Gocić | 2003–2016 | ||||||
5 | Slobodan Nikić | 2003–2016 | ||||||
6 | Igor Milanović | 1984–1996 | ||||||
7 | Aleksandar Ćirić | 1997–2008 | ||||||
8 | Vladimir Vujasinović | 1990–2008 | ||||||
9 | Duško Pijetlović | 2005–2021 | ||||||
10 | Andrija Prlainović | 2005–2021 |
On 25 December 2011, Serbia's water polo team was included in a humanitarian action "Bitka za Bebe" ("the Battle for the Babies") playing an exhibition match with the team of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON), in Belgrade. Before the Serbian water polo team had joined the action, many other athletes were included. Among them was the world number one in tennis at that time, Novak Djokovic, football and basketball players of Red Star Belgrade, and many others. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and enough money was successfully raised to purchase one hundred incubator.