Adriatic Water Polo League
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| Sport | Water polo |
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| Founded | 2008. |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |
 Croatia Serbia Montenegro Slovenia |
| Continent | LEN (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Primorje (3rd title) (2014./15.) |
| Most titles |
Primorje Rijeka (3 titles) |
The Adriatic Water Polo League, commonly known as the Adriatic League, is a regional professional water polo league that originally featured clubs from Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia. In later years, the league also consisted clubs from Italy and Serbia.
History
Adriatic Water Polo League was created in 2008. and consisted clubs from Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia. Member of the inaugural season were Jug, Mladost, Primorje, POŠK, Jadran Split, Medveščak, Šibenik, Mornar, Jadran Herceg Novi, Primorac, Budva and Koper. First champions were Jug. In the next season, VK Cattaro joined the league and Final Four was introduced into the league. Italian water polo club Pro Recco requested to join the Adriatic League, their request was granted so they joined Adriatic League in the 2011./12. season and immediately became champions, but they left the league after that season. Serbian clubs (Partizan, Crvena Zvezda, Radnički and Vojvodina) expressed their desire to join the league and they will in the 2014./15. season.
Current teams
- Teams for the 2014./15. season
- Jadran Split
- Jug
- Medveščak Zagreb
- Mladost
- Mornar
- POŠK
- Primorje
- Crvena Zvezda
- Partizan
- Radnički Kragujevac
- Vojvodina
- Budva
- Jadran
- Primorac Kotor
- Branik Maribor
Title holders
Finals
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Result | 1st of Regular Season |
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Jug |
Jadran |
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Jadran |
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Jug |
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Primorje |
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 Pro Recco |
Primorje |
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Pro Recco |
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Primorje |
Jug |
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Primorje |
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Primorje |
Jug |
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Primorje |
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Primorje |
Jug |
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Primorje |
1 In the 2008./09. season Adriatic League was played in round-robin tournament
Records and statistics
Performance by clubs
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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| Primorje | 3 | 1 | 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 | 2011-12 |
| Jadran | 2 | 1 | 2009-10, 2010-11 | 2008-09 |
| Jug | 1 | 5 | 2008-09 | 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| Pro Recco | 1 | 0 | 2011-12 | |
By country
| Club / Nation | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
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| Croatia |
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| Montenegro |
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| Italy |