Croatia women's national water polo team
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| FINA code | CRO |
|---|---|
| Association | Croatian Water Polo Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Mia Šimunić |
| Asst coach | Željko Josipovic Morena Marinković |
| Captain | Matea Skelin |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 17 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) |
| Best result | 13th (2025) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2010) |
| Best result | 8th place (2010, 2022) |
| Europa Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 10th place (2018) |
| Media | |
| Website | hvs.hr |
The Croatia women's national water polo team represents Croatia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.
World Championships
- 2025 – 13th place
European Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 |
Preliminary round | 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 102 | −85 |
 2012 | Did not participate | ||||||||
 2014 | Did not participate | ||||||||
 2016 |
Preliminary round | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 106 | −73 |
 2018 |
Preliminary round | 11th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 96 | −66 |
| 2020 |
Preliminary round | 10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 105 | −72 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 126 | −60 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 114 | −62 |
 2026 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 107 | −24 |
| Total | Qualified: 7/9 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 314 | 756 | −442 | |
Record against other teams at the European Championships
| National team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 44 | −31 |
 Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 51 | −20 |
 Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 92 | −79 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 47 | −35 |
 Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 93 | −77 |
 Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 33 | −11 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 43 | −36 |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
 Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 59 | −55 |
| Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | −26 |
 Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 |
| Total | 13 teams | ||||||
Europa Cup
- 2018 – 10th place
