VK Jadran Split
Men's professional water polo club in Split, Croatia
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Vaterpolski klub Jadran Split (English: Jadran Split Water Polo Club), commonly referred to as Jadran Split or simply Jadran, is a professional water polo club based in Split, Croatia. As of 2025–26 season, the club competes in the Croatian League and Champions League.
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| Founded | 23 September 1920 |
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| League | Croatian League Champions League |
| Based in | Split, Croatia |
| Arena | Sports Center Poljud |
| President | Albert Pavlović |
| Head coach | Mile Smodlaka[1] |
| Website | vkjadransplit |
History
Jadran was founded in 1920 originally called "Pomorski klub Baluni" which changed to "Jadran Split" almost the year after the winning of the first national championship in 1923. Immediately after the Second World War (1946–60) the club topped the league six times, two of these (1947, 1948) as the water polo section of the famous multi-sports club of Hajduk Split. Thirty years later Jadran returned powerfully to the forefront in 1991 by winning the last league of united Yugoslavia, followed by two consecutive conquests of the European Championship in 1992 and 1993 as a representative value of the newly independent Croatia. The 1997–98 season found Jadran in another one European cup final but this time lost the LEN Trophy from Partizan.
Honours
European competitions
- Winners (2): 1991–92, 1992-93[2]
- Runners-up (1): 1997–98
- Runners-up (2): 1992, 1993
- Winners (2): 1991, 1995
- Runners-up (1): 2021–22
Domestic competitions
- Winners (9): 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1990–91
- Winners (1): 2021–22
Current squad
Season 2021–22[6]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
| 1 |  | Ivan Marcelić | November 5, 1994 | Goalkeeper | |
| 2 | | Rino Burić | April 5, 1997 | Guard | |
| 3 | | Jerko Marinić Kragić | January 24, 1991 | Wing | |
| 4 | | Marino Čagalj | January 1, 2002 | Guard | R |
| 5 | | Zvonimir Butić | January 1, 1987 | Wing | L |
| 6 | | Duje Pejković | January 1, 1999 | Wing | |
| 7 | | Luka Bukić | April 20, 1994 | Wing | |
| 8 | | Konstantin Kharkov | January 1, 1997 | Wing | |
| 9 | | Marin Delić | June 3, 1996 | Wing | |
| 10 | | Nikša Dobud | August 5, 1985 | Center | R |
| 11 | | Anđelo Šetka | September 14, 1985 | Wing | R |
| 12 | | Toni Radan | January 1, 2001 | Wing | R |
| 13 | | Mate Anić | April 6, 1994 | Goalkeeper | R |
| 14 | | Robert Stojanac | January 1, 2005 | Wing | R |
