VK Radnički Kragujevac
Men's professional water polo club in Kragujevac, Serbia
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Kragujevački vaterpolo klub Radnički (Serbian Cyrillic: Крагујевачки ватерполо клуб Раднички Крагујевац) is a men's professional water polo club based in Kragujevac, Serbia. It's a part of the Radnički multi-sports company.
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| League | Serbian Water Polo Super League VRL Premier League Champions League |
| Team history | VK Radnički (2012–2016) KVK Radnički (2016–present) |
| Based in | Kragujevac, Serbia |
| Arena | Sports Center Park |
| Colors | Red and White |
Owner | SPD Radnički |
| President | Jugoslav Vasović |
Head coach | Uroš Stevanović |
| Website | kvkradnicki.com |
Honours
Domestic
- Winners (3): 2020–21, 2024–25, 2025–26
- Runners-up (4): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2021–22
- Winners (3): 2015, 2020, 2022
- Runners-up (4): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
Regional
- Winners (2): 2020–21, 2024–25
- Winners (1): 2025–26
European
- LEN Champions League
- Runners-up (1): 2013–14
- LEN Euro Cup
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Runners-up (1): 2024–25
- LEN Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2013
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | VRL Regional | RWP Regional | Domestic cup | European competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | Champions | Champions | SF | 2 Euro Cup | SF | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Champions | Champions | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Runners-up | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Runners-up | 6th place | SF | 2 LEN Euro Cup | QR | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 3rd place | SF | SF | 1 LEN Champions League | PR 11th overall | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Runners-up | 4th place | Champions | 1 LEN Champions League | PR 11th overall | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Champions | Champions | Runners-up | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | CX | 1st place (tier 2) | Champions | 2 LEN Euro Cup | Q1 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 3rd place | 3rd place (tier 2) | Runners-up | - | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 6th place | - | QF | - | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1st place | - | SF | - | ||
In European competition
Note: Updated as of 2024–25 season.
- Participations in Champions League: 8x
- Participations in Euro Cup: 5x
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Euro Cup Champion |
Quarter-finals |  Mataró |
14-5 | 17-9 | 31–14 |  |
| Semi-finals |  Debrecen |
9-6 | 12-10 | 21–16 | | ||
| Finals |  Florentia |
7-6 | 8-4 | 15–10 | | ||
| 2013-14 | Champions League Finalist |
Preliminary round (Group B) |
 Partizan |
8-6 | 9-8 | 1st place | |
 Spandau 04 |
16-10 | 13-8 | |||||
 Galatasaray |
13-8 | 11-7 | |||||
| Brescia |
12-8 | 9-8 | |||||
 CSM Oradea |
8-6 | 16-6 | |||||
| Semi-final (F6) | Partizan |
9–4 | | ||||
| Final (F6) | Barceloneta |
6–7 |  | ||||
| 2014-15 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) |
Barceloneta |
12-7 | 7-9 | 5th place | |
| Brescia |
13-10 | 6-9 | |||||
 Olympiacos |
7-8 | 7-13 | |||||
| Eger |
12-11 | 6-7 | |||||
| Pro Recco |
5-12 | 6-19 | |||||
| 2015-16 | Champions League | elimination in Second qualifying round | | ||||
| 2019-20 | Euro Cup | elimination in First qualifying round | | ||||
| 2020-21 | Champions League | elimination in Qualifying round | | ||||
| 2020-21 | Euro Cup | Round of 16 |  Strasbourg |
11-10 | w/o | 11–10 | |
| Quarter-finals | Szolnok |
12-14 | 10-10 | 22–24 | | ||
| 2021-22 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) |
Ferencváros |
11-11 | 12-13 | 6th place | |
| Olympiacos |
10-8 | 7-11 | |||||
| Barceloneta |
3-9 | 7-13 | |||||
 Dinamo Tbilisi |
14-7 | 17-13 | |||||
| Novi Beograd |
11-13 | 10-16 | |||||
| Brescia |
8-14 | 8-12 | |||||
 Jadran Split |
13-10 | 8-9 | |||||
| 2022-23 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group A) |
Pro Recco |
8-16 | 12-21 | 6th place | |
| Barceloneta |
10-14 | 9-18 | |||||
| Waspo Hannover |
13-12 | 12-7 | |||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
11-10 | 8-13 | |||||
| Olympiacos |
10-10 | 7-13 | |||||
| Vouliagmeni |
9-9 | 10-9 | |||||
| Jadran Split |
11-13 | 10-10 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Champions League | Qualification round (Group B) |
AN Brescia |
8-15 | — | 2nd place | |
| CN Noisy-le-Sec |
13-10 | — | |||||
 Primorac Kotor |
17-16 | — | |||||
| ASC Duisburg |
— | 13-8 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Euro Cup | Qualification round (Group D) |
Primorje Erste Bank Rijeka |
— | 6-8 | 4th place | |
| Solaris Šibenik |
9-10 | — | |||||
| CSM Oradea |
— | 7-9 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Champions League | Qualification round (Group B) |
BVSC-Zugló |
10-9 | — | 1st place | |
| NC Vouliagmeni |
14-13 | — | |||||
| HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
9-8 | — | |||||
| Main round (Group B) |
Jadran Split |
11-15 | 13-15 | 3rd place | | ||
| FTC-Telekom |
5-12 | 4-16 | |||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
8-6 | 10-9 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Euro Cup Finalist |
Eighth-finals | Jug AO Dubrovnik |
14-13 | 15-9 | 29–22 | |
| Quarterfinals | Jadran Herceg Novi |
12-8 | 6-9 | 18–17 | | ||
| Semifinals | HAVK Mladost Zagreb |
15-8 | 10-13 | 25–21 | | ||
| Final | Recco Waterpolo |
12-16 | 9-12 | 21–28 | | ||
Current squad
| Νο | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslav Filipovic | GK | |
| 2 | Strahinja Rašović | ||
| 3 | Nikola Dedović | ||
| 4 | Sava Ranđelović | ||
| 5 | Petar Jakšić | ||
| 6 | Duško Pijetlović | ||
| 7 | Andrija Prlainović | ||
| 8 | Nikola Jakšić | ||
| 9 | Nikola Murišić | ||
| 10 | Boris Vapenski | ||
| 11 | Angelos Vlachopoulos | ||
| 12 | Viktor Rašović | ||
| 13 | Stefan Todorovski | GK | |
| 14 | Valiko Dadvani | ||
| 15 |  Bae Fountain | GK | |
| 16 | Veljko Dončić | ||
| 17 |  Samuil Ivanov | ||
| 18 | Jovan Simović | ||
| 19 | Jovan Gudurić | ||
| Coach Uroš Stevanović | |||
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