VK Šabac

VK Šabac (Serbian Cyrillic: ВК Шабац) is a professional water polo club based in Šabac, Serbia. As of 2019–20 season, the club competes in the Serbian League and Regional League A1.

VK Šabac
Official logo
SportWater polo
Founded1990 (1990)
LeagueSerbian League
Regional League A1
Based inŠabac, Serbia
StadiumŠabac City Swimming Pool
Colors         
Managing directorNenad Živanović
Head coachMidorag Mirović
Websitevksabac.rs

History

1990–2015: The beginnings and turbulent period

The club was established in 1990. In 2001–02 season, VK Šabac promoted to the top-tier National Championship of FR Yugoslavia where it played for four consecutive seasons. In 2004–05 season, the club participated in continental LEN Euro Cup. In 2005, the city-governed Swimming Pool in Šabac was closed due to poor conditions and the club was forced to merge with Belgrade-based "Sever" water polo club.

2015–present: Rise to prominence
Game between VK Šabac and VK Partizan at SC Banjica, October 2019

In June 2015, the city of Šabac finally opened renovated indoor Swimming Pool, thus way creating conditions for VK Šabac to return to hometown.[1] The city government entrusted the club's management to manage the Swimming Pool.[1] The club has also managed to gain promotion to the Serbian Water Polo League A for 2015–16 season.

In 2016–17 season, VK Šabac participated in second-tier Regional Water Polo League A2, finishing in third place behind VK Primorac Kotor and POŠK.

In December 2017, VK Šabac was runner-up of the 2017–18 Serbian Water Polo Cup, after losing to VK Partizan with 6–5 in the final game.[2] In March 2018, VK Šabac gained promotion to top-tier Regional Water Polo League A1, after securing second place in Regional Water Polo League A2 and defeating VK Budva in playoffs.[3] In Serbian Water Polo League A, VK Šabac finished the season in third place.

On October 19, 2018, VK Šabac won its first match in Regional Water Polo League A1, after defeating VK Partizan with 12–10.[4][5] In December 2018, VK Šabac won the 2018–19 Serbian Water Polo Cup, after defeating VK Radnički Kragujevac with 10–9 in the final game.[6] In 2018–19 season, VK Šabac finished the season of Regional Water Polo League A1 in sixth place, with 7–0–11 record. VK Šabac finished the historic club's season by winning its first national championship, defeating VK Crvena zvezda with 2–1 in the final series of the Serbian Water Polo League A.[7]

The club started the 2019–20 season with matches in 2019–20 LEN Champions League Qualification round I as tournament host, winning the second place in a group and advancing to Qualification round II,[8] where it lost in all three matches of group C thus way failing to advance to the final Qualification round.[9] In December 2019, VK Šabac lost in the final game of the Serbian Water Polo Cup to Radnički Kragujevac with 10–8, failing to defend the title.[10]

Current squad

VK Šabac squad as of 2019–20 season:

ΝοPlayerPosition
1 Radoslav FilipovićGK
2 Aleksandar ErakovićW
3 Nikola MarkovićW
4 Mihajlo RepanovićW
5 Marko RadulovićW
6 Dušan VasićW
7 Dragoljub RagačW
8 Luis Ricardo Gomes da SilvaC
9 Chancellor RamirezG
9 Ognjen VasovićW
10 Đorđe VučinićG
11 Nemanja MatkovićG
12 Petar VelkićC
12 Marko IlićG
13 Andrej VukadinovićGK
13 Pavle GavrilovićGK
15 Matija TonkovićW
16 Milan MarićW
17 Veljko LičaninW
18 Veljko SavkovićW
Head coach: Miodrag Mirović

Honours

References
  1. "Šabac dobio otvoreni bazen". b92.net (in Serbian). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "NOVI TROFEJ ZA INSTITUCIJU: Partizanu Kup Srbije!". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. O., B. (31 March 2018). "Tri naša tima u Regionalnoj ligi: Veliki uspeh vaterpolista Šapca". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. Krstović, S. (24 December 2018). "KRUNA ZA TRI GODINE: Vaterpolisti Šapca ostvarili istorijski uspeh osvajanjem trofeja Kupa Srbije". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. Zarić, Milan (19 October 2018). "PRVI TRIJUMF U REGIONALNOJ LIGI Vaterpolisti Šapca u spektakularnoj atmosferi potopili Partizan". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. "Istorija – Šabac osvojio Kup Srbije". b92.net. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. "Tuča na tribini, drama u bazenu – Šabac potopio Zvezdu za istorijsku titulu!". b92.net (in Serbian). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. "CRVENA ZVEZDA, CN BARCELONA TOP WP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION GROUPS". swimswam.com. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  9. "OVO SE ODAVNO NIJE DOGODILO! Crni dani: Srbija BEZ IJEDNOG KLUBA na međunarodnoj sceni!". blic.rs (in Serbian). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. Todić, Maja (1 December 2019). "Radnički bolji od Šapca za titulu u Kupu Srbije". sportklub.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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