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{{about|the Serbian men's national water polo team|the women's team|Serbia women's national water polo team|the national team that played under the flag of ]|Yugoslavia national water polo team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Unsourced|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox national water polo team {{Infobox national water polo team
| Name = Serbia | Name = Serbia
| Nickname = ''Delfini''<br>''(The Dolphins)'' | FINA code = SRB
| Image = Waterpolo Association of Serbia.jpg | Nickname = Делфини / ''Delfini''<br>''(The Dolphins)''
| Image_size = 200px | Image = WaterPoloSwimsuits back Serbia 2015.png
| Image_size = 190px
| Image_label = | Image_label =
| Association = Water Polo Association of Serbia | Association = {{ill|Water Polo Association of Serbia|sr|Ватерполо савез Србије|v=sup}}
| Confederation = ] (Europe) | Confederation = LEN
| Coach = ] | Coach = ]
| Asst Coach = Žarko Petrović<br>Uroš Stevanović | Asst coach = Darko Bilić<br>Stefan Ćirić
| Captain = ] | Captain = ]
| Most caps = ] (444) | Most caps = ] (444)
| Top scorer = ] (981) | Top scorer = ] (981)
| Home Stadium = | Home venue =
| FINA Trigramme = SRB | FINA ranking = 3
| FINA rankings = 1 | FINA ranking date = 9 August 2021
| FINA highest = 1
| FINA highest year = 2009–2011, 2014–2019
| FINA lowest = 4
| FINA lowest year = 2013
| First game = | First game =
| Largest win = | Biggest win =
| Largest loss = | Biggest defeat =
| Olympics apps = 6 | Olympics apps = 8
| Olympics first = 1996 | Olympics first = 1996
| Olympics best = {{Gold01}} (]) | Olympics best = {{gold1}} (], ], ])
| World champ apps = 10 | World champ apps = 14
| World champ first = 1998 | World champ first = 1998
| World champ best = {{gold01}} (], ], ]) | World champ best = {{gold1}} (], ], ])
| World league apps = 14 | World cup apps = 9
| World league first = 2003
| World league best = {{gold01}} (], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ])
| World cup apps = 6
| World cup first = 1997 | World cup first = 1997
| World cup best = {{gold01}} (], ], ]) | World cup best = {{gold1}} (], ], ])
| World league apps = 18
| Regional name = ]
| Regional cup apps = 10 | World league first = 2003
| World league best = {{gold1}} (], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ])
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| 2ndRegional name = ] | 2ndRegional cup name = ]
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 5 | 2ndRegional cup apps = 2
| 2ndRegional cup first = ] | 2ndRegional cup first = ]
| 2ndRegional cup best = {{gold01}} (], ]) | 2ndRegional cup best = 4th (])
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| 3rdRegional cup apps = 6
| 3rdRegional cup first = ]
| 3rdRegional cup best = {{gold1}} (], ], ], ])
| Website = {{URL | https://www.waterpoloserbia.org | waterpoloserbia.org }}
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The '''Serbia men's national water polo team''' represents ] in international ] competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia. ] considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of ]. They are considered one of the world's best water polo teams in the history of the game, having gold medals in Olympic, World and European Championship, World Cup, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games. 2016 Serbia's national team is widely considered{{By whom|date=June 2017}} to be the best team in the history of the game being holders of 5 gold medals in 5 different major competitions at the same time.
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The '''Serbia men's national water polo team''' represents ] in international men's ]. It is considered to be one of the ] men's water polo teams in the world, winning medals in all ] it has entered, including three golds, and being a multiple world and European champion.


Not including the results of the former ], the Serbian team won three ], seven ], three ], record 12 ], four gold medals at ], four gold medals at ] and gold medal at the first and so far only ] at the ], justifying the status of water polo as the ] of Serbia.
They are Serbia's most successful national team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined. In 2016, they became the first team to hold titles in all existing major championships: European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and the Olympic Games.

In 2016, Serbia became the first national water polo team to simultaneously hold titles in all five existing major championships—European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.b92.net/sport/rio2016/vaterpolo/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=08&dd=20&nav_id=1167887 | title = Rulers of all competitions| publisher = b92.net | access-date = 1 March 2018}}</ref> The team holds the record for the most consecutive World League titles, winning five consecutive titles from 2013 to 2017. They are Serbia's most successful national sports team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaterpolo Srbija - Serbia Water Polo: Osvojene medalje |url=https://www.waterpoloserbia.org/index.php?id=454}}</ref>


==Competitive record== ==Competitive record==
===Medals=== ===Medals===
Includes matches of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.
Updated after ''']'''

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{| class="wikitable" width=35% style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|- |-
!Competition !!{{gold1}} !!{{silver2}} !!{{bronze3}} !!Total !Competition !!{{gold1}} !!{{silver2}} !!{{bronze3}} !!Total
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 1 || 1 || 3 || 5 | 3 || 1 || 3 || 7
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 3 || 2 || 3 || 8 | 3 || 2 || 3 || 8
|-
|align=left|]
| 7 || 2 || 1 || 10
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 4 | 3 || 0 || 2 || 5
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 11 || 1 || 1 || 13 | 12 || 1 || 1 || 14
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 9 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 | 4 || 0 || 1 || 5
|- |-
|align=left|] |align=left|]
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 6 | 4 || 1 || 2 || 7
|- |-
! Total !! 29 !! 7 !! 12 !! 48 ! Total !! 36 !! 7 !! 13 !! 56
|} |}


===Olympic Games=== ===Olympic Games===
{{Main|Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- |-
!Year<ref name="HistoFINA PDF">{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=mnt |format=dmy }}</ref>
!Year
!width="100"|Position !width="150"|Position
|- |-
|style="text-align: middle;"|] to ]||colspan=4|''Part of ]'' |style="text-align: left;"|] to ]||colspan=4|''part of ]''
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}''' (1996 and 2000 as ]) |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ''Suspended'' |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ''suspended''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|United States}} ] || 8th |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|United States}} ] || 8th
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || ]
|-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=silver |-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}''' |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|China}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|China}} ] || ]
|- |-
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Japan}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|France}} ] || ]
|- |-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ] ||rowspan=2| ''future events''
!Total!!6/7
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
|} |}


===World Championship=== ===World Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- |-
!Year<ref name="HistoFINA PDF"/>
!Year
!width="100"|Position !width="150"|Position
|- |-
|style="text-align: middle; "|] to ]||colspan=4|''Part of ]'' |style="text-align: left; "|] to ]||colspan=4|''part of ]''
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}''' (1998 and 2001 as ]) |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ''Suspended'' |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ''suspended''
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=silver |-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Japan}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Japan}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'''
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Canada}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Canada}} ] || ]
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}''' |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || 4th |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || 4th
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=silver |-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|China}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|China}} ] || ]
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || 7th |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || 7th
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Russia}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Russia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ]
|- |-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} ] || 5th
!Total!!10/11
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || 5th
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Japan}} ] || 4th
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Qatar}} ] || 6th
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Singapore}} ] ||rowspan=2|''future events''
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ]
|} |}


===European Championship===
===FINA Water Polo World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- |-
!Year !Year
!width="100"|Position !width="150"|Position
|- |-
|style="text-align: middle;"|] to ] ||colspan=4|''Part of ]'' |style="text-align: left;"|] to ]||colspan=4|''part of ]''
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}''' (1997-2002 as ]) |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] ||''Suspended'' |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ] || ''suspended''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|United States}} ] || ''Did not participate'' |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Austria}} ] || ''did not participate''
|-bgcolor=silver
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ]
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || 7th |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || 7th
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || 5th |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} ] ||]
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Slovenia}} ] || ]
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}''' |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Romania}} ] || ] |style="border: 3px solid red" style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Serbia|2004}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=silver
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Croatia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red" style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} ] || ] |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ]
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} ] || ''Future event'' |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || 5th
|- |-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Croatia}} ] || 9th
!Total!!6/9
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Croatia}} ] || 7th
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} ] || ''future event''
|} |}


===FINA World League=== ===World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- |-
!Year<ref name="HistoFINA PDF"/>
!Year
!width="100"|Position !width="150"|Position
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|] to ] ||colspan=4|''part of ]''
|-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] ||''suspended''
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|United States}} ] || ''did not participate''
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || 7th
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Australia}} ] || 5th
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} ] ||]
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}''' |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || ''Did not participate''
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ]
|-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Romania}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Germany}} ] || ]
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ] || 7th
|}

===World League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year<ref name="HistoFINA PDF"/>
!width="150"|Position
|-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || ''did not participate''
|-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|United States}} ] || 4th |{{flagicon|United States}} ] || 4th
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|{{flagicon|United States}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|United States}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} ] || ] |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Greece}} ] || ]
|- |-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}''' |colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Germany}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Germany}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966 |-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} ] || ] |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ]
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} ] || ''Did not participate'' |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} ] || ''did not participate''
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Russia}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Russia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|UAE}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|UAE}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|China}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|China}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold |-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Russia}} ] || ] |{{flagicon|Russia}} ] || ]
|- |-
|{{flagicon|}} ] || ''Preliminary rounds undergoing'' |{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ''preliminary round''
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|SRB}} ] || ]
|- |-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Georgia}} ] || ''preliminary round''
!Total!!15/17
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} ] || 5th
|} |}


===European Championship=== ===Europa Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- |-
!Year !Year
!width="100"|Position !width="100"|Position
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} ] || 4th
|style="text-align: middle;"|] to ]||colspan=4|''Part of ]''
|- |-
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} ] || 6th
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}''' (1995-2001 as ])
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ] || ''Suspended''
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} ] || ''Did not participate''
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ]
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} ] || 7th
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|-
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Slovenia}} ] || ]
|-
|colspan=5| as '''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} ] || ]
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} ] || ]
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} ] || ''Future event''
|-
!Total!!10/13
|} |}


===Mediterranean Games=== ===Mediterranean Games===
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==Team== ==Team==
===Current squad=== ===Current squad===
Roster for the ].
Squad for the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Budapest 2017 Serbian Men's Water Polo Team|url=http://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2017/MSRB-R.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref>


{{#section:Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters|SRB}}
Head coach: ]
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===Coaches=== ===Coaches===
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* 1992–1999 ] * 1992–1999 ]
* 1999–2004 ] * 1999–2004 ]
* 2004–2006 ] * 2004–2006 ]
* 2006–2012 ] * 2006–2012 ]
* 2012–present ] * 2012–2022 ]
* 2022– present ]
{{div col end}}


===Most appearances and goals=== ===Most appearances and goals===
{{Main article|Serbia men's national water polo team statistics}} {{Main|Serbia men's national water polo team statistics}}
''Professional friendly and competitive matches only where ], ] and now ] were represented.'' ''Professional friendly and competitive matches only where ], ] and now ] were represented.''

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''Statistics accurate as of matches played 29 July 2017'' ''Statistics accurate as of matches played 6 August 2021''


==Philanthropy== ==Philanthropy==
On 25 December 2011, Serbia's water polo team was included in a humanitarian action "Bitka za Bebe" ("the Battle for the Babies") playing an exhibition match with the team of the ], in ]. Before the Serbian water polo team had joined the action, many other athletes were included. Among them was the world number one in tennis at that time, ], football and basketball players of ], and many other's. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and the money was successfully collected to purchase one ]. On 25 December 2011, Serbia's water polo team was included in a humanitarian action "Bitka za Bebe" ("the Battle for the Babies") playing an exhibition match with the team of the ], in ]. Before the Serbian water polo team had joined the action, many other athletes were included. Among them was the world number one in tennis at that time, ], football and basketball players of ], and many others. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and enough money was successfully raised to purchase one hundred ].

==See also==
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==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 09:03, 16 August 2024

This article is about the Serbian men's national water polo team. For the women's team, see Serbia women's national water polo team. For the national team that played under the flag of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, see Yugoslavia national water polo team.

Serbia
FINA codeSRB
Nickname(s)Делфини / Delfini
(The Dolphins)
AssociationWater Polo Association of Serbia
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachUroš Stevanović
Asst coachDarko Bilić
Stefan Ćirić
CaptainNikola Jakšić
Most capsDejan Savić (444)
Top scorer(s)Aleksandar Šapić (981)
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current3 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2009–2011, 2014–2019)
Lowest4 (2013)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances8 (first in 1996)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016, 2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2009, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006, 2010, 2014)
World League
Appearances18 (first in 2003)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result4th (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1997, 2009, 2018, 2022)
Media
Websitewaterpoloserbia.org
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 3
World Championship 3 2 3
World Cup 3 0 2
World League 12 1 1
European Championship 7 2 1
Europa Cup 0 0 0
Mediterranean Games 4 0 1
Summer Universiade 4 1 2
Total 36 7 13
Men's water polo
Representing  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest Team
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2010 Oradea
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genova
Gold medal – first place 2010 Niš
Gold medal – first place 2011 Firenze
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chelyabinsk
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bergamo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Huizhou
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ruza
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belgrade
Silver medal – second place 2004 Long Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Podgorica
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kranj
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eindhoven
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2016 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville
Silver medal – second place 2008 Málaga
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Zagreb
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Team
Logo of the Water Polo Association of Serbia
The 2015 world championship team on a Serbian postage stamp

The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international men's water polo. It is considered to be one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world, winning medals in all Olympic tournaments it has entered, including three golds, and being a multiple world and European champion.

Not including the results of the former Yugoslav team, the Serbian team won three World Championships, seven European Championships, three World Cups, record 12 FINA World Leagues, four gold medals at Mediterranean Games, four gold medals at Summer Universiades and gold medal at the first and so far only water polo tournament at the European Games, justifying the status of water polo as the national sport of Serbia.

In 2016, Serbia became the first national water polo team to simultaneously hold titles in all five existing major championships—European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Olympic Games. The team holds the record for the most consecutive World League titles, winning five consecutive titles from 2013 to 2017. They are Serbia's most successful national sports team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined.

Competitive record

Medals

Includes matches of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.

Updated after the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 3 1 3 7
World Championship 3 2 3 8
European Championship 7 2 1 10
World Cup 3 0 2 5
World League 12 1 1 14
Europa Cup 0 0 0 0
Mediterranean Games 4 0 1 5
Summer Universiade 4 1 2 7
Total 36 7 13 56

Olympic Games

Main article: Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year Position
1936 to 1988 part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
Spain 1992 Barcelona suspended
United States 1996 Atlanta 8th
Australia 2000 Sydney
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Greece 2004 Athens
as  Serbia
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Japan 2020 Tokyo
France 2024 Paris
United States 2028 Los Angeles future events
Australia 2032 Brisbane

World Championship

Year Position
1973 to 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
Italy 1994 Rome suspended
Australia 1998 Perth
Japan 2001 Fukuoka
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Spain 2003 Barcelona
Canada 2005 Montreal
as  Serbia
Australia 2007 Melbourne 4th
Italy 2009 Rome
China 2011 Shanghai
Spain 2013 Barcelona 7th
Russia 2015 Kazan
Hungary 2017 Budapest
South Korea 2019 Gwangju 5th
Hungary 2022 Budapest 5th
Japan 2023 Fukuoka 4th
Qatar 2024 Doha 6th
Singapore 2025 Kallang future events
Hungary 2027 Budapest

European Championship

Year Position
1950 to 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 1993 Sheffield suspended
Austria 1995 Vienna did not participate
Spain 1997 Seville
Italy 1999 Florence 7th
Hungary 2001 Budapest
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia 2003 Kranj
as  Serbia
Serbia 2006 Belgrade
Spain 2008 Malaga
Croatia 2010 Zagreb
Netherlands 2012 Eindhoven
Hungary 2014 Budapest
Serbia 2016 Belgrade
Spain 2018 Barcelona
Hungary 2020 Budapest 5th
Croatia 2022 Split 9th
Croatia 2024 Dubrovnik and Zagreb 7th
Serbia 2026 Belgrade future event

World Cup

Year Position
1979 to 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
Greece 1993 Athens suspended
United States 1995 Atlanta did not participate
Greece 1997 Athens 7th
Australia 1999 Sydney 5th
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2002 Belgrade
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary 2006 Budapest
as  Serbia
Romania 2010 Oradea
Kazakhstan 2014 Almaty
Germany 2018 Berlin
United States 2023 Los Angeles 7th

World League

Year Position
as  FR Yugoslavia
Greece 2002 Patras did not participate
as  Serbia and Montenegro
United States 2003 New York 4th
United States 2004 Long Beach
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Belgrade
Greece 2006 Athens
as  Serbia
Germany 2007 Berlin
Italy 2008 Genoa
Montenegro 2009 Podgorica
Serbia 2010 Niš
Italy 2011 Florence
Kazakhstan 2012 Almaty did not participate
Russia 2013 Chelyabinsk
United Arab Emirates 2014 Dubai
Italy 2015 Bergamo
China 2016 Huizhou
Russia 2017 Ruza
Hungary 2018 Budapest preliminary round
Serbia 2019 Belgrade
Georgia (country) 2020 Tbilisi preliminary round
France 2022 Strasbourg 5th

Europa Cup

Year Position
Croatia 2018 Rijeka 4th
Croatia 2019 Zagreb 6th

Mediterranean Games

Year Position
1959 to 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
France 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon suspended
Italy 1997 Bari
Tunisia 2001 Tunis 4th
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Spain 2005 Almeria
as  Serbia
Italy 2009 Pescara
Turkey 2013 Tunis 6th
Spain 2018 Tarragona
Algeria 2022 Oran
Italy 2026 Taranto future event

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 19-player roster was announced on 24 June 2024. The final roster was announced on 21 July 2024.

Head coach: Uroš Stevanović

Coaches

Most appearances and goals

Main article: Serbia men's national water polo team statistics

Professional friendly and competitive matches only where Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and now Serbia were represented.

Name Years Matches Goals
1 Dejan Savić 1994–2008 444 405
2 Aleksandar Šapić 1997–2008 385 981
3 Filip Filipović 2003–2021 381 677
4 Živko Gocić 2003–2016 362 207
5 Slobodan Nikić 2003–2016 355 354
6 Igor Milanović 1984–1996 349 540
7 Aleksandar Ćirić 1997–2008 346 201
8 Vladimir Vujasinović 1990–2008 341 391
9 Duško Pijetlović 2005–2021 340 472
10 Andrija Prlainović 2005–2021 336 541

Statistics accurate as of matches played 6 August 2021

Philanthropy

On 25 December 2011, Serbia's water polo team was included in a humanitarian action "Bitka za Bebe" ("the Battle for the Babies") playing an exhibition match with the team of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON), in Belgrade. Before the Serbian water polo team had joined the action, many other athletes were included. Among them was the world number one in tennis at that time, Novak Djokovic, football and basketball players of Red Star Belgrade, and many others. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and enough money was successfully raised to purchase one hundred incubator.

See also

References

  1. "Rulers of all competitions". b92.net. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "Vaterpolo Srbija - Serbia Water Polo: Osvojene medalje".
  3. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "Reprezentacija na pripremama u Kranju". waterpoloserbia.org. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. "Srbija na Olimpijskim igrama u Parizu". waterpoloserbia.org. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

FR Yugoslavia squads
FR Yugoslavia men's water polo squad1996 Summer Olympics – 8th place
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia men's water polo squad2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia squad2001 European Championship – Gold medal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia men's water polo squad2001 World Aquatics Championships – Silver medal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro squads
Serbia and Montenegro squad2003 European Championship – Gold medal
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro men's water polo squad2003 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze medal
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro men's water polo squad2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro men's water polo squad2005 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (1st title)
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia squads
Serbia squads – Summer Olympics
Serbia men's water polo squad2008 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title)
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2024 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd title)
Serbia
Serbia squads – World Aquatics Championships
Serbia men's water polo squad2007 World Aquatics Championships – 4th place
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2009 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (1st title)
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2011 World Aquatics Championships – Silver medal
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2013 World Aquatics Championships – 7th place
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2015 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (2nd title)
Serbia
Serbia men's water polo squad2017 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze medal
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Serbia men's water polo squad2019 World Aquatics Championships – 5th place
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Serbia squads – European Championship
Serbia squad2006 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia squad2008 European Championship – Silver medal
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Serbia squad2010 European Championship – Bronze medal
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Serbia squad2012 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia squad2014 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia squad2016 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia squad2018 European Championship – Gold medal
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