The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro.
Prior history Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia, and its players participated in the Yugoslavia national water polo team. Between 1992 and 2006, it was part of FR Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro, so Montenegrin players played for those teams; Serbia is the sole successor to these countries so those results are recorded at Serbia national water polo team.
After the referendum and Montenegro’s independence in 2006, the Montenegrin water polo team began competing in Division B. Before that, in December 2006, they played their first official match against Italy, which the Montenegrin players won 13–10. The national team receives support from commercial partners, including Meridian, which contributes to the organization of international tournaments and preparations.
Results Olympic Games
YearPosition 2008 Beijing 4th 2012 London 4th 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4th 2020 Tokyo 8th 2024 Paris 9thTotal Qualified: 5/5
World Championship YearPosition 2009 Rome 9th 2011 Shanghai 7th 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 5th 2017 Budapest 5th 2019 Gwangju 10th 2022 Budapest 8th 2023 Fukuoka 8th 2024 Doha 8th 2025 Singapore 6thTotal Qualified: 10/10
FINA World Cup YearPosition 2010 Oradea did not participate 2014 Almaty 7th 2018 Berlin did not participate 2023 Los Angeles group stage 2025 Podgorica 5th 2026 Sydney 6thTotal Qualified: 4/6
FINA World League YearPosition 2007 Berlin Preliminary round 2008 Genoa 4th 2009 Podgorica 2010 Niš 2011 Florence 5th 2012 Almaty did not participate 2013 Chelyabinsk 2014 Dubai 2015 Bergamo Preliminary round 2016 Huizhou Preliminary round 2017 Ruza did not participate 2018 Budapest 2019 Belgrade Preliminary round 2020 Tbilisi 2022 Strasbourg 6thTotal Participated: 15/20 Super Final: 9/13
European Championship YearPosition 2008 Malaga 2010 Zagreb 5th 2012 Eindhoven 2014 Budapest 4th 2016 Belgrade 2018 Barcelona 6th 2020 Budapest 2022 Split 7th 2024 Dubrovnik 6th 2026 Belgrade 7thTotal Qualified: 10/10
Mediterranean Games YearPosition 2009 Pescara 5th 2013 Mersin did not participate 2018 Tarragona 2022 Oran 2026 Taranto Total Participated: 4/5
Team Current squad Roster for the 2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
Head coach: Dejan Savić
NameDate of birthPos.ClubPetar Tešanović (C) CN MarseilleDmitrii Kholod Jadran m:tel Herceg NoviJovan Vujović Jadran m:tel Herceg NoviMarko Mrsić VK Primorac KotorAljoša Mačić VK Šabac ElixirVlado Popadić AN BresciaDanilo Stupar Jadran m:tel Herceg NoviBalša Vučković VK Primorac KotorMiroslav Perković VK Novi BeogradVladan Spaić CN MarseilleDušan Matković VK Jadran SplitVasilije Radović Jadran m:tel Herceg NoviDarko Đurović VK Šabac ElixirSrđan Janović Jadran m:tel Herceg NoviStrahinja Gojković Jadran m:tel Herceg Novi
Coaches
2006–2011 Petar Porobić 2011–2015 Ranko Perović 2015–2024 Vladimir Gojković 2024–present Dejan Savić
Notable players
Aleksandar Ivović Trifun Miro Ćirković Dejan Dabović Đuro Radović Igor Gočanin Vladimir Gojković Zoran Gopčević Nikola Janović Milorad Krivokapić Zoran Mustur Đorđe Perišić Ranko Perović Andrija Popovićone of Montenegrin athletes with the highest number of medals Božidar Stanišić - Cikota Milan Tičić Veljko Uskoković Mirko Vičevićfirst captain Željko Vičević Nenad Vukanić Boris Zloković Stanko Zloković
See also Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
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