Wild League (Croatian: Divlja liga) in Croatia is the most popular amateur water polo competition in the world. Matches are played on the beaches of Dubrovnik including Porporela, Danče, Bellevue, Šulić, and other beaches in the Riviera. The final match, however, happens in Porat (Old Town port) every year. Referees are professional (they have FINA and LEN licences). Better teams usually play people who have been trained in Jug and have been good in younger categories. Mihovil Španja, a Croatian professional swimmer, won the 2010 Wild League. Coaches of Solitudo are players of Croatia men's national water polo team, namely, Nikša Dobud, Pavo Marković, and Tihomil Vranješ. In 2007, the coach of Porporela was a player of the national team Andro Bušlje.
Wild League was not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Winners
YearChampionFinalistThird1950Porporela1959Piplić1983Bellevue 73PorporelaElita1984DančeMontovjernaPorporela1985DančePorporelaOŠK Mali (Bellevue)1986ČingrijaDančePorporela1987StudentDančePorporela1988CopacabanaDančeRoxy1989RoxyCopacabanaPorporela1990Gjivovići DolphinsCopacabanaPorporela1991CopacabanaDančeMontovjerna1993Danče1994RoxyDančeCopacabana19951996KIKS 04DančeFun H2O Mlini1997KIKS 04CopacabanaElita1998CopacabanaKIKS 04Elita1999Bellevue '90DančePenatur2000KIKS 04Bellevue '90Elita2001KIKS 04ElitaŠpilja '94 Danče2002Špilja '94 DančeKIKS 04Elita2003MontovjernaCopacabanaPorporela2004CopacabanaMontovjernaPenatur2005MontovjernaCopacabanaPenatur2006PalacePenaturČingrija2007PorporelaČingrijaSolitudo2008SolitudoPenaturPorporela2009SolitudoČingrijaCopacabana2010PenaturSolitudoŠpilja '94 Danče2011Špilja '94 DančeKamen Mali CavtatSolitudo2012MontovjernaSolitudoPenatur2013Kamen Mali CavtatFun H2O MliniSolitudo2014Fun H2O MliniPalaceŠpilja '94 Danče2015Kamen Mali CavtatPenaturPalace2016ElitaFun H2O MliniPenatur2017Fun H2O MliniElitaKamen Mali Cavtat2018ElitaPorporelaKokoti2019Kamen Mali CavtatFun H2O MliniElita202020212022KokotiFUN H2O MliniPorporela2023PorporelaKokotiPVG Gruški mul2024FUN H2O Mlini Porporela Kokoti2025FUN H2O Mlini ElitaKokoti2026FUN H2O Mlini PorporelaPlaža Bellevue
Team Gold Silver Bronze Total Fun H2O Mlini 5 4 1 10 Copacabana 4 4 1 9 KIKS 04 4 2 0 6 Porporela 3 5 8 16 Kamen Mali Cavtat 3 1 1 5 Montovjerna 3 1 1 5 Danče 2 7 1 10 Elita 2 3 6 11 Solitudo 2 2 2 6 Čingrija 2 2 1 5 Špilja '94 Danče 2 0 2 4 Roxy 2 0 1 3 Penatur 1 3 4 8 Kokoti 1 1 3 5 Palace 1 1 1 3 Bellevue '90 1 1 0 2 Gjivovići Doplhins 1 0 0 1 Student 1 0 0 1 Piplić 1 0 0 1 Plaža Bellevue 0 0 1 1 PVG Gruški mul 0 0 1 1 OŠK Mali (Bellevue) 0 0 1 1
Notes Čingrija 1983 played with name Bellevue '73. 1993 final match was stopped due to players fighting. Reference http://www.divljaliga.hr/?page=povijest
Final matches
1983: Belevue '73 - Porporela 7:5 1984: Danče - Montovjerna 8:5 1985: Danče - Porporela 11:8 1986: Čingrija - Danče 11:5 1987: Student - Danče 4:3 1988: Copacabana - Danče 8:6 1989: Roxy - Copacabana 11:9 1990: Gjivovići Dolphins - Copacabana 12:11 1991: Copacabana - Danče 6:5 1994: Roxy - Danče 9:8 1996: KIKS 04 - Danče 8:7 1997: KIKS 04 - Copacabana 11:9 1998: Copacabana - KIKS 04 9:4 1999: Bellevue '90 - Danče 5:4 2000: KIKS 04 - Bellevue '90 7:4 2001: KIKS 04 - Elita 9:4 2002: Špilja '94 Danče - KIKS 04 8:7 2003: Montovjerna - Copacabana 7:5 2004: Copacabana - Montovjerna 5:3 2005: Montovjerna - Copacabana 8:1 2006: Palace - Penatur 8:7 (after penalties) 2007: Porporela - Čingrija 7:4 2008: Solitudo - Penatur 8:7 2009: Solitudo - Čingrija 5:2 2010: Penatur - Solitudo 8:6 2011: Špilja '94 Danče - Kamen Mali Cavtat 7:5 2012: Solitudo - Montovjerna 6:7 2013: Fun H2O Mlini - Kamen Mali Cavtat 5:6 2014: Palace - Fun H2O Mlini 3:3, 5:6 (penalties) 2015: Kamen Mali Cavtat - Penatur 5:4 2016: Elita - Fun H2O Mlini 13:3 2017: Elita - Fun H2O Mlini 5:6 2018: Elita - Porporela 8:8, 10:9 (penalties) 2019: Kamen Mali Cavtat - Fun H2O Mlini 7:7, 2:1 (penalties) 2022: Kokoti - FUN H2O Mlini 7:4 2023: Porporela - Kokoti 6:5 2024: FUN H2O Mlini - Porporela 7:5 2025: FUN H2O Mlini - Elita 11:6 2026: FUN H2O Mlini - Porporela 9:8
References
External links
Official website of Wild League