VK Šabac (), also known as VK Šabac Elixir (for sponsorship reasons), is a professional water polo club based in Šabac, Serbia. As of 2025–26 season, the club competes in the Serbian Water Polo Super League, VRL Premier League, and Euro Cup.
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
In June 2015, the city of Šabac finally opened renovated indoor Swimming Pool, thus way creating conditions for VK Šabac to return to hometown. The city government entrusted the club's management to manage the Swimming Pool. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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, where it lost in all three matches of group C thus way failing to advance to the final Qualification round. 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.
In May 2023, the Serbian agribusiness company Elixir Zorka became the main sponsor of the club.
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueVRL RegionalRWP RegionalDomestic cupEuropean competitions 2025–2614th place Runners-up 2 Euro Cup 2024–2513rd place 6th place 2 LEN Euro Cup 2023–2413rd place 10th place 2 LEN Euro Cup 2022–2314th place 7th place 2 LEN Euro Cup 2021–221 11th place 2 LEN Euro Cup 2020–211 7th place- 2019–201 7th placeRunners-up- 2018–191Champions 5th placeChampions- 2017–1813rd place 2nd place (tier 2)Runners-up- 2016–1714th place 3rd place (tier 2)-
In European competition Note: Updated as of 2022-23 season. Participations in Champions League: 1x Participations in Euro Cup: 2x
Season Competition Round Club Home AwayAggregate2019-20Champions Leagueelimination in Second qualifying round2021-22Euro Cupelimination in Second qualifying round2022-23Euro Cup Round of 16 Barcelona 13–10 11–12 24–22 Quarter-finals Vasas - - –
Honours National Championship Winners (1) : 2018–19 National Cup Winners (1) : 2019 Runners-up (3) : 2018, 2020, 2026
References
External links
VK Šabac at globalsportsarchive.com