Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team

This article is about the Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team. For the Serbia men's national team, see Serbia men's national water polo team. For Montenegro men's national team, see Montenegro men's national water polo team.

FR Yugoslavia
1992–2003
Serbia and Montenegro
2003–2006

FINA code	YUG (1992–2003); SCG (2003–2006)
Association	Water Polo Association of FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Water Polo Association of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Last international
Serbia and Montenegro  6–4  Spain (Athens, Greece; 6 August 2006)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1996)
Best result	(2004)
World Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1998)
Best result	(2005)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	(2006)
World League
Appearances	4 (first in 2003)
Best result	(2005, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	(2001, 2003)
Europa Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	4th (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	(1997)
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 2005 Montreal Team 2001 Fukuoka Team 1998 Perth Team 2003 Barcelona Team FINA World Cup 2006 Budapest 2002 Belgrade FINA World League 2005 Belgrade 2006 Athens 2004 Long Beach European Championship 2001 Budapest 2003 Kranj 1997 Seville Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Team 2005 Almeria Team Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir Team 2003 Daegu Team

The Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team, also widely known as the FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team, represented Serbia and Montenegro in international water polo games, from 1993 to 2006. It was governed by the Water Polo Association of FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003), then the Water Polo Association of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). The team won medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade.

History

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1991–1992, the original Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was dissolved. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina NT), Croatia (Croatia NT), Macedonia (Macedonia NT) (later known as North Macedonia), and Slovenia (Slovenia NT) then formed their own national teams. While the then remaining and smaller Yugoslavia (originally known as FR Yugoslavia, and later as Serbia and Montenegro) formed its own national team.

That national team was originally named either "Yugoslavia men's national water polo team", or "FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team", from 1992 until 2003, after the country's name at the time. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team". After Serbia and Montenegro split up, in 2006, and became the independent countries of Serbia and Montenegro, they each formed their own successor national teams. The first appearance of the Serbia men's national water polo team at a major international competition was at the 2006 European Championship. While the first appearance of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at a major international competition was at the 2007 FINA World League.

Names

• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) men's national water polo team: 1992–2003
• Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team: 2003–2006

Predecessor and successor teams

• Predecessor team
  •  Yugoslavia
• Successor teams
  •  Serbia
  •  Montenegro

Competitive record

Medals

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	1	1	2
World Championship	1	1	2	4
World Cup	1	0	1	2
World League	2	1	0	3
European Championship	2	1	0	3
Mediterranean Games	1	0	1	2
Summer Universiade	1	1	0	2
Total	8	5	5	18

Olympic Games

Main article: Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Year[1]	Position
1936 to 1988	Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
1992 Barcelona	Suspended
1996 Atlanta	8th
2000 Sydney
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2004 Athens

World Championship

Year[1]	Position
1973 to 1991	Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
1994 Rome	Suspended
1998 Perth
2001 Fukuoka
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2003 Barcelona
2005 Montreal

World Cup

Year[1]	Position
1979 to 1991	Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
1993 Athens	Suspended
1995 Atlanta	Did not participate
1997 Athens	7th
1999 Sydney	5th
2002 Belgrade
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2006 Budapest

World League

Year[1]	Position
as  FR Yugoslavia
2002 Patras	Did not participate
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2003 New York	4th
2004 Long Beach
2005 Belgrade
2006 Athens

European Championship

Year	Position
1950 to 1991	Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
1993 Sheffield	Suspended
1995 Vienna	Did not participate
1997 Seville
1999 Florence	7th
2001 Budapest
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2003 Kranj

Mediterranean Games

Year	Position
1959 to 1991	Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon	Suspended
1997 Bari
2001 Tunis	4th
as  Serbia and Montenegro
2005 Almeria

Team

Coaches

• 1992–1999 Nikola Stamenić
• 1999–2004 Nenad Manojlović
• 2004–2006 Petar Porobić

See also

• Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
• Serbia men's national water polo team
• Montenegro men's national water polo team
• List of world champions in men's water polo

References

1. "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.