Yugoslavia men's national water polo team

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941), the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (1946–1963), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1963–1992). They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport, having won 7 Olympic, 4 World Championship, 5 World Cup and 13 European Championship medals.

This article is about the national team of Yugoslavia until the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. For the team representing FR Yugoslavia, see FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.

Yugoslavia
FINA codeYUG
AssociationWater Polo Federation of Yugoslavia
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Most capsIgor Milanović (349)
Top scorer(s)Milivoj Bebić (620)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances12 (first in 1936)
Best result (1968, 1984, 1988)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1973)
Best result (1986, 1991)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best result (1987, 1989)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1927)
Best result (1991)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Team
1984 Los Angeles Team
1988 Seoul Team
1952 Helsinki Team
1956 Melbourne Team
1964 Tokyo Team
1980 Moscow Team
World Championship
1986 Madrid Team
1991 Perth Team
1973 Belgrade Team
1978 Berlin Team
European Championship
1991 Athens
1954 Turin
1958 Budapest
1962 Leipzig
1977 Jönköping
1985 Sofia
1987 Strasbourg
1989 Bonn
1950 Vienna
1966 Utrecht
1950 Vienna
1970 Barcelona
1974 Vienna
Fina World Cup
1987 Thessaloniki
1989 Berlin
1981 Long Beach
1991 Barcelona
1979 Belgrade/Rijeka
Mediterranean Games
1959 Beirut Team
1967 Tunis Team
1971 Izmir Team
1979 Split Team
1983 Casablanca Team
1963 Naples Team
1975 Algiers Team
1991 Athens Team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team in 1962 vs. Soviet Union in Celje

For the later official water polo teams, see:

Olympic Games record
Main article: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1900 Did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936Group stage10th3102118+3
1948Group stage9th31111710+7
1952Runners-up86204314+29
1956Runners-up64113611+25
1960Fourth place4th75022714+13
1964Runners-up76104110+31
1968Champions97118635+51
1972Final Round5th95135243+9
1976Final Round5th81524634+8
1980Runners-up85215834+24
1984Champions76107249+23
1988Champions76018355+28
TotalQualified: 16/24114731724839538+301

World Championship record
Year[1] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1973Final Round106135844+14
1975First round13th32011512+3
1978Final Round117046439+25
1982Second round7th64025852+6
1986Champions75207356+17
1991Champions76018146+35
TotalQualified: 6/64430311349249+100

World Cup record
Year[1] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1979Final Round75023832+6
1981Final Round75116650+16
1983Did not participate
1985Final Round4th73225449+5
1987Champions75207554+21
1989Champions54105045+15
1991Final Round54013528+7
TotalQualified: 6/7382666318258+60

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1926Did not participate
19279th
1931Did not participate
19345th
1938Did not participate
19478th
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1977
19814th
19834th
1985
1987
1989
1991
TotalQualified: 28/31

Player statistics

See also

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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