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Montenegro men's national water polo team
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.
| FINA code | MNE |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Crnogorske ajkule |
| Association | Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Vladimir Gojković |
| Asst coach | Miodrag Matković Miloš Šćepanović |
| Captain | Petar Tešanović |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 2 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 1 (2021) |
| Lowest | 6 (2009, 2017, 2019) |
| First international | |
| Italy 10–11 Montenegro (Trieste, Italy; December 2006) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Montenegro 30–3 Switzerland (Kotor, Montenegro; March 2007) | |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | 4th place (2008, 2012, 2016) |
| 4-time Olympian(s) | Predrag Jokić (2004–2016) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aleksandar Ivović (38 goals, 2008–2016) |
| Most saves | Miloš Šćepanović (160 saves, 2008–2016) |
| Top sprinter(s) | Vjekoslav Pasković (21 sprints won, 2008–2016) |
| Flag bearer(s) | Veljko Uskoković (2008) Predrag Jokić (2016) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2009) |
| Best result | (2013) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | 6th place (2014) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | (2009, 2018, 2020-21) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | (2008) |
| Europa Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 5th place (2018, 2019) |
| Mediterranean Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) |
| Best result | (2018) |
| Media | |
| Website | wpolo.me (in Montenegrin) |
| Last updated: 2 July 2021 | |
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.
Results
Olympic Games
| Year[1] | Position |
|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | 4th |
| 2012 London | 4th |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 4th |
| 2020 Tokyo | 8th |
| Total | Qualified: 4/4 |
World Championship
| Year[1] | Position |
|---|---|
| 2009 Rome | 9th |
| 2011 Shanghai | 7th |
| 2013 Barcelona | |
| 2015 Kazan | 5th |
| 2017 Budapest | 5th |
| 2019 Gwangju | 10th |
| 2022 Budapest | 8th |
| 2023 Fukuoka | Qualified |
| Total | Qualified: 8/8 |
FINA World Cup
| Year[1] | Position |
|---|---|
| 2010 Oradea | did not participate |
| 2014 Almaty | 6th |
| 2018 Berlin | did not participate |
| 2023 Los Angeles | did not participate |
| Total | Qualified: 1/4 |
FINA World League
| Year[1] | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 | 6th |
| Total | Participated: 15/20 Super Final: 9/13 |
European Championship
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2008 Malaga | |
| 2010 Zagreb | 5th |
| 2012 Eindhoven | |
| 2014 Budapest | 4th |
| 2016 Belgrade | |
| 2018 Barcelona | 6th |
| 2020 Budapest | |
| 2022 Split | 7th |
| 2024 Netanya | Qualified |
| Total | Qualified: 9/9 |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2009 Pescara | 5th |
| 2013 Mersin | Did not participate |
| 2018 Tarragona | |
| Total | Participated: 2/3 |
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković
- 1 Lazar Andrić GK
- 2 Aljoša Mačić FP
- 3 Miroslav Perković FP
- 4 Kanstantsin Averka FP
- 5 Uroš Čučković FP
- 6 Vlado Popadić FP
- 7 Stefan Vidović FP
- 8 Bogdan Đurđić FP
- 9 Aleksa Ukropina FP
- 10 Vladan Spaić FP
- 11 Dušan Matković FP
- 12 Vasilije Radović FP
- 13 Petar Tešanović GK
Coaches
- 2006–2011 Petar Porobić
- 2011–2015 Ranko Perović
- 2015–present Vladimir Gojković
Notable players
- Aleksandar Ivovic
- Trifun Miro Ćirković
- Dejan Dabović
- Đuro Radović
- Igor Gočanin
- Vladimir Gojković
- Zoran Gopčević
- Nikola Janović
- Milorad Krivokapić
- Zoran Mustur
- Đorđe Perišić
- Ranko Perović
- Andrija Popović[N 1]
- Božidar Stanišić - Cikota
- Milan Tičić
- Veljko Uskoković
- Mirko Vičević[N 2]
- Željko Vičević
- Nenad Vukanić
- Boris Zloković
- Stanko Zloković
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster MNE" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
External links
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