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Wild League (water polo)

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Fun H2O Mlini celebrates Wild League title 2014
Final match in Porat on August 17, 2014
Wild League match on Danče Beach

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.[citation needed]

Winners

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Year Champion Finalist Third
1950 Porporela
1959 Piplić
1983 Bellevue 73 Porporela Elita
1984 Danče Montovjerna Porporela
1985 Danče Porporela OŠK Mali (Bellevue)
1986 Čingrija Danče Porporela
1987 Student Danče Porporela
1988 Copacabana Danče Roxy
1989 Roxy Copacabana Porporela
1990 Gjivovići Dolphins Copacabana Porporela
1991 Copacabana Danče Montovjerna
1993 Danče
1994 Roxy Danče Copacabana
1995
1996 KIKS 04 Danče Fun H2O Mlini
1997 KIKS 04 Copacabana Elita
1998 Copacabana KIKS 04 Elita
1999 Bellevue '90 Danče Penatur
2000 KIKS 04 Bellevue '90 Elita
2001 KIKS 04 Elita Špilja '94 Danče
2002 Špilja '94 Danče KIKS 04 Elita
2003 Montovjerna Copacabana Porporela
2004 Copacabana Montovjerna Penatur
2005 Montovjerna Copacabana Penatur
2006 Palace Penatur Čingrija
2007 Porporela Čingrija Solitudo
2008 Solitudo Penatur Porporela
2009 Solitudo Čingrija Copacabana
2010 Penatur Solitudo Špilja '94 Danče
2011 Špilja '94 Danče Kamen Mali Cavtat Solitudo
2012 Montovjerna Solitudo Penatur
2013 Kamen Mali Cavtat Fun H2O Mlini Solitudo
2014 Fun H2O Mlini Palace Špilja '94 Danče
2015 Kamen Mali Cavtat Penatur Palace
2016 Elita Fun H2O Mlini Penatur
2017 Fun H2O Mlini Elita Kamen Mali Cavtat
2018 Elita Porporela Kokoti
2019 Kamen Mali Cavtat Fun H2O Mlini Elita
2020
2021
2022 Kokoti FUN H2O Mlini Porporela
2023 Porporela Kokoti PVG Gruški mul
2024 FUN H2O Mlini Porporela Kokoti
Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
Copacabana 4 4 1 9
KIKS 04 4 2 0 6
Porporela 3 4 8 15
Fun H2O Mlini 3 4 1 8
Kamen Mali Cavtat 3 1 1 5
Montovjerna 3 1 1 5
Danče 2 7 1 10
Elita 2 2 6 10
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 2 4
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
PVG Gruški mul 0 0 1 1
OŠK Mali (Bellevue) 0 0 1 1
Notes
  1. Čingrija 1983 played with name Bellevue '73.
  2. 1993 final match was stopped due to players fighting.
  3. Reference http://www.divljaliga.hr/?page=povijest

Final matches

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  • 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

References

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