Pro Recco

Pro Recco
Founded	1913; 111 years ago
League	Serie A1
Based in	Recco, Italy
Arena	Piscina Comunale, Sori
Colors
Owner	International Aquatics; Gabriele Volpi (former)
President	Maurizio Felugo
Head coach	Sandro Sukno
Championships	11 LEN Champions League; 9 European Super Cups; 1 Adriatic League; 36 Italian Leagues; 17 Italian Cups
Website	prorecco.com

A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian professional water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1.

Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domestic water polo, the club has won a record 53 trophies: a record 36 Serie A1 titles,^[1] a record 17 Coppa Italia. In men's LEN European competitions, Pro Recco have won a record 20 trophies: a record 11 LEN Champions League titles, a record 9 LEN Super Cups. The club has also won 1 Adriatic League title.

In women's water polo, the women's team won 1 women's Serie A1 titles, 1 LEN Euro League Women title, 1 Women's LEN Super Cup, making Pro Recco the first sports club in history to have been crowned European Champions with both its men's and women's teams.

History

Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria. It has played in the A1 league, the Italian top division, since 1935.

The club is owned by Genovese businessman Gabriele Volpi, who also owns football club Spezia, competing in Serie A, the first tier of Italian football leagues.

It has won a total of 35 national titles, the first in 1959 and the latest in 2023; and the Coppa Italia in 1974, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.^[2]^[3] They have won the LEN Champions League in 1964, 1983, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the LEN Super Cup in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023.

Pro Recco has had a women's team since the 2011–12 season.

Honours

The team of Pro Recco in 1957: Eraldo Pizzo, Repetto, Zanone, Andreani, Guidotti, Cevasco, Maraschi, Piero Pizzo, Giorgio Odaglia

Domestic competitions

Serie A1

Champions (36): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

Coppa Italia

Winners (17): 1974, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

European competitions

LEN competitions

LEN Champions League

Winners (11): 1965, 1984, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023

LEN Super Cup

Winners (9): 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023

Other competitions

Adriatic League

Winners (1): 2012

Current team

First team

2024–2025 season

As of 1 November 2024^[update]^[4]

Head coach: Sandro Sukno

Players:

Famous players

Italian players

Foreign players

Famous coaches

References

^ "Pro Recco alla Pogacar: 12-3 sul Savona e 36° scudetto". gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "Coppa Italia, la Pro Recco non si stanca mai: decima di fila". gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ "Pro Recco alla decima Coppa Italia consecutiva, la macchina perfetta". ilsecoloxix.it. ilsecoloxix.it. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Prima Squadra". prorecco.com (in Italian). Pro Recco. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ "Intercontinental Transfer — Joseph Kayes Joins Pro Recco All The Way From Australia". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Aaron Younger leaves European champion and joins Pro Recco". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Younger, Power and Edwards sign to new European clubs". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "USA star will join European giant". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "12 USA Men's National Team Athletes Set To Compete Professionally In Europe". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Ratko Rudic: I finished my coaching career". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Rudic saluta la Pro Recco 'Orgoglioso di chiudere qui la mia carriera'". prorecco.it (in Italian). Pro Recco. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

[1] "Pro Recco alla Pogacar: 12-3 sul Savona e 36° scudetto". gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[2] "Coppa Italia, la Pro Recco non si stanca mai: decima di fila". gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[3] "Pro Recco alla decima Coppa Italia consecutiva, la macchina perfetta". ilsecoloxix.it. ilsecoloxix.it. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[first_team-4] "Prima Squadra". prorecco.com (in Italian). Pro Recco. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[Joe_Kayes-5] "Intercontinental Transfer — Joseph Kayes Joins Pro Recco All The Way From Australia". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Aaron_Younger1-6] "Aaron Younger leaves European champion and joins Pro Recco". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Aaron_Younger2-7] "Younger, Power and Edwards sign to new European clubs". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Ben_Hallock1-8] "USA star will join European giant". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Ben_Hallock2-9] "12 USA Men's National Team Athletes Set To Compete Professionally In Europe". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Ratko_Rudić1-10] "Ratko Rudic: I finished my coaching career". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[Ratko_Rudić2-11] "Rudic saluta la Pro Recco 'Orgoglioso di chiudere qui la mia carriera'". prorecco.it (in Italian). Pro Recco. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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Champions League (1996–2003)	1996–97: Posillipo 1997–98: Posillipo 1998–99: POŠK 1999–00: Bečej 2000–01: Jug 2001–02: Olympiacos 2002–03: Pro Recco
Euroleague (2003–2011)	2003–04: Honvéd 2004–05: Posillipo 2005–06: Jug 2006–07: Pro Recco 2007–08: Pro Recco 2008–09: Primorac Kotor 2009–10: Pro Recco 2010–11: Partizan
Champions League (2011–present)	2011–12: Pro Recco 2012–13: Crvena Zvezda 2013–14: Atlètic-Barceloneta 2014–15: Pro Recco 2015–16: Jug 2016–17: Szolnok 2017–18: Olympiacos 2018–19: Ferencváros 2020–21: Pro Recco 2021–22: Pro Recco 2022–23: Pro Recco 2023–24: Ferencváros