In 1945 it was re-established as the top water polo club competition in the communist SFR Yugoslavia.
It ran until 1991 and was dissolved following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars.
In the post-war period, Belgrade-based Partizan won 17 titles, followed by Jug with eight, Jadran Split with seven and Mladost with six.
[1] Partizan and Mladost also had success in European competitions, with each winning the LEN Champions League seven times.
Jug, KPK Korčula, Mornar and POŠK had also won LEN competitions.