Vasas SC (men's water polo)

The Vasas SC water polo team is a department of the Budapest-based sports association Vasas SC. One of the most successful teams in the country, they have won the Hungarian Championship 17 times and the Hungarian Cup 15 times. The club also had major successes on continental level as they won the LEN Euroleague (formerly European Champions Cup), Europe's premier water polo competition two times and took the LEN Cup Winners' Cup title on three occasions as well.

Starting from the 2010–11 season, the club is officially known as TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA due to sponsorship reasons.

Naming history Vasas Sport Club (Vasas SC): (1945 – 1949) Budapesti Vasas (Bp. Vasas): (1950 – 1956) Vasas SC: (1957 – 1990/91) Vasas SC-Plaket: (1991/92 – 2001/02) - the first naming sponsor of Vasas Vasas-Plaket-Euroleasing: (2002/03 – 2003/04) TEVA-VasasPlaket: (2004/05 – 2009/10) TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA: (2010/11 – 2011/12) TEVA-Vasas: (2012/13) LACTIV-VasasPlaket: (2013/14) VasasPlaket: (2014/15 – 2019/20) A-Híd VasasPlaket: (2020/21 – ... )

Honours

Domestic competitions Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary) Champions (18): 1947, 1949, 1953, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988–89, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary) Winners (15): 1947, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004, 2005, 2009

Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Winners (): 2001, 2006

European competitions LEN Champions League (Champions Cup) Winners (2): 1979–80, 1984–85 LEN Euro Cup Winners (1): 2022–23

LEN Cup Winners' Cup Winners (3): 1985–86, 1994–95, 2001–02

LEN Super Cup Winners (1): 1985

Current squad Season 2022–23 №Player Birth DatePositionL/R1 Branislav Mitrović Goalkeeper2 Draško Brguljan Guard / Wing3 Lóránd Zerinváry 4 Sava Ranđelović GuardR5 Ákos Konarik 6 Tamás Mezei Centre ForwardL7 Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher Wing / Centre Back8 Ivan Nagaev L9 Balázs Erdélyi Wing10 Bence Bátori (c) WingR11 Krisztián Bedő Centre ForwardR12 Tamás Sedlmayer 13 Roland Simon 14 Márton Mizsei Goalkeeper Lőrinc Gábor Centre Forward Gergő Herczeg

Staff Technical staff Head Coach: Slobodan Nikić Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach: Csaba Mátéfalvy Club Doctor: Dr. Attila Szűcs Masseur: Ákos Horváth Fitness Coach: Marcell Fridvalszki Video Analyst: Balázs Búza Team Manager: Szabolcs Tóth

Management Department Leader: Zoltán Apáthy

Transfers Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Ákos Konarik from Szolnok Ivan Nagaev from Waspo Hannover Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher from Miskolc Lőrinc Gábor from Ferencváros

Leaving Kristóf Szatmári to Kaposvár Viktor Vadovics to Ferencváros Bence Magyar to Cegléd Balázs Sipos to

Recent seasons

SeasonTierLeagueDomestic cup European competitions 1984–85 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 European Cup 1985–86 1 OB I 3rd Runner-up LEN Super Cup C 2 Cup Winners' Cup 1986–87 1 OB I 6th Round of 16 LEN Super Cup F 1987–88 1 OB I 5th Third place 1988–89 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1989–90 1 OB I 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 European Cup 1990–91 1 OB I 5th Round of 16 1991–92 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1992–93 1 OB I 3rd Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup 1993–94 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1994–95 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup 1995–96 1 OB I 2nd Champion LEN Super Cup F 1996–97 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup 1997–98 1 OB I 2nd Champion 3 LEN Cup 1998–99 1 OB I 4th 2 Cup Winners' Cup 1999–00 1 OB I 4th Runner-up 3 LEN Cup 2000–01 1 OB I 3rd Champion 3 LEN Cup 2001–02 1 OB I 2nd Champion 2 Cup Winners' Cup 2002–03 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup 2003–04 1 OB I 2nd 1 Euroleague 2004–05 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Euroleague 2005–06 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Euroleague 2006–07 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Euroleague 2007–08 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague 2008–09 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Euroleague 2009–10 1 OB I 1st Champion 1 Euroleague 2010–11 1 OB I 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague 2011–12 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League 2012–13 1 OB I 4th Semifinalist 2013–14 1 OB I 5th Semifinalist 2014–15 1 OB I 8th Quarterfinalist 2015–16 1 OB I 7th Preliminary round 2016–17 1 OB I 8th Preliminary round 2017–18 1 OB I 12th Quarterfinalist 2018–19 1 OB I 15th Preliminary round 2019–20 1 OB I Preliminary round 2020–21 1 OB I 5th Third place 2021–22 1 OB I 3rd Semifinalist 2 Euro Cup 2022–23 1 OB I Semifinalist 1 Champions League 2 Euro Cup

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 19x Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 3x Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 7x

Season Competition Round Club Home AwayAggregate1975-76European Cup FinalistSemi-final round Partizan 7-7 2nd place Košice 9-2 Galatasaray 14-4Final round Canottieri Napoli 11-10 2nd place Partizan 5–6 De Robben 10-61976-77European CupSemi-final round CSKA Moscow 5-7 3rd place Partizan 7-6 Florentia 5-51977-78European CupSemi-final round CSKA Moscow 5-5 3rd place Canottieri Napoli 4-5 Alphen8-31979-80European Cup ChampionSemi-final round Montjuïc 10-5 1st place Košice 5-4 Ethnikos 7-4Final round Spandau 04 4-4 1st place Montjuïc 8-6 Partizan 9-71980-81European Cup Third placeSemi-final round Jug Dubrovnik 6-7 2nd place Barcelona 7-5 Marseille 7-2Final round Jug Dubrovnik 2-8 3rd place Spandau 04 8-2 Ethnikos 4-41981-82European Cup Third placeSemi-final round Alphen 10-10 1st place Jug Dubrovnik 12-6 Ethnikos 11-8Final round Spandau 04 11-11 3rd place Barcelona 12-15 Alphen 11-71982-83European CupQuarter-final round Pro Recco 8-12 2nd place De Robben 9-7 Marseille 14-11 Semi-finals Spandau 04 10-11 10-12 20–231983-84European CupQuarter-final round Spandau 04 11-14 3rd place Pro Recco 9-10 Istanbul YiK 19-81984-85European Cup ChampionQuarter-final round Partizan 8-12 2nd place Istanbul YiK 17-8 Semi-finals Spandau 04 10-9 8-818–17 Finals CSKA Moscow 10-5 11-1121–161985-86Cup Winners' Cup Champion Finals Dinamo București 1989-90European Cup Quarter-finals Catalunya 6-6 6-512–11 Semi-finals HAVK Mladost 7-9 4-1011–191994-95Cup Winners' Cup Champion Finals Pescara 1997-98LEN Cup Semi-finals Jadran Split 1999-00LEN Cup Quarter-finals Eger 8-4 7-615–10 Semi-finals Pescara 3-9–2000-01LEN Cup Quarter-finals Barcelona 6-5 7-713–12 Semi-finals HAVK Mladost 7-12 4-1111–232001-02Cup Winners' Cup Champion Quarter-finals Cannstatt 9-7 11-1020–17 Semi-finals Vouliagmeni 10-8 7-717–15 Finals HAVK Mladost 6-3 5-711–102002-03Cup Winners' Cup Finalist Quarter-finals Jadran Herceg Novi 5-5 5-410–9 Semi-finals Sabadell 9-6 4-613–12 Finals Posillipo 10-10 3-413–142003-04EuroleaguePreliminary round() Olympiacos 8-8 8-4 1st place Barceloneta 7-6 4-7 Partizan 9-7 8-5 Quarter-finals Bp. Honvéd 6-7 8-814–152004-05EuroleaguePreliminary round() Jug Dubrovnik 8-8 10-12 2nd place Olympic Nice 10-9 6-5 Niš 11-6 7-6 Quarter-finals Pro Recco 6-10 8-914–192005-06EuroleaguePreliminary round() Jug Dubrovnik 10-6 9-13 2nd place Marseille 12-10 9-13 Olympiacos 9-9 8-7 Quarter-finals Savona 6-5 16-18 22–232006-07EuroleaguePreliminary round() Pro Recco 8-9 10-11 2nd place Šturm 2002 13-9 11-10 Eger 12-6 7-8 Quarter-finals Jug Dubrovnik 11-10 7-918–192007-08Euroleague Third placePreliminary round() Jug Dubrovnik 11-8 7-8 1st place Bp. Honvéd 8-8 6-5 Panionios 13-8 10-8 Quarter-finals Primorac Kotor 6-7 8-614–13 Semi-final () Jug Dubrovnik6–11 Bronze match () HAVK Mladost8–62008-09EuroleaguePreliminary round() Partizan 7-8 7-9 2nd place Eger 11-10 9-7 Marseille 16-6 10-6 Quarter-finals Pro Recco 8-11 10-918–202009-10EuroleaguePreliminary round() Jug Dubrovnik 11-8 11-11 3rd place Panionios 14-7 10-11 Primorac Kotor 5-8 7-92010-11EuroleaguePreliminary round() Jadran Herceg Novi 8-12 10-11 2nd place Primorac Kotor 7-6 9-8 Szeged 11-10 9-9Main round() Pro Recco 7-9 6-12 4th place HAVK Mladost 8-9 7-8 Primorje Rijeka 12-12 6-132011-12Champions LeagueFourth placePreliminary round() Partizan 10-10 5-9 2nd place Eger 13-9 8-5 Szeged 12-9 12-12 Quarter-finals Jug Dubrovnik 16-9 8-1224–21 Semi Final () Pro Recco5–12 Bronze match () HAVK Mladost7–112021-22Euro Cupelimination in Second qualifying round2022-23Champions Leagueelimination in Third qualifying round2022-23Euro Cup Round of 16 Crvena zvezda 15-10 11-7 18–17 Quarter-finals Šabac - - –

Notable former players

Olympic champions

Jenő Brandi (1945–1949) Antal Bolvári (1962–1963) Mihály Bozsi (1948) Gábor Csapó (1973–1984) Tamás Faragó (1969–1984) Norbert Hosnyánszky (2006–2007, 2008–2010) László Jeney (1945–1955) Tamás Kásás (2003–2004) György Kenéz (1974–1985) Gábor Kis (2008–2010) Gergely Kiss (2010–2012) Zoltán Kósz (1976–1997, 2001–2004) Norbert Madaras (2001–2004) Kálmán Markovits (1950–1962) István Molnár (1945–1947) Péter Rusorán (1969–1972) Ádám Steinmetz (2000–2008, 2011–2018) Barnabás Steinmetz (2003–2009, 2010–2012) Bulcsú Székely (2001–2002) István Szívós (1945–1946, 1949–1956) Attila Vári (1994–2002) Dániel Varga (2001–2010) Dénes Varga (2005–2010) Tamás Varga (1994–1996, 2000–2004) Miho Bošković (2010–2012) Branislav Mitrović (2020–) Slobodan Nikić (2019–2020) Sava Ranđelović (2020–)

Former coaches

Mihály Bozsi (1947–1956) István Szívós (1957–1959)

Mihály Bozsi (1962–1965)

Dezső Gyarmati (1971–1972) Péter Rusorán (1973–1976)

Péter Rusorán (1979–1981)

Péter Rusorán (1983–1986) Dezső Gyarmati (1988) György Kenéz (1988–1990) Gábor Csapó (1992–1993)

Tamás Faragó (1995–2000) József Somossy (2000–2003) Zoltán Kásás (2003–2004) László Földi (2004– present)

References

External links

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