Budapesti VSC (men's water polo)

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Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club is a water polo club from Budapest, Hungary. The team competes in the Országos Bajnokság I.

Naming history

• Budapesti Lokomotív (Bp. Lokomotív): (1949–1954)
• Bp. Törekvés: (1955–1956)
  • BVSC: (1957–1991/92)
• BVSC-Schiller Opel: (1991/92–1992/93) - the first naming sponsor of BVSC
• BVSC-Westel: (1992/93–1997/98)
• BVSC-Brendon: (1997/98–2003/04)
• BVSC-Turbo: (2003/04–2004/05)
  • BVSC: (2004/05–2007/08)
• BVSC-Atlantis Casino: (2007/08–2008/09)
  • BVSC-Zugló: (2008/09–2013/14)
• BVSC-Wáberer Hungária-Zugló: (2013/14–2015)
  • BVSC-Zugló: (2016)
• MKB-Euroleasing-BVSC-Zugló: (2017– )

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (7): 1966, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

Runners-up (9): 1962, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2000–01

Third place (6): 1958, 1980, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04

• Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (5): 1982, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03

Finalist (4): 1958, 1959, 1983, 1984

• Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner

Winners (): 2003

European competitions

• LEN Champions League (Champions Cup)

Runners-up (1): 1985–86

• LEN Euro Cup

Semi-finalist (1): 2001–02

• LEN Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1995–96

Team

Squad for the 2015–16 season[1][2] # Name Position Date of birth 1 Zsolt Györke Goalkeeper (1986-03-12) 12 March 1986 2 Miklós Csapó (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 3 Károly Czigány (1984-10-31) 31 October 1984 4 Bence Szabó (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 5 Sándor Nagy (1986-11-02) 2 November 1986 6 Béla Török (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 7 Krisztián Létay (1983-02-09) 9 February 1983 8 Ferenc Ambrus (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 9 Péter Kovács (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 10 Mátyás Pásztor (1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 11 Norbert Mátyók (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 12 Álmos Dániel Nagy (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 13 Bendegúz Szabó (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 14 Dániel Szakonyi Goalkeeper (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 Coach : Tamás Märcz

Squad changes for the 2015-16 season[3] In Károly Czigány ( from Horgen ) Miklós Csapó ( from Ferencváros ) Out Csaba Mészáros ( to Vasas ) Endre Borsós ( to Honvéd ) Nikolaos Kotsidis Roland Tatár ( to Tatabánya )

Recent seasons

Rankings in OB I

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 8x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 3x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 1x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1966-67	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	Pro Recco	2–3		3rd
			Dinamo Magdeburg	5–5
			Tunafors Eskilstuna	3–1
1985-86	Champions Cup Finalist	Quarter-final round	Spandau 04	4–11		2nd
			Alphen	10–3
			Posillipo	9–8
		Semi Final	Jug Dubrovnik	10-7	6-6	16–13
		Final	Spandau 04	9-7	4-7	13–14
1987-88	Champions Cup	Quarter Final	Spandau 04	9-7	8-13	17–20
1996-97	Champions League	Preliminary round Blue Group	Barcelona	7–9	8–9	3rd
			HAVK Mladost	9–12	6–8
			NCHZ Nováky	11–10	10–9
1997-98	Champions League	Preliminary round Blue Group	Bečej	13–14	4–8	4th
			HAVK Mladost	8–7	8–9
			Spartak Volgograd	8–8	5–8
1998-99	Champions League	Preliminary round Blue Group	Bečej	7–7	6–9	3rd
			Posillipo	7–6	8–9
			Vouliagmeni	11–5	7–9
1999-00	Champions League Third place	Preliminary round Blue Group	POŠK	6–5	6–6	1st
			Olympiacos	6–6	9–9
			Olympic Nice	9–4	5–4
		Semi Final (F4)	HAVK Mladost	4–6
		Bronze match (F4)	POŠK	13–7
2000-01	Cup Winners' Cup
		Quarter-final	POŠK	8-6	10-4	18–10
		Semi-final	Barceloneta	10-7	8-12	18–19
2001-02	LEN Cup
		Quarter-final	Real Canoe	11-9	7-8	18–17
		Semi-final	Leonessa	10-10	6-9	16–19
2003-04	Euroleague	Preliminary round (Group C)	HAVK Mladost	8–7	11–13	3rd
			Olympic Nice	11–8	8–8
			Primorac Kotor	8–9	1–8
2016-17	Euro Cup	Quarter-final	SM Verona	13-14	6-11	19–25

Notable former players

Olympic champions

• János Konrád (1956–1963) - 7 year 1964 Tokyo
• Ferenc Konrád (1956–1965) - 9 year 1976 Montreal
• Tamás Faragó (1965–1968) - 3 year 1976 Montreal
• György Horkai (1970–1985) - 15 year 1976 Montreal
• György Gerendás (1983–1987) - 4 year 1976 Montreal
• Gergely Kiss (1986–1990) - 4 year 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Zsolt Varga (1990–1997) - 7 year 2000 Sydney
• Tamás Märcz (1993–2000) - 7 year 2000 Sydney
• Norbert Hosnyánszky (1994) - half year 2008 Beijing
• Zoltán Szécsi (1995–2004) - 9 year 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Norbert Madaras ( –2001) - junior years 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Gábor Kis (1997–2004) - 7 year 2008 Beijing

Coaches

• Károly Laky
• Dezső Gyarmati (1981 – 1988)
• Tamás Faragó (1990 – 1992)
• György Gerendás (1992 – 2004)
• Dr. Balázs Vincze ( – 2010)
• Norbert Dabrowski (2010 – 2013)
• Tamás Märcz (2013 – present)

References

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)
• Budapesti VSC on Facebook