Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)

FTC-PQS Waterpolo

Nickname	Zöld Sasok (The Green Eagles) Fradi
Founded	1899
League	OB I
Based in	Budapest, Hungary
Arena	Népliget
Colors	green and   white
President	József Farkas
Head coach	Zsolt Varga
Website	www.fradi.hu/hu/szakosztalyok/csapatsportok/vizilabda/r/40

Ferencvárosi Torna Club is a water polo club from Budapest, Hungary. The team competes in the Országos Bajnokság I.

Naming history

• Ferencvárosi TC: (1899 – 1949)
• ÉDOSZ SE: (1950 – 1956)
• Budapesti Kinizsi (Bp. Kinizsi): (1951 – 1956)
  • Ferencvárosi TC: (1957–1988/89)
• FTC-Törley: (1989/90 – 1992/93) - the first naming sponsor of FTC
  • Ferencvárosi TC: (1993/94)
• FTC-Vitasport: (1994/95 – 1995/96)
• FTC-Vitalin: (1996/97 – 1998/99)
• FTC-Thomas Jeans: (1999/00)
• FTC-Mirato: (2000/01)
• FTC-VMAX: (2001/02 – 2002/03)
• Jégcsillag-FTC: (2003/04)
• Betonút-FTC: (2004/05 – 2005/06)
• FTC-Aprilia: (2006/07 – 2008/09)
• FTC-Fisher Klíma: (2008/09 – 2011/12)
• Széchenyi Bank-FTC: (2012/13 – 2013/14)
  • Ferencvárosi TC: (2014/15)
• FTC-PQS Waterpolo: (2015/16 – ...)

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (23): 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1944, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–00, 2017–18, 2018–19

Runners-up (13): 1909, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1949, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1998–99

Third place (20): 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951*, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98

• Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (19): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996, 2018, 2019

Finalist (15): 1925, 1927, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1990–91, 1997, 1998–99, 2001–02

European competitions

• LEN Champions League (Champions Cup)

Winners (1): 2018-19

Semi-finalist (1): 1988–89

• LEN Euro Cup

Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18

• LEN Cup Winners' Cup

Winners (4) – record: 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1997–98

• LEN Super Cup

Winners (4): 1978, 1980, 2018, 2019

Current squad

Season 2019–20

№	Nat.	Player	Birth Date	Position	L/R
1		Soma Vogel	(1997-07-07) July 7, 1997	Goalkeeper
2		Tamás Sedlmayer	(1995-01-06) January 6, 1995	Wing / Centre Back
3		Zoltán Pohl	(1995-03-27) March 27, 1995	Guard
4		Szilárd Jansik	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994	Wing
5		Toni Német	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994	Centre Forward
6		Márton Vámos	(1992-06-24) June 24, 1992	Centre Back	L
7		Dénes Varga	(1987-03-29) March 29, 1987	Centre Back	R
8		Dávid Gál	(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999
9		Áron Ádám Goschi	(1999-06-07) June 7, 1999
10		Tamás Mezei	(1990-09-14) September 14, 1990	Centre Forward
11		Aaron Younger	(1991-09-25) September 25, 1991	Centre Back
12		Márk Kállay	(1986-02-08) February 8, 1986	Wing
13		Gergő Zalánki	(1995-02-26) February 26, 1995	Wing / Centre Back	L
14		András Gárdonyi	(1986-02-06) February 6, 1986	Goalkeeper
15		Ioannis Fountoulis	(1988-05-25) May 25, 1988	Wing / Centre Back
16		Nikola Jakšić	(1997-01-17) January 17, 1997	Guard	R
17		Nicolas Constantin-Bicari	b (1991-12-05) December 5, 1991	Centre Forward

Staff

Technical Staff
Section Chairman	Tamás Ambrus (posthumous)
Section leader	Viktor Paján
Technical Manager	Norbert Katona
Head Coach	Zsolt Varga
Technical Director	György Gerendás

Transfers (2020-21)

In:

Out:

Recent seasons

As of 23 May 2019.

Rankings in OB I

P.	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
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4							4	4		4							4	4	4	4					4	4					4	4	4
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6		6							6													6	6	6			6
7	7																											7
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In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 7x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 10x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 5x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1965-66	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	Pro Recco	1-1	3rd
			CSKA Moscow	3-4
			Barcelona	7-1
1968-69	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	HAVK Mladost	7-8	3rd
			Partizan	2-11
			Marseille	6-1
1988-89	Champions Cup	Quarter-finals	Posillipo	14-13	9-7	23–20
		Semi-finals	Catalunya	6-5	7-9	13–14
2000-01	Champions League	Preliminary round Red Group	Bečej	4-10	6-11	3rd
			Olympiacos	7-9	8-6
			Olympic Nice	6-4	9-11
2001-02	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Partizan	3-8	4-5	7–13
2003-04	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Szeged	7-10	10-6	17–16
		Quarter-finals	Vouliagmeni	7-5	5-8	12–13
2004-05	Euroleague	elimination in Second qualifying round
2005-06	LEN Cup	Round of 16	ASC Duisburg	10-7	12-14	22–21
		Quarter-finals	Panionios	8-4	8-10	16–14
		Semi-finals	Sintez Kazan	9-10	6-12	15–22
2009-10	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Szeged	10-9	7-7	17–16
		Quarter-finals	Savona	7-8	8-10	15–18
2010-11	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Akademija Cattaro	11-5	4-6	15–11
		Quarter-finals	Savona	5-10	5-10	10–20
2015-16	Euro Cup	elimination in Second qualifying round
2016-17	Euro Cup Winner	Quarter-finals	Primorje Rijeka	12-8	13-9	25–17
		Semi-finals	Jadran Herceg Novi	6-4	11-12	17–16
		Finals	CSM Oradea	12-6	7-7	19–13
2017-18	Euro Cup Winner	Quarter-finals	Sintez Kazan	12-9	16-8	28–17
		Semi-finals	Miskolc	13-9	13-8	26–17
		Finals	Sport Management	9-8	8-5	17–13
2018-19	Champions League Winner	Preliminary round (Group A)	Pro Recco	7-13	6-9	4th
			Barceloneta	8-9	5-8
			Eger	16-9	12-9
			Dynamo Moscow	13-6	13-11
			Steaua București	12-4	9-6
			Crvena zvezda	17-9	15-6
			Brescia	8-8	5-10
		Quarter-final (F8)	Jug Dubrovnik	10–9
		Semi-final (F8)	Barceloneta	9–7
		Final (F8)	Olympiacos	10–10 (4-3 p)
2019-20	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group B)	HAVK Mladost	14-5	9-6
			Pro Recco	-	13-13
			Terrassa	17-11	-
			OSC	8-11	10-10
			Waspo Hannover	15-12	-
			Marseille	13-7	-
			Dinamo Tbilisi	-	15-10

Notable former players

Olympic champions

• György Kárpáti – 24 years (1945-1969) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1964 Tokyo
• László Felkai – 19 years (1950-1969) 1964 Tokyo
• György Gerendás – 18 years (1959-1977) 1976 Montreal
• István Molnár – 12 years (1932-1944) 1936 Berlin
• Miklós Ambrus – 12 years (1953-1956, 1959-1968) 1964 Tokyo
• Norbert Hosnyánszky – 9 years (1994-2003) 2008 Beijing
• Alajos Keserű – 8 years (1920-1928) 1932 Los Angeles
• József Vértesy – 8 years (1920-1928) 1932 Los Angeles
• Bulcsú Székely – 8 years (1996-2001, 2002-2004, 2011-2012) 2000 Sydney
• Dr. István Szívós – 7 years (1960-1967) 1976 Montreal
• Barnabás Steinmetz – 7 years (1993-1995, 1996-2000, 2009-2010) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
• Dezső Gyarmati – 6 years (1960-1966) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1964 Tokyo
• Károly Szittya – 5 years (1949-1954) 1952 Helsinki
• Antal Bolvári – 5 years (1964-1969) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
• János Németh – 4 years (1941-1945) 1932 Los Angeles
• Dezső Fábián – 4 years (1948-1952) 1952 Helsinki
• Ádám Steinmetz – 4 years (1996-2000) 2004 Sydney
• Zoltán Kósz – 3 years (1998-2001) 2000 Sydney
• Stefan Mitrović – 3 years (2016–2019) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• László Jeney – 2 years (1956-1958) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
• Rajmund Fodor – 2 years (1996-1997, 1998-1999) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
• Zsolt Varga – 2 years (2010-2012) 2000 Sydney
• Norbert Madaras – 2 years (2016–2018) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Dániel Varga – 2 years (2016–2018) 2008 Beijing
• Slobodan Nikić – 2 years (2017–2019) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Nikola Jakšić – 2 years (2017–____) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Dénes Varga – 2 years (2017–____) 2008 Beijing
• Tamás Kásás – 1 year (1994-1995) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Gergely Kiss – 1 year (1996-1997) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Zoltán Szécsi – 1 year (2005-2006) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Branislav Mitrović – 1 year (2010-2011) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Tamás Varga – 1 year (2010-2011) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Gojko Pijetlović – 1 year (2012-2013) 2016 Rio de Janeiro

• Kálmán Markovits – junior years 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne

Former coaches

• Dezső Fábián (1960–66)
• Dezső Gyarmati (1967–69)
• Mihály Mayer (1975–80)
• László Felkai (1981–82)
• István Szívós (1983–90)
• Mihály Mayer (1990–92) 2x
• Zoltán Kásás (1992–94)
• Péter Wolf (1994–95)
• Zoltán Kásás (1995) 2x
• Gábor Godova
• Lajos Vad ( –2001)
• András Gyöngyösi (2001–03)
• Gábor Csapó (2003–04)
• Attila Bíró
• József Somossy (2006–09)
• Gábor Godova (2009–10) 2x
• Tamás Ambrus (2010–13)
• Zsolt Varga (2013– present)

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)