Budapesti VSC (men's water polo)

Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club

Nickname	Vasutasok (The Railwaymen)
Founded	1949
League	OB I
Based in	Budapest, Hungary
Arena	Szőnyi út
Colors	blue and   yellow
President	Ágnes Zsoldos
Head coach	Tamás Märcz
Website	www.bvscvizilabda.hu

Template:Budapesti VSC sections 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

Current squad

Season 2017–18

№	Nat.	Player	Birth Date	Position	L/R
1		Zsolt Györke	(1986-03-12) March 12, 1986	Goalkeeper
2		Károly Czigány	(1984-10-31) October 31, 1984
3		Miklós Csapó	(1993-01-21) January 21, 1993
4		Bence Szabó	(1996-02-29) February 29, 1996
5		Kristóf Várnai	(1995-08-15) August 15, 1995
6		Béla Török	(1990-03-23) March 23, 1990
7		Krisztián Létay (c)	(1983-02-09) February 9, 1983
8		Ferenc Ambrus	(1986-12-09) December 9, 1986
9		Péter Kovács	(1991-05-16) May 16, 1991
10		Mátyás Pásztor	(1987-02-20) February 20, 1987
11		Csaba Mészáros	(1994-10-05) October 5, 1994
12		Péter Sugár	(1999-03-20) March 20, 1999
13		Norbert Mátyok	(1996-06-15) June 15, 1996
14		Dániel Szakonyi	(1994-03-01) March 1, 1994	Goalkeeper

Staff

Technical Staff
Section Chairman	Ágnes Zsoldos
Section leader	Csaba Mészáros
Head Coach	Levente Szűcs

Recent seasons

As of 20 May 2018.

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
1	1		1									1	1	1	1
2		2							2							2	2
3										3								3	3	3
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5											5																					5		5
6								6																									6
7																										7			7	7
8							8														8		8		8
9				9																				9			9				9
10						10																10
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12					12

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 8x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 4x
• 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	Sport Management	13-14	6-11	19–25
2018-19	Euro Cup

Notable former players

Olympic champions

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

Former coaches

• Károly Laky
• Dezső Gyarmati (1981–1988)
• Tamás Faragó (1990–1992)
• György Gerendás (1992–2004)
• Balázs Vincze ( –2010)
• Norbert Dabrowski (2010–2013)
• Tamás Märcz (2013–2016)
• Levente Szűcs (2017– present)

External links

• Official website Template:Hu icon
• Budapesti VSC on Facebook