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Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)

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FTC Telekom
Full nameFerencvárosi Torna Club
Nickname
  • Zöld Sasok (The Green Eagles)
  • Fradi
Short nameFTC
Founded1904; 120 years ago (1904)
(parent club in 1899)
LeagueOrszágos Bajnokság I
Based inBudapest, Hungary
ArenaNépliget
Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda
ColorsGreen and white
   
PresidentJózsef Farkas
Head coachBalázs Nyéki
Championships2 Champions League
2 Euro Cup
4 Cup Winners' Cup
4 LEN Super Cup
26 Hungarian Championships
23 Hungarian Cups
1 Hungarian Super Cups
2023–24Országos Bajnokság I,
1st of 14 (champions)
Websitefradi.hu

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

Naming history

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  • Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC): (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 – 2019/20)
  • FTC-Telekom (2020/21 – ... )

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Champions (26): 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, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Runners-up (13): 1909, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1949, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1998–99
Third place (21): 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951*, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2020–21
Winners (23): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Finalist (15): 1925, 1927, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1990–91, 1997, 1998–99, 2001–02

European competitions

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Winners (2): 2018–19, 2023–24
Runners-up (1): 2020–21
Semi-finalist (2): 1988–89, 2021–22
Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
Winners (4) – record: 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1997–98
Winners (4): 1978, 1980, 2018, 2019

International record

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Current squad

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Season 2023-24[1]

Nat. Player Birth Date
1 Hungary Dániel Szakonyi (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 30) Goalkeeper
2 Serbia Dušan Mandić (1994-06-16) June 16, 1994 (age 30)
3 Hungary Zoltán Pohl (1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 29)
4 Russia Daniil Merkulov (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27)
5 Greece Stylianos Argyropoulos (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 28)
6 Italy Edoardo di Somma (1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 28)
7 Hungary Gergő Fekete (2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 24)
8 Hungary Vendel Vigvári (2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 23)
9 Hungary Toni Német (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30)
10 Hungary Dénes Varga (1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 (age 37)
11 Hungary Szilárd Jansik (1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 30)
12 Italy Luca Damonte (1992-04-03) April 3, 1992 (age 32)
13 Hungary Ádám Nagy (1998-05-19) May 19, 1998 (age 26)
14 Hungary Soma Vogel (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 27) Goalkeeper

Staff

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

Recent seasons

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As of 13 January 2023.
Season Tier League Pos. Domestic cup European competitions
1984–85 1 OB I 7th Fourth place
1985–86 1 OB I 6th Third place
1986–87 1 OB I 9th Round of 16
1987–88 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist
1988–89 1 OB I 3rd Champion 1 European Cup SF
1989–90 1 OB I 1st Champion 2 Cup Winners' Cup
1990–91 1 OB I 4th Runner-up
1991–92 1 OB I 4th Semifinalist
1992–93 1 OB I 6th
1993–94 1 OB I 4th
1994–95 1 OB I 3rd
1995–96 1 OB I 5th
1996–97 1 OB I 3rd Champion 3 LEN Cup SF
1997–98 1 OB I 3rd Runner-up 2 Cup Winners' Cup C
1998–99 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up
1999–00 1 OB I 1st 2 Cup Winners' Cup
2000–01 1 OB I 4th 1 Champions League PR
2001–02 1 OB I 4th Runner-up 3 LEN Cup QF
2002–03 1 OB I 4th
2003–04 1 OB I 4th did not held 2 LEN Cup QF
2004–05 1 OB I 5th 1 Euroleague QR2
2 LEN Cup
2005–06 1 OB I 6th 2 LEN Cup QF
2006–07 1 OB I 6th
2007–08 1 OB I 6th Semifinalist
2008–09 1 OB I 4th Quarterfinalist
2009–10 1 OB I 4th Preliminary round 2 LEN Cup QF
2010–11 1 OB I 6th Semifinalist 2 LEN Cup QF
2011–12 1 OB I 7th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 OB I 12th Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 OB I 9th Preliminary round
2014–15 1 OB I 4th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 OB I 4th Quarterfinalist 2 Euro Cup QR2
2016–17 1 OB I 4th Quarterfinalist 2 Euro Cup C
2017–18 1 OB I 1st Semifinalist LEN Super Cup F
2 Euro Cup C
2018–19 1 OB I 1st Champion LEN Super Cup C
1 Champions League C
2019–20 1 OB I 1st1 Champion LEN Super Cup C
1 Champions League 1
2020–21 1 OB I 3rd Champion 1 Champions League F
2021–22 1 OB I 1st Champion 1 Champions League 3rd
2022–23 1 OB I Champion 1 Champions League
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition

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Notable former players

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Olympic champions

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Former coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Játékosok". fradi.hu.
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