Budapesti VSC (men's water polo)

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

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	Levente Szücs
Website	www.bvscvizilabda.hu

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 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
1	1		1									1	1	1	1
2		2							2							2	2
3										3								3	3	3
4
5											5																					5		5
6								6																									6		6
7																										7			7	7
8							8														8		8		8
9				9																				9			9				9
10						10																10
11																												11
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-finals	Jug Dubrovnik	10-7	6-6	16–13
		Final	Spandau 04	9-7	4-7	13–14
1987-88	Champions Cup	Quarter-finals	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-finals	POŠK	8-6	10-4	18–10
		Semi-finals	Barceloneta	10-7	8-12	18–19
2001-02	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Real Canoe	11-9	7-8	18–17
		Semi-finals	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-finals	Sport Management	13-14	6-11	19–25
2018-19	Euro Cup	elimination in Second qualifying round

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)

References

External links

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