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Vasas SC (men's water polo)

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League
  
OB I

Date founded
  
1945

Based in
  
Budapest

Colors
  
Red, Blue

Head coach
  
László Földi

President
  
László Markovits

Championships
  
18

Vasas SC (men's water polo)

Arena
  
Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda

Website
  
www.vasassc.hu/szakosztalyok/vizilabda/vizilabda_hirek

The Vasas SC water polo team is a department of the Budapest-based sports association Vasas SC. One of the most successful teams in the country, they have won the Hungarian Championship 17 times and the Hungarian Cup 15 times. The club also had major successes on continental level as they won the LEN Euroleague (formerly European Champions Cup), Europe's premier water polo competition two times and took the LEN Cup Winners' Cup title on three occasions as well.

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Starting from the 2010–11 season, the club is officially known as TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA due to sponsorship reasons.

Naming history

  • 1945–1949: Vasas SC
  • 1950–1956: Budapesti Vasas (Bp. Vasas)
  • 1957–1991: Vasas SC
  • 1991–2002: Vasas-Plaket
  • 2002–2004: Vasas-Plaket-Euroleasing
  • 2004–2010: TEVA-VasasPlaket
  • 2010–2012: TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA
  • 2012–2013: TEVA-Vasas
  • 2013–2014: LACTIV-VasasPlaket
  • 2014–present: VasasPlaket
  • Domestic competitions

  • Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)
  • Champions (18): 1947, 1949, 1953, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988–89, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 Runners-up (18): 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11 Third place (6): 1946, 1956, 1974, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2000–01
  • Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
  • Winners (15): 1947, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004, 2005, 2009 Finalist (9): 1975, 1985, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2006, 2008
  • Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner
  • Winners (): 2001 (C.), 2006 (C.)

    European competitions

  • European Cup / LEN Champions League
  • Winners (2): 1979–80, 1984–85
  • European Super Cup / LEN Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 1985
  • LEN Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners (3): 1985–86, 1994–95, 2001–02 Runners-up (1): 2002–03

    Current squad

    Season 2016–2017

    Staff

  • Coach: György Kenéz
  • Youth Coach: Lajos Pecz
  • Youth Coach: Ákos Váradi
  • Youth Coach: György Kenéz, Jr.
  • Team Doctor: Attila Szűcs, MD
  • Transfers (2016-17)

    Source: vizipolo.hu

    Coaches

  • Mihály Bozsi (1947 – 1956, 1962 – 1965)
  • István Szívós (1957 – 1959)
  • Dezső Gyarmati (1971 – 1972, 1988)
  • Péter Rusorán (1973 – 1976, 1979 – 1981, 1983 – 1986)
  • György Kenéz (1988 – 1990)
  • Gábor Csapó (1992 – 1993)
  • Tamás Faragó (1995 – 2000)
  • József Somossy (2000 – 2003)
  • Zoltán Kásás (2003 – 2004)
  • László Földi (2004 – present)
  • References

    Vasas SC (men's water polo) Wikipedia