Budapesti VSC (men's water polo) explained

Team:BVSC-Zugló
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Fullname:Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club
Nickname:Vasutasok (The Railwaymen)
Short Name:BVSC
Founded:
(parent club in 1911)
League:Országos Bajnokság I
Season:2021–22
Position:Országos Bajnokság I,
6th of 14
Arena:Szőnyi úti uszoda
City:Budapest, Hungary
Colors:Blue and yellow
President:Ágnes Zsoldos
Coach:Kristóf Kemény
Championships:7 Hungarian Championships
5 Hungarian Cups
1 Hungarian Super Cup
Website:bvscvizilabda.hu

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

Naming history

Honours

Domestic competitions

Champions (7): 1966, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

Winners (5): 1982, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03

Winners : 2003

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 1985–86

Semi-finalist (1): 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1995–96

Current squad

Season 2017–18

Nat.width=145; align=centerPlayer Birth DatePositionL/R
1 Zsolt Györke12 March 1986Goalkeeper
2 Károly Czigány31 October 1984
3 Miklós Csapó21 January 1993
4 Bence Szabó29 February 1996
5 Kristóf Várnai15 August 1995
6 Béla Török23 March 1990
7 Krisztián Létay (c)9 February 1983
8 Ferenc Ambrus9 December 1986
9 Péter Kovács16 May 1991
10 Mátyás Pásztor20 February 1987
11 Csaba Mészáros5 October 1994
12 Péter Sugár20 March 1999
13 Norbert Mátyok15 June 1996
14 Dániel Szakonyi1 March 1994Goalkeeper

Staff

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

Recent seasons

SeasonTierLeagueDomestic cupEuropean competitions
1984–851 OB I1stRunner-up
1985–861 OB I2ndQuarterfinalistbgcolor=silver
1986–871 OB I1stChampion
1987–881 OB I9thFourth place
1988–891 OB I12th
1989–901 OB I10thSemifinalist
1990–911 OB I8thRound of 16
1991–921 OB I6thRound of 16
1992–931 OB I2nd
1993–941 OB I3rd
1994–951 OB I5thChampion
1995–961 OB I1stbgcolor=silver
1996–971 OB I1st
1997–981 OB I1st
1998–991 OB I1st
1999–001 OB I2ndChampion
2000–011 OB I2ndSemifinalist
2001–021 OB I3rdRound of 16
2002–031 OB I3rdChampion
2003–041 OB I3rd
2004–051 OB I8th
2005–061 OB I10th
2006–071 OB I8th
2007–081 OB I9th
2008–091 OB I8th
2009–101 OB I7thQuarterfinalist
2010–111 OB I9thQuarterfinalist
2011–121 OB I11thQuarterfinalist
2012–131 OB I7thPreliminary round
2013–141 OB I7thPreliminary round
2014–151 OB I9thQuarterfinalist
2015–161 OB I5thPreliminary round
2016–171 OB I6thPreliminary round
2017–181 OB I5thPreliminary round
2018–191 OB I6thPreliminary round
2019–201 OB IPreliminary round
2020–211 OB I4thFourth place
2021–221 OB I6thQuarterfinalist
2022–231 OB I5thQuarterfinalist
2023–241 OB IQuarterfinalist

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In European competition

Notable former players

Olympic champions

Former coaches