Vasas SC (men's water polo) explained

Team:	A-Híd VasasPlaket
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Fullname:	Vasas Sport Club
Short Name:	Vasas
Founded:	(parent club in 1911)
League:	Országos Bajnokság I
Season:	2021–22
Position:	Országos Bajnokság I, 3rd of 14
Arena:	Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda
City:	Budapest, Hungary
Colors:	Red and blue
President:	László Markovits
Coach:	Slobodan Nikić
Championships:	2 European Cup 3 Cup Winners' Cup 1 LEN Super Cup 18 Hungarian Championships 15 Hungarian Cups 2 Hungarian Super Cups
Website:	vasassc.hu

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.^[1]

Starting from the 2010–11 season, the club is officially known as TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA due to sponsorship reasons.^[2]

Naming history

• Vasas Sport Club (Vasas SC): (1945 – 1949)
• Budapesti Vasas (Bp. Vasas): (1950 – 1956)
• Vasas SC: (1957 – 1990/91)
• Vasas SC-Plaket: (1991/92 – 2001/02) - the first naming sponsor of Vasas
• Vasas-Plaket-Euroleasing: (2002/03 – 2003/04)
• TEVA-VasasPlaket: (2004/05 – 2009/10)
• TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA: (2010/11 – 2011/12)
• TEVA-Vasas: (2012/13)
• LACTIV-VasasPlaket: (2013/14)
• VasasPlaket: (2014/15 – 2019/20)
• A-Híd VasasPlaket: (2020/21 – ...)

Honours

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

• 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

• Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary);

Winners : 2001, 2006

European competitions

• LEN Champions League (Champions Cup)

Winners (2): 1979–80, 1984–85

• LEN Euro Cup

Winners (1): 2022–23

• LEN Cup Winners' Cup

Winners (3): 1985–86, 1994–95, 2001–02

• LEN Super Cup

Winners (1): 1985

Current squad

Season 2022–23^[3]

№	Player	Birth Date	Position	L/R
1	Branislav Mitrović	30 January 1985	Goalkeeper
2	Draško Brguljan	27 December 1984	Guard / Wing
3	Lóránd Zerinváry	17 August 1998
4	Sava Ranđelović	17 July 1993	Guard	R
5	Ákos Konarik	29 March 2001
6	Tamás Mezei	24 September 1990	Centre Forward	L
7	Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher	17 June 1997	Wing / Centre Back
8	Ivan Nagaev	30 November 1993		L
9	Balázs Erdélyi	16 February 1990	Wing
10	Bence Bátori (c)	28 December 1991	Wing	R
11	Krisztián Bedő	4 May 1993	Centre Forward	R
12	Tamás Sedlmayer	6 January 1995
13	Roland Simon	1 September 1992
14	Márton Mizsei	1 November 1999	Goalkeeper
	Lőrinc Gábor	25 January 2002	Centre Forward
	Gergő Herczeg	6 July 2004

Staff

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Slobodan Nikić
• Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach: Csaba Mátéfalvy
• Club Doctor: Dr. Attila Szűcs
• Masseur: Ákos Horváth
• Fitness Coach: Marcell Fridvalszki
• Video Analyst: Balázs Búza
• Team Manager: Szabolcs Tóth

Management

• Department Leader: Zoltán Apáthy

Transfers

Recent seasons

Season	Tier	League		Domestic cup	European competitions
1984–85	1	OB I	2nd	Champion		bgcolor=gold
1985–86	1	OB I	3rd	Runner-up		bgcolor=gold	C
			bgcolor=gold
1986–87	1	OB I	6th	Round of 16		bgcolor=silver	F
1987–88	1	OB I	5th
1988–89	1	OB I	1st
1989–90	1	OB I	2nd	Quarterfinalist
1990–91	1	OB I	5th	Round of 16
1991–92	1	OB I	2nd	Champion
1992–93	1	OB I	3rd	Runner-up
1993–94	1	OB I	2nd	Champion
1994–95	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up		bgcolor=gold
1995–96	1	OB I	2nd	Champion		bgcolor=silver	F
1996–97	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up
1997–98	1	OB I	2nd	Champion
1998–99	1	OB I	4th
1999–00	1	OB I	4th	Runner-up
2000–01	1	OB I	3rd	Champion
2001–02	1	OB I	2nd	Champion		bgcolor=gold
2002–03	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up		bgcolor=silver
2003–04	1	OB I	2nd
2004–05	1	OB I	2nd	Champion
2005–06	1	OB I	2nd	Champion
2006–07	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up
2007–08	1	OB I	1st	Quarterfinalist
2008–09	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up
2009–10	1	OB I	1st	Champion
2010–11	1	OB I	2nd	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	OB I	1st	Quarterfinalist
2012–13	1	OB I	4th	Semifinalist
2013–14	1	OB I	5th	Semifinalist
2014–15	1	OB I	8th	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	OB I	7th	Preliminary round
2016–17	1	OB I	8th	Preliminary round
2017–18	1	OB I	12th	Quarterfinalist
2018–19	1	OB I	15th	Preliminary round
2019–20	1	OB I		Preliminary round
2020–21	1	OB I	5th	Third place
2021–22	1	OB I	3rd	Semifinalist
2022–23	1	OB I		Semifinalist

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 19x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 3x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 7x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1975-76	European Cup Finalist	Semi-final round	Partizan	7-7	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Košice	9-2
			Galatasaray	14-4
		Final round	Canottieri Napoli	11-10	align=center rowspan=3, colspan=2	2nd place
			Partizan	5–6
			De Robben	10-6
1976-77	European Cup	Semi-final round	CSKA Moscow	5-7	align=center rowspan=3	3rd place
			Partizan	7-6
			Florentia	5-5
1977-78	European Cup	Semi-final round	CSKA Moscow	5-5	align=center rowspan=3	3rd place
			Canottieri Napoli	4-5
			Alphen	8-3
1979-80	European Cup Champion	Semi-final round	Montjuïc	10-5	align=center rowspan=3	1st place
			Košice	5-4
			Ethnikos	7-4
		Final round	Spandau 04	4-4	align=center rowspan=3, colspan=2	1st place
			Montjuïc	8-6
			Partizan	9-7
1980-81	European Cup Third place	Semi-final round	Jug Dubrovnik	6-7	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Barcelona	7-5
			Marseille	7-2
		Final round	Jug Dubrovnik	2-8	align=center rowspan=3, colspan=2	3rd place
			Spandau 04	8-2
			Ethnikos	4-4
1981-82	European Cup Third place	Semi-final round	Alphen	10-10	align=center rowspan=3	1st place
			Jug Dubrovnik	12-6
			Ethnikos	11-8
		Final round	Spandau 04	11-11	align=center rowspan=3, colspan=2	3rd place
			Barcelona	12-15
			Alphen	11-7
1982-83	European Cup	Quarter-final round	Pro Recco	8-12	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			De Robben	9-7
			Marseille	14-11
		Semi-finals	Spandau 04	10-11	10-12	20–23
1983-84	European Cup	Quarter-final round	Spandau 04	11-14	align=center rowspan=3	3rd place
			Pro Recco	9-10
			Istanbul YiK	19-8
1984-85	European Cup Champion	Quarter-final round	Partizan	8-12	align=center rowspan=2	2nd place
			Istanbul YiK	17-8
		Semi-finals	Spandau 04	10-9	8-8	18–17
		Finals	CSKA Moscow	10-5	11-11	21–16
1985-86	Cup Winners' Cup Champion	Finals	Dinamo București
1989-90	European Cup	Quarter-finals	Catalunya	6-6	6-5	12–11
		Semi-finals	HAVK Mladost	7-9	4-10	11–19
1994-95	Cup Winners' Cup Champion	Finals	Pescara
1997-98	LEN Cup	Semi-finals	Jadran Split
1999-00	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Eger	8-4	7-6	15–10
		Semi-finals	Pescara		3-9	–
2000-01	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Barcelona	6-5	7-7	13–12
		Semi-finals	HAVK Mladost	7-12	4-11	11–23
2001-02	Cup Winners' Cup Champion	Quarter-finals	Cannstatt	9-7	11-10	20–17
		Semi-finals	Vouliagmeni	10-8	7-7	17–15
		Finals	HAVK Mladost	6-3	5-7	11–10
2002-03	Cup Winners' Cup Finalist	Quarter-finals	Jadran Herceg Novi	5-5	5-4	10–9
		Semi-finals	Sabadell	9-6	4-6	13–12
		Finals	Posillipo	10-10	3-4	13–14
2003-04	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Olympiacos	8-8	8-4	align=center rowspan=3	1st place
			Barceloneta	7-6	4-7
			Partizan	9-7	8-5
		Quarter-finals	Bp. Honvéd	6-7	8-8	14–15
2004-05	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Jug Dubrovnik	8-8	10-12	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Olympic Nice	10-9	6-5
			Niš	11-6	7-6
		Quarter-finals	Pro Recco	6-10	8-9	14–19
2005-06	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Jug Dubrovnik	10-6	9-13	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Marseille	12-10	9-13
			Olympiacos	9-9	8-7
		Quarter-finals	Savona	6-5	16-18	22–23
2006-07	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Pro Recco	8-9	10-11	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Šturm 2002	13-9	11-10
			Eger	12-6	7-8
		Quarter-finals	Jug Dubrovnik	11-10	7-9	18–19
2007-08	Euroleague Third place	Preliminary round	Jug Dubrovnik	11-8	7-8	align=center rowspan=3	1st place
			Bp. Honvéd	8-8	6-5
			Panionios	13-8	10-8
		Quarter-finals	Primorac Kotor	6-7	8-6	14–13
		Semi-final	Jug Dubrovnik	align=center colspan=3	6–11
		Bronze match	HAVK Mladost	align=center colspan=3	8–6
2008-09	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Partizan	7-8	7-9	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Eger	11-10	9-7
			Marseille	16-6	10-6
		Quarter-finals	Pro Recco	8-11	10-9	18–20
2009-10	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Jug Dubrovnik	11-8	11-11	align=center rowspan=3	3rd place
			Panionios	14-7	10-11
			Primorac Kotor	5-8	7-9
2010-11	Euroleague	Preliminary round	Jadran Herceg Novi	8-12	10-11	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Primorac Kotor	7-6	9-8
			Szeged	11-10	9-9
		Main round	Pro Recco	7-9	6-12	align=center rowspan=3	4th place
			HAVK Mladost	8-9	7-8
			Primorje Rijeka	12-12	6-13
2011-12	Champions League Fourth place	Preliminary round	Partizan	10-10	5-9	align=center rowspan=3	2nd place
			Eger	13-9	8-5
			Szeged	12-9	12-12
		Quarter-finals	Jug Dubrovnik	16-9	8-12	24–21
		Semi Final	Pro Recco	align=center colspan=3	5–12
		Bronze match	HAVK Mladost	align=center colspan=3	7–11
2021-22	Euro Cup	elimination in Second qualifying round
2022-23	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round
2022-23	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Crvena zvezda	15-10	11-7	18–17
		Quarter-finals	Šabac	-	-	–

Notable former players

Olympic champions

• Jenő Brandi (1945–1949)
• Antal Bolvári (1962–1963)
• Mihály Bozsi (1948)
• Gábor Csapó (1973–1984)
• Tamás Faragó (1969–1984)
• Norbert Hosnyánszky (2006–2007, 2008–2010)
• László Jeney (1945–1955)
• Tamás Kásás (2003–2004)
• György Kenéz (1974–1985)
• Gábor Kis (2008–2010)
• Gergely Kiss (2010–2012)
• Zoltán Kósz (1976–1997, 2001–2004)
• Norbert Madaras (2001–2004)
• Kálmán Markovits (1950–1962)
• István Molnár (1945–1947)
• Péter Rusorán (1969–1972)
• Ádám Steinmetz (2000–2008, 2011–2018)
• Barnabás Steinmetz (2003–2009, 2010–2012)
• Bulcsú Székely (2001–2002)
• István Szívós (1945–1946, 1949–1956)
• Attila Vári (1994–2002)
• Dániel Varga (2001–2010)
• Dénes Varga (2005–2010)
• Tamás Varga (1994–1996, 2000–2004)
• Miho Bošković (2010–2012)
• Branislav Mitrović (2020–)
• Slobodan Nikić (2019–2020)
• Sava Ranđelović (2020–)

Former coaches

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Történet. History. Vasas SC official website. 27 January 2012. hu.
2. Web site: Az új név: TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA. The new name:TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA. vlv.hu. 29 September 2010. 27 January 2012. hu.
3. Web site: A-Híd VasasPlaket 2022/2023. vasas.hu.
4. Web site: Konarik Ákos újra a Vasasban!. vasassc.hu. 27 May 2022.
5. Web site: Ivan Nagajev a Vasasban. vasassc.hu. 10 June 2022.
6. Web site: Sélley-Rauscher Domonkos visszatér. vasassc.hu. 14 June 2022.
7. Web site: Gábor Lőrinc is a Vasasban folytatja. vasassc.hu. 12 July 2022.