Egri VK

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Egri Vizilabda Klub.png
Full nameEgri Vízilabda Klub
Founded24 September 1910;114 years ago (1910-09-24)
League Országos Bajnokság I
Based in Eger, Hungary
Arena Bitskey Aladár Uszoda
(Capacity: 1,500)
Colors Blue and white
  
President Zoltán Szécsi
Manager Péter Biros
Championships3 Hungarian Championships
4 Hungarian Cups
2021–22 Országos Bajnokság I,
10th of 14
Website egrivizilabda.hu

Egri Vízilabda Klub (English: Water Polo Club of Eger) is a Hungarian water polo club based in Eger. One of the dominant teams in the country since the late 2000s, Eger won the national championship in 2011,2013,2014 and came in second in 2012. They also collected the gold medal in the Hungarian cup in 1972 and 2007. Beside the domestic successes they also finished runners-up in the LEN Cup in 2008.

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Starting from summer 2010 the club is known as ZF Eger after its main sponsor ZF Friedrichshafen. [1]

Naming history

Honours

Domestic competitions

Gold medal blank.svg Champions (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14
Silver medal blank.svg Runners-up (6): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
Bronze medal blank.svg Third place (6): 1964, 1969, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2014–15, 2017–18
Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (4): 1972, 2007, 2008, 2015
Silver medal with cup.svg Finalist (6): 1970, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2016

European competitions

Fourth place (1): 2016–17
Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Current squad

Season 2020–21 [2]

Nat.PlayerBirth DatePositionL/R
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Dominik KürtiFebruary 10, 1999 (age 25)
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Bálint LőrinczMarch 10, 1994 (age 30)
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Ádám Decker February 29, 1984 (age 40)GuardR
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Gergő KovácsSeptember 2, 1995 (age 29)
11 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Bedő May 4, 1993 (age 31)Centre forward
13 Flag of Hungary.svg Barnabás BirosJune 5, 1997 (age 27)
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Boldizsár CsiszárMarch 3, 1997 (age 27) Goalkeeper
Flag of Hungary.svg Márton MagyarSeptember 9, 1999 (age 25)

Staff

Technical Staff
Chairman Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Bárány
Executive Director Flag of Hungary.svg dr. Gábor Seress
President of Society Flag of Germany.svg dr. Ulrich Diller
Head coach Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Dabrowski
Assistant coach Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Petrovai

Transfers (2017-18)

Source: vizipolo.hu

Recent seasons

As of 6 January 2023.
SeasonTierLeaguePos. Domestic cup European competitions
1984–85 1 OB I 5th Round of 16
1985–86 1 OB I 5th Quarterfinalist
1986–87 1 OB I 7th Round of 16
1987–88 1 OB I 11th Round of 16
1988–89 1 OB I 9th Round of 16
1989–90 1 OB I 9th Quarterfinalist
1990–91 1 OB I 7th Round of 16
1991–92 1 OB I 8th Semifinalist
1992–93 1 OB I 9th
1993–94 1 OB I 8th
1994–95 1 OB I 9th
1995–96 1 OB I 10th
1996–97 1 OB I 7th
1997–98 1 OB I 9th
1998–99 1 OB I 6th
1999–00 1 OB I 7th3 LEN Cup QF
2000–01 1 OB I 7thRound of 16
2001–02 1 OB I 9thQuarterfinalist
2002–03 1 OB I 8thRound of 16
2003–04 1 OB I 7thdid not held
2004–05 1 OB I 4thRunner-up
2005–06 1 OB I 3rdRunner-up2 LEN Cup QF
2006–07 1 OB I 3rd1 Euroleague PR
2007–08 1 OB I 2ndChampion1 Euroleague QR2
2 LEN Cup F
2008–09 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Euroleague PR
2009–10 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 1 Euroleague QF
2010–11 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Euroleague PR
2011–12 1 OB I 2nd Semifinalist 1 Champions League PR
2012–13 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League R16
2013–14 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League PR
2014–15 1 OB I 3rd Semifinalist 1 Champions League 5th
2015–16 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Champions League 6th
2016–17 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League 4th
2017–18 1 OB I 3rd Semifinalist 1 Champions League 6th
2018–19 1 OB I 4th Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League PR
2019–20 1 OB I 4th 1 Quarterfinalist 2 Euro Cup SF 1
2020–21 1 OB I 8th Preliminary round
2021–22 1 OB I 10th Quarterfinalist
2022–23 1 OB I 7th Quarterfinalist
2023–24 1 OB I Quarterfinalist
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In European competition

Notable former players

Peter Biros Peter Biros in 2007.jpeg
Péter Biros

Olympic champions

Former coaches

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References

  1. "ZF-Eger: Itt a 2010-2011-es játékoskeret" (in Hungarian). Egri VK official website. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. "Férfi csapat". egrivizilabda.hu.