Vasas SC (men's water polo)

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A-Híd VasasPlaket
Vasas SC logo.png
Full nameVasas Sport Club
Short nameVasas
Founded1945;79 years ago (1945)
(parent club in 1911)
League Országos Bajnokság I
Based in Budapest, Hungary
Arena Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda
Colors Red and blue
  
President László Markovits
Head coach Slobodan Nikić
Championships2 European Cup
3 Cup Winners' Cup
1 LEN Super Cup
18 Hungarian Championships
15 Hungarian Cups
2 Hungarian Super Cups
2021–22 Országos Bajnokság I,
3rd of 14
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]

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

Naming history

Honours

Domestic competitions

Gold medal blank.svg 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
Silver medal blank.svg 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
Bronze medal blank.svg Third place (6): 1946, 1956, 1974, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2000–01
Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (15): 1947, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004, 2005, 2009
Silver medal with cup.svg Finalist (9): 1975, 1985, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2006, 2008
Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (): 2001, 2006

European competitions

Winners (2): 1979–80, 1984–85
Winners (1): 2022–23
Winners (3): 1985–86, 1994–95, 2001–02
Winners (1): 1985

Current squad

Season 2022–23 [3]

PlayerBirth DatePositionL/R
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Branislav Mitrović January 30, 1985 (age 39) Goalkeeper
2 Flag of Montenegro.svg Draško Brguljan December 27, 1984 (age 39)Guard / Wing
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Lóránd ZerinváryAugust 17, 1998 (age 25)
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Sava Ranđelović July 17, 1993 (age 30)GuardR
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Ákos KonarikMarch 29, 2001 (age 23)
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Mezei September 24, 1990 (age 33)Centre ForwardL
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Domonkos Sélley-RauscherJune 17, 1997 (age 26)Wing / Centre Back
8 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Nagaev November 30, 1993 (age 30)L
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Erdélyi February 16, 1990 (age 34)Wing
10 Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Bátori (c)December 28, 1991 (age 32)WingR
11 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Bedő May 4, 1993 (age 30)Centre ForwardR
12 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás SedlmayerJanuary 6, 1995 (age 29)
13 Flag of Hungary.svg Roland SimonSeptember 1, 1992 (age 31)
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Márton MizseiNovember 1, 1999 (age 24) Goalkeeper
Flag of Hungary.svg Lőrinc GáborJanuary 25, 2002 (age 22)Centre Forward
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergő HerczegJuly 6, 2004 (age 19)

Staff

Technical staff
Management

Transfers

Recent seasons

As of 5 January 2023.
SeasonTierLeaguePos. Domestic cup European competitions
1984–85 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 European Cup C
1985–86 1 OB I 3rd Runner-up LEN Super Cup C
2 Cup Winners' Cup C
1986–87 1 OB I 6th Round of 16 LEN Super Cup F
1987–88 1 OB I 5th Third place
1988–89 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist
1989–90 1 OB I 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 European Cup SF
1990–91 1 OB I 5th Round of 16
1991–92 1 OB I 2nd Champion
1992–93 1 OB I 3rdRunner-up2 Cup Winners' Cup
1993–94 1 OB I 2ndChampion
1994–95 1 OB I 2ndRunner-up2 Cup Winners' Cup C
1995–96 1 OB I 2ndChampion LEN Super Cup F
1996–97 1 OB I 2ndRunner-up2 Cup Winners' Cup
1997–98 1 OB I 2ndChampion3 LEN Cup SF
1998–99 1 OB I 4th2 Cup Winners' Cup
1999–00 1 OB I 4thRunner-up3 LEN Cup SF
2000–01 1 OB I 3rdChampion3 LEN Cup SF
2001–02 1 OB I 2ndChampion2 Cup Winners' Cup C
2002–03 1 OB I 2ndRunner-up2 Cup Winners' Cup F
2003–04 1 OB I 2nddid not held1 Euroleague QF
2004–05 1 OB I 2ndChampion1 Euroleague QF
2005–06 1 OB I 2ndChampion1 Euroleague QF
2006–07 1 OB I 1stRunner-up1 Euroleague QF
2007–08 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague 3rd
2008–09 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Euroleague QF
2009–10 1 OB I 1st Champion 1 Euroleague PR
2010–11 1 OB I 2nd Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague MR
2011–12 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League 4th
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 11th 1 Preliminary round
2020–21 1 OB I 5th Third place
2021–22 1 OB I 3rd Semifinalist 2 Euro Cup QR2
2022–23 1 OB I Semifinalist 1 Champions League QR3
2 Euro Cup
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition

Notable former players

Olympic champions

Former coaches

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References

  1. "Történet" [History] (in Hungarian). Vasas SC official website. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. "Az új név: TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA" [The new name:TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA] (in Hungarian). vlv.hu. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. "A-Híd VasasPlaket 2022/2023". vasas.hu.
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