# Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)

Active departments of FTC :
| Football (men's) | Football B (men's) | Football (women's) |
| Handball (men's) | Handball (women's) | Water polo (men's) |
| Water polo (women's) | Ice hockey (men's) | Ice hockey (women's) |
| Nine-pin bowling | Curling | Synchronized swimming |
| Athletics | Boxing | Canoeing |
| Cycling | Gymnastics | Fencing |
| Skating | Swimming | Triathlon |
| Wrestling | | |
Closed departments of FTC :
Ferencvárosi Torna Club is a professional water polo club from Budapest, Hungary. The team competes in the Országos Bajnokság I.

## Naming history

* Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC): (1899 – 1949)
* ÉDOSZ SE: (1950 – 1956)
* Budapesti Kinizsi (Bp. Kinizsi): (1951 – 1956)
* Ferencvárosi TC: (1957–1988/89)
* FTC-Törley: (1989/90 – 1992/93) - the first naming sponsor of FTC
* Ferencvárosi TC: (1993/94)
* FTC-Vitasport: (1994/95 – 1995/96)
* FTC-Vitalin: (1996/97 – 1998/99)
* FTC-Thomas Jeans: (1999/00)
* FTC-Mirato: (2000/01)
* FTC-VMAX: (2001/02 – 2002/03)
* Jégcsillag-FTC: (2003/04)
* Betonút-FTC: (2004/05 – 2005/06)
* FTC-Aprilia: (2006/07 – 2008/09)
* FTC-Fisher Klíma: (2008/09 – 2011/12)
* Széchenyi Bank-FTC: (2012/13 – 2013/14)
* Ferencvárosi TC: (2014/15)
* FTC-PQS Waterpolo: (2015/16 – 2019/20)
* FTC-Telekom (2020/21 – ... )

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

* Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)
    Champions (26): 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1944, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–00, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
    Runners-up (13): 1909, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1949, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1998–99
    Third place (21): 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951*, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2020–21
* Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
    Winners (23): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
    Finalist (15): 1925, 1927, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1990–91, 1997, 1998–99, 2001–02

### European competitions

* LEN Champions League
    Winners (2): 2018–19, 2023–24
    Runners-up (1): 2020–21
    Semi-finalist (2): 1988–89, 2021–22
* LEN Euro Cup
    Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
* LEN Cup Winners' Cup
    Winners (4) – record: 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1997–98
* LEN Super Cup
    Winners (4): 1978, 1980, 2018, 2019

#### International record
## Current squad

Season 2023-24
| № | Player | Birth Date |
| 1 | Dániel Szakonyi | (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 30) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Dušan Mandić | (1994-06-16) June 16, 1994 (age 30) | |
| 3 | Zoltán Pohl | (1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 29) | |
| 4 | Daniil Merkulov | (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27) | |
| 5 | Stylianos Argyropoulos | (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 28) | |
| 6 | Edoardo di Somma | (1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 28) | |
| 7 | Gergő Fekete | (2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 24) | |
| 8 | Vendel Vigvári | (2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 23) | |
| 9 | Toni Német | (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30) | |
| 10 | Dénes Varga | (1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 (age 37) | |
| 11 | Szilárd Jansik | (1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 30) | |
| 12 | Luca Damonte | (1992-04-03) April 3, 1992 (age 32) | |
| 13 | Ádám Nagy | (1998-05-19) May 19, 1998 (age 26) | |
| 14 | Soma Vogel | (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 27) | Goalkeeper |

### Staff

Technical Staff :
| Section Chairman | Tamás Ambrus (posthumous) |
| Section leader | Viktor Paján |
| Technical Manager | Norbert Katona |
| Head Coach | Balázs Nyéki |
| Technical Director | György Gerendás |

## Recent seasons

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

### In European competition

* Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 9x
* Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 11x
* Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 5x
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1965-66 | Champions Cup | Quarter-final round | Pro Recco | 1-1 | 3rd place | |
| 1965-66 | Champions Cup | Quarter-final round | CSKA Moscow | 3-4 | 3rd place | |
| 1965-66 | Champions Cup | Quarter-final round | Barcelona | 7-1 | 3rd place | |
| 1968-69 | Champions Cup | Quarter-final round | HAVK Mladost | 7-8 | 3rd place | |
| 1968-69 | Champions Cup | Quarter-final round | Partizan | 2-11 | 3rd place | |
| 1968-69 | Champions Cup | Quarter-final round | Marseille | 6-1 | 3rd place | |
| 1974-75 | Cup Winners' Cup Champion | Finals | Zian | | | |
| 1977-78 | Cup Winners' Cup Champion | Finals | Primorac Kotor | | | |
| 1978-79 | Cup Winners' Cup Finalist | Finals | Korčula | | | |
| 1979-80 | Cup Winners' Cup Champion | Finals | POŠK | | | |
| 1988-89 | Champions Cup | Quarter-finals | Posillipo | 14-13 | 9-7 | 23–20 |
| 1988-89 | Champions Cup | Semi-finals | Catalunya | 6-5 | 7-9 | 13–14 |
| 1996-97 | LEN Cup Finalist | Finals | Újpest | 11-12 (aet) | 8-10 | 19–22 |
| 1997-98 | Cup Winners' Cup Champion | Finals | Olympiacos | | | |
| 2000-01 | Champions League | Preliminary round Red Group | Bečej | 4-10 | 6-11 | 3rd place |
| 2000-01 | Champions League | Preliminary round Red Group | Olympiacos | 7-9 | 8-6 | 3rd place |
| 2000-01 | Champions League | Preliminary round Red Group | Olympic Nice | 6-4 | 9-11 | 3rd place |
| 2001-02 | LEN Cup | Quarter-finals | Partizan | 3-8 | 4-5 | 7–13 |
| 2003-04 | LEN Cup | Round of 16 | Szeged | 7-10 | 10-6 | 17–16 |
| 2003-04 | LEN Cup | Quarter-finals | Vouliagmeni | 7-5 | 5-8 | 12–13 |
| 2004-05 | Euroleague | elimination in Second qualifying round |
| 2004-05 | LEN Cup | |
| 2005-06 | LEN Cup | Round of 16 | ASC Duisburg | 10-7 | 12-14 | 22–21 |
| 2005-06 | LEN Cup | Quarter-finals | Panionios | 8-4 | 8-10 | 16–14 |
| 2005-06 | LEN Cup | Semi-finals | Sintez Kazan | 9-10 | 6-12 | 15–22 |
| 2009-10 | LEN Cup | Round of 16 | Szeged | 10-9 | 7-7 | 17–16 |
| 2009-10 | LEN Cup | Quarter-finals | Savona | 7-8 | 8-10 | 15–18 |
| 2010-11 | LEN Cup | Round of 16 | Akademija Cattaro | 11-5 | 4-6 | 15–11 |
| 2010-11 | LEN Cup | Quarter-finals | Savona | 5-10 | 5-10 | 10–20 |
| 2015-16 | Euro Cup | elimination in Second qualifying round |
| 2016-17 | Euro Cup Champion | Quarter-finals | Primorje Rijeka | 12-8 | 13-9 | 25–17 |
| 2016-17 | Euro Cup Champion | Semi-finals | Jadran Herceg Novi | 6-4 | 11-12 | 17–16 |
| 2016-17 | Euro Cup Champion | Finals | CSM Oradea | 12-6 | 7-7 | 19–13 |
| 2017-18 | Euro Cup Champion | Quarter-finals | Sintez Kazan | 12-9 | 16-8 | 28–17 |
| 2017-18 | Euro Cup Champion | Semi-finals | Miskolc | 13-9 | 13-8 | 26–17 |
| 2017-18 | Euro Cup Champion | Finals | Sport Management | 9-8 | 8-5 | 17–13 |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Pro Recco | 7-13 | 6-9 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Barceloneta | 8-9 | 5-8 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Eger | 16-9 | 12-9 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Dynamo Moscow | 13-6 | 13-11 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Steaua București | 12-4 | 9-6 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Crvena zvezda | 17-9 | 15-6 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Preliminary round (Group A) | Brescia | 8-8 | 5-10 | 4th place |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Quarter-final (F8) | Jug Dubrovnik | 10–9 | |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Semi-final (F8) | Barceloneta | 9–7 | |
| 2018-19 | Champions League Champion | Final (F8) | Olympiacos | 10–10 (4-3 p) | |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | HAVK Mladost | 14-5 | 9-6 | Cancelled |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Pro Recco | (canc.) | 13-13 | Cancelled |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Terrassa | 17-11 | (canc.) | Cancelled |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Orvosegyetem SC | 8-11 | 10-10 | Cancelled |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Waspo Hannover | 15-12 | (canc.) | Cancelled |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Marseille | 13-7 | (canc.) | Cancelled |
| 2019-20 | Champions League | Preliminary round (Group B) | Dinamo Tbilisi | (canc.) | 15-10 | Cancelled |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Preliminary round (Group B) | Barceloneta | 11-10 | 8-7 | 1st place |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Preliminary round (Group B) | Brescia | 7-10 | 6-9 | 1st place |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Preliminary round (Group B) | Waspo Hannover | 13-9 | 19-6 | 1st place |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Preliminary round (Group B) | Dinamo Tbilisi | 15-11 | 11-4 | 1st place |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Preliminary round (Group B) | Jadran Herceg Novi | 12-5 | 11-2 | 1st place |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Quarter-final (F8) | Marseille | 14–6 | |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Semi-final (F8) | Brescia | 14–12 | |
| 2020-21 | Champions League Finalist | Final (F8) | Pro Recco | 6–9 | |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Brescia | | 8-8 | 2nd place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Novi Beograd | 11-10 | | 2nd place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Olympiacos | 9-9 | | 2nd place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Barceloneta | 7-17 | 12-12 | 2nd place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Jadran Split | 14-8 | 7-9 | 2nd place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Radnički Kragujevac | | 11-11 | 2nd place |
| 2021-22 | Champions League Third place | Preliminary round (Group A) | Dinamo Tbilisi | 16-10 | 14-7 | 2nd place |

## Notable former players
### Olympic champions

* György Kárpáti – 24 years (1945-1969) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1964 Tokyo
* László Felkai – 19 years (1950-1969) 1964 Tokyo
* György Gerendás – 18 years (1959-1977) 1976 Montreal
* István Molnár – 12 years (1932-1944) 1936 Berlin
* Miklós Ambrus – 12 years (1953-1956, 1959-1968) 1964 Tokyo
* Norbert Hosnyánszky – 9 years (1994-2003) 2008 Beijing
* Alajos Keserű – 8 years (1920-1928) 1932 Los Angeles
* József Vértesy – 8 years (1920-1928) 1932 Los Angeles
* Bulcsú Székely – 8 years (1996-2001, 2002-2004, 2011–2012) 2000 Sydney
* Dr. István Szívós – 7 years (1960-1967) 1976 Montreal
* Barnabás Steinmetz – 7 years (1993-1995, 1996-2000, 2009–2010) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
* Dezső Gyarmati – 6 years (1960-1966) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1964 Tokyo
* Károly Szittya – 5 years (1949-1954) 1952 Helsinki
* Antal Bolvári – 5 years (1964-1969) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
* János Németh – 4 years (1941-1945) 1932 Los Angeles
* Dezső Fábián – 4 years (1948-1952) 1952 Helsinki
* Ádám Steinmetz – 4 years (1996-2000) 2004 Sydney
* Zoltán Kósz – 3 years (1998-2001) 2000 Sydney
* Stefan Mitrović – 3 years (2016–2019) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
* László Jeney – 2 years (1956-1958) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
* Rajmund Fodor – 2 years (1996-1997, 1998-1999) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
* Zsolt Varga – 2 years (2010-2012) 2000 Sydney
* Norbert Madaras – 2 years (2016–2018) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
* Dániel Varga – 2 years (2016–2018) 2008 Beijing
* Slobodan Nikić – 2 years (2017–2019) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
* Nikola Jakšić – 2 years (2017–____) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
* Dénes Varga – 2 years (2017–____) 2008 Beijing
* Tamás Kásás – 1 year (1994-1995) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
* Gergely Kiss – 1 year (1996-1997) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
* Zoltán Szécsi – 1 year (2005-2006) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
* Branislav Mitrović – 1 year (2010-2011) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
* Tamás Varga – 1 year (2010-2011) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
* Gojko Pijetlović – 1 year (2012-2013) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
* Kálmán Markovits – junior years 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne

## Former coaches

* Dezső Fábián (1960–66)
* Dezső Gyarmati (1967–69)
* Mihály Mayer (1975–80)
* László Felkai (1981–82)
* István Szívós (1983–90)
* Mihály Mayer (1990–92) 2x
* Zoltán Kásás (1992–94)
* Péter Wolf (1994–95)
* Zoltán Kásás (1995) 2x
* Gábor Godova
* Lajos Vad ( –2001)
* András Gyöngyösi (2001–03)
* Gábor Csapó (2003–04)
* Attila Bíró
* József Somossy (2006–09)
* Gábor Godova (2009–10) 2x
* Tamás Ambrus (2010–13)
* Zsolt Varga (2013– present)