# Vasas SC (men's water polo)

Active departments of Vasas :
| Football | Handball (Women's) | Basketball (Men's) |
| Basketball (Women's) | Water polo | Ice hockey |
| Volleyball (Women's) | Athletics | Swimming |
| Fencing | Canoeing | Gymnastic |
| Boxing | Wrestling | Tennis |
| Aerobic | Ski | Chess |
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.
Starting from the 2010–11 season, the club is officially known as TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA due to sponsorship reasons.

## 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
    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
    Third place (6): 1946, 1956, 1974, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2000–01
* 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
    Finalist (9): 1975, 1985, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2006, 2008
* Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner
    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
| № | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
| 1 | Branislav Mitrović | (1985-01-30) January 30, 1985 (age 39) | Goalkeeper | |
| 2 | Draško Brguljan | (1984-12-27) December 27, 1984 (age 39) | Guard / Wing | |
| 3 | Lóránd Zerinváry | (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 26) | | |
| 4 | Sava Ranđelović | (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31) | Guard | R |
| 5 | Ákos Konarik | (2001-03-29) March 29, 2001 (age 23) | | |
| 6 | Tamás Mezei | (1990-09-24) September 24, 1990 (age 34) | Centre Forward | L |
| 7 | Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher | (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 27) | Wing / Centre Back | |
| 8 | Ivan Nagaev | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 31) | | L |
| 9 | Balázs Erdélyi | (1990-02-16) February 16, 1990 (age 34) | Wing | |
| 10 | Bence Bátori (c) | (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 32) | Wing | R |
| 11 | Krisztián Bedő | (1993-05-04) May 4, 1993 (age 31) | Centre Forward | R |
| 12 | Tamás Sedlmayer | (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 29) | | |
| 13 | Roland Simon | (1992-09-01) September 1, 1992 (age 32) | | |
| 14 | Márton Mizsei | (1999-11-01) November 1, 1999 (age 25) | Goalkeeper | |
| | Lőrinc Gábor | (2002-01-25) January 25, 2002 (age 22) | Centre Forward | |
| | Gergő Herczeg | (2004-07-06) July 6, 2004 (age 20) | | |

### 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

Transfers for the 2022–23 season :
Joining
Ákos Konarik from Szolnok
Ivan Nagaev from Waspo Hannover
Domonkos Sélley-Rauscher from Miskolc
Lőrinc Gábor from Ferencváros
Leaving
Kristóf Szatmári to Kaposvár
Viktor Vadovics to Ferencváros
Bence Magyar to Cegléd
Balázs Sipos to :

## Recent seasons

    As of 5 January 2023.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Domestic cup | European competitions | 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 |
| 1985–86 | 1 | OB I | 3rd | Runner-up | 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 | 3rd | Runner-up | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | |
| 1993–94 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Champion | | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Runner-up | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | C |
| 1995–96 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Champion | LEN Super Cup | F |
| 1996–97 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Runner-up | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Champion | 3 LEN Cup | SF |
| 1998–99 | 1 | OB I | 4th | | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | OB I | 4th | Runner-up | 3 LEN Cup | SF |
| 2000–01 | 1 | OB I | 3rd | Champion | 3 LEN Cup | SF |
| 2001–02 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Champion | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | C |
| 2002–03 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Runner-up | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | F |
| 2003–04 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | did not held | 1 Euroleague | QF |
| 2004–05 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Champion | 1 Euroleague | QF |
| 2005–06 | 1 | OB I | 2nd | Champion | 1 Euroleague | QF |
| 2006–07 | 1 | OB I | 1st | Runner-up | 1 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 | 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 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | OB I | | Semifinalist | 2 Euro Cup | |
    ^1 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 | 2nd place | |
| 1975-76 | European Cup Finalist | Semi-final round | Košice | 9-2 | 2nd place | |
| 1975-76 | European Cup Finalist | Semi-final round | Galatasaray | 14-4 | 2nd place | |
| 1975-76 | European Cup Finalist | Final round | Canottieri Napoli | 11-10 | 2nd place | 2nd place |
| 1975-76 | European Cup Finalist | Final round | Partizan | 5–6 |
| 1975-76 | European Cup Finalist | Final round | De Robben | 10-6 |
| 1976-77 | European Cup | Semi-final round | CSKA Moscow | 5-7 | 3rd place | |
| 1976-77 | European Cup | Semi-final round | Partizan | 7-6 | 3rd place | |
| 1976-77 | European Cup | Semi-final round | Florentia | 5-5 | 3rd place | |
| 1977-78 | European Cup | Semi-final round | CSKA Moscow | 5-5 | 3rd place | |
| 1977-78 | European Cup | Semi-final round | Canottieri Napoli | 4-5 | 3rd place | |
| 1977-78 | European Cup | Semi-final round | Alphen | 8-3 | 3rd place | |
| 1979-80 | European Cup Champion | Semi-final round | Montjuïc | 10-5 | 1st place | |
| 1979-80 | European Cup Champion | Semi-final round | Košice | 5-4 | 1st place | |
| 1979-80 | European Cup Champion | Semi-final round | Ethnikos | 7-4 | 1st place | |
| 1979-80 | European Cup Champion | Final round | Spandau 04 | 4-4 | 1st place | 1st place |
| 1979-80 | European Cup Champion | Final round | Montjuïc | 8-6 |
| 1979-80 | European Cup Champion | Final round | Partizan | 9-7 |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Third place | Semi-final round | Jug Dubrovnik | 6-7 | 2nd place | |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Third place | Semi-final round | Barcelona | 7-5 | 2nd place | |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Third place | Semi-final round | Marseille | 7-2 | 2nd place | |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Third place | Final round | Jug Dubrovnik | 2-8 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Third place | Final round | Spandau 04 | 8-2 |
| 1980-81 | European Cup Third place | Final round | Ethnikos | 4-4 |
| 1981-82 | European Cup Third place | Semi-final round | Alphen | 10-10 | 1st place | |
| 1981-82 | European Cup Third place | Semi-final round | Jug Dubrovnik | 12-6 | 1st place | |
| 1981-82 | European Cup Third place | Semi-final round | Ethnikos | 11-8 | 1st place | |
| 1981-82 | European Cup Third place | Final round | Spandau 04 | 11-11 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| 1981-82 | European Cup Third place | Final round | Barcelona | 12-15 |
| 1981-82 | European Cup Third place | Final round | Alphen | 11-7 |
| 1982-83 | European Cup | Quarter-final round | Pro Recco | 8-12 | 2nd place | |
| 1982-83 | European Cup | Quarter-final round | De Robben | 9-7 | 2nd place | |
| 1982-83 | European Cup | Quarter-final round | Marseille | 14-11 | 2nd place | |
| 1982-83 | European Cup | Semi-finals | Spandau 04 | 10-11 | 10-12 | 20–23 |
| 1983-84 | European Cup | Quarter-final round | Spandau 04 | 11-14 | 3rd place | |
| 1983-84 | European Cup | Quarter-final round | Pro Recco | 9-10 | 3rd place | |
| 1983-84 | European Cup | Quarter-final round | Istanbul YiK | 19-8 | 3rd place | |
| 1984-85 | European Cup Champion | Quarter-final round | Partizan | 8-12 | 2nd place | |
| 1984-85 | European Cup Champion | Quarter-final round | Istanbul YiK | 17-8 | 2nd place | |
| 1984-85 | European Cup Champion | Semi-finals | Spandau 04 | 10-9 | 8-8 | 18–17 |
| 1984-85 | European Cup Champion | 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 |
| 1989-90 | European Cup | 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 |
| 1999-00 | LEN Cup | Semi-finals | Pescara | | 3-9 | – |
| 2000-01 | LEN Cup | Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 6-5 | 7-7 | 13–12 |
| 2000-01 | LEN Cup | 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 |
| 2001-02 | Cup Winners' Cup Champion | Semi-finals | Vouliagmeni | 10-8 | 7-7 | 17–15 |
| 2001-02 | Cup Winners' Cup Champion | 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 |
| 2002-03 | Cup Winners' Cup Finalist | Semi-finals | Sabadell | 9-6 | 4-6 | 13–12 |
| 2002-03 | Cup Winners' Cup Finalist | Finals | Posillipo | 10-10 | 3-4 | 13–14 |
| 2003-04 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Olympiacos | 8-8 | 8-4 | 1st place |
| 2003-04 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Barceloneta | 7-6 | 4-7 | 1st place |
| 2003-04 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Partizan | 9-7 | 8-5 | 1st place |
| 2003-04 | Euroleague | Quarter-finals | Bp. Honvéd | 6-7 | 8-8 | 14–15 |
| 2004-05 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group A) | Jug Dubrovnik | 8-8 | 10-12 | 2nd place |
| 2004-05 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group A) | Olympic Nice | 10-9 | 6-5 | 2nd place |
| 2004-05 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group A) | Niš | 11-6 | 7-6 | 2nd place |
| 2004-05 | Euroleague | Quarter-finals | Pro Recco | 6-10 | 8-9 | 14–19 |
| 2005-06 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Jug Dubrovnik | 10-6 | 9-13 | 2nd place |
| 2005-06 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Marseille | 12-10 | 9-13 | 2nd place |
| 2005-06 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Olympiacos | 9-9 | 8-7 | 2nd place |
| 2005-06 | Euroleague | Quarter-finals | Savona | 6-5 | 16-18 | 22–23 |
| 2006-07 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group C) | Pro Recco | 8-9 | 10-11 | 2nd place |
| 2006-07 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group C) | Šturm 2002 | 13-9 | 11-10 | 2nd place |
| 2006-07 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group C) | Eger | 12-6 | 7-8 | 2nd place |
| 2006-07 | Euroleague | Quarter-finals | Jug Dubrovnik | 11-10 | 7-9 | 18–19 |
| 2007-08 | Euroleague Third place | Preliminary round (Group C) | Jug Dubrovnik | 11-8 | 7-8 | 1st place |
| 2007-08 | Euroleague Third place | Preliminary round (Group C) | Bp. Honvéd | 8-8 | 6-5 | 1st place |
| 2007-08 | Euroleague Third place | Preliminary round (Group C) | Panionios | 13-8 | 10-8 | 1st place |
| 2007-08 | Euroleague Third place | Quarter-finals | Primorac Kotor | 6-7 | 8-6 | 14–13 |
| 2007-08 | Euroleague Third place | Semi-final (F4) | Jug Dubrovnik | 6–11 | 6–11 | 6–11 |
| 2007-08 | Euroleague Third place | Bronze match (F4) | HAVK Mladost | 8–6 | 8–6 | 8–6 |
| 2008-09 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group D) | Partizan | 7-8 | 7-9 | 2nd place |
| 2008-09 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group D) | Eger | 11-10 | 9-7 | 2nd place |
| 2008-09 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group D) | Marseille | 16-6 | 10-6 | 2nd place |
| 2008-09 | Euroleague | Quarter-finals | Pro Recco | 8-11 | 10-9 | 18–20 |
| 2009-10 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Jug Dubrovnik | 11-8 | 11-11 | 3rd place |
| 2009-10 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Panionios | 14-7 | 10-11 | 3rd place |
| 2009-10 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group B) | Primorac Kotor | 5-8 | 7-9 | 3rd place |
| 2010-11 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group A) | Jadran Herceg Novi | 8-12 | 10-11 | 2nd place |
| 2010-11 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group A) | Primorac Kotor | 7-6 | 9-8 | 2nd place |
| 2010-11 | Euroleague | Preliminary round (Group A) | Szeged | 11-10 | 9-9 | 2nd place |
| 2010-11 | Euroleague | Main round (Group B) | Pro Recco | 7-9 | 6-12 | 4th place |
| 2010-11 | Euroleague | Main round (Group B) | HAVK Mladost | 8-9 | 7-8 | 4th place |
| 2010-11 | Euroleague | Main round (Group B) | Primorje Rijeka | 12-12 | 6-13 | 4th place |
| 2011-12 | Champions League Fourth place | Preliminary round (Group C) | Partizan | 10-10 | 5-9 | 2nd place |
| 2011-12 | Champions League Fourth place | Preliminary round (Group C) | Eger | 13-9 | 8-5 | 2nd place |
| 2011-12 | Champions League Fourth place | Preliminary round (Group C) | Szeged | 12-9 | 12-12 | 2nd place |
| 2011-12 | Champions League Fourth place | Quarter-finals | Jug Dubrovnik | 16-9 | 8-12 | 24–21 |
| 2011-12 | Champions League Fourth place | Semi Final (F4) | Pro Recco | 5–12 | 5–12 | 5–12 |
| 2011-12 | Champions League Fourth place | Bronze match (F4) | HAVK Mladost | 7–11 | 7–11 | 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 |
| 2022-23 | Euro Cup | 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) 2x
* Dezső Gyarmati (1971–1972)
* Péter Rusorán (1973–1976)
* Péter Rusorán (1979–1981) 2x
* Péter Rusorán (1983–1986) 3x
* Dezső Gyarmati (1988) 2x
* György Kenéz (1988–1990)
* Gábor Csapó (1992–1993)
* Tamás Faragó (1995–2000)
* József Somossy (2000–2003)
* Zoltán Kásás (2003–2004)
* László Földi (2004– present)