# 2023 Magyar Kupa (men's water polo)

The 2023 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) is the 97th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup water polo competition. The title holders were FTC-Telekom by winning the 2022 Magyar Kupa Final.
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

## Format

* The matches were played on a 25 × 20 m pool.
| Round | Round | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round (tier) |
| Qualification round | Qualification round | 18 | 12 → 6 | 12 | Országos Bajnokság I (1st): 12 teams |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 | 2 | Országos Bajnokság I (1st): 2 teams |
| Final four | Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | none |
| Final four | Final | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | none |

## Teams

| Tier | League | No | Teams |
| 1 | OB I | 14 | Ferencváros, OSC, Honvéd, Vasas, BVSC, Szolnok, Eger, Miskolc, Szeged, UVSE, PVSK, Kaposvár, Szentes, KSI |

## Schedule

The rounds of the 2023 competition are scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches |
| Qualification round | 18–19 August 2023 |
| Quarterfinals | 25 and 27 August 2023 |
| Final four | 2–3 September 2023 |

## Qualification round

The qualification round ties were scheduled for 18–19 August 2023.

### Group A

Tournament was played at Városi Fürdő, Kaposvár.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HON | KAP | UVS | MIS |
| 1 | Endo Plus Service-Honvéd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 13–5 | 13–11 | — |
| 2 | Kaposvár (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | 14–13 |
| 3 | UVSE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 1 | | — | 11–15 | — | 10–10 |
| 4 | PannErgy-MVLC Miskolc | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 1 | | 7–19 | — | — | — |

### Group B

Tournament was played at Bitskey Aladár Uszoda, Eger.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BVS | EGE | SZG | KSI |
| 1 | BVSC-Zugló | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | — | 16–6 | 21–7 |
| 2 | Tigra-ZF-Eger (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 8–13 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Szeged | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 3 | | — | 10–11 | — | 24–10 |
| 4 | KSI SE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 0 | | — | 10–13 | — | — |

### Group C

Tournament was played at Dr. Rébeli-Szabó József Sportuszoda, Szentes.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAS | SZO | SZN | PVS |
| 1 | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | — | 12–6 | 14–8 |
| 2 | Szolnoki Dózsa-Praktiker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 11–13 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Metalcom Szentes (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 3 | | — | 9–11 | — | — |
| 4 | PVSK-Mecsek Füszért | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 0 | | — | 9–16 | 15–16 | — |

## Quarterfinals

The quarter-final matches were played on 25 and 27 August 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Endo Plus Service-Honvéd | 30–19 | Tigra-ZF-Eger | 17–7 | 13–12 |
| A-Híd VasasPlaket | 44–20 | Kaposvár | 21–11 | 23–9 |
| Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 27–20 | Szolnoki Dózsa-Praktiker | 9–9 | 18–11 |
| FTC-Telekom | 39–25 | BVSC-Zugló | 24–16 | 15–9 |

## Final four

The final four was held on 2–3 September 2023 at the Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium in Budapest.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 2 September, 17:30 | 2 September, 17:30 |
| A-Híd VasasPlaket | 14 |
| A-Híd VasasPlaket | 14 | 3 September, 18:30 | 3 September, 18:30 |
| Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 13 | 3 September, 18:30 | 3 September, 18:30 |
| Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 13 | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 6 |
| 2 September, 19:00 | 2 September, 19:00 | | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 6 |
| 2 September, 19:00 | 2 September, 19:00 | FTC-Telekom | 11 |
| Endo Plus Service-Honvéd | 6 | FTC-Telekom | 11 |
| FTC-Telekom | 9 | | |

### Semifinals

| 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 17:30 | Report | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 14–13 | Genesys OSC-Újbuda | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Csanádi, Kollár |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Csanádi, Kollár |||
| 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 17:30 | Report | Rašović 4 | Goals | Baksa 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Csanádi, Kollár |
| 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 19:00 | Report | Endo Plus Service-Honvéd | 6–9 | FTC-Telekom | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Petik, Rubos |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Petik, Rubos |||
| 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 19:00 | Report | Zs. Ekler 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Petik, Rubos |

### Final

| 3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) 18:30 | Report | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 6–11 | FTC-Telekom | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kovács Cs., Kun |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kovács Cs., Kun |||
| 3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) 18:30 | Report | Dedović 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kovács Cs., Kun |

#### Final standings

* Team
* FTC-Telekom
* A-Híd VasasPlaket
* Genesys OSC-Újbuda
* Endo Plus Service-Honvéd
* 2023 Magyar Kupa champions
* FTC-Telekom 23rd title