# 2021–22 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)

The 2021–22 Országos Bajnokság I (also known as the E.ON Férfi OB I Bajnokság for sponsorship reasons, OB I in short), is going to be the 116th season of top-tier water polo in Hungary. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 8 September 2021 and will conclude on 18 May 2022.
FTC-Telekom won their twenty-fourth title.

## Teams

The following 14 clubs compete in the OB I during the 2021–22 season:
| Team | Home city | Pool | 2020–21 |
| BVSC | Budapest (XIV. ker) | Szőnyi úti Uszoda | 4th |
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Debreceni Sportuszoda | 14th |
| Eger | Eger | Bitskey Aladár Uszoda | 8th |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (IX. ker) | FTC uszoda, Népliget | |
| Bp. Honvéd | Budapest (XIX. ker) | Kőér utcai Uszoda | 6th |
| Kaposvár | Kaposvár | Csík Ferenc Sportuszoda | 12th |
| Miskolc | Miskolc | Kemény Dénes Sportuszoda | 9th |
| OSC | Budapest (XI. ker) | Nyéki Imre Uszoda | |
| PVSK | Pécs | Abay Nemes Oszkár Sportuszoda | 10th |
| Szeged | Szeged | Tiszavirág Sportuszoda | 13th |
| Szentes | Szentes | Dr. Rébeli Szabó József Sportuszoda | 11th |
| Szolnok | Szolnok | Vízilabda Aréna | |
| UVSE | Budapest (IV. ker) | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda | 7th |
| Vasas | Budapest (XIII. ker) | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda | 5th |

### Personnel and sponsors

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Cap manufacturer | Cap sponsors |
| BVSC | Kristóf Kemény | Mátyás Pásztor | Diapolo | none |
| Debrecen | Máté Süveges | | Diapolo | none |
| Eger | Márton Petrovai | Máté Sántavy | Diapolo | Tigra, ZF |
| Ferencváros | Zsolt Varga | Dénes Varga | Diapolo | Telekom, MVM |
| Bp. Honvéd | Márton Szívós | Norbert Hosnyánszky | Arena | none |
| Kaposvár | László Surányi | Ferenc Vindisch | Seles | none |
| Miskolc | István Kis | Lukáš Seman | Diapolo | PannErgy |
| OSC | Dániel Varga | Balázs Hárai | Diapolo | MOL |
| PVSK | Viktor Török | | Diapolo | none |
| Szeged | Zoltán Szabó | Csaba Kiss | Diapolo | none |
| Szentes | Csaba Pellei | Balázs Somogyi | Yordo | metALCOM |
| Szolnok | Živko Gocić | Dániel Angyal | Arena | none |
| UVSE | Balázs Vincze | Balázs Korényi | Diapolo | none |
| Vasas | Slobodan Nikić | Bence Bátori | Diapolo | A-Híd, Plaket |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Ref. |
| Debrecen | Miroslav Bajin | Signed by Vojvodina | 21 June 2021 | Pre-season | Máté Süveges | 21 June 2021 | |
| Vasas | Lajos Vad | Sacked | 12 October 2021 | 5th | Slobodan Nikić | 29 October 2021 | |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FTC Telekom | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 352 | 215 | +137 | 71 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 2 | Szolnoki Dózsa | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 350 | 204 | +146 | 65 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 3 | Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 216 | +144 | 64 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 4 | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 287 | 193 | +94 | 60 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 5 | BVSC-Zugló | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 303 | 246 | +57 | 48 | Qualification for the 5th–8th placement matches |
| 6 | Budapesti Honvéd SE | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 272 | 239 | +33 | 45 | Qualification for the 5th–8th placement matches |
| 7 | Szegedi VE | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 227 | 263 | −36 | 31 | Qualification for the 5th–8th placement matches |
| 8 | PVSK-Mecsek Füszért | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 222 | 285 | −63 | 30 | Qualification for the 5th–8th placement matches |
| 9 | Tigra-ZF-Eger | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 276 | 322 | −46 | 28 | Qualification for the 9th–12th placement matches |
| 10 | Kaposvári VK | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 263 | 319 | −56 | 25 | Qualification for the 9th–12th placement matches |
| 11 | UVSE-Hunguest Hotels, Tungsram | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 230 | 324 | −94 | 23 | Qualification for the 9th–12th placement matches |
| 12 | PannErgy-MVLC Miskolc | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 248 | 329 | −81 | 21 | Qualification for the 9th–12th placement matches |
| 13 | Metalcom Szentes | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 214 | 335 | −121 | 9 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | DVSE-Master Good | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 216 | 330 | −114 | 9 | Relegation to the Országos Bajnokság I/B |
* 1 2 Szentes were ranked ahead of Debrecen on head-to-head results: 21–20.

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Home \ Away | BVSC | DVSE | EGER | FTC | BHSE | KAP | MIS | OSC | PVSK | SZEG | SZEN | SZOL | UVSE | VAS |
| BVSC | — | 14–8 | 15–5 | 11–14 | 11–10 | 11–13 | 13–8 | 9–16 | 13–7 | 14–7 | 12–7 | 5–13 | 15–6 | 11–8 |
| Debrecen | 9–12 | — | 9–8 | 8–16 | 11–12 | 14–13 | 11–12 | 7–19 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 13–9 | 6–13 | 11–13 | 6–10 |
| Eger | 8–19 | 17–2 | — | 9–14 | 13–15 | 10–7 | 18–13 | 7–17 | 14–6 | 15–11 | 11–10 | 8–13 | 20–16 | 9–17 |
| Ferencváros | 7–6 | 19–11 | 17–11 | — | 6–5 | 22–10 | 15–9 | 7–6 | 23–7 | 13–9 | 13–6 | 10–7 | 14–8 | 11–5 |
| Bp. Honvéd | 10–10 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 7–14 | — | 12–11 | 14–9 | 8–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 13–11 | 7–10 | 18–9 | 7–8 |
| Kaposvár | 9–15 | 11–9 | 10–8 | 8–16 | 8–12 | — | 13–13 | 7–16 | 14–12 | 10–8 | 17–6 | 7–15 | 12–12 | 8–11 |
| Miskolc | 8–13 | 15–12 | 13–12 | 10–11 | 8–12 | 12–12 | — | 7–21 | 7–8 | 6–9 | 7–7 | 4–18 | 12–7 | 10–17 |
| OSC | 16–11 | 11–7 | 17–9 | 10–10 | 13–6 | 17–11 | 20–7 | — | 16–11 | 16–8 | 23–13 | 11–11 | 14–7 | 11–11 |
| PVSK | 10–10 | 14–9 | 8–10 | 5–16 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 7–12 | — | 6–10 | 12–9 | 5–11 | 10–9 | 6–9 |
| Szeged | 9–10 | 9–7 | 11–11 | 8–12 | 6–11 | 10–8 | 8–11 | 7–14 | 10–7 | — | 13–6 | 8–13 | 9–6 | 9–10 |
| Szentes | 13–10 | 12–7 | 12–15 | 12–21 | 4–12 | 7–7 | 9–10 | 5–9 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 6–17 | 10–13 | 5–15 |
| Szolnok | 11–11 | 15–9 | 13–6 | 11–10 | 16–10 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 8–9 | 17–7 | 21–5 | 20–9 | — | 19–8 | 9–8 |
| UVSE | 4–15 | 12–8 | 10–7 | 7–12 | 7–14 | 15–10 | 9–8 | 7–12 | 8–8 | 9–14 | 13–7 | 6–14 | — | 3–13 |
| Vasas | 10–7 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–9 | 12–9 | 8–6 | 10–5 | 10–4 | 12–3 | 9–5 | 18–6 | — |

## Play-offs
### Championship play-offs
#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| FTC Telekom (1) | 7–1 | (4) A-Híd VasasPlaket | 15–9 | 9–9 | 15–14 (p) | – | – |
| Szolnoki Dózsa (2) | 1–7 | (3) Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 8–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | – | – |

##### FTC Telekom v A-Híd VasasPlaket

| 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) 19:00 | Report | FTC Telekom | 9–9 | A-Híd VasasPlaket | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Rubos, Marjay |
| Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Rubos, Marjay |||
| 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) 19:00 | Report | Vámos 5 | Goals | Bátori 4 | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Rubos, Marjay |
FTC Telekom won the series 7–1 with points ratio, and advanced to the Finals.

##### Szolnoki Dózsa v Genesys OSC-Újbuda

| 2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 18:30 | Report | Szolnoki Dózsa | 9–13 | Genesys OSC-Újbuda | Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Attendance: 700 Referees: Tóth, Csanádi |
| Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Attendance: 700 Referees: Tóth, Csanádi |||
| 2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 18:30 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Vi. Vigvári 4 | Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Attendance: 700 Referees: Tóth, Csanádi |
Genesys OSC-Újbuda won the series 7–1 with points ratio, and advanced to the Finals.

#### Finals

The Finals series were played best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first and third (if it was necessary) game at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| FTC Telekom | 2–0 | Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 18–9 | 15–7 | – |

##### Game 1

| 6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) 19:00 | Report | FTC Telekom | 18–9 | Genesys OSC-Újbuda | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Csanádi, Kun |
| Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Csanádi, Kun |||
| 6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) 19:00 | Report | Ve. Vigvári, Jansik 5 | Goals | Sziládi, Salamon 3 | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Csanádi, Kun |

##### Game 2

| 18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) 18:30 | Report | Genesys OSC-Újbuda | 7–15 | FTC Telekom | Nyéki Imre uszoda, Budapest Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tóth, Kovács Cs. |
| Nyéki Imre uszoda, Budapest Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tóth, Kovács Cs. |||
| 18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) 18:30 | Report | Manhercz, Burián 2 | Goals | Fekete, Damonte 3 | Nyéki Imre uszoda, Budapest Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tóth, Kovács Cs. |
FTC-Telekom Waterpolo won the Final series 2–0.

#### Third place series

The Third place series were played best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first and third (if it was necessary) game at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Szolnoki Dózsa | 0–2 | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 6–15 | 8–15 | – |

##### Game 1

| 7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 18:00 | Report | Szolnoki Dózsa | 6–15 | A-Híd VasasPlaket | Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Attendance: 250 Referees: Petik, Rubos |
| Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Attendance: 250 Referees: Petik, Rubos |||
| 7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 18:00 | Report | Szeghalmi, Konarik 2 | Goals | three players 3 | Vízilabda Aréna, Szolnok Attendance: 250 Referees: Petik, Rubos |

##### Game 2

| 14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 19:30 | Report | A-Híd VasasPlaket | 15–8 | Szolnoki Dózsa | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Kollár, Kenéz |
| Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Kollár, Kenéz |||
| 14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 19:30 | Report | three players 4 | Goals | Angyal 3 | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Kollár, Kenéz |
A-Híd VasasPlaket won the Third place series 2–0.

### 5th–8th Placement matches
#### 5–8th place semi-finals

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| BVSC-Zugló (5) | 7–1 | (8) PVSK-Mecsek Füszért | 13–7 | 10–10 | 17–5 | – | – |
| Budapesti Honvéd SE (6) | 9–0 | (7) Szegedi VE | 7–5 | 11–6 | 12–11 | – | – |

#### Fifth place series

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| BVSC-Zugló | 4–7 | Budapesti Honvéd SE | 11–10 | 10–10 | 11–13 (p) | 9−10 | – |

#### Seventh place series

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Szegedi VE | 9–0 | PVSK-Mecsek Füszért | 10–7 | 10–6 | 12–10 (p) | – | – |

### 9th–12th Placement matches
#### 9–12th place semi-finals

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Tigra-ZF-Eger (9) | 9–6 | (12) PannErgy-MVLC Miskolc | 18–13 | 12–13 | 17–9 | 12–13 | 15–11 |
| Kaposvári VK (10) | 7–4 | (11) UVSE-Hunguest Hotels, Tungsram | 12–12 | 10–15 | 14–9 | 11–5 | – |

#### Ninth place series

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Tigra-ZF-Eger | 3–9 | Kaposvári VK | 10–7 | 8–10 | 8–9 | 10–16 | – |

#### Eleventh place series

| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | Regular season | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| UVSE-Hunguest Hotels, Tungsram | 3–9 | PannErgy-MVLC Miskolc | 9–8 | 7–12 | 10–11 | 13–14 (p) | – |

### Promotion/relegation play-offs

The Promotion/relegation play-offs series were played best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team (13th placed in OB I regular season) playing the first and third (if it was necessary) game at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Metalcom Szentes (I) | 2–0 | (I/B) Kanizsa VSE | 14–7 | 22–14 | – |
Metalcom Szentes won the 2–0 on series and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2022–23 LEN Champions League
* Qualified for the 2022–23 LEN Euro Cup
* Relegated to Országos Bajnokság I/B
| Rank | Team |
| | FTC Telekom (C) |
| | Genesys OSC-Újbuda |
| | A-Híd VasasPlaket |
| 4 | Szolnoki Dózsa |
| 5 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 6 | BVSC-Zugló |
| 7 | Szegedi VE |
| 8 | PVSK-Mecsek Füszért |
| 9 | Kaposvári VK |
| 10 | Tigra-ZF-Eger |
| 11 | PannErgy-MVLC Miskolc |
| 12 | UVSE-Hunguest Hotels, Tungsram |
| 13 | Metalcom Szentes (O) |
| 14 | DVSE-Master Good (R) |
* 2021–22 Országos Bajnokság I Champion
* FTC Telekom 24th title
* Roster
* Luca Damonte, Szabolcs Dubinák, Gergő Fekete, Lőrinc Gábor, Sándor Gál, Szilárd Jansik, Gergely Klár, Daniil Merkulov, Erik Molnár, Toni Német, Balázs Nyíri, Zoltán Pohl, Márk Spitz, Dániel Szakonyi, Nemanja Ubović, Dénes Varga (c), Vincze Varga, Márton Vámos, Vendel Vigvári
* Head coach
* Zsolt Varga

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Dániel Angyal | Szolnok | 75 | 152 | 49 |
| 2 | Bence Bátori | Vasas | 73 | 140 | 52 |
| 3 | Krisztián Manhercz | OSC | 65 | 149 | 44 |
| 4 | Gergely Burián | OSC | 62 | 150 | 41 |
| 5 | Barnabás Biros | Miskolc | 62 | 177 | 35 |
| 6 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | Bp. Honvéd | 61 | 158 | 39 |
| 7 | Nikola Murišić | Eger | 60 | 112 | 54 |
| 8 | Mátyás Pásztor | BVSC | 58 | 160 | 36 |
| 9 | Benedek Baksa | Eger | 58 | 164 | 35 |
| 10 | Vendel Vigvári | Ferencváros | 55 | 107 | 51 |