Budapesti VSC (men's water polo)

Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club is a water polo club from Budapest, Hungary. The team competes in the Országos Bajnokság I.

Naming history

• Budapesti Lokomotív (Bp. Lokomotív): (1949 –1954)
• Bp. Törekvés: (1955 – 1956)
• Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club (BVSC): (1957 – 1991/92)
• BVSC-Schiller Opel: (1991/92 – 1992/93) - the first naming sponsor
• BVSC-Westel: (1992/93 – 1997/98)
• BVSC-Brendon: (1997/98 – 2003/04)
• BVSC-Turbo: (2003/04 – 2004/05)
• BVSC: (2004/05 – 2007/08)
• BVSC-Atlantis Casino: (2007/08 – 2008/09)
• BVSC-Zugló: (2008/09 – 2013/14)
• BVSC-Wáberer Hungária-Zugló: (2013/14 – 2015/16)
• BVSC-Zugló: (2015/16)
• MKB-Euroleasing-BVSC-Zugló: (2016/17 – 2017/18)
• BVSC-Zugló: (2018/19 – ... )

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (7): 1966, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

• Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (5): 1982, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03

• Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary);

Winners (): 2003

European competitions

• LEN Champions League (Champions Cup)

Runners-up (1): 1985–86

• LEN Euro Cup

Semi-finalist (1): 2001–02

• LEN Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1995–96

Current squad

Season 2017–18

Staff

Recent seasons

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (European Cup, Euroleague): 8x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 5x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 1x

Notable former players

Olympic champions

• György Horkai – 15 years <small>(1970-1985)</small> 1976 Montreal
• Ferenc Konrád – 9 years <small>(1956-1965)</small> 1976 Montreal
• Zoltán Szécsi – 9 years <small>(1995-2004)</small> 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• János Konrád – 7 years <small>(1956-1963)</small> 1964 Tokyo
• Zsolt Varga – 7 years <small>(1990-1997)</small> 2000 Sydney
• Tamás Märcz – 7 years <small>(1993-2000)</small> 2000 Sydney
• Gábor Kis – 7 years <small>(1997-2004)</small> 2008 Beijing
• György Gerendás – 4 years <small>(1983-1987)</small> 1976 Montreal
• Gergely Kiss – 4 years <small>(1986-1990)</small> 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Tamás Faragó – 3 years <small>(1965-1968)</small> 1976 Montreal
• Norbert Madaras – ? years <small>( -2001)</small> 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Norbert Hosnyánszky – half year <small>(1994)</small> 2008 Beijing

Former coaches

• Károly Laky
• Dezső Gyarmati (1981–1988)
• Tamás Faragó (1990–1992)
• György Gerendás (1992–2004)
• Balázs Vincze ( –2010)
• Norbert Dabrowski (2010–2013)
• Tamás Märcz (2013–2016)
• Levente Szűcs (2017– present)

References

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