Szolnoki Vízilabda SC explained

Szolnoki Vízilabda Sport Club is a professional water polo team based Szolnok, Hungary. Founded in 1921, it plays in OB I, the top division championship in the country, which they won on nine occasions.

The club produced several of the most successful Hungarian water polo players, including Olympic champions Ottó Boros, István Hasznos, Tivadar Kanizsa and European champion István Pintér.^[1]

Naming history

• Szolnoki MÁV: (1921 – 1950)
• Szolnoki Dózsa: (1950 – 1973)
• Vízügy-Dózsa: (1973 – 1976)
• Szolnoki Vízügy SE: (1977 – 1990/91)
• Szolnoki Vízügy-RC Cola: (1991/92) - the first naming sponsor
• Elektrosoft SE Szolnok: (1992/93 – 1993/94)
• Szolnoki VSE: (1994/95 – 1995/96)
• Szolnoki MTE: (1996/97 – 1997/98)
• Szolnoki VSC: (1998/99 – 2005/06)
• Szolnoki Főiskola VSC: (2006/07 – 2007/08)
• Szolnoki Főiskola-KÖZGÉP: (2008/09 – 2010/11)
• Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP: (2011/12 – 2016/17)
• Szolnoki Dózsa: (2017/18 – ...)

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (10): 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21

• Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (6): 1966, 1968, 1985, 2014, 2016, 2017

• Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary)

Winners (2): 2016, 2017

European competitions

• LEN Champions League

Winners (1): 2016–17

• LEN Euro Cup

Winners (1): 2020–21

Quarter-finalist (1): 2012–13

• LEN Super Cup

Winners (1): 2017

Current squad

Season 2022–23^[2]

No.	Player	Birth Date	Position	L/R
1	Ottó Józsa	19 July 1995	Goalkeeper
2	Dávid Belényesi	21 April 2003
3	Zsombor Szeghalmi	4 September 2002
4	Norman Schmölcz	29 January 2000
5	Attila Pető	11 February 2003
6	György Ágh	16 September 1999	Centre forward
7	Dávid Jansik	28 February 1991	Guard
8	Gergő Kovács	2 September 1995
9	Zsombor Vismeg	14 March 2003
10	Mátyás Pásztor	20 February 1987
11	Bertold Vámosi	17 June 2001	Centre forward
12	András Teleki	15 July 1998
13	Donát Simon	9 July 2005
14	Márk Bányai	8 December 1999	Goalkeeper

Staff

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Zoltán Hangay
• Assistant Coach: Róbert Hangay
• Fitness Coach: Gergő Vincze

Management

• Technical Director: István Kovács
• Club Director: Beáta Ujszászi

Transfers (2017-18)

Source: vizipolo.hu

In:

• Bence Bátori (from Orvosegyetem)
• Miloš Ćuk (from Eger)
• Gergő Zalánki (from Orvosegyetem)

Out:

• Ugo Crousillat (to Pays d'Aix)
• Dénes Varga (to Ferencváros)
• Márton Vámos (to Ferencváros)

Recent seasons

Season	Tier	League		Domestic cup	European competitions
1984–85	1	OB I	3rd	Round of 16
1985–86	1	OB I	4th	Champion
1986–87	1	OB I	2nd	Quarterfinalist
1987–88	1	OB I	3rd	Round of 16
1988–89	1	OB I	4th
1989–90	1	OB I	7th	Round of 16
1990–91	1	OB I	9th	Quarterfinalist
1991–92	1	OB I	5th	Quarterfinalist
1992–93	1	OB I	8th
1993–94	1	OB I	5th
1994–95	1	OB I	10th
1995–96	1	OB I	9th
1996–97	1	OB I	9th
1997–98	1	OB I	7th
1998–99	1	OB I	8th
1999–00	1	OB I	9th
2000–01	1	OB I	11th
2001–02	1	OB I	10th	Round of 16
2002–03	1	OB I	11th	Quarterfinalist
2003–04	1	OB I	10th
2004–05	1	OB I	9th
2005–06	1	OB I	7th
2006–07	1	OB I	9th
2007–08	1	OB I	12th
2008–09	1	OB I	10th
2009–10	1	OB I	6th	Quarterfinalist
2010–11	1	OB I	5th	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	OB I	6th	Semifinalist
2012–13	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up
2013–14	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up
2014–15	1	OB I	1st	Champion
2015–16	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up
2016–17	1	OB I	1st	Champion		bgcolor=gold
2017–18	1	OB I	2nd	Champion		bgcolor=gold	C
2018–19	1	OB I	3rd	Quarterfinalist
2019–20	1	OB I		Semifinalist
2020–21	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up
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2021–22	1	OB I	4th	Runner-up		bgcolor=silver	F
2022–23	1	OB I	6th	Quarterfinalist
2023–24	1	OB I		Quarterfinalist

Remained in the league due to the resignation of other teams to play in the league.

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (European Cup, Euroleague): 8x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 3x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 1x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1964-65	European Cup	Semi-final round	CSKA Moscow	2-5	align=center rowspan=3	4th place
			Dinamo București	3-5
			Dinamo Magdeburg	2-5
1986-87	Cup Winners' Cup
2011-12	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Shturm Ruza	13-13	5-7	18–20
		Quarter-finals	Sintez Kazan	11-7	6-5	17–12
		Semi-finals	Sabadell	10-10	8-9	18–19
2012-13	Euro Cup	Quarter-finals	Florentia	10-9	6-8	16–17
2013-14	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round
2014-15	Champions League Sixth place	Preliminary round (Group B)	Jug Dubrovnik	8-7	9-11	align=center rowspan=5	2nd place
			Partizan	12-7	13-7
			Galatasaray	15-11	17-12
			Spandau 04	11-7	17-7
			Primorje Rijeka	13-12	7-9
		Quarter-final (F6)	Barceloneta	6–6
		5th-6th placement (F6)	Eger	7–8
2015-16	Champions League Third place	Preliminary round (Group B)	Pro Recco	12-11	11-14	align=center rowspan=5	2nd place
			Partizan	12-9	14-9
			Jug Dubrovnik	13-10	9-10
			Galatasaray	16-7	14-7
			OSC	8-7	12-6
		Quarter-final (F6)	Barceloneta	7–5
		Semi-final (F6)	Olympiacos	7–8
		Bronze match (F6)	Pro Recco	11–7
2016-17	Champions League Champion	Preliminary round (Group A)	Olympiacos	5-5	6-4	align=center rowspan=5	1st place
			Spandau 04	12-7	12-8
			Olympic Nice	17-4	12-5
			OSC	10-8	9-8
			Brescia	8-4	10-9
		Semi-final (F6)	Eger	7–5
		Final (F6)	Jug Dubrovnik	10–5
2017-18	Champions League Fifth place	Preliminary round (Group B)	Steaua București	15-3	17-9	align=center rowspan=7	3rd place
			Eger	10-11	3-6
			Sabadell	14-4	16-5
			Jadran Herceg Novi	13-10	14-6
			Alphen	17-4	17-6
			Pro Recco	10-9	5-8
			Spandau 04	9-8	9-10
		Quarter-final (F8)	Jug Dubrovnik	8–9
		5th-8th semifinal (F8)	Brescia	8–7
		5th-6th placement (F6)	Eger	10–6
2018-19	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group B)	Olympiacos	9-9	10-11	align=center rowspan=7	4th place
			Jug Dubrovnik	10-7	7-8
			Spandau 04	14-6	9-9
			Waspo Hannover	10-10	13-9
			HAVK Mladost	11-8	11-8
			Jadran Split	10-9	10-15
			Sport Management	6-6	5-7
2019-20	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group A)	Barceloneta	(canc.)	10-14	align=center rowspan=7	Cancelled
			Olympiacos	7-8	(canc.)
			Jadran Herceg Novi	(canc.)	14-12
			Jadran Split	5-4	14-10
			Spandau 04	7-8	14-10
			Jug Dubrovnik	12-16	11-14
			Sintez Kazan	13-10	(canc.)
2020-21	Champions League	elimination in Qualifying round
2020-21	Euro Cup Champion	Round of 16	Primorac Kotor	17-16	18-8	35–24
		Quarter-finals	Radnički Kragujevac	10-10	14-12	24–22
		Semi-finals	Crvena zvezda	15-8	20-12	35–20
		Finals	Orvosegyetem SC	14-11	8-11	22–22
2021-22	Champions League	elimination in Third qualifying round
2021-22	Euro Cup	Quarter-finals	Ortigia	10-15	4-9	14–24
2022-23	Euro Cup	Round of 16	Bp. Honvéd	8-5	11-13	19–18
		Quarter-finals	Trieste	12-13	10-11	22–24

Notable former players

Olympic champions

• Ottó Boros (1948–1950, 1952–1964)
• Tibor Cservenyák (1958–1972)
• István Hasznos (1934–1943, 1947–1961)
• Norbert Hosnyánszky (2014–2016)
• Tivadar Kanizsa (1954–1964)
• Gábor Kis (2011–2019)
• Norbert Madaras (2014–2016)
• Dániel Varga (2014–2016)
• Dénes Varga (2014–2017)
• Tamás Varga (junior years)
• Milan Aleksić (2012–2019)
• Miloš Ćuk (2017–2018)
• Filip Filipović (2020–2021)
• Živko Gocić (2011–2018)
• Stefan Mitrović (2013–2016)
• Duško Pijetlović (2019–2021)
• Andrija Prlainović (2016–2019)

Former coaches

• • József Vértesy Miklós Czapkó (–1965)
• Tivadar Kanizsa (1966–75)
  • Mihály Mayer (1987–90)
• Péter Wolf (1993–94)
• Zoltán Mohi (1999–00)
• Lajos Urbán (2001–03)
• Dénes Lukács (2003–)
  • Sándor Cseh (–2012)
• István Kovács (2012–14)
• Sándor Cseh (2014–18)
• Živko Gocić (2018– present)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dicsőségfal. Szolnoki Vízilabda SC official website. 29 January 2012. hu.
2. Web site: A csapat. vizilabda-szolnok.hu.