Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)

FTC-PQS Waterpolo

Nickname	Zöld Sasok (The Green Eagles) Fradi
Founded	1899
League	OB I
Based in	Budapest, Hungary
Arena	Népliget
Colors	green and   white
President	József Farkas
Head coach	Zsolt Varga
Website	www.fradi.hu/hu/szakosztalyok/csapatsportok/vizilabda/r/40

Active departments of FTC
Men's football Women's football Men's handball Women's handball Water polo Ice hockey Athletics Swimming Canoeing Gymnastics Cycling Boxing Wrestling Curling Bowling Basketball (defunct)

Ferencvárosi Torna Club is a water polo club from Budapest, Hungary. The team competes in the Országos Bajnokság I.

Naming history[]

• Ferencvárosi TC: (1899 – 1949)
• ÉDOSZ SE: (1950 – 1956)
• Budapesti Kinizsi (Bp. Kinizsi): (1951 – 1956)
  • Ferencvárosi TC: (1957–1988/89)
• FTC-Törley: (1989/90 – 1992/93) - the first naming sponsor of FTC
  • Ferencvárosi TC: (1993/94)
• FTC-Vitasport: (1994/95 – 1995/96)
• FTC-Vitalin: (1996/97 – 1998/99)
• FTC-Thomas Jeans: (1999/00)
• FTC-Mirato: (2000/01)
• FTC-VMAX: (2001/02 – 2002/03)
• Jégcsillag-FTC: (2003/04)
• Betonút-FTC: (2004/05 – 2005/06)
• FTC-Aprilia: (2006/07 – 2008/09)
• FTC-Fisher Klíma: (2008/09 – 2011/12)
• Széchenyi Bank-FTC: (2012/13 – 2013/14)
  • Ferencvárosi TC: (2014/15)
• FTC-PQS Waterpolo: (2015/16 – 2019/20)
• FTC Telekom (2020/21 – ... )

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

• Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (23): 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1944, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–00, 2017–18, 2018–19

Runners-up (13): 1909, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1949, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1998–99

Third place (21): 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951*, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2020–21

• Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (21): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Finalist (15): 1925, 1927, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1990–91, 1997, 1998–99, 2001–02

European competitions[]

• LEN Champions League (Champions Cup)

Winners (1): 2018–19

Runners-up (1): 2020–21

Semi-finalist (1): 1988–89

• LEN Euro Cup

Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18

• LEN Cup Winners' Cup

Winners (4) – record: 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1997–98

• LEN Super Cup

Winners (4): 1978, 1980, 2018, 2019

International record[]

Current squad[]

Season 2021–22^[1]

№	Nat.	Player	Birth Date	Position	L/R
1		Dániel Szakonyi	(1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 27)	Goalkeeper
2		Lőrinc Gábor	(2002-01-25) January 25, 2002 (age 20)
3		Zoltán Pohl	(1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 26)	Defender	R
4		Daniil Merkulov	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 24)	Centre Back / Defender
5		Márton Vámos	(1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 29)	Centre Back	L
6		Nemanja Ubovic	(1991-02-24) February 24, 1991 (age 30)	Defender
7		Gergő Fekete	(2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 21)
8		Vendel Vigvári	(2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 20)
9		Toni Német	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 28)	Centre Forward
10		Dénes Varga	(1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 (age 34)	Centre Back	R
11		Szilárd Jansik	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 27)	Wing
12		Luca Damonte	(1992-04-03) April 3, 1992 (age 29)		L
13		Balázs Nyíri	(2002-09-03) September 3, 2002 (age 19)
14		Soma Vogel	(1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 24)	Goalkeeper
		Erik Molnár	(2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 (age 18)

Staff[]

Technical Staff
Section Chairman	Tamás Ambrus (posthumous)
Section leader	Viktor Paján
Technical Manager	Norbert Katona
Head Coach	Zsolt Varga
Technical Director	György Gerendás

Transfers (2022-23)[]

Recent seasons[]

As of 16 February 2022.

Rankings in OB I[]

P.	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19		21	22
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4							4	4		4							4	4	4	4					4	4					4	4	4
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6		6							6													6	6	6			6
7	7																											7
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In European competition[]

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 9x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 10x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 5x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	Pro Recco	1-1	3rd
			CSKA Moscow	3-4
			Barcelona	7-1
	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	HAVK Mladost	7-8	3rd
			Partizan	2-11
			Marseille	6-1
	Champions Cup	Quarter-finals	Posillipo	14-13	9-7	23–20
		Semi-finals	Catalunya	6-5	7-9	13–14
2000-01	Champions League	Preliminary round Red Group	Bečej	4-10	6-11	3rd
			Olympiacos	7-9	8-6
			Olympic Nice	6-4	9-11
	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Partizan	3-8	4-5	7–13
	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Szeged	7-10	10-6	17–16
		Quarter-finals	Vouliagmeni	7-5	5-8	12–13
2004-05	Euroleague	elimination in Second qualifying round
	LEN Cup	Round of 16	ASC Duisburg	10-7	12-14	22–21
		Quarter-finals	Panionios	8-4	8-10	16–14
		Semi-finals	Sintez Kazan	9-10	6-12	15–22
	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Szeged	10-9	7-7	17–16
		Quarter-finals	Savona	7-8	8-10	15–18
2010-11	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Akademija Cattaro	11-5	4-6	15–11
		Quarter-finals	Savona	5-10	5-10	10–20
2015-16	Euro Cup	elimination in Second qualifying round
2016-17	Euro Cup Winner	Quarter-finals	Primorje Rijeka	12-8	13-9	25–17
		Semi-finals	Jadran Herceg Novi	6-4	11-12	17–16
		Finals	CSM Oradea	12-6	7-7	19–13
2017-18	Euro Cup Winner	Quarter-finals	Sintez Kazan	12-9	16-8	28–17
		Semi-finals	Miskolc	13-9	13-8	26–17
		Finals		9-8	8-5	17–13
2018-19	Champions League Winner	Preliminary round (Group A)	Pro Recco	7-13	6-9	4th
			Barceloneta	8-9	5-8
			Eger	16-9	12-9
			Dynamo Moscow	13-6	13-11
				12-4	9-6
			Crvena zvezda	17-9	15-6
			Brescia	8-8	5-10
		Quarter-final (F8)	Jug Dubrovnik	10–9
		Semi-final (F8)	Barceloneta	9–7
		Final (F8)	Olympiacos	10–10 (4-3 p)
2019-20	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group B)	HAVK Mladost	14-5	9-6	Cancelled
			Pro Recco	(canc.)	13-13
			Terrassa	17-11	(canc.)
			OSC	8-11	10-10
			Waspo Hannover	15-12	(canc.)
			Marseille	13-7	(canc.)
			Dinamo Tbilisi	(canc.)	15-10
2020-21	Champions League Finalist	Preliminary round (Group B)	Zodiac CNA Barceloneta	11–10	8–7	1st
			AN Brescia	7–10	6–9
			Waspo'98 Hannover	13–9	19–6
			Dinamo Tbilisi	15–11	11–4
			Jadran Herceg Novi	12–5	11–2
		Quarter-final (F8)	CN Marseille	14–6
		Semi-final (F8)	AN Brescia	14–12
		Final (F8)	Pro Recco	6–9
2021-22	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group A)	AN Brescia		8–8
			VK Novi Beograd	11–10
			Olympiacos	9–9
			Zodiac CNA Barceloneta		12–12
			Jadran Split	14–8	7–9
			Radnički Kragujevac		11–11
			Dinamo Tbilisi	16–10	14–7

Notable former players[]

Olympic champions[]

• György Kárpáti – 24 years (1945-1969) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1964 Tokyo
• László Felkai – 19 years (1950-1969) 1964 Tokyo
• György Gerendás – 18 years (1959-1977) 1976 Montreal
• István Molnár – 12 years (1932-1944) 1936 Berlin
• Miklós Ambrus – 12 years (1953-1956, 1959-1968) 1964 Tokyo
• Norbert Hosnyánszky – 9 years (1994-2003) 2008 Beijing
• Alajos Keserű – 8 years (1920-1928) 1932 Los Angeles
• József Vértesy – 8 years (1920-1928) 1932 Los Angeles
• Bulcsú Székely – 8 years (1996-2001, 2002-2004, 2011-2012) 2000 Sydney
• Dr. István Szívós – 7 years (1960-1967) 1976 Montreal
• Barnabás Steinmetz – 7 years (1993-1995, 1996-2000, 2009-2010) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
• Dezső Gyarmati – 6 years (1960-1966) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1964 Tokyo
• Károly Szittya – 5 years (1949-1954) 1952 Helsinki
• Antal Bolvári – 5 years (1964-1969) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
• János Németh – 4 years (1941-1945) 1932 Los Angeles
• Dezső Fábián – 4 years (1948-1952) 1952 Helsinki
• Ádám Steinmetz – 4 years (1996-2000) 2004 Sydney
• Zoltán Kósz – 3 years (1998-2001) 2000 Sydney
• Stefan Mitrović – 3 years (2016–2019) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• László Jeney – 2 years (1956-1958) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
• Rajmund Fodor – 2 years (1996-1997, 1998-1999) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
• Zsolt Varga – 2 years (2010-2012) 2000 Sydney
• Norbert Madaras – 2 years (2016–2018) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Dániel Varga – 2 years (2016–2018) 2008 Beijing
• Slobodan Nikić – 2 years (2017–2019) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Nikola Jakšić – 2 years (2017–____) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Dénes Varga – 2 years (2017–____) 2008 Beijing
• Tamás Kásás – 1 year (1994-1995) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Gergely Kiss – 1 year (1996-1997) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Zoltán Szécsi – 1 year (2005-2006) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Branislav Mitrović – 1 year (2010-2011) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Tamás Varga – 1 year (2010-2011) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Gojko Pijetlović – 1 year (2012-2013) 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Kálmán Markovits – junior years 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne

Former coaches[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Hungarian)