Szolnoki Vízilabda SC

Szolnoki Dózsa
Full name	Szolnoki Vízilabda Sport Club
Founded	1921
League	Országos Bajnokság I
Based in	Szolnok, Hungary
Arena	Vizilabda Aréna; (Capacity: 1,100)
Colors	Blue and white;
President	Zoltán Mohi
Head coach	Zoltán Hangay
Manager	István Kovács
Championships	1 Champions League; 1 Euro Cup; 1 LEN Super Cup; 10 Hungarian Championships; 6 Hungarian Cups; 2 Hungarian Super Cups
2021–22	Országos Bajnokság I,; 4th of 14
Website	vizilabda-szolnok.hu

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

Runners-up (6): 1963, 1970, 1986–87, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18

Third place (6): 1960, 1962, 1983, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2018–19

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

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

Finalist (4): 1954, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020

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	(1995-07-19) July 19, 1995	Goalkeeper
2	Dávid Belényesi	(2003-04-21) April 21, 2003
3	Zsombor Szeghalmi	(2002-09-04) September 4, 2002
4	Norman Schmölcz	(2000-01-29) January 29, 2000
5	Attila Pető	(2003-02-11) February 11, 2003
6	György Ágh	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999	Centre forward
7	Dávid Jansik	(1991-02-28) February 28, 1991	Guard
8	Gergő Kovács	(1995-09-02) September 2, 1995
9	Zsombor Vismeg	(2003-03-14) March 14, 2003
10	Mátyás Pásztor	(1987-02-20) February 20, 1987
11	Bertold Vámosi	(2001-06-17) June 17, 2001	Centre forward
12	András Teleki	(1998-07-15) July 15, 1998
13	Donát Simon	(2005-07-09) July 9, 2005
14	Márk Bányai	(1999-12-08) December 8, 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:

Recent seasons

As of 2 September 2023.

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	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	2 Cup Winners' Cup
1987–88	1	OB I	3rd	Round of 16
1988–89	1	OB I	4th	Third place
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	did not held
2004–05	1	OB I	9th
2005–06	1	OB I	7th
2006–07	1	OB I	9th
2007–08	1	OB I	12th¹
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	2 Euro Cup	SF
2012–13	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up	2 Euro Cup	QF
2013–14	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up	1 Champions League	QR3
2014–15	1	OB I	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	6th
2015–16	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up	1 Champions League	3rd
2016–17	1	OB I	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	C
2017–18	1	OB I	2nd	Champion	LEN Super Cup	C
2017–18	1	OB I	2nd	Champion	1 Champions League	5th
2018–19	1	OB I	3rd	Quarterfinalist	1 Champions League	PR
2019–20	1	OB I	3rd²	Semifinalist	1 Champions League	—²
2020–21	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up	1 Champions League	QR
2020–21	1	OB I	1st	Runner-up	2 Euro Cup	C
2021–22	1	OB I	4th	Runner-up	LEN Super Cup	F
					1 Champions League	QR3
					2 Euro Cup	QF
2022–23	1	OB I	6th	Quarterfinalist	2 Euro Cup	QF
2023–24	1	OB I		Quarterfinalist	2 Euro Cup

^1 Remained in the league due to the resignation of other teams to play in the league.

^2 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	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	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 (3–4 p)
		5th-6th placement (F6)	Eger	7–8

2015-16	Champions League Third place	Preliminary round (Group B)	Pro Recco	12-11	11-14	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	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	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	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	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 (3–0 p)

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
2022-23	Euro Cup	Quarter-finals	Trieste	12-13	10-11	22–24

Notable former players

Živko Gocić

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) 2x
Živko Gocić (2018– present)

References

↑ "Dicsőségfal" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Vízilabda SC official website. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
↑ "A csapat". vizilabda-szolnok.hu.

External links

Official website (in Hungarian)

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[1] "Dicsőségfal" (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Vízilabda SC official website. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

[2] "A csapat". vizilabda-szolnok.hu.

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European Cup, Euroleague and LEN Champions League winners
European Cup (1963–1996)	1963–64: Partizan 1964–65: Pro Recco 1965–66: Partizan 1966–67: Partizan 1967–68: Mladost 1968–69: Mladost 1969–70: Mladost 1970–71: Partizan 1971–72: Mladost 1972–73: OSC 1973–74: MGU 1974–75: Partizan 1975–76: Partizan 1976–77: CSK Moscow 1977–78: Napoli 1978–79: OSC 1979–80: Vasas 1980–81: Jug 1981–82: Barcelona 1982–83: Spandau 04 1983–84: Pro Recco 1984–85: Vasas 1985–86: Spandau 04 1986–87: Spandau 04 1987–88: Pescara 1988–89: Spandau 04 1989–90: Mladost 1990–91: Mladost 1991–92: Jadran Split 1992–93: Jadran Split 1993–94: Újpest 1994–95: Catalunya 1995–96: Mladost
Champions League (1996–2003)	1996–97: Posillipo 1997–98: Posillipo 1998–99: POŠK 1999–00: Bečej 2000–01: Jug 2001–02: Olympiacos 2002–03: Pro Recco
Euroleague (2003–2011)	2003–04: Honvéd 2004–05: Posillipo 2005–06: Jug 2006–07: Pro Recco 2007–08: Pro Recco 2008–09: Primorac Kotor 2009–10: Pro Recco 2010–11: Partizan
Champions League (2011–present)	2011–12: Pro Recco 2012–13: Crvena Zvezda 2013–14: Atlètic-Barceloneta 2014–15: Pro Recco 2015–16: Jug 2016–17: Szolnok 2017–18: Olympiacos 2018–19: Ferencváros 2020–21: Pro Recco 2021–22: Pro Recco 2022–23: Pro Recco