Szolnoki Vízilabda SC

Szolnoki Vízilabda Sport Club
Founded 1921
League OB I
Based in Szolnok, Hungary
Arena Tiszaligeti Swimming Pool
Colors          
President Zoltán Mohi
Head coach Sándor Cseh
Manager István Kovács
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 six 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]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Champions (8): 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 2014–15, 2015–16
Runners-up (5): 1963, 1970, 1986–87, 2012–13, 2013–14
Third place (5): 1960, 1962, 1983, 1984–85, 1987–88
Winners (3): 1966, 1968, 2014
Finalist (4): 1954, 2012, 2013, 2015

European competitions

Third place (1): 2015–16
Semi-finalist (1): 2012–13

Current team

Season 2016–2017

Nat. Player Pos. Birth
1 Hungary Viktor Nagy GK 24 July 1984
14 Hungary Gergely Kardos GK 1 September 1995

Bold: senior national team possess

Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP
No. Nat. Name Position L/R Date of birth (age)
1 Hungary Goalkeeper R
2 Serbia Živko Gocić Driver R 22 August 1982
3
4 Hungary Márton Vámos Back player, Wing L 24 June 1992
5
6 Hungary Tamás Mezei Centre Forward L 24 September 1990

Current squad

Squad for the 2014–15 season
Player Pos.
3 [[]] Offense
4 [[]] Offense
5 Hungary Zoltan Hangay Offense
6 [[]] Center
7 Serbia Milan Aleksić Guard
8 Hungary Márton Tóth Offense
9 Hungary [[]] Offense
10 Hungary Dénes Varga Offense
11 Hungary Gábor Kis Center
12 Serbia [[]] Offense
13 Hungary Dávid Jansik Guard
14 Hungary [[]] Goalkeeper
Coach: Hungary Sándor Cseh

Technical staff

  • Hungary Head Coach: ifj. Cseh Sándor
  • Hungary Technical Director: István Kovács
  • Hungary Youth Coach: Tamás Kiss
  • Hungary Fitness Coach: Tibor Baranyi

Transfers (2016-17)

Source: vizipolo.hu

Recent seasons

Starting with the 2015-2016 season a few notable players will be leaving the club, among those are Dániel Varga, Norbert Madaras and Stefan Mitrović.

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
1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11
12 12

In European competition

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2011-12 LEN Euro Cup Last 16 Russia Shturm 2002 13-13 5-7 18–20
Quarter-final Russia Sintez Kazan 11-7 6-5 17–12
Semi-final Spain Sabadell 10-10 8-9 18–19
2012-13 LEN Euro Cup Quarter-final Italy Florentia 10-9 6-8 16–17
2013-14 LEN Champions League elemination in Third qualifying round
2014-15 LEN Champions League
Sixth place
Preliminary round
(Group B)
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 8–7 9–11 2nd
Serbia Partizan 12–7 13–7
Turkey Galatasaray 15–11 17–12
Germany Spandau 04 11–7 17–7
Croatia Primorje Rijeka 13–12 7–9
Quarter Final (F6) Spain Barceloneta 9–10 (pen.)
5th-6th place (F6) Hungary Eger 7–8
2015-16 LEN Champions League
Third place
Preliminary round
(Group B)
Italy Pro Recco 12–11 11–14 2nd
Serbia Partizan 12–9 14–9
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 13–10 9–10
Turkey Galatasaray 16–7 14–7
Hungary Orvosegyetem 8–7 12–6
Quarter Final (F6) Spain Barceloneta 7–5
Semi Final (F6) Greece Olympiacos 7–8
Bronze match (F6) Italy Pro Recco 11–7
2016-17 LEN Champions League Preliminary round
(Group A)
Greece Olympiacos
Germany Spandau 04
France Olympic Nice
Hungary Orvosegyetem
Italy AN Brescia

Notable former players

Coaches

References

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