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

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

Naming history

• 1899–1945: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1950: ÉDOSZ SE
• 1951–1956: Budapesti Kinizsi (Bp. Kinizsi)
• 1957–1989: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1989–1993: FTC-Törley
• 1993–1994: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1994–1996: FTC-Vitasport
• 1996–1999: FTC-Vitalin
• 1999–2000: FTC-Thomas Jeans
• 2000–2001: FTC-Mirato
• 2001–2003: FTC-VMAX
• 2003–2004: Jégcsillag-FTC
• 2004–2006: Betonút-FTC
• 2006–2009: FTC-Aprilia
• 2008–2012: FTC-Fisher Klíma
• 2012–2014: Széchenyi Bank-FTC
• 2014–present: Ferencvárosi TC

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

Champions (21): 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1944, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–00

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

Third place (20): 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951*, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98

• Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

Winners (17): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996

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

European competitions

• European Cup / LEN Champions League

Semi-finalist (1): 1988–89

• LEN Cup / LEN Euro Cup

Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1996-97

• European Super Cup / LEN Super Cup

Winners (2): 1978, 1980

• LEN Cup Winners' Cup

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

Runners-up (1): 1978–79

Current team

Season 2016–2017^[1][2]

№	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Birth
1		András Gárdonyi	GK	6 February 1986
2		Marko Avramović	W	24 August 1986
3		Norbert Madaras	W	1 December 1979
4		Gergely Katonás	W	25 February 1980
5		Balázs Nyéki	CB	2 August 1980
6		Balázs Szirányi	CF	10 January 1983
7		Farkas Dőry	W	11 September 1993
8		Márton Tóth	CF	28 September 1985
9		Dániel Varga	CB	25 September 1983
10		Szilárd Jansik	W	16 April 1994
11		Marko Ćuk	W	10 January 1984
12		Stefan Mitrović	CB	29 March 1988
13		Zoltán Pohl	D	27 March 1995
14		Soma Vogel	GK	7 July 1997
		Simon Vogel	CF	14 March 1996
		Márton Irmes		26 February 1998

Bold: senior national team possess

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Zsolt Varga
• Technical Director: György Gerendás
• Technical Manager: Norbert Katona
• Masseur: Tibor Galambos
• Club Doctor: , MD

Transfers (2016-17)

Source: vizipolo.hu

In: Dániel Varga (from Szolnoki Dózsa) Norbert Madaras (from Szolnoki Dózsa) Stefan Mitrović (from Szolnoki Dózsa) Balázs Szirányi (from CNA Barceloneta)

Out: Aidan Roach (to Drummoyne Devils) Joel Swift (to Fremantle Mariners) Marcell Kolozsi (to PVSK) Gergő Marnitz (to Vasas) Pál Irmes (to Bp. Honvéd)

Recent seasons

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										1
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4							4	4		4							4	4	4	4					4	4					4	4
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6		6							6													6	6	6			6
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In European competition

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000-01	LEN Champions League	Preliminary round Red Group	Bečej	4–10	6–11	3rd
			Olympiacos	7–9	8–6
			Olympic Nice	6–4	9–11
2001-02	LEN Cup	Quarter-final	Partizan	3-8	4-5	7–13
2003-04	LEN Cup	Last 16	Szeged	7-10	10-6	17–16
		Quarter-final	Vouliagmeni	7-5	5-8	12–13
2004-05	LEN Euroleague
2005-06	LEN Cup	Last 16	ASC Duisburg	10-7	12-14	22–21
		Quarter-final	Panionios	8-4	8-10	16–14
		Semi-final	Sintez Kazan	9-10	6-12	15–22
2009-10	LEN Cup	Last 16	Szeged	10-9	7-7	17–16
		Quarter-final	Savona	7-8	8-10	15–18
2010-11	LEN Cup	Last 16	Akademija Cattaro	11-5	4-6	15–11
		Quarter-final	Savona	5-10	5-10	10–20
2015-16	LEN Euro Cup	elemination in Second qualifying round
2016-17	LEN Euro Cup	Quarter-final	Primorje Rijeka	-	-	–

Notable former players

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

Coaches

• Dezső Fábián (1960 – 1966)
• Dezső Gyarmati (1967 – 1969)
• Mihály Mayer (1975 – 1980, 1990 – 1992)
• László Felkai (1981 – 1982)
• Dr. István Szívós (1983 – 1990)
• Zoltán Kásás (1992 – 1994, 1995)
• Péter Wolf (1994 – 1995)
• Gábor Godova ( – , 2009 – 2010)
• Lajos Vad ( – 2001)
• András Gyöngyösi (2001 – 2003)
• Gábor Csapó (2003 – 2004)
• Attila Bíró
• József Somossy (2006 – 2009)
• Tamás Ambrus (2010 – 2013)
• Zsolt Varga (2013 – present)

References

1. "Játékosok". fradi.hu.
2. "Bajnok igazolások!". fradi.hu.

External links

• Official website (Hungarian)