Szolnoki Vízilabda Sport Club is a professional water polo team based in 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.

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 No.Player Birth DatePositionL/R1 Ottó Józsa Goalkeeper2 Dávid Belényesi 3 Zsombor Szeghalmi 4 Norman Schmölcz 5 Attila Pető 6 György Ágh Centre forward7 Dávid Jansik Guard8 Gergő Kovács 9 Zsombor Vismeg 10 Mátyás Pásztor 11 Bertold Vámosi Centre forward12 András Teleki 13 Donát Simon 14 Márk Bányai 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

SeasonTierLeagueDomestic 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 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 2 Euro Cup 2012–13 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 2 Euro Cup 2013–14 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League 2014–15 1 OB I 1st Champion 1 Champions League 2015–16 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Champions League 2016–17 1 OB I 1st Champion 1 Champions League 2017–18 1 OB I 2nd Champion LEN Super Cup C 1 Champions League 2018–19 1 OB I 3rd Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League 2019–20 1 OB I Semifinalist 1 Champions League 2020–21 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Champions League 2 Euro Cup 2021–221 OB I 4th Runner-up LEN Super Cup F 1 Champions League 2 Euro Cup 2022–23 1 OB I 6th Quarterfinalist 2 Euro Cup 2023–24 1 OB I Quarterfinalist 2 Euro Cup

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 AwayAggregate1964-65European CupSemi-final round CSKA Moscow 2-5 4th place Dinamo București 3-5 Dinamo Magdeburg 2-51986-87Cup Winners' Cup 2011-12Euro 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 18–192012-13Euro Cup Quarter-finals Florentia 10-9 6-8 16–172013-14Champions Leagueelimination in Third qualifying round2014-15Champions LeagueSixth placePreliminary 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) Barceloneta6–6 5th-6th placement (F6) Eger7–82015-16Champions League Third placePreliminary 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) Barceloneta7–5 Semi-final (F6) Olympiacos7–8 Bronze match (F6) Pro Recco11–72016-17Champions League ChampionPreliminary 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) Eger7–5 Final (F6) Jug Dubrovnik10–52017-18Champions LeagueFifth placePreliminary 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 Dubrovnik8–9 5th-8th semifinal (F8) Brescia8–7 5th-6th placement (F6) Eger10–62018-19Champions LeaguePreliminary 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 5-72019-20Champions LeaguePreliminary 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.)2020-21Champions Leagueelimination in Qualifying round2020-21Euro 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 2021-22Champions Leagueelimination in Third qualifying round2021-22Euro Cup Quarter-finals Ortigia 10-15 4-9 14–242022-23Euro 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)

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