Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Ferencvárosi TC (sports club).

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

FTC Telekom

Full name	Ferencvárosi Torna Club
Nickname	Zöld Sasok (The Green Eagles) Fradi
Short name	FTC
Founded	1904; 120 years ago (1904) (parent club in 1899)
League	Országos Bajnokság I
Based in	Budapest, Hungary
Arena	Népliget Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda
Colors	Green and white
President	József Farkas
Head coach	Zsolt Varga
Championships	1 Champions League 2 Euro Cup 4 Cup Winners' Cup 4 LEN Super Cup 24 Hungarian Championships 21 Hungarian Cups 1 Hungarian Super Cups
2021–22	Országos Bajnokság I, 1st of 14 (champions)
Website	fradi.hu

Naming history

• Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC): (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 (24): 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, 2021–22

  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 30)	Goalkeeper
2		Lőrinc Gábor	(2002-01-25) January 25, 2002 (age 22)
3		Zoltán Pohl	(1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 28)	Defender	R
4		Daniil Merkulov	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27)	Centre Back / Defender
5		Márton Vámos	(1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 31)	Centre Back	L
6		Nemanja Ubovic	(1991-02-24) February 24, 1991 (age 33)	Defender
7		Gergő Fekete	(2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 23)
8		Vendel Vigvári	(2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 22)
9		Toni Német	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30)	Centre forward
10		Dénes Varga	(1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 (age 36)	Centre Back	R
11		Szilárd Jansik	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 29)	Wing
12		Luca Damonte	(1992-04-03) April 3, 1992 (age 31)		L
13		Balázs Nyíri	(2002-09-03) September 3, 2002 (age 21)
14		Soma Vogel	(1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 26)	Goalkeeper
		Erik Molnár	(2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 (age 20)

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)

In:

Out:

Recent seasons

As of 13 January 2023.

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Domestic cup	European competitions
1984–85	1	OB I	7th	Fourth place
1985–86	1	OB I	6th	Third place
1986–87	1	OB I	9th	Round of 16
1987–88	1	OB I	1st	Quarterfinalist
1988–89	1	OB I	3rd	Champion	1 European Cup	SF
1989–90	1	OB I	1st	Champion	2 Cup Winners' Cup
1990–91	1	OB I	4th	Runner-up
1991–92	1	OB I	4th	Semifinalist
1992–93	1	OB I	6th
1993–94	1	OB I	4th
1994–95	1	OB I	3rd
1995–96	1	OB I	5th
1996–97	1	OB I	3rd	Champion	3 LEN Cup	SF
1997–98	1	OB I	3rd	Runner-up	2 Cup Winners' Cup	C
1998–99	1	OB I	2nd	Runner-up
1999–00	1	OB I	1st		2 Cup Winners' Cup
2000–01	1	OB I	4th		1 Champions League	PR
2001–02	1	OB I	4th	Runner-up	3 LEN Cup	QF
2002–03	1	OB I	4th
2003–04	1	OB I	4th	did not held	2 LEN Cup	QF
2004–05	1	OB I	5th		1 Euroleague	QR2
					2 LEN Cup
2005–06	1	OB I	6th		2 LEN Cup	QF
2006–07	1	OB I	6th
2007–08	1	OB I	6th	Semifinalist
2008–09	1	OB I	4th	Quarterfinalist
2009–10	1	OB I	4th	Preliminary round	2 LEN Cup	QF
2010–11	1	OB I	6th	Semifinalist	2 LEN Cup	QF
2011–12	1	OB I	7th	Quarterfinalist
2012–13	1	OB I	12th	Quarterfinalist
2013–14	1	OB I	9th	Preliminary round
2014–15	1	OB I	4th	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	OB I	4th	Quarterfinalist	2 Euro Cup	QR2
2016–17	1	OB I	4th	Quarterfinalist	2 Euro Cup	C
2017–18	1	OB I	1st	Semifinalist	LEN Super Cup	F
					2 Euro Cup	C
2018–19	1	OB I	1st	Champion	LEN Super Cup	C
					1 Champions League	C
2019–20	1	OB I	1st^1	Champion	LEN Super Cup	C
					1 Champions League	—^1
2020–21	1	OB I	3rd	Champion	1 Champions League	F
2021–22	1	OB I	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	3rd
2022–23	1	OB I		Champion	1 Champions League

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 9x
• Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 11x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 5x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1965-66	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	Pro Recco	1-1	3rd place
			CSKA Moscow	3-4
			Barcelona	7-1
1968-69	Champions Cup	Quarter-final round	HAVK Mladost	7-8	3rd place
			Partizan	2-11
			Marseille	6-1
1974-75	Cup Winners' Cup   Champion	Finals	Zian
1977-78	Cup Winners' Cup   Champion	Finals	Primorac Kotor
1978-79	Cup Winners' Cup   Finalist	Finals	Korčula
1979-80	Cup Winners' Cup   Champion	Finals	POŠK
1988-89	Champions Cup	Quarter-finals	Posillipo	14-13	9-7	23–20
		Semi-finals	Catalunya	6-5	7-9	13–14
1996-97	LEN Cup   Finalist	Finals	Újpest	11-12 (aet)	8-10	19–22
1997-98	Cup Winners' Cup   Champion	Finals	Olympiacos
2000-01	Champions League	Preliminary round   Red Group	Bečej	4-10	6-11	3rd place
			Olympiacos	7-9	8-6
			Olympic Nice	6-4	9-11
2001-02	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Partizan	3-8	4-5	7–13
2003-04	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
2004-05	LEN Cup
2005-06	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
2009-10	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   Champion	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   Champion	Quarter-finals	Sintez Kazan	12-9	16-8	28–17
		Semi-finals	Miskolc	13-9	13-8	26–17
		Finals	Sport Management	9-8	8-5	17–13
2018-19	Champions League   Champion	Preliminary round (Group A)	Pro Recco	7-13	6-9	4th place
			Barceloneta	8-9	5-8
			Eger	16-9	12-9
			Dynamo Moscow	13-6	13-11
			Steaua București	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.)
			Orvosegyetem SC	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)	Barceloneta	11-10	8-7	1st place
			Brescia	7-10	6-9
			Waspo Hannover	13-9	19-6
			Dinamo Tbilisi	15-11	11-4
			Jadran Herceg Novi	12-5	11-2
		Quarter-final (F8)	Marseille	14–6
		Semi-final (F8)	Brescia	14–12
		Final (F8)	Pro Recco	6–9
2021-22	Champions League   Third place	Preliminary round (Group A)	Brescia		8-8	2nd place
			Novi Beograd	11-10
			Olympiacos	9-9
			Barceloneta	7-17	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

•   Dezső Fábián (1960–66)
•   Dezső Gyarmati (1967–69)
•   Mihály Mayer (1975–80)
•   László Felkai (1981–82)
•   István Szívós (1983–90)
•   Mihály Mayer (1990–92) 2x
•   Zoltán Kásás (1992–94)
•   Péter Wolf (1994–95)
•   Zoltán Kásás (1995) 2x
•   Gábor Godova
•   Lajos Vad ( –2001)
•   András Gyöngyösi (2001–03)
•   Gábor Csapó (2003–04)
•   Attila Bíró
•   József Somossy (2006–09)
•   Gábor Godova (2009–10) 2x
•   Tamás Ambrus (2010–13)
•   Zsolt Varga (2013– present)

References

1. "Játékosok". fradi.hu.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Official website (in Hungarian)