Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)

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

Full nameFerencvárosi Torna Club

Nickname

Zöld Sasok (The Green Eagles)
Fradi

Short nameFTC

Founded1904; 122 years ago
(parent club in 1899)

Quick facts Full name, Nickname ...

FTC Telekom

Full name	Ferencvárosi Torna Club
Nickname	Zöld Sasok (The Green Eagles) Fradi
Short name	FTC
Founded	1904; 122 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	Balázs Nyéki
Championships	3 Champions League 2 Euro Cup 4 Cup Winners' Cup 4 LEN Super Cup 26 Hungarian Championships 23 Hungarian Cups 1 Hungarian Super Cups
2023–24	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 (26): 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, 2022–23, 2023–24

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 (23): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

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

Winners (3): 2018–19, 2023–24, 2024–25

Runners-up (1): 2020–21

Semi-finalist (2): 1988–89, 2021–22

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 2023-24^[1]

№	Nat.	Player	Birth Date
1		Dániel Szakonyi	(1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 32)	Goalkeeper
2		Dušan Mandić	(1994-06-16) June 16, 1994 (age 31)
3		Zoltán Pohl	1995\|3
5		Stylianos Argyropoulos	(1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 29)
6		Edoardo di Somma	(1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 29)
7		Gergő Fekete	(2000-06-24) June 24, 2000 (age 25)
8		Vendel Vigvári	(2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 24)
9		Toni Német	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 32)
10		Dénes Varga	(1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 (age 39)
11		Szilárd Jansik	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 32)
12		Luca Damonte	(1992-04-03) April 3, 1992 (age 34)
13		Ádám Nagy	(1998-05-19) May 19, 1998 (age 28)
14		Soma Vogel	(1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 28)	Goalkeeper

Staff

More information Technical Staff ...

Technical Staff
Section Chairman	Tamás Ambrus (posthumous)
Section leader	Viktor Paján
Technical Manager	Norbert Katona

Head Coach	Balázs Nyéki
Technical Director	György Gerendás

Recent seasons

As of 7 May 2025.

More information Season, Tier ...

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
2004–05	1	OB I	5th		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
2017–18	1	OB I	1st	Semifinalist	2 Euro Cup	C
2018–19	1	OB I	1st	Champion	LEN Super Cup	C
2018–19	1	OB I	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	C
2019–20	1	OB I	1st¹	Champion	LEN Super Cup	C
2019–20	1	OB I	1st¹	Champion	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	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	F
2023–24	1	OB I	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	C
2024–25	1	OB I	1st	Champion	Super Cup	C
2024–25	1	OB I	1st	Champion	1 Champions League	C

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

In European competition

Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 10x
Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 11x
Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 5x

More information Season, Competition ...

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
1988-89	Champions Cup	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
2003-04	LEN Cup	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
2009-10	LEN Cup	Quarter-finals	Savona	7-8	8-10	15–18

2010-11	LEN Cup	Round of 16	Akademija Cattaro	11-5	4-6	15–11
2010-11	LEN Cup	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
		Quarter-final (F8)	Jug AO Dubrovnik	14–13
		Semi-final (F8)	Pro Recco	7–10
		Third place (F8)	AN Brescia	14–12

2022-23	Champions League	Preliminary round (Group B)	Brescia	10-6	4-8	3rd place
			Novi Beograd	14-12	13-14
			Jug AO Dubrovnik	9-7	12-12
			Astrapool Sabadell	10-12	10-7
			Genesys OSC-Budapest	12-11	16-12
			CN Marseille	9-8	7-13
			Spandau 04 Berlin	12-8	10-11
		Quarter-final (F8)	Pro Recco	4–8
		5th–8th place semifinals	AN Brescia	9–8
		Fifth place	Olympiacos	4–9

2023-24	Champions League Champion	Main round (Group C)	Jadran Split	13-11	20-17	1st place
			Crvena zvezda	20-6	16-6
			Jadran Herceg Novi	9-7	17-10
		Quarter-finals round (Group B)	Olympiacos Piraeus	11-9	8-10	1st place
			Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	13-11	10-8
			AN Brescia	9-8	11-9
		Semi-final (F4)	Novi Beograd	18–17 (5-4 p)
		Final (F4)	Pro Recco	12–11

2024–25	Champions League Champion	Main round (Group B)	Jadran Split	18-9	12-10	1st place
			Radnički Kragujevac	16-4	12-5
			Dinamo Tbilisi	16-7	18-7
		Quarter-finals round (Group B)	Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta	18-10	12-13 (3-4 p)	1st place
			RN Savona	15-11	17-9
			CSM Oradea	20-10	18-7
		Semi-final (F4)	CN Marseille	14–11
		Final (F4)	Novi Beograd	13–11

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)