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Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)

Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian water polo club that is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1950, they won six Hungarian championships and eight Hungarian cup titles.[1]

In 2004, beside the domestic league success the team also collected the most prestigious continental cup, the LEN Euroleague, and later triumphed over LEN Cup winners CN Barcelona with a scoreline of 10–9 to win the LEN European Supercup.[2]

Since 1 July 2010 the club is officially known as Groupama Honvéd, following the club has agreed on a sponsorship deal with international insurance company Groupama.[3]

Naming history

Honours

Domestic competitions

Champions (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Runners-up (2): 1967, 2006–07
Third place (11): 1950, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1998–99*, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09
Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998–99, 2006, 2010
Finalist (8): 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 2011
Winners (): 2005

European competitions

Winners (1): 2003–04
Semi-finalist (1): 2010–11
Runners-up (1): 1980–81
Winners (1): 2004

Current squad

Season 2020–2021

Technical staff

Recent seasons

As of 5 January 2023.
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition

Notable former players

Olympic champions

Former coaches

References

  1. ^ "Szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Szuperkupa-győztes a Domino-Honvéd" (in Hungarian). Origo. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Szponzorok – Groupama" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

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