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.
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.
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.
Naming history Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület (BHSE): (1949 – 1990) In 1990 the water polo section was defunct. Honvéd-Spartacus VE: (1998/99) - Merged with Budapesti Spartacus SC Bp. Honvéd-Domino: (1999/00 – 2000/01) - the first naming sponsor Domino-BHSE: (2001/02 – 2006/07) Domino Honvéd: (2007/08 – 2009/10) Groupama Honvéd: (2010/11 – 2012/13) RacioNet Honvéd: (2013/14 – 2017/18) Budapesti Honvéd SE: (2018/19 – ... )
Honours
Domestic competitions Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary) Champions (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary) Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998–99, 2006, 2010
Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner Winners (): 2005
European competitions LEN Champions League (Euroleague) Winners (1): 2003–04
LEN Euro Cup Semi-finalist (1): 2010–11
LEN Cup Winners' Cup Runners-up (1): 1980–81
LEN Super Cup Winners (1): 2004
Current squad Season 2020–2021 №Nat.Player Birth DatePositionL/R1 Attila Decker Goalkeeper2 Bálint Kiss 3 Tamás Gyárfás 4 Tibor Fazekas WingR5 Bendegúz Tóth 6 Róbert Fejős 9 Roland Zsolt Simon 10 Balázs Kalanovics 11 Pál Irmes 12 Adrián Simon 14 Borna Duvnjak-Starčević Goalkeeper Norbert Hosnyánszky Centre BackR
Technical staff Technical Director: István Vincze Head Coach: Márton Szívós Youth Coach: Imre Tóth Team Doctor: Antal Gábor, MD Physiotherapist: Tamás Klenyán
Recent seasons
League Domestic cup European competitionsSeason 1998–99 Third place Champions 1999–00 Third place Quarter-finalist 2 Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finalist 2000–01 Champions Quarter-finalist 2001–02 Champions Semi-finalist 1 Champions League Runners-up 2002–03 Champions Semi-finalist 1 Champions League Runners-up 2003–04 Champions 1 Euroleague Champions 2004–05 Champions LEN Super Cup Champions 1 Euroleague Runners-up 2005–06 Champions 1 Euroleague Quarter-finalist 2006–07 Runners-up Champions 1 Euroleague Quarter-finalist 2007–08 Third place Finalist 1 Euroleague Preliminary round 2008–09 Third place 1 Euroleague Qualifying round 2 LEN Cup Quarterfinalist 2009–10 5th place Semi-finalist 1 Euroleague Preliminary round 2010–11 4th place Champion 2 LEN Cup Semi-finalist 2011–12 4th place Finalist 2 Euro Cup Round of 16 2012–13 6th place Quarter-finalist 2013–14 4th place Quarter-finalist 2014–15 6th place Semi-finalist 2015–16 8th place Quarter-finalist 2016–17 9th place Semi-finalist 2017–18 7th place Quarter-finalist 2018–19 7th place Quarter-finalist 2019–20 Quarter-finalist 2020–21 6th place Preliminary round 2021–22 5th place Round of 16 2022–23 Third place Semi-finalist 2 Euro Cup Quarter-finalist 2023–24 5th place Semi-finalist 1 Champions League Qualifying round 2 Euro Cup Group stage 2024–25 3-4th place 2 Euro Cup Group stage
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): 5x Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 2x
Season Competition Round Club Home AwayAggregate1980–81Cup Winners' Cup Finalist Finals CSKA Moscow 1999–2000Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals Bellevue Dubrovnik 6-4 6-6 12–10 Semi-finals Florentia 2001–02Champions League FinalistPreliminary round Red Group Bečej 12-7 11-8 2nd place Dynamo Moscow 13-4 9-10 Jug Dubrovnik 10-7 6-9 Semi-final (F4) Posillipo9–8 Final (F4) Olympiacos7–92002–03Champions League FinalistPreliminary round Red Group HAVK Mladost 11-11 11-10 1st place Olympiacos 6-4 12-7 Olympic Nice 8-5 10-7 Semi-final (F4) Spandau 0411–6 Final (F4) Pro Recco4–92003–04Euroleague ChampionPreliminary round(Group D) Jadran Herceg Novi 6-6 5-6 2nd place Jug Dubrovnik 8-5 11-12 Spartak Volgograd 13-11 4-4 Quarter-finals Vasas 8-8 7-6 15–14 Semi-final (F4) Primorje Rijeka7–6 Final (F4) Jadran Herceg Novi7–62004–05Euroleague FinalistPreliminary round(Group D) Olympiacos 11-4 7-4 2nd place Shturm Ruza 12-8 15-11 Leonessa 12-8 3-7 Quarter-finals Spartak Volgograd 13-6 12-8 25–14 Semi-final (F4) Jug Dubrovnik10–9 Final (F4) Posillipo8–9 2005–06EuroleaguePreliminary round(Group A) Spandau 04 16-8 13-7 2nd place Posillipo 14-9 8-9 HAVK Mladost 12-10 10-13 Quarter-finals Pro Recco 7-12 8-11 15–232006–07EuroleaguePreliminary round(Group D) Barceloneta 12-8 13-14 1st place Posillipo 15-7 13-10 Panionios 13-11 15-3 Quarter-finals Olympiacos 9-11 9-11 18–222007–08EuroleaguePreliminary round(Group C) Jug Dubrovnik 11-10 5-10 3rd place Vasas 5-6 8-8 Panionios 9-4 12-82008–09Euroleagueelimination in Second qualifying round2008-09LEN Cup Round of 16 Vouliagmeni 12-3 12-8 24–11 Quarter-finals Sintez Kazan 7-7 8-9 15–162009–10EuroleaguePreliminary round(Group C) Olympiacos 12-10 6-10 4th place Partizan 6-9 7-12 Budva 6-10 6-142010–11LEN Cup Round of 16 Hornets Košice 14-8 2-5 16–13 Quarter-finals CSM Oradea 12-9 11-12 23–21 Semi-finals Panionios 12-9 6-11 18–202011–12Euro Cup Round of 16 Savona 12-10 10-14 22–242022–23Euro Cup Round of 16 Szolnok 13-11 5-8 18–192023–24Champions Leagueelimination in Qualification round2023–24Euro CupGroup stage(Group B) Vasas 3-11 16-19* 3rd place Savona 5-6 7-14 Apollon Smyrnis 12-11 11-102024–25Euro CupGroup stage(Group B) Šabac 10-12 8-12 4th place Barcelona 13-12 9-10 Panathinaikos 11-12 11-14
Notable former players
Olympic champions Gergely Kiss – 13 years (2001-2008, 2012-____) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing István Gergely – 12 years (2002-2014) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing István Hevesi – 8 years (1952-1960) 1956 Melbourne Tamás Molnár – 8 years (2001-2009) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Attila Vári – 7 years (2002-2009) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens Péter Biros – 6 years (2001-2007) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Rajmund Fodor – 6 years (2002-2008) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens János Konrád – 5 years (1964-1969) 1964 Tokyo Bulcsú Székely – 5 years (2006-2011) 2000 Sydney Antal Bolvári – 4 years (1952-1956) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne György Gerendás – 4 years (1978-1982) 1976 Montreal Barnabás Steinmetz – 4 years (2012-2016) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens Tibor Benedek – 3 years (2004-2007) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Dezső Lemhényi – 2 years (1950-1951) 1952 Helsinki László Jeney – 2 years (1959–1960) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne Attila Sudár – 1 year (1982) 1976 Montreal
Former coaches
Jenő Brandi (1950–1975) Kálmán Markovits (1976–1978) Antal Bolvári (1979–1988)
István Kovács (1998–2008) Lajos Vad (2008– present)
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