Egri Vízilabda Klub (English: Water Polo Club of Eger) is a Hungarian water polo club based in Eger. One of the dominant teams in the country since the late 2000s, Eger won the national championship in 2011,2013,2014 and came in second in 2012. They also collected the gold medal in the Hungarian cup in 1972 and 2007. Beside the domestic successes they also finished runners-up in the LEN Cup in 2008.

Tigra-ZF-Eger
Full nameEgri Vízilabda Klub
Founded24 September 1910; 114 years ago (1910-09-24)
LeagueOrszágos Bajnokság I
Based inEger, Hungary
ArenaBitskey Aladár Uszoda
(Capacity: 1,500)
ColorsBlue and white
   
PresidentZoltán Szécsi
ManagerPéter Biros
Championships3 Hungarian Championships
4 Hungarian Cups
2021–22Országos Bajnokság I,
10th of 14
Websiteegrivizilabda.hu

Starting from summer 2010 the club is known as ZF Eger after its main sponsor ZF Friedrichshafen.[1]

Naming history

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  • Egri TE: (1910 – 1943)
    • MOVE Egri SE: (1920 – 1945)
  • Egri Barátság SE: (1945 – 1947)
  • Egri SZTK: (1948 – 1949)
  • Egri ÁVESZ: (1950)
  • Egri Fáklya SK: (1951 – 1954)
  • Egri Bástya SE: (1955 – 1956)
  • Eger SE: (1957)
  • Egri SC: (1958 – 1959)
  • Egri Vasas SK: (1960)
  • Egri Dózsa SC: (1961 – 1976)
  • Eger SE: (1977 – 1992/93)
  • ÚVK-Eger: (1993/94)
  • ÚVMK Eger: (1993/94 – 1995/96)
  • ÚVMK Eger-Egervin: (1996/97 – 1998/99)
  • ÚVMK BauSystem-Eger: (1999/00)
  • UPC-Egri VK: (2000/01)
  • Egri VK: (2001/02 – 2002/03)
  • ZF Hungária Egri VK: (2002/03 – 2003/04)
  • Brendon-ZF-Eger: (2004/05)
  • Brendon-Fenstherm-ZF-Eger: (2005/06 – 2007/08)
  • Brendon-UPC-ZF-Egri VK: (2007/08)
  • ZF-Eger: (2008/09 – 2019/20)
  • Tigra-ZF-Eger: (2020/21 – ... )

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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  Champions (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14
  Runners-up (6): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
  Third place (6): 1964, 1969, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2014–15, 2017–18
  Winners (4): 1972, 2007, 2008, 2015
  Finalist (6): 1970, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2016

European competitions

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Fourth place (1): 2016–17
Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Current squad

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Season 2020–21[2]

Nat. Player Birth Date Position L/R
4   Dominik Kürti (1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 (age 25)
6   Bálint Lőrincz (1994-03-10) March 10, 1994 (age 30)
7   Ádám Decker (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 40) Guard R
8   Gergő Kovács (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 29)
11   Krisztián Bedő (1993-05-04) May 4, 1993 (age 31) Centre forward
13   Barnabás Biros (1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 27)
14   Boldizsár Csiszár (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27) Goalkeeper
  Márton Magyar (1999-09-09) September 9, 1999 (age 25)

Staff

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Technical Staff
Chairman   Attila Bárány
Executive Director   dr. Gábor Seress
President of Society   dr. Ulrich Diller
Head coach   Norbert Dabrowski
Assistant coach   Márton Petrovai

Transfers (2017-18)

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Source: vizipolo.hu

Recent seasons

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As of 6 January 2023.
Season Tier League Pos. Domestic cup European competitions
1984–85 1 OB I 5th Round of 16
1985–86 1 OB I 5th Quarterfinalist
1986–87 1 OB I 7th Round of 16
1987–88 1 OB I 11th Round of 16
1988–89 1 OB I 9th Round of 16
1989–90 1 OB I 9th Quarterfinalist
1990–91 1 OB I 7th Round of 16
1991–92 1 OB I 8th Semifinalist
1992–93 1 OB I 9th
1993–94 1 OB I 8th
1994–95 1 OB I 9th
1995–96 1 OB I 10th
1996–97 1 OB I 7th
1997–98 1 OB I 9th
1998–99 1 OB I 6th
1999–00 1 OB I 7th 3 LEN Cup QF
2000–01 1 OB I 7th Round of 16
2001–02 1 OB I 9th Quarterfinalist
2002–03 1 OB I 8th Round of 16
2003–04 1 OB I 7th did not held
2004–05 1 OB I 4th Runner-up
2005–06 1 OB I 3rd Runner-up 2 LEN Cup QF
2006–07 1 OB I 3rd 1 Euroleague PR
2007–08 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Euroleague QR2
2 LEN Cup F
2008–09 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Euroleague PR
2009–10 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 1 Euroleague QF
2010–11 1 OB I 1st Runner-up 1 Euroleague PR
2011–12 1 OB I 2nd Semifinalist 1 Champions League PR
2012–13 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League R16
2013–14 1 OB I 1st Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League PR
2014–15 1 OB I 3rd Semifinalist 1 Champions League 5th
2015–16 1 OB I 2nd Champion 1 Champions League 6th
2016–17 1 OB I 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League 4th
2017–18 1 OB I 3rd Semifinalist 1 Champions League 6th
2018–19 1 OB I 4th Quarterfinalist 1 Champions League PR
2019–20 1 OB I 4th1 Quarterfinalist 2 Euro Cup SF1
2020–21 1 OB I 8th Preliminary round
2021–22 1 OB I 10th Quarterfinalist
2022–23 1 OB I 7th Quarterfinalist
2023–24 1 OB I Quarterfinalist
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In European competition

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Notable former players

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Péter Biros

Olympic champions

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Former coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "ZF-Eger: Itt a 2010-2011-es játékoskeret" (in Hungarian). Egri VK official website. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Férfi csapat". egrivizilabda.hu.
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