2020–21 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)

The 2020–21 Országos Bajnokság I (also known as the E.ON Férfi OB I Bajnokság for sponsorship reasons, OB I in short), is going to be the 115th season of top-tier water polo in Hungary.

E.ON Férfi OB I Bajnokság1
Season2020–21
DurationAugust 29, 2020 – May 1, 2021
(Regular season)
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)M4 Sport
Statistical leaders
Points Mátyás Pásztor(90 goals)
Records
Biggest home winOSC 25–6 Szentes
(4 November 2020)
Biggest away winDebrecen 1–19 OSC
(27 October 2020)
Winning streak16 games
Szolnok
Losing streak14 games
Tatabánya
← 2019–20
All statistics correct as of March 31, 2021.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to E.ON.

Team information
Location of teams in 2020-21 Országos Bajnokság I
Budapest OB I waterpolo teams

The following 16 clubs compete in the OB I during the 2020–21 season:

TeamHome cityPoolColours
BVSC Budapest (XIV. ker) Szőnyi úti Uszoda    
Debrecen Debrecen Debreceni Sportuszoda    
Eger Eger Bitskey Aladár Uszoda    
FTC Budapest (IX. ker) FTC uszoda, Népliget    
Honvéd Budapest (XIX. ker) Kőér utcai Uszoda      
Kaposvár Kaposvár Csík Ferenc Sportuszoda    
KSI Budapest Széchy Tamás Uszoda    
Miskolc Miskolc Kemény Dénes Sportuszoda    
OSC Budapest (XI. ker) Nyéki Imre Uszoda    
PVSK Pécs Abay Nemes Oszkár Sportuszoda    
Szeged Szeged Tiszavirág Sportuszoda    
Szentes Szentes Dr. Rébeli Szabó József Sportuszoda    
Szolnok Szolnok Tiszaligeti Uszoda    
Tatabánya Tatabánya Tatabányai Sportuszoda    
UVSE Budapest (IV. ker) Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda    
Vasas Budapest (XIII. ker) Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda    

Personnel and sponsors
Team Head coach Captain Cap manufacturer Cap sponsors
BVSC Hungary Kristóf Kemény Hungary Mátyás Pásztor Diapolo MKB-Euroleasing
Debrecen Serbia Miroslav Bajin Hungary Máté Süveges Diapolo none
Eger Hungary Márton Petrovai Hungary Máté Sántavy Diapolo Tigra, ZF
FTC Hungary Zsolt Varga Hungary Dénes Varga Diapolo Telekom, MVM
Honvéd Hungary Márton Szívós Arena none
Kaposvár Hungary László Surányi Hungary Ferenc Vindisch Seles none
KSI Hungary Dániel Horváth Diapolo none
Miskolc Hungary István Kis Slovakia Lukáš Seman Diapolo PannErgy
OSC Hungary Dániel Varga Hungary Balázs Erdélyi Diapolo MOL
PVSK Hungary Viktor Török Diapolo none
Szeged Hungary Zoltán Szabó Hungary Csaba Kiss Diapolo none
Szentes Hungary Csaba Pellei Hungary Balázs Somogyi Yordo metALCOM
Szolnok Serbia Živko Gocić Hungary Dániel Angyal Arena none
Tatabánya Hungary Tamás Zantleitner Hungary Márton Keresztúri Arena none
UVSE Hungary Balázs Vincze Hungary Balázs Korényi Diapolo none
Vasas Hungary Lajos Vad Hungary Bence Bátori Diapolo A-Híd, Plaket

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Szolnoki Dózsa 30 27 2 1 470 239 +231 83 Qualification for the Play-off round
2 OSC Újbuda 30 25 3 2 437 229 +208 78[lower-alpha 1]
3 FTC-Telekom Waterpolo 30 26 0 4 441 233 +208 78[lower-alpha 1]
4 BVSC-Zugló MKB-Euroleasing 30 23 2 5 431 264 +167 71
5 A-HÍD VasasPlaket 30 22 1 7 342 215 +127 67
6 Budapesti Honvéd SE 30 15 3 12 322 302 +20 48
7 UVSE Hunguest Hotels 30 13 5 12 283 318 −35 44
8 Tigra-ZF-Eger 30 13 4 13 303 328 −25 43
9 PannErgy-MVLC Miskolc 30 11 5 14 288 325 −37 38
10 PVSK Mecsek Füszért 30 9 5 16 279 333 −54 32[lower-alpha 2]
11 Metalcom Szentes 30 10 2 18 252 367 −115 32[lower-alpha 2]
12 Kaposvári VK 30 10 1 19 290 393 −103 31
13 Szegedi VE 30 7 3 20 256 337 −81 24
14 Debrecen 30 4 1 25 239 415 −176 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Tatabányai VSE 30 3 1 26 213 403 −190 10 Relegation to the Országos Bajnokság I/B
16 KSI SE 30 2 2 26 281 426 −145 8
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2021. Source: Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian), FlashScore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference according to the overall result; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[1]
Notes:
  1. OSC are ranked ahead of Ferencváros on head-to-head points: OSC 9–7 Ferencváros, Ferencváros 12–16 OSC.
  2. PVSK are ahead of Szentes on head-to-head goal difference: PVSK 10–6 Szentes, Szentes 6–5 PVSK.

Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

Home \ Away BVSC DVSE EGER FTC BHSE KAP KSI MIS OSC PVSK SZEG SZEN SZOL TVSE UVSE VAS
BVSC — 18–8 7–3 11–10 13–9 18–7 19–6 21–12 11–12 13–8 19–9 23–11 8–8 21–7 21–8 10–7
Debrecen 13–20 — 10–15 6–14 10–15 11–13 13–12 8–12 1–19 7–12 9–9 10–9 7–15 7–10 4–8 1–19
Eger 6–11 17–10 — 14–16 13–17 9–4 14–13 10–10 11–16 18–11 10–9 5–3 12–19 14–4 9–13 6–8
FTC 13–9 23–7 16–8 — 13–5 13–9 17–9 18–10 12–16 15–4 16–6 18–9 14–15 23–7 14–8 18–8
Bp. Honvéd 10–18 12–9 11–8 7–12 — 15–6 17–8 9–10 5–11 7–12 20–2 11–9 6–15 15–6 8–9 7–6
Kaposvár 12–19 14–13 10–15 8–17 7–18 — 16–15 17–10 6–15 13–11 14–12 14–15 7–18 10–9 11–12 9–10
KSI 10–20 11–12 10–13 7–17 12–15 9–10 — 0–5[lower-alpha 1] 5–17 9–9 8–10 9–13 5–15 14–12 11–11 9–15
Miskolc 8–11 16–10 9–9 4–17 6–7 13–12 15–10 — 8–15 12–9 8–8 11–11 10–11 14–5 11–11 3–9
OSC 10–9 18–9 14–5 9–7 10–10 10–5 21–8 16–6 — 14–6 19–10 25–6 15–15 17–6 14–10 8–8
PVSK 12–12 16–5 8–9 5–14 9–9 16–9 18–13 10–9 6–12 — 9–7 10–6 11–22 11–10 7–9 10–16
Szeged 5–8 10–6 11–12 8–9 8–9 8–9 15–10 6–17 7–15 8–8 — 11–5 6–16 11–9 13–10 7–9
Szentes 6–13 9–10 7–7 6–21 13–9 9–8 11–9 9–14 6–20 6–5 6–5 — 4–15 16–10 9–7 7–16
Szolnok 13–12 18–5 23–6 7–11 18–8 16–8 17–9 19–4 10–7 18–7 13–5 16–9 — 17–5 14–8 17–8
Tatabánya 4–18 6–4 9–9 3–10 7–13 6–7 9–11 8–14 3–18 9–8 10–14 10–11 5–20 — 9–13 1–9
UVSE 10–13 13–9 8–11 3–15 10–10 9–9 15–10 7–3 7–16 8–8 15–8 9–8 8–19 11–8 — 9–7
Vasas 7–5 12–5 11–5 5–8 12–8 22–6 15–9 12–4 11–8 14–3 9–8 16–3 9–11 23–6 9–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2021. Source: Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian), FlashScore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. The KSI v Miskolc match was awarded as a 5–0 win to Miskolc.

Play-off

Semi-finals
Team 1 Points Team 2 Regular season Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Szolnoki Dózsa (1)7–1(4) BVSC-Zugló MKB-Euroleasing13−12 8−8 11−7／
OSC Újbuda (2)6–3(3) FTC-Telekom Waterpolo9−7 16−12 2-7−

Matches
5 May 2021 (2021-05-05)
18:00		 Report Szolnoki Dózsa 11–7 BVSC-Zugló MKB-Euroleasing Tiszaligeti uszoda, Szolnok
Referees:
Tóth, ifj. Kenéz
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 4–2, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Pásztor 3

Szolnoki Dózsa won the series 7–1 with points ratio, and advanced to the Finals.

5 May 2021 (2021-05-05)
19:30		 Report OSC Újbuda 2–7 FTC-Telekom Waterpolo Nyéki Imre uszoda, Budapest
Referees:
Kun, Marjay
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–3, 0–1, 1–1
Hárai, Salamon 1 Goals Varga 2

Statistics

Number of teams by counties and regions
Number of teams by counties
Pos. County (megye) No. of teams Teams
1 Budapest (capital) 7 BVSC, FTC, Bp. Honvéd, KSI, OSC, UVSE and Vasas
2 Csongrád-Csanád 2 Szeged, Szentes
3 Baranya 1 PVSK
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 1 Miskolc
Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen
Heves 1 Eger
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 1 Szolnok
Komárom-Esztergom 1 Tatabánya
Somogy 1 Kaposvár
Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia Central Hungary Great Plain and North
3 Team 7 Team 6 Team

    References
    1. "Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség Versenyszabályzata 2020-2021" (PDF). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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