Magyar Kupa (men's water polo)

The Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for water polo. It has been incepted by the Hungarian Water Polo Federation, the Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség in 1923, nineteen years after the commencement of the Hungarian League, the Országos Bajnokság.

Most successful participant in the Magya Kupa has been the Ferencváros with 23 titles, followed by the local rivals from Újpest with 19 cups. The current holders are Ferencváros.

Winners
In 1923 the final was played only in the following year. In 1939 the Magyar AC, before the final came back, many of its players were disqualified or injured or busy at work. In 1996 they played two series (in March and December). Previous cup winners are:


 * 1923: Ferencváros
 * 1924: Ferencváros
 * 1925: III. Kerületi TVE
 * 1926: Ferencváros
 * 1927: III. Kerületi TVE
 * 1928: MTK Budapest
 * 1929: Újpest
 * 1930: III. Kerületi TVE
 * 1931: Újpest
 * 1932: Újpest
 * 1933: Újpest
 * 1934: Újpest
 * 1935: Újpest
 * 1936: Újpest
 * 1937: MTK Budapest
 * 1938: Újpest
 * 1939: Újpest
 * 1940: Magyar AC
 * 1941: Budapest SE
 * 1942: Budapest SE
 * 1943: Magyar AC
 * 1944: Újpest
 * 1945: Not Played
 * 1946: MTK Budapest
 * 1947: Vasas
 * 1948: Újpest
 * 1949: Ferencváros
 * 1950: Not Played
 * 1951: Újpest
 * 1952: Újpest
 * 1953: Bp. Honvéd
 * 1954: Bp. Honvéd
 * 1955: Újpest
 * 1956: Not Played
 * 1957: Ferencváros
 * 1958: Bp. Honvéd
 * 1959: Bp. Honvéd
 * 1960: Újpest
 * 1961: Vasas
 * 1962: Ferencváros
 * 1963: Újpest
 * 1964: Ferencváros
 * 1965: Ferencváros
 * 1966: Szolnok
 * 1967: Ferencváros
 * 1968: Szolnok
 * 1969: Ferencváros
 * 1970: OSC
 * 1971: Vasas
 * 1972: Eger
 * 1973: Ferencváros
 * 1974: OSC
 * 1975: Újpest
 * 1976: Ferencváros
 * 1977: Ferencváros
 * 1978: Ferencváros
 * 1979: Bp. Honvéd
 * 1980: Szentes
 * 1981: Vasas
 * 1982: BVSC
 * 1983: Vasas
 * 1984: Vasas
 * 1985: Szolnok
 * 1986/87: BVSC
 * 1987/88: Bp. Spartacus
 * 1988/89: Ferencváros
 * 1989/90: Ferencváros
 * 1990/91: Újpest
 * 1991/92: Vasas
 * 1992/93: Újpest
 * 1993/94: Vasas
 * 1994/95: BVSC
 * 1995/96: Vasas
 * 1996 dec.: Ferencváros
 * 1997: Vasas
 * 1998/99: Bp. Honvéd
 * 1999/00: BVSC
 * 2000/01: Vasas
 * 2001/02: Vasas
 * 2002/03: BVSC
 * 2004: Vasas
 * 2005: Vasas
 * 2006: Bp. Honvéd
 * 2007: Eger
 * 2008: Eger
 * 2009: Vasas
 * 2010: Bp. Honvéd
 * 2011: Szeged
 * 2012: Szeged
 * 2013: Szeged
 * 2014: Szolnok
 * 2015: Eger
 * 2016: Szolnok
 * 2017: Szolnok
 * 2018: Ferencváros
 * 2019: Ferencváros
 * 2020: Ferencváros
 * 2021: Ferencváros
 * 2022: Ferencváros
 * 2023: Ferencváros

Finals
The following table contains all the finals from the sixty years long history of the Magyar Kupa. In some occasions, there was not held a final match but a final tournament. In these cases, the team with the most total points have been crowned as cup winners.


 * Notes
 *  Note 1: Újpest did not play

By club
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:

By county

 * The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2018-19 season of the Hungarian League.

Records in the Final

 * Most wins: 23
 * Ferencváros (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)
 * Most consecutive titles: 6
 * Újpest (1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936)
 * Ferencváros (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
 * Most consecutive appearances: 8
 * Magyar AC ( 1934, 1935 , 1936 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1940, 1941 - winning one)
 * Most appearances: 38
 * Ferencváros (1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 , 1942 , 1943 , 1944 , 1946 , 1949, 1951 , 1957, 1962, 1963 , 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971 , 1972 , 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 , 1989, 1990, 1991 , 1996 dec., 1997 , 1999 , 2002 , 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
 * Biggest win:
 * Szolnok 13–4 OSC (2017)
 * Most goals in a final: 27
 * Vasas 14–13 (a.e.t.) Eger (2009)
 * Most goals by a losing side: 13
 * Vasas 14–13 (a.e.t.) Eger (2009)
 * Most defeats in a final: 15
 * Ferencváros (1925, 1927, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2002)

Finals venues and host cities
Notes:
 * In the list below are included all the stadiums, inclusive the stadiums from finals with 2 legs.
 *  Note 1: Formerly known as Nemzeti Sportuszoda.
 *  Note 2: Formerly known as Császár fürdő.