Vasas SC
Full nameVasas Sport Club
Short nameVasas SC
Founded1926 (1926)
ArenaSterbinszky Amália Kézilabdacsarnok
Capacity600
PresidentLászló Markovits
Head coachCsaba Konkoly
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I
2022–23Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B – 1st
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Vasas SC is a Hungarian women's handball team. It is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club Vasas SC. One of the most successful teams in the country, they have won the Hungarian championship a record 15 times and in 1982 they were also crowned as the European Champions Cup winners.

Brief history

Hazena, the early form of the modern handball, had been played across Europe for years, when, in 1926, based on the players who were fired by MTE for political reasons, Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja was founded. Until 1928 there was not an organized national championship and the hazena team participated only in several invitational tournaments. Due to financial reasons the club suspended its operations in 1931.

After a financial consolidation the handball department of Vasas was reborn and entered the championship in 1938. The brightest year of this era was 1945, when Vasas won the second division title and gained promotion to the top level championship. However, just after a few years, due growing troubles the club decided to withdraw from the competitive handball once again.

On 7 March 1956 the Sport School of Angyalföld (Angyalföldi Sportiskola) was founded. Under head coach József Ferenczy the Sport School performed brilliantly, having won several youth and junior titles. They also wanted to enter the adult competition, but the permit was not granted. Instead of that, they got the chance from Hungarian Handball Federation to join either Csavargyár or Vasas. They have chosen Vasas and the team has risen from its ashes in 1960. With the ASI-girls on the board, under the new, team handball rules, Vasas entered the Budapest II championship and won it in their inaugural year and gained promotion. In 1962 they celebrated another promotion, this time from the Budapest I division to the NB II. In 1964 Vasas climbed to the NB I, the top-level league in Hungary. Although they suffered a surprise relegation in 1965, they spent only one season in the NB II. With the comeback in 1967 the brightest period in the club's life began.

In 1969 the Vasas lifted the Hungarian Cup trophy, followed by another Cup title in 1971. From 1972 they have won the Hungarian Championship an exceptional eleven times in a row – in 1977 and 1981 they did not even drop a single point throughout the season. Adding to this, they also won the Hungarian Cup eight times in this period. Their most successful year came in 1982, when Vasas did the treble: beside the Hungarian Championship and Hungarian Cup they took the European Champions Cup title as well.

From the second part of the eighties the key players of the golden era either retired or moved abroad and the Hungarian Championship got more balanced as well, which led to Vasas slowly lost their dominant role.

In the nineties, after the transition, private companies took over the club and became their main sponsor. In short term Vasas benefited from it, they managed to put together a strong squad and the team was shining in the old glory. However, after these financials grown narrow, a disintegration process started. To save from cessation, in 2004 Vasas Sport Club took the team under control. In 2009, Vasas said goodbye to NB I.

After eight years, the team was able to start the 2017/18 season again in the top division after winning the NB I / B Championship. However, the cutting-edge outing lasted only a year. The team was promoted again in 2021, but was eliminated at the end of the season.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Vasas SC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
hummel
2004–2005 UNIQA Biztosító
2005–2008 Invitel
2008 Lancast UNIQA
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2009 MVM
2009–2013 –
2013–2019 Erima
2019–2021 2Rule
2021– Joma

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season


Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Staff members

  • Hungary Chairman: László Markovits
  • Hungary Technical Director: Ferenc Venczkó
  • Hungary Head Coach: Csaba Konkoly
  • Hungary Assistant Coach/Youth Coach: Dániel Kiss
  • Hungary Goalkeeper Coach: István Bakos

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

  • Champions (15) – record: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991–92, 1992–93
  • Runners-up (1): 1986
  • Third place (7): 1953, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

  • Winners (11): 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986
  • Finalist (7): 1970, 1977, 1987, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97

European competitions

Recent seasons

As of 10 August 2023
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
1963 NB II 6th
1964 NB II First place
1965 NB I 12th
1966 NB II First place
1967 NB I Third place
1968 NB I 6th
1969 NB I Third place Winner
1970 NB I 4th Finalist
1971 NB I Third place Winner
1972 NB I First place
1973 NB I First place
1974 NB I First place Winner
1975 NB I First place
1976 NB I First place Winner
1977 NB I First place Finalist
1978 NB I First place Winner
1979 NB I First place Winner
1980 NB I First place Winner
1981 NB I First place Winner
1982 NB I First place Winner
1983 NB I 4th
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
1984 NB I First place Winner
1985 NB I First place
1986 NB I Second place Winner
1987 NB I 4th Finalist
1988–89 NB I 7th
1989–90 NB I 8th
1990–91 NB I 11th
1991–92 NB I First place Finalist
1992–93 NB I First place Finalist
1993–94 NB I Third place
1994–95 NB I Third place Finalist
1995–96 NB I 5th
1996–97 NB I Third place Finalist
1997–98 NB I 4th
1998–99 NB I 7th
1999-00 NB I 7th
2000–01 NB I 6th
2001–02 NB I 7th
2002–03 NB I 10th
2003–04 NB I 7th
2004–05 NB I 6th
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
2005–06 NB I 7th
2006–07 NB I 6th
2007–08 NB I 10th
2008–09 NB I 12th
2009–10 NB I/B 6th
2010–11 NB I/B 7th Round 2
2011–12 NB I/B 7th Round 3
2012–13 NB I/B 2nd Round 2
2013–14 NB I/B 4th Round 2
2014–15 NB I/B 3rd Round 4
2015–16 NB I/B 3rd Round 2
2016–17 NB I/B First place Round 3
2017–18 NB I 14th Round 3
2018–19 NB I/B 5th Round 3
2019–20 NB I/B Cancelled Round 1
2020–21 NB I/B First place Round 3
2021–22 NB I 14th Round 4
2022–23 NB I/B First place
2023–24 NB I

In European competition

Head coach history

[4]

Hungary Sándor Cséfay 1965–1968
Hungary Ottó Fleck 1968–1975
Hungary János Csík 1975–1981; 1983; 1984; 1991–1993; 1996–1998; 2015–2017
Hungary Mihály Gódor 1983
Hungary István Hikádé 1984–1987
Hungary Zsolt Barabás 1987
Hungary Béla Fekete 1988
Hungary Béla Csönge 1988
Hungary Aladárné Krámer 1989–1990
Hungary Zsuzsa Liskáné Balogh 1990–1991
Hungary Sándor Németh 1993–1994
Hungary Antal Berendi 1999–2000
Hungary József Kenyeres 2000
Hungary Gyula Zsiga 1994–1996; 2000–2001
Hungary Vilmos Köstner 2001–2005
Hungary Lajos Mocsai 1982; 2005–2007
Hungary György Papp 1998–1999; 2007–2010
Hungary Márta Varga 2010–2015; 2018–2019[5][6]
Hungary Péter Kovács 2017–2018
Hungary Gergely Penszki 2019–2023[7][8]
Hungary Csaba Konkoly 2023–[9]

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – női" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  2. ↑ "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – női" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  3. ↑ "Magyar bajnokság NB2 – női (1957–1980)" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  4. ↑ "kézitörténelem.hu". www.kezitortenelem.hu. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ↑ SC, Vasas. "Vasas Hírek – Varga Márta nem hosszabbítja meg szerződését". Vasas SC (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ↑ "Edzőváltás a Vasasnál". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  7. ↑ SC, Vasas. "Vasas Hírek – Penszki Gergely lesz női kézilabdacsapatunk vezetőedzője". Vasas SC (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. ↑ SC, Vasas. "Vasas Hírek - Szilágyi Árontól Mocsai Lajosig: lezárták az évet női kézilabdázóink". Vasas SC (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  9. ↑ SC, Vasas. "Vasas Hírek - Konkoly Csaba kézilabdacsapatunk új vezetőedzője". Vasas SC (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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