Vasas SC (women's handball)

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.

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: PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor hummel 2004–2005 UNIQA Biztosító 2005–2008 Invitel 2008 Lancast UNIQA – 2009 MVM 2009–2013 – 2013–2019 Erima 2019–2021 2Rule 2021– Joma

Team

Current squad Squad for the 2026–27 season

Goalkeepers 16 Nikolett Tóth Kincső Csapó Norma Hargitai Wingers RW 11 Petra Mihály 72 Rebeka Arany Hanga Jakab LW 4 Fanni Csire Fanni Bede Line players 31 Katalin Dombi 62 Gréta Sápi Andjela Vilovski

Back players LB 18 Fanni Szilovics 92 Nóra Nagy 74 Dorka Gáspár Eszter Ogonovszky CB Mirella Fekete 9 Lara Varjas 33 Nikolett Tóth Dorina Román RB 10 Anna Kekezovity Éva Schneider

Transfers for the 2026–27 season Source:

Joining Éva Schneider (RB) from Moyra-Budaörs Handball Fanni Bede (LW) from Moyra-Budaörs Handball Kincső Csapó (GK) from National Academy of Handball Eszter Ogonovszky (LB) from Super Amara Bera Bera

Leaving Kíra Oláh (LW) to MTK Budapest Virág Mészáros (GK)

Staff members Chairman: László Markovits Technical Director: Ferenc Venczkó Head Coach: Csaba Konkoly Assistant Coach/Youth Coach: Dániel Kiss 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 European Champions Cup: Winners: 1982 Finalists: 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Finalists: 1988 Semifinalists: 1996 EHF Cup: Semifinalists: 1997 EHF City Cup: Finalists: 1995

Recent seasons

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 45 Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B: 11 Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 3

Season Division Pos.Magyar kupa 1963 NB II 6th 1964 NB II 1965 NB I 12th 1966 NB II 1967 NB I 1968 NB I 6th 1969 NB I Winner 1970 NB I 4th Finalist 1971 NB I Winner 1972 NB I 1973 NB I 1974 NB I Winner 1975 NB I 1976 NB I Winner 1977 NB I Finalist 1978 NB I Winner 1979 NB I Winner 1980 NB I Winner 1981 NB I Winner 1982 NB I Winner 1983 NB I 4th Season Division Pos.Magyar kupa 1984 NB I Winner 1985 NB I 1986 NB I 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 Finalist 1992–93 NB I Finalist 1993–94 NB I 1994–95 NB I Finalist 1995–96 NB I 5th 1996–97 NB I 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 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 Round 3 2021–22 NB I 14th Round 4 2022–23 NB I/B 2023–24 NB I

In European competition

Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup): 13x Participations in EHF Cup (IHF Cup): 2x Participations in Challenge Cup (City Cup): 2x Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 4x

Head coach history Head coach history is:

Notable players

Ágota Bujdosó Ágnes Babos Fleckné Mária Ácsbog Mariann Rácz Tünde Bajcziné Nemere Gabriella Rajz Györgyi Győrvári Őriné Éva Barna Mariann Nagy Gódorné Margit Brinzay Éva Angyal Szilvia Tarjáni Amália Sterbinszky Katalin Gombai Anikó Szabadfi Kuruczné Tünde Lantos Zsuzsa Balogh Liskáné Aladárné Krámer Klára Horváth Mária Vanya Vadászné Mária Hajós Ihászné Ilona Samus Mihálykáné Anna György Orsolya Vérten Zsuzsanna Tomori Ágnes Triffa Melinda Pastrovics Judit Simics Éva Erdős Andrea Farkas Irina Sirina Rita Borbás Anikó Kántor Rita Deli Zsanett Borbély Zsuzsanna Lovász Szilvia Ábrahám Olívia Kamper Anita Cifra Ágota Utasi Rita Hochrajter Györgyi Hang Márta Varga Zsófia Pásztor Krisztina Nagy Adrienn Gaál Erika Oravecz Edina Tóthné Rott Barbara Balogh Blanka Kajdon (2021–2022) Viktória Koroknai Fanni Kenyeres Andrea Lőw Adrienn Őri Melinda Berta Beáta Balog Anita Laczó Judit Csenki Barbara Németh Irén Mezőségi Andrea Kovásznai Krisztina Csernus Beatrix Prok Judit Bartus Piroska Bartek Andrea Sterbik Cristina Mihai Mihaela Galai Stancuta Guiu Marija Agbaba Marija Dmitrovic Žaneta Tóthová Alzbeta Polláková Natalia Horova Fatima Ovtus Svetlana Moskovaya Irina Chernova Olesia Semenchenko Alevtyina Melentyeva Melinda Jacques Ana Razdorov-Lyø

See also Vasas SC

References

History of Vasas SC handball department

External links Official website