Hungary national American football team
Nicknames | Team Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Gridiron football | ||||||||||||||||
Founded | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
League | MAFSZ | ||||||||||||||||
Division | IFAF Europe | ||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest | ||||||||||||||||
Head coach | |||||||||||||||||
Website | www.mafsz.org | ||||||||||||||||
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The Hungarian National American Football Team is the official American football senior national team of Hungary. They are organized by the Hungarian American Football Association (Magyar Amerikai Football Szövetség, MAFSZ). They get their players from teams of the Hungarian American Football League, mostly from the Budapest Wolves (26), Budapest Cowbells (16) and (6 participants).
History[]
The Hungarian national team was founded in 2013. The head coach was , the offensive coordinator is István Kovács, and the defensive coordinator was . They played their first game with Czech Republic in Budapest, where they lost 7–26. In 2015, they participated in the first round of the qualifying round for 2018 European Championship against Serbia in Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade (0–56).[1]
In 2016 Vilmos Grátz became the HC, the OC remained Kovács, and the DC became László Pacuk. In 2016, they played 2 friendly games against Poland and Belgium.
In 2016, the under 19 team was founded, and they played their first friendly match against .
Matches[]
Date | Stadium | Opponent | Result | Occasion |
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27 September 2015 | Budapest, (h) | 7–26 (0–2, 0–17, 7–7, 0–0) | friendly | |
11 October 2015 | Beograd, Voždovac Stadium (a) | Serbia | 0–56 (0–14, 0–21, 0–14, 0–7) | EC Qualification |
24 September 2016 | Székesfehérvár, (h) | Poland | 23–22 (3–3, 0–13, 0–0, 20–6)[2] | friendly |
29 October 2016 | Székesfehérvár, First Field (h) | 17–20 (3–0, 0–6, 0–7, 14–7)[3] | friendly | |
16 September 2017 | Budapest, Hidegkuti Stadium (h) | 42–3 (0–0, 21–0, 7–0, 14–3)[4] | friendly | |
23 September 2018 | Bratislava, Dúbravka Stadium (a) | 61–0 (30–0, 10–0, 7–0, 14–0) | Three Nations Cup | |
14 October 2018 | Budapest, Hidegkuti Stadium (h) | 23–15 (7–7, 10–8, 6–0, 0–0)[5] | Three Nations Cup | |
12 October 2019 | Budapest, Hidegkuti Stadium (h) | Spain | 24–7 (14–0, 0–0, 10–0, 0–7)[6] | EC Group B |
26 October 2019 | Beringen, Mijnstadium (a) | 31–7 (3–0, 0–0, 21–7, 7–0)[7] | EC Group B | |
12 September 2021 | Székesfehérvár, First Field (h) | Israel | 44–19 (10–0, 24–7, 3–0, 7–12)[8] | EC Group B |
6 November 2021 | Istanbul, Olympic Stadium (a) | 20–24 (7–0, 0–17, 10–0, 3–7) | EC Group B |
Roster[]
Squad for 2015 European Championship qualification:
Hungary National American Football Team roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
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Inactive List
Roster updated 2016-09-06 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Serbia Demolishes Hungary; Qualifies for Europe Group B".
- ^ "Hungary records historic first ever international win". American Football International.
- ^ "Team Belgium Edges Hungary, Wins 2nd Game of 2016". American Football International.
- ^ "Hungary crushes Slovakia in friendly game". American Football International.
- ^ "Team Hungary downs Czech Republic to capture Three Nations Cup". American Football International.
- ^ "Hungary earns solid win over Spain in European Championship debut". American Football International.
- ^ "Hungary in IFAF European Championship Group B driver's seat after solid road win". American Football International. 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Team Hungary routs Team Israel to advance to European Championship Group A". American Football International. 2021-09-14.
External links[]
- Official website at MAFSZ (Hungarian).
- Men's national American football teams
- American football teams in Hungary
- National sports teams of Hungary
- 2013 establishments in Hungary
- American football teams established in 2013