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Hungary national American football team

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Hungary Hungary
NicknamesTeam Hungary
SportGridiron football
Founded2013
LeagueMAFSZ
DivisionIFAF Europe
StadiumHidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
Head coach
  • Hungary Ferenc Sződy
Websitemafsz.org

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 Futball Szövetség, MAFSZ). They get their players mostly from teams of the Hungarian American Football League.

History

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The Hungarian national team was founded in 2013. The head coach was Lee Hlavka, the offensive coordinator is István Kovács, and the defensive coordinator was Karim Trabelsi. 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 Slovakia.

Matches

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Date Venue Opponent Result Occasion
27 September 2015 Budapest, Építők Stadium (h) Czech Republic Czech Republic L 7–26 (0–2, 0–17, 7–7, 0–0) friendly
11 October 2015 Beograd, Voždovac Stadium (a) Serbia Serbia L 0–56 (0–14, 0–21, 0–14, 0–7) EC Qualification
24 September 2016 Székesfehérvár, First Field (h) Poland Poland W 23–22 (3–3, 0–13, 0–0, 20–6)[2] friendly
29 October 2016 Székesfehérvár, First Field (h) Belgium Belgium L 17–20 (3–0, 0–6, 0–7, 14–7)[3] friendly
16 September 2017 Budapest, Hidegkuti Stadium (h) Slovakia Slovakia W 42–3 (0–0, 21–0, 7–0, 14–3)[4] friendly
23 September 2018 Bratislava, Dúbravka Stadium (a) Slovakia Slovakia W 61–0 (30–0, 10–0, 7–0, 14–0) Three Nations Cup
14 October 2018 Budapest, Hidegkuti Stadium (h) Czech Republic Czech Republic W 23–15 (7–7, 10–8, 6–0, 0–0)[5] Three Nations Cup
12 October 2019 Budapest, Hidegkuti Stadium (h) Spain Spain W 24–7 (14–0, 0–0, 10–0, 0–7)[6] EC Group B
26 October 2019 Beringen, Mijnstadium (a) Belgium Belgium W 31–7 (3–0, 0–0, 21–7, 7–0)[7] EC Group B
12 September 2021 Székesfehérvár, First Field (h) Israel Israel W 44–19 (10–0, 24–7, 3–0, 7–12)[8] EC Group B
6 November 2021 Istanbul, Olympic Stadium (a) Turkey Turkey W 24–20 (0–7, 17–0, 0–10, 7–3)[9] EC Group B
23 October 2022 Vienna, Donaufeld Stadium (a) Austria Austria L 0–41 (0–7, 0–3, 0–17, 0–14)[10] EC Group A Div D
5 November 2022 Budapest, Rugby Center (h) France France L 2–9 (0–0, 2–6, 0–0, 0–3)[11] EC Group A Div D
29 October 2023 Budapest, Rugby Center (h) Czech Republic Czech Republic W 30–0 (0–0, 13–0, 10–0, 7–0)[12] EC Group A 9th place
12 October 2024 Budapest, Rugby Center (h) Austria Austria L 3–58 (0–21, 3–10, 0–14, 0–13) EC Group A Div A
19 October 2024 Melenci, Rusanda Stadium (a) Serbia Serbia W 25–19 (7–14, 0–0, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0) EC Group A Div A

Roster

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Squad for 2015 European Championship qualification:

Hungary National American Football Team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • Cseperkáló Péter
  • Danku Dávid
  • Kövecses Attila
  • Lenner Péter
  • Ratkovics András
  • Roják Richárd

Wide receivers

  • Becs László
  • Elek Ádám
  • Gecser Máté
  • Kántor Bálint
  • Kocsis Péter
  • Lakatos Bence
  • Madarassy Kristóf
  • Rácz Balázs
  • Storcz András
  • Tokaji Péter
Offensive linemen
  • Cseri Zoltán
  • Hartai Gábor
  • Horváth Péter
  • Kovács Ádám
  • Kovács Gábor
  • Menczel Dániel
  • Migály Gergő
  • Pethő Ferenc
  • Siklós Tamás
  • Sőrés László
  • Vághy Ádám

Defensive linemen

  • Arató Miklós
  • Berzai Lajos
  • Biró Szabolcs
  • Borek Dávid
  • Csányi Balázs
  • Kovács Bence
  • Kovács Sándor
  • Krizsai Botond
  • Nedzelsky Max
  • Novák Gergely
  • Stadler Dániel
  • Szűcs Tibor
Linebackers
  • Ágota Balázs
  • Bánfi Mihály
  • Becs Péter
  • Harsányi Tamás
  • Mózes Dániel
  • Oláh Richárd
  • Paulenka László
  • Péter Csaba
  • Sap Remy
  • Törzsök Tamás
  • Varga Ferenc
  • Végh Imre

Defensive backs

  • Deák Balázs
  • Demeter Ádám
  • Kárpáti Balázs
  • Mezei Márk
  • Nemes Nátán
  • Németh Márton
  • Sipos Norbert
  • Szakács Kristóf
  • Szobonya Bence
  • Venczel Tibor
Inactive List

Roster updated 2016-09-06

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Serbia Demolishes Hungary; Qualifies for Europe Group B". 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Hungary records historic first ever international win". American Football International. 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Team Belgium Edges Hungary, Wins 2nd Game of 2016". American Football International. November 2016.
  4. ^ "Hungary crushes Slovakia in friendly game". American Football International. 20 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Team Hungary downs Czech Republic to capture Three Nations Cup". American Football International. 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Hungary earns solid win over Spain in European Championship debut". American Football International. 16 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Hungary in IFAF European Championship Group B driver's seat after solid road win". American Football International. 2019-10-30.
  8. ^ "Team Hungary routs Team Israel to advance to European Championship Group A". American Football International. 2021-09-14.
  9. ^ "Veretlenül zárta a B-csoportos Eb-t a válogatott". mafsz.org (in Hungarian). 2021-11-08.
  10. ^ "Austria rolled over Team Hungary in IFAF European Championship Qualifier to advance to semifinals". American Football International. 2022-10-25.
  11. ^ "A védelem nagyot küzdött, de a franciák nyertek". mafsz.org (in Hungarian). 2022-11-06.
  12. ^ "Amerikai futball: gála a Kincsem Parkban! A válogatott kiütötte a cseheket az Eb-n". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-10-29.
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