Budapest Wolves
The Budapest Wolves are an American football team from Budapest, Hungary. After establishing in 2004, in just few years the Wolves have become one of the best organized and most successful American football teams in Hungary. Today, the Wolves are competing in the Hungarian Football League.
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| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Based in | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Angyalföldi Sport- és Szabadidő Központ (Budapest) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | István Kovács | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General manager | István Kovács | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Hungarian Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red and Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mascot(s) | Lupi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League titles | 8 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brief history
The Budapest Wolves were formed in 2004 by the name of Budapest American Football Club. Founder manager was Attila Árpa, who played in the club until 2009 regularly. The Wolves became one of the most successful American football teams in Hungary, have been undefeated between 2004 and 2012 under head coach Lee Hlavka, and are 7-times Hungarian Bowl champions and 8-times Hungarian champions. The Wolves also participated in Austrian lower divisions and in the Central European Football League.
Season summary
Hungarian championship
| Year | Division | Finish | Games | W | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2005 | MAFL | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 14 | Won SF: Nagykanizsa Demons (72–2) Won HB: Debrecen Gladiators (46–0) |
| 2008 | Div I (Group A) | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 35 | Won SF: Budapest Titans (55–0) Won HB: Budapest Cowboys (20–14)[1] |
| 2009 | Div I | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 14 | Won SF: Nyíregyháza Tigers (26–7) Won HB: Győr Sharks (16–12)[2] |
| 2010 | Div I | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 282 | 24 | Won SF: Újbuda Rebels (17–7) Won HB: Nyíregyháza Tigers (58–0)[3] |
| 2012 | HFL | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 46 | Won HB VII: Budapest Hurricanes (65–21)[4] |
| 2013 | HFL | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 168 | 124 | Lost HB VIII: Budapest Hurricanes (24–28)[5] |
| 2014 | HFL | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 237 | 166 | Lost HB IX: Újbuda Rebels (9–19)[6] |
| 2015 | HFL | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 295 | 122 | Won SF: Budapest Cowbells (46–21) Lost HB: Bratislava Monarchs (34–55)[7] |
| 2016 | HFL | 6th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 114 | 130 | — |
| 2017 | HFL | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 159 | 148 | Lost SF: Miskolc Steelers (25–27) |
| 2018 | HFL | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 209 | 76 | Won SF: Nyíregyháza Tigers (35–20) Won HB: Miskolc Steelers (34–30) |
| 2019 | HFL | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 152 | 66 | Lost SF: Kyiv Capitals (27–35) |
| 2021 | HFL | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 68 | Won HB: Fehérvár Enthroners (18–7) |
| 2022 | HFL | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 105 | Won SF: Budapest Cowbells (21–14) Lost HB: Fehérvár Enthroners (24–31) |
- SF = Semi finals
- HB = Hungarian Bowl
Austrian championship
| Year | Division | Finish | Games | W | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2005 | Div 2 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | Won SF: Cinneplexx Blue Devils II (27–0) Lost CB II: Tyrolean Raiders II (6–24) | ||
| 2006 | Div 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |||
| 2007 | Div 1 | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | Lost SF: St. Pölten Invaders (20–22) | ||
| 2014 | Div 3 (Group A/B) | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 227 | 70 | Won SF: Telfs Patriots (35–9) Won CB XI: Fürstenfeld Raptors (41–14)[8] |
| 2015 | Div 2 (Group A) | 1st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 248 | 120 | Won SF: Salzburg Bulls (37–20) Won IB VIII: Armstetten Thunder (24–21)[9] |
| 2016 | Div 1 (East) | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 4 | 228 | 241 | — |
| 2017 | Div 1 (Group B) | 5th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 127 | 271 | — |
- SF = Semi finals
- CB = Challenge Bowl
- IB = Iron Bowl
International
| Year | Division | Finish | Games | W | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2007 | SELAF (North) | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 256 | 132 | Won SF: Novi Sad Dukes (21–14) Lost SB II: SBB Vukovi Beograd (27–28)[10] |
| 2008 | CEFL (North) | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 203 | Lost SF: SBB Vukovi Beograd (7–21)[11] |
| 2009 | CEFL (Conf. B) | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 4 | 184 | 130 | —[12] |
| 2010 | CEFL | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 126 | 121 | Lost SF: Ljubljana Silverhawks (14–31)[13] |
| 2011 | CEFL | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 156 | 106 | Lost CB VI: SBB Vukovi Beograd (33–34)[14] |
| 2012 | CEFL | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 160 | 204 | Lost SF: SBB Vukovi Beograd (15–34)[15] |
| 2013 | CEFL | 4th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 299 | —[16] |
| 2014 | CEFL | 4th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 271 | —[17] |
| 2016 | IFAF ECL (Central) | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 85 | — |
| 2019 | CEFL Cup | Lost QF Bolzano Giants 19–36 |
- QF = Quarter finals
- SF = Semi finals
- SB = SELAF Bowl
- CB = CEFL Bowl
See also
References
- "MAFL DIV I results, 2008". hafl.hu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "MAFL DIV I results, 2009". hafl.hu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "MAFL DIV I results, 2010". hafl.hu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "A Wolves a döntőben óriási veréssel vett revánsot - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "HFL: bajnok a Wolvest legyőző Hurricanes! - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "HFL: Farkasverés 6000 néző előtt, először bajnokok a Lázadók! - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "HFL: Garzával nem bírtak a Farkasok, a pozsonyiak a bajnokok! - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "Wolves gewinnen Challenge Bowl XI". football-austria.com. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- "Budapest Wolves gewinnen Iron Bowl VIII". football-austria.com. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2007 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2008 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2009 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2010 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2011 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2012 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2013 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- "Scores & Schedule, 2014 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
External links
- Magyarországi Amerikai Futball Csapatok Szövetsége
- American Football Bund Österreich
- Central European Football League
- Budapest Wolves Official Homepage
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