Magyar Kupa (men's handball) explained

See also: Magyar Kupa (disambiguation). Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) is the main domestic cup for Hungarian men's team handball clubs, which is organized and supervised by the Hungarian Handball Federation. The competition is held annually, starting in September and concluding in April. The teams play in a one-leg knockout system with a final four tournament in the end. The winner of the Hungarian cup get the right to participate in the next year's EHF Cup Winners' Cup, unless they secure a place in the EHF Champions League. If happens so, then the runners-up take the opportunity to represent Hungary in the forthcoming continental event for cup winners.

Winners

In 1954, 1955 and 1957, the cup was held on a grand scale. In 1983 they played two series (in March and December). In 1967 and 1968 the finals were played only in the following year.Previous cup winners are:[1]

1954: Csepel1955: Vasas 1957: Csepel

Finals

The following table contains all the finals from the sixty years long history of the Magyar Kupa. In some occasions, there was not held a final match but a final tournament. In these cases, the team with the most total points have been crowned as cup winners.

Key
(R)Replay
align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"aetMatch went to extra time
align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"pMatch decided by a penalty shootout (after extra time)
align=center style="background-color:#fff4a7"Winning team won the Double
Finals of Hungarian Cup
No.Season WinnersScore Runners-upHallDate of final(s)
1st1951Újpest3–1Vörös MeteorSports Hall Court, Budapest21 October 1951
2nd1952Bp. Honvéd11–7CsepelSports Hall Court, Budapest6 September 1952
3rd1953Vörös Meteor8–6ElektromosBaross street, Budapest4 July 1953
1954Csepel12–9FerencvárosÜllői str., Budapest28 August 1954
1955Vasas11–5FerencvárosSport str., Budapest20 August 1955
4th1956Újpest19–18Bp. SpartacusSports Hall Court, Budapest8 July 1956
1957Csepel8–7VasasNépstadion, Budapest20 August 1957
5th1963Ferencváros11–9VasasKisstadion, Budapest17 August 1963
6th1964Bp. Honvédalign=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"25−24 (aet)Bp. SpartacusTüzér str., Budapest20 December 1964
7th1965Bp. Spartacus24–17ÚjpestTüzér str., Budapest19 December 1965
8th1966Bp. Spartacus19–15 VasasJátékcsarnok, Budapest18 December 1966
9th1967Bp. Honvéd21–18Vörös MeteorJátékcsarnok, Budapest21 January 1968
10th1968Bp. Honvéd20–14CsepelJátékcsarnok, Budapest26 January 1969
11th1969Tatabánya14–13Bp. SpartacusJátékcsarnok, Budapest27 December 1969
12th1970Bp. Spartacus16–13Győri ETOÜllői str., Budapest20 August 1970
13th1971Bp. Honvéd29–21CsömörTímár str., Budapest19 August 1971
14th1972Bp. Honvéd22–12Honvéd SzondiJátékcsarnok, Budapest16 December 1972
15th1973Győri ETO18–14Debreceni DózsaTímár str., Budapest22 August 1973
16th1974Vasas16–15Bp. HonvédTímár str., Budapest20 August 1974
17th1976Elektromosalign=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"29−28 (aet)TatabányaMunicipal Sports Hall, Miskolc20 April 1976
18th1977Szeged (7p)4 Debreceni Dózsa (7p)Home and Away matches11 March 1977
19th1978Tatabánya (11p)4 Elektromos (6p)Home and Away matches6 April 1978
20th1979Debreceni Dózsa41–38
FerencvárosMunicipal Sports Hall, Debrecen
Körcsarnok, Budapest
30 March 1979
1 April 1979
21st1980Elektromos (10p)4 Bp. Honvéd (8p)Home and Away matches9 March 1980
22nd1981Tatabánya47–46
ElektromosMunicipal Sports Hall, Tatabánya
Fáy str., Budapest
3 April 1981
5 April 1981
23rd1982Szeged56–53
VeszprémMunicipal Sports Hall, Szeged
March 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
11 April 1982
14 April 1982
24th1983 mar.Szeged (8p)6 Tatabánya (5p)Home and Away matches20 March 1983
25th1983 dec.Bp. Honvéd (6p)3 Veszprém (6p)Home and Away matches20 December 1983
26th1984Veszprém58–50
TatabányaMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Municipal Sports Hall, Tatabánya
19 December 1984
21 December 1984
27th1985Győri ETOalign=center style="background-color:#CEDFF2"38–38 (p)
Bp. HonvédFáy str., Budapest
Mihály Magvassy Sports Hall, Győr
20 December 1985
22 December 1985
28th1986Győri ETO52–45
VeszprémMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Mihály Magvassy Sports Hall, Győr
19 December 1986
21 December 1986
29th1987Győri ETO40–34
VeszprémMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Mihály Magvassy Sports Hall, Győr
11 September 1987
13 September 1987
30th1988Veszprém32–30
Debreceni DózsaMunicipal Sports Hall, Debrecen
March 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
27 May 1988
29 May 1988
31st1988–89Veszprém47–39
TatabányaMunicipal Sports Hall, Tatabánya
March 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
26 May 1989
28 May 1989
32nd1989–90Veszprém44–34
Pemü-HonvédMunicipal Sports Hall, Solymár
March 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
23 May 1990
30 May 1990
33rd1990–91Veszprém46–40
Győri ETOMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Mihály Magvassy Sports Hall, Győr
4 May 1991
7 May 1991
34th1991–92Veszprém47–38
Győri ETOMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Mihály Magvassy Sports Hall, Győr
24 March 1992
1 April 1992
35th1992–93Szeged43–40
VeszprémMunicipal Sports Hall, Szeged
March 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
20 June 1993
23 June 1993
36th1993–94Veszprém43–39
ElektromosMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Népfürdő str., Budapest
22 April 1994
25 April 1994
37th1994–95Veszprém44–40
Győri ETOMarch 15 str. Sports Hall, Veszprém
Mihály Magvassy Sports Hall, Győr
29 March 1995
5 April 1995
38th1995–96Veszprém17–15SzegedKörcsarnok, Budapest17 June 1996
39th1996–97Elektromosalign=center style="background-color:#CEDFF2"28–26 (p)VeszprémMunicipal Sports Hall, Százhalombatta30 March 1997
40th1997–98Veszprém25–21ElektromosKörcsarnok, Budapest12 April 1998
41st1998–99Veszprém25–23DunaferrFáy str., Budapest25 April 1999
42nd1999–00Veszprém20–19SzegedFáy str., Budapest15 May 2000
43rd2000–01Dunaferralign=center style="background-color:#CEDFF2"22–21 (p)VeszprémFáy str., Budapest17 May 2001
44th2001–02Veszprém25–22SzegedTiszaliget Sports Hall, Szolnok19 May 2002
45th2002–03Veszprém30–28SzegedTiszaliget Sports Hall, Szolnok25 May 2003
46th2003–04Veszprém29–24SzegedTiszaliget Sports Hall, Szolnok22 May 2004
47th2004–05Veszprém28–24SzegedBalaton Leisure and Conference Center, Balatonfüred28 May 2005
48th2005–06Szeged32–30VeszprémLauber Dezső Sports Hall, Pécs28 May 2006
49th2006–07Veszprém34–31DunaferrBalaton Leisure and Conference Center, Balatonfüred15 April 2007
50th2007–08Szeged27–22VeszprémMunicipal Sports Hall, Szeged20 April 2008
51st2008–09Veszprém32–23SzegedSYMA Centre, Budapest19 April 2009
52nd2009–10Veszprémalign=center style="background-color:#CEDFF2"27–27 (3-2 p)SzegedBalaton Leisure and Conference Center, Balatonfüred10 April 2010
53rd2010–11Veszprém37–19PLERPestszentimre Sports Palace, Budapest17 April 2011
54th2011–12Veszprém27–26SzegedSportmax2, Budapest15 April 2012
55th2012–13Veszprém36–30SzegedLauber Dezső Sports Hall, Pécs14 April 2013
56th2013–14Veszprém27–21SzegedLauber Dezső Sports Hall, Pécs13 April 2014
57th2014–15Veszprém26–22SzegedLauber Dezső Sports Hall, Pécs26 April 2015
58th2015–16Veszprémalign=center style="background-color:#CEDFF2"24–24 (3-2 p)SzegedFőnix Hall, Debrecen17 April 2016
59th2016–17Veszprém23–22SzegedFőnix Hall, Debrecen15 April 2017
60th2017–18Veszprém23–21SzegedFőnix Hall, Debrecen15 April 2018
61st2018–19Szeged28–27VeszprémFőnix Hall, Debrecen7 April 2019
63rd2020–21Veszprém28–26SzegedVárosi Sportcsarnok, Szigetszentmiklós12 April 2021
64th2021–22Telekom Veszprém42–19Fejér-B.Á.L. VeszprémAudi Aréna, Győr24 April 2022
65th2022–23Veszprém35–32SzegedAudi Aréna, Győr9 April 2023
66th2023–24Veszprém33–30SzegedAudi Aréna, Győr19 May 2024

Performances

By club

The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:

ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning years
Veszprém[2] 1984, 1988, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98,
1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Szeged[3] 1977, 1982, 1983, 1992–93, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19
Bp. Honvéd1952, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1983
Győri ETO[4] 1973, 1985, 1986, 1987
PLER Budapest[5] 1976, 1980, 1981, 1996–97
Bp. Spartacus1965, 1966, 1970
Újpest[6] 1951, 1956
Tatabánya[7] 1969, 1978
Vörös Meteor[8] 1953
Ferencváros[9] 1963
Vasas1974
Debreceni Dózsa1979
Dunaferr2000–01
Csepel-
Csömör-
Honvéd Szondi-
Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs-

Notes

  1. Web site: A FÉRFI KÉZILABDA MAGYAR KUPA GYŐZTESEI. nso.hu. 26 April 2015.
  2. Includes Veszprémi Építők, Veszprémi ÁÉV-Bramac SE, Bramac Veszprémi SE, Fotex Veszprémi SE, MKB Veszprém KC, MKB-MVM Veszprém KC, MVM Veszprém KC, and Telekom Veszprém.
  3. Includes Szegedi Volán, Pick Szeged and MOL-Pick Szeged.
  4. Includes Rába ETO, Győri Rába ETO and Győri Gardénia ETO KC.
  5. Includes Elektromos SE and PLER KC.
  6. Includes Bp. Dózsa, Újpesti Dózsa and Újpesti TE.
  7. Includes Tatabányai Bányász and Tatabányai KC.
  8. Includes VM Közért.
  9. Includes Bp. Kinizsi.

By county

CountyTitlesWinning clubs
VeszprémVeszprém (31)
BudapestHonvéd (7), Elektromos (4), Spartacus (3), Újpest (2), Vörös Meteor (1), Ferencváros (1), Vasas (1)
CsongrádSzeged (6)
Győr-Moson-SopronGyőri ETO (4)
Komárom-EsztergomTatabánya (2)
Hajdú-BiharDebreceni Dózsa (1)
FejérDunaferr (1)

Sponsorship

PeriodSponsorName
– 2015/16Bomba!BOMBA! férfi Magyar kupa
2016/17 –TippMixTippMix férfi Magyar kupa

See also

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