| Szolnoki Olajbányász | |
| Current: | 2022–23 Szolnoki Olajbányász season |
| Color1: | white |
| Color2: | red |
| Color3: | black |
| Nickname: | Olaj |
| Leagues: | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A |
| Arena: | Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok |
| Capacity: | 3,000[1] |
| Location: | Szolnok, Hungary |
| Colors: | Red, Black |
| Coach: | Gašper Potočnik |
| Manager: | Tamas Csősz |
| Championships: | 8 Hungarian Leagues 8 Hungarian Cups |
| Website: | olajofficial.hu |
| H Body: | FF0000 |
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| H Shorts: | FFFFFF |
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Szolnoki Olajbányász is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of Olaj, which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League.
Established in 1959, it is one of the most successful teams in Hungarian basketball with eight Hungarian championships. Olaj has also won eight Hungarian Cup titles. The team's home arena is the Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok.
The club was founded in 1959,[2] and it has since developed into one of the most successful basketball teams in Hungary. Olaj has won four Hungarian National Championships, four Hungarian Cups since 1989 (the year when they earned a spot in the Hungarian 1st division).
In 2012, the club played the EuroChallenge Final Four where they were beaten by Beşiktaş Milangaz. For the 2012–13 season, Szolnoki Olaj was invited to join the Adriatic League. In 2014 they won the Hungarian Basketball Cup once again.[3] Szolnok made the EuroChallenge Final Four for the second time made in 2014, and ended on the 4th place once again, after losing to Triumph Lyubertsy and Royal Halı Gaziantep.
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (National Championship of Hungary)
Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
| Season | Tier | League | Domestic cup | European competitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | 1 | NB I/A | 10th | |||
| 1990–91 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | |||
| 1991–92 | 1 | NB I/A | 5th | |||
| 1992–93 | 1 | NB I/A | 2nd | Runner-up | ||
| 1993–94 | 1 | NB I/A | 5th | Runner-up | ||
| 1994–95 | 1 | NB I/A | 3rd | Runner-up | ||
| 1995–96 | 1 | NB I/A | 7th | |||
| 1996–97 | 1 | NB I/A | 7th | |||
| 1997–98 | 1 | NB I/A | 3rd | |||
| 1998–99 | 1 | NB I/A | 7th | |||
| 1999–00 | 1 | NB I/A | 2nd | |||
| 2000–01 | 1 | NB I/A | 4th | |||
| 2001–02 | 1 | NB I/A | 4th | Champion | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | NB I/A | 8th | Fourth place | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | NB I/A | 10th | |||
| 2004–05 | 1 | NB I/A | 6th | |||
| 2005–06 | 1 | NB I/A | 8th | |||
| 2006–07 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | NB I/A | 4th | |||
| 2008–09 | 1 | NB I/A | 7th | Third place | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | NB I/A | 4th | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | NB I/A | 2nd | Runner-up | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Runner-up | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | NB I/A | 5th | Runner-up | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | NB I/A | 1st | Champion | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | NB I/A | 4th | Champion | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | NB I/A | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | NB I/A | 2nd | Third place | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | NB I/A | 5th | Champion | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | NB I/A | ||||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.
Source: basketball.eurobasket.com
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Korać Cup | First round |  KK Cenex | align=center colspan=3 | (wo.) | ||
| Round of 64 |  Aris Moda Bagno | 64-66 | 72-106 | 136–172 | |||
| 2000–01 | Korać Cup | First round |  Pogón Ruda Ślaska | 110-68 | 70-95 | 180–163 | |
| Round of 64 |  UKJ Sübe | 82-68 | 87-87 | 169–155 | |||
| Round of 32 (Group F) |  Viola Reggio Calabria | – | – | align=center rowspan=3 | 3rd | ||
| Telit Trieste | – | – | |||||
 Olympique Lausanne | – | – | |||||
| 2010–11 | EuroChallenge | Qualifying round |  Keravnos | 75-52 | 67-56 | 142–108 | |
| Regular season (Group A) | Spartak Saint Petersburg | 88–72 | 70–88 | align=center rowspan=3 | 3rd | ||
 Gravelines-Dunkerque | 70–69 | 71–82 | |||||
| Nizhny Novgorod | 86–82 | 62–76 | |||||
| 2011–12 | EuroChallenge Fourth place | Qualifying round |  Tampereen Pyrintö | 68-57 | 69-77 | 137–134 | |
| Regular season (Group H) |  Artland Dragons | 90–85 | 78–86 | align=center rowspan=3 | 2nd | ||
| Keravnos | 81–93 | 91–82 | |||||
| Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 85–70 | 75–67 | |||||
| Last 16 (Group J) | Élan Chalon | 90–81 | 64–85 | align=center rowspan=3 | 2nd | ||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 96–94 | 75–89 | |||||
 Generali Okapi Aalstar | 112–76 | 84–86 | |||||
| Quarterfinal |  Ventspils | align=center colspan=3 | 2–1 | ||||
| Semifinal (F4) |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | align=center colspan=3 | 60–64 | ||||
| Third place (F4) | Triumph Lyubertsy | align=center colspan=3 | 87–94 | ||||
| 2012–13 | EuroChallenge | Regular season (Group F) |  Elba Timișoara | 77–71 | 93–80 | align=center rowspan=3 | 2nd |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 67–85 | 70–87 | |||||
 Lami-Véd Körmend | 83–94 | 96–92 | |||||
| Last 16 (Group J) | Paris-Levallois | 74–80 | 71–93 | align=center rowspan=3 | 3rd | ||
| Gravelines-Dunkerque | 75–71 | 78–82 | |||||
 Hapoel Unet Holon | 81–66 | 77–72 | |||||
| 2013–14 | EuroChallenge Fourth place | Regular season (Group H) |  Tsmoki Minsk | 69–68 | 68–76 | align=center rowspan=3 | 2nd |
 Rilski Sportist | 73–66 | 78–76 | |||||
| BC Mureș | 68–76 | 85–72 | |||||
| Last 16 (Group J) | Pallacanestro Reggiana | 90–78 | 68–90 | align=center rowspan=3 | 2nd | ||
| Cholet Basket | 65–48 | 85–70 | |||||
 KK Krka | 74–67 | 78–89 | |||||
| Quarterfinal |  Tartu Ülikool/Rock | align=center colspan=3 | 2–1 | ||||
| Semifinal (F4) | Triumph Lyubertsy | align=center colspan=3 | 59–61 | ||||
| Third place (F4) | Royal Halı Gaziantep | align=center colspan=3 | 75–87 | ||||
| 2014–15 | EuroCup | Regular season (Group D) | Khimki | 65–79 | 84–98 | align=center rowspan=5 | 5th |
| Beşiktaş Integral Forex | 70–73 | 68–67 | |||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 96–94 | 61–81 | |||||
| VEF Rīga | 96–84 | 61–71 | |||||
| Union Olimpija | 80–86 | 67–89 | |||||
| 2015–16 | EuroCup | Regular season (Group E) | Beşiktaş Sompo Japan | 85–67 | 67–76 | align=center rowspan=5 | 4th |
 Lietuvos rytas | 65–89 | 99–98 | |||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 75–84 | 64–89 | |||||
| Avtodor Saratov | 83–79 | 78–104 | |||||
| PAOK | 78–69 | 69–72 | |||||
| Last 32 (Group N) | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 86–75 | 74–90 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4th | ||
| Galatasaray Odeabank | 54–74 | 59–87 | |||||
 CAI Zaragoza | 70–80 | 60–88 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Champions League | Regular season (Group E) | AEK Athens | 76–89 | 49–92 | align=center rowspan=7 | 8th |
 Partizan NIS | 55–70 | 67–77 | |||||
| Stelmet Zielona Góra | 86–75 | 63–83 | |||||
| Beşiktaş Sompo Japan | 91–96 | 74–89 | |||||
| Dinamo Sassari | 73–72 | 88–97 | |||||
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 81–91 | 56–99 | |||||
| Proximus Spirou | 74–79 | 87–92 | |||||
| 2017–18 | FIBA Europe Cup | Qual. Round 1 | Trabzonspor Medical Park | 108-98 | 68-77 | 176–175 | |
| Qual. Round 2 |  Södertälje Kings | 86-63 | 73-75 | 159–138 | |||
| Regular season (Group H) | Nizhny Novgorod | 97–71 | 70–78 | align=center rowspan=3 | 2nd | ||
| Falco Vulcano | 89–79 | 74–84 | |||||
| Karpoš Sokoli | 94–73 | 91–73 | |||||
| Last 16 (Group K) | Bakken Bears | 91–68 | 96–100 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4th | ||
| Tsmoki-Minsk | 79–45 | 61–86 | |||||
 Mornar Bar | 89–92 | 68–73 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Champions League | Qual. Round 1 | Red October Cantù | 68-69 | 71-90 | 139–159 | |
| 2018–19 | FIBA Europe Cup | ||||||
| Regular season (Group H) | Dinamo Sassari | 87–74 | 94–98 | align=center rowspan=3 | 1st | ||
| Falco Vulcano | 79–76 | 83–66 | |||||
 Leicester Riders | 82–79 | 84–81 | |||||
| Last 16 (Group I) | s.Oliver Würzburg | 83–92 | 71–118 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4th | ||
| Pınar Karşıyaka | 70–74 | 95–102 | |||||
| Z-Mobile Prishtina | 89–76 | 76–81 | |||||
| 2020–21 | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season (Group C) | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 80–90 | — | align=center rowspan=3 | 3rd |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | 73–90 | — | |||||
| Sporting CP | 78–67 | — |