The Budapest Wolves are an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
team from
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
. 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.
Brief history
The Budapest Wolves were formed in 2004 by the name of Budapest American Football Club. Founder manager was , 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
* SF = Semi finals
* HB = Hungarian Bowl
Austrian championship
* SF = Semi finals
* CB = Challenge Bowl
* IB = Iron Bowl
International
* QF = Quarter finals
* SF = Semi finals
* SB = SELAF Bowl
* CB = CEFL Bowl
See also
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Hungarian American Football League
The Hungarian Football League (HFL) is the top tier national American football competition in Hungary, organized by the Hungarian Federation of American Football (MAFSZ). The competition was formerly called Hungarian American Football League (MAFL) ...
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Austrian Football League
The Austrian Football League (AFL) is the highest level of American football in Austria founded in 1984.
The Austrian Football League (AFL) has always been considered among the best and strongest leagues in Europe. The league plays by rules based ...
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Central European Football League
References
External links
Magyarországi Amerikai Futball Csapatok SzövetségeAmerican Football Bund ÖsterreichCentral European Football LeagueBudapest Wolves Official Homepage
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American football teams in Hungary
Sport in Budapest
2004 establishments in Hungary
American football teams established in 2004