Budapesti Spartacus Sport Club is a Hungarian women's handball team from

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, that play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, the second tier league in Hungary. The club was formed in 1954 and soon found themselves on the top. ''Spari'', as the fans call the team, have won all but one league titles between 1960 and 1967, and in addition, they have won two domestic cup titles in 1963 and 1968. They also enjoyed a good run in the European Champions Cup, having been marched to the finals in 1965, only to fall short against HG København. In the seventies the club have fallen back, and eventually slumped to relegation in 1975. However, the team promoted back immediately and under the guidance of head coach

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a new success period has begun. Spartacus have won the national championship title in 1983 and 1986, and lifted the Hungarian cup trophy in 1988. Beside the domestic hit they also took the

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in 1981. From the nineties the club slowly relapsed and turned into a mid-table team. Parallel to this, their financial potential is narrowed and it all ended up in a relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B in 2007. Since they are co-operating with another Budapest-based club, ''Pénzügyőr SE'', the team is officially known as Pénzügyőr-Spartacus SC.

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2010–11 season'' ;Goalkeepers * Noémi Galambosi * Daniella Réthelyi ;Wingers * Daniella Csoboth * Zita Gyebrovszki * Nikolett Somodi * Éva Takáts ;Line players * Andrea Kaltenecker * Szilvia Király ;Back players * Bianka Barján * Nikolett Buzsáki * Csenge Járai * Anita Minárovics * Beáta Szálkai * Beáta Szikszai

Staff members

* Technical Director: Imre Lakatos * Head Coach: Zsuzsanna Viglási * Coach: Zsuzsanna Nagy * Coach: Éva Balázs

Selected former players

* Ágnes Végh * Zsuzsanna Varga * Magda Jóna * Klára Horváth * Valéria Agocs * Beáta Balog * Orsolya Herr *

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Head coach history

* Pál Nádori * Ottó Fleck *

* Ervin Horváth (2002–2003) *

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(2003–2004) *

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(2005) *

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(2005–2007)

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

(''National Championship of Hungary'') * Gold medal blank

Champions (9): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1983, 1986 * Silver medal blank

''Runners-up (5): 1966, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984'' * Bronze medal blank

''Third place (5): 1958, 1970, 1973, 1985, 1988–89''

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

(''National Cup of Hungary'') * Gold medal with cup

Winners (3): 1963, 1968, 1988 * Silver medal with cup

''Finalists (6): 1969, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984''

European competitions

* European Champions Cup: **''Finalists:'' 1965 *

: **''Winners:'' 1981 **''Finalists:'' 1982

Recent seasons

*Seasons in ''

'': 45 *Seasons in '' Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B'': 1

In European competition

Source
kézitörténelem.hu
/small> *Participations in Champions League ''(Champions Cup)'': 8 *Participations in

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''(IHF Cup)'': 3 *Participations in ''

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(IHF Cup Winners' Cup)'': 3

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Budapesti Spartacus SC Women's handball Handball clubs in Hungary Handball clubs established in 1954 Sport in Budapest 1954 establishments in Hungary