Magyar Kupa (men's Basketball)
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The Tibor Zsíros Magyar Kupa is the annual
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cup competition held in
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
since 1951. Budapest Honved has won the most titles with 17. The Cup is named after the retired Hungarian player
Tibor Zsíros Tibor Zsíros (30 June 1930 – 13 February 2013) was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. A native of Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the cap ...
. Each year, a knock-out tournament consisting of 8 teams is played to determine the winner of the Magyar Kupa.


Finals


Knock-out format (1951–2014)


Final Eight format (2014–present)

Since 2014, a knock-out tournament consisting of 8 teams is held each year. Teams qualify based on their position in the NB I/A season. The cup has been named after famous Hungarian basketball player, coach and referee,
Tibor Zsíros Tibor Zsíros (30 June 1930 – 13 February 2013) was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. A native of Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the cap ...
.


Final top scorers and Most Valuable Players

Since 2017, a Most Valuable Player award is given to the best player on the Cup title winning team;


References

{{European basketball cups Basketball competitions in Hungary Basketball cup competitions in Europe 1951 establishments in Hungary