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Budapest Wolves

The Budapest Wolves are an American football team from Budapest, Hungary. 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.

Budapest Wolves
Budapest Wolves logo
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General information
Founded2004; 22 years ago (2004)
StadiumAngyalföldi Sport- és Szabadidő Központ (Budapest)
HeadquarteredBudapest, Hungary
ColorsRed and Black
   
MascotLupi
Websitewww.wolves.hu
Personnel
General managerFerenc Sződy
Head coachBálint Hegedűs
League / conference affiliations
Hungarian Football League
Championships
League championships: 0
8 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2023)
Current uniform
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Home
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Away

Brief history

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The Budapest Wolves were formed in 2004 by the name of Budapest American Football Club. Founder manager was Attila Árpa [hu], 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

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Hungarian championship

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YearDivisionFinishGamesWLPFPAPostseason
2005 MAFL 1st 330 17314 Won SF: Nagykanizsa Demons (72–2)
Won HB: Debrecen Gladiators (46–0)
2008 Div I (Group A) 1st 550 26035 Won SF: Budapest Titans (55–0)
Won HB: Budapest Cowboys (20–14)[1]
2009 Div I 1st 440 17314 Won SF: Nyíregyháza Tigers (26–7)
Won HB: Győr Sharks (16–12)[2]
2010 Div I 1st 660 28224 Won SF: Újbuda Rebels (17–7)
Won HB: Nyíregyháza Tigers (58–0)[3]
2012 HFL 2nd 321 9546 Won HB VII: Budapest Hurricanes (65–21)[4]
2013 HFL 2nd 431 168124 Lost HB VIII: Budapest Hurricanes (24–28)[5]
2014 HFL 1st 642 237166 Lost HB IX: Újbuda Rebels (9–19)[6]
2015 HFL 3rd 642 295122 Won SF: Budapest Cowbells (46–21)
Lost HB: Bratislava Monarchs (34–55)[7]
2016 HFL 6th 514 114130 —
2017 HFL 4th 523 159148 Lost SF: Miskolc Steelers (25–27)
2018 HFL 1st 761 20976 Won SF: Nyíregyháza Tigers (35–20)
Won HB: Miskolc Steelers (34–30)
2019 HFL 1st 550 15266 Lost SF: Kyiv Capitals (27–35)
2021 HFL 2nd 422 5368 Won HB: Fehérvár Enthroners (18–7)
2022 HFL 3rd 422 92105 Won SF: Budapest Cowbells (21–14)
Lost HB: Fehérvár Enthroners (24–31)
  • SF = Semi finals
  • HB = Hungarian Bowl

Austrian championship

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YearDivisionFinishGamesWLPFPAPostseason
2005 Div 2 1st 431 Won SF: Cinneplexx Blue Devils II (27–0)
Lost CB II: Tyrolean Raiders II (6–24)
2006 Div 1 633 —
2007 Div 1 2nd 871 Lost SF: St. Pölten Invaders (20–22)
2014 Div 3 (Group A/B) 2nd 651 22770 Won SF: Telfs Patriots (35–9)
Won CB XI: Fürstenfeld Raptors (41–14)[8]
2015 Div 2 (Group A) 1st 871 248120 Won SF: Salzburg Bulls (37–20)
Won IB VIII: Armstetten Thunder (24–21)[9]
2016 Div 1 (East) 3rd 844 228241 —
2017 Div 1 (Group B) 5th 817 127271 —
  • SF = Semi finals
  • CB = Challenge Bowl
  • IB = Iron Bowl

International

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YearDivisionFinishGamesWLPFPAPostseason
2007 SELAF (North) 1st 761 256132 Won SF: Novi Sad Dukes (21–14)
Lost SB II: SBB Vukovi Beograd (27–28)[10]
2008 CEFL (North) 2nd 1055 230203 Lost SF: SBB Vukovi Beograd (7–21)[11]
2009 CEFL (Conf. B) 3rd 844 184130 —[12]
2010 CEFL 3rd 624 126121 Lost SF: Ljubljana Silverhawks (14–31)[13]
2011 CEFL 2nd 642 156106 Lost CB VI: SBB Vukovi Beograd (33–34)[14]
2012 CEFL 4th 624 160204 Lost SF: SBB Vukovi Beograd (15–34)[15]
2013 CEFL 4th 606 112299 —[16]
2014 CEFL 4th 606 61271 —[17]
2016 IFAF ECL (Central) 3rd 202 1385 —
2019 CEFL Cup Lost QF Bolzano Giants 19–36
  • QF = Quarter finals
  • SF = Semi finals
  • SB = SELAF Bowl
  • CB = CEFL Bowl

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "MAFL DIV I results, 2008". hafl.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "MAFL DIV I results, 2009". hafl.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "MAFL DIV I results, 2010". hafl.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "A Wolves a döntőben óriási veréssel vett revánsot - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  5. ↑ "HFL: bajnok a Wolvest legyőző Hurricanes! - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  6. ↑ "HFL: Farkasverés 6000 néző előtt, először bajnokok a Lázadók! - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  7. ↑ "HFL: Garzával nem bírtak a Farkasok, a pozsonyiak a bajnokok! - NSO". Nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Wolves gewinnen Challenge Bowl XI". football-austria.com. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  9. ↑ "Budapest Wolves gewinnen Iron Bowl VIII". football-austria.com. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2007 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  11. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2008 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  12. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2009 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  13. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2010 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  14. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2011 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  15. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2012 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  16. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2013 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  17. ↑ "Scores & Schedule, 2014 - CEFL American Football". European-league.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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