Nicknames Team Hungary Founded 2013 Division IFAF Europe | Sport Gridiron football League MAFSZ Location Hungary | |
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Stadium First Field, Székesfehérvár | ||
The Hungarian National American Football Team is the official American football senior national team of Hungary. They are organized by the Hungarian American Football Association (Magyar Amerikai Football Szövetség, MAFSZ). They get their players from teams of the Hungarian American Football League, mostly from Budapest Wolves (26), Budapest Cowbells (16) and Győr Sharks (6 participants).
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History
The Hungarian national team has been founded in 2013. The head coach was Lee Hlavka, the offensive coordinator was István Kovács and the defensive coordinator was Karim Trabelsi. They played their first game with Czech Republic in Budapest, where they lost (7–26). In 2015 they participated in the first round of the qualifying round for 2018 European Championship against Serbia in Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade (0–56).
In 2016 Vilmos Grátz became the HC, the OC remained Kovács, the DC became László Pacuk. In 2016 they played 2 friendly games against Poland and Belgium.
In 2016 the under 19 team has been founded, they played their first friendly match against Slovakia.
Roster
Squad for 2015 European Championship qualification: