The 120th edition of the Hungarian Championships has concluded as anticipated. Ferencvaros has claimed its 28th title, marking its fifth consecutive victory in the national league.
Additionally, the reigning European champion secured its fifth consecutive “double crown” as it won the Hungarian Cup at the beginning of the season.
The reigning European champion beat Honved in the 3rd game of the best-of-five final by seven goals, 24:17.
Ferencvaros ruled the field in the first quarter, building a 7:2 lead in the first eight minutes, and had an 8:3 advantage early in the second quarter. But Honved didn’t let the game turn into a lopsided contest. The visitors went on a 3:0 run, cutting their deficit to 6:8. Krisztian Manhercz ended Honved’s series, and Szilar Jansik added a goal, giving Ferencvaros a 10:6 lead. In the very last second of the first half, Nikola Moskov made it 7:10.
In the first 58 seconds of the second half, Ferencvaros rebuilt a 5-goal lead with goals from Fekete and Vismeg (12:7). Stylianos Argyropoulos increased the margin to seven (17:10) with 02:19 minutes left in the third quarter, and the game was practically decided.
Ferencvaros has won three trophies this season (besides the Hungarian trophies, it clinched the European Super Cup). In two weeks it will try to retain the Champions League crown.
As for Honved, it reached the finals of all competitions it entered, but lost all three (the Hungarian Cup, the Hungarian League, and the Conference Cup).
2026 Hungarian League, playoffs
Final (best of five), Game 3
Ferencvaros – Honved 24:17 (7:2, 3:5, 8:5, 6:5) – the final score in the series 3:0
Ferencvaros: Manhercz 4, Fekete 4, Argyrpoulos 3, De Toro 3, Mandic 2, Nagy 2, Vigvari 2, Jansik 2, Vamos 1, Vismeg 1.
Honved: Moskov 6, Vickovic 4, Sugar 3, Ekler 2, Kevi 1, Vadovics 1
All champions: Ferencvaros 28 titles (reigning champion), Ujpest 26 titles (the last title in 1995), Vasas 18 (the last title in 2012), Szolnok 10 (2021), BVSC – 7 (1999), OSC 7 – (1978), Honved – 6 (2006), MUE – 4 (1909), III Keruleti TVE – 3 (1928), Eger – 3 (2014), Magyar 2 (1943), Balaton 2 (1905), MAFC 1 (1917), BSE 1 (1940), Tunsgram 1 (1992)
The season 2019/20 was canceled.
3rd-place playoffs (best of five), Game 3
BVSC won the bronze medal, beating Szolnok in the third match of the third-place playoffs, 15:11.
BVSC – Szolnok 15:11 (3:1, 2:4, 5:2, 5:4) – the final score in the series 3:0
Champions League: Ferencvaros
Champions League Qualifications: Honved
Euro Cup Group Stage: BVSC
Euro Cup Qualifications: Szolnok
Conference Cup: Vasas and Szeged
Relegation Group
The competition in the Relegation Group is not yet complete, with three games still remaining. However, these games cannot significantly impact the standings. Kaposvar, Szentes, Debrecen, and UVSE have all secured their spots in the 2027 Hungarian First League, which will consist of 12 clubs, down from 14 as it was until now.
Miskolc, KSI, PVSK and ELTE BAEC will play in the Second League.
Standings: 9. Kaposvar 31 points (13 games), 10. Szentes 28 (13), 11. Debrecen 27 (13), 12. UVSE 27 (13), 13. Miskolc 20 (13), 14. KSI 13 (14), 15. PVSK Pecs 8 (14), 16. ELTE BAEC 5 (13).
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