Ferencvárosi Torna Club is a Hungarian professional women's handball team from Budapest, that is part of the multi-sports club Ferencvárosi TC. Nicknamed Fradi, the team plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top level championship in Hungary. They are one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won eleven Hungarian championships and as many Hungarian cup titles. FTC also enjoy a good reputation in continental competitions: they lifted the EHF Cup Winners' Cup trophy in 1978, 2011,[1] and 2012,[2] and they were also crowned as the EHF Cup winners in 2006.[3] The team also reached the finals of the EHF Champions League two times, however, they fell short in both occasions.
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| Full name | Ferencvárosi Torna Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Fradi | ||
| Short name | FTC | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Arena | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Érd Aréna, Érd | ||
| Capacity | 1,300 2,200 | ||
| President | Zsolt Ákos Jeney | ||
| Head coach | Allan Heine | ||
| League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | ||
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 12nd | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
The current name of the club is FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria due to sponsorship reasons.
Crest, colours, supporters edit
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor edit
The following table shows in detail Ferencvárosi TC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2004–2005 | adidas | T-Mobile |
| 2005 | Retz Bútor | |
| 2006 | Retz Bútor / Budapest Bank | |
| 2006–2009 | Budapest Bank | |
| 2009–2010 | – | |
| 2010 | Erima | FŐTÁV Zrt. / Jógazdabank |
| 2011 | Rail Cargo Hungaria / FŐTÁV Zrt. | |
| 2011–2013 | Rail Cargo Hungaria | |
| 2013–2014 | Nike | Rail Cargo Hungaria / Aegon |
| 2014– | Rail Cargo Hungaria / Aegon / Budapest |
Kits edit
| HOME | |||||
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         2013-18 |
2018–23 |
     2023–24 | |||
| AWAY | |||||
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      2004-07 |
    2007–08 |
  2013-18 2019-22 |
   2018-19 |
   2022-24 | |
| THIRD | |||||
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| 2016-2017 | |||||
Sports Hall information edit
- Name: – Elek Gyula Aréna
- City: – Budapest, IX. ker
- Capacity: – 1300
- Address: – 1101 Budapest, Kőbányai út 47./A
Team edit
Current squad edit
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | In | Contract until | Previous club |
| 3 | 
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Béatrice Edwige | Line Player | 3 October 1988 | 2022 | 2025 |  Rostov-Don
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| 13 | 
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Kinga Janurik | Goalkeeper | 6 November 1991 | 2020 | 2025 | Érd HC
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| 14 |
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Anett Kisfaludy | Line Player | 31 August 1990 | 2020 | 2025 | Érd HC
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| 15 |
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Júlia Hársfalvi | Left Wing | 12 November 1996 | 2021 | 2025 | Siófok KC
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| 16 |
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Blanka Böde-Bíró | Goalkeeper | 22 September 1994 | 2016 | 2025 | Váci NKSE
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| 20 | 
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Emily Bölk | Left Back | 26 April 1998 | 2020 | 2026 | Thüringer HC
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| 21 |
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Gréta Márton | Left Wing | 3 October 1999 | 2015 | 2026 | MTK Budapest
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| 23 |
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Zsuzsanna Tomori | Left Back | 18 June 1987 | 2022 | 2025 |  Vipers Kristiansand
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| 26 | 
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Angela Malestein | Right Wing | 31 January 1993 | 2020 | 2026 | SG BBM Bietigheim
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| 42 |
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Katrin Klujber | Right Back | 21 April 1999 | 2018 | 2026 | Dunaújvárosi KKA
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| 58 |
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Réka Bordás | Line Player | 26 August 1997 | 2023 | 2024 | Debreceni VSC
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| 72 | 
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Dragana Cvijić | Line Player | 15 March 1990 | 2022 | 2026 | CSKA Moscow
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| 77 |
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Andrea Lekić | Centre Back | 6 September 1987 | 2022 | 2025 |  RK Krim
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| 90 |
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Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik | Left Back | 22 April 1990 | 2021 | 2025 | MTK Budapest
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| 91 |
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Anikó Cirjenics-Kovacsics | Centre Back | 29 August 1991 | 2016 | 2024 | Győri ETO KC
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Transfers edit
- Transfers for the 2024–25 season[4]
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Staff members edit
Head Coach: Allan Heine
Goalkeeping Coach: Norbert Duleba- Fitness Coach: Máté Ungvári
- Club Doctor: Attila Pavlik, MD
- Physiotherapist: Dorottya Vajay-Gazsó
- Technical Manager: György Szász
- Technical Director: László Paál
Retired numbers edit
| Ferencvárosi TC retired numbers
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| N° | Nationality | Player | Position | Tenure |
| 4 | |
Éva Szarka | Right Back | 1985–1999 |
| 5 | |
Ildikó Pádár | Line Player | 1987–2003 |
| 8 | |
Zita Szucsánszki | Centre Back | 2005–2023 |
| 9 | |
Beatrix Kökény | Centre Back | 1992–2001 |
Honours edit
Domestic competitions edit
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)
Champions (13): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2014–15, 2020–21
Runners-up (22): 1963, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
Third place (10): 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2010–11
Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
Winners (15): 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Finalist (12): 1963, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19
European competitions edit
- Runners-up: 1970–71, 2001–02, 2022–23
- Semifinalists: 1996, 1997, 2001
- Winners: 2005–06
- Semifinalists: 2004–05
- Third Placed: 2002
- Fourth Placed: 2006
Other tournaments edit
- Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
- Second Placed: 2014
Recent seasons edit
- As of 16 June 2023.
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:[5] 64
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In European competition edit
- Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup): 27x
- Participations in EHF Cup: 4x
- Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 9x
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2023–24 | EHF Champions League | Group B |  Team Esbjerg
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28–33 | 23–27 | |
| Metz Handball
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25–38 | |||||
| Vipers Kristiansand
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26–37 | |||||
 CS Rapid București
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24–24 | |||||
| RK Krim Mercator
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26–28 | 26–32 | ||||
 Zagłębie Lubin
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35–22 | 35–23 | ||||
| Ikast Håndbold
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37–36 | 28–28 |
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League edit
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Individual awards in the EHF Champions League edit
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Former notable players edit
Goalkeepers edit
- Andrea Farkas
- Melinda Pastrovics
- Tímea Sugár
- Olga Hoffmann
- Melinda Szikora
- Tamásné Pusztai
- Krisztina Kerner
Katarina Harisová- Katarina Miklosová
Elena Abramovich
Katarina Tomašević
Iuliana Cioculeasa
Irina Sidorova
Svetlana Gridneva
Right wings edit
- Dorottya Faluvégi
- Viktória Lukács
- Enikő Tóth
- Melinda Berta
- Nelly Such
- Zsuzsanna Baross
- Anikó Kántor
- Zsuzsanna Pálffy
- Mónika Kovacsicz
- Katarina Mravíková
- Nadina Dumitru
Right backs edit
- Nikolett Brigovácz
- Beatrix Tóth
- Viktória Soós
- Éva Szarka
- Rita Borók
- Helga Németh
- Beatrix Benyáts
- Noémi Trufán
- Luca Szekerczés
Đurđina Malović
Alicia Stolle- Jelena Živković
Laura van der Heijden
Line players edit
- Barbara Balogh
- Ildikó Pádár
- Gyöngyi Kulcsár
- Katarzyna Borkowska
- Veronika Kovács
- Rea Mészáros
- Piroska Szamoránsky
- Anita Cifra
- Lucia Uhraková
- Bobana Klikovac
- Julia Behnke
- Danick Snelder
Central backs edit
- Olívia Kamper
- Beatrix Kökény
- Eszter Siti
- Zita Szucsánszki
- Ágnes Kocsis
- Edina Rábai
- Judit Csenki
- Bettina Dajka
- Itana Grbić
Nerea Pena
Emilie Christensen
Left backs edit
- Ágnes Farkas
- Klára Csiszár-Szekeres
- Rita Deli
- Noémi Háfra
- Zsuzsanna Tomori
- Eszter Laluska
- Margit Pádár
- Zsófia Pásztor
- Judit Veszeli
- Annamária Ilyés
- Dóra Hornyák
- Csilla Németh
- Szandra Zácsik
- Tímea Tóth
- Éva Barna
- Nóra Valovics
- Kinga Klivinyi
- Klára Kertész
- Dóra Deáki
- Míra Emberovics
- Amália Sterbinszky
- Marija Jovanović
- Laura Steinbach
- Jelena Despotovic
Left wings edit
- Fanni Kenyeres
- Dóra Lőwy
- Erika Kirsner
- Erika Fiedler
- Nadine Schatzl
- Krisztina Szádvári
- Adrienn Szarka
- Orsolya Vérten
- Gabriella Takács
- Mariann Becz
- Mária Krammer
Others edit
- Valéria Agócs
- Mária Bende
- Mária Dévényi
- Márta Giba
- Rozália Lelkes
- Anna Rothermel
- Ildikó Tóth
Coaching history edit
- Endre Balogh (1960–65)
- Gyula Elek (1966–85, 1990–92) Longest serving coach in Ferencvárosi TC's history
- Gyula Elek and András Németh (1985)
- Károly Konkoly (1986)
- Mária Berzsényi (1986–88)
- Pál Hoffmann (1989–90)
- András Németh (1992–2007) Most honours won with Ferencvárosi TC
- Gyula Zsiga (2007–08)
- Gábor Elek (2008–23)
- Martin Albertsen (2023)
- Allan Heine (2023–)
Ferencvárosi TC II edit
Ferencvárosi TC II is the junior team of Ferencvárosi TC women's handball club. They compete in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, the second-tier league in Hungary. Although they play in the same league system as their senior team, rather than a separate league, they are ineligible for promotion to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, since junior teams cannot play in the same division as their senior side.
References edit
- ^ "Hungarians celebrate in Spain". European Handball Federation. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Hungarian triumph in EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup". European Handball Federation. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "2005/06 Women's EHF Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Világklasszisokkal erősít az FTC női kézicsapata". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – női" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.