Ferencvárosi TC (women's handball)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Ferencvárosi TC (sports club).

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.

FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Full name	Ferencvárosi Torna Club
Nickname(s)	Fradi
Short name	FTC
Founded	1950; 73 years ago (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, 2nd
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

The current name of the club is FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria due to sponsorship reasons.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Ferencvárosi TC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
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

HOME
2013-18	2018–23	2023–24

AWAY
2004-07	2007–08	2013-18 2019-22	2018-19	2022-24

THIRD
2016-2017

Sports Hall information

 

Home hall: Elek Gyula Aréna

• Name: – Elek Gyula Aréna
• City: – Budapest, IX. ker
• Capacity: – 1300
• Address: – 1101 Budapest, Kőbányai út 47./A

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers 13   Kinga Janurik 16   Blanka Böde-Bíró Left Wingers 15   Júlia Hársfalvi 21   Gréta Márton Right Wingers 18   Anett Kovács 26   Angela Malestein Line players 03   Béatrice Edwige 14   Anett Kisfaludy 58   Réka Bordás 72   Dragana Cvijić

Left backs 20   Emily Bölk 23   Zsuzsanna Tomori 90   Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik   Centre backs 27   Anna Kukely 38   Petra Simon 77   Andrea Lekić 91   Anikó Cirjenics-Kovacsics (c)   Right backs 42   Katrin Klujber 80   Jelena Despotović

Squad information
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Date of Birth	In	Contract until	Previous club
3		Béatrice Edwige	Line Player	3 October 1988	2022	2024	Rostov-Don
13		Kinga Janurik	Goalkeeper	6 November 1991	2020	2024	Érd HC
14		Anett Kisfaludy	Line Player	31 August 1990	2020	2024	Érd HC
15		Júlia Hársfalvi	Left Wing	12 November 1996	2021	N/A	Siófok KC
16		Blanka Böde-Bíró	Goalkeeper	22 September 1994	2016	2024	Váci NKSE
20		Emily Bölk	Left Back	26 April 1998	2020	2024	Thüringer HC
21		Gréta Márton	Left Wing	3 October 1999	2015	2024	MTK Budapest
23		Zsuzsanna Tomori	Left Back	18 June 1987	2022	N/A	Vipers Kristiansand
26		Angela Malestein	Right Wing	31 January 1993	2020	2024	SG BBM Bietigheim
42		Katrin Klujber	Right Back	21 April 1999	2018	2024	Dunaújvárosi KKA
58		Réka Bordás	Line Player	26 August 1997	2023	2025	Debreceni VSC
72		Dragana Cvijić	Line Player	15 March 1990	2022	2024	CSKA Moscow
77		Andrea Lekić	Centre Back	6 September 1987	2022	2024	RK Krim
80		Jelena Despotović	Left Back	30 April 1994	2023	2025	Győri ETO KC
90		Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik	Left Back	22 April 1990	2021	N/A	MTK Budapest
91		Anikó Cirjenics-Kovacsics	Centre Back	29 August 1991	2016	N/A	Győri ETO KC

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season^[4]

Joining

Leaving

Staff members

•   Head Coach: Allan Heine
•   Assistant Coach:
•   Goalkeeping Coach: Norbert Duleba
•   Fitness Coach: Máté Ungvári
•   Club Doctor: Attila Pavlik, MD
•   Physiotherapist: Dorottya Vajay-Gazsó

Retired numbers

Ferencvárosi TC retired numbers
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

Domestic competitions

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 (14): 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
•   Finalist (12): 1963, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19

European competitions

EHF Champions League:

• Runners-up: 1970–71, 2001–02, 2022–23
• Semifinalists: 1996, 1997, 2001

EHF Cup Winners' Cup:

• Winners – record: 1977–78, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Runners-up: 1978–79, 1993–94
• Semifinalists: 2007, 2015

EHF Cup:

• Winners: 2005–06
• Semifinalists: 2004–05

EHF Champions Trophy:

• Third Placed: 2002
• Fourth Placed: 2006

Other tournaments

• Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
  • Second Placed: 2014

Recent seasons

As of 16 June 2023.

• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[5] 64

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 1993-94 NB I     Winner 1994–95 NB I     Winner 1995–96 NB I     Winner 1996–97 NB I     Winner 1997–98 NB I     Finalist 1998–99 NB I     Finalist 1999–00 NB I   2000–01 NB I   2001–02 NB I   2002–03 NB I     Winner

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2003–04 NB I   2004–05 NB I   2005–06 NB I   2006–07 NB I     Finalist 2007–08 NB I   2008–09 NB I   2009–10 NB I 5th   Finalist 2010–11 NB I   Quarter-finals 2011–12 NB I   Quarter-finals 2012–13 NB I     Finalist

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2013–14 NB I     Finalist 2014–15 NB I     Finalist 2015–16 NB I     Third place 2016–17 NB I     Winner 2017–18 NB I     Third place 2018–19 NB I     Finalist 2019–20 NB I Cancelled 2020–21 NB I     Third place 2021–22 NB I     Winner 2022–23 NB I     Winner

In European competition

Main article: Ferencvárosi TC in European handball

• 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
2023–24	EHF Champions League	Group B	Team Esbjerg
			Metz Handball	25–38
			Vipers Kristiansand		26–37
			CS Rapid București	24–24
			RK Krim Mercator		26–32
			Zagłębie Lubin
			Ikast Håndbold

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League (All-Time) – Last updated on 30 September 2023 Rank Name Seasons played Goals 1   Katrin Klujber 6 403 2   Nerea Pena 7 339 3   Zita Szucsánszki 12 294 4   Angela Malestein 4 260 5   Anikó Cirjenics-Kovacsics 5 248 6   Emily Bölk 4 233 7   Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik 9 227 8   Nadine Schatzl 6 201 9   Viktória Lukács 7 189 10   Gréta Márton 7 179

Individual awards in the EHF Champions League Last updated on 4 September 2022 Season Player Award 2001–02   Ágnes Farkas Top Scorer (112 goals) 2012–13   Zsuzsanna Tomori Top Scorer (95 goals) 2015–16   Luca Szekerczés Best Young Player 2016–17   Blanka Bíró Best Young Player 2018–19   Noémi Háfra Best Young Player 2019–20   Noémi Háfra Best Young Player 2021–22   Angela Malestein Best Right Wing

Former notable players

•   Valéria Agócs
•   Barbara Balogh
•   Mária Bende
•   Klára Csiszár-Szekeres
•   Rita Deli
•   Mária Dévényi
•   Dorottya Faluvégi
•   Ágnes Farkas
•   Andrea Farkas
•   Erika Fiedler
•   Márta Giba
•   Noémi Háfra
•   Dóra Hornyák
•   Olívia Kamper
•   Fanni Kenyeres
•   Erika Kirsner
•   Mónika Kovacsicz
•   Beatrix Kökény
•   Rozália Lelkes
•   Dóra Lőwy
•   Viktória Lukács
•   Melinda Pastrovics
•   Ildikó Pádár
•   Anna Rothermel
•   Eszter Siti
•   Nadine Schatzl
•   Viktória Soós
•   Amália Sterbinszky
•   Tímea Sugár
•   Piroska Szamoránsky
•   Éva Szarka
•   Luca Szekerczés
•   Melinda Szikora
•   Zita Szucsánszki
•   Beatrix Tóth
•   Ildikó Tóth
•   Tímea Tóth
•   Orsolya Vérten
•   Katerina Harisová
•   Katarina Miklosová
•   Katarina Mravíková
•   Lucia Uhraková
•   Marija Jovanović
•   Bobana Klikovac
•   Đurđina Malović
•   Julia Behnke
•   Laura Steinbach
•   Alicia Stolle
•   Katarina Tomašević
•   Jelena Živković
•   Danick Snelder
•   Laura van der Heijden
•   Nerea Pena
•   Elena Abramovich
•   Emilie Christensen
•   Iuliana Cioculeasa
•   Nadine Dumitru

Former coaches

•   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)

Ferencvárosi TC II

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

1. "Hungarians celebrate in Spain". European Handball Federation. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
2. "Hungarian triumph in EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup". European Handball Federation. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. "2005/06 Women's EHF Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
4. út 129, Üllői (2023-06-11). "Átlövőt igazoltunk Győrből". Üllői út 129. (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
5. "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – női" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

External links

• Ferencvárosi TC Official Website
• Club page on the European Handball Federation website
• Ferencvárosi TC on Facebook