Falco KC Szombathely

Beginning and uprising

The club was created in 1980, when basketball fanatics György Gráczer and István Németh with the support of the local wood industry Falco started to organize meetings and trainings. In that year the club entered the county level championship. In 1987, Falco decided to invest more money into the club and the success was immediate. By winning the championship in the 1987/88 season they won promotion to the second division. In the next year they did surprisingly well, finishing on the top in the regular season with only two losses, but failed in the play-offs final. A season later there was nothing what could prevent the yellow-blacks to lift the trophy in the final, and with that, after 27 years Szombathely got a top-flight basketball team again.

Successful years

The goal in the inaugural season couldn't be more than to stay in the NBI, which they clearly managed. In the following years Falco turned into a good mid-table team with a good reputation. In the 1995/96 and 1996/97 season Falco have been only a step away from the semifinals, fallen in decisive fifth match. In the next year the team finished only 7th in the league but won silver medal in the Hungarian National Basketball Cup. The team reached its top performance next year, finishing second in the National Championship and beating teams like Rimini and Beşiktaş in the Korać Cup.

Financial crisis and revival

The Arena Savaria, home venue of Falco since 2006

In the next few years Falco continued with high-level results, but a slow decreasing had been noticed. For 2002 the team went into a financial crisis, and produced the worst final place of the past years. A long-term, step by step financial consolidation plan have been accepted in that year, which saved the club from bankruptcy, but prevented the club to make quality signings. Still, the team had won a valuable bronze medal in the Hungarian Cup. After the financials have been cleared a quick improvement have started. In 2006 Falco moved to the newly built Arena Savaria and Srećko Sekulović arrived to coach the guys. In his first year in charge, after beating the reigning champion Atomerőmű, the team finished fourth in the playoff. In the 2007/2008 season Falco played unstoppable, the hard-work of Sekulović fructified and won the Championship title, first time in the club's history by beating arch-rival Körmend 3-1. In the Cup they marched till the final, where they lost to Atomerőmű in an epic battle. Nowadays Falco considered one of the top clubs in the country in a highly competitive league and have one of the best youth base in the country.

In 2015, Falco made its European debut appearance by playing in the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup, the third-tier continental level. Finishing with a 2–4 record in Group C, Falco was eliminated in the regular season.

In the following 2016–17 season, Falco had a successful year in the NB I/A. The club reached the playoff finals for the first time, where its lost 3–2 to Alba Fehérvár.

In the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup season, Falco played better as it had a 3–3 record but the club did not advance past the regular season.

Retired numbers

Falco KC Szombathely retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
8		László Kálmán	Guard	1992–2013
18		Zoltán Horváth	Forward	2008–2009

Current roster

Falco KC Szombathely roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. SF 7000300000000000000♠3 Kucsora, Csaba 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) PG 7000500000000000000♠5 Kovács, Bence 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb) SF 7000700000000000000♠7 Durázi, Krisztofer 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) SG 7000900000000000000♠9 Perl, Zoltán 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb) PG 7001100000000000000♠10 Váradi, Benedek 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) SG 7001120000000000000♠12 Hódi, Patrik 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) PF 7001130000000000000♠13 Tóth, Norbert 7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) SF 7001150000000000000♠15 Borisov, Miloš 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) SG 7001230000000000000♠23 Norfleet, Julian 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) C 7001250000000000000♠25 Taylor Jr., Steve 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002105000000000000♠105 kg (231 lb) PG 7001270000000000000♠27 Dancsecs, András 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb) PF 7001340000000000000♠34 Pustahvar, Aliaksandr 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb)	Head coach Szrecsko Szekulovics Assistant coach(es) Milos Konakov Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 13 January 2018

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (National Championship of Hungary)

• Champions (1): 2007–08
• Runners-up (3): 1998–99, 2011–12, 2016–17
• Third place (2): 1999–00, 2001–02

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

• Runners-up (5): 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018