PVSK Panthers

PVSK-Panthers, for sponsorship reasons known as PVSK-Veolia or simply Pécs, is the men's basketball club based in Pécs, Hungary. It is the oldest non-Budapest based basketball club playing in the NB I/A, the first division. They played 49 seasons in the top division, which is the third most after MAFC and Honvéd.

Pécsi VSK-Veolia
NicknameVasút
LeaguesNB I/A
Founded1944 (1944)
History
ArenaLauber Dezső Sports Hall
Capacity3,036
LocationPécs, Hungary
Main sponsorVeolia
Team managerGábor Bán
Head coachFerenc Csirke
Championships1 Hungarian Cups
Websitepvsk-panthers.hu
Active departments of Pécsi VSK
Basketball
(Men's)		Basketball
(Women's U21)		Water polo
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)		Athletics
BoxingJudoSki
Orienteering

PVSK-Panthers won one trophy in its history: the Hungarian Cup in 2009.

History

The team was founded in 1944, they played in the 1st division from 1946 to 1950, then after 4 year, from 1955 to 1985 continuously (with once in 1972 in the 2nd league). In 1985 they fall to the 2nd, in 1992 to the 3rd league. In 1994 they moved to Pécsvárad. In 2000 they won the 3rd division and moved back to Pécs, in 2003 they returned into the top flight. In 2009 they won the regular season and the Hungarian Cup, and finished runner-up in the play-offs.

In Pécs, there was another basketball team. In the 1940s and 1950s the PEAC was placed in the 1st division too, and then in the 1990s again under the name of Matáv SE Pécs. Currently they are in the 2nd league.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (National Championship of Hungary)

  • Runners-up (1): 2008–09
  • Third place (1): 2006–07

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

  • Winners (1): 2009
  • Bronze medal (1): 1983, 2007

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Magyar kupa European competitions
2000–01 2 NB I/B 20th
2001–02 2 NB I/B 15th
2002–03 2 NB I/B 15th
2003–04 1 NB I/A 12th
2004–05 1 NB I/A 5th
2005–06 1 NB I/A 4th
2006–07 1 NB I/A 3rd Bronze medal
2007–08 1 NB I/A 6th Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 NB I/A 2nd Winner
2009–10 1 NB I/A 11th
2010–11 1 NB I/A 8th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 NB I/A 7th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 NB I/A 8th Fourth place
2013–14 1 NB I/A 7th
2014–15 1 NB I/A 7th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 NB I/A 8th Fourth place
2016–17 1 NB I/A 6th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 NB I/A 6th Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 NB I/A Quarterfinalist

Notable players
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