PVSK-Panthers, for sponsorship reasons known as PVSK-Veolia or simply Pécs, is a men's basketball club based in

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

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. It was the oldest non-

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based basketball club playing in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A The Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (, commonly abbreviated NB I/A) is Hungarian basketball league system, the highest level Sports league, league of club men's basketball in Hungary. Format The league comprises 14 teams. A NB I/A season is split into a l ...

, the first division of Hungary, until 2022, when they were relegated. They played 53 seasons in the top division, which is the second most after MAFC. PVSK-Panthers won one trophy in its history: the

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

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 Pécsvárad (; ) is a town in Baranya County, southern Hungary. Geography Pécsvárad is on the southern slope of the Mecsek mountains, in particular the part called Kelet-Mecsek. It's at the foot of the Zengő, the highest peak of these mount ...

. 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

(''National Championship of Hungary'') * Silver medal blank

''Runners-up (1): 2008–09'' * Bronze medal blank

''Third place (1): 2006–07''

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

(''National Cup of Hungary'') * Gold medal with cup

Winners (1): 2009 * Bronze medal with cup

''Bronze medal (1): 1983, 2007''

Current roster

Season by season

Notable players

* Zoltán Horváth (2003–05) * Stojan Ivković (2004–06) * Dragan Aleksić (2005–09) * Krisztián Wittmann (2006–09) * András Ruják (2009–10, 2019–21) * Alex Legion (2012–13) * Brad Loesing (2012–13) * Marino Šarlija (2013–14) * Zoltán Supola (2016–18)

External links

* {{NB I/A Basketball teams in Hungary Basketball teams established in 1944