SZTE-Szedeák, also known as simply Szedeák, is a professional

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club from

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. SZTE is an abbreviation of Szegedi Tudományegyetem, the Hungarian name for the

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. Since the 2010–11 season, Szedeák competes in top

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(NB I/A).

History

In 2002, Szedeák was playing in the NB I/B, the national second tier division. However, after the season, the men's team was forced to withdraw from the league which meant only youth teams remained. In 2006, Péter Kardos took over the management of the club and made the team return to Hungary's second tier league. In 2010, the club promoted to the NB I/A, the national top league. In 2014, Szedeák entered the national championship playoffs for the first time, losing 0–3 to Szolnoki Olaj. In the 2020–21 season, Szedeák finished third in the NB I/A under head coach

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, the best performance in club history. In the 2021–22 season, Szedeák entered the qualifying rounds of the

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, marking the club's debut in Europe.

Honours

*Third place: 2020–21

Current players

Season by season

: Cancelled due to the

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European competitions

References

External links

* Basketball teams in Hungary Basketball teams established in 1992 1992 establishments in Hungary {{europe-basketball-team-stub