Szolnoki Olajbányász is a professional

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team based in

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...

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. The team also goes by the name of ''Olaj'', which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the

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. Established in 1959, it is one of the most successful teams in Hungarian basketball with eight Hungarian championships. Olaj has also won eight

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titles. The team's home arena is the Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok.

History

The club was founded in 1959, and it has since developed into one of the most successful basketball teams in Hungary. Olaj has won four Hungarian National Championships, four Hungarian Cups since 1989 (the year when they earned a spot in the Hungarian 1st division). In 2012, the club played the

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Final Four where they were beaten by Beşiktaş Milangaz. For the 2012–13 season, Szolnoki Olaj was invited to join the

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. In 2014 they won the Hungarian Basketball Cup once again. Szolnok made the EuroChallenge Final Four for the second time made in 2014, and ended on the 4th place once again, after losing to

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and Royal Halı Gaziantep.

Team

Current roster

Honours

Domestic competitions

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

Champions (8): 1990–91, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 * Silver medal blank

''Runners-up (3): 1992–93, 1999–00, 2012–13'' * Bronze medal blank

''Third place (2): 1994–95, 1997–98''

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

Winners (8): 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015,

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''Finalist (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013,

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Notable players

Season by season

: Cancelled due to the

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In European competition

Source
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: 3x *Participations in ''

'': 4x *Participations in ''

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'': 2x

References

External links

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Team profile at eurobasket.comTeam profile for 2017 Basketball Champions League
{{Hungarian basketball teams Basketball teams in Hungary Szolnok Basketball teams established in 1959 1959 establishments in Hungary