page_title: Falco KC
section_title: Financial crisis and revival
hierarchical_section_title: Falco KC / History / Financial crisis and revival
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Sporthalle Szombathely Magyar: Aréna Savaria, Szombathely új sportcsarnoka. - Cím: Szombathely, Sugár út 18.
context_page_description: Falco Kosárlabda Club, for sponsorship reasons named Falco-Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely, is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Szombathely. The team play their home games at Arena Savaria, a multi-use complex, which was opened in 2006.
context_section_description: 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.
  In the 2018–19 season, Falco won its second national championship completing a total sweep in the playoffs. In the quarter-finals they eliminated KTE. Then they made it to the finals with sweeping Szolnoki Olaj KK. In the finals they upset their local rival BC Körmend 3-0, celebrating the Championship Title away.
  In the 2019–20 season, Falco managed to qualify for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and became the first Hungarian team to play in this tournament. Since the league was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Falco gained the rights to join again for the 2020-21 season.
caption: The Arena Savaria, home venue of Falco since 2006
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