| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Teams | 15 |
| Champions | ZF-Eger |
| Runners-up | TEVA-VasasPlaket |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Magyar Kupa , is the 82nd edition of the tournament.
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 15 |
| Champions | ZF-Eger |
| Runners-up | TEVA-VasasPlaket |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Magyar Kupa , is the 82nd edition of the tournament.
Quarter-final matches were played on 27 and 28 September 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZF-Eger (I) | 33–20 | Bodrogi Bau-Szentesi VK (I) | 20–11 | 13–9 |
| TEVA-VasasPlaket (I) | 21–17 | Aprilia FTC-Fisher Klíma (I) | 8–7 | 13–10 |
| UNIQA-UTE (I) | 16–15 | Szeged Beton VE (I) | 7–8 | 9–7 |
| Domino-Honvéd (I) | 25–16 | Pécsi Vízmű PVSK-Füszért (I) | 14–9 | 11–7 |
The final four will be held on 29 and 30 November 2008 at the Bitskey Aladár Uszoda in Eger.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 29 November, 17:30 | ||||||
 | 6 | |||||
| 30 November, 12:30 | ||||||
 | 13 | |||||
| | 9 | |||||
| 29 November, 19:00 | ||||||
 | 8 | |||||
| | 10 | |||||
 | 9 | |||||
| 29 November 17:30 | Report | UNIQA-UTE | 6–13 | | Bitskey Aladár uszoda, Eger Referees: dr. Fekete, Petik |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–4, 1–2, 2–4 | |||||
| Létay, Suti 2 | Goals | Bárány, Varga II 3 | |||
| 29 November 19:00 | Report | TEVA-VasasPlaket | 10–9 | | Bitskey Aladár uszoda, Eger Referees: ifj. Juhász, Kun |
| Score by quarters:3–2, 2–1, 2–0, 1–5 OT:1–0, 1–1 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Szívós 3 | |||
| 30 November 12:30 | Report | ZF-Eger | 9–8 | | Bitskey Aladár uszoda, Eger Referees: Kiszelly, Székely |
| Score by quarters:3–2, 2–1, 1–3, 1–1 OT:2–0, 0–1 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Dé. Varga 5 | |||
| 2008 Magyar Kupa Winner |
|---|
| ZF-Eger 3rd Title |
| 1 Zoltán Szécsi, 2 Ádám Decker, 3 Balázs Erdélyi, 4 Balázs Nyéki, 5 Attila Bárány, 6 Csaba Kiss, 7 Gábor Hegedűs, 8 Zsolt Varga, 9 Aaron Feltham, 10 Szabolcs Binder, 11 Erik Bundschuch, 12 Balázs Hárai, 13 Péter Biros (c), 14 Attila Decker |
| Head Coach |
| György Gerendás |
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