MTK Budapest FC

Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs, MTK has won the Hungarian League 23 times and the Hungarian Cup 12 times. The club has also won the Hungarian Super Cup 2 times. In 1955, as Vörös Lobogó SE, they became the first Hungarian team to play in the European Cup and in 1964 they finished as runners-up in the European Cup Winners' Cup after losing to Sporting Clube de Portugal in the final. The club founded the Sándor Károly Football Academy in 2001. The Academy also has a partnership agreement with English club Liverpool.

MTK Budapest

Full name	Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club
Short name	MTK
Founded	16 November 1888
Ground	Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Capacity	5,322
Chairman	Tamás Deutsch
Manager	Michael Boris
League	NB I
2019–20	NB II, 1st of 20 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

MTK Budapest first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság in the 1903 season. In the subsequent season, MTK won their first domestic title. Between 1913 and 1914 and 1924–25 MTK dominated Hungarian football by winning ten titles in a row.

Crest and colours

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail MTK Budapest FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
−2007	Nike	Fotex
2007–2008		Fotex / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2008–2009		Sándor Károly Akadémia
2009–2010		Duna Takarék / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2010–2011		Duna Takarék
2011–2012		Duna Takarék / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2012–2013		Országos Kéktúra
2013–		panzi pet

Stadia and facilities

Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947)

MTK Budapest's first stadium was opened in 1912. The first match was played MTK Budapest's main rival Ferencváros on 31 March 1912. The final result was 1–0 to MTK.

MTK Budapest's second stadium was built in 1947 shortly after the end of the World War II. It was demolished in 2014 to construct a brand new stadium on its place.

The newly built stadium

Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary.[1] It was renamed after the MTK Budapest and Hungary footballer Nándor Hidegkuti. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of MTK Budapest.

Lantos Mihály Sportközpont is sport centre located in Zugló, Budapest. It was built in 1896. It has a capacity of 3,500 (2,500 seated).It was home to Budapest Micro Club, MTK Maccabi, Rower-Veled Érted Se, Vörös Meteor Egyetértés SK, Zuglói Kinizsi SE.[2][3]

Rivalry

The fixture between MTK Budapest FC and Ferencvárosi TC is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. The first fixture was played in the 1903 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary.

Honours

Domestic

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • Winners (23): 1904, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1951, 1953, 1957–58, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (20): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2006–07
• Magyar Kupa
  • Winners (12): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1951–52, 1968, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000
  • Runners-up: 1934–35, 1975–76, 2011–12
• Szuperkupa
  • Winners: 2003, 2008

International

• Mitropa Cup
  • Winners: 1955, 1963
  • Runners-up: 1959
• European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Runner-up: 1963–64
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  • Semi-finalist: 1961–62

Friendly

• Štefánik Tournament in Bratislava
  • Winners: 1933

Players

Current squad

As of 9 January 2021[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MNE Milan Mijatović 2 DF  HUN Benedek Varju 3 FW  GHA Clinton Osei 4 DF  POR Tiago Ferreira 5 DF  HUN Zsombor Nagy 6 MF  HUN Benjámin Cseke 7 FW  HUN Szabolcs Schön 8 MF  HUN Szabolcs Mezei 9 FW  HUN Bence Bíró 10 MF  HUN Martin Palincsár 11 FW  HUN Roland Varga 14 MF  HUN Mihály Kata 15 DF  HUN Szabolcs Barna 16 DF  COL Sebastián Herrera

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  HUN Dániel Prosser 18 GK  HUN Dániel Varasdi 19 MF  HUN József Kanta (captain) 20 DF  NGA George Ikenne 21 MF  HUN Benjamin Balázs 24 MF  SRB Srđan Dimitrov 25 GK  HUN Bence Somodi 26 FW  BIH Andrija Drljo 28 DF  HUN Ádám Pintér 30 FW  MKD Bojan Miovski 77 DF  HUN Ákos Baki 99 FW  BRA Myke — DF  FIN Nikolai Alho

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  HUN Miklós Szerencsi (at Dorog until 30 June 2021) — FW  HUN Ákos Zuigéber (at Dorog until 30 June 2021) — MF  HUN Máté Kovács (at Dorog until 30 June 2021) — MF  HUN Anton Bidzilya (at Békéscsaba until 30 June 2021) — MF  HUN Barnabás Nagy (at Szentlőrinc until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  HUN Péter Törőcsik (at Szentlőrinc until 30 June 2021) — MF  HUN Gergely Kapronczai (at Szentlőrinc until 30 June 2021) — DF  HUN Roland Lehoczky (at Szentlőrinc until 30 June 2021) — GK  HUN Balázs Bese (at Budafoki until 30 June 2021) — FW  HUN Olivér Horváth (at Haladás until 30 June 2021)

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

Position	Name
President	Tamás Deutsch
Club Director	József Jakobsen
President of committee	Iván Serényi
Member of the presidency	Péter Deutsch
Member of the presidency	János Somogyi
Member of the presidency	László Domonyai
Member of the supervising committee	István Molnár
Member of the supervising committee	Péter Stern
Member of the supervising committee	István Putics

[5]

Management

Position	Name
Head coach	Michael Boris
Assistant Coach	Tamás Petres
Goalkeeper Coach	József Andrusch
Fitness Coach	András Szabó
Masseur	János Kiss
Masseur	István Dömök
Club Doctor	Imre Dreissiger
Club Doctor	Dániel Kincses
Technical Manager	Mihály Horváth
Physiotherapist	Péter Sipos
Kit Manager	Gábor Máté

[6]

Managerial history

Seasons

In European football

See also

• Örökrangadó
• Vörös Meteor Egyetértés SK

Sources

• Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Wilson, Jonathan: 9780752869070: Books

References

1. "Nándor Hidegkuti Stadion". Stadium Database. 10 February 2015.
2. "MTK Lantos Mihály Sportközpont". MTK.hu. 10 February 2015.
3. "MTK Lantos Mihály Sportközpont". MTK.hu. 10 February 2015.
4. "Team". MK Budapest. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "Az MTK Budapest Labdarúgó Zrt. hivatalos honlapja". www.mtkbudapest.hu.
6. http://mtkbudapest.hu/szakmai-stab

External links

• Media related to MTK Budapest FC at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Hungarian)
• Article on MTK at www.uefa.com
• European Cup 1955–56
• Soccerway profile
• Matches, old tickets, ground photos at magyarfutball.hu