Puskás Akadémia FC

Puskás Akadémia Football Club, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia, is a football club based in Felcsút, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football.

Puskás Akadémia
Full namePuskás Akadémia Football Club
Short namePAFC
Founded2005 (2005)
GroundPancho Aréna, Felcsút
Capacity3,816 all seated
OwnerFelcsúti Utánpótlás Neveléséért Alapítvány
CoachZsolt Hornyák
LeagueNB I
2019–20NB I, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

Puskás Akadémia have spent five seasons in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of the Hungarian football league system, and reached the final of the 2017–18 Magyar Kupa season.

History

The aim of the founders was to establish an academy for Fehérvár FC and to establish a fitting memorial to former Hungarian national footballer Ferenc Puskás.

On the 30th matchday of the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season Robert Jarni was dismissed due to the defeat against Békéscsaba 1912 Előre at the Pancho Aréna on 16 April 2016 resulting Puskás Akadémia's last position and relegation for the first time in history.[1]

On 22 December 2016, Attila Pintér was appointed as the head coach of the club. Pintér left Mezőkövesdi SE, playing in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, for Puskás Akadémia.[2]

On 21 May 2017, Puskás Akadémia won the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season after a goalless draw against Ceglédi VSE in Albertirsa. As a consequence, Puskás Akadémia got promoted to the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. They could return to the first division after spending only one year in the second division.[3][4]

On 12 June 2017, András Komjáti, previously manager of Vasas SC, was appointed as the club director.[5]

Before the start of the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Puskás Akadémia signed Molnár from Mezőkövesd,[6] Radó from Ferencváros,[7] thus becoming the third most valuable team in the 2017–18 season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[8]

On 4 June 2018, Pintér was sacked after finishing 6th in the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[9]

On 8 December 2018, after a 1–1 draw against Paksi FC Benczés was sacked due to the negative results. The club finished 9th before the winter break. Therefore, András Komjáti would be the interim manager on the last match day of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[10]

On 29 December 2018, János Radoki, who was born in Mór, was appointed as the manager of the club. Radoki previously played 25 matches in the 1999–2000 Bundesliga in SSV Ulm as a player. He managed the U-17 team of FC Augsburg and the U-19 team of Greuther Fuerth.[11] On 7 April 2019, Radoki was replaced by András Komjáti after a shocking defeat (0–4) at home against Kisvárda FC.[12]

The first match, against Budapest Honvéd FC at home, of the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season was postponed after one player of the club tested positive for COVID-19.[13]

Honours

Youth teams

European record

As of 27 August 2020

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Hammarby IF N/A 0−3 N/A
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Players

Current squad
As of 12 January 2021

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  HUN Balázs Tóth
3 DF  POR João Nunes
5 DF  GER Thomas Meißner
6 MF  NED Yoell van Nieff
7 FW  HUN Tamás Kiss
8 MF  SVK Jozef Urblík
10 FW  ROU Alexandru Băluță
11 FW  NED Luciano Slagveer
15 MF  CZE Jakub Plšek
17 FW  CZE David Vaněček
20 MF  HUN Márton Radics
22 DF  HUN Roland Szolnoki (captain)
23 DF  HUN Csaba Spandler
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  HUN Zsolt Nagy
26 DF  BUL Kamen Hadzhiev
27 MF  ALB Liridon Latifi
30 MF  CRO Josip Knežević
31 GK  HUN Ágoston Kiss
51 MF  HUN Gábor Sipos
52 FW  HUN László Vizler
74 GK  HUN Martin Auerbach
77 FW  CRO Antonio Mance (on loan from Osijek)
84 MF  ROU Marius Corbu
90 FW  BRA Weslen Júnior
97 FW  HUN György Komáromi
99 DF  HUN László Deutsch

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
14 MF  UKR Artem Favorov (to Zalaegerszeg)
18 DF  HUN András Huszti (to Budafok)
29 FW  ROU Nándor Tamás (to Sepsi OSK)
39 FW  MNG Ganbold Ganbayar (to Csákvár)
— MF  ROU Lóránd Fülöp (to Sepsi OSK)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  HUN Márk Madarász (to Csákvár)
— MF  HUN Zsolt Magyar (to Csákvár)
— MF  HUN Botond Nándori (to Csákvár)
— FW  HUN Alen Skribek (to Budafok)

Seasons
Main article: List of Puskás Akadémia FC seasons

Managers
Main article: List of Puskás Akadémia FC managers

Trivia

The team is infamous in Hungary for its contradictious name choice. They have nothing to do with Ferenc Puskás who only played for Budapest Honvéd in his home country and has never been in Felcsút. [However, Ferenc Puskás and Viktor Orbán talked a lot about a new academic system to stir up Hungarian football. Puskás had the idea of a new academy. After his death his widow agreed to name the newly established academy after her late husband.] In spite of the name Akadémia (Hungarian for Academy) they have only a few homegrown players and their squad mainly consists of older Hungarian players and foreigners. They haven't got many fans. The Puskás Akadémia's average attendance in the 2018/19 season is 1340 (2nd lowest club in the season). [This is around the average attendance in Hungary - most teams have this number from matchday to matchday.] The fans don't go for away games. This is why many people trolling with the club. For example, on 2 away matches against Debrecen and Mezőkövesd where the home fans put paper pellets in guest sectors. Other interesting: Pancho Aréna's capacity more than double of Felcsút's population. Many aren't only hostile to the club because of the use of names, but also because of the current government party (Fidesz) close to the club, such as Viktor Orbán (current prime minister of Hungary) and Lőrinc Mészáros (the owner of Puskás Academy, friend of Orbán and the richest man in Hungary).

References
  1. "NB I: Jarnit azonnali hatállyal menesztették, Szíjjártó az utód". Nemzeti Sport. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. "NBII: Pintér Attila lesz a Puskás Akadémia vezetőedzője – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 22 December 2016.
  3. "NB II: bajnokként feljutott a Puskás AFC, drámai zalai végjáték". Nemzeti Sport. 21 May 2017.
  4. "2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 1 June 2017.
  5. "PAFC: Komjáti András lett a klubigazgató". Nemzeti Sport. 12 June 2017.
  6. "PAFC: Mezőkövesdről érkezett szélső – hivatalos" [PAFC: a winger arrived from Mezőkövesd - official] (in Hungarian). Nemzetisport.hu. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. "PAFC: itt a mai második igazolás, Radó aláírt – hivatalos" [PAFC: here is the second signing today, Radó was signed - official] (in Hungarian). Nemzetisport.hu. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "NB I: a Fradi a legértékesebb csapat, a Puskás Akadémia a 3" [NB I: Fradi is the most valuable, Puskás Akadémia is the third] (in Hungarian). Nemzetisport.hu. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/pafc-pinter-attila-kozos-megegyezessel-tavozik-hivatalos-2639381
  10. "Puskás Akadémia: menesztették Benczés Miklós vezetőedzőt" [Puskás Akadémia: Miklós Benczés was sacked]. Nemzeti Sport. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  11. "Puskás Akadémia: aláírt a Móron született vezetőedző" [Puskás Akadémia: a manager who was born in Mór was appointed]. Nemzeti Sport. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  12. "Puskás Akadémia: a hétvégi vereség után felmentették Radoki Jánost". Nemzeti Sport. 7 April 2019.
  13. http://m.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-elhalasztottak-a-vasarnapi-puskas-akademia-honvedot-2778357
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