MTK Budapest FC
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The club founded the Sándor Károly Football Academy in 2001. The Academy also has a partnership agreement with English club Liverpool. MTK was established by the Hungarian Jewish community.
History
Template:Main article 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.[1]
Club identity and supporters
MTK Budapest was founded on 16 November 1888 by members of Budapest’s assimilated Jewish middle class as Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (“Circle of Hungarian Body‐Trainers”).[2] Right from its foundation, MTK Budapest sought to promote “universal Hungarianhood” and modern athletics free from local or conservative constraints, and deliberately cast itself as a modern, cosmopolitan alternative to local, parochial clubs in Hungary.[2] From its earliest years, the club drew support from Budapest’s downtown bourgeoisie and assimilated Jewish community, positioning itself in cultural opposition to local rivals like Ferencváros, whose fan identity emerged more from working- and lower-middle-class districts. From the 1890s through the 1930s, MTK emerged as one of Hungary’s dominant teams, winning multiple national titles.[2] Its historic rivalry with Ferencváros (whose supporters had increasingly embraced right-wing, nationalist and antisemitic sentiments) accentuated MTK’s reputation as the “Jewish” or liberal club in Budapest.[3][4]
Immediately after World War 2 in 1949, under Hungary’s new Communist regime, MTK was forcibly taken over by the ÁVH state security service and underwent a series of name changes; from Textiles SE (1950) to Bástya SE (1951) and Vörös Lobogó SE (1952), that aligned it with Stalinist state institutions. Although the club achieved on-field success during this era, winning multiple league titles and becoming the first Hungarian side to play in the European Cup (1955), its links to the secret police alienated most of its traditional fan base and massively disrupted the emotional bonds between club and supporters, a situation which lasted well beyond the Stalinist period.[3][4]
Since the early 2000s however, MTK’s supporter culture has remained notably free of any far-right influence, standing in sharp contrast to several other Hungarian clubs.[3] A 2021 study confirmed that, among major Hungarian teams, MTK’s fanbase is one of the few without significant extremist elements, reinforcing its longstanding image as the city’s liberal, most cosmopolitan side.[3]
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 | |
| 2013–2017 | panzi pet | |
| 2017–2018 | Work Service | |
| 2018–present | Prohuman |
Stadia and facilities
Template:Main article MTK Budapest's first stadium was opened in 1912. The first match it hosted was against 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. The club remained there until 2014 , when it was demolished in order to construct a brand new stadium on its place.
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary.[5] It was renamed after the famous MTK Budapest and Hungary footballer Nándor Hidegkuti.
Lantos Mihály Sportközpont is a multi 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.[6][7]
Rivalry
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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
- Szuperkupa
- Winners (3): 1997, 2003, 2008
International
- Mitropa Cup
- 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
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Out on loan
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Non-playing staff
Board of directors
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Template:Flagicon Tamás Deutsch |
| Club director | Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon József Jakobsen |
| President of committee | Template:Flagicon Iván Serényi |
| Member of the presidency | Template:Flagicon Péter Deutsch |
| Member of the presidency | Template:Flagicon János Somogyi |
| Member of the presidency | Template:Flagicon László Domonyai |
| Member of the supervising committee | Template:Flagicon István Molnár |
| Member of the supervising committee | Template:Flagicon Péter Stern |
| Member of the supervising committee | Template:Flagicon István Putics |
Management
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Dávid Horváth |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Tamás Petres |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon József Andrusch |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon András Szabó |
| Masseur | Template:Flagicon János Kiss |
| Masseur | Template:Flagicon István Dömök |
| Club doctor | Template:Flagicon Imre Dreissiger |
| Club doctor | Template:Flagicon Dániel Kincses |
| Technical manager | Template:Flagicon Mihály Horváth |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Péter Sipos |
| Kit Manager | Template:Flagicon Gábor Máté |
See also
- List of MTK Budapest FC managers
- List of MTK Budapest FC seasons
- MTK Budapest FC in European football
- 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
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External links
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- Article on MTK at UEFA.com
- European Cup 1955–56
- Soccerway profile
- Matches, old tickets, ground photos at magyarfutball.hu
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