MTK Budapest FC explained

Clubname:MTK Budapest
Fullname:Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club
Short Name:MTK
Ground:Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Capacity:5,322
Chairman:Tamás Deutsch
Manager:Dávid Horváth
League:NB I
Season:2023–24
Position:NB I, 8th of 12
Website:http://mtkbudapest.hu/
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Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a professional football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary. The club 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 twice. 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 was established by the Hungarian Jewish community.

History

See main article: article and History of MTK Budapest FC. 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]

Crest and colours

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
−2007NikeFotex
2007–2008Fotex / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2008–2009Sándor Károly Akadémia
2009–2010Duna Takarék / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2010–2011Duna Takarék
2011–2012Duna Takarék / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2012–2013Országos Kéktúra
2013–2017panzi pet
2017–2018Work Service
2018–presentProhuman

Stadia and facilities

See main article: article and Hungária körúti stadion. 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.

See main article: article and Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947). 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.

See main article: article and Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion. Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary.[2] 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.

See main article: article. 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.[3] [4]

Rivalry

See also: Budapest derby and Örökrangadó.

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

International

Friendly

Players

Current squad

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Out on loan

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

PositionName
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
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Management

Position Name
Head coach Dávid Horváth
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

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Managerial history

See main article: article and List of MTK Budapest FC managers.

Seasons

See main article: article and List of MTK Budapest FC seasons.

In European football

See main article: article and MTK Budapest FC in European football.

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hungary football championship . 2022-12-27 . eu-football.info . en . 27 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227101526/https://eu-football.info/_tournaments.php?id=100 . live .
  2. Web site: Nándor Hidegkuti Stadion. 10 February 2015. Stadium Database. 3 July 2015. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311211832/http://stadiumdb.com/designs/hun/nandor_hidegkuti_stadion. live.
  3. Web site: MTK Lantos Mihály Sportközpont. 10 February 2015. MTK.hu.
  4. Web site: MTK Lantos Mihály Sportközpont. 10 February 2015. MTK.hu. 3 July 2015. 3 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703235715/http://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/stadionok/adatlap/398/lantos_mihaly_sportkozpont. live.
  5. Web site: Team . MK Budapest . 9 August 2023 . 11 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190911144521/http://mtkbudapest.hu/csapat . dead .
  6. Web site: Az MTK Budapest Labdarúgó Zrt. hivatalos honlapja. www.mtkbudapest.hu. 23 January 2021. 19 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119053200/https://www.mtkbudapest.hu/hu. live.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 11 August 2015 . 10 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210130409/http://mtkbudapest.hu/szakmai-stab . dead .