Balmazújvárosi FC, also known by the sponsor name Balmaz Kamilla Gyógyfürdő or the company name Balmazújváros Sport, is a Hungarian

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club located in

Balmazújváros Balmazújváros is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 18,149 people (2001). Twin towns – sister cities Balmazújváros is twinned wi ...

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. It currently plays in

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. The team's colors are

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and

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History

Between 2011 and 2016 the club received 1.2 billion HUF as a backing to develop the club's stadium and the team. On 17 September 2012, László Arany was sacked by the club after the defeat against

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at home. The team with Arany could win only the first match of the 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season against DVSC-DEAC but after they lost four matches in a row. In the 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season Balmazújváros managed to escape from relegation from the second division by finishing 13th and gaining one point more than their rival

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. In the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season Balmazújváros finished 5th therefore they could not get promoted to the first division. On 4 June 2017, Balmazújváros finished second in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season thereby gaining promotion to the highest level of the Hungarian League system. Balmazújváros is going to play in the

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season. On the 38th match day Balmazújváros hosted their rival

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at home at the

Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya is a sports stadium in Balmazújváros, Hungary. The stadium is home to association football side Balmazújvárosi FC. The stadium has a capacity of 2,435. History On 5 April 2013 Balmazújváros hosted Fer ...

on 4 June 2017. The match was won by Balmazújváros by 1–0 and the only goal of the match was scored by

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in the 84th minute. On 13 June 2017, the management of Balmazújváros FC appointed

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as the manager of the club. Previously Horváth managed

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, and

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. On 3 January 2018,

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was sacked since the club finished the first half of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season at the 18th position.

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was appointed as the manager of the club. On 29 August 2019, the club was excluded from the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

Stadium

Balmazújváros play their home matches at the Városi Sportpálya with a capacity of 2,400. The stadium was opened in 2013.

Current squad

''As of 11 August 2018.''

Out to Loan

Season results

The following table includes the seasons the club spent in the

only. *: defunct *''Italics'' indicate that the season is still in progress. *R6= 6th round (last 128 teams) in

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

competitions. *R7= 7th round (last 64 teams) *R8= 8th round (last 32 teams) *QF = quarter-finals (last 8 teams) *SF = semi-finals *R = runner up

Managers

(-3 Jan 2019) *

(7 Jan 2019-Jun 2019)PREUZEO MAĐARSKI KLUB: Toni Golem novi trener Balmazujvarosa
- Dalmatinski Portal

References

External links

Official website Balmaz Kamilla Gyógyfürdő

Official page of Balmaz Kamilla Gyógyfürdő

Soccerway
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balmazujvarosi FC Football clubs in Hungary Association football clubs established in 2011 2011 establishments in Hungary