Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian

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based in

Kispest Kispest (lit. ''Little Pest'') is the 19th (XIX) district of Budapest, Hungary. It lies south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a village at the borderline of Pest, so it was named Kispest. Histo ...

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, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its

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team. ''Honvéd'' means the Homeland Defence. Originally formed as ''Kispest AC'', they became ''Kispest FC'' in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed ''Budapesti Honvéd SE'' and became the

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team. The club's top players from this era, Ferenc Puskás,

Sándor Kocsis Sándor Péter Kocsis (; ; 21 September 1929 – 22 July 1979) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Pu ...

József Bozsik József Bozsik (; 28 November 1925 – 31 May 1978) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire club career at his hometown club, Budapest Honvéd. Bozsik was a key member of the legendary Golden Team as ...

Zoltán Czibor Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 – 1 September 1997) was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd, and the Hungary national team before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as ...

, and

Gyula Grosics Gyula Grosics (; 4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper who played 86 times for the Hungary national football team and was part of the "Golden Team" of the 1950s. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of al ...

helped the club win the

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four times during the 1950s and also formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian national team popularly known as the '' Mighty Magyars.'' During the 1980s and early 1990s, the club enjoyed another successful period, winning a further eight

titles. They also won league and cup doubles in 1985 and 1989. In 1991, the club was renamed ''Kispest Honvéd FC'' and adopted its current name in 2003. When the club was originally formed in 1909, it also organised teams that competed in fencing, cycling, gymnastics,

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, and tennis. Later, the Honvéd family was extended to include a

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team, now known as '' Groupama Honvéd'', a 33-times basketball-champion

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and a

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team that were European Champions in 1982.

History

Budapest Honvéd FC were founded in 1909 as Kispesti AC. At domestic level they first entered the

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in the 1916–17 season. Their first success came in the 1926 Magyar Kupa season when they beat Budapesti EAC in the final.

Stadium

Budapest Honvéd's first stadium was opened in 1913. On 5 August 2018, the last match was played at the stadium. The match was won by Honvéd against

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on the 3rd match day of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The only goal was scored by Danilo in the 48th minute. The referee was

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. The stadium was demolished in 2019. The new stadium of the club was opened in 2021. The first match was played between

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and Szekszárdi UFC in the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The stadium was selected to host the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Crest and colours

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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

Honours

** Winners (14): 1949–50, 1950, 1952, 1954,

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, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2016–17 *

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** Winners (8): 1925–26, 1964, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2019–20 *

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** Quarter final (1): 1979/79 *

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** Winners (1):

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Friendly

*Tournoi de Pâques du Red Star ** Winners (1): 1932 *

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** Winners (1): 1974

Youth teams

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: ** Winners (5):

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, 2016

Players

Current squad

Players with multiple nationalities

* Ivan Lovrić

Out on loan

Retired numbers

10 – Ferenc Puskás,

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(1949–56). Number retired in July 2000.

Notable former players

Had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Budapest Honvéd FC. *

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* József Andrusch *

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* Balázs Bérczy * Bertalan Bicskei *

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* Igor Bogdanović *

* Kris Bright * István Brockhauser *

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* Gábor Bukrán * Alfi Conteh-Lacalle *

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* Mamadou Diakité * László Disztl *

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* József Duró *

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* Gábor Egressy *

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* László Farkasházy * Pál Fischer *

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* Genito * Ivo Georgiev *

* Sándor Gujdár *

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* Gábor Halmai * István Hamar *

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* Ádám Hrepka * János Hrutka * Harmony Ikande *

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* Mihály Kincses * István Kocsis *

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* Antal Kotász * Béla Kovács * Ervin Kovács * Kálmán Kovács *

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* László Kuti * Davide Lanzafame *

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* Misheck Lungu *

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* János Mátyus *

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* Hélder Muianga * Antal Nagy (1944) * Antal Nagy (1956) *

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* Sándor Pintér *

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* Attila Plókai * Ferenc Puskás *

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* Ferenc Sipos * Lajos Szűcs * Ákos Takács * Zoltán Takács *

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* Bruno Enríquez * César Mayuri *

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* Lukáš Zelenka * Zalán Zombori

Non-playing staff

Management

''As of 14 December 2022''

First team staff

''As of 5 December 2022''

Ownership

* 2006–2019: Quinex America LLC (George F. Hemingway) * 2019–present: Reditus Equity (Zoltán Bozó)

Sources

* ''Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football'': Jonathan Wilson (2006) * ''50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League'': Keir Radnedge (2005)

References

External links

*
Official website
(archived)
''Puskás on Puskás'' Rogan Taylor and Klara Jamrich (1998)

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