Bodajk FC Siófok, generally shortened to BFC Siófok, is a Hungarian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in

Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

, a small town on the shores of

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and th ...

. The club was founded in 1921 as ''Siófok SE''. The word ''Bodajk'' in the club's name stems from a merger with

Bodajk Bodajk is a town in Fejér county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Ro ...

FC in 2005. The colours of the club are yellow and blue. BFC Siófok plays its home matches in the

Révész Géza utcai Stadion Révész Géza utcai Stadion ( hu, Révész Géza utcai Stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Siófok, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of BFC Siófok. The stadium is able to hold 6 ...

which has a capacity of 10,500. In the Hungarian cup final of 1984, BFC Siófok defeated Rába Vasas ETO Gyõr, 2–1 and thus achieved its only major success. BFC Siófok has been a member of the first division, the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

, from 1985 to 1994, 1996 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2004. After the 2006/07 season, the club was again promoted to the NB I. However, this promotion was aided by the deduction of eight points from main rivals Haladás Szombathely for their use of ineligible players.

Current squad

First team squad

''As of 5 August, 2022, according to the club'
official website
''

Out on loan

European Cup history

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Record by country of opposition

*''Correct as of 5 July 2010'' P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost

Honours

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 ...

: ** Winners (1) : 1983–84 *

Nemzeti Bajnokság II NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti ...

: * Third place: 1994–1995 * Winners: 1995–1996 * Hungarian NB I/B, 2. Place: 2000–2001 * Hungarian NB II, Western Division Champions: 2006–2007 * Best Place in Hungarian National Championship: 4. Place (1991–1992, 2003–2004)

Naming history

* 1921–56: ''Siófok SE'' * 1956–98: ''Siófok Bányász SK'' * 1998–99: ''Siófoki FC'' * 1999: ''Balaton TV-Siófok FC'' * 1999-03: ''Siófoki FC'' * 2003–04: ''Balaton FC'' * 2004–05: ''Siófoki Bányász SE'' * 2005–06: ''Bodajk FC Siófok'' * 2006–: ''BFC Siófok''

First Division placings

Beginning in 1986, Siófok has participated in Hungary's top league for 17 seasons, in which they have finished in the top half only six times. Their best finish was 4th place in 1992 and 2004.

Season to season

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Managers

János Csank János Csank (born 27 October 1946, in Ózd, Hungary) is a former Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and football manager. Club coaching career Csank won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, National Championship twice, at first in 1994 with ...

(2002 – May 3) *

Aurél Csertői Aurél Csertői (born 25 September 1965 in Győr) is a Hungarian football player and manager. Coaching career FC Fehérvár (Videoton FC) (2004-2006) Csertői won a bronze medal in the Hungarian National Championship I 2005-06 season. ...

(July 2003 – June 2004) * Gábor Hartyáni (June 2005) * Antal Botos (July 2006 – October 2007) * Barnabás Tornyi (October 2007 – January 2008) *

Aldo Dolcetti Aldo Dolcetti (born 23 October 1966 in Salò, Brescia Province, Italy) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. Career Playing career Dolcetti began as a youngster at Juventus but spent a season at Nova ...

(January 2008 – June 2008) *

Lajos Détári Lajos László Détári (born 24 April 1963) is a Hungarian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. At the height of his career (1984–1994), he was a well-respected player throughout Europe, winning "Player of the Year" ...

(July 2008 – November 2008) * Zoltán Aczél (January 2009 – June 2009) *

Károly Horváth Károly Horváth (26 October 1950 – 4 November 2015) was a Romanian-born composer and musician. He spent most of his professional life in Hungarian theatre. Biography Born in Oradea, Horváth graduated from the Music Lyceum in 1970 and w ...

(January 2010 – June 2010) * István Mihalecz (July 2010 – June 2012) (Horváth had no UEFA pro licence until 2012, so Mihalecz acted as head coach.) *

(July 2012–)

References

External links

Official Website

Detailed international matches list
{{DEFAULTSORT:Siofok Football clubs in Hungary Association football clubs established in 1921 1921 establishments in Hungary