The Derby of Budapest is major football rivalry between

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros wa ...

and

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional association football, football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in Nemzeti ...

; however, other clubs from

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

are also included such as

Budapest Honvéd FC Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. ''Honvéd'' means th ...

Vasas SC Vasas may refer to: *Vasas SC, Hungarian sports club *Győri Vasas, former name of Hungarian sports club Győri ETO (1950-65) *Mihály Vasas (born 1933), Hungarian footballer and manager *Zoltán Vasas Zoltán Vasas (born 5 November 1977) is a ...

, and

MTK Budapest FC Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most suc ...

. Traditionally the Ferencváros - MTK rivalry was the most prestigious fixture but this has since been replaced by Ferencváros - Újpest.

History and rival culture

Ferencváros and Újpest Rivalry

The rivalry between Ferencvárosi TC and Újpest FC is considered one of the most important fixtures in the

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. No matter what the position of the club is in the championship the stadium is packed. The rivalry started in the 1930s when Újpest won their first

title. Since then the two clubs have been competing head to head; however, in the 2000s both clubs were close to

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which seriously affected their performance in the Hungarian League. Both clubs named their stadium after their iconic figures (

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and

Ferenc Szusza Ferenc Szusza (1 December 1923 – 1 August 2006) was a Hungarian association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. He was a top division player for Újpest FC from 1941 to 1960. He made 24 appearanc ...

). On the day of the match the police have to defend the public from the aggressive supporters of the two clubs. Therefore, the Line 3 of the

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is controlled by the police and special carriages are provided before and after the match. The purple-white supporters of the Újpest FC get on at the Újpest-Központ metro station which is the closest metro station to the Szusza Ferenc Stadium. They get off at the

Népliget Népliget or People's Park is the biggest public park in Budapest, Hungary. It is located southeast of the city centre, and covers an area of . It was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the union of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The pa ...

metro station which is next to the Albert Stadion. The ''journey'' usually ends up in aggression and

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caused by the police and exaggerated by the media.

Ferencváros and MTK Rivalry

The rivalry between Ferencvárosi TC and MTK Budapest is also one of the most tense fixtures in the Hungarian League. Because the two clubs came from neighbouring districts of Budapest, the tension is even higher. The tension between the two clubs is based on

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is considered a

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club since many Jewish figures appeared in the club between the 1930s and the 1940s while

is associated with

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. Between 1903 and 1929 the two clubs won 24 Hungarian League titles (13 MTK and 11 Ferencváros) out of 24, therefore their match was considered the final of the championship. From the 1930s the two clubs could not maintain their position since other clubs appeared such as

in the 1930s (winning five titles) and

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in the 1940s (winning four titles). The only non-Budapest team was

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who won in

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. Since then the reign of the two clubs was not significant anymore. However, both clubs could win more titles since then. In the early 2000s the two clubs shared the same owner (

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) which sparked big tension between the two clubs. MTK suffered from

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during

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. At present MTK have lost their spectators since less than 1000 spectators are present during the football matches, therefore

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is scarce.

Ferencváros and Honvéd Rivalry

The rivalry between Ferencváros and Honvéd dates back to the 1950s when

Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás (, ; born Ferenc Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward, ...

and

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 ...

played for the red and blacks ( Honvéd). Honvéd won their first Hungarian League title in 1950. Since then the two clubs are considered rivals. Moreover, the proximity of the two districts is also a cause of tension. The stadium (

Bozsik Stadion Bozsik (, probably of Western Slavic origin, possibly from the masculine given name ''Boško'' – itself derived from the Slavic word boh/bog/ bóh for "god" – followed by the Slavic diminutive suffix '' -ik'', and thus of theophori ...

) of Honvéd is located in the 19th district of Budapest while Ferencváros's stadium Albert Stadion) in the ninth district. The 1950s was ruled by Honvéd winning five Hungarian championship titles. The second revival of Honvéd was in the 1980s when the club won six titles and two in 1990 and 1993 with players like Kálmán Kovács,

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" ...

Béla Illés Béla Illés (; born 27 April 1968 in Sárvár, Hungary) is a retired Hungarian football player who has spent most of his career playing for MTK Hungária FC. He is considered to be the greatest Hungarian footballer of the 1990s. He was only ...

, Gábor Halmai and István Vincze. In the 2000s the matches between the two clubs still ignites a big tension but the number of the spectators decreased.

Titles by club

References

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