Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional
football
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club based in
Ferencváros
Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The development of Fe ...
,
Budapest
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, Hungary, that competes in 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 ...
, the top flight of
Hungarian football
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. Ferencváros was founded in 1899 by Ferenc Springer and a group of local residents of Budapest's ninth district, Ferencváros. Ferencváros is best known internationally for winning the
1964–65 edition of the
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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after defeating
Juventus
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1–0 in
Turin
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in the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
. Ferencváros also reached the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
in the same competition in
1968, when they lost to
Leeds United
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, as well as the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
in the
1974–75 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
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, losing to
Dynamo Kyiv
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.
The best-known part of the club is the well-supported men's
football
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team – the most popular team in the country. The parent multisport club Ferencvárosi TC divisions include
women's football,
women's handball
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, men's futsal,
men's ice hockey,
men's handball,
men's water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, wrestling, curling and swimming teams, some of which are highly successful.
The club colours are green and white, and the club's mascot is a green eagle, hence another of the club's nicknames, ''The Green Eagles''.
History
On 3 May 1899, Ferencvárosi TC was founded by citizens of the
9th
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Evolution of the Arabic digit
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district of
Budapest
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. Ferencváros have played in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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since its inception in
1901, except for three seasons between 2006 and 2009. The club had financial problems therefore in 2006 the
Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) withdrew the club's licence but this withdrawal was eventual deemed unauthorized. Following this, Fradi were promoted back to the first division in 2009.
Ferencváros are the most successful Hungarian team both domestically and internationally. They won the
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and have also won 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 ...
33 times and the
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 ...
24 times.
They qualified for the renewed
Champions League, the first Hungarian Club to do so, in the
1995–1996 season. Since then, the club have also taken part in the
2004–05 UEFA Cup,
2019–20 Europa League,
2020–21 Champions League, and
2021–22 Europa League group stages.
Crest and colours
The colours of the club are green and white.
Naming history
Ferencvárosi TC has changed names various times throughout their history:
*1899–1950: ''Ferencvárosi Torna Club''
*1950–1951: ''ÉDOSZ SE''
*1951–1956: ''Kinizsi''
*1956–present: ''Ferencvárosi Torna Club''
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
The following table shows in detail Ferencvárosi TC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
Current sponsorships:
*Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:
Nike
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* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...
*Main Diamond Sponsor:
Groupama
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It is listed in the 2007 ICA Global 300 ...
Garancia Insurance
*Diamond ranked sponsors: Fővárosi Csatornázási Művek,
Szerencsejáték Zrt.
*Exclusive Partners:
Provident, Budapest Gas Works Co.,
SEAT
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Types of seat
The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
* Armchair (furniture), ...
,
Market Építőipari Zrt.
*Fradi Business Club members: Dover, BTel, Auguszt Confectionery, Endo Service, Raditech, HungestHotel,
San Benedetto,
GDF Suez
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It ...
, 'Nem adom fel' Foundation
Stadium
The first stadium of the club started being built in the autumn of 1910. On 12 February 1911, Ferencváros played their first match against Budapest rival
MTK Budapest
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which was won by the club. The starting line-up consisted of Fritz, Rumbold, Magnlitz, Weinber, Bródy, Payer, Szeitler, Weisz, Koródy,
Schlosser, Borbás. The first stadium could host 40,000 spectators.
In 1971 the stands were demolished and a new stadium began to be built. The new stadium was inaugurated on the 75th anniversary of the club. On 19 May 1974, the first match was played against
Vasas. The new stadium could host 29,505 spectators (including 10,771 seats and 18,734 standing). In the 1990s the stadium was redesigned to meet the UEFA requirements therefore its capacity was reduced to 18,100. When Ferencváros qualified for the
1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage, a new journalist stand was built over the main stand.
On 21 December 2007, the stadium's name was changed from Üllői úti Stadion to Stadion Albert Flórián.
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
, the former Ferencváros icon, was present at the inauguration ceremony.
There were many plans on how to increase the capacity of the stadium in case the
Hungarian Football Federation
The Hungarian Football Federation ( hu, Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség, MLSZ) is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungarian national team. It is based in Budapest.
Honours
;National Team
* Worl ...
won the bid for the
UEFA Euro 2008
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or the
Euro 2012
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. However, the Federation did not win any bids therefore the reconstruction of the stadium was delayed.
When Kevin McCabe became the owner of the club the reconstruction was on schedule again. Later, McCabe sold his team to the Hungarian state and the reconstruction did not take place.
Ferencváros Stadion
The Ferencváros Stadion, also known as the Groupama Aréna for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary and the home of Ferencvárosi TC. With a capacity of 22,000, it was for a time the largest stadiu ...
,
multi-purpose stadium
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, is the third home of the club. It has a capacity of 20,000 spectators in
UEFA
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matches and 23,700 in Hungarian League matches.
When
Gábor Kubatov
Gábor Kubatov (born 17 February 1966) is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Budapest Regional List from 2006 to 2014, and his party's national list since 2014.
Career
He attended to secondary school in Pes ...
was elected as president of the club, he and Pál Orosz managed to raise enough funds for the construction of a new stadium. The new stadium was rotated by 90 degrees in order to meet UEFA requirements. Therefore, the main stand which was parallel to the
Üllői út
Üllői út (Üllői Avenue, lit. means "Road to Üllő") is a major transport artery in Budapest, Hungary. Üllői út is the longest avenue in Budapest. It is 15.6 km long and nearly perfectly straight.
It starts at the edge of Inner City ...
became parallel to the
Hungária körút
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. As part of the national stadium reconstruction programme the new stadium was built between 2013 and 2014.
The stadium was designed by Ágnes Streit and Szabolcs Kormos and was built by Market Építő Zrt from 2013 to 2014. In the arena there can be found the Ferencváros Museum and a fan shop too. The stadium is cutting edge in its
vein matching
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entrance system. On 10 August 2014, Ferencváros played the opening match against
Chelsea
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Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
.
Since the demolition of the
Puskás Ferenc Stadion,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
play their home matches at the new arena because the new
Puskás Ferenc Stadion will be opened around 2019. The national team celebrated the victory against
Norway
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after a 2–1 win at the
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off.
Ownership
On 14 February 2008,
Sheffield United
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public limited company
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chairman
Kevin McCabe successfully acquired a tender to purchase Ferencváros. McCabe's Hungarian company, Esplanade
Limited liability company
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bought Ferencváros' real estate for £8.45 million with a view to start paying off the £5 million debt. In April 2008, Ferencváros Torna Club officially agreed to sell the football club, Ferencváros Labdarúgó ZRt. to Esplanade
Kft., McCabe's company in Hungary.
In 2011, McCabe relinquished his ownership of the club after describing a "strained relationship" with some minority shareholders.
On 25 February 2011,
Gábor Kubatov
Gábor Kubatov (born 17 February 1966) is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Budapest Regional List from 2006 to 2014, and his party's national list since 2014.
Career
He attended to secondary school in Pes ...
,
Hungarian MP, was appointed as the president of Ferencváros.
On 28 October 2014,
Gábor Kubatov
Gábor Kubatov (born 17 February 1966) is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Budapest Regional List from 2006 to 2014, and his party's national list since 2014.
Career
He attended to secondary school in Pes ...
was re-elected to serve another four-year term as the president of the club.
Supporters and rivalries
Supporters of Ferencváros are mainly from the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. However, the club is popular all over Hungary.
Since the opening of the newly built
Groupama Aréna
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It is listed in the 2007 ICA Global 300 ...
, the spectators are scanned at the entrance. As a consequence, the main supporter group of the club, called B-közép, announced a boycott in 2014. Club chairman Kubatov said that he had wanted peace in the new stadium and the club had already paid a lot of fines and punishments due to the unacceptable behaviour of the B-közép. Kubatov had expected that the spectators could have been changed due to the new regulations. However, the number of spectators had not increased in the
2014–15 and
2015–16 seasons.
On 13 March 2016, 10,125 spectators watched the match between Ferencváros' second team against
Csepel SC in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The match was a protest by the B-közép to show how many spectators were missing from the
Groupama Aréna
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It is listed in the 2007 ICA Global 300 ...
.
On 24 March 2016, the representatives the B-közép started negotiations with club leader,
Gabor Kubatov. As a results of negotiations they were allowed back to the stadium.
Friendships
The fans have friendships with fans of
Rapid Wien
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and
Panathinaikos
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, and as all three play in Green the alliance is nicknamed the "Green Brothers". They also have friendly relations in Hungary with fans of
Zalaegerszeg
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Location
Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and west-south ...
and in Poland with
Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...
and
Bałtyk Gdynia
Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea.
History
The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which sti ...
.
Rivalries
Ferencváros have rivalry with several teams from Budapest including
MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, fencing, canoeing, boxing, wrestlin ...
,
Újpest
Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary i ...
,
Honvéd,
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
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, and several provincial clubs such as
Debrecen
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and
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. Since Ferencváros has been the most successful club in
Hungarian Football
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history by winning 31 Hungarian League titles, 21
Hungarian Cup
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titles and 2
Hungarian League Cup
The Hungarian League Cup ( hu, Magyar Ligakupa) was an annual football tournament contested by clubs in the Hungarian League. It was created in 2007 and the competition only lasted for 8 seasons, being cancelled in 2015/2016.
Ligakupa Finals
The ...
titles and the most successful Hungarian club in the
European football
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competitions by winning the
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964–65 season every club in the Hungarian League wants to defeat them.
The biggest rivalry is with
Újpest
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, which dates back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title. Since then, the fixture between the two teams attracts the most spectators in the domestic league. The matches between the two teams often end in violence which causes big trouble for the Hungarian football. The proposal of personal registration was refused by both clubs.
The fixture between Ferencváros and
MTK Budapest FC
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is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary, which dates back as early as the
1903 season when Ferencváros first won the Hungarian League. In the following three decades either Ferencváros or MTK Budapest won the domestic league.
Honvéd are also considered fierce rivals as the clubs are in very close proximity to each other and in the past frequently competed for honours.
Hooliganism
On 26 November 2002, the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Committee fined Ferencváros €18,300 for fireworks and
hooliganism
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Etymology
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-related offences committed by the fans of Ferencváros before and after the
2002-03 UEFA Cup
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second tie against
VfB Stuttgart
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on 12 November 2002.
In 2004, Ferencváros were charged by
UEFA
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with crowd trouble and racist abuse after playing
Millwall
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in the
2004-05 UEFA Cup tie in Budapest, Hungary. Four fans of Millwall suffered stab wounds. The racist abuse was directed at Millwall's players of
African
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origin, including
Paul Ifill
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...
.
On 17 July 2013, Ferencváros fans fought with police after a
friendly match
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against
Leeds United
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, which ended in a 1–0 victory over the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
club, in
Murska Sobota
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, Slovenia.
On 19 July 2014,
UEFA
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issued sanctions against Ferencváros and
Diósgyőr Diósgyőr (Hungarian: dioːʒɟøːr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Miskolc. The medieval castle in Diósgyőr was a favourite holiday residence of Hungarian kings and queens; today it is a popular tourist attraction. The ...
and
Slovakia
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’s
Spartak Trnava
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, following racist behaviour by their fans during
2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying matches against Maltese sides
Sliema Wanderers
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,
Birkirkara and
Hibernians respectively. Ferencvaros were the hardest hit by the UEFA measures as club were fined by €20,000 and the partial closure of their stadium following
monkey chants
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and racist banners displayed in both legs in
Malta
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and
Hungary
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.
On 27 January 2015,
Gábor Kubatov
Gábor Kubatov (born 17 February 1966) is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Budapest Regional List from 2006 to 2014, and his party's national list since 2014.
Career
He attended to secondary school in Pes ...
, president of the club, said that he would have the fines paid by the supporters. Kubatov aims to cease the racism and violence at the stadium.
On 9 February 2015,
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
refused the appeal of Ferencváros in connection with the incidents before and after the
2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying match between
NK Rijeka and Ferencváros. According to the verdict, Ferencváros supporters were not allowed to attend the following
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
match at home.
Honours
Domestic
*
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 ...
**Winners (33):
12:
1903,
1905,
1906–07,
1908–09,
1909–10,
1910–11,
1911–12,
1912–13,
1925–26, 1926–27 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1926–27, 1927–28 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1927–28, 1931–32 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1931–32, 1933–34 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1933–34, 1937–38 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1937–38, 1939–40 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1939–40, 1940–41 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1940–41, 1948–49 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1948–49, 1962–63 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1962–63, 1964 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1964, 1967 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1967, 1968 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1968, 1975–76 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1975–76, 1980–81 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1980–81, 1991–92 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1991–92, 1994–95 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1994–95, 1995–96 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1995–96, 2000-01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2000–01, 2003-04 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2003–04,
2015–16, 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2018–19, 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2019–20, 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2020–21, 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2021–22
** Runners-up (36): 1902 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1902, 1904 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1904, 1907–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1907–08, 1913–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1913–14, 1917–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1917–18, 1918–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1918–19, 1921–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1921–22, 1923–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1923–24, 1924–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1924–25, 1928–29 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1928–29, 1929–30 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1929–30, 1934–35 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1934–35, 1936–37 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1936–37, 1938–39 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1938–39, 1943–44 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1943–44, 1945 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1945, 1949–50 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1949-50, 1959–60 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1959–60, 1965 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1965, 1966 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1966, 1970 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1970, 1970–71 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1970–71, 1972–73 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1972–73, 1973–74 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1973–74, 1978–79 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1978–79, 1981–82 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1981–82, 1982–83 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1982–83, 1988–89 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1988–89, 1990–91 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1990–91, 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1997–98, 1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1998–99, 2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2001–02, 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2002–03, 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2004–05,
2014–15, 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2017–18
*Nemzeti Bajnokság II
** Winners (1): 2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, 2008–09
** Runners-up (1): 2006–07 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, 2006–07
*
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 (24): #notes qr13,
13: 1912–13 Magyar Kupa, 1912–13, 1921–22 Magyar Kupa, 1921–22, 1926–27 Magyar Kupa, 1926–27, 1927–28 Magyar Kupa, 1927–28, 1932–33 Magyar Kupa, 1932–33, 1934–35 Magyar Kupa, 1934–35, 1941–42 Magyar Kupa, 1941–42, 1942–43 Magyar Kupa, 1942–43, 1943–44 Magyar Kupa, 1943–44, 1955–58 Magyar Kupa, 1955–58, 1971–72 Magyar Kupa, 1971–72, 1973–74 Magyar Kupa, 1973–74, 1975–76 Magyar Kupa, 1975–76, 1977–78 Magyar Kupa, 1977–78, 1990–91 Magyar Kupa, 1990–91, 1992–93 Magyar Kupa, 1992–93, 1993–94 Magyar Kupa, 1993–94, 1994–95 Magyar Kupa, 1994–95, 2002–03 Magyar Kupa, 2002–03, 2003–04 Magyar Kupa, 2003–04, 2014–15 Magyar Kupa, 2014–15, 2015–16 Magyar Kupa, 2015–16, 2016–17 Magyar Kupa, 2016–17, 2021–22 Magyar Kupa, 2021–22
*Szuperkupa
** Winners (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2015, 2016
*Ligakupa
** Winners (2): 2012–13 Ligakupa, 2012–13, 2014–15 Ligakupa, 2014–15
European
*
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European Association football, football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecess ...
** Winners (1): 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1964–65
**Runners-up (1): 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1967–68
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
**Runners-up (1): 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1974–75
*Mitropa Cup
** Winners (2): 1928 Mitropa Cup, 1928, 1937 Mitropa Cup, 1937
**Runners-up (4): 1935 Mitropa Cup, 1935, 1938 Mitropa Cup, 1938, 1939 Mitropa Cup, 1939, 1940 Mitropa Cup, 1940
*Challenge Cup (Austria-Hungary), Challenge Cup
**Winners (1): 1909
**Runners-up (1): 1911
;Notes
*
Note 12: more than any other Hungarian football club.
*
Note 13: more than any other Hungarian football club.
Individual awards
Domestic
Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian First League top scorers
Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Hungarian Second League top scorers
International
;Ballon d'Or
*
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
(1967 Ballon d'Or, 1967)
;FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
*
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
(1962 World Cup, 1962)
;FIFA World Cup All-star Team
*
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
(1966 World Cup, 1966)
;FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award
*
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
(1962 World Cup, 1962)
;UEFA European Championship awards, European Championship Golden Boot
* Dezső Novák (1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964)
;UEFA European Championship awards, European Championship Team of the Tournament
*
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
(1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964)
* Dezső Novák (1964 European Nations' Cup, 1964)
Club records
Top 10 most appearances of all-time
Top 10 scorers of all-time
Record departures
Players
Current squad
Feeder club
* Soroksár SC, Soroksár (Nemzeti Bajnokság II, NB II)
Out on loan
Retired numbers
*
2 – Tibor Simon, Defender (association football), Defender (1985–99) – ''posthumous honour.''
*
12 – "12th man (football), The 12th man", reserved for club supporters. Number retired in 2007.
Notable former players
Had senior international caps for their respective countries.
Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ferencváros.
* Akeem Adams #notes qr11,
11
*
Flórián Albert
Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...
#notes qr4,
4 #notes qr5,
5
* Flórián Albert Jr.
* Aleksandar Bajevski
* László Bálint #notes qr6,
6
* Zoltán Balogh (footballer), Zoltán Balogh
* Zsolt Bárányos
* Matthew Bartholomew
* Muhamed Bešić #notes qr10,
10
* Mihály Bíró #notes qr2,
2
* Dániel Böde
* Elemér Berkessy
* Zoltán Blum
* Gáspár Borbás
* Predrag Bošnjak
* Sándor Bródy (footballer), Sándor Bródy
* László Budai
* Márton Bukovi
* Ákos Buzsáky
* Zoltán Bükszegi
* Csaba Csizmadia
* László Czéh
* Zoltán Czibor
* Jenő Dalnoki
* Ferenc Deák (footballer), Ferenc Deák
* Lajos Détári
* Tommy Doherty
* Attila Dragóner
* József Eisenhoffer
* Márton Esterházy
* Tibor Fábián
* Teslim Fatusi
* Gyula Feldmann
* Máté Fenyvesi #notes qr3,
3 #notes qr4,
4 #notes qr5,
5
* István Ferenczi
* Pál Fischer
* Zoltán Friedmanszky #notes qr3,
3
* Ákos Füzi
* Emil Gabrovitz
* Zoltán Gera
* Ádám Nagy
* István Géczi #notes qr5,
5
* József Gregor
* Gyula Grosics
* Gábor Gyepes
* László Gyetvai
* Gábor Gyömbér
* Justin Haber
* József Háda #notes qr1,
1 #notes qr2,
2
* Attila Hajdu
* Tamás Hajnal
* Juha Hakola
* Ferenc Hámori
* Marek Heinz
* Ferenc Horváth
* György Horváth
* János Hrutka
* Szabolcs Huszti
* Aleksandar Jović
* István Juhász (footballer), István Juhász
* Géza Kalocsay
* Adem Kapič
* Tibor Kemény #notes qr1,
1
* András Keresztúri
* Géza Kertész
* Béla Kiss
* Martin Klein (footballer), Martin Klein
* Sándor Kocsis
* Lajos Korányi #notes qr2,
2
* Béla Kovács (footballer), Béla Kovács
* János Kovács
* Attila Kriston
* László Kubala
* Lajos Kű
* Zsolt Laczkó
* Károly Lakat
* Benjamin Lauth
* Gyula Lázár #notes qr1,
1 #notes qr2,
2
* Leandro (Hungarian footballer), Leandro
* Miklós Lendvai
* Zsolt Limperger
* Péter Lipcsei
* Krisztián Lisztes
* Antal Lyka
* István Magyar
* Róbert Mak
* Gyula Mándi
* Sándor Mátrai #notes qr3,
3 #notes qr4,
4 #notes qr5,
5
* Győző Martos #notes qr6,
6
* János Máté
* János Mátyus
* József Mészáros
* Vasile Miriuță
* Jason Morrison (footballer), Jason Morrison
* Sándor Nemes
* Dezső Novák
* Elek Nyilas
* Tibor Nyilasi #notes qr6,
6 #notes qr7,
7
* Gábor Obitz
* József Pálinkás (footballer), József Pálinkás
* Miklós Páncsics
* Mihály Pataki
* Attila Pinte
* Attila Pintér (footballer, born 1966), Attila Pintér
* Gyula Polgár #notes qr1,
1 #notes qr2,
2
* Gábor Pölöskei #notes qr7,
7
* László Pusztai #notes qr6,
6
* Vasyl Rats #notes qr8,
8 #notes qr9,
9
* Tibor Rab #notes qr6,
6 #notes qr7,
7
* Gyula Rákosi #notes qr4,
4 #notes qr5,
5
* László Répási
* István Rodenbücher
* Dénes Rósa
* Gyula Rumbold
* József Sándor
* Béla Sárosi #notes qr2,
2
* György Sárosi #notes qr1,
1 #notes qr2,
2
* André Schembri
* Imre Schlosser
* Ernő Schwarz
* Geza Šifliš
* Tibor Simon
* Vilmos Sipos
* Illés Zsolt Sitku
* Thomas Sowunmi
* Stefan Spirovski
* Imre Szabics
* Ferenc Szabó (footballer), Ferenc Szabó
* József Szabó (footballer, born 1896), József Szabó
* László Szabó (handballer, born 1955), László Szabó
* Ferenc Szedlacsek
* Tamás Szekeres
* István Szőke
* Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943), Lajos Szűcs
* Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1973), Lajos Szűcs
* Ákos Takács
* József Takács
* Krisztián Timár
* Mihály Tóth (footballer, born 1974), Mihály Tóth
* István Tóth (footballer), István Tóth Potya
* Attila Tököli
* Géza Toldi #notes qr1,
1 #notes qr2,
2
* Dániel Tőzsér
* József Turay
* Đorđe Tutorić
* Robert Vágner
* Zoltán Varga (footballer, born 1945), Zoltán Varga #notes qr5,
5
* Zoltán Végh
* Gábor Vincze
* Ottó Vincze
* Dragan Vukmir
* Ferenc Weisz
* Jan-Michael Williams
* Rafe Wolfe
* Wolry Wolfe
* László Wukovics
* Gábor Zavadszky
* Zalán Zombori
;Notes
*
Note 1: played at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 2: played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 3: played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 4: played at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 5: played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 6: played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 7: played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 8: played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 9: played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 10: played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
*
Note 11: suffered heart attack after Ferencvárosi TC–Újpest FC rivalry, Ferencvárosi TC–Újpest FC derby on 27 September 2013 and died 30 December 2013. m
Non-playing staff
Board of directors
Board of Supervision
Coaches
First team
Second team
Former managers
Managers from 2010:
Former president
See also
*History of Ferencvárosi TC
*List of Ferencvárosi TC seasons
*Ferencvárosi TC in European football
*List of Ferencvárosi TC managers
*List of Ferencvárosi TC records and statistics
Notes
References
External links
*
Ferencváros Ultras: photos and videosFans of Ferencváros – VideoblogUltra Group SiteFerencváros Statistics Siteex-FTC Support Group AssociationSoccerway profile
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Ferencvárosi TC,
Association football clubs established in 1899
Football clubs in Budapest
1899 establishments in Hungary
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winning clubs