Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület () is a professional

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club located in

Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger. Mezőkövesd is a town in northeastern Hungary, located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, near the Bükk Mountains. It is known as the ...

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. The team's colors are

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and

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. The team name comes from the Zsóry family who founded the

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that brought wealth to the town.

History

The club was founded in 1975. On 5 June 2016, Mezőkövesdi SE hosted

Dunaújváros PASE Dunaújváros (; also known by alternative names) is an industrial city in Fejér County, Central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. Situated 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Budapest on the Danube, the city is best known for its steelw ...

on the 30th match day in the

2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II is Hungary's second-level football competition. The championship was won by Gyirmót FC Győr and they were also promoted to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I along with Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE. Three teams inc ...

season at the newly built

Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion is a sports stadium in Mezőkövesd, Hungary. The stadium is home to association football side Mezőkövesdi SE. The stadium has a capacity of 4,183. History The Hungarian government decided to support the reconstr ...

. The match was won by the home team which also resulted the club's promotion to the

2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 118th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. Ferencvárosi TC (football), Ferencváros were the defending ch ...

. On 16 July 2016, Mezőkövesd played their first match in the

season at the

against

Gyirmót FC Győr Gyirmót FC Győr is a Hungarian football club based in Gyirmót , a suburb of Győr. The team currently plays in the second division (Nemzeti Bajnokság II) of the Hungarian championship. History The club was founded in 1993 and its colors ar ...

. The match ended with a 2–2 draw. In the

2016–17 Magyar Kupa The 2016–17 Magyar Kupa (English: ''Hungarian Cup'') was the 77th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. The 2017 Magyar Kupa final was won by Ferencvárosi TC on penalties against Vasas SC on 31 May 2017. Results Rou ...

season, Mezőkövesd were eliminated in the semi-finals by

Vasas SC Vasas SC () is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest. Members of the ''Hungarian Union of Iron Workers'' founded the club as ''Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja'', the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club ...

on 7–0 aggregate. By reaching the semi-finals Mezőkövesd set a record in the Magyar Kupa. In the first leg, Mezőkövesd lost 2–0 at the

Szusza Ferenc Stadion Szusza Ferenc Stadion (formerly known as Megyeri úti Stadion or simply Megyeri út) is a football stadium in Újpest and the home of Újpest FC. The stadium was designed by Alfréd Hajós and opened on 17 September 1922. The stadium was renovat ...

, while in the second leg, Mezőkövesd lost 5–0 at the Városi Stadion on 17 May 2017. In the

season, Mezőkövesd were escaping from relegation along with

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...

Diósgyőri VTK Diósgyőri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre, more commonly Diósgyőri VTK () is a professional Association football, football club, part of the Hungarian sports club from Diósgyőr district of Miskolc. Founded in 1910 by the local working clas ...

, and

MTK Budapest Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycl ...

. On the 32nd matchday, Mezőkövesd hosted

Paksi FC Paksi FC (''Paks''; ) is a Hungarian professional football club based in Paks. Since its founding in 1952, it has played at either a county or national level. In 2006, it ascended to '' Borsodi Liga'', or NB I, the top division in Hungarian foot ...

and won the match with a late goal by Gohér at the Városi Stadion on 20 May 2017. The club was featured in the Worldsoccer.com. In the 2019-20 Magyar Kupa, the club reached the final by defeating

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in the round of 128,

Sényő Sényő () is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered ...

in the round of 64,

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

in the round of 32,

Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvár District and th ...

in the round of 16, Puskás Akadémia in the quarter-finals, Fehérvár in the semi-finals. In the 2020 Magyar Kupa Final, Mezőkövesd was beaten by

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 ...

2–1 at the

Puskás Aréna Puskás Aréna () is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in the Zugló, 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary. The stadium's construction started in 2017 and was finished before the end of 2019. It is an all-seater with a capacity o ...

. On 14 September 2022, Attila Kuttor was appointed as the head coach of the club. On 13 February 2024, Kuttor was sacked due to weak performance. In the

2023–24 Magyar Kupa The 2023–24 Magyar Kupa () was the 84th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. MOL was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is MOL Magyar Kupa. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa Leag ...

season Mezőkövesd entered the round of 64 and they lost to

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1–0 on 16 September 2023. The only goal was cored by Filip Borsos in the 18th minute. In the

2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2023–24 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 125th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were anno ...

season, Mezőkövesd finished 12th and were relegated to the second division. During the season, Mezőkövesd could beat

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twice, and beat

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away. At home they beat

Újpest Újpest (; , ) 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 in 1838. Újpest was a village ...

and MTK Budapest. Mezőkövesd drew six times in the season and the most surprising draw was at

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against

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on 3 December 2023. On 14 February 2024, Milan Milanović was appointed as the coach. The day after in an interview Milanovic said that he wants to form a winning team. On 10 March 2024, Milanovic said that the club will fight until they have mathematical chances to remain in the top flight. Mezőkövesd lost 22 matches in the season and on 6 April 2024, they suffered their biggest defeat in the season against Fehérvár at the

Sóstói Stadion Sóstói Stadion, formerly known as MOL Aréna Sóstó, (''MOL Aréna Salt Lake'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, primarily used for football (soccer), football matches. History Planning On 12 November 2014, the desi ...

. On 17 April 2024, Milanovic resigned; however, the management did not accept his resignation and convinced him to stay until the end of the season. On the last match day, they drew with

at home. In the

2024–25 Magyar Kupa The 2024–25 Magyar Kupa () was the 85th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. MOL was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is MOL Magyar Kupa. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa Leagu ...

season Mezőkövesd defeated 1-0

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

club

on 29 October 2024. Mezőkövesd qualified for the 16th finals.

Stadium

Mezőkövesd play their home matches at the Városi Stadion, located in

. On 5 June 2016, the first match was played in the stadium. Mezőkövesd hosted

on the 30th match day in the

season. The match was won by the home team which also resulted the club's promotion to the

. In the

season,

played some of their home matches due to the demolition of their home stadium

Diósgyőri Stadion DVTK Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Miskolc, Hungary. It is the playing field of the local football association and it is the home of Diósgyőri VTK. History Planning On 7 October 2013, it was announced that a UEFA stadium category C ...

. Nevertheless, when Diósgyőr hosted Mezőkövesd on the 31st match day the match was played at

's home stadium,

Nagyerdei Stadion Nagyerdei Stadion is an all-seater asymmetric football stadium in Debrecen, Hungary and home to Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club (the seats behind the goals are 'Vario' or 'Rail' seats to facilitate safe standing at domestic matches). With space ...

Honours

Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 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: ''Ke ...

: **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2015–16 *

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: **Runners-up (1): 2019–20

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Players with multiple nationalities

* Shandor Vayda

Season results

Managers

* Géza Huszák (2 April 2008 – 3 October 2011) *

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(7 October 2011 – 21 March 2012) *

György Véber György Véber (born 25 July 1969 in Szeged, Hungary) is a retired Hungarian footballer, who has spent most of his career playing for Újpest FC. He was considered a fan's favourite in Újpest. He played 3 matches between 1992 and 1994 for the ...

(21 March 2012 – 5 May 2014) * László Tóth (6 May 2014 – 21 March 21, 2015) * Tamás Lucsánszky (25 March 2015 – December 2015) *

Miklós Benczés Miklós Benczés (born 6 September 1973) is a Hungarian football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Ózdi Kohász SE. Managerial career Diósgyőr On 7 May 2010, he was appointed as the manager of Diósgyőri VTK. On 2 Apri ...

(4 June 2015-9 November 2015) * Attila Pintér (30 December 2015 – 22 December 2016) *

Tomislav Sivić Tomislav Sivić (; born 29 August 1966) is a Serbian football coach and former player, who is the head coach of Serbian Superliga club FK Spartak Subotica. Playing career Between 1988 and 1990, Sivić spent two seasons with Bačka Subotica in t ...

(27 December 2016 – 2 May 2017) * Mikuláš Radványi (2 May 2017 – 16 October 2017) * Attila Kuttor (17 October 2017 – 10 November 2020) * Attila Pintér (11 November 2015 – 6 October 2021) *

Attila Supka Attila Supka (born 19 September 1962) is a Hungarian football manager and former player. He was one of the most successful Hungarian coaches in the 2000s. Honours As a manager Debreceni VSC *Hungarian National Championship I: 2004–05, 2005 ...

(6 October 2021 – 6 September 2022) * Attila Kuttor (14 September 2022 – 13 February 2024) * Milan Milanović (14 February 2024-28 May 2024) * Mihály Tóth (29 May 2024- 4 September 2024) *

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. Halad ...

(9 September 2024 - present)

References

External links

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