Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület () is a

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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. History The area has been inhabited since the Great Migration. It is likely that the first Hungarian settlement was formed here sh ...

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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 Pálhalma Agrospeciál Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian football club located in Dunaújváros, Hungary. It currently plays in the Hungarian National Championship. The team's colors are blue and yellow Yellow is the color ...

on the 30th match day in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 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 reconstru ...

. 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. Ferencváros were the defending champions having won their twen ...

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

season at the

against

Gyirmót FC Győr Gyirmót FC Győr is a Hungary, Hungarian football club based in Gyirmót , a suburb of Győr. The team currently plays in the first division (Nemzeti Bajnokság I) of the Hungarian championship. History The club was founded in 1993 and its col ...

. The match ended with a 2–2 draw. In the 2016–17 Magyar Kupa season, Mezőkövesd were eliminated in the semi-finals by

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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

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, 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

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, and

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. On the 32nd matchday, Mezőkövesd hosted

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and won the match with a late goal by Gohér at the Városi Stadion on 20 May 2017. The club was featured in the

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. In the 2019-20 Magyar Kupa, the club reached the final by defeating

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in the round of 128,

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in the round of 64,

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in the round of 32,

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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 th ...

2-1 at the

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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 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 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

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

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's home stadium,

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Honours

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 ...

: **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2015–16 *

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 ...

: **Runners-up (1): 2019-20

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Players with multiple nationalities

Shandor Vayda Shandor Oleksandrovych Vayda ( ua, Шандор Олександрович Вайда; hu, Vajda Sándor; born 14 December 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Mezőkövesd. Vayda is the pro ...

Season results

Managers

Géza Huszák Géza is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following: * Benjamin Géza Affleck * Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians * Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...

(2 April 2008 – 3 October 2011) *

György Szabados György Szabados (13 July 1939 – 10 June 2011) was a Hungarian jazz pianist, and is sometimes referred to as the "father" or "unofficial king" of the Hungarian free jazz movement since the 1960s. Biography Szabados was born in Budapest. ...

(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) * Attila Pintér (30 December 2015 – 22 December 2016) *

Tomislav Sivić Tomislav Sivić (; born 29 August 1966) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Between 1988 and 1990, Sivić spent two seasons with Bačka Subotica in the Vojvodina League, the fourth tier of Yugoslav football. He would ...

(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 association football, 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 ...

(6 October 2021 – 6 September 2022) * Attila Kuttor (14 September 2022 – present)

References

External links

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