Puskás Akadémia Football Club, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia, is a
football
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club based in
Felcsút
Felcsút is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1269 where its name was originated from the personal name "Csút". ("fel-" felső"means "upper" in Hungarian.) In the Middle Ages the owners were cru ...
,
Hungary
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, that competes in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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, the top flight of
Hungarian football
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.
Puskás Akadémia have spent five seasons 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 the
Hungarian football league system The Hungarian football league system is a series of connected leagues for club football in Hungary. This system has hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.
History
The governing body of football in ...
, and reached the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
of the
2017–18 Magyar Kupa season.
History
The aim of the founders was to establish an academy for
Fehérvár FC
Fehérvár Football Club (commonly known as ''Fehérvár'', ''Vidi'', or ''MOL Fehérvár Football Club'' for sponsorship reasons), is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, which plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the ...
and to establish a fitting memorial to former Hungarian national footballer
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, ...
.
On the 30th matchday of the
2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season,
Robert Jarni
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Jarni started his professional career with Hajduk Split in 1986, and went on to spend 10 years playin ...
was dismissed due to the defeat against
Békéscsaba 1912 Előre
Békéscsaba 1912 Előre is a Hungarian football club from Békéscsaba. The club was founded in 1912 as ''Előre Munkás Testedző Egyesület''. The colours of the club are lilac and white. The club achieved its greatest success in 1988 when ...
at the
Pancho Aréna on 16 April 2016 resulting Puskás Akadémia's last position and relegation for the first time in history.
On 22 December 2016,
Attila Pintér was appointed as the head coach of the club. Pintér left
Mezőkövesdi SE
Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület () is a football club located in Mezőkövesd, Hungary. The team's colors are yellow and blue. The team name comes from the Zsóry family who founded the thermal baths that brought wealth to the town.
History
The c ...
, playing in the
2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, for Puskás Akadémia.
On 21 May 2017, Puskás Akadémia won the
2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season after a goalless draw against
Ceglédi VSE
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in
Albertirsa
Albertirsa (formerly ''Alberti-Irsa'', sk, Irša) is a town in '' Ceglédi kistérség'', ''Pest megye'', and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain.
History
Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: ''Alberti'' and ''Irsa'', havin ...
. As a consequence, Puskás Akadémia got promoted to the
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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season. They could return to the first division after spending only one year in the second division.
On 12 June 2017,
András Komjáti, previously manager of
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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, was appointed as the club director.
Before the start of the
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2017–18 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. Honvéd were the def ...
, Puskás Akadémia signed
Molnár
Molnár (or Molnar) is a Hungarian surname meaning "miller". The word might be a loanword from Slavic "mlynar" with the same meaning however most likely derived from the old Germanic "Mulinari”.
It is the name of one of the most famous playwr ...
from
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 ...
,
Radó from
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 ...
, thus becoming the third most valuable team in the 2017–18 season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
On 4 June 2018, Pintér was sacked after finishing 6th in the
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2017–18 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. Honvéd were the def ...
.
On 8 December 2018, after a 1–1 draw against
Paksi FC
Paksi FC (''Paks'') () is a Hungarian 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 football, for th ...
Benczés was sacked due to the negative results. The club finished 9th before the winter break. Therefore, András Komjáti would be the interim manager on the last match day of the
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
On 29 December 2018,
János Radoki, who was born in
Mór, was appointed as the manager of the club. Radoki previously played 25 matches in the
1999–2000 Bundesliga in
SSV Ulm
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The club's great ...
as a player. He managed the U-17 team of
FC Augsburg
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and the U-19 team of
Greuther Fürth. On 7 April 2019, Radoki was replaced by András Komjáti after a shocking defeat (0–4) at home against
Kisvárda FC
Kisvárda Football Club is a Hungarian football club located in Kisvárda. It currently plays in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The team's colors are red and white.
History
Kisvárda FC, later known as Várda SE, was founded in 1911 as ''Kisvárdai S ...
.
The first match, against
Budapest Honvéd FC
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at home, of the
2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season was postponed after one player of the club tested positive for
COVID-19
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.
Puskás finished second in the
2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. Therefore, they were eligible for playing in the
2021-22 UEFA Conference League season. In the first round, Puskás drew with
FC Inter Turku
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and beat the Finnish team at home. However, in the second round Puskás were defeated both at home (0–2) and away (0-3) by the Latvian club
FK RFS
FK RFS is a professional Latvian football club based in Riga, Latvia. It competes in the Virslīga, the top flight of Latvian football.
History
RFS were promoted to the Virsliga for 2016 when Skonto FC failed to obtain a license.
In 2018, ...
.
On 21 July 2022, Puskás lost 3-0 against
Vitória S.C.
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Vitória de Guimarães have finished t ...
in the first leg of the second round of the
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League at the
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in
Guimarães
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Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...
, Portugal.
Honours
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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:
**
![Silver medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg)
Second place (1):
2020–21
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**
![Bronze medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg)
Third place (2):
2019–20,
2021–22
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság II
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:
**
![Gold medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg)
Winners (2):
2012–13,
2016–17
*
Magyar Kupa
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:
**
![Silver medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg)
Runners-up (1):
2017–18
Youth teams
*
Puskás Cup
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:
**
![Silver medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg)
Runners-up (3):
2008
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,
2012
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,
2014
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European record
''As of match played 28 July 2022''
;Notes
* QR: Qualifying round
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Reserve team
''For the reserve squads, see
Puskás Akadémia II''
Seasons
Managers
See also
*
Puskás Akadémia FC II
References
External links
*
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Fehérvár FC
Football academies in Europe
2005 establishments in Hungary
UEFA Youth League teams
Association football clubs established in 2005