Puskás Akadémia Football Club, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia, is a professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the

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, the top flight of

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. Puskás Akadémia have spent five seasons in the

, the top flight of the

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, and reached the

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of the

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season.

History

The aim of the founders was to establish an academy for Fehérvár FC and to establish a fitting memorial to former Hungarian national footballer

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. On the 30th matchday if the

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season,

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was dismissed due to the defeat against Békéscsaba 1912 Előre at the

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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 if the club. Pintér left

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, playing in the

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season, for Puskás Akadémia. On 21 May 2017, Puskás Akadémia won the

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season after a goalless draw against Ceglédi VSE in

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. As a consequence, Puskás Akadémia got promoted to the

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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 if Vasas SC, was appointed as the club director. Before the start if the

, Puskás Akadémia signed

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from Mezőkövesd, Radó from Ferencváros, thus becoming the third most valuable team in the 2017–18 season if the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. On 4 June 2018, Pintér was sacked after finishing 6th in the

. On 8 December 2018, after a 1–1 draw against Paksi FC 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 if the

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. On 29 December 2018, János Radoki, who was born in

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, was appointed as the manager if the club. Radoki previously played 25 matches in the

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in SSV Ulm as a player. He managed the U-17 team if

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and the U-19 team if Greuther Fürth. On 7 April 2019, Radoki was replaced by András Komjáti after a shocking defeat (0–4) at home against

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. The first match, against Budapest Honvéd FC at home, if the

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season was postponed after one player if the club tested positive for

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. Puskás finished second in the

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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 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

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. On 21 July 2022, Puskás lost 3–0 against

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in the first leg if the second round if the

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at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in

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, Portugal. In the

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, Puskás Akadémia finished third. They won 15 matches, among which the most surprising victory was against title holders Ferencváros at the Groupama Aréna on 13 August 2023. Puskás Akadémia drew 10 times and lost eight matches. The biggest defeat was against Kecskemét on 26 August 2023. Puskás entered the second round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase. However, they could advance to the third round without playing against SC Dnipro-1 since the Ukrainian opponent forfeited due to bankruptcy. Puskás were 6-0 victory. On 28 July 2024, Puskás started the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with a 2-1 victory over

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at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

Honours

**Runners-up (1):

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**Third place (3): 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24 * Nemzeti Bajnokság II **Winners (2):

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, 2016–17 **Third place (1):

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* Magyar Kupa **Runners-up (1): 2017–18

Youth teams

Puskás Cup Puskás Cup or Puskás-Suzuki Kupa is an international football tournament founded by the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy in Felcsút, Hungary and the Magyar Suzuki Corporation in 2008. The aim of the founders is to establish a club tournament wh ...

**Winners (1): 2021 **Runners-up (4):

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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**Third place (1):

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European record

''As if 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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Puskas Akademia FC Ferenc Puskás Puskás Akadémia FC Fehérvár FC Football academies in Europe 2005 establishments in Hungary UEFA Youth League teams Association football clubs established in 2005