Vasas SC () is one of

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's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in

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's 13th district in the north of the town. 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 colours are red and blue. Vasas FC has won the

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six times. Vasas is known internationally for reaching the semi-finals of the 1957–58 European Cup season, the quarter-finals in the 1967–68 European Cup season, and for being the most successful club in the

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with 6 championships.

History

Vasas first entered the

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in the 1916–17 season. Since then the club have managed to win seven titles. The club's most successful period has been between 1957 and 1966. During this period they won the Hungarian league five times.

Crest and colours

Naming history

* 1911 - 1925 Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja * 1926 - 1943 Vasas SC * 1943 - 1944 Nemzeti Nehézipari Munkások Kinizsi SC * 1944 - 1949 Vasas SC * 1949 - 1957 Budapesti Vasas SC * 1957 - 1992 Vasas SC * 1992 - 1993 Vasas SC-Smirnoff * 1993 - 1995 Vasas Ilzer * 1995 - 1996 Vasas Casino Vígadó * 1997 Vasas SC * 1997 - 2001 Vasas Danubius Hotels * 2001 - 2003 Vasas SC * 2003 - 2009? Budapesti Vasas SC * 2009 - 2011 Vasas SC * 2011 – 2012 Vasas–HÍD * 2012 – Vasas FC

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Vasas SC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Stadium

Vasas played their home matches in the

Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Illovszky Rudolf Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Angyalföld, Budapest, Hungary. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Vasas SC. The stadium holds 5,054 people. History Planning On 8 December 2015 it was announce ...

located in the 13th district of Budapest between 1960 and 2016. The stadium capacity was 9,000. The last match was played between Vasas SS and

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in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 29 October 2016. As part of the Hungarian Football Stadium Reconstruction Program, the stadium was demolished in 2016 and a brand new stadium was built in its place. On 5 July 2019, the new stadium was opened. The first match was played by Vasas SC and

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which was won by the hosts 2–0. The capacity of the new stadium is 5054 and it cost 7.5 billion HUF. On 7 August 2019, the first

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match was played in the stadium when Vasas hosted

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in the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season. On 11 July 2019 the first international match was played between

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and

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in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase. The match was won by the hosts 3–1. Illovszky_Rudolf_Stadion_(2019)

Honours

** Winners (6):

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, 1960–61, 1961–62,

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, 1966, 1976–77 *

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** Winners (4): 1954–55, 1972–73, 1980–81, 1985–86 ** Runners-up (4): 1979–80, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2016–17 *

** Winners (7, record): 1956,

, 1962, 1965, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1982–83 *

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** Semi-finalists (1): 1957–58

Current squad

Out on loan

Youth academy

Ownership

On 4 January 2017 it was announced that János Jámbor bought 99% of the shares of the Vasas FC.

Non-playing staff

Management

First team staff

Twin teams

On 18 May 2016 a cooperation was announced between Vasas Kubala Akadémia and

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club

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. According to the cooperation, the two club have a common showcase, take part in a common conference and education.

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said that it is very important for the Dutch club to initiate new cooperations in this region. *

Trivia

János Kádár János József Kádár (; ; 26 May 1912 – 6 July 1989), born János József Czermanik, was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, a position he held for 32 years. Declining health le ...

, HSWP First Secretary and Hungarian leader from 1956 until 1988, was a supporter of Vasas. A working-class man, Kádár had played in the team when young and was its president for a short period in the mid-1950s (when, after being released from prison, Kádár was party secretary in

13th district, where the team is based). During the 1960s, it was not uncommon to see Kádár in the crowd during Vasas games. Unlike some of his

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counterparts, though, Kádár did not use his position to favor his team, nor did he allow Hungarian officials to interfere in football as it was common in other bloc countries.

References

External links

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Unofficial fan-site (team sports)
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