Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre is a

multi-sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

from

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball,

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, ice hockey, water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, fencing, canoeing, boxing, wrestling, swimming, rowing, karate,

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, sailing, speed skating, skiing, table tennis, tennis and chess.

Departments

Defunct departments

* Handball (Men: 1924–1958) and (

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: ?, 1993–2000, 2009–2012) *

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* Bandy * Auto-motor (1926–1953) *

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(1934–?, 195?–?, 196?–1966)

Supporters

Rivalry

The fixture between MTK Budapest FC and

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...

is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. The first fixture was played in the

1903 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I for the 1903 season. Overview It was contested by 8 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváro ...

season. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary.

Honours

Football

Men's football: *

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(NB I) : 23x:

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library syst ...

, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37,

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...

, 1957–58, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08 *

Hungarian Cup 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 ...

(Magyar Kupa) : 12x: 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1951–52,

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00 * Hungarian Super Cup (Szuperkupa) : 2x: 2003, 2008 *

Hungarian League Cup The Hungarian League Cup ( hu, Magyar Ligakupa) was an annual football tournament contested by clubs in the Hungarian League. It was created in 2007 and the competition only lasted for 8 seasons, being cancelled in 2015/2016. Ligakupa Finals The ...

(Ligakupa) : 2x:

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, 2014–15 *

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: ''Runner-up (1)'': 1963–64 * Inter-Cities Fairs Cup : ''Semi-Finalist (1)'': 1961–62 *

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hunga ...

: 2x: 1955,

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

* Štefánik Tournament in Bratislava : 1x: 1933 Women's football: *

(NB I) : 7x: 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17 * Hungarian Women's Cup (Magyar Kupa) : 4x: 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014

MTK Budapest Presidents

Notable athletes

Athletics: ''Men'': József Bese, István Grósz, Béla Helfer, László Jeszenszky, Péter Karádi, Lajos Korunczy, József Kovács Silver medal

, Dezső Lombos, Gyula Malcsiner, Péter Mohácsi, Ferenc Rajz, István Rózsa, Pál Szalay, Ottó Szebeni, Béla Vágó, Iván Wardener, Ármin Weisz ''Women'': Márta Bácskai, Erzsébet Vígh * Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram

Canoe/kayak: ''Men'':

Gábor Árva Gábor Árva (born 1948) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won two medals at the 1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events. R ...

, Krisztián Bártfai Bronze medal

, ''

Zsolt Gyulay Zsolt Gyulai (born 12 September 1964) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. He competed at 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won four medals: two gold (1988: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m) and two silver (1992: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won fourteen m ...

, Tibor Helyi, Imre Kemecsey Silver medal

, László Nagy, János Sarusi Kis, Botond Storcz Gold medal

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the ...

Tamás Wichmann Tamás Wichmann (4 February 1948 – 12 February 2020) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1966 to 1983. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals. This included two silver (C-1 1000 m: 1972 ...

''Women'': Klára Bánfalvi, Dalma Benedek, '' Krisztina Fazekas-Zur'' Gold medal

Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian sprint canoer. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008, K-4 500 m: 2012) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, 2 ...

, Tímea Paksy * Football pictogram

Football: Gyula Bíró,

Sándor Bíró Sándor Bíró (19 August 1911 – 7 October 1988Profile
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, János Börzsei (member of

Golden Team The Golden Team ( hu, Aranycsapat; also known as the Mighty Magyars, the Magical Magyars, the Magnificent Magyars, the Marvellous Magyars, or the Light Cavalry) refers to the Hungary national football team of the 1950s. It is associated with seve ...

József Braun József Braun (also known as József Barna; 26 February 1901 – 20 February 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic footballer who played as a half back. Braun began his career in Hungary before finishing it in the American Soccer League. He earned 2 ...

(also known as József Barna),

László Cseh László Cseh (; born 3 December 1985) is a retired Hungarian competitive swimmer and six-time Olympic medalist. He is a 33-time European Champion. His father, László Cseh Sr., also represented Hungary at the Olympics in swimming. In 2020 ...

Lajos Dunai Lajos Dunai (29 November 1942 – 18 December 2000) was a Hungarian footballer. He was born in Budapest. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played for Csillaghegy, III. ...

, Gyula Feldmann,

Sándor Gellér Sándor Gellér (12 July 1925 – 13 March 1996) was a Hungarian Olympic football player who played goalkeeper. He was Jewish, and was born in Veseuș, Romania. He was part of the Hungarian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki ...

(member of GT), Béla Guttmann,

Nándor Hidegkuti Nándor Hidegkuti (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also ...

(member of GT),

Béla Illés Béla Illés (; born 27 April 1968 in Sárvár, Hungary) is a retired Hungarian football player who has spent most of his career playing for MTK Hungária FC. He is considered to be the greatest Hungarian footballer of the 1990s. He was only ...

, Adolf Kertész, Vilmos Kertész, Ferenc Kovács, Imre Kovács, Ferenc Kropacsek,

Mihály Lantos Mihály Lantos (born ''Mihály Lendenmayer'', 29 September 1928 – 31 December 1989) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a defender, spending the majority of his career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was als ...

(member of GT), Emil Lőrincz,

Gyula Mándi Gyula Mándi, also referred to as Mándi Gyula or Julius Mandel (14 July 1899 – 26 November 1969) was a Hungarian Olympic national team (for whom he played 32 matches) and club footballer (with whom he won 10 league titles), who played as a d ...

, György Molnár, János Molnár,

Ferenc Nagy Ferenc Nagy (; 8 October 1903 – 12 June 1979) was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1946 until his forced resignation in 1947. He was also a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hung ...

, József Nagy, Henrik Nádler, Vilmos Nyúl, Zoltán Opata, György Orth, Péter Palotás, Gyula Rakitivszky, Béla Rácz, Béla Révész, Ferenc Sas,

Károly Sándor Károly Sándor (26 November 1928 – 10 September 2014) was a Hungarian international footballer who earned 75 caps between 1949 and 1964, scoring 27 goals. Sándor also participated in the World Cups in 1958 and 1962. Sándor, who played as a ...

, István Sárközi, Alfréd Schaffer, Imre Schlosser,

Gusztáv Sebes Gusztáv Sebes (born Gusztáv Scharenpeck; 22 January 1906 – 30 January 1986) was a Hungarian footballer and coach. With the title of Deputy Minister of Sport, he coached the Hungarian team known as the ''Mighty Magyars'' in the 1950s. A ...

Imre Senkey Imre Senkey (21 June 1898 – 10 October 1984) was a Hungarian association football, football player and manager, who spent the majority of his managerial time in Italy. Senkey managed some of the top clubs in Italian football such as A.S. Roma, ...

, Antal Szabó, Anrás Szucsányi, Imre Taussig,

Pál Titkos Pál Titkos (8 January 1908 – 8 October 1988) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for MTK Hungária FC and the Hungary national football team. He scored two goals in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, including one in the final itself. He coached ...

József Turay József Turay (1 March 1905 – 24 June 1963) was a Hungarian football forward who played for Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He played with Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, i ...

, Antal Vágó, József Zakariás (member of GT) * Rowing pictogram

Rowing: ''Men'': Zsolt Dani, László Szögi,

Béla Zsitnik Béla Zsitnik (17 December 1924 – 12 January 2019) was a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1960 Summer Olympics. Early life He was born in Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the ...

''Women'': Mariann Ambrus, Ilona Bata, Teréz Bednarik, Gabriella Czakó, Ildikó Cserey, Ilona Frohner, Mariann Halász, Erzsébet Jungi, Judit Kéri,

Kamilla Kosztolányi Kamilla Kosztolányi (born 21 July 1956) is a Hungarian rower. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 ...

(Melisné), Klára Langhoffer, Krisztina Márkus, Márta Melega,

Éva Molnár Éva Molnár (born 25 May 1958) is a Hungarian rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlock ...

, Erzsébet Nagy, Anikó Pauli, Valéria Gyimesi (Ribáryné) * Speed skating pictogram

Speed skating: Zsolt Baló * Table tennis pictogram

Table tennis: ''Men'':

Viktor Barna Viktor Győző Barna (Braun) (24 August 1911 – 27 February 1972) was a Hungarian and British champion table tennis player as well as a record five times singles World Champion. He won 41 World Championship medals and also won 20 English O ...

, Zoltán Mechlovits,

Miklós Szabados Miklós Szabados (7 March 1912 – 12 February 1962) was a Hungarian and Australian table tennis champion. Table tennis career Szabados was born in Budapest, Hungary on 7 March 1912. He first started playing table tennis when he was thirteen ...

''Women'':

Mária Mednyánszky Mária Mednyánszky (7 April 1901 Budapest – 22 December 1978 also Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis star. Table tennis career She became the first official women's world champion winning the women's singles event go ...

Wrestling: József Előd, Tibor Fischer,

Imre Hódos Imre Hódos (January 10, 1928 in Hajdúnánás – April 23, 1989 in Debrecen) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Hódos competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a go ...

, József Markos, Hugó Payr, János Rovnyai, Richárd Weisz Gold medal

References

External links

Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (MTK) official website
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