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Békéscsaba 1912 Előre is a Hungarian
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club from
Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; ; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. Highway 44, 47 ...
, Békés. The club was founded in 1912 as ''Előre Munkás Testedző Egyesület''. Előre translates as ''Forward'' in English. The colours of the club are lilac and white. The club currently play in
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, the second tier of Hungarian football. The club achieved its greatest success in 1988 when it won the
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competition, defeating
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3–2 in the final. Until the end of 2004–05 the club spent a total of 25 seasons in the first Hungarian division, the
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. They were promoted back to the top tier in 2015.


Name changes

* 1912: ''Békéscsabai Előre Munkás Testedző Egyesület'' * 1948: ''Békéscsabai Előre SC'' * 1970: ''Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus SC'' * 1991: ''Békéscsabai Előre FC'', * 2005: ''Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE''


History

After winning the 1940–41 Körösvidéki I division, they were promoted to the
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. In the first season of the third tier of the
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, Békéscsaba finished in the fifth position of the 1941–42 season of the Alföldi group. Therefore, they were promoted to the second tier,
Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 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: ''Ke ...
. In the first season of the
Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 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: ''Ke ...
, Békéscsaba finished in the seventh position of the 1942–43 Nemzeti Bajnokság Mátyás group. The 1944–45 season was interrupted by the
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. After some seasons in lower leagues, Békéscsaba returned to the second tier in the 1946–47 season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, finishing in the second position. After spending several season in the second tier, in the 1957–58 season they were relegated to the third division. In the 1962–63 season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság III, they finished in the fourth place and they were promoted to the second tier. Békéscsaba won the 1968 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season and they were promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II for the first time in the club's history. Békéscsaba won the 1973–74 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season and they were promoted to the
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for the first time in the history of the club. In the
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season Békéscsaba finished in the 14th position and they were not relegated. After spending nine consecutive seasons in the top flight, they were relegated in the
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season. Békéscsaba won only five matches and lost 18 matches and conceded 75 goals and scored only 41 goals in that season. However, the supporters of the club did not have to wait too long for the return to the top flight since Békéscsaba finished in the third place of the 1983–84 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season and were promoted to the first league. In the
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season Békéscsaba finished in the 16th position and thus were relegated to the second division. On 13 June 1988, Békécscsaba won the 1987–88 Magyar Kupa season. This feat has been the biggest achievement in the history of the club so far. Békéscsaba beat
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3–2 in the final at the
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in
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. Although István Gulyás scored an own goal in the 8th minute, István Csernus scored the equalizer in the 60th minute. In the 69th minute Tibor Gruborovics took the lead. However, László Gyimesi scored the second goal for Honvéd by taking the penalty in the 74th minute. The winning goal was scored by Sándor Csató in the 80th minute. On 10 August 1988, Békéscsaba played their first international match against
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in the
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season. The first leg was won by Békéscsaba 3–0 at home. Tibor Gruborovics scored two goals, while Sándor Csató scored one goal. The second leg was won by Byrne 2–1 at the
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, in
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on 24 August 1988. In the first round, Békéscsaba lost 2–0 to
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at the
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on 7 September 1988. Although the second leg was won by Békéscsaba 1–0, they were eliminated from the tournament. Békéscsaba finished in the 15th position of the
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season and they were relegated to the second division. One of the biggest league success was achieved in the
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season when the club finished in the third place. The championship was won by
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, while the second place was achieved by
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. On 9 August 1994, Békéscsaba drew with
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at the Gradski stadion,
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. The second leg was won by Békéscsaba 1–0 at home on 23 August 1994. The only goal was scored by Sándor Csató in the 61st minute. On 13 September 1994, Békéscsaba lost to
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6–1 in Moscow. Although the second leg was won by Békéscsaba 1–0, they were eliminated from the
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. The only goal was scored by Sándor Csató in the 76th minute. Békéscsaba finished in the second position of the
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season and they were promoted to the first league. The championship was won by
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. However, the return to the first division was ephemeral because Békéscsaba finished in the 12th place of the
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season and they were relegated to the second division. On 16 September 2020,
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was appointed as the head coach of the club. On 7 September 2021, Preisinger was sacked after poor performance in the season. Békéscsaba lost three matches and drew only three times in their first six matches of the
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season. On 19 April 2022, Gábor Brlázs was appointed as the interim coach of the club. However, on 26 May 2022, it was confirmed that he remained the head coach of the club. On 13 April 2023,
József Pásztor József Pásztor (born 20 March 1954) is a Hungarian football retired manager and a former player. Career He made record appearances for Békéscsaba 1912 Előre. Managerial career Békéscsaba In 1991, he was appointed as the manager of Bé ...
was appointed as the head coach of the club. Békéscsaba finished in the 19th position of the
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season and were relegated to the
Nemzeti Bajnokság III Nemzeti Bajnokság III (''NB III'', ''National Championship III'') is the third tier of Football in Hungary, Hungarian football (from the autumn of 1997 till the spring of 2005, NB III was the fourth tier, the third was NB II). The tier contains ...
. On 12 June 2023, the club's icon, Sándor Csató, was appointed as the head coach. In 2023–24, Békéscsaba secure champions of Nemzeti Bajnokság III Southwest Group and remain in third tier but due to dissolve Haladás, the club promoted to NB II from next season.


Stadium

Békéscsabai Előre play at the
Kórház utcai Stadion Kórház utcai Stadion is a sports stadium in Békéscsaba, Hungary. The stadium is home to association football side Békéscsaba 1912 Előre. The stadium has a capacity of 4,963 History On 4 December 2013, it was announced that Békéscsaba 19 ...
situated in
Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; ; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. Highway 44, 47 ...
,
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
. Its capacity is 4,963 and it was built in 1974. On 31 December 2015, it was announced that a new covered stand would be built with VIP sectors. On 16 March 2017, it was published on Magyar Építók that the reconstruction would be finished in 2017.
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will also be installed in the new stadium. On 2 May 2019, Tamás Bod wrote an article on the stadium reconstruction in Magyar Narancs. According to the initial plans, the renovation should have been finished by 2017. However, even in 2019, the reconstruction has not been finished and the final costs cannot be exactly determined. On 28 April 2022, it was announced that the stadium would be renovated by 7 billion forints. Békéscsaba were forced to play their
2023–24 Magyar Kupa The 2023–24 Magyar Kupa () was the 84th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. MOL was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is MOL Magyar Kupa. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa Leag ...
match in
Körösladány Körösladány is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Körösladány is located along the Sebes-Körös. Béla Wenckheim, a Hungarian politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Hungary in 1875 ...
because the turf of the stadium became infected.


Current squad

''As of 10 August 2024.''


Honours

*
Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
** Winners (1): 1987–88


European Cup history


UEFA Cup Winners' Cup


UEFA Intertoto Cup


UEFA Cup


See also

* List of Békéscsaba 1912 Előre managers * List of Békéscsaba 1912 Előre seasons


References


External links


Official website

Stormcorner – Békéscsaba fans' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bekescsaba 1912 Elore Se Football clubs in Hungary Association football clubs established in 1912 1912 establishments in Hungary