Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungarian professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the

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, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros was founded in 1899 by Ferenc Springer and a group of local residents of Budapest's ninth district, Ferencváros. Ferencváros is best known internationally for winning the 1964–65 edition of the

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after defeating

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1–0 in

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in the

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. Ferencváros also reached the

in the same competition in

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, when they lost to

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, as well as the

in the 1974–75 season of the

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, losing to

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. The best-known part of the club is the well-supported men's

team – the most popular team in the country. The parent multisport club Ferencvárosi TC divisions include

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, women's handball, men's

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, men's ice hockey, men's handball, men's water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, wrestling, curling and swimming teams, some of which are highly successful. The club colours are green and white, and the club's mascot is a green eagle, hence another of the club's nicknames, ''The Green Eagles''.

History

On 3 May 1899, Ferencvárosi TC was founded by citizens of the 9th district of

. With the exception of three seasons between 2006 and 2009, Ferencváros have played in the

since its inception in

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. The club's financial problems in 2006 resulted in the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) withdrawing the club's licence; a withdrawal that was eventually deemed unauthorized. Following this, Fradi were promoted back to the first division in 2009. Ferencváros are the most successful Hungarian team both domestically and internationally. They won the

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and have also won the

36 times and the

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24 times. They qualified for the renewed Champions League, the first Hungarian Club to do so, in the 1995–1996 season. Since then, the club have also taken part in the

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, 2019–20 Europa League, 2020–21 Champions League, and 2021–22 Europa League group stages. On December 3, 1900, the football section of the club was established. Two months later, on February 10, the first Hungarian championship match took place between Ferencváros and Budapesti TC, though it was not officially recognized by the Hungarian Football Federation. The first official championship match was played on April 21, 1901, where Ferencváros suffered a 5–3 defeat against MUE. Borbás Gáspár, then 17 years old, scored Ferencváros' first official championship goal. The first point was earned in a 2–2 draw against Műegyetem, and the first victory came on June 16, 1901 (FTC-Budapesti SC 5–1). Interestingly, Ferencváros made its international debut earlier than in domestic competitions. On March 25, 1901, the Viennese Cricketer defeated the Hungarian team 9–0. On May 5, against the Old Cricketer (5–0, the first Ferencváros victory in international competition), the players wore the first badge with five green and four white stripes and three inverted E's in a green shield at the bottom – a design that still references the club's motto: morals, strength, unity. In 1902, Ferencváros suffered its heaviest defeat, losing 16–0 against the English team Oxford FC. The club secured its first championship title in 1903 and the second in 1905, followed by three more in the 1900s (1906/07, 1908/09, 1909/10). On June 6, 1909, FTC permanently won the first Hungarian football challenge trophy, capturing the silver ball for the fifth time. On February 12, 1911, Ferencváros inaugurated its new stadium on Üllői Road,

Ferencváros Stadion The Ferencváros Stadion, also known as the Groupama Aréna for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary and the home of Ferencvárosi TC. With a capacity of 22,000, it was for a time the largest stadiu ...

, where it still plays today. Schlosser Imre scored the first green-and-white goal in the new facility. In 1911, the club won its third consecutive championship title, remaining unbeaten in 21 matches that season. In 1912, Ferencváros defeated Working FC, winning against an English team in England for the first time. In the same year, they beat the III. district team 11–3, with Schlosser scoring eight goals in one match, a record that still stands for goals scored in a single match. The 1911/12 championship brought another Ferencváros title, marking the club's seventh. In 1913, Ferencváros achieved not only the championship title but also won the Hungarian Cup for the first time in its history. In 1914, World War I broke out, bringing a somber year for Ferencváros football players. Almost every member of the team received military service call-ups, and many of them never returned home.

Crest and colours

The colours of the club are green and white. The nine stripes on the club badge, five green and four white, symbolise the district of

, Budapest's ninth district. The three E's on Ferencváros' badge represent the club's motto of Erkölcs, Erő, Egyetértés ().

Naming history

Ferencvárosi TC has changed names various times throughout their history: * 1899–1950: ''Ferencvárosi Torna Club'' * 1950–1951: ''ÉDOSZ SE'' * 1951–1956: ''Kinizsi'' * 1956–present: ''Ferencvárosi Torna Club''

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Ferencvárosi TC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: Current sponsorships: * Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:

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* Main Sponsor:

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* Naming Right Partner:

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* Exclusive Partners: Group MvM, Penny Market, Tippmix,

, Hsa Group

Stadium

The first stadium of the club started being built in the autumn of 1910. On 12 February 1911, Ferencváros played their first match against Budapest rival

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which was won by the club. The starting line-up consisted of Fritz, Rumbold, Magnlitz, Weinber, Bródy, Payer, Szeitler, Weisz, Koródy,

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, Borbás. The first stadium could host 40,000 spectators. In 1971 the stands were demolished and a new stadium began to be built. The new stadium was inaugurated on the 75th anniversary of the club. On 19 May 1974, the first match was played against Vasas. The new stadium could host 29,505 spectators (including 10,771 seats and 18,734 standing). In the 1990s the stadium was redesigned to meet the UEFA requirements therefore its capacity was reduced to 18,100. When Ferencváros qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage, a new journalist stand was built over the main stand. On 21 December 2007, the stadium's name was changed from Üllői úti Stadion to Stadion Albert Flórián.

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, the former Ferencváros icon, was present at the inauguration ceremony. There were many plans on how to increase the capacity of the stadium in case the

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won the bid for the

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or the

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. However, the Federation did not win any bids therefore the reconstruction of the stadium was delayed. When Kevin McCabe became the owner of the club the reconstruction was on schedule again. Later, McCabe sold his team to the Hungarian state and the reconstruction did not take place. Stade Budapest 08667

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, is the third home of the club. It has a capacity of 20,000 spectators in

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matches and 23,700 in Hungarian League matches. When

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was elected as president of the club, he and Pál Orosz managed to raise enough funds for the construction of a new stadium. The new stadium was rotated by 90 degrees in order to meet UEFA requirements. Therefore, the main stand which was parallel to the

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became parallel to the

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. As part of the national stadium reconstruction programme the new stadium was built between 2013 and 2014. The stadium was designed by Ágnes Streit and Szabolcs Kormos and was built by Market Építő Zrt from 2013 to 2014. In the arena there can be found the Ferencváros Museum and a fan shop too. The stadium is cutting edge in its

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entrance system. On 10 August 2014, Ferencváros played the opening match against Chelsea. After the demolition of the

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played their home matches at the new arena until the new

was opened in late 2019. The national team celebrated the victory against

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after a 2–1 win at the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off.

Ownership

On 14 February 2008,

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chairman Kevin McCabe successfully acquired a tender to purchase Ferencváros. McCabe's Hungarian company, Esplanade

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bought Ferencváros' real estate for £8.45 million with a view to start paying off the £5 million debt. In April 2008, Ferencváros Torna Club officially agreed to sell the football club, Ferencváros Labdarúgó ZRt. to Esplanade Kft., McCabe's company in Hungary. In 2011, McCabe relinquished his ownership of the club after describing a "strained relationship" with some minority shareholders. On 25 February 2011,

, Hungarian MP, was appointed as the president of Ferencváros. On 28 October 2014,

was re-elected to serve another four-year term as the president of the club.

Supporters and rivalries

Supporters of Ferencváros are mainly from the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. However, the club is popular all over Hungary. Ferencváros' nickname of Fradi is derived from Franzstadt, the German name for the area of Ferencváros, with the club carrying a "vague sense of German ethnicity", according to British sports journalist Jonathan Wilson. Since the opening of the newly built

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, the spectators are scanned at the entrance. As a consequence, the main supporter group of the club, called B-közép, announced a boycott in 2014. Club chairman Kubatov said that he had wanted peace in the new stadium and the club had already paid a lot of fines and punishments due to the unacceptable behaviour of the B-közép. Kubatov had expected that the spectators could have been changed due to the new regulations. However, the number of spectators had not increased in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. On 13 March 2016, 10,125 spectators watched the match between Ferencváros' second team against

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in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The attendance was a protest by the B-közép to show how many spectators were missing from the

. On 24 March 2016, the representatives of the B-közép started negotiations with club leader, Gabor Kubatov. As a results of the negotiations they were allowed back to the stadium.

Friendships

The fans have friendships with fans of

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and since both play in Green the alliance is nicknamed the "Green Brothers". They also have friendly relations in Hungary with fans of

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, in Poland with

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and

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, and in England with

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Rivalries

Ferencváros have rivalry with several teams from Budapest including

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, Honvéd,

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, and several provincial clubs such as

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and

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. Since Ferencváros has been the most successful club in Hungarian Football history by winning 33 Hungarian League titles, 21

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titles and 2

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titles and the most successful Hungarian club in the

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competitions by winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964–65 season, every club in the Hungarian League wants to defeat them. The biggest rivalry is with

, which dates back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title. Since then, the fixture between the two teams attracts the most spectators in the domestic league. The matches between the two teams often end in violence which causes big trouble for the Hungarian football. The proposal of personal registration was refused by both clubs. The fixture between Ferencváros and

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is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary, which dates back as early as the 1903 season when Ferencváros first won the Hungarian League. In the following three decades either Ferencváros or MTK Budapest won the domestic league. Honvéd are also considered fierce rivals as the clubs are in very close proximity to each other and in the past frequently competed for honours.

Hooliganism

On 26 November 2002, the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Committee fined Ferencváros €18,300 for fireworks and

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-related offences committed by the fans of Ferencváros before and after the

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second tie against

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on 12 November 2002. In 2004, Ferencváros were charged by

with crowd trouble and racist abuse after playing

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in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup tie in Budapest, Hungary. Four fans of Millwall suffered stab wounds. The racist abuse was directed at Millwall's players of African origin, including

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. On 17 July 2013, Ferencváros fans fought with police after a

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against

, which ended in a 1–0 victory over the

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club, in

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, Slovenia. On 19 July 2014,

issued sanctions against Ferencváros and

and

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, following racist behaviour by their fans during 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying matches against Maltese sides

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and Hibernians respectively. Ferencváros were the hardest hit by the UEFA measures as club were fined by €20,000 and the partial closure of their stadium following

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and racist banners displayed in both legs in

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and

. On 27 January 2015,

, president of the club, said that he would have the fines paid by the supporters. Kubatov aims to cease the racism and violence at the stadium. On 9 February 2015,

refused the appeal of Ferencváros in connection with the incidents before and after the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying match between

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and Ferencváros. According to the verdict, Ferencváros supporters were not allowed to attend the following

match at home.

Honours

Individual awards

Domestic

Hungarian First League top scorers Hungarian Second League top scorers

International

;

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) ; FIFA World Cup All-star Team *

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) ;

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) ; European Championship Golden Boot *

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Club records

Top 10 most appearances of all-time

Top 10 scorers of all-time

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Feeder club

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Tibor Simon Tibor Simon (1 September 1965 – 23 April 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Career Simon, who played as a defender, spent his entire professional club career with Ferencváros, and also earned 16 caps at international level for ...

, Defender (1985–99) – ''posthumous honour.'' * 12 – " The 12th man", reserved for club supporters. Number retired in 2007.

Notable former players

Had senior international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ferencváros. * Akeem Adams ¹² *

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Flórián Albert Jr. Flórián Albert Jr. (born 12 December 1967) is a Hungarian football coach and former player. Playing career The son of Ballon d'Or-winning footballer Flórián Albert Sr., Albert played professional club football in Hungary, Israel, and Fra ...

Aleksandar Bajevski Aleksandar Bajevski (, born 8 December 1979) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, his previous clubs include OFK Beograd, Ferencváros, Al-Ahli Doha. Bajevski is a t ...

László Bálint László Bálint (born 1 February 1948) is a Hungarian former footballer, who played as a defender. During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC, Club Brugge K.V., Toulouse FC and Grenoble Foot 38. He earned 76 caps and scored 3 goa ...

⁶ * Zoltán Balogh *

Zsolt Bárányos Zsolt Bárányos (born 25 December 1975) is a Hungarian football player who plays as a midfielder. He made most of his career in Hungary, playing for nine different clubs in two decades. He retired in 2017. Career Zsolt Baranyos's first team ...

Matthew Bartholomew Matthew Bartholomew (born 20 October 1988) is a Trinidad and Tobago Association football, football player, who currently plays for Point Fortin Civic F.C., Point Fortin. References 1988 births Living people Trinidad and Tobag ...

Muhamed Bešić Muhamed Bešić (; born 10 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Spartak Subotica. Born in Germany, he played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Bešić started ...

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Mihály Bíró Mihály Bíró (27 September 1919 in Budapest - June 1970) was a Hungarian football forward who was a member of the Hungary national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.² *

Dániel Böde Dániel Böde (born 24 October 1986) is a Hungarian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Paksi FC as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career Paks Böde was born in Szekszárd, Tolna County and started to p ...

Elemér Berkessy Elemér Berkessy (20 June 1905 – 7 July 1993), also referred to as Emilio Berkessy or Emil Berkessy, was a Hungarian footballer and coach. Playing career Berkessy joined Ferencváros in 1928, and with them he was the champion of Hungary twice, ...

* Miha Blažič *

Zoltán Blum Zoltán Blum (also known as Zoltán Virág; 3 January 1892 – 25 December 1959) was a Hungarian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Life Blum was born in Pápa. He was a member of the Hungarian Olympi ...

Gáspár Borbás Gáspár Borbás (26 July 1884 – 14 October 1976) was a Hungarian amateur association football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly ...

Predrag Bošnjak Predrag Bošnjak (born 13 November 1985) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born as a Serb in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he played with several Serbian lower league clubs before moving to Hungary ...

* Sándor Bródy *

László Budai László Budai (19 July 1928 – 2 July 1983), also known as László Bednarik, or Budai II, was a former Hungarian footballer and coach. Budai was born in Budapest and played as a midfielder and forward for Ferencvárosi TC, Honvéd and Hung ...

Márton Bukovi Márton Bukovi (10 December 1903 – 2 February 1985) was a Hungarian association football player and manager. After playing for Ferencvárosi TC, FC Sète and Hungary, he became a coach, most notably with Građanski Zagreb, MTK Hungária a ...

Ákos Buzsáky Ákos Buzsáky (born 7 May 1982) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság for MTK Budapest and Ferencváros, the Primeira Liga for Porto, the Premier League for Queens Park ...

* Zoltán Bükszegi *

Eldar Ćivić Eldar Ćivić (; born 28 May 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Baltika. Ćivić started his professional career at Slovácko, before joining Sparta Prague in 2017, who loaned hi ...

* Csaba Csizmadia *

László Czéh László Czéh (born 1 February 1968) is a Hungarian retired football player. He is currently the coach of Kecskemét TE. Career In the 1998/99 season, Czeh scored 19 goals for Maccabi Netanya to clinch the title of Israel best goalscorer in ...

Zoltán Czibor Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 – 1 September 1997) was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd, and the Hungary national team before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as ...

Jenő Dalnoki Jenő Dalnoki (12 December 1932 – 4 February 2006) was a Hungarian footballer. As a player Dalnoki played for both Ferencvárosi TC and Hungary. He had the reputation as a tough defender as well as a tough coach. He won a gold medal i ...

* Ferenc Deák *

Lajos Détári Lajos László Détári (born 24 April 1963) is a Hungarian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. At the height of his career (1984–1994), he was a well-respected player throughout Europe, winning "Player of the Year" ...

Tommy Doherty Thomas Edward Doherty (born 17 March 1979 in Bristol) is a Northern Ireland former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made nine appearances for the Northern Ireland national team. Club career Doherty started his career at ...

Attila Dragóner Attila Dragóner (born 15 November 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian former footballer. He was a defender for Ferencvárosi Torna Club in Budapest, Hungary. Dragóner was a key player in defence and counterattacking. He played for Ferencvár ...

József Eisenhoffer József Eisenhoffer (8 November 1900 – 13 February 1945), also known as József Aczél, was a Hungarian footballer. He could play equally well as an inside or outside left as well as left half. Eisenhoffer played professionally in Hungary, ...

* Márton Esterházy * Tibor Fábián * Teslim Fatusi * Gyula Feldmann * Máté Fenyvesi #notes qr3, ³ ⁴ ⁵ * István Ferenczi * Pál Fischer * Zoltán Friedmanszky #notes qr3, ³ * Ákos Füzi * Emil Gabrovitz * Zoltán Gera * Ádám Nagy * István Géczi ⁵ * József Gregor * Gyula Grosics * Gábor Gyepes * László Gyetvai * Gábor Gyömbér * Justin Haber * József Háda #notes qr1, ¹ ² * Attila Hajdu * Tamás Hajnal * Juha Hakola * Ferenc Hámori * Marek Heinz * Ferenc Horváth * György Horváth * János Hrutka * Szabolcs Huszti * Aleksandar Jović * István Juhász (footballer), István Juhász * Géza Kalocsay * Adem Kapič * Tibor Kemény #notes qr1, ¹ * András Keresztúri * Géza Kertész * Ihor Kharatin * Béla Kiss * Martin Klein (footballer), Martin Klein * Sándor Kocsis * Lajos Korányi ² * Béla Kovács (footballer), Béla Kovács * János Kovács * Attila Kriston * László Kubala * Lajos Kű * Zsolt Laczkó * Aïssa Laïdouni #notes qr11, ¹¹ * Károly Lakat * Benjamin Lauth * Gyula Lázár #notes qr1, ¹ ² * Leandro (Hungarian footballer), Leandro * Miklós Lendvai * Zsolt Limperger * Péter Lipcsei * Krisztián Lisztes (footballer, born 1976), Krisztián Lisztes * Antal Lyka * István Magyar * Róbert Mak * Gyula Mándi * Sándor Mátrai #notes qr3, ³ ⁴ ⁵ * Győző Martos ⁶ * János Máté * János Mátyus * József Mészáros * Vasile Miriuță * Jason Morrison (footballer), Jason Morrison * Sándor Nemes *

* Elek Nyilas * Tibor Nyilasi ⁶ #notes qr7, ⁷ * Gábor Obitz * József Pálinkás (footballer), József Pálinkás * Miklós Páncsics * Mihály Pataki * Attila Pinte * Attila Pintér (footballer, born 1966), Attila Pintér * Gyula Polgár #notes qr1, ¹ ² * Gábor Pölöskei #notes qr7, ⁷ * László Pusztai ⁶ * Vasyl Rats #notes qr8, ⁸ #notes qr9, ⁹ * Tibor Rab ⁶ #notes qr7, ⁷ * Gyula Rákosi ⁴ ⁵ * László Répási * István Rodenbücher * Dénes Rósa * Gyula Rumbold * József Sándor * Béla Sárosi ² * György Sárosi #notes qr1, ¹ ² * André Schembri * Zenun Selimi * Imre Schlosser * Ernő Schwarz * Geza Šifliš *

* Vilmos Sipos * Illés Zsolt Sitku * Thomas Sowunmi * Stefan Spirovski * Imre Szabics * Ferenc Szabó (footballer), Ferenc Szabó * József Szabó (footballer, born 1896), József Szabó * László Szabó (handballer, born 1955), László Szabó * Ferenc Szedlacsek * Tamás Szekeres * István Szőke * Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943), Lajos Szűcs * Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1973), Lajos Szűcs * Ákos Takács * József Takács * Krisztián Timár * Mihály Tóth (footballer, born 1974), Mihály Tóth * István Tóth (footballer), István Tóth Potya * Attila Tököli * Géza Toldi #notes qr1, ¹ ² * Dániel Tőzsér * József Turay * Đorđe Tutorić * Robert Vágner * Zoltán Varga (footballer, born 1945), Zoltán Varga ⁵ * Zoltán Végh * Gábor Vincze * Ottó Vincze * Dragan Vukmir * Ferenc Weisz * Jan-Michael Williams * Rafe Wolfe * Wolry Wolfe * László Wukovics * Gábor Zavadszky * Zalán Zombori * Oleksandr Zubkov ;Notes * Note 1: played at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. * Note 2: played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. * Note 3: played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. * Note 4: played at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. * Note 5: played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. * Note 6: played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. * Note 7: played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. * Note 8: played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. * Note 9: played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. * Note 10: played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. * Note 11: played at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. * Note 12: suffered heart attack after Ferencvárosi TC–Újpest FC rivalry, Ferencvárosi TC–Újpest FC derby on 27 September 2013 and died 30 December 2013. m

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Board of Supervision

Coaches

First team

Second team

Former managers

Managers from 2010:

Former president