ETO FC Győr (''Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr''; ''Concordance Gymnastics Department Football Club of Győr'') or just ETO is a Hungarian professional

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club from the city of

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

. They are best known for reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup 1964-65. The club has won the Hungarian League four times. In 1904 the club was founded as ''Győri Vagongyár ETO'' and has undergone many name changes since. The colours of the club are green and white.

History

Crest and colours

The colours of the club are green and white. This combination of colours is very common in Hungary, as it is also used by clubs such as

Ferencváros Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The developmen ...

, Szombathelyi Haladás,

Paks Paks is a small town in Tolna (county), Tolna county, in the south of Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River, 100 km south of Budapest. Paks as a former agricultural settlement is now the home of the only Hungarian Paks Nuclear Pow ...

. The crest of the club includes a cock sitting on a cross.

Naming history

*1904: ''Győri Vagongyár ETO'' *1950: ''Győri Vasas SC ETO'' *1952: ''Győri Vasas'' *1953: ''Vasas SE Győr'' *1954: ''Wilhelm Pieck Vasas ETO SK Győr'' *1957: ''Magyar Wilhelm Pieck Vagon- és Gépgyár ETO Győr'' *1957: ''Győri Vasas ETO'' *1965: ''Rába ETO Győr'' *1985: ''Győri ETO FC'' *1992: ''Rába ETO FC Győr'' *1994: ''Győri ETO FC'' *2015: ''ETO FC Győr'' *2017: ''WKW ETO FC Győr''

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Győri ETO FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Stadium

The home of the club is the

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ETO Park. It was opened in 2008 as a replacement for Stadion ETO. Its capacity is 16,000 but if necessary the stadium can be expanded in order to host 30,000 spectators. The stadium complex also includes three grass practice pitches and one synthetic practice pitch, as well as two indoor pitches. A hotel can be found next to the pitch. The stadium can also host cultural events such as concerts and exhibitions. The style of the stadium is 'a la English' that is open at the corners. The stadium is also home to the national team of

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. On 3 March 2010

drew with

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in a friendly match. 16,000 spectators attended the match. On 29 February 2012, Hungary hosted

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in a friendly match. Although Szalai scored in the 42nd minute, a late equalizer was delivered by Bozhinov. On 7 June 2013, Csaba Tarsoly said that the ETO Park is unique in

that it was built without any governmental support. The facility corresponds to the UEFA stadium criteria, except for the fact that a

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final cannot be played at the stadium since it is not able to host 30,000 spectators.

Ownership

On 14 June 2001, the Quaestor Financial Hungaria Kft bought the club and the stadium from the Rába Rt. On 12 May 2013, Csaba Tarsoly, the president of the club, said that he had been waiting for this winning of the Hungarian League for 12 years. On 9 March 2015, the Quaestor Financial Hungaria Kft. went bankrupt. On 14 March 2015, the

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finished supporting the club due to the unpredictability caused by the bankruptcy of the Quaestor Financial Hungaria Kft. On 22 April 2015, the mayor of

, Zsolt Borkai said that the club will compete either in 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 ...

or in the county championship from the 2015–16 season due to the fact that the club will not be able to receive license from the

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since the club has amassed a 200 million HUF of debt. On 23 April 2015, it was revealed that an English investor is interested in the club. The promotion to the

2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2017–18 Merkantil Bank Liga) was Hungary's 67th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system. On 19 June 2017, it was announced that the Hungaria ...

aroused the interest of different investor. Among the investors there is a Belgian group who showed interest in purchasing the club and their estates.

Supporters and rivalries

The supporters of the club are mainly from the city of

and the neighbouring area. However, the club have supporters from all over the country. Győr have a strong local rivalry with neighbouring clubs such as Szombathelyi Haladás and

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. However, the club's historic rivals come from

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, due to the fierce competition between Győr,

and Budapest Honvéd in the early 1980s. Currently the club are in rivalry with the most successful clubs of the country such as

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and Videoton.

Honours

Domestic

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

** Winners (4):

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 Cove ...

, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2012–13 **Runners-up (3): 1983–84, 1984–85, 2013–14 **Third place (6):

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

, 1973–74, 1985–86, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 * Nemzeti Bajnokság II ** Winners (2): 1957–58, 1959–60 *

** Winners (1): 2016–17 *

Magyar Kupa 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 (4):

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, 1978–79 ** Runners-up:

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

, 1983–84, 2008–09, 2012–13 * Szuperkupa ** Winners (1): 2013

European

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**Semi-finals: 1964–65

Current squad

''As of 15 February, 2025.''

Out on loan

Reserve

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

Management

Women's team

Győri ETO also have a women's team. They compete in the

Női NB I The Női NB I (, for "Women's National Championship"), also known as the Simple by DTP Női Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-level women's association football, women's football league in Hungary. Organized by the Hungarian Football Federa ...

and have won the Hungarian Women's Cup on two occasions (2022 and 2023).

Other departments

Győri ETO has several successful departments, e.g., the

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teams won many national championships. The men's team also won the EHF Cup in 1986 as ''Rába Vasas ETO Győr''. Particularly well known these days are the handball ladies, playing as Győri ETO Kézilabda Club (en. ''handball club''), which is a five-time Champions League winner team.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyori Eto Fc Association football clubs established in 1904 Sport in Győr 1904 establishments in Hungary