Ferencvárosi Torna Club is a Hungarian professional

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club based in Budapest, Hungary. They are the most decorated club in Hungary, in which they won a record of 31 national titles and 23 national cups.

1900s

On 3 May 1899, Ferencvárosi TC was founded by citizens of the ninth district of Budapest. Ferenc Springer, a lawyer from the same district, was nominated as the first chairman of the club. The club's budget was raised by a ball held in order to celebrate the establishment of the club. The club's first pitch was built on Soroksári avenue in the ninth district. On 3 December 1900, the football department of Ferencváros was officially founded. Two months later, in February, the first match of the Hungarian League was played between Ferencváros and

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. Since the match was not announced to the

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, it is not considered as the club's first official match. On 21 April 1900, the team played their first official match against

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and Ferencváros lost their first match 5–3. The first goal for the club was scored by

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. The first point in the championship was gained against

with a draw. The first victory came on 16 June 1901, when Ferencváros beat

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5–1. In 1902 Ferencváros suffered the heaviest defeat in their history when they were beaten by 16–0 by

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. Ferencváros played their first match in an international competition against

in the 1901–02

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on 27 April 1902. Ferencváros lost to 5–1 against their home rival in the Hungarian Final of the Challenge Cup. Ferencváros entered the 1902–03 Challenge Cup and won the Hungarian Final against

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1–0. In the semi-finals, Ferencváros played their first official international match against Wiener Athletiksport Club and lost to 5–1 on 3 May 1903. The 1903 season of the

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was won by Ferencváros. Two years later in

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, Ferencváros became Hungarian champions for the second time. The 1906–07 season was won by Ferencváros. Ferencváros participated in the 1908–09 Challenge Cup. On 10 April 1909, Ferencváros beat

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