Kisvárda Football Club is a Hungarian

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club located in

Kisvárda Kisvárda (; , ) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary near the border of Slovakia and Ukraine. It is the 3rd largest town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg after Nyíregyháza and Mátészalka ...

. It currently plays in

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. The team's colors are

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History

Kisvárda FC, later known as Várda SE, was founded in 1911 as ''Kisvárdai Sport Egyesület (KSE)''. The officials of the village supported the new club by donating a pitch next to the market place. The financial support came from the merchants of the village, who helped a lot in the early stages of the club. In 1953, their present-day ground, the Várkerti sporttelep was built. The club was reestablished on 26 October 1971. Since the 2013–14 season, the official name of the club is ''Kisvárda-Master Good FC''. In the 2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Kisvárda finished second and were promoted to the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. On 21 July 2018, the first

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match was played against 2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I title-holders

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at the

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. The match ended with a 4–0 defeat. On 30 July 2018,

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was sacked after two consecutive defeats in the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. The next coach was

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, whom Kisvárda stayed in the NB I for the next (2019/2020) season. The end of the season Dajka left the club and his position received

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. Kisvárda were eliminated by

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in the round of 16 of the

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season on 1–3 aggregate. On 6 February 2020,

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was appointed as the manager of the club. The club remained in the first division of the Hungarian League. However, he was sacked on 29 June 2020. On 8 July 2020,

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, previously champions of the

with

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, was appointed as the manager of the club. On 27 January 2021, Kisvárda beat

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for the first time in their history. The

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match was won by 2–1. Originally, the match had to be played in autumn. However, it was postponed because Fehérvár played in the

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. On 5 May 2022 Kisvarda beat

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at Várkerti Stadion 2-1 and with this result secured themselves qualification for the

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at the second qualifying round. On 20 July 2022,

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and Kisvárda played their first international match in the

. They entered the second round of the tournament against

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. The first leg was won by 1-0 Kisvárda at the

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. The only goal was scored by

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in the 82nd minute. In the second leg, Kisvárda beat Kairat 1–0 at Várkerti Stadion on 28 July 2022. The only goal was scored by

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in the 39th minute. On 12 August 2023,

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was sacked after a draw against

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at the

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in the

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season.

was replaced by Máté Gerliczki. On 7 November 2023, János Mátyus resigned as the coach of the club. The club lost five matches and could win only one match with Mátyus in the 2023–24 season. On 8 November 2023, Tamás Feczkó was appointed as the coach of the club. On 31 January 2024, the club announced the signing of

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. Wellington made three appearances in the

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. Kisvárda entered the 3rd round of the

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season. On 17 September 2023, Kisvárda beat Pilisi LK 6–0 in the 3rd round of the Magyar Kupa. On 1 November 2023, Kisvárda beat Unione 6–0 in the 4th round of the Magyar Kupa. On 28 February 2024, Kisvárda beat

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3–0 in

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in the round of 16 of the Magyar Kupa. On 2 April 2024, Kisvárda beat

3–2 at the Várkerti Stadion in the quarter-finals of the Magyar Kupa. In the

season was competing with

to avoid relegation. Three rounds before the end, there were six points between the two teams. Tamás Feczkó said that the players need clear heads to be able to fight for avoiding the relegation. On 13 April 2024, Kisvárda beat Újpest at home. On 20 April 2024, Kisvárda drew with

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at the

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. Eight days later, on 28 April 2024, Kisvárda beat

1–0 at home. In September 2024, Kisvárda signed

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from

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. On 20 October 2024, Kisvárda beat

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6–4 at home. On 6 August 2024, Tamás Feczkó resigned from his position. As an interim manager, Attila Révész trained the squad. In October he was appointed as the director for international relationships. On 26 September 2024, 16-year-old Fedir Tkachenko was sold to

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club

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. On 4 May 2025, Kisvárda secured their promotion to the

after a 2–2 draw against

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. Attila Révész, the manager of the club, said after the match that at times one could enjoy watching the match.

Stadium

The old grounds, Várkert Sportpálya, were next to the market place, on Anarcsi út (Anarcsi road). It was able to host up to 1,000 supporters.
The current grounds, Várkert sporttelep, were established in 1953. The stadium is able to hold 2,000 people. The stadium's highest official attendance was 5,000, for a league match between Kisvárdai SE and Nyíregyházi VSSC on 1 April 1979. The new stadium,

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, was opened on 11 August 2018. The first match was played against

in the

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season. The match ended with a 2–0 victory for Ferencváros.

Honours

** Runners-up (1): 2021–22 *

** Champions (1) : 2024–25 ** Runners-up (1): 2017–18 *

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** Winner (1): 2014–15

European record

''As of match played 11 August 2022'' ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round

Players

Current squad

''As of 25 January 2025''

Out on loan

Managers

(13 June 2019 – 8 October 2019) *

(16 October 2019) *

(6 February 2020 – 29 June 2020) *

(8 July 2020 – 11 May 2021) *

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(20 May 2021 – 10 November 2021) *

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(10 November 2021 – 28 June 2022) *

(28 June 2022 – 27 March 2023) *

(28 June 2022 – 12 August 2023) * János Mátyus (3 September 2023 – 7 November 2023) * Tamás Feczkó (8 November 2023 – 6 August 2024) * Attila Révész (interim) (6 August 2024)

Seasons

References

External links

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History

Stadium

Honours

European record

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Managers

Seasons

See also

References

External links