Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a

multi-sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

from

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball,

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

, ice hockey, water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, fencing, canoeing, boxing, wrestling, swimming, rowing,

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

, sailing, speed skating, skiing, table tennis, tennis and chess.

Departments

Team sports

* Football: ** men's football (since 1888) **

women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...

(since 2004) * Handball: ** women's handball (1946–1975, 1993–2000, since 2013) * Basketball: ** women's handball (1945–1997, since 2011) * Volleyball: **

women's volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

(since 1947)

Individual sports

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

(since 1888) * Boxing (1893–1914, 1922– , since 1951) * Bridge (since 1933) *

Canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an 'open canoe' or Canadian. A few of the recreational ...

(since 1951) * Chess * Gymnastics *

Fencing Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fe ...

(since 1908) * Judo (since 2019) * Karate (since 2010) * Rowing (1895–1942, since 1947) * Rhythmic gymnastics (since 2011) *

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

(1892–1958, since 1962) * Skating * Taekwondo (since 1989) * Tennis (1930–, 1947–, since 1991) * E-sports

Dissolved departments

* Auto-motor (1926–1953) * Bandy * Basketball ** men's basketball * Button football * Cycling * Field hockey * Futsal * Handball ** men's handball (1924–1958) * Ice hockey * Sailing * Skiing * Water polo * Weightlifting (1934–?, 195?–?, 196?–1966) * Wrestling

Supporters and rivalries

Supporters

Notable supporters

Sándor Demján Sándor Demján (14 May 1943 – 26 March 2018) was a Hungarian businessman, entrepreneur, and according to Forbes the second richest person in Hungary with a net worth of 192.0 billion HUF (615 million EUR). He was the chairman of TriGránit.< ...

, businessman and entrepreneur *

Károly Gesztesi Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth; 16 April 1963 – 4 January 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He was also known as voice actor, in particular for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek (character), Shrek from the Shrek, movie of the same name ...

, actor *

Zoltán Zelk Zoltán () is a Hungarian masculine given name. The name days for this name are 8 March and 23 June in Hungary, and 7 April in Slovakia. "Zoli" is the short version of Zoltán. "Zoli" is commonly used. Zoltána is the feminine version. The name i ...

, poet * Gábor Várszegi, musician and businessman

Rivalry

The fixture between MTK Budapest FC and

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. The first fixture was played in the

1903 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I for the 1903 season. Overview It was contested by 8 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association footba ...

season. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary.

Honours

Active departments

Football (men's)

* Hungarian Championship **Winners (23):

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37,

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

, 1957–58, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08 * Hungarian Second League ** Winners (4): 1994–95, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2019–20 *

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 (12): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1951–52,

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00 *

Hungarian Super Cup The Hungarian Super Cup is an annual association football match between the League (Nemzeti Bajnokság I) champions and the Cup (Magyar Kupa) winners. Winners (*) due to violent incidents during the recent 1997–98 Magyar Kupa Final between ...

''(defunct)'' **Winners (2): 2003, 2008 *

Hungarian League Cup The Hungarian League Cup () was an annual football tournament contested by clubs in the Hungarian League. It was created in 2007 and the competition only lasted for 8 seasons, being cancelled ahead of the 2015–16 season. Ligakupa finals The pe ...

''(defunct)'' **Winners (2):

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 2014–15 *

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, Mitteleuropäischer Pokal or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European association football, football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the suc ...

''(defunct)'' **Winners (2):

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

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 ...

* Štefánik Tournament ''(defunct)'' **Winner (1): 1933

Basketball (women's)

* Hungarian Championship **Winners (10): 1953, 1956, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1988–89, 1990–91 *

**Winners (8): 1955, 1961–62, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972

Football (women's)

* Hungarian Championship **Winners (8): 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

**Winners (4): 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014

International honours

Notable former players

Olympic champions

Az MTK olimpiai bajnokainak listája *

Zoltán Halmay Zoltán Imre Ödön Halmay de Erdőtelek (; 18 June 1881 – 20 May 1956) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics (1900 – 1908), winning the following medals: * 1900: silver (200 m, 4000 m freestyle), bronze (1000 m fr ...

, swimming * Richárd Weisz, wrestling (Greco-Roman) *

Márton Homonnai Márton Homonnai (5 February 1906 – 15 October 1969), also known as Márton Hlavacsek, was a Hungarian water polo player who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1928, 1932 and the 1936 Summer Olympics; his team finished fifth in 1924. ...

, water polo * Ferenc Keserű, water polo * Jenő Brandi, water polo *

Kálmán Hazai Kálmán Hazai (17 July 1913 – 21 December 1996) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Marosvásárhely. He was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal. He played five matc ...

, water polo *

László Papp László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olym ...

, boxing *

Imre Hódos Imre Hódos (January 10, 1928 – April 23, 1989) was a Hungary, Hungarian wrestling, wrestler who was born in Hajdúnánás and died in Debrecen. He was an Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Hódos competed at the 1952 ...

, wrestling (Greco-Roman) *

Róbert Antal Róbert Antal (Former name: ''Róbert Adler'', July 21, 1921 – February 1, 1995) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Antal, who was Jewish, was born in Budapest and died in Toronto, Canada. 1952 O ...

, water polo *

Nándor Hidegkuti Nándor Hidegkuti (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a ...

, football *

Imre Kovács Imre Kovács (26 November 1921 – 9 March 1996) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder for Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for MTK Budapest FC. He won a gold medal in football at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His ...

, football *

Mihály Lantos Mihály Lantos (born ''Mihály Lendenmayer'', 29 September 1928 – 31 December 1989) was a Hungarian association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. He played as a Defender (association football), defender, ...

, football *

Péter Palotás Péter Palotás (27 June 1929 – 17 May 1967), born as Péter Poteleczky, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward for MTK Budapest FC and Hungary. During the 1950s he was a fringe member of the team known as the ''Mighty Magyars'' ...

, football *

József Zakariás József Zakariás (25 March 1924 – 22 November 1971) was a Hungarian footballer and manager. During the 1950s, he was a member of the legendary Hungary team known as the ''Mighty Magyars''. Other members of the team included Nándor Hidegkuti ...

, football *

Gyula Török Gyula Török (24 January 1938 – 12 January 2014) was an Olympic champion Hungarian boxer. Competing in the flyweight division, he won the national title in 1957–58, a silver medal at the 1959 European Championships, and a gold medal at the ...

, boxing * Lajos Dunai, football *

István Sárközi István Sárközi (21 October 1947 – 31 January 1992) was a Hungary, Hungarian association football, footballer. He was born in Jászberény. He won a gold medal in the Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Olympic team competition ...

, football *

Ildikó Tordasi Ildikó is a Hungarian feminine given name of Germanic origin; its original Germanic version is Ilda or Hilda. Its meaning is "battle" or "warrior" in ancient Germanic languages. Its medieval Latin version was Ildico, which the Hungarians adopt ...

, fencing (foil) * Botond Storcz, canoe sprint *

Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian canoe sprinter. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008, K-4 500 m: 2012) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, 2 ...

, canoe sprint

Presidents

List of the presidents of the MTK Budapest: * 1889–1891: Lajos Vermes * 1892–1898: Gyula Porzsolt * 1899–1903: Antal Heteés * 1905–1944: Alfréd Brüll * 1945–1949: Zoltán Vass * 1951–1953: János Somogyi * 1953–1954: Lajos Kovács * 1954–1956: István Tóth * 1959–1963: István Dénes * 1963–1969:

Ferenc Bánhalmi Ferenc Bánhalmi (19 June 1923 – 2 February 1983) was a Hungarian sprinter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cit ...

* 1969–1971: György Krekács * 1971–2000: János Fekete * 2001–2002: István Harcsár * 2002–2003: Csaba Szecső * 2004–2010: György Hunvald * since 2010:

Tamás Deutsch Tamás Deutsch (born 4 December 1969 in Budapest) is a male former backstroke swimmer from Hungary. Swimming career Deutsch competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 1988 was a crucial year ...

References

External links

Official website
Multi-sport clubs in Hungary Sport in Budapest Sports clubs and teams established in 1888 1888 establishments in Hungary {{hungary-sport-team-stub