Győri ETO FC

WKW ETO FC Győr (Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr; lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department Football Club of Győr) or just ETO, is a football club from the city of Győr in Hungary. 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.

ETO FC Győr
Full nameWKW Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr
Founded1904 (1904)
GroundETO Park
Capacity15,600
OwnerOszkár Világi
ChairmanImre Soós
ManagerSándor Csató
LeagueNB II
2019–20
2020–21		NB II, 6th of 20
NB II, 12th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History
Main article: History of Győri ETO FC

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, Szombathelyi Haladás, Paks. 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:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
−2001 adidas Rába
2001–2003 Nike  –
2003–2004 Jako Questor
2004–2010 adidas
2010–2011 Puma
2011–2014 Questor / Audi
2014–2015 adidas
2015–2016 Erima  –
2017– adidas WKW automative

Stadium
Main article: ETO Park
ETO Park

The home of the club is the multi-purpose stadium 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 Hungary. On 3 March 2010 Hungary drew with Russia in a friendly match. 16,000 spectators attended the match.

On 29 February 2012, Hungary hosted Bulgaria in a friendly match. Although Szalai scored in the 42nd minute, a late equalizer was delivered by Bozhinov.[1]

On 7 June 2013, Csaba Tarsoly said that the ETO Park is unique in Hungary that it was built without any governmental support. The facility corresponds to the UEFA stadium criteria, except for the fact that a UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League final cannot be played at the stadium since it is not able to host 30,000 spectators.[2]

Ownership

On 14 June 2001, the Quaestor Financial Hrurira Kft bought the club and the stadium from the Rába Rt.[3]

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.[4]

On 9 March 2015, the Quaestor Financial Hrurira Kft. went bankrupt.[5]

On 14 March 2015, the Audi finished supporting the club due to the unpredictability caused by the bankruptcy of the Quaestor Financial Hrurira Kft.[6]

On 22 April 2015, the mayor of Győr, Zsolt Borkai said that the club will compete either in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III 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 Hungarian Football Federation since the club has amassed a 200 million HUF of debt.[7][8]

On 23 April 2015, it was revealed that an English investor is interested in the club.[9]

The promotion to the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II aroused the interest of different investor. Among the investors there is a Belgian group who showed interest in purchasing the club and their estates.[10]

Supporters and rivalries
The ultras of Győr in Hungarian League match against Videoton (2010).

The supporters of the club are mainly from the city of Győr 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 Zalaegerszeg. However, the club's historic rivals come from Budapest, due to the fierce competition between Győr, Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd in the early 1980s. Currently the club are in rivalry with the most successful clubs of the country such as Debrecen and Videoton.

Honours

Domestic

European

Current squad

As of 11 August 2021. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HUN Tamás Fadgyas
2 DF  MNE Marko Vukasovic
4 DF  HUN Bonifác Csonka
5 DF  HUN Zoltán Lipták
7 MF  UKR Vasyl Vashkeba
8 MF  HUN István Bagi
9 FW  ROU Toni Kanalos
10 FW  HUN Viktor Szimcsó
11 FW  HUN Zsolt Óvári
12 GK  HUN Barnabás Ruisz
15 DF  HUN Ferenc Fodor
16 DF  HUN Ádám Vincze
20 MF  HUN Máté Tuboly
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  HUN Szabolcs Barna
22 MF  UKR Yuriy Toma
24 MF  HUN Kornél Kulcsár
27 MF  HUN Milán Vitális
29 FW  HUN Dávid Forgács
30 FW  HUN Tamás Priskin
70 FW  HUN István Berki
86 GK  HUN Donát Pálfi
88 MF  HUN Máté Szalka
90 DF  HUN Krisztián Kovács
91 MF  HUN Máté Kiss
92 FW  HUN Patrik Bacsa
97 FW  HUN Balázs Farkas

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Reserve

See also Győri ETO FC II.

Non-playing staff

Board of directors
Position Name
President Imre Sóos
Technical director Ádám Nagy
Club manager Imre Soós
Youth director Frigyes Tuboly
International scout manager Tamás Darázs

Management
PositionName
Head coach
Assistant coach Miklós Herczeg
Assistant coach Péter Tuifel
Goalkeepers Coach Zsolt Sebők
Fitness Trainer Tamás Kovács
Video Analyst Péter Dürgő
Technical Manager Ádám Nagy
Team Doctor László Ágh dr.
Masseur Bernadett Szórádi
Masseur Péter Kardos

[11]

Other departments

Győri ETO has several successful departments, e.g., the handball 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
  1. "Hungary 1-1 Bulgaria=UEFA.com". 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. "NB I: 2014-ben lesz stadion Debrecenben és az Üllői úton". Nemzeti Sport. 7 June 2013.
  3. "Eladták a Rába ETO stadionját". Sport Géza. 14 June 2001.
  4. "Győri ETO: a klubelnök régóta várt már erre a sikerre". Nemzeti Sport. 12 May 2013.
  5. "Új korszak jöhet Győrben – az önkormányzat figyel". Nemzeti Sport. 11 March 2015.
  6. "Győri ETO: az Audi kihátrál a futballcsapat mögül". Nemzeti Sport. 14 March 2015.
  7. "ETO: külföldi befektető a láthatáron, folynak a tárgyalások". Nemzeti Sport. 22 April 2015.
  8. "Beszánthatják az ETO Parkot, 400 gyerek kerülhet az utcára". Népszabadság. 21 April 2015.
  9. "ETO: az angol befektetőjelölt május 8-ig kivár". Nemzeti Sport. 22 April 2015.
  10. "Belga vonal – újabb meghatározó zöld-fehér csapat a cél". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2017.
  11. "Csapat és stáb | Labdarúgás NBII | Csapatok".
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