Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd Football Club (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt ˈhonveːd ˈɛft͡seː]), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. Honvéd means the Homeland Defence. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944.

This article is about the football team. For other uses, see Honvéd.

Budapest Honvéd
Full nameBudapest Honvéd Football Club
Nickname(s)Kispest
Oroszlánok (Lions)
Founded3 August 1909 (1909-08-03)
GroundBozsik Aréna, Budapest
Capacity8,500
ManagerNebojša Vignjević
LeagueNB I
2020–21NB I, 10th of 12
WebsiteClub website

The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapesti Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian Army team. The club's top players from this era, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik, Zoltán Czibor, and Gyula Grosics helped the club win the Hungarian League four times during the 1950s and also formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian national team popularly known as the Mighty Magyars.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, the club enjoyed another successful period, winning a further eight Hungarian League titles. They also won league and cup doubles in 1985 and 1989. In 1991, the club was renamed Kispest Honvéd FC and adopted its current name in 2003.[1]

When the club was originally formed in 1909, it also organised teams that competed in fencing, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling, athletics, boxing, and tennis. Later, the Honvéd family was extended to include a water polo team, now known as Groupama Honvéd, a 33-times basketball-champion team and a handball team that were European Champions in 1982.

History
Main article: History of Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd FC were founded in 1909 as Kispesti AC.[2] At domestic level they first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1916–17 season. Their first success came in the 1926 Magyar Kupa season when they beat Budapesti EAC in the final.[3]

Stadium
Main article: Bozsik József Stadion
The first stadium was demolished in 2019

Budapest Honvéd's first stadium was opened in 1913. On 5 August 2018, the last match was played at the stadium. The match was won by Honvéd against Paksi FC on the 3rd match day of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The only goal was scored by Danilo in the 48th minute. The referee was Viktor Kassai.[4] The stadium was demolished in 2019.

Main article: Bozsik Aréna

The new stadium of the club was opened in 2021.[5] The first match was played between Budapest Honvéd FC II and Szekszárdi UFC in the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The stadium was selected to host the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[6]

Crest and colours
Budapest Honvéd FC logo during the Hemingway era, used until 2020

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Budapest Honvéd FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1990–1992 Adidas Fiat
1992–1994 Matchwinner Epson
1994–1996 Diadora Gösser
1996–1997 Joma
1997-1998 Faragó és Fiai Mystery
1998–2000 Umbro IBUSZ alapítása 1902
2000–2003 Jako Wilkinson Sword
2003–2005 Gems –
2005–2006 Macron
2006–2008 hummel
2008–2012 Nike
2012–2013 Givova
2014 Ideasport
2014–2015 –
2015–18 Macron
2018– Tippmix

Honours

Friendly

Youth teams

Players

Current squad
As of 24 March 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SRB Marko Petković
4 DF  POL Lukas Klemenz
5 DF  ISR Nir Bardea
6 MF  FRA Zinédine Machach (on loan from Napoli)
7 DF  HUN Bence Batik
8 MF  HUN Patrik Hidi (captain)
9 FW  SRB Dejan Dražić (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)
11 MF  HUN Donát Zsótér
14 FW  HUN Dominik Nagy
19 DF  ALB Albi Doka (on loan from Gorica)
20 GK  HUN Péter Szappanos
21 FW  HUN Lukács Bőle
22 DF  HUN Krisztián Tamás
23 MF  HUN Bence Banó-Szabó
25 DF  CRO Ivan Lovrić
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  SRB Nenad Lukić
28 MF  ISL Viðar Ari Jónsson
29 FW  MLI Boubacar Traoré
34 FW  BRB Thierry Gale
35 MF  SRB Dušan Pantelić
36 DF  HUN Botond Baráth
42 MF  GHA Mohammed Kadiri (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
47 MF  UKR Oleksandr Petrusenko
70 MF  HUN Milán Májer
77 MF  HUN Gergő Nagy
82 FW  HUN Dávid László
83 GK  SVK Tomáš Tujvel
84 MF  HUN Zalán Kerezsi
98 FW  HUN Gellért Dúzs

Players with multiple nationalities

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
— GK  HUN András Horváth (at Budafoki MTE)
— DF  MDA Artur Crăciun (at Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
— DF  HUN Milán Horváth (at Siófok)
— MF  HUN Bertalan Bocskay (at Bačka Topola)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  HUN Dominik Soltész (at DVSC)
— FW  HUN Norbert Balogh (at Dunajská Streda)
— FW  HUN Kristóf Tóth-Gábor (at Haladás)

Retired numbers
See also: List of retired numbers in association football

10 – Ferenc Puskás, Forward (1949–56). Number retired in July 2000.

Notable former players

Had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Budapest Honvéd FC.


Non-playing staff

Management
Position Name
Proprietor Zoltán Bozó & Dániel Mendelényi
Executive Director Gábor Kun
Managing Director Pál Gács
Marketing Director Azurák Csaba
Technical Director Tamara Németh
Director of Football István Urbányi
Director of Communications Benedek Rác
Director of Finance Mária Takács
Director of Hospitality Sándor Hólé
Chief Editor Dénes Éless
Facility Manager Judit Kuskó
Press Officer Kálmán Kaszás

[7]

First team staff
PositionName
Head Coach István Pisont
Assistant Coach Tamás Györök
Coach László Dajka
Goalkeeping Coach Ádám Vezér
Assistant Goalkeeping Coach Viktor Szentpéteri
Fitness Coach Tamás Mezei
Fitness Coach István Nagy
Physio Buda Lajtaváry
Physio Dániel Fodor
Physio Norbert Hollósi
Physiotherapist Attila Hajdú
Scout Lajos Szurgent
Video Analyst Balázs Sinkó
Kit Manager Róbert Pandur

[8]

Ownership
  • 2006-2019: Quinex America LLC (George F Hemingway)
  • 2019–present: Reditus Equity (Zoltán Bozó)[9][10][11]

See also

Sources
  • Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006)[12]
  • 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Keir Radnedge (2005)[13]

References
  1. "Budapest Honvéd | Hungarian Football". HungarianFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. Magyar, PUSKAS COM :: The official website of the Magical. "110 YEARS OF KISPEST AC :: Topical". PUSKAS.COM. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. "Budapest Honvéd | Hungarian Football". HungarianFootball.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. "Győzelemmel búcsúzott a régi Bozsik-stadiontól a Honvéd". Nemzeti Sport. 5 August 2018.
  5. "Minden (is), amit a stadionavatóról tudni kell". honvedfc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. "2021 Undr-21 EURO". uefa.com. 16 March 2021.
  7. "Budapest Honvéd Online".
  8. "Budapest Honvéd Online".
  9. "Új tulajdonos a Budapest Honvédnál".
  10. "Új tulajdonosa van a Budapest Honvéd labdarúgóklubnak".
  11. "Megszólalt az egyik új Honvéd-tulajdonos: A Fradival és a Vidivel versenyző csapatot akarnak építeni". 9 April 2019.
  12. Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan Wilson: Books. ASIN 0752869078.
  13. 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Amazon.co.uk: Keir Radnedge: Books. ASIN 1844425290.
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