Kisvárda FC

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.[1] The financial support came from the merchants of the village, who helped a lot in the early stages of the club.[2] In 1953, their present-day ground, the Várkerti sporttelep was built.

The club was reestablished on 26 October 1971.[3]

Since the 2013–14 season, the official name of the club is Kisvárda-Master Good FC.[4]

In the 2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Kisvárda finished second and were promoted to the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[5]

On 21 July 2018, the first Nemzeti Bajnokság I match was played against 2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I title-holders Videoton FC at the Pancho Aréna. The match ended with a 4–0 defeat.[6]

On 30 July 2018, Elemér Kondás was sacked after two consecutive defeats in the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[7] The next coach was László Dajka, 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 Vasile Miriuță.[8]

Kisvárda were eliminated by Ferencváros in the round of 16 of the 2018–19 Magyar Kupa season on 1–3 aggregate.[9]

On 6 February 2020, Tamás Bódog was appointed as the manager of the club.[10] The club remained in the first division of the Hungarian League. However, he was sacked on 29 June 2020.[11]

On 8 July 2020, Attila Supka, previously champions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Debreceni VSC, was appointed as the manager of the club.[12]

On 27 January 2021, Kisvárda beat Fehérvár FC for the first time in their history. The 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I match was won by 2-1. Originally, the match had to be played in autumn. However, it was postponed because Fehérvár played in the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League.[13]

On May 5, 2022, Kisvarda beat Ujpest at Várkerti Stadion 2-1 and with this result secured themselves of a top 3 finish and therefore qualified for the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League at the second qualifying round.

On 20 July 2022, Kisvárda played their first international match in the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League. They entered the second round of the tournament against FC Kairat. The first leg was won by 1-0 Kisvárda at the Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The only goal was scored by Jasir Asani in the 82nd minute.[14][15] In the second leg, Kisvárda beat Kairat 1-0 at Várkerti Stadion on 28 July 2022. The only goal was scored by Jasmin Mešanović in the 39th minute.[16]

On 12 August 2023, Miloš Kruščić was sacked after a draw against MTK Budapest FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[17][18] Miloš Kruščić was replaced by Máté Gerliczki.[19]

Várkerti Stadion

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.[20]
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.[21]

The new stadium, Várkerti Stadion, was opened on 11 August 2018. The first match was played against Ferencváros in the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. The match ended with a 2–0 victory for Ferencváros.[22]

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • Runners-up (1): 2021–22
• Nemzeti Bajnokság II
  • Runners-up (1): 2017–18
• Nemzeti Bajnokság III
  • Winner (1): 2014–15

As of match played 11 August 2022

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Kairat	1–0	1–0	2−0
		3QR	Molde	2–1	0–3	2–4

Notes

• QR: Qualifying round

• Vasile Miriuță (13 June 2019 – 8 October 2019)[24][25]
• László Dajka (16 October 2019)[26]
• Tamás Bódog (6 February 2020 – 29 June 2020)[27][28]
• Attila Supka (8 July 2020 – 11 May 2021)[29]
• João Janeiro (20 May 2021 – 10 November 2021)
• Gábor Erős (10 November 2021 – 28 June 2022)
• László Török (28 June 2022 – 27 March 2023)[30]
• Miloš Kruščić (28 June 2022 – 12 August 2023)[31][32]
• János Mátyus (3 September 2023-present)[33]

• Official website Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)