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.

Budapest Honvéd
Full nameBudapest Honvéd Football Club
Nickname(s)Kispest
Oroszlánok (Lions)
Founded3 August 1909 (1909-08-03)
GroundBozsik Aréna, Budapest
Capacity8,500
ManagerTam Courts
LeagueNB I
2021–22NB I, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours

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

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
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.

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 crest 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
  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I
    • Winners (14): 1949–50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2016–17
  • Magyar Kupa
    • Winners (8): 1925–26, 1964, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2019–20
  • UEFA Cup
    • Quarter final (1): 1979/79
  • Mitropa Cup
    • Winners (1): 1959

Friendly
  • Tournoi de Pâques du Red Star
    • Winners (1): 1932[7]
  • Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo
    • Winners (1): 1974

Youth teams
  • Puskás Cup:
    • Winners (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016

Players

Current squad
As of 5 August 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
4 DF  POL Lukas Klemenz
5 MF  SRB Nikola Mitrović
9 MF  ISR Maxim Plakuschenko
11 MF  HUN Donát Zsótér
14 FW  HUN Dominik Nagy
17 DF  ALB Albi Doka
19 FW  MLI Boubacar Traoré
20 GK  HUN Péter Szappanos
21 FW  CAN Richie Ennin (on loan from Spartaks Jūrmala)
22 DF  HUN Krisztián Tamás
23 DF  ALB Herdi Prenga
25 DF  CRO Ivan Lovrić
27 FW  SRB Nenad Lukić
28 MF  ISL Viðar Ari Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ESP Jairo Samperio
30 DF  CRO Luka Capan
31 DF  SRB Lazar Ćirković
37 MF  HUN Bertalan Bocskay
78 DF  FRA Christian Gomis
83 GK  SVK Tomáš Tujvel
84 MF  HUN Zalán Kerezsi
85 MF  HUN András Eördögh
91 DF  HUN Alex Szabó
92 FW  HUN Dominik Kocsis
95 MF  HUN Noel Keresztes
98 GK  HUN Gellért Dúzs
99 MF  FRA Brandon Domingues

Players with multiple nationalities
  • Ivan Lovrić

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
— DF  HUN Milán Horváth (at Mezőkövesdi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  HUN Dávid László (at Szentlőrinc)

Retired numbers

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.


  • Abraham
  • József Andrusch
  • Benjamin Angoua
  • Zsolt Bárányos
  • Balázs Bérczy
  • Bertalan Bicskei
  • János Biri
  • Igor Bogdanović
  • József Bozsik
  • Kris Bright
  • István Brockhauser
  • László Budai
  • Gábor Bukrán
  • Alfi Conteh-Lacalle
  • Aurél Csertői
  • Zoltán Czibor
  • László Dajka
  • András Debreceni
  • Lajos Détári
  • Mamadou Diakité
  • László Disztl
  • Péter Disztl
  • Cristian Dulca
  • József Duró
  • József Eisenhoffer
  • Gábor Egressy
  • Márton Esterházy
  • Emeka Ezeugo
  • László Farkasházy
  • Pál Fischer
  • Imre Garaba
  • Genito
  • Ivo Georgiev
  • Gyula Grosics
  • Sándor Gujdár
  • Emir Hadžić
  • Gábor Halmai
  • István Hamar
  • Zoltán Hercegfalvi
  • Ádám Hrepka
  • János Hrutka
  • Harmony Ikande
  • Béla Illés
  • Péter Kabát
  • Mihály Kincses
  • István Kocsis
  • Lajos Kocsis
  • Sándor Kocsis
  • Imre Komora
  • Antal Kotász
  • Béla Kovács
  • Ervin Kovács
  • Kálmán Kovács
  • Mihály Kozma
  • László Kuti
  • Davide Lanzafame
  • Almiro Lobo
  • Gyula Lóránt
  • Misheck Lungu
  • Ferenc Machos
  • János Marozsán
  • Gábor Márton
  • János Mátyus
  • József Mészáros
  • Vasile Miriuță
  • Hélder Muianga
  • Antal Nagy (1944)
  • Antal Nagy (1956)
  • Norbert Németh
  • István Nyers
  • Sándor Pintér
  • István Pisont
  • Attila Plókai
  • Ferenc Puskás
  • László Pusztai
  • István Sallói
  • Ferenc Sipos
  • Lajos Szűcs
  • Ákos Takács
  • Zoltán Takács
  • Lajos Tichy
  • Sándor Torghelle
  • Mihály Tóth
  • József Varga
  • Gábor Vincze
  • István Vincze
  • Paulo Albarracín
  • Bruno Enríquez
  • César Mayuri
  • Dragan Vukmir
  • Lukáš Zelenka
  • Zalán Zombori

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, Chris Docherty[8]
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

[9]

First team staff
PositionName
Head Coach Tam Courts
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

[10]

Ownership
  • 2006-2019: Quinex America LLC (George F Hemingway)
  • 2019–present: Reditus Equity (Zoltán Bozó)[11][12][13]

See also
  • History of Budapest Honvéd FC
  • List of Budapest Honvéd FC seasons
  • Budapest Honvéd FC in European football
  • List of Budapest Honvéd FC managers

Sources
  • Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006)[14]
  • 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Keir Radnedge (2005)[15]

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. García, Javier (2009). "International Tournaments (Paris) 1904–1935: Tournoi de Pâques du Red Star". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. "Honvéd: Skót sportigazgató irányítja a szakmai munkát - NSO".
  9. "Budapest Honvéd Online".
  10. "Budapest Honvéd Online".
  11. "Új tulajdonos a Budapest Honvédnál".
  12. "Új tulajdonosa van a Budapest Honvéd labdarúgóklubnak".
  13. "Megszólalt az egyik új Honvéd-tulajdonos: A Fradival és a Vidivel versenyző csapatot akarnak építeni". 9 April 2019.
  14. Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan Wilson: Books. ASIN 0752869078.
  15. 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Amazon.co.uk: Keir Radnedge: Books. ASIN 1844425290.
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