MTK Hungária FC

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MTK
Full name	Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Hungária FC
Founded	1901
Ground	Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor, Budapest
Capacity	12,700
Chairman	László Domonyai
Manager	József Garami
League	Hungarian League
2005-06	4th
Home colours 　 Away colours

MTK Hungária FC is a football club from Budapest, Hungary. The team plays in the Borsodi Liga, the highest professional football league of Hungary.

Contents 1 History 2 Honours (Domestic) 3 Honours (International) 4 Famous Players 5 Notes and references 6 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded as Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre in 1888. Soon after the football division was founded in 1901 the team entered the highest Hungarian league in 1903. MTK became Hungarian champion the first time in 1904. Before the introduction of professional football MTK was the most successful Hungarian team. Prior to the Second World War the team managed to win 15 national championships and 7 cup victories to gain international recognition. During the professional era the team could not repeat the same performance but still won 2 championships. Due to the participation of many Jewish figures in the club, it had the reputation of being a "Jewish" team and suffered from anti-semitism in the 1930s and 1940s ^[1].After the War, the team returned stronger than ever, and was the first participating Hungarian team in the European Cup, this in 1955. In 1964 the team managed to reach the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but lost out to Sporting Lisbon.

[edit] Honours (Domestic)

MTK is not only one of the most prestigious Hungarian football team but also the second most successful. During its turbulent history the club has spent 95 seasons in the highest Hungarian football leage and won 55 championship medals, and 16 various cup medals. Unfortunately, the team also relegated twice in 1981 and 1994 but could manage to return subsequently.

• Hungarian League:
  • Champion (22x) : 1904, 1908, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2003
  • 2nd (19x) : 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1990, 2000
  • 3rd (14x) : 1903, 1905, 1907, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1950, 1961, 1978, 1989, 2002, 2005

• Hungarian Cup:
  • Winner (12x) : 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1952, 1968, 1997, 1998, 2000
  • Runner-up : 1930, 1935, 1976

• Hungarian Supercup:
  • Winner (1x) : 2003

[edit] Honours (International)

• Mitropa Cup:
  • Winner (2x) : 1955, 1963
  • Runner-up: 1959
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Runner-up: 1964
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:
  • Semi-Finalist: 1962

[edit] Famous Players

• Franz Platko
• Schaffer Alfréd
• Nándor Hidegkuti
• Béla Illés
• Béla Guttman
• Ferenc Sas
• Pál Titkos
• Imre Schlosser
• János Molnár
• Peter Palotas

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Official Website

Hungarian League, 2006/07
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