Pécsi MFC

Pécsi MFC

Full name	Pécsi Mecsek Football Club
Nickname(s)	Pamacs, Munkás (Worker)
Founded	1950 as Pécsi Dózsa
Ground	Stadium of Újmecsekalja
Ground Capacity	7,000
Chairman	János Győri
Managers	Gábor Márton
League	Baranya megyei I. (4th division)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Pécsi Mecsek Football Club, commonly referred to as Pécsi MFC or simply PMFC, is a professional Hungarian football club based in Pécs, Baranya, that currently competes in the Hungarian fourth division, which is the first tier of the local divisions. The club was established on 16 February 1973 by the merger of five other clubs of the city, Pécsi Dózsa, Pécsi Ércbányász SC, Pécsi Helyiipari SK, Pécsi Bányász and Pécsi Építők.

Pécsi MFC's home ground is the Stadium of PMFC, also known as Stadium of Újmecsekalja, a football stadium in Uránváros. The stadium’s current capacity is 7,000, it was opened in 1955.

Pécsi MFC holds long-standing rivalries with other football clubs, most notably Komlói Bányász SK, a club based in Komló, a city near Pécs, and Kaposvári Rákóczi FC from Kaposvár.

Since its foundation in 1973, the club played most of their seasons in the first division, with twelve seasons spent in the second division. After finishing on the first place of the Western Group of the second division in 2011, the club was promoted to the highest level of professional league.

Despite fininshing 11th in the 2014–15 season, the club lost its professional licence due to financial difficulties and gained admittance to the fourth tier of the Hungarian league system in time for the start of the following season. The relegation saw owner Dezső Matyi leaving the club after 8 years,^[1] when he sold his share to the city of Pécs.^[2]

History

Early years (1950–1972)

Although association football had been present in Pécs since the early 20th century, the predecessor of Pécsi MFC was founded later, in 1950 with the name Pécsi Dózsa. The new club started to compete in the third division and eventually won promotion to the second division in 1953.^[3] After spending only two years in the NB II with moderate success, Pécsi Dózsa started the 1950 season in the top flight of the Hungarian football pyramid, after a fusion with Budapest-based club Kőbányai Dózsa. Pécsi Dózsa made its debut in the first division on 27 February 1955, with a 3–0 win against Szombathely.^[4] With only one year of hiatus, Pécsi Dózsa was the member of the NB I until 1972, when the club undergone another, more complex fusion with four other local clubs.

From Pécsi Dózsa to Pécsi MSC

Pécs played in second division in the season of 1975–76. Pécs finished as champions of the second division in the season of 1976–77. PMSC has been playing in the first division for 20 years between 1977 and 1997. They won the Hungarian Cup in 1990.

In the then European Cup Winners Cup they were drawn against Manchester United, and became the first team to play against English opposition in Europe since English teams were banned five years previously. They lost the game 3–0 on aggregate, and Manchester United went on to win the competition, beating Barcelona in the final.^[5]

In 2003 Pécs rejoined the first division after two years of exile.^[6] Pécs drew with Szombathelyi Haladás and finished first eleven points clear. Tamás Nagy's team lost only three times in 34 matches.

Stadium

Stadion PMFC is a UEFA Category 1 football stadium in Pécs, Hungary. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Pécsi MFC. The stadium is able to hold 7,000 people and was opened in 1955.^[7] The stadium used to be referred to as "PMSC stadion" due to the old name of the local team, and sometimes referred to as "Újmecsekaljai stadion", which is derived from the name of the district,^[8] where the stadium is located.

Name changes

• 190?: Pécs (Pécsi Athlétikai Club)
• 1950: Pécs (Pécsi Dózsa Sport Club)
• 1956: Pécs (Pécs Baranya)
• 1957: Pécs (Pécsi Dózsa Sport Club)
• 1973: Pécs (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club) amalgamation with Pécsi Bányász SC, Pécsi Ércbányász SC, Pécsi Helyiipar SK and Pécsi Építők --> PMSC
• 1995: Pécs (Pécsi Mecsek Futball Club)

Season results

Domestic													International		Manager
League										Cup	League Cup	Super Cup
No.	Season	MP	W	D	L	GF–GA	Dif.	Pts.	Pos.				Competition	Result
16.	1970–71	30	8	12	10	28–34	−6	33	11th
17.	1971–72	30	6	13	11	22–28	−6	25	11th
18.	1972–73	30	7	11	12	27–41	−14	25	12th
19.	1973–74	30	12	10	8	29–26	+3	34	7th
20.	1974–75	28	6	8	14	26–40	−14	20	15th
21.	1977–78	34	10	8	16	42–48	−6	28	13th
22.	1978–79	34	10	15	9	38–42	−4	35	8th
23.	1979–80	34	13	10	11	57–40	+17	36	7th
24.	1980–81	34	9	13	12	43–43	0	31	10th
25.	1981–82	34	15	5	14	51–45	+6	35	8th
26.	1982–83	30	9	7	14	45–52	−7	25	14th
27.	1983–84	30	8	12	10	36–38	−2	28	10th
28.	1984–85	30	9	10	11	33–35	−2	28	11th
29.	1985–86	30	15	9	6	48–26	+22	39	2nd
30.	1986–87	30	12	7	11	30–25	+5	31	7th	R
31.	1987–88	30	11	9	10	31–34	−3	31	8th
32.	1988–89	30	9	10	11	35–37	−2	40	11th
33.	1989–90	30	13	9	8	37–23	+14	48	4th	W
34.	1990–91	30	15	7	8	32–20	+12	37	3rd				Cup Winners' Cup	1R
35.	1991–92	30	10	9	11	27–34	−7	29	9th				UEFA Cup	1R
36.	1992–93	30	10	7	13	35–39	−4	27	11th
37.	1993–94	30	7	10	13	23–39	−16	24	11th
38.	1994–95	30	12	6	12	38–43	−5	42	7th
39.	1995–96	30	7	5	18	32–53	−21	23	16th 1
40.	1996–97	34	6	8	20	31–68	−37	26	17th
41.	1999-00	32	11	12	9	41–47	−6	45	7th
42.	2000–01	14	2	3	9	13–24	−11	9	15th
43.	2003–04	32	9	13	10	36–37	−1	40	7th
44.	2004–05	30	9	9	12	33–35	−2	36	10th
45.	2005–06	30	8	9	13	37–41	−4	33	12th
46.	2006–07	30	7	12	11	31–41	−10	33	15th
47.	2011–12	30	8	10	12	36–50	−14	34	12th	R16	R16				Mészáros, Mink
48.	2012–13	30	10	7	13	33–44	−11	37	12th	R16	R16				Mink, Supka, Márton
49.	2013–14	30	12	9	9	41–38	+3	45	7th	R16	R16				Márton
50.	2014–15	27	6	7	14	28–47	-19	25	12th						Véber,[9] Jarni [10]

Notes

• Note 1: Relegation play-off: Tiszakécske 0–0 Pécs, Pécs 0–0 Tiszakécske 0–0 (5–3p. )

Managers

Honours

• Hungarian League:
  • 2nd (1): 1985–86
  • 3rd (1): 1990–91

• Hungarian Second Division:
  • Winners (4): 1958–59, 1976–77, 2002–03, 2010–11

• Hungarian Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1990
  • Runners-up (2): 1978, 1987

Current squad

As of 03 August 2015.

After the relegation to the fourth division, all the players left the club and a completelz new squad is being built. As of 3 August 2015 no player has contract with the club, therefore officially Pécsi MFC has currently no players, although a squadful of players training together, have a verbal agreement with the club, as well as the head coach, Gábor Márton.^[11]

European cup history

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1990–91	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1. Round		Manchester United	0–2	0–1	0–3

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1962–63	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 8		Blauw-Wit Amsterdam	5–2	0–0
		Group 8		FK Velež Mostar	4–1	2–1
		Group 8		VfV Hildesheim	5–3	1–0
		Quarter-finals		NK Rijeka	2–1	2–2	4–3
		Semi-finals		Calcio Padova	0–3	3–4	3–7
1988	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 9		Grasshopper FC	0–1	0–1
		Group 9		Pogoń Szczecin	3–1	0–0
		Group 9		Östers IF	2–0	1–3

UEFA Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1970–71	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1. Round		FC Universitatea Craiova	3–0	1–2	4–2
		2. Round		Newcastle United	2–0(aet)	0–2	2–2(p)
		3. Round		Juventus FC	0–2	0–1	0–3
1986–87	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Feyenoord Rotterdam	1–0	0–2	1–2
1991–92	UEFA Cup	1. Round		VfB Stuttgart	2–2	1–4	3–6

See also

Other clubs from Pécs

• Pécsi Vasutas SK
• Pécs-Baranya FC

References

External links

• Official website
• Detailed international matches list