Vasas SC

Vasas SC (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɒʃɒʃ]) is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club colours are red and blue.

Vasas FC
Full nameVasas Football Club
Founded16 March 1911 (1911-03-16)
GroundIllovszky Rudolf Stadion,
Budapest
Capacity5,054
ChairmanLászló Markovits
ManagerFerenc Bene jr.[1]
LeagueNB II
2019–20NB II, 3rd of 20
WebsiteClub website

Vasas FC has won the Hungarian League six times. Vasas is known internationally for reaching the semi-finals of the 1957–58 European Cup season,[2] the quarter-finals in the 1967–68 European Cup season,[3] and for being the most successful club in the Mitropa Cup with 6 championships.

History

Vasas first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1916–17 season. Since then the club have managed to win seven titles. The club's most successful period has been between 1957 and 1966. During this period they won the Hungarian league five times.

Crest and colours

Naming history

  • 1911 - 1925 Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja
  • 1926 - 1943 Vasas SC
  • 1943 - 1944 Nemzeti Nehézipari Munkások Kinizsi SC
  • 1944 - 1949 Vasas SC
  • 1949 - 1957 Budapesti Vasas SC
  • 1957 - 1992 Vasas SC
  • 1992 - 1993 Vasas SC-Smirnoff
  • 1993 - 1995 Vasas Ilzer
  • 1995 - 1996 Vasas Casino Vígadó
  • 1997 Vasas SC
  • 1997 - 2001 Vasas Danubius Hotels
  • 2001 - 2003 Vasas SC
  • 2003 - 2009? Budapesti Vasas SC
  • 2009 - 2011 Vasas SC
  • 2011 – 2012 Vasas–HÍD
  • 2012 – Vasas FC

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Vasas SC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
????−01 Lotto Danubius Hotels
2001–02 Hummel
2004–05 Jako pannonbau
2005–06 Herz
2006–08 Lancast
2008–09 Herz / Regale Klíma
2009–10  
2011 Híd
2011–12 Vasas SC
2012–13 Dragon Sport  
2014–15 Adidas HunGast
2015– ALPROSYS

Stadium

Vasas SC–Zalaegerszegi TE in the 2006–07 Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 28 April 2007

Vasas played their home matches in the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion located in the 13th district of Budapest between 1960 and 2016. The stadium capacity was 9,000. The last match was played between Vasas SS and Videoton FC in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 29 October 2016. As part of the Hungarian Football Stadium Reconstruction Program, the stadium was demolished in 2016 and a brand new stadium was built in its place.

On 5 July 2019, the new stadium was opened. The first match was played by Vasas SC and FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda which was won by the hosts 2–0. The capacity of the new stadium is 5054 and it cost 7.5 billion HUF.

On 7 August 2019, the first Nemzeti Bajnokság II match was played in the stadium when Vasas hosted Soroksár SC in the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.

On 11 July 2019 the first international match was played between Budapest Honvéd FC and FK Žalgiris in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase. The match was won by the hosts 3–1.

The new stadium

Honours

Current squad

As of 23 September 2020[4]

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  HUN Donát Szivacski
3 DF  HUN Olivér Kalmár
4 DF  HUN Zoltán Szilágyi
5 DF  HUN Róbert Litauszki
6 FW  HUN Botond Birtalan
7 MF  HUN Richárd Vernes
8 MF  HUN Krisztián Köböl
10 MF  HUN Lóránd Szatmári (captain)
12 MF  HUN Milán Kovács
15 MF  HUN Sándor Hidi
17 MF  HUN Kristóf Hinora
20 MF  HUN Márk Kleisz
21 MF  HUN Máté Pátkai
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  CRO Ivan Radoš
25 DF  HUN Ádám Viczián
27 FW  HUN Benedek Murka
28 GK  HUN Dániel Bánfalvi
29 DF  HUN Botond Terbe
31 DF  HUN Ádám Ujvárosi
33 FW  HUN Ádám Balajti
34 DF  HUN Kenneth Otigba
55 GK  HUN Levente Jova
58 DF  HUN Erik Silye
70 FW  HUN András Radó
77 MF  HUN László Pekár
83 DF  HUN Bence Tóth
98 DF  ROU Szabolcs Kilyén

Ownership

On 4 January 2017 it was announced that János Jámbor bought 99% of the shares of the Vasas FC.[5]

Non-playing staff

Management

Position Name
Managing director Nagy Miklós
Technical director Kopjári Nándor
Technical manager Sándor Lakatos
Financial manager Éva Prohászka

[6]

First team staff

PositionName
Head coach Schindler Szabolcs
Assistant coach Tóth András
Athletics coach Gaál Miklós
Goalkeeping Coach József Lippai
Club Doctor Dezső Lejkó
Physio Ádám Kubó
Physio János Kiss

[7] [8]

Twin teams

On 18 May 2016 a cooperation was announced between Vasas Kubala Akadémia and Eredivisie club SBV Vitesse. According to the cooperation, the two club have a common showcase, take part in a common conference and education. Gerry Hamstra said that it is very important for the Dutch club to initiate new cooperations in this region.[9]

Trivia

János Kádár, HSWP First Secretary and Hungarian leader from 1956 until 1988, was a supporter of Vasas. A working-class man, Kádár had played in the team when young and was its president for a short period in the mid-1950s (when, after being released from prison, Kádár was party secretary in Budapest 13th district, where the team is based). During the 1960s, it was not uncommon to see Kádár in the crowd during Vasas games. Unlike some of his Eastern Europe counterparts, though, Kádár did not use his position to favor his team, nor did he allow Hungarian officials to interfere in football as it was common in other bloc countries.

See also

References

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