This article is about the football team. For other uses, see Honvéd.
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈbudɒpɛʃtˈhonveːdˈɛft͡seː]), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungariansports 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.
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.
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]
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.[citation needed]
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.
In 2022, Chris Docherty was appointed as the new sport director of the club.[10][11][12][13]
Chris Docherty said in an interview that the club cannot sign any new players for financial problems in the middle of the 2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[14]
On 22 May 2023, Chris Docherty resigned as sports director.[15][16] In an article published by Nemzeti Sport, George F. Hemingway, former owner of the club, heavily criticized the management of the club for their relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after finishing 11th in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[17] Hemingway said that the solid financial background is not enough if there is no expertise.
Ownersedit
2006–2019: Quinex America LLC (George F. Hemingway)
Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006)[21]
50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Keir Radnedge (2005)[22]
Referencesedit
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^SZ, I. "Honvéd: skót sportigazgató irányítja a szakmai munkát - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^A, CS. "Honvéd: nemcsak új játékosok, hanem sportigazgató is jöhet - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^Palmer, Ben (28 May 2023). "'It was surreal. Our Ukrainian players were worried but I had to stay calm'". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^Temple, Alan (5 July 2022). "'It was his destiny': Meet the former Dundee United tactical chief who tempted Tam Courts to Hungary". The Courier. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^nemzetisport.hu. "Honvéd: Sajnos nincs lehetőségünk igazolni… – Chris Docherty - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Honvéd: változások a vezetőségben – távozik a sportigazgató - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^"Chris Docherty távozik". honvedfc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Gondatlanságból kiesés – Thury Gábor jegyzete - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^"Új tulajdonos a Budapest Honvédnál". from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^"Új tulajdonosa van a Budapest Honvéd labdarúgóklubnak". from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^"Megszólalt az egyik új Honvéd-tulajdonos: A Fradival és a Vidivel versenyző csapatot akarnak építeni". 9 April 2019. from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan Wilson: Books. ASIN 0752869078.
^50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Amazon.co.uk: Keir Radnedge: Books. ASIN 1844425290.
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This article is about the football team For other uses see Honved Budapest Honved Football Club Hungarian pronunciation ˈbudɒpɛʃt ˈhonveːd ˈɛft seː commonly known as Budapest Honved or simply Honved 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 Honved means the Homeland Defence Originally formed as Kispest AC they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944 Budapest HonvedFull nameBudapest Honved Football ClubNickname s Kispest Oroszlanok Lions Founded3 August 1909 114 years ago 1909 08 03 GroundBozsik Arena BudapestCapacity8 200ChairmanDaniel MendelenyiManagerAurel CsertoiLeagueNB II2022 23NB I 11th of 12 relegated WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonThe team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapesti Honved SE and became the Hungarian Army team The club s top players from this era Ferenc Puskas Sandor Kocsis Jozsef Bozsik Zoltan Czibor and Gyula Grosics helped the club win the Hungarian League four times during the 1950s and also formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungary 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 Honved 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 Honved family was extended to include a water polo team now known as Groupama Honved a 33 times basketball champion team and a handball team that were European Champions in 1982 Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Crest and colours 3 1 Manufacturers and shirt sponsors 4 Honours 4 1 Friendly 4 2 Youth teams 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Players with multiple nationalities 5 3 Out on loan 5 4 Retired numbers 5 5 Notable former players 6 Non playing staff 6 1 Management 6 2 First team staff 7 Ownership 7 1 Owners 8 See also 9 Sources 10 References 11 External linksHistory editMain article History of Budapest Honved FC Budapest Honved FC were founded in 1909 as Kispesti AC 2 At domestic level they first entered the Nemzeti Bajnoksag 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 editMain article Bozsik Jozsef Stadion nbsp The first stadium was demolished in 2019Budapest Honved s first stadium was opened in 1913 On 5 August 2018 the last match was played at the stadium The match was won by Honved against Paksi FC on the 3rd match day of the 2018 19 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I The only goal was scored by Danilo in the 48th minute The referee was Viktor Kassai 4 The stadium was demolished in 2019 citation needed Main article Bozsik Arena The new stadium of the club was opened in 2021 5 The first match was played between Budapest Honved FC II and Szekszardi UFC in the 2020 21 Nemzeti Bajnoksag III season The stadium was selected to host the 2021 UEFA European Under 21 Championship 6 Crest and colours edit nbsp Budapest Honved FC crest during the Hemingway era used until 2020 Manufacturers and shirt sponsors edit The following table shows in detail Budapest Honved FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor1990 1992 Adidas Fiat1992 1994 Matchwinner Epson1994 1996 Diadora Gosser1996 1997 Joma1997 1998 Farago es Fiai Mystery1998 2000 Umbro IBUSZ alapitasa 19022000 2003 Jako Wilkinson Sword2003 2005 Gems 2005 2006 Macron2006 2008 hummel2008 2012 Nike2012 2013 Givova2014 Ideasport2014 2015 2015 18 Macron2018 TippmixHonours editNemzeti Bajnoksag 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 1959Friendly edit Tournoi de Paques du Red Star Winners 1 1932 7 Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo Winners 1 1974Youth teams edit Puskas Cup Winners 5 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016Players editCurrent squad edit As of 16 September 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp HUN Gellert Duzs3 DF nbsp HUN David Kalnoki Kis4 DF nbsp HUN Alex Szabo6 MF nbsp HUN Istvan Atrok7 MF nbsp HUN Bertalan Bocskay8 MF nbsp HUN Krisztian Adorjan9 FW nbsp HUN Gergely Bobal11 MF nbsp HUN Zalan Kerezsi14 MF nbsp HUN Nikolasz Kovacs15 DF nbsp HUN Dominik Kaczvinszki17 FW nbsp HUN Abel Krajcsovics18 MF nbsp HUN Attila Lorinczy20 MF nbsp HUN David Holman21 FW nbsp HUN Viktor Haragos No Pos Nation Player22 MF nbsp HUN Noel Keresztes25 DF nbsp CRO Ivan Lovric30 MF nbsp HUN Bence Nyitrai44 DF nbsp HUN Barna Benczenleitner55 MF nbsp HUN Gergely Kocsis65 FW nbsp HUN Norbert Kundrak66 MF nbsp HUN Andras Eordogh74 FW nbsp HUN Benedek Simon76 FW nbsp HUN Dominik Kocsis83 GK nbsp HUN Tomas Tujvel90 GK nbsp HUN Mark Gyetvan98 DF nbsp HUN Tibor Szabo99 DF nbsp HUN Istvan PekarPlayers with multiple nationalities edit nbsp nbsp Ivan LovricOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp UKR Maksym Pukhtyeyev at Mosonmagyarovar until 30 June 2024 Retired numbers edit See also List of retired numbers in association football 10 nbsp Ferenc Puskas Forward 1949 56 Number retired in July 2000 Notable former players edit Had senior international cap s for their respective countries Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Budapest Honved FC For a list of all former and current Budapest Honved FC players with a Wikipedia article see Category Budapest Honved FC footballers nbsp Abraham nbsp Jozsef Andrusch nbsp Benjamin Angoua nbsp Zsolt Baranyos nbsp Balazs Berczy nbsp Bertalan Bicskei nbsp Janos Biri nbsp Igor Bogdanovic nbsp Jozsef Bozsik nbsp Kris Bright nbsp Istvan Brockhauser nbsp Laszlo Budai nbsp Gabor Bukran nbsp Alfi Conteh Lacalle nbsp Aurel Csertoi nbsp Zoltan Czibor nbsp Laszlo Dajka nbsp Andras Debreceni nbsp Lajos Detari nbsp Mamadou Diakite nbsp Laszlo Disztl nbsp Peter Disztl nbsp Cristian Dulca nbsp Jozsef Duro nbsp Jozsef Eisenhoffer nbsp Gabor Egressy nbsp Marton Esterhazy nbsp Emeka Ezeugo nbsp Laszlo Farkashazy nbsp Pal Fischer nbsp Imre Garaba nbsp Genito nbsp Ivo Georgiev nbsp Gyula Grosics nbsp Sandor Gujdar nbsp Emir Hadzic nbsp Gabor Halmai nbsp Istvan Hamar nbsp Zoltan Hercegfalvi nbsp Adam Hrepka nbsp Janos Hrutka nbsp Harmony Ikande nbsp Bela Illes nbsp Peter Kabat nbsp Mihaly Kincses nbsp Istvan Kocsis nbsp Lajos Kocsis nbsp Sandor Kocsis nbsp Imre Komora nbsp Antal Kotasz nbsp Bela Kovacs nbsp Ervin Kovacs nbsp Kalman Kovacs nbsp Mihaly Kozma nbsp Laszlo Kuti nbsp Davide Lanzafame nbsp Almiro Lobo nbsp Gyula Lorant nbsp Misheck Lungu nbsp Ferenc Machos nbsp Janos Marozsan nbsp Gabor Marton nbsp Janos Matyus nbsp Jozsef Meszaros nbsp Vasile Miriuță nbsp Helder Muianga nbsp Antal Nagy 1944 nbsp Antal Nagy 1956 nbsp Norbert Nemeth nbsp Istvan Nyers nbsp Sandor Pinter nbsp Istvan Pisont nbsp Attila Plokai nbsp Ferenc Puskas nbsp Laszlo Pusztai nbsp Istvan Salloi nbsp Ferenc Sipos nbsp Lajos Szucs nbsp Akos Takacs nbsp Zoltan Takacs nbsp Lajos Tichy nbsp Sandor Torghelle nbsp Mihaly Toth nbsp Jozsef Varga nbsp Gabor Vincze nbsp Istvan Vincze nbsp Paulo Albarracin nbsp Bruno Enriquez nbsp Cesar Mayuri nbsp Dragan Vukmir nbsp Lukas Zelenka nbsp Zalan Zombori nbsp Philip Tarlue 8 Non playing staff editManagement edit As of 6 July 2023 9 Position NameProprietor nbsp Zoltan Bozo amp Daniel MendelenyiManaging Director nbsp Gergely KunMarketing Director nbsp Martin PetrevicsDirector of Facility nbsp David SzaboDirector of Finance nbsp Maria TakacsDirector of Communications nbsp Benedek RacFirst team staff edit As of 6 July 2023 Position NameHead coach nbsp Aurel CsertoiAssistant coachAssistant coachGoalkeeping coach nbsp Vlada AvramovAssistant goalkeeping coach nbsp Viktor SzentpeteriFitness coach nbsp Zsolt LazarPhysiotherapist nbsp Attila HajduVideo analyst nbsp Balazs SinkoOwnership editIn 2022 Chris Docherty was appointed as the new sport director of the club 10 11 12 13 Chris Docherty said in an interview that the club cannot sign any new players for financial problems in the middle of the 2022 23 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I season 14 On 22 May 2023 Chris Docherty resigned as sports director 15 16 In an article published by Nemzeti Sport George F Hemingway former owner of the club heavily criticized the management of the club for their relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnoksag II after finishing 11th in the 2022 23 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I season 17 Hemingway said that the solid financial background is not enough if there is no expertise Owners edit 2006 2019 nbsp Quinex America LLC George F Hemingway 2019 present nbsp Reditus Equity Zoltan Bozo 18 19 20 See also editHistory of Budapest Honved FC List of Budapest Honved FC seasons Budapest Honved FC in European football List of Budapest Honved FC managersSources editBehind The Curtain Travels in Eastern European Football Jonathan Wilson 2006 21 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League Keir Radnedge 2005 22 References edit Budapest Honved Hungarian Football HungarianFootball com Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 Retrieved 11 October 2021 Magyar PUSKAS COM The official website of the Magical 110 YEARS OF KISPEST AC Topical PUSKAS COM Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 Retrieved 7 October 2021 Budapest Honved Hungarian Football HungarianFootball com Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 Retrieved 7 October 2021 Gyozelemmel bucsuzott a regi Bozsik stadiontol a Honved Nemzeti Sport 5 August 2018 Archived from the original on 3 June 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2020 Minden is amit a stadionavatorol tudni kell honvedfc hu in Hungarian Archived from the original on 7 October 2021 Retrieved 7 October 2021 2021 Undr 21 EURO uefa com 16 March 2021 Archived from the original on 29 April 2021 Retrieved 17 March 2021 Garcia Javier 2009 International Tournaments Paris 1904 1935 Tournoi de Paques du Red Star RSSSF Archived from the original on 20 February 2020 Retrieved 1 July 2022 Strack Zimmermann Benjamin 1 April 2023 NFT player National team amp Club appearances Philip Tarlue National football teams com Archived from the original on 25 May 2019 Retrieved 1 April 2023 Budapest Honved Online Archived from the original on 6 July 2015 Retrieved 5 August 2015 SZ I Honved skot sportigazgato iranyitja a szakmai munkat NSO www nemzetisport hu in Hungarian Archived from the original on 26 January 2023 Retrieved 26 January 2023 A CS Honved nemcsak uj jatekosok hanem sportigazgato is johet NSO www nemzetisport hu in Hungarian Archived from the original on 26 January 2023 Retrieved 26 January 2023 Palmer Ben 28 May 2023 It was surreal Our Ukrainian players were worried but I had to stay calm ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 28 May 2023 Temple Alan 5 July 2022 It was his destiny Meet the former Dundee United tactical chief who tempted Tam Courts to Hungary The Courier Retrieved 28 May 2023 nemzetisport hu Honved Sajnos nincs lehetosegunk igazolni Chris Docherty NSO www nemzetisport hu in Hungarian Archived from the original on 26 January 2023 Retrieved 26 January 2023 nemzetisport hu 2023 Honved valtozasok a vezetosegben tavozik a sportigazgato NSO www nemzetisport hu in Hungarian Retrieved 28 May 2023 Chris Docherty tavozik honvedfc hu in Hungarian Retrieved 28 May 2023 nemzetisport hu 2023 Gondatlansagbol kieses Thury Gabor jegyzete NSO www nemzetisport hu in Hungarian Retrieved 28 May 2023 Uj tulajdonos a Budapest Honvednal Archived from the original on 10 June 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2020 Uj tulajdonosa van a Budapest Honved labdarugoklubnak Archived from the original on 9 February 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2020 Megszolalt az egyik uj Honved tulajdonos A Fradival es a Vidivel versenyzo csapatot akarnak epiteni 9 April 2019 Archived from the original on 22 February 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2020 Behind the Curtain Travels in Football in Eastern Europe Amazon co uk Jonathan Wilson Books ASIN 0752869078 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League Amazon co uk Keir Radnedge Books ASIN 1844425290 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest Honved FC Budapest Honved FC on Facebook Official website archived Puskas on Puskas Rogan Taylor and Klara Jamrich 1998 Mitropa Cup 1959 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Budapest Honved FC amp oldid 1189817133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
