Pécsi Mecsek Football Club, commonly referred to as Pécsi MFC or simply PMFC, is a professional Hungarianfootball club based in Pécs, Baranya, that currently competes in the Hungarian second division. 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.
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 finishing 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]
Pécsi are best known for becoming the first European opponents of Universitatea Craiova when they played against the White-Blues in the 1970–71 Fairs Cup.
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 a member of the NB I until 1972, when the club underwent 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.
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.[8] 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,[9] where the stadium is located.
Name changes
1950: Dózsa (Pécsi Dózsa Sport Club)
1973: PMSC (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club) amalgamation with Pécsi Bányász SC (founded in 1921 as DVAC), Pécsi Ércbányász SC (founded in 1957), Pécsi Helyiipar SK (founded in 1957) and Pécsi Építők (founded in 1949)
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Pecsi Mecsek Football Club commonly referred to as Pecsi MFC or simply PMFC is a professional Hungarian football club based in Pecs Baranya that currently competes in the Hungarian second division The club was established on 16 February 1973 by the merger of five other clubs of the city Pecsi Dozsa Pecsi Ercbanyasz SC Pecsi Helyiipari SK Pecsi Banyasz and Pecsi Epitok Pecsi MFCFull namePecsi Mecsek Football ClubNickname s Pamacs Munkas Worker Short namePMFCFounded1950 73 years ago 1950 as Pecsi DozsaGroundStadium of UjmecsekaljaCapacity7 000ChairmanJanos GyoriManagersLaszlo VasLeagueNB II2019 20NB III Centre 1st promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonPecsi MFC s home ground is the Stadium of PMFC also known as Stadium of Ujmecsekalja a football stadium in Uranvaros The stadium s current capacity is 7 000 it was opened in 1955 Pecsi MFC holds long standing rivalries with other football clubs most notably Komloi Banyasz SK a club based in Komlo a city near Pecs and Kaposvari Rakoczi FC from Kaposvar 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 finishing 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 Dezso Matyi leaving the club after 8 years 1 when he sold his share to the city of Pecs 2 Pecsi are best known for becoming the first European opponents of Universitatea Craiova when they played against the White Blues in the 1970 71 Fairs Cup Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1950 1972 1 2 From Pecsi Dozsa to Pecsi MSC 2 Current squad 2 1 Out on loan 3 Stadium 4 Name changes 5 Season results 6 Managers 7 Honours 8 European cup history 8 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup 8 2 UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 3 UEFA Cup 9 See also 9 1 Other clubs from Pecs 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditEarly years 1950 1972 Edit Although association football had been present in Pecs since the early 20th century the predecessor of Pecsi MFC was founded later in 1950 with the name Pecsi Dozsa 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 Pecsi Dozsa started the 1950 season in the top flight of the Hungarian football pyramid after a fusion with Budapest based club Kobanyai Dozsa Pecsi Dozsa 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 Pecsi Dozsa was a member of the NB I until 1972 when the club underwent another more complex fusion with four other local clubs From Pecsi Dozsa to Pecsi MSC Edit Pecs played in second division in the season of 1975 76 Pecs 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 Pecs rejoined the first division after two years of exile 6 Pecs drew with Szombathelyi Haladas and finished first eleven points clear Tamas Nagy s team lost only three times in 34 matches The club won the 2019 20 Nemzeti Bajnoksag III season which was interrupted and finally terminated in May 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic Pecs was eligible to play in the 2020 21 Nemzeti Bajnoksag II 7 Current squad EditAs of 2 August 2022Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player3 DF HUN Laszlo Racz5 MF HUN Zsombor Futo6 DF HUN Levente Katona7 FW HUN David Konya9 MF HUN Istvan Harsanyi10 MF HUN Bence Grabant11 FW HUN Kristof Toth Gabor12 GK HUN Peter Kovacs13 GK HUN Donat Helesfay14 DF HUN Zsombor Takacs No Pos Nation Player17 MF HUN Oliver Tihanyi18 MF HUN Barna Kesztyus19 MF HUN Peter Kovesdi21 DF HUN Botond Terbe24 DF HUN Patrik Marques Airosa29 DF UKR Oleksiy Shvedyuk30 DF HUN Janos Mayer32 DF HUN Valentin Hadaro on loan from Kecskemeti 44 GK HUN Tamas Nikitscher99 FW HUN Gabor MakraiOut 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 MF HUN Adam Bohata at Nagykanizsa No Pos Nation Player FW HUN Barna Keresztes at Kozarmisleny Stadium EditMain article Stadion PMFC Stadion PMFC is a UEFA Category 1 football stadium in Pecs Hungary It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Pecsi MFC The stadium is able to hold 7 000 people and was opened in 1955 8 The stadium used to be referred to as PMSC stadion due to the old name of the local team and sometimes referred to as Ujmecsekaljai stadion which is derived from the name of the district 9 where the stadium is located Name changes Edit1950 Dozsa Pecsi Dozsa Sport Club 1973 PMSC Pecsi Munkas Sport Club amalgamation with Pecsi Banyasz SC founded in 1921 as DVAC Pecsi Ercbanyasz SC founded in 1957 Pecsi Helyiipar SK founded in 1957 and Pecsi Epitok founded in 1949 1995 PMFC Pecsi Mecsek Futball Club Season results EditMain article List of Pecsi MFC seasonsManagers Edit Gyula Bodola 1953 54 Istvan Orczifalvy 1955 56 Dr Geza Kalocsay 1956 Bela Volentik 1957 58 Mihaly Czibulka 1958 61 Lipot Kallay 1961 63 Sandor II Balogh 1963 64 Istvan Orczifalvy 1964 66 Gyula Teleki 1966 68 Imre Kovacs 1968 70 Sandor Kapocsi 1970 Mihaly Czibulka 1970 71 Kalman Preiner 1971 72 Mihaly Czibulka 1973 Janos Dunai 1973 Istvan Ronai 1983 85 Jozsef Garami 1 July 1985 92 Nandor Koller 1992 93 Antal Roth 1993 94 Laszlo Eich Pal Dardai 199 96 Imre Herke 1996 Jozsef Gelei 1996 97 Laszlo Kiss 1997 Robert Glazer 1997 98 Gabor Refi 1998 Gyula Bozai 1999 00 Gabor Szapor 2000 Arpad Toma 2000 Antal Roth 2001 02 Tamas Nagy 1 July 2003 24 April 2005 Ferenc Keszei 10 June 2005 22 May 2007 Karoly Kis 15 June 2007 Sept 18 2007 Tamas Nagy Sept 20 2007 25 Aug 2008 Antal Roth 26 Aug 2008 4 May 2009 Antal Botos 5 May 2009 2 Nov 2009 Peter Varhidi 18 Nov 2009 13 June 2010 Laszlo Kiss 15 June 2010 14 March 2011 Ferenc Meszaros 15 March 2011 2 April 2012 Oliver Mink 4 April 2012 1 June 2012 Attila Supka 1 July 2012 5 Jan 2013 Emil Lorincz and G Marton 5 Jan 2013 30 June 2013 Gyorgy Veber 16 June 2014 November 2014 Robert Jarni November 2014 July 2015 Gabor Marton Aug 2015 July 2018 Gyorgy Sarai Aug 2018 October 2018 Laszlo Vas March 2019 Honours EditHungarian 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 1989 90 Runners up 2 1977 78 1986 87European cup history EditUEFA Cup Winners Cup Edit Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate1990 91 UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1 Round Manchester United 0 2 0 1 0 3UEFA Intertoto Cup Edit Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate1962 63 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 8 Blauw Wit Amsterdam 5 2 0 0Group 8 FK Velez Mostar 4 1 2 1Group 8 VfV Hildesheim 5 3 1 0Quarter finals NK Rijeka 2 1 2 2 4 3Semi finals Calcio Padova 0 3 3 4 3 71988 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 9 Grasshopper FC 0 1 0 1Group 9 Pogon Szczecin 3 1 0 0Group 9 Osters IF 2 0 1 3UEFA Cup Edit Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate1970 71 Inter Cities Fairs Cup 1 Round Universitatea Craiova 3 0 1 2 4 22 Round Newcastle United 2 0 aet 0 2 2 2 p 3 Round Juventus FC 0 2 0 1 0 31986 87 UEFA Cup 1 Round Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 2 1 21991 92 UEFA Cup 1 Round VfB Stuttgart 2 2 1 4 3 6See also EditOther clubs from Pecs Edit Pecsi Vasutas SK Pecs Baranya FCReferences Edit nemzetisport hu 19 June 2015 PMFC Matyi Dezso tavozik a klubtol sajtohir NSO nemzetisport hu nemzetisport hu 17 July 2015 PMFC 300 milliot es egy ingatlant ad a klubert Matyinak a varos nemzetisport hu PMFC MATIAS hivatalos weboldala www pmfc hu Archived from the original on 15 March 2012 Magyarfutball hu Pecs Pecsi Dozsa SC tortenet adatok csapatok Magyarfutball hu magyarfutball hu Official Manchester United Website Manchester United F C Pecs rejoin Hungarian elite UEFA 22 June 2003 Summary NB III Hungary Results fixtures tables and news Soccerway Magyarfutball hu Pecs PMFC Stadion kepek adatok stadionok Magyarfutball hu magyarfutball hu Ujmecsekalja Wikimapia wikimapia org External links EditOfficial website Detailed international matches list Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pecsi MFC amp oldid 1113647723, 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