Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd Football Club (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt ˈhonveːd ˈɛft͡seː]), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, 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. Honvéd means the Homeland Defence. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944.

This article is about the football team. For other uses, see Honvéd.

Budapest Honvéd
Full nameBudapest Honvéd Football Club
Nickname(s)Kispest
Oroszlánok (Lions)
Founded3 August 1909 (1909-08-03)
GroundBozsik Aréna, Budapest
Capacity8,200
ManagerDean Klafurić
LeagueNB I
2021–22NB I, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website

The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapesti Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian Army team. The club's top players from this era, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik, Zoltán Czibor, and Gyula Grosics helped the club win the Hungarian League four times during the 1950s and also formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian 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 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.

History
Main article: History of Budapest Honvéd FC

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]

Stadium
Main article: Bozsik József Stadion
The first stadium was demolished in 2019

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.

Main article: Bozsik Aréna

The new stadium of the club was opened in 2021.[5] The first match was played between Budapest Honvéd FC II and Szekszárdi UFC in the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The stadium was selected to host the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[6]

Crest and colours
Budapest Honvéd FC crest during the Hemingway era, used until 2020.

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Budapest Honvéd FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1990–1992 Adidas Fiat
1992–1994 Matchwinner Epson
1994–1996 Diadora Gösser
1996–1997 Joma
1997–1998 Faragó és Fiai Mystery
1998–2000 Umbro IBUSZ alapítása 1902
2000–2003 Jako Wilkinson Sword
2003–2005 Gems –
2005–2006 Macron
2006–2008 hummel
2008–2012 Nike
2012–2013 Givova
2014 Ideasport
2014–2015 –
2015–18 Macron
2018– Tippmix

Honours

Friendly

Youth teams

Players

Current squad
As of 9 January, 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  POL Lukas Klemenz
5 MF  SRB Nikola Mitrović
9 FW  ISR Maxim Plakuschenko
11 MF  HUN Donát Zsótér
17 DF  ALB Albi Doka
20 GK  HUN Péter Szappanos
21 FW  CAN Richie Ennin (on loan from Spartaks Jūrmala)
22 DF  HUN Krisztián Tamás
23 DF  ALB Herdi Prenga
25 DF  CRO Ivan Lovrić
27 FW  SRB Nenad Lukić
28 MF  ISL Viðar Ari Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ESP Jairo Samperio
30 DF  CRO Luka Capan
31 DF  SRB Lazar Ćirković
37 MF  HUN Bertalan Bocskay
78 DF  FRA Christian Gomis
83 GK  SVK Tomáš Tujvel
84 MF  HUN Zalán Kerezsi
85 MF  HUN András Eördögh
91 DF  HUN Alex Szabó
92 FW  HUN Dominik Kocsis
95 MF  HUN Noel Keresztes
98 GK  HUN Gellért Dúzs
99 MF  FRA Brandon Domingues

Players with multiple nationalities

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  HUN Milán Horváth (at Mezőkövesdi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  HUN Dávid László (at Szentlőrinc)

Retired numbers
See also: List of retired numbers in association football

10 – Ferenc Puskás, Forward (1949–56). Number retired in July 2000.

Notable former players

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.

Non-playing staff

Management

As of 14 December 2022[8]

Position Name
Proprietor Zoltán Bozó & Dániel Mendelényi
Managing Director Gergely Kun
Company Director Pál Gács
Marketing Director Azurák Csaba
Director of Football Chris Docherty[9]
Director of Finance Mária Takács
Director of Coordination Varga-Szilágyi Szandra

First team staff

As of 5 December 2022[10]

PositionName
Head Coach Dean Klafurić
Assistant Coach Damir Milanovic
Assistant Coach Djorde Kamber
Assistant Coach Marko Djordjevic
Goalkeeping Coach Vlada Avramov
Assistant Goalkeeping Coach Viktor Szentpéteri
Fitness Coach Lázár Zsolt
Physiotherapist Attila Hajdu
Video Analyst Sinkó Balázs

Ownership

In 2022, Chris Dochery was appointed as the new sport director of the club.[11][12]

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.[13]

Owners
  • 2006–2019: Quinex America LLC (George F. Hemingway)
  • 2019–present: Reditus Equity (Zoltán Bozó)[14][15][16]

See also

Sources
  • Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006)[17]
  • 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Keir Radnedge (2005)[18]

References
  1. "Budapest Honvéd | Hungarian Football". HungarianFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. Magyar, PUSKAS COM :: The official website of the Magical. "110 YEARS OF KISPEST AC :: Topical". PUSKAS.COM. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. "Budapest Honvéd | Hungarian Football". HungarianFootball.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. "Győzelemmel búcsúzott a régi Bozsik-stadiontól a Honvéd". Nemzeti Sport. 5 August 2018.
  5. "Minden (is), amit a stadionavatóról tudni kell". honvedfc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. "2021 Undr-21 EURO". uefa.com. 16 March 2021.
  7. García, Javier (2009). "International Tournaments (Paris) 1904–1935: Tournoi de Pâques du Red Star". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. "Budapest Honvéd Online".
  9. "Honvéd: Skót sportigazgató irányítja a szakmai munkát - NSO".
  10. "Budapest Honvéd Online".
  11. SZ, I. "Honvéd: skót sportigazgató irányítja a szakmai munkát - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  12. A, CS. "Honvéd: nemcsak új játékosok, hanem sportigazgató is jöhet - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  13. nemzetisport.hu. "Honvéd: Sajnos nincs lehetőségünk igazolni… – Chris Docherty - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  14. "Új tulajdonos a Budapest Honvédnál".
  15. "Új tulajdonosa van a Budapest Honvéd labdarúgóklubnak".
  16. "Megszólalt az egyik új Honvéd-tulajdonos: A Fradival és a Vidivel versenyző csapatot akarnak építeni". 9 April 2019.
  17. Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan Wilson: Books. ASIN 0752869078.
  18. 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Amazon.co.uk: Keir Radnedge: Books. ASIN 1844425290.
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