Budafoki MTE

Budafoki MTE
Full nameBudafoki Munkás Testedző Egyesület
Short nameBMTE
Founded1912; 112 years ago (1912)
GroundPromontor utcai Stadion
Capacity1,200[1]
ChairmanSándor Vízi
ManagerMárk Nikházi
LeagueNB II
2023–24NB II, 8th of 18
Websitehttp://budafok1912.hu/

Budafoki Munkás Testedző Egyesület is a Hungarian football club from the town of Budafok, Budapest, Hungary.[2] The club currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

History

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The club was founded in 1912 as Világosság Football Club. At that time, Budafok was not part of Budapest; it joined the capital city only in 1950, along with other towns such as Újpest and Kispest.

Budafok mostly played in the second division of Hungarian football hierarchy, the Nemzeti Bajnokság II between World War I and World War II. However, the club got promoted and debuted in the 1945–46 season of the Hungarian League, and finished ninth.[3] The manager of the club in the top division was the legendary Gusztáv Sebes.

After the fall of Communism, there was a high risk that the club would be dissolved just like many other clubs in Hungary. At that time, Hungarovin, the wine-producing company financed the club. However, the company was sold to Henkell during the privatisation in Hungary. The new owner, Henkell wanted to expand its Budafok factory and wanted to use the club's football stadium too for this purpose. The club was very close to dissolution at this point. However, two sports leaders, Sándor Vízi and Rezső Gallow started to negotiate, aiming to take the football club out of the privatisation and thus to find a way to save football in Budafok. In the end, they succeeded and the football stadium was excluded from the privatisation of the company and a new era started in the life of the club.

2010s

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In 2015, János Jakab a former Budafok player became the president of the club. Jakab, who also managed MEDOSZ Erdért (the former club of Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán) and who was also president of the Puskás Akadémia FC had excellent contacts in the Hungarian football. Jakab was searching for new investors for the football club. He met Róbert Bélteky, a Hungarian-Australian entrepreneur, whom he managed to convince that it is a great opportunity to invest in the club, which then opened a new chapter in the life of Budafok. Bélteky was not new to football, he was the owner of the most popular Australian association football club, Melbourne Victory FC.[4] When Bélteky was asked about the purchase in an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he explained: "I wanted to purchase a club and then see it prospering", "I did not want to buy a club from the first league and my friend Jakab suggested Budafok". Eventually, Bélteky purchased the 95% of the club, while the remaining 5% shares now belong to the Foundation for Budafoki Football.

Budafok merged with Újbuda FC, which allowed the club to advance from the Budapest league to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III. The club started the competitions in the 2015-16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The club finished fourth in that season. After the strong start, Budafok stepped up an other level, and won the 2016-17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season with manager László Prukner, while the club managed to reach the semi-finals of the 2016-17 Magyar Kupa, where they were beaten by Ferencvárosi TC.[5][6]

In 2017, the club signed former Inter Milan and A.C. Milan striker Attila Filkor.

On 13 May 2017, Budafok won the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season thereby gaining promotion to the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.[7]

On 29 June 2017 it was announced by the club that their former player, Lóránt Oláh, became the sport director.[8]

In the 8th round of the 2018–19 Magyar Kupa season, Budafok were eliminated by MOL Vidi FC.[9]

In 2020, the club was promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II was interrupted and finally terminated in May. The club was the second at that time, therefore they were promoted to the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

2020s

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Bélteky, the owner of the club and resident of Australia, might miss the first match of the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

In the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Budafok finished 12th; therefore, they were relegated to the second division.[11]

In the 2022–23 Magyar Kupa season, Budafok reached the final for the first time in the club's history. Budafok beat Iváncsa 2-1 in Iváncsa on 8 February 2023.[12][13] On 1 March 2023, Budafok beat Kisvárda 2-0 in the quarter-final at home. [14][15] On 5 April 2023, Budafok beat Nemzet Bajnokság I club Vasas SC in the semi-final 3-0 thanks to Péter Beke's hat-trick.[16][17] On 3 May 2023, Budafok lost 2-0 to Zalaegerszeg in the 2023 Magyar Kupa final at the Puskás Aréna[18]

Current squad

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As of 15 August 2024[19]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Hungary HUN Dávid Kálnoki-Kis
5 MF Hungary HUN Bálint Oláh
6 MF Hungary HUN Botond Nándori
7 FW Hungary HUN Ákos Zuigéber (on loan from MTK Budapest)
8 FW Hungary HUN Róbert Rétyi
9 FW Hungary HUN Bence Elek
10 FW Hungary HUN Dávid Kovács
11 FW Hungary HUN Olivér Horváth
13 FW Hungary HUN Zoltán Vasvári
14 DF Hungary HUN Donát Horgosi
15 MF Hungary HUN Márió Németh
17 FW Hungary HUN Krisztofer Szerető
18 MF Hungary HUN Dominik Sztojka (on loan from Vasas)
20 DF Hungary HUN Márk Bíró
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Hungary HUN Patrik Szűcs (on loan from MTK Budapest II)
23 MF Hungary HUN Bence Szabó
24 MF Hungary HUN Ádám Merényi (on loan from MTK Budapest II)
26 DF Hungary HUN Márton Lorentz
27 GK Hungary HUN Martin Auerbach
29 GK Hungary HUN András Horváth
30 GK Hungary HUN Máté Ecseri
33 DF Hungary HUN Olivér Kalmár
37 MF Hungary HUN Máté Fekete
48 MF Hungary HUN Bertalan Kun
82 MF Hungary HUN Bence Balabás
88 MF Hungary HUN Bence Fiáth
91 DF Hungary HUN Gergő Vaszicsku

Naming history

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  • 1912–1913: Világosság Football Csapat
  • 1913–1919: Budafoki Atlétikai és Football Club
  • 1919–1922: Budafoki Munkás Testedző Egyesület
  • 1922–1950: Budafoki Műkedvelő Testedző Egyesület
  • 1950: merger with Budapesti Gyárépítők
  • 1950–1951: Budapesti Gyárépítők MTE
  • 1951–1956: Budapesti Gyárépítők SK
  • 1956–1957: Budafoki Építők Munkás Testedző Egyesüle
  • 1957–?: Budafoki MTE Kinizsi Sportegyesület
  • 1988–1992: Budafoki MTE-Törley
  • 1993–2006: Budafoki LC
  • 2006–2007: Budafoki Lombard Labdarúgó "Club"
  • 2007–2017: Budafoki Labdarúgó Club
  • 2017–  : Budafoki MTE

Honours

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Seasons

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As of 22 May 2023

Domestic International Manager
League Cup
Div. No. Season MP W D L GF–GA Dif. Pts. Pos. Competition Result
NBI 1. 1945–46 0 0 0 0 0–0 +0 0 TBD TBD Did not qualify Hungary
NBIII ?. 2016–17[20] 34 28 3 3 75–24 +51 87 1st R16 Hungary Prukner
NBII ?. 2017–18[21] 38 12 9 17 42–56 –14 45 14th R32 Hungary Tóth, Hungary Gálhidi
NBII ?. 2018–19[22] 38 12 5 21 46–66 –20 41 16th R32 Hungary Vitelki, Hungary Csizmadia
NBII ↑ ?. 2019–20[23] 27 16 6 5 42–23 +19 54 2nd R32 Hungary Csizmadia
NBI ↓ 2. 2020–21 33 7 6 20 34–74 –40 27 12th QF Hungary Csizmadia
NBII ?. 2021-22 38 11 9 18 39–50 –11 42 14th R16 Hungary Csizmadia
NBII ?. 2022-23[24] 38 12 11 15 39–46 –7 47 10th R Hungary Csizmadia, Hungary Mátyus[25]
Σ ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Notes
  • Note 1:
  • R64: Round of 64
Other Notes
  • Italics: in progress
  • R: Runners-up
  • SF: Semi-finals
  • QF: Quarter-finals
  • GS: Group stage
  • PO: Play-offs

Managers

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Main article: List of Budafoki MTE managers

References

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  1. ^ "BMTE - Információk, belépés". www.budafokimte.hu. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17.
  2. ^ "Budafoki Labdarúgó Club". Magyarfutball.hu. 2015-05-29.
  3. ^ "Hungarian League 1945–46". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com. 2015-05-29.
  4. ^ "Minority shareholders sell stakes in Melbourne Victory". 12 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Budafok: és lőn Világosság! – nagy célokat tűztek ki" [Budafok: Let there be light!] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "A budafoki helyzet fokozódik: az NB I. felé tart a kertvárosi csapat" [Budafok is heading towards the Nemzeti Bajnokság I] (in Hungarian). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ^ "NB III: bajnok lett Prukner László alakulata!" [NB III: Prukner László's team became champions] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ "NB II: Budafokon sportigazgató is lesz a volt Fradi-csatár" [NB II: The former Fradi forward became sports director] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. ^ "MK: NB III-as ejtette ki az MTK-t, a Vidi továbbküzdötte magát". Nemzeti Sport. 5 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Budafok: Hiányozhat a főnök az ausztráliai járványhelyzet miatt - N".
  11. ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  12. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "Magyar Kupa: a nyolcaddöntő mérkőzései – ÉLŐ eredménykövető! - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  13. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "MK: Iváncsa–Budafok - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  14. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "MK: Budafoki MTE–Kisvárda - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  15. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "MK: Jéghideg profiként használtuk ki a lehetőségeinket – Mátyus Ján". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  16. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "Beke Péter mesterhármasával a Budafok jutott be a kupadöntőbe". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  17. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "MK: döntőbe jutott a másodosztályú Budafok - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  18. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "A Zalaegerszeg a hosszabbítás utolsó perceiben söpörte be a kupagyő". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  19. ^ "Budafok". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  20. ^ "2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III". Soccerway.com. 28 June 2017.
  21. ^ "2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 28 June 2018.
  22. ^ "2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 28 June 2019.
  23. ^ "2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 28 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Summary - NB II - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  25. ^ B, D. S. (2022-08-23). "NB II: Mátyus János lett a Budafok vezetőedzője – hivatalos - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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