Hungarian Football Federation

Hungarian Football Federation
UEFA
Founded19 January 1901; 123 years ago (1901-01-19)
HeadquartersBudapest
FIFA affiliation1907
UEFA affiliation1954
PresidentSándor Csányi
Websitemlsz.hu

The Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) (Hungarian: Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség; MLSZ, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈlɒbdɒruːɡoː ˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ]) is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungary national team. It is based in Budapest.[1][2]

Honours

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National Team
National Youth Teams

Divisions

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Current head coaches

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As of 31 May 2021

Competitions

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Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség is responsible for organising the following competitions:

Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year

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As awarded by the HFF.[3] In 1980 the title was not awarded. *In 1949, 1950 and 1963 the title was awarded to two players.

Indicates multiple time winner
Bold Indicates players still playing professional football
Year Player Club Also won Notes
1945 Sándor Balogh Hungary Újpest
1946 Ferenc Deák Hungary Szentlőrinci AC
1947 Ferenc Szusza Hungary Újpest
1948 Adalbert Marksteiner Hungary Csepel SC
1949 Mihály Kispéter Hungary Ferencvárosi
1949 Gyula Grosics Hungary Teherfuvar
1950 Ferenc Puskás Hungary Budapest Honvéd
1950 Gyula Grosics Hungary Budapest Honvéd
1951 Péter Palotás Hungary MTK Budapest
1952 József Bozsik Hungary Budapest Honvéd
1953 Nándor Hidegkuti Hungary MTK Budapest
1954 Sándor Kocsis Hungary Budapest Honvéd

Hungarian Footballer of the Year (Golden Ball)

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As awarded by journalists[citation needed]

Presidents

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  • Géza Jász (1901–1902)
  • Viktor Rákosi (1902)
  • Kajetán Banovits (1903–1906)
  • Béla Kárpáti (1907–1909)
  • György Szacelláry (1909–1916)
  • Marquis György Pallavicini (1916)
  • Zoltán Füzesséry dr. (1917–1919)
  • Rezső Oprée (1919–1922)
  • István Friedrich (1922–1923)
  • Kálmán Shvoy dr. (1924)
  • József Csányi dr., Lajos Tibor (1925)
  • Dréhr Imre (1925–1930)
  • István Kray baron (1930–1932)
  • Béla Usetty dr. (1932–1939)
  • Pál Gidófalvy dr. (1939–1944)
  • József Becskó (1945–1947)
  • István Ries dr. (1947–1950)
  • Sándor Barcs (1950–1963)
  • Gyula Hegyi (1964–1970)
  • András Terpitkó dr. (1970–1973)
  • István Kutas (1974–1978)
  • György Szepesi (1979–1986)
  • Jenő Somogyi (1986–1988)
  • László Tisza dr., Tibor Vadászi, Miklós Varga dr. (1988–1989)
  • Mihály Laczkó (1989–1994)
  • László Benkő (1994–1996)
  • Mihály Laczkó (2x) (1996–1998)
  • Attila Kovács (1998–1999)
  • Imre Bozsóki dr. (1999–2006)
  • István Kisteleki [hu] (2006–2010)
  • Sándor Csányi (2010– )

Current sponsorships

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Veronika Gulyas. "Hungary's Soccer Tsar to Strike Current System". WSJ.
  2. ^ "A kick at regaining Hungary's football glory". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. ^ "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Szalai named 'Hungarian Footballer of the Year' | FSV Mainz 05". Bundesliga. 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Huszti voted Hungary's Best". Bundesliga. 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Nikolic named best Hungarian footballer at 2018 M4 Sport Gala | Chicago Fire FC". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  7. ^ "Gulácsinak szavazták meg a Magyar Aranylabdát" [Gulácsi was voted the Hungarian Golden Ball]. hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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