Ferencvárosi Torna Club founded in 1899, is a major Hungarian multi-sport club based in Ferencváros district of Budapest, Hungary. The well-supported men's football team is the most popular team in the country. The parent multisport club Ferencvárosi TC divisions include a women's football club, a women's handball club, a men's futsal club, a men's ice hockey club, a men's handball club, a men's water polo club, and clubs for cycling, gymnastics, athletics, wrestling, curling and swimming, some of which are highly successful.
Departments
Team sports Football: Ferencvárosi TC men's football (since 1899) Ferencvárosi TC (women's football) (since 2004) Handball: Ferencvárosi TC (men's handball) (since 1950) Ferencvárosi TC (women's handball) (since 1950) Water polo: Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo) (since 1904) women's water polo Ice hockey: Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey) (since 1928) women's ice hockey Nine-pin bowling (since 1948) Curling (since 2008) Synchronized swimming (since 2015)
Individual sports Ferencvárosi TC (athletics) (since 1903) Boxing (since 1910) Canoeing (since 1955) Cycling (since 1910) Gymnastics (since 1904) Fencing (1904–1915, 1922–1945, since 2017) Swimming (since 1904) Skating (since 2019) Triathlon (since 2015) Wrestling (since 1912)
Dissolved departments Basketball Ferencvárosi TC (women's basketball) (1993–2000, 2010–2012)
Sport facilities
The football team plays in Groupama Aréna in Ferencváros, Budapest. The handball teams play in the Elek Gyula Aréna. The boxing, cycling, fencing and wrestling departments play in the FTC-MVM Népligeti Sportközpont. The ice hockey team play in the Tüskecsarnok, the water polo team play at Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda, the women's football team play at Kocsis Sándor Sportközpont, the short track speed skating department play at Gyakorló Jégcsarnok, the curling team play at Kamaraerdei Curling Club, the canoeing department using facilities at ELTE Vízisporttelep.
Supporters and rivalries
Supporters Supporters of Ferencváros are mainly from the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. However, the club is popular all over Hungary.
Notable supporters
László Aradszky, singer Fecó Balázs, singer and songwriter Imre Bajor, actor Zsolt Baumgartner, racing driver Gyula Bodrogi, actor István Bujtor, actor, director, producer and screenplay writer Zsuzsa Csala, actress Károly Eperjes, actor Bertalan Farkas, cosmonaut Tivadar Farkasházy, humorist, author, and journalist Károly Frenreisz, singer and songwriter Gyula Grosics, footballer László Helyey, actor Ferenc Karinthy, novelist, playwright, journalist, editor and translator Zoltán Kocsis, pianist, conductor and composer László Komár, singer János Koós, singer István Kovács, boxer Kati Kovács, singer, performer, lyricist and actress András Kozák, actor Peter Leko, chess player Péter Máté, singer, composer, and pianist Erika Miklósa, coloratura soprano Zoltán Mucsi, actor Feró Nagy, singer and musician Gyula Ortutay, ethnographer and politician András Rédli, fencer Imre Sinkovits, actor Gyula Szabó, actor István Tarlós, politician Gábor Wéber, racing driver and commentator
Friendships The fans have friendships with fans of Rapid Wien and Panathinaikos, and as all three play in Green the alliance is nicknamed the "Green Brothers". They also have friendly relations in Hungary with fans of Zalaegerszeg and in Poland with Śląsk Wrocław and Bałtyk Gdynia.
Rivalries
Ferencváros have rivalry with several teams from Budapest including MTK Budapest, Újpest, Honvéd, Vasas SC, and several provincial clubs such as Debrecen and Diósgyőr.
The biggest rivalry is with Újpest, which dates back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian Football League title. Since then, the fixture between the two teams attracts the most spectators in the domestic league. The matches between the two teams often end in violence which causes big trouble for the Hungarian football. The proposal of personal registration was refused by both clubs.
The fixture between Ferencváros and MTK Budapest FC is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary, which dates back as early as the 1903 football season when Ferencváros first won the Hungarian League. In the following three decades either Ferencváros or MTK Budapest won the domestic league.
Bp. Honvéd are also considered fierce rivals as the clubs are in very close proximity to each other and in the past frequently competed for honours.
Honours
Active departments
Football (men's)
Hungarian Championship Winners (35) (record): 1903, 1905, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1962–63, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Hungarian Second League Winners (1): 2008–09 Hungarian Cup Winners (24) (record): 1912–13, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1955–58, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22 Hungarian Super Cup (defunct) Winners (6) (record): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2015, 2016 Hungarian League Cup (defunct) Winners (2): 2012–13, 2014–15 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (defunct, predecessor of UEFA Cup) Winners (1): 1964–65 Mitropa Cup (defunct) Winners (2): 1928, 1937 Challenge Cup (defunct) Winners (1): 1908–09
Water polo (men's)
Hungarian Championship Winners (26) (share record): 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1944, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1999–00, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Hungarian Cup Winners (23) (record): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1949, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 LEN Champions League Winners (1): 2018–19 LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Winners (4) (record): 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1997–98 LEN Super Cup Winners (4): 1978, 1980, 2018, 2019 LEN Euro Cup Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
Ice hockey (men's)
Hungarian Championship: Winners (31) (record): 1950–51, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Hungarian Cup: Winners (15) (record): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2019–20 Hungarian Super Cup: Winners (3): 1993–94, 2020–21, 2022–23 Panonian League: Winners (1): 2002–03 Erste Liga: Winners (2): 2018–19, 2019–20
Handball (women's)
Hungarian Championship Winners (13): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2014–15, 2020–21 Hungarian Cup Winners (15): 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 EHF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Winners (3) (record): 1977–78, 2010–11, 2011–12 EHF Cup Winner (1): 2005–06
Football (women's)
Hungarian Championship Winners (5): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 Hungarian Cup Winners (6) (record): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Handball (men's)
Hungarian Second League Winners (3): 1970, 2008–09, 2016–17 Hungarian Cup Winner (1): 1963
Inactive departments Basketball (women's)
Hungarian Championship Winner (1): 1996–97 Hungarian Cup Winner (1): 1995–96
International honours +seasonmen's footballwomen's handballmen's water polomen's handball1928 Mitropa Cup Winners1930 Mitropa Cup Semi-finals1934 Mitropa Cup Semi-finals1935 Mitropa Cup Final1937 Mitropa Cup Winners1938 Mitropa Cup Final1939 Mitropa Cup Final1940 Mitropa Cup Final1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-finals1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Winners1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final1970–71 European Cup Final1971–72 UEFA Cup Semi-finals1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup Final Cup Winners' Cup Winners1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup Winners Cup Winners' Cup Winners1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup Final Cup Winners' Cup Final1979–80 Cup Winners' Cup Winners1988–89 Mitropa Cup Semi-finals European Cup Semi-finals1993–94 Cup Winners' Cup Final1994–95 LEN Cup Final1995–96 Champions League Group stage (4th)1996–97 Champions League Semi-finals LEN Cup Final1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup Winners2000–01 Champions League Semi-finals2001–02 Champions League Final2004–05 EHF Cup Semi-finals2005–06 EHF Cup Winners LEN Cup Semi-finals2006–07 Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals2010–11 Cup Winners' Cup Winners2011–12 Cup Winners' Cup Winners2014–15 Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals2016–17 Euro Cup Winners2017–18 Euro Cup Winners2018–19 Champions League Winners2020–21 Champions League Final2021–22 Champions League Third place2022–23 Champions League Final2023–24European Cup Semi-finals
Notable former players
Olympic champions A Ferencvárosi Torna Club olimpiai bajnokainak listája
Antal Kocsis, boxing István Molnár, water polo Jenő Dalnoki, football Dezső Fábián, water polo György Kárpáti, water polo Éva Novák, swimming Ilona Novák, swimming Miklós Szilvási, wrestling (Greco-Roman) Károly Szittya, water polo Katalin Szőke, swimming Miklós Ambrus, water polo László Felkai, water polo Dezső Gyarmati, water polo Dezső Novák, football Zoltán Varga, football Mihály Hesz, canoe sprint István Juhász, football Miklós Páncsics, football Lajos Szűcs, football Zoltán Magyar, gymnastics György Gerendás, water polo András Sike, wrestling (Greco-Roman) Teslim Fatusi, football Zoltán Kósz, water polo Bulcsú Székely, water polo Danuta Kozák, canoe sprint Shaoang Liu, short track speed skating
Presidents List of the presidents of the Ferencvárosi TC:
1899–1920: Ferenc Springer 1920–1923: Aladár Mattyók 1923–1931: Ernő Gschwindt 1931–1944: Béla Mailinger (executive president) 1937–1944: Béla Usetty 1944: Andor Jaross 1945–1950: Adolf Nádas (executive president) 1948–1950: Ferenc Münnich 1950–1951: Árpád Nöhrer 1951–1952: István Száraz 1953–1955: Béla Komoretto 1956–1958: Károly Weidemann 1958–1962: János Bédi 1962–1965: Aladár Végh 1966–1971: István Kalmár 1971–1981: János Harót (executive president) 1971–1980: Lajos Lénárt 1980–1985: Tibor Losonci (executive president) 1981–1988: Imre Kovács 1985–1990: Károly Hargitai (executive president) 1988–1989: Ferenc Szabó 1989–1990: István Debreczeny 1990–1994: Lajos Harza 1991–1998: István Szívós (executive president) 1994–1997: Péter Szerdahelyi 1997–1998: Benedek Fülöp 1998–2001: József Torgyán 1999: Máté Fenyvesi (executive president) 2001–2006: János Furulyás 2006: Miklós Inácsy 2006–2007: Zsolt Dámosy 2007–2010: György Rieb 2010–2011: Miklós Kovács since 2011: Gábor Kubatov
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