The 2024–25 season is Újpest Football Club's 144nd competitive season, 133rd consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 132nd year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Újpest participated in this season's editions of the Magyar Kupa.
Kits Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: MOL / Tippmix
Kit usage
We indicate in parentheses the number of round. Kit Combination Total Nemzeti Bajnokság I Magyar Kupa Season Home Away Home Away Home Away Home White shirt with purple stripes, purple sleeves, white shorts and white socks. 21 17 4 PUS(1)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 1, Újpest vs Puskás Akadémia – MLSZ TV (YouTube) FEH(3)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 3, Újpest vs Fehérvár – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DEB(5)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 5, Újpest vs Debrecen – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DIO(7)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 7, Újpest vs Diósgyőr – M4 Sport TV (YouTube) GYO(8)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 8, Újpest vs Győr – MLSZ TV (YouTube) NYI(10)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 10, Újpest vs Nyíregyháza – MLSZ TV (YouTube) PAK(13)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 13, Újpest vs Paks – MLSZ TV (YouTube) FER(15)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 15, Újpest vs Ferencváros – MLSZ TV (YouTube) KEC(17)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 17, Újpest vs Kecskemét – MLSZ TV (YouTube) ZAL(20)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 20, Újpest vs Zalaegerszeg – MLSZ TV (YouTube) MTK(22)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 22, Újpest vs MTK – MLSZ TV (YouTube) PUS(23)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 23, Újpest vs Puskás Akadémia – MLSZ TV (YouTube) FEH(25)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 25, Újpest vs Fehérvár – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DEB(27)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 27, Újpest vs Debrecen – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DIO(29)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 29, Újpest vs Diósgyőr – MLSZ TV (YouTube) GYO(30)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 30, Újpest vs Győr – MLSZ TV (YouTube) NYI(32)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 32, Újpest vs Nyíregyháza – MLSZ TV (YouTube) KEC(6)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 6, Kecskemét vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DIO(18)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 18, Diósgyőr vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) NYI(21)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 21, Nyíregyháza vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) MTK(33) Away Purple shirt with dark purple horizontal stripes, purple sleeves, purple shorts and purple socks. 7 7 FER(4)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 4, Ferencváros vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) PUS(12)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 12, Puskás Akadémia vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DEB(16)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 16, Debrecen vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) GYO(19)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 19, Győr vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) FER(26)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 26, Ferencváros vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DOR(R16)Kit: Magyar Kupa, Round of 16, Dorog vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) FER(QF)Kit: Magyar Kupa, Quarter-final, Ferencváros vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) Third White shirt, white sleeves, white shorts and white socks. 9 9 PAK(2)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 2, Paks vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) ZAL(9)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 9, Zalaegerszeg vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) MTK(11)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 11, MTK vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) FEH(14)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 11, Fehérvár vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) PAK(24)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 24, Paks vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) KEC(28)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 28, Kecskemét vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) ZAL(31)Kit: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 31, Zalaegerszeg vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) DVA(R64)Kit: Magyar Kupa, Round of 64, Dunavarsány vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) BVS(R32)Kit: Magyar Kupa, Round of 32, BVSC vs Újpest – MLSZ TV (YouTube) Goalkeeper1 Neon orange shirt, neon orange shorts and neon orange socks. 14 6 8 PUS(1) FEH(3) DEB(5) DIO(7) FER(15) DIO(29) PAK(2) ZAL(9) MTK(11) FEH(14) DEB(16) DIO(18) NYI(21) KEC(28) Goalkeeper2 Neon red shirt, neon red shorts and neon red socks. 17 8 9 GYO(8) PAK(13) KEC(17) ZAL(20) MTK(22) PUS(23) DEB(27) GYO(30) FER(4) PUS(12) PAK(24) FER(26) ZAL(31) MTK(33) BVS(R32) DOR(R16) FER(QF) Goalkeeper3 Blue shirt, blue shorts and blue socks. 6 3 3 NYI(10) FEH(25) NYI(32) KEC(6) GYO(19) DVA(R64)
R64: Round of 64; R32: Round of 32; R16: Round of 16; QF: Quarter-final;
First team squad
Transfers
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Out on loan
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New contracts The following Újpest FC players signed their first or new professional contracts with the club.
Date Age Player Contract type First team 19 February 2025 37 MF Dezső Mező First professional contract Academy
Management As of 8 May 2025 Position NameManager Damir KrznarAssistant managerVideo analyst Vedran AttiasAssistant manager Nikola MitrovićAssistant manager Ales MerteljAssistant manager Boldizsár BodorGoalkeeping coach András ElbertBody performance coach Luka KrklješFitness coach Ádám SzárazVideo analyst Samu VargaVideo analyst Balázs BenczésClub doctor Iván Kollár Dr.Club doctor Péter Lestár Dr.Physiotherapist Žarko MilovanovićPhysiotherapist Aleksandar JovetićPhysiotherapist Dorottya VargaTechnical manager Babett ZsitvaData analyst Kornélia TuzaKit manager Tamás NagyMasseur József KádárMasseur Kálmán Hénap
Managerial changes Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Géza Mészöly End of contract 30 June 2024 Pre-season Bartosz Grzelak 14 June 2024 Bartosz Grzelak Sacked 3 May 2025 7th Damir Krznar 5 May 2025
Friendlies
Pre-season
In-season
Winter training camp in Murcia, Spain between 12–23 January 2025.
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Competitions Overall record In italics, we indicate the Last match and the Final position achieved in competition(s) that have not yet been completed.
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The match schedule was released on 20 June 2024.
Results overview All results are indicated from the perspective of Újpest FC. We indicate in parentheses the number of round.
Opposition Round 1–22 Round 23–33 Total score Points Home score Away score Home score Away score Debrecen3–0 (5)2–1 (16)2–1 (27) 7–2 9 Diósgyőr0–0 (7)1–1 (18)1–1 (29) 2–2 3 Fehérvár4–1 (3)1–0 (14)2–2 (25) 7–3 7 Ferencváros0–0 (15)0–1 (4) 0–2 (26) 0–3 1 Győr0–0 (8)0–3 (19)2–3 (30) 2–6 1 Kecskemét1–1 (17)3–1 (6) 0–0 (28) 4–2 5 MTK1–5 (22)1–4 (11) 3–1 (33) 5–10 3 Nyíregyháza1–0 (10)0–0 (21)2–2 (32) 3–2 5 Paks0–0 (13)1–2 (2) 1–6 (24) 2–8 1 Puskás Akadémia1–2 (1) 1–1 (12)1–1 (23) 3–4 2 Zalaegerszeg1–2 (20)2–0 (9) 0–0 (31) 3–2 4
Magyar Kupa
Round of 64
The draw for the Round of 64 was held on 26 August 2024. In the draw Újpest got Dunavarsány as their opponent, who play in MB 1. In the First round Dunavarsány defeated Gyula 2–1 at home. In the Second round Dunavarsány matched Csepel at home and defeated 4–2.
Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 64 was held on 16 September 2024. In the draw Újpest got BVSC-Zugló as their opponent, who play in NB II. BVSC-Zugló also started the Magyar Kupa competitions in Round of 64, they matched Debreceni EAC (NB III) away and the result was 2–0 after extra time.
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 31 October 2024. In the draw Újpest got Dorogi FC as their opponent, who play in NB III. In the First round Dorog matched Lábatlan (MB I) and defeated 5–0 away. In the Second round Dorog matched Vép (MB I) and defeated 3–1 away. In the Round of 64 Dorog matched Érd (NB III) and defeated 1–0 home. In the Round of 32 Dorog matched Gödöllő (MB I) and defeated 2–1 away.
Quarter-final The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 27 February 2025. In the draw Újpest got Ferencvárosi TC as their opponent, who play in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In the Round of 64 Ferencváros matched Budafok (NB II) and defeated 3–0 away. In the Round of 32 Ferencváros matched Tiszafüred (NB III) and defeated 2–1 away. In the Round of 16 Ferencváros matched Győr (NB I) and defeated 4–3 after extra time, away.
Squad statistics
+ Keys Rk. Rank No. Squad number Pos. Position Opponent The opponent team without a flag is Hungarian. (N) The game was played at a neutral site. (H) Újpest FC were the home team. (A) Újpest FC were the away team. Player Young Hungarian Player, who is a Hungarian player and was born 2004 or after Player* Player who joined Újpest FC on loan during the season Player⊕ Player who joined Újpest FC permanently during the season Player† Player who departed Újpest FC permanently or on loan during the season
Appearances Includes all competitions for senior teams. We indicate the number of the player's appearances as substitute by the combination of a plus sign and a figure. We indicate with color the maximum appearances only in the competition in which the team has already played at least 2 matches.
Player Goalkeepers 1 GK Gellért Genzler 0 0 0 23 GK Dávid Banai 0+1 3 3+1 93 GK Riccardo Piscitelli 24 0 24 Defenders 3 DF Csanád Fehér 0 0 0 4 DF Levente Babós 1+1 0 1+1 5 DF Daviti Kobouri 8+4 0+1 8+5 8 DF Márk Dékei 2+9 0 2+9 22 DF Krisztián Tamás 10+1 0+1 10+2 25 DF Nimród Baranyai 3+1 0+1 3+2 26 DF Bálint Geiger 9+7 2+1 11+8 30 DF João Nunes 22 2 24 33 DF Barnabás Bese 13+1 1 14+1 35 DF André Duarte 20 3 23 44 DF Bence Gergényi 13+5 3 16+5 55 DF Attila Fiola 14+2 3 17+2 74 DF Dominik Kaczvinszki 4 1+1 5+1 Midfielders 6 MF Damian Rasak⊕ 7 1 8 7 MF Krisztián Simon 1+3 0 1+3 10 MF Mátyás Tajti 10+6 0+1 10+7 15 MF Miron Mucsányi 0 0 0 18 MF Tom Lacoux 8+8 3 11+8 21 MF Pál Helmich 1 0+1 1+1 29 MF Vincent Onovo 5+7 0+1 5+8 77 MF Adrián Dénes 6+9 2 8+9 88 MF Matija Ljujić (c) 18+1 2 20+1 Forwards 9 FW Fran Brodić 22+1 2+1 24+2 11 FW Krisztofer Horváth 15+4 2+1 17+5 14 FW Giorgi Beridze⊕ 1+3 1 2+3 17 FW George Ganea 2 0 2 34 FW Milan Tučić⊕ 4+2 1 5+2 38 FW Kristóf Sarkadi 0+2 0 0+2 47 FW Márk Mucsányi 10+7 1+1 11+8 57 FW Ákos Tóth 0+1 0 0+1 70 FW Mamoudou Karamoko* 7+6 0+3 7+9 Players who departed the club on loan but featured this season Players who left the club during the season (19) MF Aboubakar Keita† 0+3 0 0+3 (28) MF Ognjen Radošević† 1+3 0 1+3 (77) FW Kevin Csoboth† 1 0 1 Notes: GK: goalkeeper; DF: defender; MF: midfielder; FW: forward
Goal scorers Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list. We indicate in parentheses how many of the goals scored by the player from penalties.
Player NemzetiBajnokság I MagyarKupa Seasontotal 1 9 FW Fran Brodić 8 (1) 0 8 (1) 2 88 MF Matija Ljujić (c) 6 (1) 1 7 (1) 3 47 DF Márk Mucsányi 3 1 4 4 10 MF Mátyás Tajti 2 0 2 11 FW Krisztofer Horváth 0 2 2 30 DF João Nunes 1 1 2 70 FW Mamoudou Karamoko 2 0 2 5 14 FW Giorgi Beridze⊕ 0 1 1 18 MF Tom Lacoux 1 0 1 25 DF Nimród Baranyai 0 1 1 26 DF Bálint Geiger 0 1 1 33 DF Barnabás Bese 1 0 1 35 DF André Duarte 1 0 1 55 DF Attila Fiola 0 1 1 77 MF Adrián Dénes 1 0 1 Opponent Own goal 0 0 0 Total 26 (2) 9 35 (2)
Penalties
Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition Fran Brodić Debrecen (H) Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 5 Matija Ljujić Zalaegerszeg (A) Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 9 Fran Brodić Puskás Akadémia (A) Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Round 12
Assists Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.
Player NemzetiBajnokság I MagyarKupa Seasontotal 1 9 FW Fran Brodić 5 1 6 2 26 DF Bálint Geiger 4 0 4 3 11 FW Krisztofer Horváth 3 0 3 33 DF Barnabás Bese 2 1 3 4 47 DF Márk Mucsányi 2 0 2 5 5 DF Davit Kobouri 1 0 1 18 MF Tom Lacoux 1 0 1 22 DF Krisztián Tamás 0 1 1 30 DF João Nunes 1 0 1 44 DF Bence Gergényi 1 0 1 77 MF Adrián Dénes 0 1 1 88 MF Matija Ljujić 1 0 1 70 FW Mamoudou Karamoko* 1 0 1 Total 22 4 26
Goalkeepers Clean sheets