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| Full name | Szombathelyi Haladás | ||
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| Nickname | Hali | ||
| Founded | 1919; 106 years ago (1919) | ||
| Ground | Haladás Sportkomplexum | ||
| Capacity | 8,903 | ||
| Chairman | Béla Illés | ||
| Manager | Aleksandar Jović | ||
| League | NB II | ||
| 2022–23 | NB II, 9th of 20 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Szombathelyi Haladás (Hungarian:[ˈsombɒthɛjiˈhɒlɒdaːʃ]), is aHungarianfootball club based inSzombathely.Haladás is theHungarian word forprogress. The club, which was founded in 1919, plays its home games at the Haladás Sportkomplexum which has a capacity of 8,903. The club colours are green and white.
Haladás reached theHungarian Cup final in the years 1975, 1993 and 2002. Since its first promotion in 1936 the club has spent 51 seasons in the first division of the Hungarian league, theNemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I).
Since 1919 the club have been famous for their yoyo between theHungarian First Division and theHungarian Second Division. The club were unable to strengthen their stay in the first league which resulted a continuous yoyo effect.
Szombathely won the 1935-36 Nyugatmagyarországi LASz and were promoted for the first time to the first division.[1] Although Soproni FAC also collected 41 points, Haladás had better goal difference and finished on the first place.
In the1936–37 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Haladás finished in the 12th position and were relegated to the second division.[2]
Haladás won 1938-39 Nemzeti Bajnokság B season and were promoted to the top flight a second time.[3] In the1939–40 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Haladás finished in the 11th position and remained in the top flight for the first time.[4] Haladás could precedeSzürketaxi FC, Kassai AC, andNemzeti SC.
In the1940–41 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Haladás finished in the 14th position and were relegated to the second division along withTörekvés SE,Tokodi Üveggyár, andBSzKRT SE.[5] However, in the 1941-41 Nemzeti Banokság II (Zrínyi group) Haladás finished on the top position.[6]
In the1942–43 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Haladás finished in the 14th position and were relegated again.[7] Haladás could precede onlySzegedi AK andTörekvés.
In the 2001–02 season of theHungarian Cup Haladás played in the final againstÚjpest. The club lost 2–1 after extra time.In January 2002 Haladás appointedLázár Szentes as the new coach of the club.[8] In the2001–02 season Haladás was facing relegation problems.[9]In August 2003Lajos Détári resigned as coach of the club.[10]In October 2003 formerZalaegerszeg championship-winner coachPéter Bozsik was appointed as the coach of the club.[11]In the 2006–07 season of theHungarian Second Division the club missed out on promotion to the first division because of an 11 points deduction for the use of ineligible players.BFC Siófok was promoted in the place of Haladás.
In the 2008 Haladás won theHungarian Second Division which resulted the promotion of the club to the first division.[12] In 2008, Haladás played withArsenal a pre-season friendly match inSzombathely. The match finished 1–1.[13]
In the2008–09 season Haladás reached the best rank ever in the history of the team.[14] The club won the bronze medal and got the right to start the qualification rounds in theEuropa League.
In theEuropa League 2009–10 season Haladás played againstIrtysh Pavlodar in the first round. The first leg finished 1–0 thanks toKrisztián Kenesei's goal in the 79th minute.[15] In the second leg the result was 2–1 to Irtysh, which meant that Haladás could play in the second round.[16] In the second round Haladás played theSwedish clubElfsborg. In the first leg Haladás lost 3–0,[17] while at home. During the second leg, Haladás drew with Elfsborg which caused them to be knocked out of the tournament.[18]
Szombathely were eliminated from the round of 16 of the2018–19 Magyar Kupa byMezőkövesd SE on 0–1 aggregate.[19]
In the2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season Haladás finished 12th and they were relegated to theNemzeti Bajnokság II to compete in the2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.[20]
The2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II was abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Haladás finished the season on the 17th place thus avoiding relegation to theNemzeti Bajnokság III.[21]
On 25 November 2023, it was revealed that the club was close to bankruptcy.[22] In November, the player had not received their September salary. On 29 December 2023, it was revealed that the debt of the club was substantially reduced.[23]
In the2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season, Haladás finished in the 14th position and were not relegated to the third division. However, the Hungarian Football Federation did not give a license to play in the second division.
On 20 February 2024,Bálint Bajner was signed.[24] On 8 March 2024, he was taken to hospital after he fell ill due to high pulse rate.[25] However, later that day he was released frrm the hospital. On 6 May 2024, Bajner revealed that he had signed a contract on which the badge of the club was not displayed.[26]
On 7 May 2024,Aleksandar Jović resigned.[27]
On 9 July 2024, Erzsébet Szántó, managing director, resigned[28] and nobody was appointed as the official representative of the club.[29]
On 16 July 2024, theHungarian Football Federation excluded Haladás from theNemzeti Bajnokság III andMagyar Kupa.[30] Tibor Homlok, the representative of Haladás Marketing Kft., and Richárd Unger, the delegate of the local government, resigned.[31] The Szombathelyi Haladás Kft did not have any football players; therefore, did not intend to apply for a license to play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság and Magyar Kupa. The license can be transferred to Illés Akadémia or Haladás VSE.
On 19 July 2024, the Hungarian Football Federation accepted the license of Haladás.[32] The club changed its name to Szombathelyi MÁV Haladás VSE. By the end of 2024, the club had a lot of debts and it was close to bankruptcy.[33] Former player of Haladás,András Schäfer, donated 15 million Hungarian Forints to the club to avoid bankruptcy.[34] Later, it was announced that Schäfer purchased shares of the club, thus becoming one of the owners of his former club.[35]
On 4 January 2025, former Haladás player and legend, Zoltán Halmosi, (father ofPéter Halmosi) died. He played 306 Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches and scored 19 goals for Haladás.[36][37] On 10 January 2025, Ferenc Vígh was appointed as the manager of the club.[38] A couple of days later, it was revealed that Ferenc Vígh had been sentences before and he was also under investigation by the police at the time of his appointment.[39]
The colours of the club are green and white. This combination is very common inHungarian League sinceFerencváros,Győr,Kaposvár,Paks have the same colour combination.
The following table shows in detail Szombathelyi Haladás kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| −2008 | Legea | Strabag |
| 2008–11 | Contact Zrt. | |
| 2011–12 | Contact Marketing Zrt. / Sopron Bank | |
| 2012–13 | Contact Marketing Zrt. | |
| 2013–14 | — | |
| 2014–15 | AGS sport 23 | |
| 2015–18 | Adidas | Swietelsky |
| 2018–2021 | 2Rule | |
| 2021–present | Adidas | Vasútvill Kft. |
Szombathelyi Haladás play their home matches at theRohonci úti Stadion situated inSzombathely,Hungary. The capacity of the old stadium was 9,500. It was built in 1923 and it was demolished in 2015. It hosted thehammer throw events for theIAAF World Athletics Final as theStade Louis II inMonaco is too small. Currently Haladás play their home matches in Sopron.
On 8 November 2017, theHaladás Sportkomplexum was opened. The first official match was played between Haladás andFerencvárosi TC in the2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.
As of 16 February 2024.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1. Round |  | Valletta | 7–0 | 1–1 | 8–1 |
| 2. Round |  | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 1981–82 | Mitropa Cup |  | Osijek | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–5 | |
 | AC Milan | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |||
 | TJ Vítkovice | 2–2 | 1–6 | 3–8 | |||
| 1988 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 5 |  | Young Boys | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–5 |
| Group 5 | | DAC Dunajská Streda | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| Group 5 |  | IFK Norrköping | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 1. Round |  | Irtysh Pavlodar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2(a) |
| 2. Round | | Elfsborg | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
