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| Full name | Vasas Futball Club | ||
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| Founded | 16 March 1911; 114 years ago (1911-03-16) | ||
| Ground | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, Budapest | ||
| Capacity | 5,054 | ||
| Chairman | László Markovits | ||
| Manager | Gábor Erős | ||
| League | NB II | ||
| 2024–25 | NB II, 3rd of 16 | ||
| Website | vasasfc | ||
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Vasas SC (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈvɒʃɒʃ]) is a Hungariansports club based inBudapest.
Members of theHungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club asVas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club colours are red and blue. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the city.
They have won theHungarian League six times. Vasas is known internationally for reaching the semi-finals of the1957–58 European Cup,[1] the quarter-finals in the1967–68 European Cup season,[2] and for being the most successful club in theMitropa Cup with 6 championships.
Vasas first entered theNemzeti Bajnokság I in the1916–17 season. Since then the club have managed to win seven titles. The club's most successful period was between 1957 and 1966, when they won the Hungarian league five times.
The following table shows in detail Vasas SC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 1995−97 | Lotto | Casino Vigadó |
| 1998−01 | Danubius Hotels | |
| 2001–02 | Hummel | – |
| 2004–05 | Jako | pannonbau |
| 2005–06 | Herz | |
| 2006–08 | Lancast | |
| 2008–09 | Herz / Regale Klíma | |
| 2009–10 | – | |
| 2011 | Híd | |
| 2011–12 | Vasas SC | |
| 2012–13 | Dragon Sport | – |
| 2014–15 | Adidas | HunGast |
| 2015– | ALPROSYS |
Vasas played their home matches in theIllovszky Rudolf Stadion located in the 13th district of Budapest between 1960 and 2016. The stadium capacity was 9,000. The last match was played between Vasas SS andVideoton FC in the2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 29 October 2016. As part of the Hungarian Football Stadium Reconstruction Program, the stadium was demolished in 2016 and a brand new stadium was built in its place.
On 5 July 2019, the new stadium was opened. The first match was played by Vasas SC andFC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda which was won by the hosts 2–0. The capacity of the new stadium is 5054 and it cost 7.5 billion HUF.
On 7 August 2019, the firstNemzeti Bajnokság II match was played in the stadium when Vasas hostedSoroksár SC in the2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.
On 11 July 2019 the first international match was played betweenBudapest Honvéd FC andFK Žalgiris in the2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase. The match was won by the hosts 3–1.
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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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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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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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On 4 January 2017 it was announced that János Jámbor bought 99% of the shares of the Vasas FC.[5]
| Position | Name |
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| Managing director |  Nagy Miklós |
| Technical director | Kopjári Nándor |
| Club doctor | Dezső Lejkó |
| Kit manager | Dániel Kutassy |
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Gábor Erős |
| Assistant coach | Gábor Nagy |
| Athletics coach | József Havrán |
| Goalkeeping coach | Balázs Farkas |
| Physio | Buda Lajtaváry |
| Physio | János Nagy |
On 18 May 2016 a cooperation was announced between Vasas Kubala Akadémia andEredivisie clubSBV Vitesse. According to the cooperation, the two club have a common showcase, take part in a common conference and education.Gerry Hamstra said that it is very important for the Dutch club to initiate new cooperations in this region.[8]
János Kádár,HSWP First Secretary and Hungarian leader from 1956 until 1988, was a supporter of Vasas. A working-class man, Kádár had played in the team when young and was its president for a short period in the mid-1950s (when, after being released from prison, Kádár was party secretary inBudapest 13th district, where the team is based). During the 1960s, it was not uncommon to see Kádár in the crowd during Vasas games. Unlike some of hisEastern Europe counterparts, though, Kádár did not use his position to favor his team, nor did he allow Hungarian officials to interfere in football as it was common in other bloc countries.
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