Budapest Honvéd FC


Budapest Honvéd Football Club is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. Honvéd means the Homeland Defence. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944.
The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapesti Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian Army team. The club's top players from this era, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik, Zoltán Czibor, and Gyula Grosics helped the club win the Hungarian League four times during the 1950s and also formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian national team popularly known as the Mighty Magyars.
During the 1980s and early 1990s the club enjoyed another successful period, winning a further eight Hungarian League titles. They also won league and cup doubles in 1985 and 1989. In 1991 the club was renamed Kispest Honvéd FC and adopted its current name in 2003.
When the club was originally formed in 1909 it also organised teams that competed in fencing, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling, athletics, boxing and tennis. Later the Honvéd family was extended to include a water polo team, now known as Groupama Honvéd, a 33-times basketball-champion team and a handball team that were European Champions in 1982.

History

Budapest Honvéd FC were founded in 1909 as Kispesti AC. At domestic level they first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1916–17 season. Their first success came in the 1926 Magyar Kupa season when they beat Budapesti EAC in the final.

Stadia

Budapest Honvéd's first stadium was opened in 1913. On 5 August 2018, the last match was played at the stadium. The match was won by Honvéd against Paksi FC on the 3rd match day of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The only goal was scored by Danilo in the 48th minute. The referee was Viktor Kassai. The stadium was demolished in 2019.
The new stadium of the club in under construction. It will be opened in July 2020.

Crest and colours

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Budapest Honvéd FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
1990–1992AdidasFiat
1992–1994MatchwinnerEpson
1994–1996DiadoraGösser
1996–1997JomaGösser
1997-1998JomaFaragó és Fiai Mystery
1998–2000UmbroIBUSZ alapítása 1902
2000–2003JakoWilkinson Sword
2003–2005Gems–
2005–2006Macron–
2006–2008hummel–
2008–2012Nike–
2012–2013Givova–
2014GivovaIdeasport
2014–2015Givova–
2015–18Macron–
2018–MacronTippmix
-Macron-

Honours

Current squad

Players with multiple nationalities

Retired numbers

10 – Ferenc Puskás, Forward. Number retired in July 2000.

Notable former players

Had senior international cap for their respective countries.
Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Budapest Honvéd FC.


Management

First team staff

Ownership