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53-583: The Hungarian Super Cup is an annual association football match between the League ( Nemzeti Bajnokság I ) champions and the Cup ( Magyar Kupa ) winners. (*) due to violent incidents during the recent 1997–98 Magyar Kupa Final between MTK Budapest FC and Újpest FC . Magyar Kupa Nemzeti Bajnoks%C3%A1g I The Nemzeti Bajnokság ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnɛmzɛti ˈbɒjnokʃaːɡ] , lit.   ' national championship ' ), also known as NB I ,

106-562: A 2–0 victory and the Olympic gold for Hungary. Hungary took part in the 1948-53 Central European International Cup , a nations cup for teams from Central Europe and the forerunner of the European championship . The competing teams included Austria , Czechoslovakia , Italy and Switzerland . Hungary eased their way to a final against Italy on 17 May 1953, which they won 3–0 with a goal from Nándor Hidegkuti and two from Puskás. A friendly match

159-534: A club level, Sebes introduced a sense of continuity at a national level – something no other nation had at the time. The Soviet Union adopted this approach throughout the 1960s, with success at a European level; England won the World Cup in 1966 with a core of players from one club, West Ham United . Sebes also demanded rigorous training and standards of physical fitness from his players, as well as good tactic awareness – again, these were areas that many national sides of

212-634: A club was set by Budapest Kinizsi in 1955 (49,077 over 13 home matches). 27 March 1955 saw the record for highest attendance at a match, with 100,500 in the game between Honvéd and Budapest Kinizsi at Ferenc Puskás Stadium . The highest ever average attendance for NB I as a whole was set in 1955 with 17,151. 554,741 tickets were sold for 160 games without crowd limitations – season's average 3,467 per game. 599,676 tickets were sold for all 198 games – season's average 3,029 per game, not including 8 games behind close doors, 190 games – season's average 3,156 per game. Mighty Magyars Between 1950 and 1956,

265-489: A conventional round-robin in which every team plays every other team, which would have resulted in six matches in each group). In a further oddity, extra time would be played if the teams were level after ninety minutes in the group games, with the result being a draw if the scores were still level after 120 minutes. The top two teams from each group would qualify for the quarter-finals. Hungary shared Group B with Turkey , West Germany and South Korea ; Hungary and Turkey were

318-481: A core set of talented players who were used to playing together at both a club and national level for a period of time. It would be nearly 20 years before the Netherlands national team of the 1970s utilised the same approach with their concept of Total Football . The following is a list of national football teams ranked by the highest Elo rating they ever reached. The table also includes the highest ranking as well as

371-520: A first-round game. The only issue the Hungarians faced was the ankle injury sustained to Puskás in the same game, from which he had not fully recovered – Sebes still took the decision to play him. Hungary took an early lead in the 6th minute, with a goal from Puskás. Two minutes later, Czibor made it 2–0 to Hungary. However, the Germans rallied, and swiftly pulled the score back to 2–1 through Max Morlock . In

424-526: A fundraising tour of Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Brazil. After returning to Europe, the players parted ways. Kocsis and Czibor moved to Spain to play for Barcelona . Puskás emigrated to Spain to play for Real Madrid . Hidegkuti returned to Hungary as a player and later became manager of MTK Budapest FC before emigrating to successfully manage clubs in Italy, Poland, and Egypt. Bozsik also returned in Hungary, becoming

477-406: A reputation for open, attacking football. The Brazilians had lost the last and deciding match of the 1950 World Cup to Uruguay , and were anxious to reach the final again. Unfortunately, the game was notable for the number of cynical fouls performed by both sides rather than as an exhibition of footballing technique; Hungary took a 2–0 lead after 7 minutes, and after that the game descended into

530-449: A series of fouls, free kicks and fights on the pitch resulting in three dismissals. The game ended 4–2 to Hungary. Fighting continued off the pitch in the tunnels and in the players' dressing rooms. The game's English referee Arthur Ellis commented: "I thought it was going to be the greatest game I'd ever see. I was on top of the world. Whether politics and religion had something to do with it I don't know, but they behaved like animals. It

583-473: Is generally credited for successfully implementing an early form of " Total Football ", later used effectively by the Dutch in the 1970s. The team is also generally recognized for introducing new, scientific coaching and tactical innovations, which were subsequently adopted throughout the game. The team's success became a subject of national pride in a period of oppression by the communist regime imposed on Hungary by

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636-493: Is the top flight of Hungarian football league system . The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank . Twelve teams compete in the league, playing each other three times, once at home, once away, and the third match is played at the stadium that the last match was not played at. At the end of the season, the top team enters the qualification rounds for the UEFA Champions League , while

689-399: Is told, his name should be written in gold letters". The Hungarians arrived at the 1952 Summer Olympics unbeaten for two years. The team easily defeated opponents in the preliminary rounds, before meeting the 1948 defending Olympic champions, Sweden , in the semi-finals. Hungary demolished Sweden 6–0 to set up a final against Yugoslavia . Goals from Ferenc Puskás and Zoltán Czibor ensured

742-538: The Eastern Bloc were restricted to employing only home nationals. In the 2000s, new clubs became champions, mainly from rural Hungary. In 2002 , Bozsik 's Zalaegerszeg won the championship. Debrecen won the Hungarian league in 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , and 2010 . In 2008 MTK could win. The dominance of the rural clubs continued in the 2010s. In 2011 and 2015 , Székesfehérvár 's Videoton won

795-528: The World War II , there were no interruptions in the Hungarian league. Due to the expansion of the territories of the country, new clubs, from the new cities Hungary had, could re-join the league such as Nagyvárad and Kolozsvár , which are both nowadays in Romania. The second half of the 1940s was dominated by Újpest by winning the championship in 1945 , 1946 , and 1947 . The 1940s also saw Nagyvárad winning

848-460: The 18th minute, the Germans drew level from a corner kick; the goal was scored by Helmut Rahn . In the second half, Hungary poured forward looking to retake the lead, but their attempts were repeatedly foiled by the German defence, with goalkeeper Toni Turek pulling off several fine saves. With six minutes left and the score still 2–2, Helmut Rahn scored West Germany's third goal. Two minutes before

901-409: The 1930s Hungarian football was Újpest's Zsengellér who managed to top goalscorer three times in a row in the 1930s. Ferencváros's Sárosi and MTK Budapest's Cseh and Újpest's Zsengellér were the embodiment of the rivalry of the three clubs from Budapest, named Budapest derby . In the 1940s, Csepel could win its first title which was followed by two other titles in 1942 and 1943 . During

954-517: The 1950s, Honvéd could win the championship five times. During the early 1950s, Honvéd players formed the backbone of the legendary Mighty Magyars . In 1956 , the Hungarian league was suspended due to the Hungarian Revolution . The league was led by Honvéd after 21 rounds but the championship has never been finished. In the first season ( 1955–56 ) of the European Cup , MTK Budapest reached

1007-498: The 1954 World Cup in Switzerland as firm favourites; they were unbeaten since 1950, and had issued served notice of their ability with 6–3 and 7–1 thrashings of England. The 16 finalists were assigned to four groups, with each group having four teams in it. Each group contained two seeded teams and two unseeded teams. Only four matches were scheduled for each group, each pitting a seeded team against an unseeded team (this contrasts with

1060-447: The 4–2–4 formation. Sebes's idea of using a core set of players, drawn from just a handful of clubs, was a new idea that was critical to the success of the team. Most national teams were selected on the concept of picking the best players, not the best team; England famously had a selection committee that selected the team for each game, with little or no sense of continuity. By using players who were familiar with each other's strengths at

1113-740: The 89th minute but was deemed to be offside, and there was an alleged foul on Kocsis in the penalty area in the final minute of the game. On 8 December 1954, Scotland hosted Hungary at Hampden Park in a friendly match, before a crowd of 113,000. Scotland were determined not to be humiliated as England had been a year earlier, and attempted to take the game to the Hungarians in a display of counterattacking football. This made for an open, attractive game with plenty of goals; Hungary scored on 20 minutes through Bozsik, and Hidegkuti made it 2–0 six minutes later. Scotland rallied and pulled one back on 36 minutes through Tommy Ring , but Sandor made it 3–1 to Hungary just before halftime. The second half continued in

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1166-550: The Hungarian defence. With a quarter of an hour to play Juan Hohberg scored for Uruguay; Hungary defended desperately until the 86th minute, when Hohberg scored his second to force extra time. Appearing to have much more energy than their opponents, Hungary retook the lead midway through the second period of extra-time when Sándor Kocsis headed home from close range; Kocsis scored again four minutes from injury time. Uruguay were beaten 4–2, their first ever World Cup loss, while Hungary went on to their second World Cup final. The game

1219-883: The Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Clubs in bold compete in the 2024–25 season. For a complete list see: Most seasons As of July 2021. One of the most notable players of the Hungarian League was Ferenc Puskás who played for Honvéd . He played for Honvéd from 1943 to 1955 and then for Real Madrid . He made his first senior appearance for Kispest in November 1943 in a match against Nagyváradi AC . The following data indicates Hungarian coefficient rankings between European football leagues. UEFA League Ranking 2019-2024 period: UEFA 5-year Club Ranking after 2023–24 season: Attendances reached peaks in 1955 and 1957. The record for highest average home attendance for

1272-554: The Soviet Union. In this period any "nationalistic" or even patriotic expression was strongly disapproved of, since these were considered being against the internationalist ideal of the communist government. In this atmosphere, international sport events were the only tolerated fields of expression of national pride. The team was built around a core of six key players: Ferenc Puskás , Sándor Kocsis , Nándor Hidegkuti , Zoltán Czibor , József Bozsik and Gyula Grosics . The manager of

1325-401: The championship. In 2013 , Győr and in 2014 , Debrecen could win the Hungarian League title. As of the 2024–25 season , there are twelve clubs in the division, who play each other three times for a total of 33 games each. The bottom two clubs are relegated. Below is a ranking of the clubs by most titles won. Notes : The following clubs have spent 50 or more seasons in

1378-527: The championships such as Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest. Ferencváros always finished in the top three, except for the 1993–94 season, when they finished 4th. The financial problems affected the performance of the clubs outside the Hungarian League as well. Hungarian clubs could not compete with their European counterparts. Moreover, the Bosman ruling also had a deep impact on the Hungarian League. Since big European clubs could invest loads of money into football, clubs from

1431-405: The end, Puskás appeared to equalise, but he was ruled off-side. The match ended Hungary's unbeaten run in one of the biggest upsets in the history of football; West Germany won 3–2 in the "Miracle of Bern". There were three controversial incidents in the final, each favouring the Germans; Hungarian goalkeeper Grosics was allegedly obstructed for the second German goal, Puskás apparently equalised in

1484-545: The home leg could be played, the Hungarian Revolution erupted in Budapest. The players decided against going back to Hungary and arranged for the return with Athletic to be played at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Honvéd were eliminated 6–5 on aggregate, and the Hungarian players were left in limbo. They summoned their families from Budapest, and despite opposition from FIFA and the Hungarian football authorities, they organised

1537-462: The influence of Jimmy Hogan cannot be underestimated. The tactics of Sebes – especially the concept of a deep lying centre forward – revolutionised a game where the majority of club and international sides had played the WM formation for the previous 20 years. The introduction and success of the Hungarian 3–2–3–2 formation led other managers and countries to experiment, with the 3–2–3–2 eventually evolving into

1590-417: The latter winning the championship. Although the two first championships were won by Budapesti TC , the other titles that decade were won by FTC and MTK. In the 1910s and 1920s, the championship was dominated by Ferencváros and MTK. In the 1930s, the rivalry between Ferencváros and MTK Budapest expanded with another club, Újpest FC (at that time not part of Budapest). One of the most iconic figures of

1643-432: The lead via Zoltán Czibor. Uruguay rallied but were unable to even the scores before half-time. Almost immediately after the restart, Nándor Hidegkuti scored a second goal for Hungary. Uruguay's unbeaten World Cup record seemed to be over, but they still had most of the second half to recover. The champions were not going to give up without a fight, and spent much of the remainder of the match launching attack after attack at

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1696-423: The league, marking the only time the Hungarian league was won by a team that nowadays is not from a city located in Hungary (Nagyvárad, also known as Oradea is nowadays located in Romania.). In the 1950s, the dominance of Ferencváros and MTK weakened by the emergence of Honvéd with players such as Puskás , Bozsik , Czibor , and Budai . Later these players played in the final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup . In

1749-466: The manager of several Hungarian teams. Sebes also managed several Hungarian clubs in the 1960s ( Ujpesti Dozsa , Budapest Honvéd FC and Diosgyori VTK ) with moderate success. The historical significance of the team lay in three areas; the introduction of new tactics, the concept of using a core set of well trained players used to playing as a team, and the idea that each player could play in any position if necessary. The importance of Gusztáv Sebes and

1802-503: The natural successors to the Hungarians as the world's premier footballing side. In addition, the Soviet team and players were regarded as ideals of socialist principles by senior communist authorities, who expected the Soviet Union to win comfortably, as befitting the senior member of the Eastern Bloc . However, a single goal from Zoltán Czibor ended the Soviet Union's unbeaten home record; the result did little to encourage good relations between

1855-483: The quarter-finals while in the 1957–58 season Vasas Budapest played in the semi-finals of the European Cup. Vasas won four titles in the 1960s ( 1960–61 , 1961–62 , 1965 , and 1966 ). Újpest dominated the 1970s, winning seven titles. In 1982 , Győr won the championship becoming the first non-Budapest team who could win the Hungarian league (except Nagyvárad during the World War II ). Győr could repeat

1908-575: The runner-up and the third place, together with the winner of the Magyar Kupa enter the UEFA Europa Conference League qualification rounds. The bottom two clubs are relegated to Nemzeti Bajnokság II , the second-level league, to be replaced by the winner and the runner up of the NB2 . The first championship in 1901 was contested by BTC , MUE , FTC , Műegyetemi AFC , and Budapesti SC , with

1961-411: The same vein, with Partick Thistle winger John Mackenzie constantly beating Hungary full back Mihály Lantos . Bobby Johnstone scored a second goal for Scotland on 46 minutes, and only poor finishing prevented Scotland from equalising. The home side continued to press forward, but were caught on a counter break right at the end of the match when Kocsis scored to make the final score 2–4 to Hungary. It

2014-551: The team played 69 games, recorded 58 victories, 10 draws and is generally considered to have suffered only one defeat , in the 1954 World Cup final against West Germany. During this process they scored 436 goals. Under the Elo rating system they achieved the highest rating recorded by a national side (2231 points, achieved on 30 June 1954). In 2016 the BBC listed the team as the best international football team ever in football history. The team

2067-454: The team to quickly switch between attack and defense. The tactic also drew defenders out of position, as centre halves used to man-marking a centre forward would follow the deep-lying centre forward back to the midfield. Thirdly, Sebes encouraged his players to be versatile – the ideal would be for any of his players to be able to play in any position. This was a revolutionary idea – most players were used to playing in one specific position. This

2120-572: The team was Gusztáv Sebes , who had been a trade union organizer in Budapest and pre-war Paris at Renault car factories, and was therefore accorded a political clean bill of health to run affairs by the Deputy Sports Minister. Sebes can be credited with three key innovations. Firstly, he implemented fitness regimes for his players, as well as a club-like policy at international level to give impetus to regular practice sessions. Secondly, he

2173-514: The time neglected. As a consequence, the Hungarian side were able to outrun, outpass and outplay their opposition. Finally, Sebes's successful implementation of Jimmy Hogan 's theory that every player should be able to play in all positions was critical to the success of the team; previously, each player in a team was assigned a specific position or role, usually marking a specific opposition player. The Hungarian tactic of players constantly changing roles and positions could only be introduced by using

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2226-422: The triumph in the following year in 1983 . However, the 1980s was dominated by Honvéd who celebrated its second heyday during the 1980s. Due to the collapse of communism , Hungarian football clubs lost the support of the state. Therefore, many clubs were faced with financial problems the effects of which are still present in Hungarian football. However, the 1990s were still dominated by the 'traditional' clubs of

2279-475: The two countries, and was a minor contributing factor to a wave of patriotic fervour that resulted in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 . Hungary continued to dominate international football; between July 1954 and February 1956, Hungary played a further 19 games, winning 16, drawing 3 and losing none. From 1950 until their demise in 1956 the team played a total of 69 games, winning 58, drawing 10 and losing just once and scored 436 goals. Despite this, manager Sebes

2332-456: The two seeded sides in the group. Hungary won their opening game against South Korea 9–0, with Kocsis scoring a hat-trick. In the second game, Hungary thrashed West Germany 8–3, with Kocsis scoring another 4 goals; however, fouling on Puskás left him with a hairline fracture of the ankle which left him unavailable for selection for the quarter-final and semi final stages. Hungary met Brazil in an eagerly anticipated quarter final; both sides had

2385-615: The world and Hungary were ranked as the best team in the world. The game was eagerly anticipated; the British Press reported it as "the Match of the Century". The game was played in front of 105,000 in Wembley Stadium . Hungary scored in the first minute, and after 27 minutes they were 4–1 up. The final score was 6–3, with a hat-trick from Hidegkuti, two goals from Puskás and one from Bozsik. It

2438-400: Was a disgrace. It was a horrible match. In today's climate so many players would have been sent off the game would have been abandoned. My only thought was that I was determined to finish it." Uruguay were the defending champions, and had never lost a World Cup match in their history, winning both tournaments they had previously entered. Hungary were without Puskás, but still managed to take

2491-583: Was a footballing lesson that sent shockwaves through English football , and which ultimately caused English clubs to adapt more modern coaching and tactics. England were anxious for revenge after the defeat at Wembley, and a return match was scheduled in Budapest for 23 May 1954, three weeks before the start of the 1954 World Cup . Any hopes that the Wembley game had been an aberration were immediately dispelled as Hungary won 7–1, inflicting England's heaviest ever defeat that still stands to this day. Hungary went to

2544-584: Was an early form of Total Football . Ferenc Puskas commented, "When we attacked, everyone attacked, and in defence it was the same. We were the prototype for Total Football." Finally, the influence of Jimmy Hogan on Sebes and the team cannot be underestimated. The then president of the Hungarian Football Association, Sandor Barcs, said: "Jimmy Hogan taught us everything we know about football". and Sebes himself said of Hogan, "We played football as Jimmy Hogan taught us. When our football history

2597-558: Was arranged for 25 November 1953 against England . England had never been defeated on home soil by a team from outside the British Isles (they lost to the Republic of Ireland in 1949), and the FA were complacent – as the inventors of the game, they were assured that their players were technically and tactically superior to any other countries. At the time, England were ranked as the 3rd best team in

2650-575: Was in direct contrast to the quarter-final between Hungary and Brazil; both Hungary and Uruguay had played attractive, attacking football in what was arguably one of the finest displays of football in a World Cup. The final was between Hungary and West Germany. Hungary were in their second World Cup Final (their 1938 team had lost to Italy 4–2 in Paris ); in addition, they had a record of 34 wins, 6 draws, and 1 defeat since August 1949, and were unbeaten in their last 32 matches. Hungary had beaten West Germany 8–3 in

2703-490: Was responsible for the tactical concept of a deep-lying centre forward. At the time, the majority of footballing sides adopted the WM formation , where the centre forward spearheaded an attack line of 3 forwards and 2 wingers . Sebes's tactic was to withdraw the centre forward back to the midfield, as well as dropping the wingers back to the midfield when necessary. This effectively created an extremely flexible 3–2–3–2 formation, allowing

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2756-520: Was sacked in June 1956, and was replaced by Márton Bukovi ; however, Sebes remained President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee from 1948 to 1960, and was also Vice President of UEFA from 1954 to 1960. The majority of the team played for Budapest Honvéd , who entered the 1956–57 European Cup and were drawn against Athletic Bilbao in the first round. Honvéd lost the away leg 3–2, but before

2809-608: Was the closest any team had come to beating Hungary in a friendly competition since 1950. Afterwards, Puskas complimented the excellent work of Mackenzie, stating that he had "never seen wing play of such a high standard". On 23 September 1956, the Soviet Union played Hungary in a friendly game at the Lenin Central Stadium in Moscow, before a crowd of 102,000. The Soviet Union were unbeaten at home, and were generally regarded as

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