The Hungarian Football Federation ( hu, Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség, MLSZ) is the governing body of
football
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in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
. It organizes the
Hungarian league Hungarian may refer to:
* Hungary, a country in Central Europe
* Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946
* Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary
* Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignm ...
and the
Hungarian national team. It is based in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...
.
Honours
;
National Team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
*
World Cup
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:
''Runner-up'' (2 times -
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime.
** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France ...
,
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
)
*
Olympic Games
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:
Winner (3 times -
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
,
1964,
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* J ...
);
''Runner-up'' (2 times -
1972);
Third place (1 time -
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
)
;National Youth Teams
*
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
:
Third place (1):
2009
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Divisions
;Men's
*
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 ap ...
*
Hungary national under-21 football team
The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team w ...
*
Hungary national under-19 football team
This article includes current squads of Hungary U-20 and U-19 national football teams.
The road to 2008 UEFA Euro U-19
After 11 years, the Hungarian U-19 football team qualified to the EURO U-19 final tournament. At the first round of qualif ...
*
Hungary national under-17 football team
The Hungary national under-17 football team represents Hungary in association football at under-17 age level and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Hungary. The current manager of the team i ...
*
Hungary national under-16 football team
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croati ...
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Hungary national futsal team
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Hungary national beach soccer team
The Hungary national beach soccer team represents Hungary in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség'', the governing body for football in Hungary.
Competitive record
FIFA Beach Socce ...
;Women's
*
Hungary women's national football team
The Hungary women's national football team represents Hungary in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.
Results and fixtures
* The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, ...
*
Hungary women's national under-19 football team
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Hungary women's national under-17 football team
Current head coaches
Competitions
Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség is responsible for organising the following competitions:
Men's football
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I ''(Tier 1)''
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság II
NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti' ...
''(Tier 2)''
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság III ''(Tier 3)'' – three sections (East, Central, West)
*
Megyei Bajnokság I ''(Tier 4)'' - nineteen sections (
counties
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)
Women's football
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women) ''(Tier 1)''
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (women) ''(Tier 2)'' – two sections (East, West)
Cups
*
Magyar Kupa – Men
*
Magyar Kupa (women) – Women
Futsal
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I ''(Tier 1)''
*
Magyar Kupa – Men
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women) ''(Tier 1)''
*
Magyar Kupa (women) – Women
Beach soccer
*
Nemzeti Strandlabdarúgó Liga ''(Tier 1)''
Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year
As awarded by the HFF. In 1980 the title was not awarded. *In 1949, 1950 and 1963 the title was awarded to two players.
Hungarian Footballer of the Year (Golden Ball)
As awarded by journalists
* 2012:
Ádám Szalai
Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He spent most of his career in Germany, signing in 2004 with VfB Stuttgart and going on to represent Mainz 05, Schalke 04, 1899 Hoffenhe ...
* 2013:
Szabolcs Huszti
Szabolcs Huszti (; born 18 April 1983) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He was well known for his dribbling, pace, passing and goal scoring ability from midfield.
Huszti began his professional career at the Hunga ...
* 2018:
Nemanja Nikolić
* 2019:
Péter Gulácsi
Péter Gulácsi (born 6 May 1990) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Hungary national team.
Club career Liverpool
Liverpool signed Gulácsi from MTK Budapest on a one-year loan in 200 ...
Presidents
Current sponsorships
*
Adidas
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- Official main sponsor
*
OTP Bank - Official main sponsor
*
MOL - Official main sponsor
Merkantil Bank- Official sponsor
*
Groupama
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It is listed in the 2007 ICA Global 300 ...
- Official sponsor
*
Huawei
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- Official sponsor
Jet-Sol- Official sponsor
*
Förch - Official sponsor
See also
*
Hungarian football league system
*
List of football clubs in Hungary
References
External links
Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség(official website)
at FIFA site
at UEFA site
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Hungary
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Football in Hungary
Futsal in Hungary
1901 establishments in Hungary
Sports organizations established in 1901
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