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Myenty Abena
Leo Myenty Janna Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professional footballer for Turkish club Gaziantep. He is frequently called upon for the Suriname national team. Club career He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 26 August 2016 in a game against Jong PSV. Spartak Trnava In January 2019, Abena joined a Slovak side Spartak Trnava, domestic reigning champions. On 1 May 2019, Abena won the Slovak Cup with Spartak Trnava, scoring the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out, after the match ended up 3–3 after extra–time. Slovan Bratislava In June 2019, Abena signed a 4–year contract with Slovan Bratislava, the main rivals of his previous employer. In the 2019–20 season, he completed the domestic double with Slovan by winning the Slovak Super Liga and Slovak Cup. He remained part of the team, which had repeated the double in the following season. Ferencváros On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramaribo
Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Name The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani languages, Tupi–Guarani ''para'' "large river" + ''maribo'' "inhabitants". History The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the name of a native village, spelled Parmurbo in the earliest Dutch sources. This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo. All earlier settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Slovak First Football League
The 2019–20 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Slovak First Football League, Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 10th Slovak title. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic Since March, the season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia, COVID-19 pandemic. On 7 March, the 22nd and last round of the regular stage took place. Both the championship group and the relegation group were subsequently supposed to have 10 rounds starting on 14 March. However, the season was interrupted until the end of May. On 22 May, the league committee approved the restart of the competition with a new 5-round model starting on 13 June. The committee also decided that no team would be directly relegated at the end of the season. The last team would face ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CONCACAF First Round
The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played in March and June 2021. Format A total of 30 teams (CONCACAF teams ranked 6 to 35 based on the FIFA rankings of July 2020) were divided into six groups of five teams each. In each group, teams played against each other once in a single round-robin format, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The top team of each of the six groups advanced to the second round. Seeding The draw for the first round was held, along with the draw for the third round, on 19 August 2020, 19:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2020 (shown in parentheses). Teams in Pot 1 were pre-seeded to positions A1 to F1 based on their ranking (A1 as the highest-ranked team in Pot 1, and F1 as the lowest-ranked in Pot 1). The remaining teams were drawn by pot into the first available group alphabetically. Each team was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dejan Stanković
Dejan Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Станковић, , born 11 September 1978) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He captained the Serbia national team from 2007 until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football. He is the manager of Russian team Spartak Moscow. Stanković began his career at Red Star Belgrade before joining Lazio in 1998. He spent more than five years with the latter club before joining Inter Milan, where he remained until his retirement in 2013. Stanković is the only man to represent three differently named nations at FIFA World Cups – Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia. Club career Red Star Belgrade Stanković grew up in Zemun, a municipality of Belgrade. Both of his parents, Borislav and Dragica, have strong football backgrounds. Stanković began playing football for FK Teleoptik, based in his neighbourhood of Zemun. When spotted by Red Star cadet squad coach Branko Radović, however, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puskás Aréna
Puskás Aréna () is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in the Zugló, 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary. The stadium's construction started in 2017 and was finished before the end of 2019. It is an all-seater with a capacity of 67,215. The Hungarian Football Federation meets all UEFA and FIFA stadium requirements, and was awarded 4-stars by the UEFA. The stadium is built in the place of the Ferenc Puskás Stadium, former Ferenc Puskás Stadium whose demolition was completed in October 2016. Both stadiums were named in honour of the former national team captain Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006). History In 2011, when originally budgeted, the cost of the construction of the new stadium was put at 35 billion Hungarian forints. On 26 June 2014, László Vigh said that the construction of the new stadium would cost 90-100 billion Hungarian forints. On 1 August 2014, the Nemzeti Sport Központ (the National Sports Center) presented the final vision of Hungary's new nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Magyar Kupa Final
The 2024 Magyar Kupa final decided the winners of the 2023–24 Magyar Kupa, the 84th season of Hungarian premier football cup, the Magyar Kupa. The match was played on 15 May 2024 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest between Paks and Ferencváros. Paks had won the match 2–0 after extra time, securing the Magyar Kupa for the first time in their history. Teams Venue The final has been originally played at the rebuilt Puskás Aréna since it opened, in 2020. This final was the fifth Magyar Kupa final in this stadium. Route to the final ''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).'' Match Details References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Magyar Kupa 2024 Final 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2023–24 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 125th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023. Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros were the 4-time defending champions. Teams Changes Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The promoted teams are Diósgyőri VTK, Diósgyőr and MTK Budapest FC, MTK Budapest, who returned to the top flight after respective absences of one and two years. They replaced Budapest Honvéd FC, Budapest Honvéd and Vasas SC, Vasas, who were relegated to the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of nineteen and one years in the top flight. Stadium and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferencváros Stadion
The Ferencváros Stadion, also known as the Groupama Aréna for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary and the home of Ferencvárosi TC. With a capacity of 22,000, it was for a time the largest stadium in Hungary (between the demolition of the larger Ferenc Puskás Stadium (1953), Ferenc Puskás Stadium in 2017 and the opening of the Puskás Aréna in November 2019). It was built on the site of the former Stadion Albert Flórián, Flórián Albert Stadium, the club's previous home, which was demolished in 2013. The French insurance group Groupama purchased the naming rights to the stadium. However, the name cannot be used when hosting FIFA and UEFA events, since these governing bodies have policies forbidding corporate sponsorship from companies that are not official tournament partners. History Planning Since 1911, Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros had played their home games at Stadion Albert Flórián, originally named Üllői úti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisvárda FC
Kisvárda Football Club is a Hungarian football club located in Kisvárda. It currently plays in Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The team's colors are red and white. History Kisvárda FC, later known as Várda SE, was founded in 1911 as ''Kisvárdai Sport Egyesület (KSE)''. The officials of the village supported the new club by donating a pitch next to the market place. The financial support came from the merchants of the village, who helped a lot in the early stages of the club. In 1953, their present-day ground, the Várkerti sporttelep was built. The club was reestablished on 26 October 1971. Since the 2013–14 season, the official name of the club is ''Kisvárda-Master Good FC''. In the 2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Kisvárda finished second and were promoted to the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. On 21 July 2018, the first Nemzeti Bajnokság I match was played against 2017-18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I title-holders Videoton FC at the Pancho Aréna. The match ended with a 4–0 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bozsik Aréna
Bozsik Aréna is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It is primarily used for football matches and it is the home stadium of Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Budapest Honvéd F.C. Opening on 24 July 2021, it is named after Hungary footballer József Bozsik. History Planning and construction On 20 November 2014, it was revealed that the reconstruction of the Bozsik József Stadion would start in 2015 and finish in 2016. The capacity of the new stadium was announced to be 9,000, with 900 VIP seats, 350 skyboxes, and a 100 square metre mixed zone for the press. Óbuda Group was commissioned as the project's architects, with planning taking place between 2014 and 2015. However, construction was delayed until March 2019, with new plans revealing a revised capacity of 8,200 and a three-floor main stand, which comes together with the other stands to form a U-shape. The facilities include a modern floodlight system while a lion statue designed by Gábor Szőke was placed in front o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, 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 Hungary 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kecskeméti TE
Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is most famous for its Association football, football section which competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II from 2025–26, the second tier of Hungarian football after relegation from Nemzeti Bajnokság I in 2024–25. Kecskeméti TE's highest achievement to-date is winning the Magyar Kupa in the 2010–11 Magyar Kupa, 2010–11 season, and gaining entry into the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Europa League. The team won a silver medal right after its promotion back to the first league in 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2022-23, earning the right to compete in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Europa Conference League qualification matches. History Early years A local newspaper of Kecskemét wrote on 6 May 1871, "an elderly citizen wants to establish a company of men to play Association football, soccer in our city, doing exercises tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
