Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club-Zugló commonly known as BVSC-Zugló is a professional

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club based in

Zugló Zugló (, Macedonian: ''Сугел'') is the 14th District of Budapest, Hungary Geography * Area 18.15 km2 * Inhabitants: 130,000 Access to the district is easy; the southern end is easily accessible with the main M2 subway line, with ...

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, Hungary, that competes in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 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: ''Ke ...

. The club was founded in 1911. Its football section became closed in 2001, but has now reopened, while other sections that are still operational are

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. The table tennis department won the European Cup of 1980 and several national championships. The football team reached in the years 1996 and 1997 twice the

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final and was runner up in the

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in 1996.

History

On 18 July 2012, BVSC started an adult team after 10 years of pause. The team are going to compete in the Budapest Labdarugó Szövetség IV. In 2019, the club were promoted to the Budapest bajnokság I after winning the 2018-19 Budapest bajnokság II. In May 2020, the club were promoted to the

Nemzeti Bajnokság III Nemzeti Bajnokság III (''NB III'', ''National Championship III'') is the third tier of Football in Hungary, Hungarian football (from the autumn of 1997 till the spring of 2005, NB III was the fourth tier, the third was NB II). The tier contains ...

after finishing first in the Budapest championship. The 2019-20 Budapest Bajnokság I was interrupted and finally terminated due to the

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. Gábor Horváth, director of the football department, said that the club were eligible to enter the

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and the club would meet all the requirements to play at the third tier. On 28 July 2021, former

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player,

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, was appointed. The main aim of the club was to get promoted to

. In the

season, the club finished second. In March 2022, the club announced that refugees from the

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can do sports for free at the club. On 1 June 2022,

was removed from his position. On 22 June 2022,

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was appointed as the new manager of the club. In 2022–23, BVSC-Zugló finished 1st in NB III East and promotion to NB II for the first time in history in 20 years via promotion relegation play-off after defeat Szentlőrinc 1-2 and play in second tier since 2003–04. On 9 April 2023, BVSC beat Körösladány 8–0. On 16 April 2023, BVSC beat Putnok by 3-0 and won the

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season. On 2 August 2023, Paulo Vinicius, former

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pleayer, was signed by the club. On 30 November 2023, Tamás Szekeres was appointed as the new coach of the club. In the

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season, BVSC were struggling to avoid relegation. However, the club had surprising results such as beating

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1–0 at home on 4 February 2024. On 24 April 2024, Tamás Szekeres resigned and was replaced by Ádám Kincses. On 28 April 2024, it was announced that István Kisteleki also helps the management of the team. In the

, BVSC finished in the 13th position and avoided relegation the third tier. On 10 June 2024,

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was appointed as the manager of the club. BVSC started the

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season with a goaless draw against

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at the

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on 28 July 2024. The draw was followed by two away vicories. First, BVSC beat

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on 4 August 2024. On 11 August 2024, BVSC beat

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1-0.

Name changes

As most other Hungarian sports clubs BVSC was subject to numerous changes of its name throughout its history. Here is a list of names that were in use by the club: *1911–1945 ''MAVOSZ Budapesti VSC'' *1945-? ''Vasutas Előre SC'' (after merger with ''Budapesti MÁV Előre'') *?-1948 ''MÁV Konzum Vasutas Előre'' *1948–1954 ''Budapesti Lokomotív SK'' *1954-1956 ''Budapesti Törekvés SE'' (after merger with '' Budapesti Előre SK'' and '' Budapesti Postás SK'') *1956-1990 ''Budapesti VSC'' (after demerger of '' Budapesti Előre SK'' and '' Budapesti Postás SK'') *1990-1991 ''BVSC-Mávtransped'' *1992-1992 ''BVSC-Novép'' *1992-1996 ''BVSC-Dreher'' *1996-1997 ''Budapesti VSC'' *1997-1998 ''BVSC-Zugló FC'' *1998-1999 ''BVSC-Zugló'' *1999-2001 ''Budapesti VSC'' *2001-2011 ''BVSC-Zugló FC'' *2011- ''BVSC-Zugló''

Players

Current squad

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Non-playing staff

Management

Honours

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: ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1995–96 *

: ** ''Winners (1):'' 1957–58, 1990–91 *

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: ** ''Runners-up (2):'' 1995–96, 1996–97 *

: ** Winners (1):

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Seasons

Managers

Péter Szabó Péter Szabó (13 April 1899 – 21 September 1963) was a Hungarians, Hungarian Association football, football manager and player. Club career Born in Budapest, Szabó played with MTK Budapest FC where he won three consecutive championships. In ...

(1951–1952) *

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(1953) * István Baráth (1953–1954) *

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(1954) *

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(1955–1957) * László Balogh (1957) *

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(1957–1960) *

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(1960–1961) *

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(1961) *

(1961–1962) * László Keszei (1962–1963) *

János Gyarmati János Gyarmati (8 February 1910 – 29 August 1974) was a Hungary, Hungarian footballer and coach. He played for Szeged FC, and won three caps for Hungary national football team, Hungary between 1937 and 1938. He later coached in East German ...

(1964–1968) *

Ferenc Szigeti Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány (1497–1566), Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Bene (1944–20 ...

(1969–1970) *

Béla Marosvári Adalbert Marksteiner () was a football player who had represented both Hungary and Romania and a coach. Honours Club ;Ripensia Timişoara *Liga I (1): 1937–38 ;Csepel SC *Nemzeti Bajnokság I (3): 1941–42, 1942–43, 1947–48 Individu ...

(1970–1973) *

György Mezey György Mezey (born 7 September 1941) is a Hungarian former association football player, who played as a midfielder. He later became a well-regarded coach. He was coach of the Hungary national team from 1983 to 1986, leading the team to the 19 ...

(1973–1977) *

Mihály Vasas Mihály Vasas (born 14 September 1933) is a Hungarian football forward who played for Hungary in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.Mihály Ubrankovics (1978–1981) *

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(1981–1982) *

Antal Szentmihályi Antal Szentmihályi (born 13 June 1939) is a former Hungarian footballer. He played for Győri ETO, Vasas SC and Újpesti Dózsa as a goalkeeper. He played 31 games for the Hungary national football team. Szentmihályi is most famous for hi ...

(1982–1983) * László Halácsi (1983–1985) * József Farkas (1985–1986) * József Both (1987–1988) * István Kisteleki (1988–1992) * József Both (1992–1993) *

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(1993) *

Sándor Egervári Sándor Egervári (born 15 July 1950) is a Hungarian football manager and former player. He attended the University of Physical Education in Budapest and qualified as a football coach in 1983. He has completed the UEFA A and B course and as ...

(1993–1996) *

László Dajka László Dajka (born 29 April 1959) is a Hungarian football manager and former player who manages Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Budafok. Playing career Dajka was born in Nyíregyháza. In the season 1980–81, he participated into the European Cha ...

(1996–1997) *

(1997) *

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(1997–1998) * István Sándor (1998) * Dragan Sekulić (1999) *

József Tajti József Tajti (Jászapáti, 8 October 1943) is a Hungarian footballer, currently coaches Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. Family His son is currently employed by Diósgyőri VTK. His grandson, Mátyás Tajti, currently plays for Zalaegerszeg. He ...

(1999) *

Tibor Simon Tibor Simon (1 September 1965 – 23 April 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Career Simon, who played as a defender, spent his entire professional club career with Ferencváros, and also earned 16 caps at international level for ...

(1999–2001) *

József Dzurják József Dzurják (born 2 March 1962) is a Hungarian football manager and former player. Playing career His youth career was at Ikladi Vasas, Jászberényi Lehel, Jászárokszállási Vasas, Békéscsaba, and L. Szabó Hónved SE.Tamás Futó (2003–2004) * there were no professional team (2004–2012) *

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(2013–2015) *

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(2015–2017) * László Varga (2017–2018) *

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(2018–2020) *

(2021–2022) *

(?-2023) *

Tamás Szekeres Tamás Szekeres (born 18 September 1972, in Budapest) is a Hungarian former football player. Honours *Nemzeti Bajnokság I (4): 1992, 1995, 1997,1999 *Magyar Kupa (7): 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005 *Szuperkupa (3): 1993, 1994, 1995 ...

(30 November 2023 – 26 April 2024) * Ádám Kincses and István Kisteleki (27 April 2024 - 9 June 2024) *

(10 June 2024-15 Jume 2025) *

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(16 June 2025-present)

Transfers

In

In Europe

Record by country of opposition

*''Correct as of 5 July 2010'' P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost

Notable members in other sports

Gábor Gergely Gábor Gergely (born 21 June 1953, in Budapest) is a former international table tennis player from Hungary. Table tennis career From 1974 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Champions ...

, table tennis world champion * Ferenc Kiss, wrestler, coach with BVSC * László Schell, ice hockey referee, former player

References

External links

Official website

Official site
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