SC Rusj Užhorod or SC Rusz Ungvár (

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: ''Русь Ужгород'') is a former

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and Hungarian club that was created in 1925–26 out of

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(1908). Ukrainian club Hoverla Uzhhorod later traced its heritage from this club indicating 1925 on its club's crest as the year of its foundation.

Brief overview

The club was established on August 15, 1925. The colors of the club were chosen red and green, while the club's crest was the Coat of arms of Carpatho-Ukraine. Its first game it played on June 4, 1926, against another club from

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, ČsŠK Užhorod, and lost it 0:2. On May 31 and June 1, 1927, the club traveled to

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where it played against another local Ukrainian club

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tying both games 3:3. From 1929 the club participated in regional championships of Slovakia (1928 to 1934 as Eastern Slovakia and Carpatho-Ruthenia). It became a champion of Slovakia in 1933 and 1936. In 1933 Rusj Uzhorod lost a qualification play-off to DFC Prag (1:3, 1:4) to qualify for the

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. Becoming the 1936 champion of Slovakia allowed Rus Uzhhorod to enter the 1936–37 Czechoslovak First League for a season. It was eliminated from it for the next season. During the

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Rusj competed in the second football division of Hungary (

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). After the war the club was formally dissolved, while many former players joined the football regional team of Zakarpattia for the Soviet Spartakiad competition. The regional Zakarpattia team won the Soviet competition and was transformed into Spartak Uzhgorod which included players from all former clubs in the region. Among the notable club's coaches there was Otto Mazal-Skvajn who during the

coached Wisla Krakow (1939–46). Among the notable club's players there was a Czechoslovakian goalkeeper of Ukrainian (Ruthenian) origin Alexa Boksay (1911–2007).

League history

Czechoslovakia

Kingdom of Hungary

Honors

Slovak championship (within

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) * Winner: 1932–33 * Runner-up: 1928–29, 1933–34 East Slovakia and Ruthenia * Winner: 1928–29, 1932–33, 1933–34

References

External links

Rus Uzhhorod
UkrSoccerHistory.com.
Rus Uzhhorod
at Magyar Futball
Interview of Alexa Boksay by Tomas Pilat
"Podkarpatska Rus". January 2006
Interview of Alexa Boksay by Tomas Pilat
"Podkarpatska Rus". February 2006 (continuation)
Zapotocky, V. ''Rusj Uzhorod in the Czechoslovakian League''
"Podkarpatska Rus". April 2006 * Hadzheha, V., Selmensky, S.
From history of the Mukacheve football club "Karpaty"
'. "Sport Taim" (Zakarpattia online). November 24, 2010.
Svet sportu

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