Vasas SC (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɒʃɒʃ]) is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest.

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Vasas FC

Full name	Vasas Futball Club
Founded	16 March 1911; 113 years ago (1911-03-16)
Ground	Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, Budapest
Capacity	5,054
Chairman	László Markovits
Manager	Szilárd Desits
League	NB II
2022–23	NB I, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Website	Club website
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Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club colours are red and blue. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the city.

They have won the Hungarian League six times. Vasas is known internationally for reaching the semi-finals of the 1957–58 European Cup,^[1] the quarter-finals in the 1967–68 European Cup season,^[2] and for being the most successful club in the Mitropa Cup with 6 championships.

Vasas first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1916–17 season. Since then the club have managed to win seven titles. The club's most successful period was between 1957 and 1966, when they won the Hungarian league five times.

Vasas played their home matches in the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion located in the 13th district of Budapest between 1960 and 2016. The stadium capacity was 9,000. The last match was played between Vasas SS and Videoton FC in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 29 October 2016. As part of the Hungarian Football Stadium Reconstruction Program, the stadium was demolished in 2016 and a brand new stadium was built in its place.

On 5 July 2019, the new stadium was opened. The first match was played by Vasas SC and FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda which was won by the hosts 2–0. The capacity of the new stadium is 5054 and it cost 7.5 billion HUF.

On 7 August 2019, the first Nemzeti Bajnokság II match was played in the stadium when Vasas hosted Soroksár SC in the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.

On 11 July 2019 the first international match was played between Budapest Honvéd FC and FK Žalgiris in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase. The match was won by the hosts 3–1.

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • Winners (6): 1957, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965, 1966, 1976–77
• Magyar Kupa
  • Winners (4): 1954–55, 1972–73, 1980–81, 1985–86
  • Runners-up (4): 1979–80, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2016–17
• Mitropa Cup
  • Winners (6, record): 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1969–70, 1982–83
• European Cup / UEFA Champions League
  • Semi-finalists (1): 1957–58

As of 21 February 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  HUN Bence Pávkovics 5 DF  HUN Róbert Litauszki 6 MF  HUN Dominik Sztojka 7 MF  HUN Balázs Bakti (on loan from Puskás Akadémia) 10 FW  HUN Filip Holender 13 MF  HUN Zsombor Berecz (captain) 14 FW  HUN Áron Doktorics 15 MF  HUN Sándor Hidi 16 MF  HUN Boldizsár Rab 17 MF  HUN Kristóf Hinora 19 DF  HUN László Deutsch 20 DF  HUN Máté Ódor

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  HUN Bálint Faragó 23 MF  HUN Máté Vida 26 GK  HUN János Uram 34 DF  HUN Kenneth Otigba 36 DF  HUN Botond Baráth 44 FW  HUN Szabolcs Szalay (on loan from Zalaegerszeg) 55 GK  HUN Levente Jova 70 FW  HUN András Radó 77 FW  HUN Milán Tóth 88 MF  SVK Jozef Urblík 97 FW  HUN Dávid Zimonyi — FW  HUN Regő Szánthó

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Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  HUN Dániel Bánfalvi (at Komárom until 30 June 2024) — DF  HUN Donát Szivacski (at Mezőkövesd until 30 June 2024) — DF  ROU Szabolcs Szilágyi (at Mezőkövesd until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  HUN Sebestyén Ihrig-Farkas (at BVSC-Zugló until 30 June 2024) — MF  HUN Bertalan Kapornai (at Mosonmagyaróvár until 30 June 2024)

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Youth academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  HUN Dominik Kovács — DF  HUN Zsombor Puskás — DF  HUN Máté Lukácz — MF  HUN Bendegúz Móga — MF  HUN Zalán Vecsey — MF  HUN Zsombor Boros

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  HUN Attila Girsik — FW  HUN Balázs Pócs — FW  HUN Csaba Molnár — FW  HUN Jeromos Farkas — FW  HUN Dominik Földi — FW  HUN Márk Petres

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On 4 January 2017 it was announced that János Jámbor bought 99% of the shares of the Vasas FC.^[4]

On 18 May 2016 a cooperation was announced between Vasas Kubala Akadémia and Eredivisie club SBV Vitesse. According to the cooperation, the two club have a common showcase, take part in a common conference and education. Gerry Hamstra said that it is very important for the Dutch club to initiate new cooperations in this region.^[8]

• SBV Vitesse

János Kádár, HSWP First Secretary and Hungarian leader from 1956 until 1988, was a supporter of Vasas. A working-class man, Kádár had played in the team when young and was its president for a short period in the mid-1950s (when, after being released from prison, Kádár was party secretary in Budapest 13th district, where the team is based). During the 1960s, it was not uncommon to see Kádár in the crowd during Vasas games. Unlike some of his Eastern Europe counterparts, though, Kádár did not use his position to favor his team, nor did he allow Hungarian officials to interfere in football as it was common in other bloc countries.

• List of Vasas SC managers
• List of Vasas SC records and statistics
• List of Vasas SC seasons