FC Sopron

{{short description|Hungarian football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Football Club Sopron | image = FC_Sopron_logo.png | image_size = 180px | fullname = Football Club Sopron | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1921}}<br/>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2018}} (refounded) | dissolved = | ground = Káposztás utca, Sopron | capacity = 5,300 | chairman = | league = NB III | season = 2023–24 | position = NB III, Northwest, 10th of 16| | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FF0000 | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = FF0000 | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = FF0000 | socks2 = FF0000 }}

'''FC Sopron''' is a Hungarian football club from the town of Sopron, near the Austrian border. It was founded in 1921 as ''Soproni Postás''. The club's home stadium is Stadion Városi with a capacity of 5,300.

==History== Sopron won the 1993–94 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season and were promoted to the second tier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nemzeti Bajnokság III, Bakony csoport 1993/1994 |url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/bajnoki-vegeredmeny/168 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref>

On 11 May 2005, Sopron beat Ferencváros 5–1 in the Magyar Kupa at the Sóstói Stadion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-11 |title=Labdarúgó Magyar Kupa: a Sopron kiütötte a Ferencvárost |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-i/2005/05/20050511-labdarugo-magyar-kupa-a-sopron-kiutotte-a-ferencvarost |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2005.V.11. MK Döntő, Ferencváros – Matáv-Sopron 1:5 {{!}} Tempó, Fradi! |url=https://tempofradi.hu/2005v11-mk-donto-ferencvaros-matav-sopron-1-5 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=tempofradi.hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=András |first=Göbölyös |date=2020-05-11 |title=Ötöt kapott a Fradi minden idők egyik legbotrányosabb kupadöntőjén |url=https://www.origo.hu/sport/sport-futball/2020/05/2005-majus-11-matav-sopron-ferencvarosi-torna-club-magyar-kupa-donto-laszlo-csaba-pinter-attila |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=ORIGO |language=hu}}</ref>

With the beginning of the season 2007/08 Lajos Détári was appointed for being the head coach. After Antonio Righi bought the club Détári was fired (without getting paid for his work) and replaced by now head coach Vincenzo Cosco. In January 2008 their license was withdrawn by the league over unpaid taxes and payments. It was agreed that they would remain in 1. Liga for 2007/08 with 0 points for the season, all points being awarded to their opponents. It finally went to bankruptcy and was dissolved in January 2008. It was replaced with newly founded Soproni VSE and climbed to NB II after winning Bakony Group of NB III in 2010–11 season.

==Ownership== The club, which as commercial entity is called ''AZ FC Sopron Futball Sportszolgáltató KFT.'', is 79% owned by Antonio Righi. He bought the club from László Máriusz Vizer in 2007. 21% of the club are held by ''Sopron MJV Önkormányzata''.

== Honours ==

===League=== *'''Nemzeti Bajnokság III:''' **'''Winners (1)''': 1993–94

===Cup=== *'''Magyar Kupa:''' **'''Winners (1)''': 2004–05

==Naming history== * 1921: '''Sopron''' ''Soproni Sport Egyesület'' * 1945: '''Soproni Postás''' ''Soproni Postás Sport Egyesület'' * 1991: '''Soproni TSE''' ''Soproni Távközlési Sport Egyesület'' * 1994: '''MATÁV Sopron''' ''Magyar Távközlési Vállalat Sport Club Sopron'' * 1998: '''MATÁV Sopron''' ''Magyar Távközlési Vállalat Football Club Sopron'' * 2000: '''MATÁV Compaq Sopron''' ''Magyar Távközlési Vállalat Football Club Compaq Sopron'' * 2002: '''MATÁV Sopron''' ''Magyar Távközlési Vállalat Football Club Sopron'' * 2005: '''Sopron''' ''Football Club Sopron'' * 2008: ------

==European cup history== ===UEFA Intertoto Cup=== {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |2004 |UEFA Intertoto Cup |1. Round |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} |FK Teplice |1–0 |1–3 |2–3 |- |2006 |UEFA Intertoto Cup |2. Round |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |Kayserispor |3–3 |0–1 |3–4 |- |}

===UEFA Cup=== {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |2005–06 |UEFA Cup |2. Qualifying Round |{{flagicon|Ukraine}} |FC Metalurh Donetsk |0–3 |1–2 |1–5 |- |}

==Managers== * {{flagicon|HUN}} István Reszeli Soós (2000–2001) * {{flagicon|HUN}} György Bognár (2002) * {{flagicon|HUN}} András Komjáti (2002–2003) * {{flagicon|HUN}} Attila Pintér (2003) * {{flagicon|HUN}} László Dajka (2003–2004) * {{flagicon|HUN}} Attila Pintér (2004–2005) * {{flagicon|HUN}} János Csank (2005) * {{flagicon|ROM}} Tibor Selymes (2005–2006) * {{flagicon|HUN}} Csaba László (2006) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Dario Bonetti (2006) * {{flagicon|ROM}} Tibor Selymes (2006) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Landi (2006) * {{flagicon|ROM}} Tibor Selymes (2006) * {{flagicon|HUN}} Aurél Csertői (2006–2007) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Dario Bonetti (2007) * {{flagicon|HUN}} Lajos Détári (2007) * {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Cosco (2007–2008)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060209034316/http://www.fcsopron.hu/}} {{in lang|hu}} (archived 9 February 2006) {{commons category|FC Sopron}}

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