{{Short description|Sports club in Hungary}} {{About|the football team||Honvéd (disambiguation){{!}}Honvéd}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Kispest Honvéd | fullname = {{nowrap|Kispest Honvéd Football Club}} | nickname = ''Kispest''<br/> ''Oroszlánok'' (Lions) | image = Kispest honved fc logo.png | upright = 0.75 | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1909|8|3}} | ground = Bozsik Aréna, Budapest | capacity = 8,200 | chairman = Tamás Leisztinger | manager = Tamás Feczkó | league = NB I | season = 2025–26 | position = NB II, 2nd of 16 | website = {{URL|honvedfc.hu}} | current = | pattern_la1 = _honved2223h | pattern_la2 = _macronwyverneco24wr | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b1 = _honved2223h | pattern_b2 = _macronwyverneco24wr | pattern_b3 = _macronshedir1yb | pattern_ra1 = _honved2223h | pattern_ra2 = _macronwyverneco24wr | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_sh2 = _macronskara2223wr | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so1 = | pattern_so2 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm1 = FF0000 | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | leftarm3 = FFFF00 | body1 = FF0000 | body2 = FFFFFF | body3 = FFFF00 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | rightarm3 = FFFF00 | shorts1 = 000000 | shorts2 = FFFFFF | shorts3 = FFFF00 | socks1 = 000000 | socks2 = FFFFFF | socks3 = FFFF00 }}
'''Kispest Honvéd Football Club''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈkiʃpɛʃt ˈhonveːd ˈɛft͡seː}}), commonly known as '''Kispest 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 1985 and 1989. In 1991, the club was renamed ''Kispest Honvéd FC'' and adopted its current name in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Budapest Honvéd {{!}} Hungarian Football|url=https://www.hungarianfootball.com/budapest-honved/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=HungarianFootball.com|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007142334/https://www.hungarianfootball.com/budapest-honved/|url-status=live}}</ref>
When the club was originally formed in 1909, it also organised teams that competed in fencing, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling, athletics, boxing, and tennis. Later, the Honvéd family was extended to include a water polo team, now known as ''Groupama Honvéd'', a 33-times basketball-champion team and a handball team that were European Champions in 1982.
==History== {{Main|History of Budapest Honvéd FC}} Budapest Honvéd FC were founded in 1909 as Kispesti AC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magyar|first=PUSKAS COM :: The official website of the Magical|title=110 YEARS OF KISPEST AC :: Topical|url=http://www.puskas.com/en/topical/382--110-years-of-kispest-ac.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=PUSKAS.COM|language=en|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007141010/http://www.puskas.com/en/topical/382--110-years-of-kispest-ac.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At domestic level they first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1916–17 season. Their first success came in the 1926 Magyar Kupa season when they beat Budapesti EAC in the final. The club had played in the first division since 1916, until the club got relegated to the second division in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Budapest Honvéd {{!}} Hungarian Football|url=https://www.hungarianfootball.com/budapest-honved/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=HungarianFootball.com|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007142334/https://www.hungarianfootball.com/budapest-honved/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Stadium== {{Main|Bozsik József Stadion}} thumb|right|200px|The first stadium was demolished in 2019 Budapest Honvéd's first stadium was opened in 1913. On 5 August 2018, the last match was played at the stadium. The match was won by Honvéd against Paksi FC on the 3rd match day of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The only goal was scored by Danilo in the 48th minute. The referee was Viktor Kassai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-bp-honved-paksi-fc-2651367|title=Győzelemmel búcsúzott a régi Bozsik-stadiontól a Honvéd|date=5 August 2018|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603101839/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-bp-honved-paksi-fc-2651367|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium was demolished in 2019.{{cn|date=November 2021}}
{{Main|Bozsik Aréna}}
The new stadium of the club was opened in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minden (is), amit a stadionavatóról tudni kell|url=https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/minden-is-amit-a-stadionavatorol-tudni-kell/2021-07-20|access-date=2021-10-07|website=honvedfc.hu|language=hu|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007145159/https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/minden-is-amit-a-stadionavatorol-tudni-kell/2021-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The first match was played between Budapest Honvéd FC II and Szekszárdi UFC in the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The stadium was selected to host the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0263-10d5d6438321-4750de232089-1000--u21-euro-all-you-need-to-know/|title=2021 Under-21 EURO|date=16 March 2021|publisher=UEFA|access-date=17 March 2021|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429101825/https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0263-10d5d6438321-4750de232089-1000--u21-euro-all-you-need-to-know/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Crest and colours == thumb|186x186px|Budapest Honvéd FC crest during the Hemingway era, used until 2020.
=== Naming history ===
* 1909–1926: Kispesti Athlétikai Club
* 1926–1944: Kispest FC
* 1944–1949: Kispesti AC
* 1949–1950: Honvéd Sport Egyesület
* 1950–1991: Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület
* 1991–1996: Kispest-Honvéd FC * 1996: Kispest-Honvéd TIG FC
* 1996–2003: Kispest-Honvéd Football Club * 2003–2026: Budapest Honvéd Futball Club
* 2026–present: ''Kispest Honvéd FC''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-24 |title=Szurkolói szavazás után nevet vált a Budapest Honvéd |url=https://telex.hu/sport/2026/01/24/null/sport/2026/01/24/szurkoloi-szavazas-utan-nevet-valt-a-budapest-honved |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=telex |language=hu}}</ref>
===Manufacturers and shirt sponsors=== The following table shows in detail Budapest Honvéd FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em" |- ! style="color:#fff; background:#ff0800; border:1px solid black;"|Period ! style="color:#fff; background:#ff0800; border:1px solid black;"|Kit manufacturer ! style="color:#fff; background:#ff0800; border:1px solid black;"|Shirt sponsor |- | 1990–1992 | Adidas | Fiat |- | 1992–1994 | Matchwinner | Epson |- | 1994–1996 | Diadora | rowspan=2 | Gösser |- | 1996–1997 | rowspan=2 | Joma |- | 1997–1998 | Faragó és Fiai Mystery |- | 1998–2000 | Umbro | IBUSZ alapítása 1902 |- | 2000–2003 | Jako | Wilkinson Sword |- | 2003–2005 | Gems | rowspan=5 | – |- | 2005–2006 | Macron |- | 2006–2008 | hummel |- | 2008–2012 | Nike |- | 2012–2013 | rowspan=3 | Givova |- | 2014 | Ideasport |- | 2014–2015 | rowspan=2 | – |- | 2015–18 | rowspan=3 | Macron |- | 2018– | Tippmix |-
|}
==Honours== * '''Nemzeti Bajnokság I''' ** '''Winners (14)''': 1949–50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2016–17 * '''Nemzeti Bajnokság II''' **'''Winners (1)''': 2003–04 * '''Magyar Kupa''' ** '''Winners (8)''': 1925–26, 1964, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2019–20 * '''UEFA Cup''' ** '''Quarter final (1)''': 1978–79 * '''Mitropa Cup''' ** '''Winners (1)''': 1959
===Friendly=== *'''Tournoi de Pâques du Red Star''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1932<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paris-tourn.html|title=International Tournaments (Paris) 1904–1935: Tournoi de Pâques du Red Star|website=RSSSF|first=Javier|last=García|date=2009|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220162555/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/paris-tourn.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo''' ** '''Winners (1)''': 1974
===Youth teams=== * '''Puskás Cup:''' ** '''Winners (5)''': 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
==Seasons== {{see also|List of Budapest Honvéd FC seasons}}
===League positions=== {{updated|12 July 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bajnoki múlt (Budapesti Honvéd FC) |url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/csapat/5/bajnoki-mult |access-date=12 July 2025 |website=magyarfutball.hu |language=hu}}</ref> <timeline> ImageSize = width:1600 height:75 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/2026 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:2 start:1971
Colors = id:First_tier value:green legend:First_tier id:Second_tier value:yellow legend:Second_tier id:Third_tier value:orange legend:Third_tier id:Fourth_tier value:pink legend:Fourth_tier id:Fifth_tier value:red legend:Fifth_tier id:Does_not_exist value:black legend:Does_not_exist
PlotData= bar:Position width:16 color:white align:center from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/1971 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1971 till:01/07/1972 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/1972 till:01/07/1973 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1973 till:01/07/1974 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/07/1974 till:01/07/1975 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/1975 till:01/07/1976 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1976 till:01/07/1977 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1977 till:01/07/1978 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/1978 till:01/07/1979 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/07/1979 till:01/07/1980 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1980 till:01/07/1981 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/07/1981 till:01/07/1982 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/07/1982 till:01/07/1983 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1983 till:01/07/1984 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1984 till:01/07/1985 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1985 till:01/07/1986 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1986 till:01/07/1987 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1987 till:01/07/1988 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1988 till:01/07/1989 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1989 till:01/07/1990 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1991 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:12 from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:12 from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:7 from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 shift:(0,-4) text:7 from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2003 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/2003 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "NB I" from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 color:yellow shift:(0,14) text: "NB I/B*" from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2005 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2006 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2007 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2007 till:01/07/2008 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2010 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2010 till:01/07/2011 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/07/2011 till:01/07/2012 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/2012 till:01/07/2013 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/2013 till:01/07/2014 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2015 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/07/2015 till:01/07/2016 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2017 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/2018 till:01/07/2019 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2021 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/07/2021 till:01/07/2022 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2022 till:01/07/2023 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2023 color:green shift:(0,14) text: "NB I" from:01/07/2023 till:01/07/2024 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2024 till:01/07/2025 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2025 till:01/07/2026 shift:(0,-4) text: from:01/07/2023 till:01/07/2026 color:yellow shift:(0,14) text: "NB II" </timeline>
*In 2003–04 the second tier league called NB I/B.
==Players==
=== Current squad === {{updated|20, February 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=HUN|name=Gellért Dúzs|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=HUN|name=Alex Szabó|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=HUN|name=Dominik Csontos|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=HUN|name=Ákos Zuigéber|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=HUN|name=Ákos Sigér|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=HUN|name=Sebestyén Ihrig-Farkas|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=HUN|name=Szilveszter Hangya|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=HUN|name=Bonifác Csonka|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=SVK|name=Patrik Pinte|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=HUN|name=Barna Kesztyűs|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=HUN|name=Dominik Földi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=HUN|name=Kevin Varga|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=HUN|name=Zoltán Medgyes|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=HUN|name=Ferenc Ujváry|pos=DF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=HUN|name=Ádám Nyers|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=HUN|name=Ádám Szamosi|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Diósgyőr II}}}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=HUN|name=Ákos Baki|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=HUN|name=Tibor Szabó|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=49|nat=SRB|name=Branko Pauljević|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=70|nat=HUN|name=Gergely Kocsis|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=71|nat=HUN|name=Kevin Kántor|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=72|nat=HUN|name=Kevin Kállai|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=74|nat=HUN|name=Benedek Simon|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=HUN|name=Bence Varga|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=83|nat=SVK|name=Tomáš Tujvel|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=91|nat=HUN|name=Ádám Gyurcsó|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=95|nat=HUN|name=Gergő Rácz|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=HUN|name=István Pekár|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=HUN|name=Ádám Somogyi|pos=MF|other=at Fehérvár until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs end}}
===Retired numbers=== {{See also|List of retired numbers in association football}} <big>'''10'''</big> – {{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Puskás, Forward (1949–56). Number retired in July 2000.
===Notable former players=== Had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in '''bold''' represented their countries while playing for Budapest Honvéd FC. {{For|a list of all former and current Budapest Honvéd FC players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Budapest Honvéd FC footballers }} {{div col|colwidth=27em|small=yes}} * {{flagicon|CIV}} Abraham * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''József Andrusch''' * {{flagicon|CIV}} '''Benjamin Angoua''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Zsolt Bárányos''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Balázs Bérczy''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Bertalan Bicskei''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''János Biri''' * {{flagicon|SCG}} Igor Bogdanović * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''József Bozsik''' * {{flagicon|NZL}} Kris Bright * {{flagicon|HUN}} István Brockhauser * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''László Budai''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Bukrán * {{flagicon|SLE}} Alfi Conteh-Lacalle * {{flagicon|HUN}} Aurél Csertői * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Zoltán Czibor''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''László Dajka''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''András Debreceni''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Lajos Détári''' * {{flagicon|MLI}} Mamadou Diakité * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''László Disztl''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Péter Disztl''' * {{flagicon|ROU}} Cristian Dulca * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''József Duró''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} József Eisenhoffer * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Gábor Egressy''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Márton Esterházy''' * {{flagicon|NGA}} Emeka Ezeugo * {{flagicon|HUN}} László Farkasházy * {{flagicon|HUN}} Pál Fischer * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Imre Garaba''' * {{flagicon|MOZ}} '''Genito''' * {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivo Georgiev * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Gyula Grosics''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Sándor Gujdár''' * {{flagicon|BIH}} Emir Hadžić * {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Halmai * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''István Hamar''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Hercegfalvi * {{flagicon|HUN}} Ádám Hrepka * {{flagicon|HUN}} János Hrutka * {{flagicon|NGA}} '''Harmony Ikande''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Béla Illés''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Kabát * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Mihály Kincses''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''István Kocsis''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Lajos Kocsis''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Sándor Kocsis''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Imre Komora''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Antal Kotász''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Béla Kovács * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ervin Kovács''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Kálmán Kovács''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Mihály Kozma''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} László Kuti * {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Lanzafame * {{flagicon|MOZ}} '''Almiro Lobo''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Gyula Lóránt''' * {{flagicon|ZAM}} '''Misheck Lungu''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ferenc Machos''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''János Marozsán''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Gábor Márton''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} János Mátyus * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''József Mészáros''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Vasile Miriuță * {{flagicon|MOZ}} Hélder Muianga * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Antal Nagy (1944)''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Antal Nagy (1956)''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Németh * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''István Nyers''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Sándor Pintér''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''István Pisont''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Attila Plókai''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ferenc Puskás''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''László Pusztai''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''István Sallói''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ferenc Sipos''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Lajos Szűcs''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Ákos Takács * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Zoltán Takács''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Lajos Tichy''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Torghelle * {{flagicon|HUN}} Mihály Tóth * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''József Varga''' * {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Vincze * {{flagicon|HUN}} '''István Vincze''' * {{flagicon|PER}} Paulo Albarracín * {{flagicon|PER}} Bruno Enríquez * {{flagicon|PER}} César Mayuri * {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Vukmir * {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Zelenka * {{flagicon|HUN}} Zalán Zombori * {{flagicon|LBR}} Philip Tarlue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/28257/Philip_Tarlue.html|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Philip Tarlue|date=1 April 2023|access-date=1 April 2023|publisher=National-football-teams.com|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525153817/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/28257/Philip_Tarlue.html}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==Non-playing staff==
===Management=== ''As of 15 September 2024''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.honvedfc.hu/stab/2 |title=Budapest Honvéd Online |access-date=5 August 2015 |archive-date=6 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706004126/http://www.honvedfc.hu/stab/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name |- |Proprietor || {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Leisztinger |- |Managing Director |{{flagicon|HUN}} Árpád Séllei |- |Director of Sports|| {{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Fórizs |- |Director of Facility || {{flagicon|HUN}} Dávid Szabó |- |Director of Finance || {{flagicon|HUN}} Mária Takács |- |Director of Communications || {{flagicon|HUN}} Benedek Rác |}
===First team staff=== ''As of 6 June 2025'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name |- |Head coach|| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Feczkó |- |Assistant coach || {{flagicon|HUN}} István Márton |- |Assistant coach || {{flagicon|HUN}} István Paulik |- |Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|HUN}} István Brockhauser |- |Fitness coach || {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Tepliczky |- |Physiotherapist || {{flagicon|HUN}} Fanni Máriás |}
==Ownership==
In 2022, Chris Docherty was appointed as the new sport director of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SZ |first=I. |title=Honvéd: skót sportigazgató irányítja a szakmai munkát - NSO |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-skot-sportigazgato-iranyitja-a-szakmai-munkat-2895027 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126103239/https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-skot-sportigazgato-iranyitja-a-szakmai-munkat-2895027 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=CS |title=Honvéd: nemcsak új játékosok, hanem sportigazgató is jöhet - NSO |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-nemcsak-uj-jatekosok-hanem-sportigazgato-is-johet-2890679 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126103450/https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-nemcsak-uj-jatekosok-hanem-sportigazgato-is-johet-2890679 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Ben |date=2023-05-28 |title=‘It was surreal. Our Ukrainian players were worried but I had to stay calm’ |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/it-was-surreal-our-ukrainian-players-were-worried-but-i-had-to-stay-calm-cqpjhg09r |access-date=2023-05-28 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Temple |first=Alan |date=2022-07-05 |title='It was his destiny': Meet the former Dundee United tactical chief who tempted Tam Courts to Hungary |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/3461953/chris-docherty-former-dundee-united-tam-courts-hungary-budapest-honved/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Chris Docherty said in an interview that the club cannot sign any new players for financial problems in the middle of the 2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |title=Honvéd: Sajnos nincs lehetőségünk igazolni… – Chris Docherty - NSO |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-sajnos-nincs-lehetosegunk-igazolni-chris-docherty-2936501 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126103026/https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-sajnos-nincs-lehetosegunk-igazolni-chris-docherty-2936501 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 22 May 2023, Chris Docherty resigned as sports director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2023 |title=Honvéd: változások a vezetőségben – távozik a sportigazgató - NSO |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-valtozasok-a-vezetosegben-tavozik-a-sportigazgato-2958287 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Docherty távozik |url=https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/chris-docherty-tavozik/2023-05-22 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=honvedfc.hu |language=hu}}</ref> In an article published by Nemzeti Sport, George F. Hemingway, former owner of the club, heavily criticized the management of the club for their relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after finishing 11th in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2023 |title=Gondatlanságból kiesés – Thury Gábor jegyzete - NSO |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/gondatlansagbol-kieses-thury-gabor-jegyzete-2959135 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |language=hu}}</ref> Hemingway said that the solid financial background is not enough if there is no expertise.
On 27 April 2024, it was revealed that a Tamás Lisztinger-led business showed interest in purchasing the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Bp. Honvéd: megszületett az elvi megállapodás a klub eladásáról – Bozó Zoltán az NS-nek |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-i/2024/04/bp-honved-megszuletett-az-elvi-megallapodas-a-klub-eladasarol-bozo-zoltan-az-ns-nek |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref>
===Owners===
* 2006–2019: {{flagicon|USA}} Quinex America LLC (George F. Hemingway) * 2019–2024: {{flagicon|HUN}} Reditus Equity (Zoltán Bozó) * 2024-present: {{flagicon|HUN}} ARAGO-SPORT Kft. (Tamás Leisztinger) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/uj-tulajdonos-a-budapest-honvednal/2019-04-08|title=Új tulajdonos a Budapest Honvédnál|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610195954/https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/uj-tulajdonos-a-budapest-honvednal/2019-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portfolio.hu/gazdasag/20190408/uj-tulajdonosa-van-a-budapest-honved-labdarugoklubnak-320145|title=Új tulajdonosa van a Budapest Honvéd labdarúgóklubnak|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209170305/https://www.portfolio.hu/gazdasag/20190408/uj-tulajdonosa-van-a-budapest-honved-labdarugoklubnak-320145|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.csakfoci.hu/magyar-foci/nb-i/honved/megszolalt-az-uj-honved-tulajdonos-a-fradival-es-a-vidivel-versenyzo-csapatot-akar-epiteni|title = Megszólalt az egyik új Honvéd-tulajdonos: A Fradival és a Vidivel versenyző csapatot akarnak építeni|date = 9 April 2019|access-date = 11 May 2020|archive-date = 22 February 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200222015612/http://www.csakfoci.hu/magyar-foci/nb-i/honved/megszolalt-az-uj-honved-tulajdonos-a-fradival-es-a-vidivel-versenyzo-csapatot-akar-epiteni|url-status = live}}</ref>
== Supporters == Budapest Honvéd FC has been repeatedly sanctioned by UEFA and the Hungarian Football Association for racist chanting by their ultras supporters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Homewood |first=Brian |date=6 September 2013 |title=Three East European teams sanctioned for racism |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/soccer/three-east-european-teams-sanctioned-for-racism-idUSL4N0H22ZO/ |access-date=24 March 2026 |work=Reuters}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Attila |first=Fiola |date=12 March 2026 |title=Rasszizmus? Nem csak a tömegbunyó miatt sújtott le az MLSZ a Honvédra |url=https://magyarnemzet.hu/sport/2026/03/honved-mlsz-buntetes-verekedes-rasszizmus |access-date=24 March 2026 |work=Magyar Nemzet}}</ref> In October 2022, Honvéd supporters made racist monkey noises against several opposition players during a match with Zalaegerszegi TE. Subsequently, the Hungarian FA suspended the Zalaegerszegi TE manager Ricardo Moniz for trying to take his team off the pitch in protest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 October 2022 |title=Hungarian FA suspends Dutch coach after his protest about racism |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2022/10/hungarian-fa-suspends-dutch-coach-after-his-protest-about-racism/ |access-date=24 March 2026 |work=DutchNews}}</ref> The Honvéd manager Tam Courts also subsequently stepped down over racism of the club's own supporters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burns |first=Scott |date=17 November 2022 |title=Tam Courts says Hungary racism drove him out at Honved as sickened ex Dundee United coach had to quit |url=https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/tam-courts-says-hungary-racism-28503061 |access-date=24 March 2026 |work=Scottish Daily Express}}</ref>
==See also== *History of Budapest Honvéd FC *List of Budapest Honvéd FC seasons *Budapest Honvéd FC in European football *List of Budapest Honvéd FC managers
==Sources== * ''Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football'': Jonathan Wilson (2006)<ref>{{cite book|title=Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan Wilson: Books |id={{ASIN|0752869078|country=uk}} }}</ref> * ''50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League'': Keir Radnedge (2005)<ref>{{cite book|title=50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Amazon.co.uk: Keir Radnedge: Books |id={{ASIN|1844425290|country=uk}} }}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{official website|https://www.honvedfc.hu/}} {{in lang|hu}} * {{facebook|id= honvedfc}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110224143456/http://honvedfc.hu/ Official website] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070628024014/http://voiceoftheturtle.org/show_article.php?aid=150 ''Puskás on Puskás'' Rogan Taylor and Klara Jamrich (1998)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224142546/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mit59.html Mitropa Cup 1959]
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