Videoton FC Fehérvár

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'''Videoton Football Club Fehérvár''' (commonly known as ''Vidi'' or ''Fehérvár FC''), is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, which plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II from 2025–26, the second level of the Hungarian league system after relegation from Nemzeti Bajnokság I in 2024–25. Due to sponsorship reasons, the club changed its name from '''Videoton FC''' to '''MOL Vidi FC''' in 2018, the main sponsor of the club being that time the oil and gas multinational company MOL. In 2025, the club changed its name once again to Videoton FC Fehérvár.

Fehérvár has won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I three times, in 2011, 2015, and 2018. They have also won the Magyar Kupa twice: in 2006, after defeating Vasas on penalties in the final, and in 2019, after defeating Budapest Honvéd FC. They won the defunct Hungarian League Cup three times in 2008, 2009, and 2012 and the also defunct Hungarian Super Cup two times in 2011 and 2012. Fehérvár is best known in European football for reaching the 1985 UEFA Cup Final, being led by Ferenc Kovács.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1984/index.html|title=UEFA Cup 1984–85: Madrid awake from European slumber|publisher=UEFA|date=1 November 2012|access-date=1 November 2012|archive-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329223514/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1984/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most recently, the team has participated in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in the 2012–13 and 2018–19 seasons.

The club colours are blue and red. Since 1967, Fehérvár has been playing its home matches the Sóstói Stadion.

==Background== {{Main|Videoton (company)}}

The original name of the football club, ''Videoton SC'', comes from the Hungarian company (owned by the state between 1955 and 1991).

On 1 July 2018, the club's name was changed from Videoton FC to MOL Vidi FC despite strong disagreement of the supporters of the club. A further change was made on 1 July 2019, becoming ''Mol Fehérvár FC''. This change did not affect anything else, as the ''Vidi'' brand will also be used by the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-juliustol-nincs-tobbe-mol-vidi-fc-ismet-nevet-valt-a-klub-2700867|title=NB I: júliustól nincs többé Mol Vidi FC, ismét nevet vált a klub |date=17 May 2019|website=NSO.hu|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-date=25 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625191638/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-juliustol-nincs-tobbe-mol-vidi-fc-ismet-nevet-valt-a-klub-2700867|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 July 2023, MOL stopped financing the club. Therefore, the club omitted MOL from their name. Then playing on the name Fehérvár FC until 2025 and regaining the historical Videoton FC Fehérvár afterward in Summer 2025.

==History== {{Main|History of Fehérvár FC}} Fehérvár was founded in 1941 as ''Székesfehérvári Vadásztölténygyár SK''. After several name changes, adopting the term ''Videoton'', the team played in the first division for the first time during the 1968 season but they were immediately relegated. Their first domestic success occurred in the 1975–76 season when they finished 2nd. Fehérvár's biggest domestic success happened in the 2010–11 season when they finished first. Later they repeated the success by winning the championship in 2015 and 2018.<ref name="hungarianfootball.com">{{Cite web|title=MOL Fehérvár {{!}} Hungarian Football|url=https://www.hungarianfootball.com/mol-fehervar/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=HungarianFootball.com|language=en-GB|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021090147/https://www.hungarianfootball.com/mol-fehervar/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At international level, Fehérvár's biggest success has been reaching the 1985 UEFA Cup Final where they lost to Real Madrid CF 1–3. That season, the team was able to knock out PSG in the second round and Manchester United in the quarterfinals. Despite being Hungarian champions three times since 2000, Fehérvár have never qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. They did, however, reach the group stage of the Europa League in 2012–13 and 2018–19. With qualification for the later stages being a possibility until the last match day each time, Fehérvár ultimately failed to reach the top two spots of their groups both occasions.<ref name="hungarianfootball.com"/>

On 24 May 2025, Fehérvár secure relegation to Nemzeti Bajnoksag II after defeat from Debreceni VSC 0–3 in final matchday and ended 25 years in top tier.

==Colours, badge and nicknames== The colours of the club are blue and red, representing the colours of the coat of arms of Székesfehérvár. The club used different crests and badges since their foundation in 1941. The crests also indicate the changes of the name of the club, however, the colours were always the same i.e. blue and red. The most famous nickname of the club is Vidi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fehérvár FC – Profile|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te622/fehervar-fc/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=worldfootball.net|date=15 January 2019 |language=en|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021101156/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fehervar-fc/1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The badge (which is being used since 2009 with minor changes following the renamings) is blue and red, and in the centre the castle refers to the symbol of the town: "vár" from "Székesfehérvár" means castle. The name and the year of the foundation can also be seen on the badge.

<gallery> MOL Fehérvár FC logo.svg|MOL Fehérvár FC logo Videoton FC Fehérvár logo.svg|Videoton FC Fehérvár logo </gallery>

===Name changes=== *'''1941:''' Vadásztölténygyári SK *'''1942–44:''' Székesfehérvári MOVE Vadásztölténygyár Sport és Kultur Egyesület *'''1944–47:''' didn't participate in championships due to World War II *'''1947–48:''' Székesfehérvári Vadásztölténygyári SE *'''1948–50:''' Fehérvári Dolgozók SE *'''1950–56:''' Székesfehérvári Vadásztölténygyári Vasas SK *'''1957–62:''' Székesfehérvári Vasas SC *'''1962–68:''' Székesfehérvári VT Vasas *'''1968–90:''' Videoton Sport Club *'''1990–91:''' Videoton-Waltham SC *'''1991–93:''' Videoton-Waltham FC *'''1993–95:''' Parmalat FC *'''1995–96:''' Fehérvár-Parmalat FC *'''1996:''' Fehérvár Parmalat '96 FC *'''1996–04:''' Videoton FC Fehérvár *'''2004–09:''' FC Fehérvár *'''2009–2018:''' Videoton FC *'''2018–2019:''' MOL Vidi FC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://molvidi.hu/index.php?mobile=1&page=news&nid=23199|title=Istvan Garancsi: New name with new objectives|language=en|access-date=29 June 2018|publisher=molvidi.hu|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630105057/https://molvidi.hu/index.php?mobile=1&page=news&nid=23199|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''2019–2023:''' MOL Fehérvár FC<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-juliustol-nincs-tobbe-mol-vidi-fc-ismet-nevet-valt-a-klub-2700867|title=NB I: júliustól nincs többé Mol Vidi FC, ismét nevet vált a klub|date=17 May 2019|language=hu|access-date=19 May 2019|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518164741/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-juliustol-nincs-tobbe-mol-vidi-fc-ismet-nevet-valt-a-klub-2700867|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.molvidi.hu/2019/05/17/our-teams-will-wear-the-name-of-the-city-from-2019-2020.html|title=Our teams will wear the name of the city from 2019/2020|language=en|access-date=20 May 2019|publisher=MOL Vidi|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524104349/https://www.molvidi.hu/2019/05/17/our-teams-will-wear-the-name-of-the-city-from-2019-2020.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''2023–2025:''' Fehérvár FC *'''2025–present:''' Videoton FC Fehérvár<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-04 |title=Visszatér a Videoton név – hivatalos |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-ii/2025/07/visszater-a-videoton-nev-hivatalos |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref>

===Manufacturers and shirt sponsors=== The following table shows in detail Fehérvár FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em" ! style="color:#00008B; background:#FF0000"|Period ! style="color:#00008B; background:#FF0000"|Kit manufacturer ! style="color:#00008B; background:#FF0000"|Shirt sponsor |- |1976–1989 |rowspan="2"|Adidas |Videoton |- |1989–1992 |rowspan="2"|Waltham |- |1992–1993 |rowspan="2"|Umbro |- |1993–1995 |rowspan="3"|Parmalat |- |1995–1996 |Hummel |- |1996–1997 |rowspan="3"|Uhlsport |- |1997–1998 |{{n/a}} |- |1998–2000 |rowspan="2"|Videoton |- |2000−2004 |rowspan="2"|Diadora |- |- |2004–2006 |{{n/a}} |- |2006–2007 |Puma |UPC |- |2007–2008 |Hummel |{{n/a}} |- |2008–2015 |Nike |rowspan="2"|Máltai Szeretetszolgálat |- |2015–2016 |rowspan="2"|Adidas |- |2016– |rowspan="1"|MOL |}

==Stadium== {{Main|Sóstói Stadion (1967)}} [[File:Sóstói Stadion Fehérvár FC-Vasas 2009-05-16.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sóstói Stadion]] The multi-purpose stadium of the club is located in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sóstói, Székesfehérvár (Hungary)|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/sostoi-szekesfehervar/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021101539/https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/sostoi-szekesfehervar/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name of the stadium is Sóstói Stadion which originates from neighbouring Sóstó (in English Salt Lake). Its capacity is 14,300 (all seated) and it was opened in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sostoi stadium|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/sostoi-stadium.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=molfehervarfc.hu|language=en|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021103547/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/sostoi-stadium.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The record attendance was in 1985 when Videoton FC played Spanish giants Real Madrid in the first leg of the final of the 1984–85 UEFA Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A look back to the last time Videoton were big in Europe|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/a-look-back-to-the-last-time-videoton-were-big-in-europe.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=molfehervarfc.hu|language=en|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021100001/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/a-look-back-to-the-last-time-videoton-were-big-in-europe.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first ground of the club could be found in the Berényi Street. On 26 September 1946, the first match was played at the Berényi Street Ground. Videoton played its matches here from 1950 to 1959. From 1959, the team played on a grass turf until 1967. The club moved to the Sóstói Stadion three times. The first era spent at the stadium was between 1948–50 and 1959–62. In 1967, the club moved there permanently.

Due to the reconstruction of the Sóstói Stadion, Videoton played their home matches at the Pancho Aréna in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League season. The Pancho Arena is located in Felcsút and its main tenant is Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia FC. The director of Videoton chose Pancho Aréna as their home due to the club's strong ties with Puskás Akadémia. However, the capacity of the Pancho Aréna is much smaller than Videoton's original stadium.

{{Main|Sóstói Stadion}} [[File:MOL Aréna Sóstó 2018 (interior).jpg|250px|thumb|right|MOL Aréna Sóstó was opened in 2018]] On 23 November 2016 the construction officially started.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-elkezdodott-a-sostoi-stadion-epitese-2538189|title=Videoton: elkezdődött a Sóstói Stadion építése|date=24 November 2016|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322175520/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-elkezdodott-a-sostoi-stadion-epitese-2538189|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 7 February 2017, László Horváth, project manager of Sóstó Konzorcium, said that the first phase of the construction ended. The demolition of the interior of the remaining main stand ended. The concrete of the demolished parts of the main stand will be reused in the building of the new stands. The Sóstó Konzorcium will have 14 months to finish the construction of the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-az-utemtervnek-megfeleloen-halad-a-stadionepites-kepek-2551015|title=Videoton: az ütemtervnek megfelelően halad a stadionépítés – képek|date=7 February 2017|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322175538/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-az-utemtervnek-megfeleloen-halad-a-stadionepites-kepek-2551015|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 March 2017, László Horváth, project manager of Sóstó Konzorcium, said that thanks to the mild winter the construction of the new stadium is in good progress. The construction of the base of the stands were finished in March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-igy-allnak-a-stadionepitesi-munkak-kepek-2557499|title=Videoton: így állnak a stadionépítési munkák – képek|date=13 March 2017|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122132019/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-igy-allnak-a-stadionepitesi-munkak-kepek-2557499|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 March 2017, it was confirmed that the construction of the stadium would be finished by 16 January 2018. Péter Gönczöl, managing director of Strabag-MML Kft., said that the construction is in the most spectacular phase when the biggest panels are positioned into their places. András Cser-Palkovics, mayor of Székesfehérvár, said that due to the severe weather conditions during winter the construction could be finished by the deadline. Róbert Varga, director of Strabag-Hungary, added that the new stadium will be able to host 14,201 spectators and the stadium will be lying on a base of 10,199 square metres and the highest point of the stadium will be 21.28 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-idoben-kesz-lesz-a-stadion-kepek-video-2560099|title=Videoton: időben kész lesz a Sóstói Stadion – képek, videó|date=27 March 2017|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204161833/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-idoben-kesz-lesz-a-stadion-kepek-video-2560099|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 18 August 2017, it was announced that the main stand should also be demolished due to statical problems. Originally, the new stadium would have been built around the main stand. Due to the reconstruction of the main stand, the opening of the new stadium will be delayed to June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-sulyos-statikai-problemak-csuszas-a-sostoi-stadionnal-2587077|title=Videoton: súlyos statikai problémák – csúszás a Sóstói Stadionnál|date=18 August 2017|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213230142/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-sulyos-statikai-problemak-csuszas-a-sostoi-stadionnal-2587077|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 14 August 2018, an article was published on the Hungarian news website, Index.hu, stating that there will be further delays in the opening of the new stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://index.hu/sport/futball/2018/08/14/csak_nem_akar_elkeszulni_a_vidi_16_milliardos_stadionja_sostoi_stadion_mol_keses/|title=Ez a Vidi-stadion már sose lesz kész?|date=14 August 2018|publisher=Index.hu|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205152555/https://index.hu/sport/futball/2018/08/14/csak_nem_akar_elkeszulni_a_vidi_16_milliardos_stadionja_sostoi_stadion_mol_keses/|url-status=live}}</ref> One day later, it was announced that the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League play-off matches will be played at Ferencvárosi TC's home stadium, Groupama Aréna in Budapest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.molvidi.hu/2018/08/15/a-tovabbi-nemzetkozi-kupameccsekre-a-groupama-arenaba-koltozik-a-vidi.html|title=A további nemzetközi kupameccsekre a Groupama Arénába költözik a Vidi|date=15 August 2018|publisher=Molvidi.hu|access-date=9 February 2019|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164153/https://www.molvidi.hu/2018/08/15/a-tovabbi-nemzetkozi-kupameccsekre-a-groupama-arenaba-koltozik-a-vidi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first match was played between Fehérvár FC and Újpest FC in the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season and it ended with a 1–0 victory for the home side. The first goal was scored by Roland Juhász. The new stadium was also renamed as MOL Aréna Sóstó for sponsorship reason. Since there was a MOL Aréna in Dunaszerdahely, Sóstó was added to the new name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.szekesfehervar.hu/mol-arena-sosto-lett-a-neve-a-stadionnak|title=MOL Aréna Sóstó lesz a neve a stadionnak|website=Székesfehérvár Városportál|date=21 November 2018 |access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122132130/https://www.szekesfehervar.hu/mol-arena-sosto-lett-a-neve-a-stadionnak|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 1 July 2023, the name of the stadium was changed from MOL Aréna Sóstó to Sóstói Stadion due to changes in sponsorship.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023 |title=NB I: Sóstói Stadion néven működik tovább a Fehérvár FC otthona - N |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-sostoi-stadion-neven-mukodik-tovabb-a-fehervar-fc-otthona-2965233 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Nemzeti Sport|language=hu |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630170447/https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-sostoi-stadion-neven-mukodik-tovabb-a-fehervar-fc-otthona-2965233 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Ownership== Being the favourite football club of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, from 2010, some of the most wealthy Hungarians started to appear in the VIP of the team (e.g. Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian OTP Bank and the Hungarian Football Association) by the side of the Prime Minister. The owner since December 2007 is István Garancsi, a friend of Viktor Orbán's.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Istvan Garancsi: New name with new objectives|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/istvan-garancsi-new-name-with-new-objectives.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=molfehervarfc.hu|language=en|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021094000/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/istvan-garancsi-new-name-with-new-objectives.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 2 June 2023, it was announced that the club's main sponsor, MOL, would not finance the club anymore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=A MOL kiszáll, nem finanszírozza tovább a Fehérvárt! |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-a-mol-kiszall-nem-finanszirozza-tovabb-a-fehervart-2960277 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603045220/https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-a-mol-kiszall-nem-finanszirozza-tovabb-a-fehervart-2960277 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After the relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II, there was a change in the ownership of the club. On 26 May 2025, István Garancsi, former owner, said that he would sell the club for 1 HUF.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-29 |title=Eladó roncs, egy forintért – Bobory Balázs publicisztikája |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-i/2025/05/elado-roncs-egy-forintert-bobory-balazs-publicisztikaja |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=Garancsi István egy forintért eladná a Vidit a székesfehérvári önkormányzatnak |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-i/2025/05/garancsi-istvan-egy-forintert-eladna-a-vidit-a-szekesfehervari-onkormanyzatnak |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref> On 30 May 2025, András Cser-Palkovics, mayor of Székesfehérvár, said that the city has to do everything to save the club from dissolution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=Cser-Palkovics András: Nagyon szorít az idő, meg kell tennünk mindent a Videoton megmentéséért |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-i/2025/05/cser-palkovics-andras-nagyon-szorit-az-ido-meg-kell-tennunk-mindent-a-videoton-megmenteseert |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref> On 6 June 2025, the Hungarian Football Federation announced that they delay the applications for the 2025-26 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season ten days. In this way, Fehérvár would have the chance to settle the issues concerning their ownership.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-06 |title=Az MLSZ megerősítette: elfogadták a fehérváriak beadványát, haladékot kaptak a nevezésre az NB II-es klubok |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-ii/2025/06/elfogadta-az-mlsz-a-szekesfehervari-onkormanyzat-es-a-vidi-beadvanyat-haladekot-kaptak-a-nevezesre-az-nb-ii-es-klubok |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref> On 10 June 2025, it was announced that the city of Székesfehérvár would like to purchase the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Eldőlt a Vidi sorsa – bejelentést tett Székesfehérvár polgármestere |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-ii/2025/06/eldolt-a-vidi-sorsa-bejelentest-tett-szekesfehervar-polgarmestere |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref> On 13 June 2025, the contracts were signed and the new owner became the city of Székesfehérvár.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-13 |title=Aláírták a szerződést – Székesfehérvár önkormányzatának tulajdonába került a Fehérvár FC |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-ii/2025/06/alairtak-a-szerzodest-szekesfehervar-onkormanyzatanak-tulajdonaba-kerult-a-fehervar-fc |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-13 |title=Immár hivatalosan is Székesfehérvár Önkormányzata a Fehérvár FC tulajdonosa |url=https://www.szekesfehervar.hu/immar-hivatalosan-is-szekesfehervar-onkormanyzata-a-fehervar-fc-tulajdonosa |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Székesfehérvár Városportál |language=hu}}</ref>

==Supporters and rivalries== [[File:Videoton fans in Győr.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Videoton supporters at the ETO Park, in Győr, 2010.]] The supporters of the club are based in Székesfehérvár, in Fejér County, Hungary. One of the group of supporters is the Red Blue Devils which is considered the main ultras of the team (there are smaller groups like Red-Blue City, Sóstói Hableányok, G-pont). Fehérvár FC is in rivalry with the most famous Hungarian clubs such as Ferencváros, Újpest, Győri ETO, Haladás, and Debrecen. The club has a local rival, Puskás Akadémia FC, based in Felcsút, Fejér County, but the rivalry is relatively tame. These two clubs had a stadium share in Felcsut while Fehérvár's stadium was under renovation, 2016–18. Fejer county's second most populated city is Dunaújváros, but Dunaferr FC, formerly based there, no longer exists. Between 1997 and 1999, Videoton's local rival was Gázszer FC which was based in Agárd, Fejér County.

Fehérvár FC has a selection of celebrity supporters such as the former Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vidi.hu/menu/felcsut-technical-centre.html|title=Felcsut technical centre|publisher=vidi.hu|date=1 November 2012|access-date=1 November 2012|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024190636/http://www.vidi.hu/menu/felcsut-technical-centre.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Domestic=== *'''Nemzeti Bajnokság I''' ** '''Winners (3)''': 2010–11, 2014–15, 2017–18 ** Runners-up (8): 1975–76, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20 *'''Nemzeti Bajnokság II''' ** '''Winners (3)''': 1957, 1969, 1999–2000 *'''Magyar Kupa''' ** '''Winners (2)''': 2005–06, 2018–19 ** Runners-up (5): 1981–82, 2000–01, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2020–21 *'''Ligakupa''' ** '''Winners (3)''': 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12 ** Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14 *'''Szuperkupa''' ** '''Winners (2)''': 2011, 2012 ** Runners-up (3): 2006, 2010, 2015

===International=== {{main|Fehérvár FC in European football}} *'''UEFA Cup''' ** Runners-up (1): 1984–85 *'''IFC''' ** Outright Group Winners (2): 1983, 1984

==Seasons== {{see also|List of Fehérvár FC seasons}}

===League positions=== {{updated|12 July 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bajnoki múlt (Videoton FC Fehérvár) |url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/csapat/16/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

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==Players==

===Current squad=== ''As of 20 February 2026''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fehervarfc.hu/csapatok/fehervar-fc-i/keret-es-stab | title=Fehérvár FC | Fehérvár FC }}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=HUN|name=Gergely Nagy|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=HUN|name=Máté Kecskés|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=HUN|name=Olivér Hesz|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=HUN|name=Csaba Spandler|pos=DF|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=HUN|name=Ádám Somogyi|pos=MF|other=on loan from Kispest Honvéd}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=HUN|name=Patrik Kovács|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=HUN|name=Zsolt Haraszti|pos=MF|other=on loan from Paks}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=SVK|name=Bence Kovács|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=HUN|name=Mario Simut|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=HUN|name=Dániel Németh|pos=FW|other=on loan from Zalaegerszeg}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=HUN|name=Zsombor Menyhárt|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=HUN|name=Donát Zsótér|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=HUN|name=Benedek Murka|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=HUN|name=Dávid Zimonyi|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=HUN|name=Gergő Kocsis|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=HUN|name=Bálint Geiger|pos=MF|other=on loan from Újpest}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=HUN|name=Bence Bedi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=HUN|name=Dániel Bartusz|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=HUN|name=Zsolt Kojnok|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=HUN|name=Botond Kemenes|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=53|nat=HUN|name=Tamás Horváth|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=73|nat=HUN|name=Dániel Bertók|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=76|nat=HUN|name=Dániel Nagy|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=78|nat=HUN|name=Kende Köllő|pos=DF|other=on loan from Paks II}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=HUN|name=Márk Dékei|pos=MF|other= on loan from Újpest}} {{Fs player|no=87|nat=HUN|name=Milán Virágh|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=HUN|name=Krisztián Kovács|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=97|nat=HUN|name=Roland Varga|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=HUN|name=Kristóf Lakatos|pos=DF|other=at Puskás Akadémia II until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs player|no=71|nat=HUN|name=Tamás Tóth|pos=FW|other=at Ajka until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=HUN|name=Szilárd Rostás|pos=DF|other=at Veszprém until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=HUN|name=Bence Babos|pos=DF|other=at Diósgyőr until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers=== [[File:CINvCHI 2017-06-28 - Nemanja Nikolić (39393300370) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|Nemanja Nikolić, is the greatest goalscorer of the club]] {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=HUN|name=Nemanja Nikolić|pos=FW|other=the club's greatest goalscorer with 164 goals}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2022/06/10/tavozik-a-viditol-nikolics-nemanja.html|title=Távozik a Viditől Nikolics Nemanja|trans-title=Nemanja Nikolics is leaving Vidi|language=hu|publisher=Fehérvár FC|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610230748/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2022/06/10/tavozik-a-viditol-nikolics-nemanja.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Fs end}}

==Club officials==

===Staff=== {{update-section|date=March 2026}} ''As of 11 May 2024''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=MOL Fehérvár FC MOL Fehérvár I keret {{!}} molfehervarfc.hu |url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/csapatlap/videoton-i/index.php?agid=1&subpage=staffAndPlayers&seid=83 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.molfehervarfc.hu |language=en |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219093431/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/csapatlap/videoton-i/index.php?agid=1&subpage=staffAndPlayers&seid=83 |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name |- |Head coach || {{flagicon|SWE}} {{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Grzelak |- |Assistant coach || {{flagicon|HUN}} Szabolcs Huszti |- |Goalkeeper coach || {{flagicon|HUN}} András Elbert |- |Technical director || {{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Rédei |- |Head video analyst ||{{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Késedi |- |Video analyst ||{{flagicon|HUN}} Bence Pap |- |Club doctor || {{flagicon|HUN}} Tibor Kovács Dávid |- |Club doctor |{{flagicon|HUN}} Tibor Kovács |- |Physiotherapist 1 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Barta |- |Physiotherapist 2 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Roland Kátai |- |Physiotherapist 3 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Gergely Gál |- |Sport masseur 1 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Gáspár |- |Sport masseur 2 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Ildikó Fejes |- |Sport masseur 3 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Tibor Debreceni |- |Kitman 1 |{{flagicon|Hungary}} Róbert Lakatos |- |Kitman 2 |{{flagicon|HUN}} Gergő Stéger |}

===Former club directors and sports directors=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * {{flagicon|Hungary}} György Mezey (07/01/2008-30/06/2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2008/01/07/az-uj-menedzsment-es-szakmai-stab-bemutatkozasa.html|title=Az új menedzsment bemutatkozása|date=7 January 2008|website=molfehervarfc.hu|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128002037/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2008/01/07/az-uj-menedzsment-es-szakmai-stab-bemutatkozasa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Hungary}} Győző Burcsa (2014-17/08/2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hvg.hu/sport/20140530_A_Videoton_egykori_sztarjabol_kokemeny_kl|title=A Videoton egykori sztárjából kőkemény klubigazgató lesz|date=30 May 2014|website=HVG|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Hungary}} Zoltán Kovács (18 August 2015 – 17 July 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-burcsa-mellett-masok-is-mennek-kovacs-zoltan-erkezik-2432861|title=Videoton: Burcsa mellett mások is mennek, Kovács Zoltán érkezik |date=18 August 2015|website=NSO.hu|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520074731/http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-burcsa-mellett-masok-is-mennek-kovacs-zoltan-erkezik-2432861|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/mol-fehervar-tavozik-kovacs-zoltan-sportigazgato-2838825|title=Mol Fehérvár: távozik Kovács Zoltán sportigazgató|date=17 July 2021|website=NSO.hu|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717115044/https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/mol-fehervar-tavozik-kovacs-zoltan-sportigazgato-2838825|url-status=live}}</ref> {{div col end}} * {{flagicon|Hungary}} Nemanja Nikolić (11 November 2025-present)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-11 |title=Nikolics Nemanja a Vidi új sportigazgatója – hivatalos |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-ii/2025/11/nikolics-nemanja-a-vidi-uj-sportigazgatoja-hivatalos |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}</ref>

== Notable foreign players == {{ div col|colwidth=18em}}

;Angola

* {{flagicon|ANG}} Evandro Brandao

;Bosnia and Herzegovina

* {{flagicon|BIH}} Mario Bozić * {{Flagicon|BIH}} Jusuf Dajić * {{Flagicon|BIH}} Elvir Hadžić * {{Flagicon|BIH}} Anel Hadžić * {{Flagicon|BIH}} Armin Hodžić * {{Flagicon|BIH}} Kenan Kodro * {{Flagicon|BIH}} Asmir Suljić

;Brazil

* {{Flagicon|BRA}} André Alves * {{Flagicon|BRA}} Alison Silva * {{Flagicon|BRA}} Kaká * {{Flagicon|BRA}} Renato Neto * {{Flagicon|BRA}} César Romero * {{flagicon|BRA}} Jeff Silva * {{Flagicon|BRA}} Edson * {{Flagicon|BRA}} Nildo Petrolina

;Bulgaria

* {{Flagicon|BUL}} Georgi Milanov

;Cape Verde

* {{Flagicon|CPV}} Stopira * {{Flagicon|CPV}} Zé Luís

;Croatia

* {{Flagicon|CRO}} Milan Pavličić * {{Flagicon|CRO}} Marko Pajač * {{Flagicon|CRO}} Dinko Trebotić

;El Salvador * {{Flagicon|SLV}} Arturo Álvarez

;France

* {{Flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Nego * {{Flagicon|FRA}} Lyes Houri

;Georgia

* {{Flagicon|GEO}} Budu Zivzivadze

;Germany

* {{Flagicon|GER}} Marcel Heister

;Guinea-Bissau

* {{Flagicon|GNB}} Mamadu Candé

;Guinea

* {{Flagicon|GUI}} Alhassane Soumah

;Morocco

* {{Flagicon|MAR}} Sofian Chakla

;North Macedonia

* {{Flagicon|MKD}} Mirko Ivanovski * {{Flagicon|MKD}} Visar Musliu * {{Flagicon|MKD}} Boban Nikolov * {{Flagicon|MKD}} Nikola Serafimov

;Martinique

* {{Flagicon|MTQ}} Rémi Maréval

;Montenegro

* {{Flagicon|MNE}} Goran Vujovic * {{Flagicon|MNE}} Milan Purovic * {{Flagicon|MNE}} Mladen Bozovic * {{Flagicon|MNE}} Ilija Radović

;Netherlands

* {{Flagicon|NED}} Kees Luijckx

;Nigeria

* {{Flagicon|NGA}} Ezekiel Henty * {{Flagicon|NGA}} Funsho Bamgboye

;Portugal

* {{Flagicon|POR}} Marco Caneira * {{Flagicon|POR}} Filipe Oliveira * {{Flagicon|POR}} Vítor Gomes * {{Flagicon|POR}} Jucie Lupeta

;Romania

* {{Flagicon|ROU}} Gabriel Vochin * {{Flagicon|ROU}} Daniel Tudor * {{Flagicon|ROU}} Marian Savu * {{Flagicon|ROU}} Adrian Rus

;Russia

* {{Flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Alumona

;Serbia

* {{Flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Stanojević * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Marko Andić * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Dušan Vasiljević * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Mitrović * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Milan Perić * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Uroš Nikolić * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Danko Lazović * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Marko Šćepović * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Stefan Šćepović * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Filip Pajović * {{Flagicon|SRB}} Branislav Danilović

;Slovakia

* {{Flagicon|SVK}} Tomáš Tujvel * {{Flagicon|SVK}} Pavol Durica * {{Flagicon|SVK}} Tomáš Medveď

;Slovenia

* {{Flagicon|SVN}} Nejc Gradišar

;Spain

* {{Flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Brachi * {{Flagicon|ESP}} Walter Fernández * {{Flagicon|ESP}} Juan Calatayud * {{Flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Sánchez

;Sweden

* {{Flagicon|SWE}} Bojan Djordjic

;Ukraine

* {{Flagicon|UKR}} Mykhaylo Denysov * {{Flagicon|UKR}} Bohdan Lyednyev * {{Flagicon|UKR}} Yevhen Makarenko * {{Flagicon|UKR}} Ivan Petryak * {{Flagicon|UKR}} Artem Shabanov

;Uganda

* {{Flagicon|UGA}} Martin Kayongo-Mutumba {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{official website|https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/}} {{in lang|hu|en}}

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