Hungary national football team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | The Magical Magyars (In the 1950's) | ||
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| Association | Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Erwin Koeman | ||
| Captain | Zoltán Gera | ||
| Most caps | József Bozsik (101) | ||
| Top scorer | Ferenc Puskás (84) | ||
| Home stadium | Stadium Puskás Ferenc | ||
| FIFA code | HUN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 50 | ||
| Highest | 36 (December 1992) | ||
| Lowest | 87 (July 1996) | ||
| First international | |||
 Austria 5 - 0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria 12 October, 1902) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Russia 0 - 12 Hungary (Moscow, Russia; 14 July, 1912)  Hungary 13 - 1 France  (Budapest, Hungary; 12 June, 1927)  Hungary 12 - 0 Albania  (Budapest, Hungary; 24 September, 1950) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Hungary 0 - 7 England  (Budapest, Hungary; 10 June 1908) England Amateurs 7 - 0 Hungary (Solna, Sweden; 30 June, 1912)  Germany 7 - 0 Hungary (Cologne, Germany; 6 April, 1941) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1934) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1938 and 1954 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Third place, 1964 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Team |
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1960 Rome | Team |
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1964 Tokyo | Team |
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1968 Mexico City | Team |
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1972 Munich | Team |
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. It has a rich and proud pedigree in the game and a rightful place in football annals as one of the first original footballing nations in continental Europe and an innovator in the sport in the 1950s. In recent times the team's strength has diminished greatly, failing to qualify for any major tournament since 1986. They are current holders of the Unofficial Football World Championship.
Date Olympics and World Cup)
Olympics: Scored goal No. 100 in the Olympics is Sándor Kocsis
Best player in the championship Brad
Hungarian football is best known for one of the most formidable and influential sides in football history, which revolutionized the play of the game. Centered around the dynamic and potent quartet of strikers Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, attacking half-back József Bozsik and withdrawn striker Nándor Hidegkuti, the "Aranycsapat" (Hung. lit Golden Team) of the "Magnificent Magyars", captivated the football world with an exciting brand of play drawn from new tactical nuances and amassed, barring the 1954 World Cup Final, a remarkable record of 43 victories, 7 ties, and no defeats from the 15th of June 1952 to the end of its historic unbeaten run on February 18th 1956. Hungary has the unique distinction of posting the highest ever Elo football rating of 2173 points in June (1954) along with the second highest with 2153 (1956); surpassing that of Brazil, England, Argentina and Germany in all-time competition.
The Hungarians were runners-up twice in the World Cup, losing to Italy 4-2 in 1938 and 3-2 to West Germany in 1954, despite beating them 8-3 earlier in the competition. The team, built around the legendary Ferenc Puskás, led early 2-0 in that match, but ended up 3-2 losers in a game the Germans subsequently christened "The Miracle of Bern". Two highly controversial calls surround this final game: firstly when Puskas apparently equalized the match in the 89th minute only to have the goal disallowed for offside, the second being a blatant foul on Kocsis in the penalty area which would have given Hungary a penalty in the final minute.
Hungary has won gold at the Olympic three times, in 1952, 1964, and 1968. The under-23 team, which was the age limit for Olympic teams, won the UEFA U-23 Championship in 1974. Since the 1976 reshuffle by UEFA, the under-23s are now classified with the under-21s.
Records
The match between Austria and Hungary in Vienna in 1902 was the first international match played between two non-British European countries.
Hungary was the first team from outside the United Kingdom and Ireland to beat England at home, famously winning 6-3 at Wembley on November 25, 1953. This victory had worldwide significance as it effectively ended England's 90 year old mythical reign since the creation of association football in 1863 against all sides outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. They beat England 7-1, this time in Budapest a year later, in 1954. This still ranks as England's record defeat.
Hungary holds the longest consecutive run of matches unbeaten with 33 international games between 14 May 1950 and 4 July 1954, when they lost the World Cup final to Germany. Argentina and Spain jointly hold the second longest string of 31 unbeaten matches (Argentina from 1991 to 1993 and Spain from 1994 to 1998).
After the Golden Team
Hungary remained a force in European football for two to three decades after the era of the "Magnificent Magyars". Reaching the quarter-finals of both 1962 and 1966 World Cups, Hungary was blessed with a dazzling array of talent including Lajos Tichy, Ferenc Bene, Flórián Albert, János Farkas, Gyula Rákosi, Zoltán Varga, János Göröcs, Károly Sándor and Máté Fenyvesi. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Championship in 1964 and 1972.
Returning to the World Cup in 1978 and 1982, Hungary did not reach the same heights but nonetheless performed respectably - indeed, the talents of László Fazekas, Tibor Nyilasi and László Kiss inspired Hungary to a 10-1 win over El Salvador in 1982, which remains a World Cup record. The 1986 World Cup is seen by many fans as the final confirmation of Hungary's decline. Expectations were very high, but poor performances in defeats to the Soviet Union and France were a bitter blow, despite the presence of talent like Lajos Détári. Since then, Hungary has continued to produce fine individual talent- notably Béla Illés and Krisztián Lisztes - but further success as a team has eluded them.
Most recently, in Euro 2004 qualifiers, Hungary found themselves within sight of qualification with two games remaining, but was scuppered by defeats to Latvia and Poland.
Modern times
Today, Hungary are a lesser force and haven't qualified for a World Cup since 1986, or for the European Championship finals since 1972.
Euro Cup '80 Qualifying
They finished 2nd in their group behind Greece.
1 - 2 Finland (in Finland)
2 - 0 U.S.S.R. (in Hungary)
1 - 4 Greece (in Greece)
0 - 0 Greece (in Hungary)
2 - 2 U.S.S.R. (in U.S.S.R.)
3 - 1 Finland (in Hungary)
Euro Cup '84 Qualifying
They finished 4th out of 5 positions.
6 - 2 Luxembourg (in Luxembourg)
6 - 2 Luxembourg (in Hungary)
0 - 2 England (in Hungary)
2 - 3 Greece (in Hungary)
1 - 3 Denmark (in Denmark)
0 - 3 England (in England)
1 - 0 Denmark (in Hungary)
2 - 2 Greece (in Greece)
Euro Cup '88 Qualifying
They came in 3rd out of 5 positions (behind Holland & Greece).
0-1 Holland (in Hungary)
1-2 Greece (in Greece)
1-0 Cyprus (in Hungary)
0-2 Holland (in Holland)
5-3 Poland (in Hungary)
2-3 Poland (in Poland)
3-0 Greece (in Hungary)
1-0 Cyprus (in Cyprus)
- In the World Cup 1990 qualifiers, they were again third, following Spain and the Republic of Ireland.
Euro Cup '92 Qualifying
They came 4th out of 5 positions, only being over Cyprus.
0-0 Norway (in Norway)
1-1 Italy (in Hungary)
4-2 Cyprus (in Hungary)
2-0 Cyprus (in Cyprus)
0-1 Russia (in Hungary)
1-3 Italy (in Italy)
2-2 Russia (in Russia)
0-0 Norway (in Hungary)
- In the World Cup 1994 qualifiers they were again fourth, this time after Greece, Russia and Iceland.
Euro Cup '96 Qualifying
They came in 4th out of 5, only getting over Iceland.
2-2 Turkey (in Hungary)
0-2 Sweden (in Sweden)
2-2 Switzerland (in Hungary)
1-0 Sweden (in Hungary)
1-2 Iceland (in Iceland)
0-2 Turkey (in Turkey)
0-3 Switzerland (in Switzerland)
1-0 Iceland (in Hungary)
- In the World Cup 1998 qualifiers, they were second in their group after Norway, and played off against FR Yugoslavia, but lost both of those games (1-7, 5-0). Predrag Mijatović scored seven times in two games.
Euro Cup 2000 Qualifying
They came in 4th out of 6, only getting over Azerbaijan & Liechtenstein.
1-3 Portugal (in Hungary)
4-0 Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijan)
1-1 Romania (in Hungary)
5-0 Liechtenstein (in Hungary)
0-0 Slovakia (in Slovakia)
0-2 Romania (in Romania)
0-1 Slovakia (in Hungary)
0-0 Liechtenstein (in Liechtenstein)
3-0 Azerbaijan (in Hungary)
0-3 Portugal (in Portugal)
The same thing happened in the World Cup 2002 qualifiers, when they trailed after Italy, Romania and Georgia, and in the Euro 2004 qualifiers, where they were surpassed by Sweden, Latvia and Poland. In the World Cup 2006 qualifiers they finished fourth after Croatia, Sweden and Bulgaria. The Euro 2008 qualifiers did not provide much cheer, as they ended sixth in their group, even dropping a match to unfancied Malta. On August 22, 2007, they surprisingly upset world champions Italy in a friendly game, beating them 3-1 at Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest. This resulted in Hungary becoming the Unofficial Football World Champions.
FIFA World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1930 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1934 |
Quarter-Finals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1938 |
Final | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
 1950 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1954 |
Final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
 1958 |
Round 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
 1962 |
Quarter-Finals | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1966 |
Quarter-Finals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
 1970 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1974 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1978 |
Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 1982 |
Round 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 1986 |
Round 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1994 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
  2002 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 9/18 | 2 Finals | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 |
**Silver background color indicates second place finish in the tournament.
UEFA European Football Championship record
- 1960 - Did not enter
- 1964 - Third place
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Fourth place
- 1976 to 2008 - Did not qualify
Last match
| Hungary | 1–1 |  Croatia |
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Niko Kovač  45' (og) |
23' Niko Kovač |
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Damien Ledantu (France)
Next match
| Hungary | ?–? |  Montenegro |
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Attendance: ?
Referee: ? (?)
Hungary squad
- Current squad (for versus Montenegro, 20 August 2008)
Caps and goals as of 31 May2008, included against Croatia.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gábor Babos | October 101974 (age 33) | NEC Nijmegen |
17 (0) | v Croatia, 19 March 1997 |
| Márton Fülöp | May 31983 (age 25) | Sunderland |
15 (0) | v France, 31 May 2005 |
| László Köteles | September 11984 (age 23) | Diósgyőr |
0 | v N/A |
- Defenders
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Juhász (vice-captain) | July 11983 (age 25) |  Anderlecht |
36 (3) | v Japan, 25 April 2004 |
| László Bodnár | February 251979 (age 29) | Red Bull Salzburg |
33 (0) | v Lithuania, 11 October 2000 |
| Vilmos Vanczák | June 201983 (age 25) | Sion |
31 (0) | v Slovakia, 30 November 2004 |
| Zsolt Löw | April 291979 (age 29) | Hoffenheim |
24 (1) | v Croatia, 8 May 2002 |
| Zoltán Szélesi | November 221981 (age 26) | Strasbourg |
15 (0) | v China, 1 June 2004 |
| Boldizsár Bodor | April 271982 (age 26) | Roda |
13 (0) | v Estonia, 19 November 2003 |
| Tamás Vaskó | February 201984 (age 24) | Újpest |
11 (0) | v Latvia, 7 February 2007 |
| Krisztián Timár | October 41979 (age 28) | Plymouth Argyle |
1 (0) | v Slovenia, 26 March 2008 |
- Midfielders
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoltán Gera (captain) | April 221979 (age 29) | Fulham |
53 (16) | v Switzerland, 13 February 2002 |
| Szabolcs Huszti | April 181983 (age 25) | Hannover |
32 (6) | v Japan, 25 April 2004 |
| Balázs Tóth | September 241981 (age 26) | Genk |
23 (0) | v Latvia, 19 February 2004 |
| Tamás Hajnal | March 15 1981 (age 27) | Borussia Dortmund |
23 (1) | v Sweden, 9 October 2004 |
| Péter Halmosi | September 251979 (age 28) | Hull City |
18 (0) | v Czech Republic, 12 February 2002 |
| Krisztián Vadócz | May 301985 (age 23) | CA Osasuna |
12 (2) | v Slovakia, 30 November 2004 |
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | December 231986 (age 21) | PSV Eindhoven |
10 (1) | v Greece, 2 June 2007 |
| Ádám Vass | September 91988 (age 19) | Brescia |
10 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
- Strikers
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamás Priskin | September 171986 (age 21) | Watford |
17 (6) | v Argentina, 17 August 2005 |
| Gergely Rudolf | March 91985 (age 23) | Debreceni VSC |
0 | v N/A |
- Recent call-up
Caps and goals as of 26 March2008, included against Slovenia.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péter Gulácsi | May 61990 (age 18) | Liverpool |
0 | v N/A | v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
- Defenders
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csaba Csizmadia | May 30 1985 (age 23) | Mattersburg |
12 (0) | v Cyprus, 6 February2007 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Béla Balogh | December 301984 (age 23) | Real Murcia |
9 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
v Moldova, 17 November 2007 |
Tamás Kádár  |
March 141990 (age 18) | Newcastle United |
0 | v N/A | v Greece, 24 May 2008 |
- Midfielders
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pál Dárdai | March 161976 (age 32) | Hertha BSC |
51 (5) | v Slovenia, 19 August 1998 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Dániel Tőzsér | May 121985 (age 23) | Genk |
15 (1) | v Mexico, 14 December 2005 |
v Slovenia, 26 March 2008 |
| Ákos Buzsáky
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May 71982 (age 26) | Queens Park Rangers |
11 (1) | v Malta, 3 September 2005 |
v Slovenia, 26 March 2008 |
| Leandro de Almeida | March 191982 (age 26) | Debrecen |
10 (0) | v China, June 1 2004 |
v Greece, 21 November 2007 |
| Attila Filkor | July 121988 (age 20) | Sassuolo |
6 (0) | v Latvia, 7 February 2007 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Tibor Tisza | November 101984 (age 23) | Újpest |
5 (0) | v Cyprus, 6 February2007 |
v Slovenia, 26 March 2008 |
| László Zsidai | July 161986 (age 21) | MTK Budapest |
2 (0) | v Latvia, 7 February2007 |
v Slovenia, 26 March 2008 |
| Tamás Koltai | April 301987 (age 21) | Győri ETO FC |
1 (0) | v Greece, 24 May 2008 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
- Strikers
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péter Rajczi
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April 31981 (age 27) | Újpest |
11 (3) | v Slovakia, 30 November 2004 |
v Montenegro, 24 March 2007 |
| István Ferenczi | September 141977 (age 30) | Ferencváros |
9 (2) | v Jordan, 7 March 2001 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Róbert Feczesin | February 221986 (age 22) | Brescia |
8 (3) | v Mexico, 14 December 2005 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Péter Orosz | August 191981 (age 26) |  OFI Crete |
3 (0) | v Slovenia, 26 March 2008 |
v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Krisztián Németh | January 51989 (age 19) | Liverpool |
0 | v N/A | v Croatia, 31 May 2008 |
| Balázs Farkas | April 241988 (age 20) |  Dynamo Kyiv |
3 (0) | v Canada, 15 November 2006 |
v Montenegro, 24 March 2007 |
| Hungary current line-up for versus Greece May 24 2008 |
Coaching staff
| Head Coach | Erwin Koeman
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| Assistant Coaches | Zoltán Aczél
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| Csaba Máté
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Zsolt Petry
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| Technical Manager | Tamas Szekeres
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| Team Doctors | Dr. Miklós Kator
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| Dr. Gergeley Pánics
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| Scientific associate | Dr. Máté Petrekanics
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| Psychologist | Sándor Nagy
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| Masseurs | László Eisemann
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| Kit Manager | Imre Ambrus
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Famous players
Had scored goal No. 100 for the team Hungary in the Olympics (József Bozsik) Template:Golden Team
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Notable past players
Top appearances
| Pos | Player | Caps | Goals | Tenure |
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| 1 | József Bozsik | 101 | 11 | 1947-1962 |
| 2 | László Fazekas | 92 | 24 | 1968-1983 |
| 3 | Gyula Grosics | 86 | 0 | 1947-1962 |
| 4 | Ferenc Puskás | 85 | 84 | 1945-1956 |
| 5 | Imre Garaba | 82 | 3 | 1980-1991 |
| 6 | Sándor Mátrai | 81 | 0 | 1956-1967 |
| 7 | Ferenc Sipos | 77 | 1 | 1957-1966 |
| 8 | László Bálint | 76 | 3 | 1972-1982 |
| Ferenc Bene | 76 | 36 | 1962-1979 | |
| Máté Fenyvesi | 76 | 8 | 1954-1966 |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Goals(Caps) | Tenure | Avg/game |
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| 1 | Ferenc Puskás | 84(85) | 1945-1956 | 0.99 |
| 2 | Sándor Kocsis | 75(68) | 1948-1956 | 0.91 |
| 3 | Imre Schlosser | 59(68) | 1906-1927 | 0.87 |
| 4 | Lajos Tichy | 51(72) | 1955-1964 | 0.61 |
| 5 | György Sárosi | 42(62) | 1931-1943 | 0.68 |
| 6 | Nándor Hidegkuti | 39(69) | 1945-1958 | 0.56 |
| 7 | Ferenc Bene | 36(76) | 1962-1979 | 0.47 |
| 8 | Gyula Zsengellér | 32(39) | 1936-1947 | 0.82 |
| Tibor Nyilasi | 32(70) | 1975-1985 | 0.46 | |
| Florián Albert | 32(75) | 1959-1974 | 0.41 |
Former head coaches
See also
- József Bozsik goal No. 100 for the team Hungary in the Olympics Hungary national under-21 football team
- Hungary national under-19 football team
- Hungary women's national football team
External links
- Hungarian Football Federation
- www.nb1.hu/National team page/
- National Team (some statistics) (Hun)
- Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
- RSSSF archive of results 1902-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1902-
- IFFHS Archive: 1902-1910
- Hungary in World Cups/Planet World cup/
- Chronological listing of Hungary's coaches
- Aranycsapat - 'The Golden Team' (Hun)
- The best website about Hungary's football history (in Dutch)
- sportmuzeum
- Hungarian goals (Magyar Gólok)
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