Szombathelyi Haladás
Encyclopedia
Szombathelyi Haladás is a Hungarian
football
club based in Szombathely
. Haladás is the Hungarian
word for progress. The club, which was founded in 1919, plays its home games at Rohonci úti Stadion which has a capacity of 12,000 (4,000 seats). The club colours are green and white.
Haladás reached the Hungarian Cup final in the years 1975, 1993 and 2002. Since its first promotion in 1936 the club has spent 51 seasons in the first division of the Hungarian league, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I).
Haladás played in the final against Újpest
. The club lost 2-1 after extra time.
In January 2002 Haladás appointed Lázár Szentes
as the new coach of the club. In the 2001-02 season Haladás was facing relegation problems.
In August 2003 Lajos Détári
resigned as coach of the club.
In October 2003 former Zalaegerszeg
championship-winner coach Péter Bozsik
was appointed as the coach of the club.
In the 2006-07 season of the Hungarian Second Division the club missed out on promotion to the first division because of an 11 points deduction for the use of ineligible players. BFC Siófok
was promoted in the place of Haladás.
In the 2008 Haladás won the Hungarian Second Division which resulted the promotion of the club to the first division.
In 2008 Haladás played with Arsenal
a pre-season friendly match in Szombathely
. The match finished 1-1.
In the 2008-09 season Haladás reached the best rank ever in the history of the team. The club won the bronze medal and got the right to start the qualification rounds in the Europa League.
In the Europa League 2009-10 season Haladás played against Irtysh Pavlodar in the first round. The first leg finished 1-0 thanks to Krisztián Kenesei
's goal in the 79th minute. In the second leg the result was 2-1 to Irtysh,which resulted that Haladás could play in the second round. In the second round Haladás played with the Swedish Elfsborg
. In the first leg Haladás lost to 3-0, while at home Haladás drew with Elfsborg which cause the farewell from the international turf.
, Hungary
. Its capacity is 12,500 and it was built in 1923. It hosted the hammer throw
events for the IAAF World Athletics Final
as the Stade Louis II
in Monaco
is too small.
, Paks
have the same colour combination.
and Győr
. The matches between these clubs are often tense and police have to secure the stadia.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Szombathely
Szombathely
Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...
. Haladás is the Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
word for progress. The club, which was founded in 1919, plays its home games at Rohonci úti Stadion which has a capacity of 12,000 (4,000 seats). The club colours are green and white.
Haladás reached the Hungarian Cup final in the years 1975, 1993 and 2002. Since its first promotion in 1936 the club has spent 51 seasons in the first division of the Hungarian league, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I).
The yoyo years
Since 1919 the club have been famous for their yoyo between the Hungarian First Division and the Hungarian Second Division. The club were unable to strengthen their stay in the first league which resulted a continuous yoyo effect.The 2000s
In the 2001-02 season of the Hungarian CupMagyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It has been incepted by the Hungarian Football Association, the Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian League, the Nemzeti Bajnokság.Besides all of the professional clubs of...
Haladás played in the final against Újpest
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
. The club lost 2-1 after extra time.
In January 2002 Haladás appointed Lázár Szentes
Lázár Szentes
Lázár Szentes is a former Hungarian football player of the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Hungarian national team. Between 1982 and 1983 he played 6 games and scored 3 goals for Hungary....
as the new coach of the club. In the 2001-02 season Haladás was facing relegation problems.
In August 2003 Lajos Détári
Lajos Détári
Lajos Détári is a football manager and a retired Hungarian football midfielder. At the height of his career , he was a well-respected player throughout Europe, winning "Player of the Year" titles in Hungary, Greece and Switzerland.-Playing career:Détári made his debut for the Hungarian national...
resigned as coach of the club.
In October 2003 former Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society...
championship-winner coach Péter Bozsik
Péter Bozsik
Péter Bozsik is a football manager and son of the famous player József Bozsik, who was part of the Golden Team of the 1950s and managed the Hungarian team in 1974....
was appointed as the coach of the club.
In the 2006-07 season of the Hungarian Second Division the club missed out on promotion to the first division because of an 11 points deduction for the use of ineligible players. BFC Siófok
BFC Siófok
Bodajk FC Siófok, or generally short BFC Siófok is a Hungarian football club based in Siófok, a small town on the shores ofLake Balaton. The club was founded in 1921 as Siófok SE . The component Bodajk in the club's name stems from a merger with Bodajk FC in 2005. The colours of the club are...
was promoted in the place of Haladás.
In the 2008 Haladás won the Hungarian Second Division which resulted the promotion of the club to the first division.
In 2008 Haladás played with Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
a pre-season friendly match in Szombathely
Szombathely
Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...
. The match finished 1-1.
In the 2008-09 season Haladás reached the best rank ever in the history of the team. The club won the bronze medal and got the right to start the qualification rounds in the Europa League.
In the Europa League 2009-10 season Haladás played against Irtysh Pavlodar in the first round. The first leg finished 1-0 thanks to Krisztián Kenesei
Krisztián Kenesei
Krisztián Kenesei is a Hungarian football player. He currently plays for Szombathelyi Haladás.- Football career :...
's goal in the 79th minute. In the second leg the result was 2-1 to Irtysh,which resulted that Haladás could play in the second round. In the second round Haladás played with the Swedish Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...
. In the first leg Haladás lost to 3-0, while at home Haladás drew with Elfsborg which cause the farewell from the international turf.
Stadium
Haladás play at the Rohonci Street Stadium situated in SzombathelySzombathely
Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Its capacity is 12,500 and it was built in 1923. It hosted the hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
events for the IAAF World Athletics Final
IAAF World Athletics Final
The IAAF World Athletics Final was an annual track and field competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was inaugurated in 2003 to replace the IAAF Grand Prix Final. The competition was part of the IAAF World Athletics Series and was the culmination of the...
as the Stade Louis II
Stade Louis II
The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team, as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match...
in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
is too small.
Players
From youth system
Colours, badge, and nicknames
The colours of the club are green and white. This combination is very common in Hungarian League since Ferencváros, GyőrGyori ETO FC
Győri ETO FC , Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Football Club or just Győr, is a Hungarian sports club from Győr, a mid-size town in the north-west of the country. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since...
, Paks
Paksi SE
Paksi SE is a Hungarian football club based in Paks. Since its founding in 1952 it has played at either a county or national level. In 2006 it ascended to Borsodi Liga, or NB I, the top division in Hungarian football, for the first time. It plays its home games at Stadion PSE. The team colors...
have the same colour combination.
Supporters and rivalries
The supporters of the club are in rivalry mainly with the clubs of the neighbouring cities such as ZalaegerszegZalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society...
and Győr
Gyori ETO FC
Győri ETO FC , Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Football Club or just Győr, is a Hungarian sports club from Győr, a mid-size town in the north-west of the country. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since...
. The matches between these clubs are often tense and police have to secure the stadia.
Honours
- Hungarian LeagueHungarian LeagueThe Nemzeti Bajnokság is a Hungarian professional league for association football clubs. The league is currently known as the OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, and it is the highest level of professional league since its inception in 1901. UEFA currently ranks the league 35th in Europe.Sixteen...
- Third place (1): 2009
- Hungarian CupMagyar KupaThe Hungarian Cup is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It has been incepted by the Hungarian Football Association, the Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian League, the Nemzeti Bajnokság.Besides all of the professional clubs of...
- Runners-up (3): 1975, 1993, 2002
Transfers 2010/2011 summer
Transfers 2010/2011 winter
Transfers 2010/2011 summer
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1975-76 The season 1975-76 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium in an entertaining final against West Ham United of England... |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
1. Round |  |
Valletta Valletta F.C. Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island... |
7-0 | 1-1 | 8-1 |
| 2. Round |  |
SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.... |
1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
Mitropa Cup
| Season | Competition | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | Mitropa Cup Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides... |
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NK Osijek NK Osijek NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija... |
4-2 | 0-3 |
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AC Milan | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
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TJ Vítkovice | 2-2 | 1-6 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
Group 5 |  |
BSC Young Boys BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black.... |
3-1 | 0-4 |
| Group 5 | |
DAC Dunajská Streda | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| Group 5 |  |
IFK Norrköping IFK Norrköping IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan... |
0-1 | 0-0 |
UEFA Europa League
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | UEFA Europa League | 1. Round |  |
Irtysh Pavlodar | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2(a) |
| 2. Round | |
Elfsborg IF Elfsborg IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena... |
0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||