The Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) (Hungarian: Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség; MLSZ, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈlɒbdɒruːɡoː ˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ]) is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungary national team. It is based in Budapest.[1][2]
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| Founded | 19 January 1901 |
| Headquarters | Budapest |
| FIFA affiliation | 1907 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
| President | Sándor Csányi |
| Website | mlsz.hu |
Honours
edit- World Cup:
Runner-up (2 times - 1938, 1954) - Olympic Games:
Winner (3 times - 1952, 1964, 1968); 
Runner-up (2 times - 1972); 
Third place (1 time - 1960)
- National Youth Teams
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
Third place (1): 2009
Divisions
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Current head coaches
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Competitions
editMagyar Labdarúgó Szövetség is responsible for organising the following competitions:
Men's footballedit
Women's footballedit
Cupsedit
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Futsaledit
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Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year
editAs awarded by the HFF.[3] In 1980 the title was not awarded. *In 1949, 1950 and 1963 the title was awarded to two players.
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| Bold | Indicates players still playing professional football |
| Year | Player | Club | Also won | Notes |
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| 1945 | Sándor Balogh |  Újpest |
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| 1946 | Ferenc Deák | Szentlőrinci AC |
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| 1947 | Ferenc Szusza | Újpest |
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| 1948 | Adalbert Marksteiner | Csepel SC |
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| 1949 | Mihály Kispéter | Ferencvárosi |
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| 1949 | Gyula Grosics | Teherfuvar |
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| 1950 | Ferenc Puskás | Budapest Honvéd |
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| 1950 | Gyula Grosics | Budapest Honvéd |
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| 1951 | Péter Palotás | MTK Budapest |
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| 1952 | József Bozsik | Budapest Honvéd |
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| 1953 | Nándor Hidegkuti | MTK Budapest |
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| 1954 | Sándor Kocsis | Budapest Honvéd |
Hungarian Footballer of the Year (Golden Ball)
editAs awarded by journalists[citation needed]
- 2012: Ádám Szalai[4]
- 2013: Szabolcs Huszti[5]
- 2018: Nemanja Nikolić[6]
- 2019: Péter Gulácsi[7]
Presidents
edit- Géza Jász (1901–1902)
- Viktor Rákosi (1902)
- Kajetán Banovits (1903–1906)
- Béla Kárpáti (1907–1909)
- György Szacelláry (1909–1916)
- Marquis György Pallavicini (1916)
- Zoltán Füzesséry dr. (1917–1919)
- Rezső Oprée (1919–1922)
- István Friedrich (1922–1923)
- Kálmán Shvoy dr. (1924)
- József Csányi dr., Lajos Tibor (1925)
- Dréhr Imre (1925–1930)
- István Kray baron (1930–1932)
- Béla Usetty dr. (1932–1939)
- Pál Gidófalvy dr. (1939–1944)
- József Becskó (1945–1947)
- István Ries dr. (1947–1950)
- Sándor Barcs (1950–1963)
- Gyula Hegyi (1964–1970)
- András Terpitkó dr. (1970–1973)
- István Kutas (1974–1978)
- György Szepesi (1979–1986)
- Jenő Somogyi (1986–1988)
- László Tisza dr., Tibor Vadászi, Miklós Varga dr. (1988–1989)
- Mihály Laczkó (1989–1994)
- László Benkő (1994–1996)
- Mihály Laczkó (2x) (1996–1998)
- Attila Kovács (1998–1999)
- Imre Bozsóki dr. (1999–2006)
- István Kisteleki (2006–2010)
- Sándor Csányi (2010– )
Current sponsorships
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Veronika Gulyas. "Hungary's Soccer Tsar to Strike Current System". WSJ.
- ^ "A kick at regaining Hungary's football glory". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Szalai named 'Hungarian Footballer of the Year' | FSV Mainz 05". Bundesliga. 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Huszti voted Hungary's Best". Bundesliga. 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Nikolic named best Hungarian footballer at 2018 M4 Sport Gala | Chicago Fire FC". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Gulácsinak szavazták meg a Magyar Aranylabdát" [Gulácsi was voted the Hungarian Golden Ball]. hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
External links
edit- Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (official website)
- Hungary at FIFA site