Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a
football club based in
Józsefváros,
Budapest, Hungary. The team currently plays in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs, MTK has won the
Hungarian League 23 times and the
Hungarian Cup 12 times. The club has also won the
Hungarian Super Cup twice. In 1955, as Vörös Lobogó SE, they became the first Hungarian team to play in the
European Cup and in 1964 they finished as runners-up in the
European Cup Winners' Cup after losing to
Sporting Clube de Portugal in the final.
The club founded the Sándor Károly Football Academy in 2001. The Academy also has a partnership agreement with English club
Liverpool. MTK was established by the Hungarian Jewish community.
MTK Budapest first entered the Nemzeti Bajnokság in the
1903 season. In the subsequent season, MTK won their first domestic title. Between 1913 and 1914 and 1924–25, MTK dominated Hungarian football by winning ten titles in a row.[1]
Crest and colours
Manufacturers and shirt sponsors
The following table shows in detail MTK Budapest FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
MTK Budapest's first stadium was opened in 1912. The first match was played MTK Budapest's main rival
Ferencváros on 31 March 1912. The final result was 1–0 to MTK.
MTK Budapest's second stadium was built in 1947 shortly after the end of the
World War II. It was demolished in 2014 to construct a brand-new stadium on its place.
Lantos Mihály Sportközpont is sport centre located in
Zugló, Budapest. It was built in 1896. It has a capacity of 3,500 (2,500 seated).It was home to Budapest Micro Club, MTK Maccabi, Rower-Veled Érted Se,
Vörös Meteor Egyetértés SK, Zuglói Kinizsi SE.[3][4]
The fixture between MTK Budapest FC and
Ferencvárosi TC is called the Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. The first fixture was played in the
1903 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary.