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Paks
Full namePaksi Futball Club
Nickname(s)Atomcsapat (Nuclearteam)
Founded28 November 1952; 71 years ago (1952-11-28)
Ground Fehérvári úti Stadion
Capacity6,150
Chairman János Süli
Manager György Bognár
League NB I
2022–23NB I, 5th of 12
Website Club website
Current season

Paksi FC (Paks; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɒkʃ]) is a Hungarian football club based in Paks. [1] 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 Fehérvári úti Stadion. The team colors are green and white. In the 2010–11 Hungarian Division, the team finished second and qualified for the Europa League 2011–12 season. The club is known for its policy of signing only Hungarian players.

History

Early years

Football first came to Paks in August 1912 with a team composed entirely of students. Soon thereafter the Paksi Atlétikai Sport Club was formed which played locally. In 1952, the Paksi Sportegyesület was formed and began competing at a county level in Tolna county. They would continue to compete in county level competitions from 1954 to 1964. In 1966, the team opened their new all grass playing field to a crowd of 500.

In 1970, the team won the county championship and ascended to NB III, in the central division. On July 25 of the same year, they hosted Ferencváros and although the team lost 7–2, it played before a crowd of 5,000. It would spend three more years in NB III before being relegated back to the county championship level.

1976 was the club's most impressive year in county play as it won the championship with an impressive goal difference of 119–21 and again returned to NB III, but this was not the end of its success. It would win the Szabadföld Kupa 4–2 at the Népstadion in Budapest, easily the team's greatest victory up to this point.

From 1981 to 1982, the team participated in the NB III Dráva group, but it was short-lived and team returned to county level play. In the 1983–84 season, however, they won the championship in convincing fashion and returned to NB III. Throughout the 1980s, the team would come close several times to breaking into NB II, often battling against the other team from Paks, ASE, but always fell a few pieces short.

In July 1993, the two teams, Paksi SE and ASE United, giving the young players of PSE opportunities to learn and grow by learning from the more experienced ASE side.

2000s

In 2001, the team won the NB III Duna group as an unexpected black horse, and then in 2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season they would win the NB II Western division with 25 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses, with a point difference of 66–22, earning them their first berth in NB I.

Imre Gellei managing Paks between 2007 and 2010

Paks' first season in NB I started with a 2–0 win against Dunakanyar-Vác FC – this was followed by three draws and a loss before their next win. Looking back at the season as it draws to a close, Paks was able to get strong wins at home against MTK Budapest and ZTE, teams who had spent most of their time atop the table. They won their final home game of the season 4–2 against Vasas, guaranteeing that they would not be relegated back to NB II, and staying in NB I for the 2007–08 season.

2010s

In the 2010–11 Hungarian Division the team finished second and qualified for the Europa League 2011–12. Paks played their first international match in the Europa League 2011–12 season in Andorra where they beat UE Santa Coloma 1–0. The only goal of the match came in the 14th minute when Gábor Vayer scored. [2] At home, they debuted with a four-goal win in Videoton's stadium, the Sóstói Stadion. József Magasföldi scored twice, one in each half. Dániel Böde and Norbert Heffler also contributed to the result. In the second round Paks faced the Norwegian Tromsø at home in front of 1,800 spectators, again in the Sóstói Stadion, in Székesfehérvár. The first goal of the match was scored by Magnus Andersen, with an equaliser from Hungarian Gábor Vayer. The match finished 1–1. [3] In the second leg in Norway at the Alfheim Stadion Tamás Kiss scored to give Paks the lead in the 59th minute. Two more goals by Dániel Böde and again Tamás Kiss [4] on the night gave Paks a 4–1 aggregate win over Tromsø. In the third round Paks were drawn against Scottish club Hearts. In the first leg in Hungary, Paks took the lead in the 32nd minute with a stunning lobbed goal by István Sipeki. In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Finnish referee Mattias Gestranius awarded Hearts a soft penalty, which was scored by Jamie Hamill to equalise and end the scoring on the night at the Sóstói Stadion. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Paks were eliminated by Puskás Akadémia FC on 3–5 aggregate in the round of 16 of the 2018–19 Magyar Kupa season. [9]

2020s

On 14 February 2023, György Bognár was appointed as the head coach of the club. [10] In the winter break of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season Paks was on the top of the table. The spring brought a tough competion between Paks and Ferencvárosi TC. On the game week 18, Paks beat Puskás Akadémia FC 2-1 at home [11] and on game week 19 Paks beat Mezőkövesdi SE away 1-0. [12]

Paks entered the third round of the 2023–24 Magyar Kupa season. On 16 September 2023, Paks eliminated BKV Előre SC 7-0. [13] [14] Paks beat Budapest Honvéd FC on penalties at the Bozsik Aréna on 2 November 2023. [15] [16] [17] In the round of 16, Paks beat Újpest 2-1 after extra time at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion on 29 February 2024. [18] The winning goal was scored by Norbert Könyves in the 110th minute. [19] Paks beat Vasas 5-2 at the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion to reach the semi-finals on 3 April 2024. [20] On 23 April 2024, Paks beat Kisvárda FC 2-1 at home and qualified for the final of the Magyar Kupa for the second time in the club's history. [21] [22]

Stadium

The home of the club is the Fehérvári úti Stadion which is a multi-use stadium in Paks, Hungary. Its capacity is 5,001. In the Europa League 2011–12 season the club played their home ties in Székesfehérvár at the Sóstói Stadion.

Colours, badge and nicknames

The colours of the club are green and white. This combination is one of the most popular in Hungary – many clubs use it, such as Ferencváros, Szombathelyi Haladás, and Győr. The nickname of the club is Atomcsapat (in English "Nuclear Team") which stems from the fact that the only nuclear power in Hungary is based in Paks.

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Current squad

As of 14 February 2024 [23]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary  HUN Péter Szappanos
2 DF Hungary  HUN Ákos Kinyik
3 DF Hungary  HUN Norbert Szélpál
7 FW Hungary  HUN Alen Skribek
8 MF Hungary  HUN Balázs Balogh
9 FW Hungary  HUN János Hahn
10 FW Hungary  HUN Zsolt Haraszti
11 DF Hungary  HUN Attila Osváth
12 MF Hungary  HUN Gábor Vas
13 FW Hungary  HUN Dániel Böde
14 DF Hungary  HUN Erik Silye
15 FW Hungary  HUN Norbert Könyves
16 FW Hungary  HUN Zoltán Pesti
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Hungary  HUN Bence Kocsis
19 FW Hungary  HUN Kevin Horváth
20 DF Hungary  HUN Krisztián Kovács
21 MF Hungary  HUN Kristóf Papp
22 MF Hungary  HUN József Windecker ( vice-captain)
24 DF Hungary  HUN Bence Lenzsér
25 GK Hungary  HUN Barnabás Simon
26 MF Hungary  HUN Szabolcs Mezei
27 MF Hungary  HUN Bálint Szabó
29 FW Hungary  HUN Barna Tóth
30 DF Hungary  HUN János Szabó ( captain)
77 DF Hungary  HUN Zsolt Gévay

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Hungary  HUN Vilmos Borsos (at Budaörs until 30 June 2024)
— DF Hungary  HUN Ákos Debreceni (at Siófok until 30 June 2024)
— DF Hungary  HUN Zalán Debreceni (at Siófok until 30 June 2024)
— DF Hungary  HUN János Hegedűs (at Siófok until 30 June 2024)
— DF Hungary  HUN Olivér Tamás (at Nyíregyháza until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Hungary  HUN Gergő Gyurkits (at Siófok until 30 June 2024)
— MF Hungary  HUN Richárd Nagy (at Szeged until 30 June 2024)
— MF Hungary  HUN Patrik Nyári (at Szeged-Csanád until 30 June 2024)
— MF Hungary  HUN Patrik Volter (at Veszprém until 30 June 2024)
— FW Hungary  HUN Dominik Földi (at Szeged-Csanád until 30 June 2024)

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

Position Name
managing director Hungary Judit Balog
President of the department Hungary Péter Bognár
Managing director Hungary Zsolt Haraszti
PR manager Hungary Zoltán Zomborka
Technical director Hungary József Kraszt
Manager assistant Hungary Ferenc Benedeczki
Assistant Hungary László Éger
Marketing manager Hungary Gábor Elbert
Assistant Hungary Gábor Vayer

Management

Position Name
Head coach Hungary György Bognár
Coach Hungary Gergő Koppel
Masseur Hungary Zsombor Németh
Masseur Hungary Csaba Dávid
Club doctor Hungary Gábor Istváncsics
Club doctor Hungary Sándor Gyulés

Managerial history

Seasons

Main article: List of Paksi FC seasons

Paksi FC in European competition

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League Q1 Andorra UE Santa Coloma 4–0 1–0 5–0
Q2 Norway Tromsø 1–1 3–0 4–1
Q3 Scotland Hearts 1–1 1–4 2–5

Record by country of opposition

  • Correct as of August 4, 2011
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Andorra Andorra 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Norway Norway 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
Scotland Scotland 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 000.00
Totals 6 3 2 1 11 6 5 -

P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost

References

  1. ^ "Introducing five Europa League newcomers". UEFA. 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Ferencváros and Paks fly Hungarian flag". UEFA. 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Paks 1–1 Tromso". UEFA. 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Tromso 0–3 Paks". BBC. 21 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Paks 1–1 Hearts". UEFA. 28 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Jamie Hamill marks his Hearts debut with away goal against Paks". Guardian. 28 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Hearts secured a 1–1 draw against Paks SE in the first leg of their Europa League third round clash in Hungary this evening". Hearts. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Paksi 1–1 Hearts". BBC. 28 July 2011.
  9. ^ "2018–19 Magyar Kupa". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  10. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023-02-14). "Paks: Bognár György az új vezetőedző – hivatalos - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  11. ^ "Paks vs. Puskás - 4 February 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  12. ^ "Mezőkövesd vs. Paks - 8 February 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  13. ^ "BKV Előre vs. Paks - 16 September 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  14. ^ A, B. (2023-09-16). "MK: búcsúzott a Mezőkövesd és a Fehérvár, hozta a kötelezőt az Újpest". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  15. ^ "Honvéd vs. Paks - 2 November 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  16. ^ B, F. B. ; S. (2023-11-03). "Magyar Kupa: 120 percen keresztül csak szidalmazást hallottam – Szappanos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-04-24.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  17. ^ Z, R. (2023-11-02). "MK: a Paks tizenegyesekkel múlta felül a Honvédot". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  18. ^ "Újpest vs. Paks - 29 February 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  19. ^ "Könyves a hosszabbításban döntött, Újpesten jutott be a legjobb 8 közé a Paks a Magyar Kupában". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  20. ^ "Mennyből a pokolba: a 90. percben még a Vasas vezetett, de a végül 5 gólt szerző Paks jutott be az MK-elődöntőbe". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  21. ^ "Bejutott a Magyar Kupa döntőjébe a Paks!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  22. ^ FC, PAKSI (2024-04-23). "Paks-Kisvárda 2-1". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  23. ^ "NB I. játékoskeret" [NB I. player squad]. Paks. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Paks: Edzőváltás, Bognár György veszi át az irányítást - NSO".
  25. ^ "NB I: Waltner Róbert lett a Paksi FC vezetőedzője – hivatalos". 26 May 2022.

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