Budafoki

A cross Europe’s top 30 leagues this season – according to the UEFA coefficient rankings – only two second-tier sides reached the cup final of their respective countries. One of them was Scotland’s Inverness Caledonian Thistle, a club that has spent much of the last 20 years in the top flight. The other was Budafoki MTE, a team that is little known even in Hungary, never mind the rest of the continent. Yet despite all the odds, the club somehow wrote history this season after making it to the Hungarian Cup final for the first time.
Budafoki’s history is sparse. Since its inception in 1912, the club has only competed in the top flight of Hungary twice. Yet it also played a significant role in the foundations of Hungarian football.
After the Second World War, it was here that legendary manager Gusztav Sebes made a name for himself. Under him, Budafoki made it to Hungary’s top flight for the first time in 1945. On the back of that success, Sebes became manager of the Hungarian national team and built the “Aranycsapat” (Golden Team) that reached the 1954 World Cup final.
At Budafoki, Sebes also discovered midfielder Jozsef Zakarias, a member of the Aranycsapat who played a key role in the team’s success to win Olympic gold and record that famous 6-3 victory over England at Wembley.
この記事は World Soccer の July 2023 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です ? サインイン
この記事は World Soccer の July 2023 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です? サインイン

Kane fires Bayern back to the top of the pile
The Bavarians regain their Bundesliga crown a year after surrendering it to Bayer Leverkusen

Slot’s Reds too good for the rest
Liverpool run away with the title after a far from vintage Premier League season

Barca crowned kings of Spain
The Catalan club were the standout side in Spanish football in 2024-25

McTominay stars in Napoli Scudetto
Scotland midfielder clinches the Serie A title for Antonio Conte's side in dramatic conclusion to 2024-25 campaign

PALMER INSPIRES CHELSEA COMEBACK
Ice-cool playmaker leads Chelsea's recovery against Real Betis as Blues complete full set of UEFA trophies

UNION'S LONG WAIT FOR THE TITLE FINALLY OVER
After yet another dramatic final day of the season, Union Saint-Gilloise won the league title for the first time in 90 years with a 3-1 victory against Gent.

Porto fall behind Lisbon giants
In Andre Villas-Boas' first season as club president, the side from the north fell miles short of Portugal's other Tres Grandes

BUSINESS AS USUAL
There appears to be no end in sight for Ludogorets' domination of football in Bulgaria.

EVENTFUL SEASON ENDS WITH LECH POZNAN TITLE
Going into the last round of the 2024-25 Polish league season, Lech Poznan led Rakow Czestochowa at the top of the table by a single point, knowing that victory against Piast Gliwice would secure the title.

The great Pyramids
Egyptian side Pyramids see off Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to win their first-ever African Champions League crown