Hungarian football clubs in European competitions
Hungarian clubs have won one major European trophy and reached six finals.
Hungarian football clubs have competed in UEFA competitions since 1955, when MTK, Vasas SC and Budapest Honvéd FC took part in the inaugural Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Ferencváros is the only Hungarian club to have won a major European trophy, defeating Juventus 1–0 in Turin to lift the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1964-65. Hungarian teams have reached six major European finals, with Ferencváros appearing in three, making them the only multiple-time finalist from the country.
Quick Facts
- Major european trophies won
- 1 (Ferencváros, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964-65)
- European cup/champions league semi-final
- 3 (Vasas Budapest 1957-58, Győr 1964-65, Újpest 1973-74)
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European champions
For the 2023–24 UEFA competitions, association places were allocated according to the 2022 UEFA country coefficients, reflecting performance from 2017–18 to 2021–22. Hungary's coefficient points total was 16.375, with a score of 2.750 earned during the 2021–22 European campaign. This placed Hungary as the 27th best association in Europe out of 55, according to the rankings as of 2 September 2022.
Full European record
In the 1962-63 European Cup, Vasas lost a playoff 1-0 to Feyenoord, who then advanced to the quarter-finals. During that era, several Eastern European clubs withdrew from the first two rounds after UEFA matched them against each other. Due to the rebuilding of Sóstói Stadion, Vidi used Pancho Aréna and Groupama Arena for their home games. Debrecen, after being knocked out in the third round of the 2014-15 Champions League, moved into the 2014-15 Europa League play-off round. Similarly, Videoton, eliminated in the third round of the 2015-16 Champions League, entered the 2015-16 Europa League play-off round, and also played home matches at Pancho Aréna because of stadium work. MTK Budapest FC played at Ménfői úti Stadion while Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion was under reconstruction, and Vasas SC used Szusza Ferenc Stadion during the renovation of Illovszky Rudolf Stadion. After losing in the 2018-19 Champions League play-off round, Vidi qualified for the 2018-19 Europa League group stage. Ferencváros, eliminated in the third round of the 2019-20 Champions League, entered the 2019-20 Europa League play-off stage. They also lost in the 2021-22 Champions League play-off round, which put them into the 2021-22 Europa League group stage. Finally, after being eliminated in the third round of the 2022-23 Champions League, Ferencváros entered the 2022-23 Europa League play-off stage.
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