MTK Budapest FC

Hungarian football club

This article is about the men's football club. For the sports club, see MTK Budapest. For other uses, see MTK Budapest (disambiguation).

Football club

MTK Budapest

Full name| Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club
Short name| MTK
Founded| 16 November 1888; 135 years ago (1888-11-16)
Ground| Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Capacity| 5,322
Chairman| Tamás Deutsch
Manager| Dávid Horváth
League| NB I
2023–24| NB I, 8th of 12
Website| http://mtkbudapest.hu/

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Active departments of MTK

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Football
(men's)| Football B
(men's)| Football
(women's)
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Handball
(women's)| Basketball
(women's)| Volleyball
(women's)
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Athletics| Boxing| Canoeing
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Fencing| Gymnastic| Judo
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Karate| Rowing| Rhythmic
gymnastics
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Skating| Taekwondo| Tennis
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Bridge| Chess| E-sports
Closed departments of MTK

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Basketball
(men's)| Handball
(men's)| Water polo
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Ice hockey| Futsal| Rugby
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Cycling| Weightlifting| Wrestling

Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a professional football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary. The club 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.

## History

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Main article: History of MTK Budapest FC

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

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### Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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The following table shows in detail MTK Budapest FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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−2007  | Nike | Fotex
2007–2008  | Fotex / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2008–2009  | Sándor Károly Akadémia
2009–2010  | Duna Takarék / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2010–2011  | Duna Takarék
2011–2012  | Duna Takarék / Sándor Károly Akadémia
2012–2013  | Országos Kéktúra
2013–2017  | panzi pet
2017–2018  | Work Service
2018–present  | Prohuman

## Stadia and facilities

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Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947)

Main article: Hungária körúti stadion

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.

Main article: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947)

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.

Main article: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion

The newly built stadium

Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary.[2] It was renamed after the MTK Budapest and Hungary footballer Nándor Hidegkuti. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of MTK Budapest.

Main article: Lantos Mihály Sportközpont

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]

## Rivalry

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See also: Budapest derby and Örökrangadó

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.

## Honours

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### Domestic

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* Nemzeti Bajnokság I
* Winners (23): 1904, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1951, 1953, 1957–58, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08
* Runners-up (20): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2006–07
* Magyar Kupa
* Winners (12): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1951–52, 1968, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000
* Runners-up: 1934–35, 1975–76, 2011–12
* Szuperkupa
* Winners (3): 1997, 2003, 2008

### International

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* Mitropa Cup
* Winners (2): 1955, 1963
* Runners-up: 1959
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Runner-up: 1963–64
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
* Semi-finalist: 1961–62

### Friendly

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* Štefánik Tournament in Bratislava
* Winners: 1933

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 2 August, 2024[5]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  HUN | Patrik Demjén
2  | DF |  HUN | Benedek Varju
3  | DF |  SRB | Nemanja Antonov
4  | DF |  HUN | Dávid Bobál
5  | DF |  HUN | Zsombor Nagy
6  | MF |  HUN | Mihály Kata (captain)
7  | MF |  HUN | Zoltán Stieber
8  | MF |  HUN | Márk Kosznovszky
9  | FW |  HUN | Rajmund Molnár
10  | MF |  HUN | István Bognár
11  | FW |  BIH | Marin Jurina
12  | GK |  HUN | Adrián Csenterics
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13  | GK |  HUN | Gergő Rácz
14  | MF |  HUN | Artúr Horváth
16  | MF |  HUN | Bence Végh
17  | FW |  SVK | Róbert Polievka
18  | FW |  HUN | Krisztián Németh
22  | DF |  UKR | Viktor Hey
23  | MF |  SEN | Khaly Thiam
24  | DF |  GEO | Ilia Beriashvili
25  | DF |  HUN | Tamás Kádár
26  | MF |  HUN | Gergő Szőke
27  | DF |  HUN | Patrik Kovács
28  | FW |  HUN | Noel Kenesei

### Out on loan

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

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-- | MF |  HUN | Mátyás Kovács (at Fehérvár until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  HUN | Roland Lehoczky (at Vasas until 30 June 2025)
-- | FW |  HUN | Ákos Zuigéber (at Budafok until 30 June 2025)

## Non-playing staff

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### Board of directors

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Position  | Name

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President |  Tamás Deutsch
Club director |  József Jakobsen
President of committee |  Iván Serényi
Member of the presidency |  Péter Deutsch
Member of the presidency |  János Somogyi
Member of the presidency |  László Domonyai
Member of the supervising committee |  István Molnár
Member of the supervising committee |  Péter Stern
Member of the supervising committee |  István Putics

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### Management

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Position | Name

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Head coach |  Dávid Horváth
Assistant coach |  Tamás Petres
Goalkeeper coach |  József Andrusch
Fitness coach |  András Szabó
Masseur |  János Kiss
Masseur |  István Dömök
Club doctor |  Imre Dreissiger
Club doctor |  Dániel Kincses
Technical manager |  Mihály Horváth
Physiotherapist |  Péter Sipos
Kit Manager |  Gábor Máté

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### Managerial history

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Main article: List of MTK Budapest FC managers

## Seasons

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Main article: List of MTK Budapest FC seasons

## In European football

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Main article: MTK Budapest FC in European football

## See also

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* Örökrangadó
* Vörös Meteor Egyetértés SK

## Sources

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* Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe: Amazon.co.uk: Wilson, Jonathan: 9780752869070: Books

## References

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1. ^ "Hungary football championship". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. ^ "Nándor Hidegkuti Stadion". Stadium Database. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
3. ^ "MTK Lantos Mihály Sportközpont". MTK.hu. 10 February 2015.
4. ^ "MTK Lantos Mihály Sportközpont". MTK.hu. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
5. ^ "Team". MK Budapest. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
6. ^ "Az MTK Budapest Labdarúgó Zrt. hivatalos honlapja". www.mtkbudapest.hu. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to MTK Budapest FC.

* Official website (in Hungarian and English)
* Article on MTK at UEFA.com
* European Cup 1955–56
* Soccerway profile
* Matches, old tickets, ground photos at magyarfutball.hu

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Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club

History|

* History
* Seasons
* Europe
* Managers

Home facilities|

* Hungária körúti stadion (1912–1945)
* Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947) (1947–2014)
* Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (2016–present)

Rivalries|

* Örökrangadó
* Budapest derby

Other sports|

* Handball (women)
* Basketball (men) \- Basketball (women)
* Water polo
* Volleyball (women)

* Athletics
* Swimming
* Fencing
* Canoeing
* Gymnastics
* Boxing
* Wrestling
* Table tennis
* Rowling

* Category
* Commons

Links to related articles

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MTK Budapest FC - current squad

* 1 Demjén
* 2 Varju
* 3 Antonov
* 4 Bobál
* 5 Nagy
* 6 Kata
* 7 Stieber
* 9 Ennin
* 10 Bognár
* 11 Jurina
* 13 Rácz
* 14 A. Horváth
* 15 Kosznovszky
* 16 Végh
* 17 Špalek
* 18 Németh
* 20 M. Kovács
* 21 Kocsis
* 22 Hey
* 23 Thiam
* 24 Vadnai
* 25 Kádár
* 27 P. Kovács
* 29 Molnár
* 30 Biben
* Manager: D. Horváth

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MTK Budapest FC matches

Magyar Kupa Finals|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1914
* 1923
* 1925
* 1932
* 1935
* 1952
* 1968
* 1976
* 1997
* 1998
* 2000
* 2012

Szuperkupa|

* 2003
* 2008

European Cup Winners' Cup Final|

* 1964

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MTK Budapest FC seasons

* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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MTK Budapest FC – managers

* Kertész (1903–07)
* Szüsz (1907–11)
* Robertson (1911–13)
* Holmes (1913–14)
* Hogan (1914–21)
* Burgess (1921–22)
* Döme (1922–25)
* Hogan (1925–27)
* Feldmann (1927)
* Révész (1928–30)
* Huber (1930–31)
* Senkey (1931–35)
* Schaffer (1935–37)
* Braun (1937–39)
* Feldmann (1939–40)
* Vágó (1945)
* Csapkay (1945–46)
* Vágó (1946)
* Titkos (1946–47)
* Bukovi (1947–54)
* Kemény (1955)
* Volentik (1956–57)
* Bukovi (1957–59)
* Hidegkuti (1959–60)
* G. Szűcs (1960–62)
* I. Kovács (1962–64)
* Volentik (1964)
* Lakat (1965–66)
* Hidegkuti (1967–68)
* F. Kovács (1968–69)
* Palicskó (1970–72)
* Bencsik (1972)
* Kalocsay (1972–74)
* I. Kovács (1974–75)
* Keszthelyi (1975–77)
* Mezey (1977–80)
* Szentmihályi (1980)
* Szarvas (1981)
* Sárosi (1982–83)
* Palicskó (1983–85)
* Makay (1985)
* Both (1985–86)
* Verebes (1986–92)
* Gellei (1992–94)
* Popovics (1994)
* Bicskei (1995)
* Kisteleki (1995)
* Garaba (1996)
* Garami (1996–98)
* Egervári (1998–99)
* Ten Cate (1999–00)
* Pölöskei (2000–01)
* Bognár (2001–02)
* Popovics (2002)
* Egervári (2002–04)
* Garami (2004–15)
* László (2015–16)
* Teodoru (2016)
* Tamási (2016–17)
* Feczkó (2017–19)
* Lucsánszky (2019)
* Boris (2019–21)
* Costantino (2021)
* Teodoru (2021)
* Márton (2021–22)
* Horváth (2022)
* Bognár (2022)
* Horváth (2022–)

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Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Seasons|

* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906–07
* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1911–12
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1918–19
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944
* 1945
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Debrecen
* Diósgyőr
* Fehérvár
* Ferencváros
* Győr
* Kecskemét
* MTK
* Nyíregyháza
* Paks
* Puskás Akadémia
* Újpest
* Zalaegerszeg

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Former|

* 33 FC
* III. Kerület
* VII. Kerület
* BAK
* Balmazújváros
* BEAC
* Békéscsaba
* BKV
* Bocskai
* BSC
* BTC
* BVSC
* Csepel
* Dorog
* Duna
* Dunaújváros FC
* Dunaújváros PASE
* Eger
* Egyetértés
* Elektromos
* Erzsébet
* ESMTK
* Főváros
* Gamma
* Ganz-MÁVAG
* Gázszer
* Gyirmót
* Herminamező
* Honvéd
* Kaposvár
* Kassa
* Kelenföld
* Kiskőrös
* KISTEXT
* Kisvárda
* Kolozsvár
* Komló
* Kőbánya
* Lampart
* Légierő
* Pápa
* MaDISz
* MAC
* MAK
* MÁVAG
* Mezőkövesd
* MÚE
* Műegyetem
* MVSC
* Nagykanizsa
* Nagyvárad
* Nemzeti
* Ózd
* Pereces
* Pécs
* Pécs-Baranya
* Phöbus
* Postás
* PVSK
* REAC
* Sabaria
* Salgótarján
* SFAC
* Siófok
* Somogy
* Sopron
* SorTex
* SZAC
* SZAK
* SZEAC
* Székesfehérvári MÁV
* Szegedi Honvéd
* Szegedi VSE
* Szolnok
* Szombathely
* Szürketaxi
* Tatabánya
* Terézváros
* Testvériség
* Tiszakécske
* Tokod
* Törekvés
* Tungsram
* Typographia
* Újpesti Törekvés
* Újvidék
* Vasas
* Vác
* Veszprém
* VAC
* Volán
* Zugló

Competition|

* Managers
* Winners
* Clubs
* Foreign players
* Stadiums
* System

Statistics and awards|

* Records I
* Records II
* All-time table

Associated competitions|

* Magyar Kupa
* Szuperkupa
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* UEFA Europa Conference League

* Category

* v
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Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Seasons|

* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Ajka
* Aqvital
* Budafok
* BVSC
* Gyirmót
* Haladás
* Honvéd
* Kazincbarcika
* Kisvárda
* Kozármisleny
* Mezőkövesd
* Soroksár
* Szeged-Csanád
* Szentlőrinc
* Tatabánya
* Vasas

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Former|

* Balmazújváros
* Békéscsaba
* Csepel
* DEAC
* Debrecen
* Diósgyőr
* Dorog
* Dunaújváros
* Fehérvár
* Ferencváros
* Győr
* Kaposvár
* Komló
* Mosonmagyaróvár
* MTK Budapest
* Nagykanizsa
* Nyíregyháza
* Paks
* Pécs
* Puskás Akadémia
* REAC
* Siófok
* Sopron
* Tiszakécske
* Újpest
* Vác
* Veszprém
* Zalaegerszeg

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