Hungarian Football Federation

Governing body of association football in Hungary

Hungarian Football Federation
UEFA

Founded	19 January 1901; 123 years ago (1901-01-19)
Headquarters	Budapest
FIFA affiliation	1907
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Sándor Csányi
Website	mlsz.hu

The Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) (Hungarian: Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség; MLSZ) is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungary national team. It is based in Budapest.^[1]^[2]

Honours

National Team

World Cup: Runner-up (2 times - 1938, 1954)
Olympic Games: Winner (3 times - 1952, 1964, 1968); Runner-up (2 times - 1972); Third place (1 time - 1960)

National Youth Teams

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Third place (1): 2009

Divisions

Men's

Women's

Hungary women's national football team
Hungary women's national under-19 football team
Hungary women's national under-17 football team

Current head coaches

As of 31 May 2021

Men's Team	Name
National team	Marco Rossi
Under-21 team	Zoltán Gera
Under-19 team	Ferenc Bene
Under-18 team	Sándor Preisinger
Under-17 team	Antal Németh
Under-16 team	Attila Belvon
Futsal team	Sito Rivera
Beach soccer team	Tamás Weisz

Women's Team	Name
National team	Margret Kratz
Under-19 team	Sándor Turtóczki
Under-17 team	Dorottya Schumi

Competitions

Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség is responsible for organising the following competitions:

Men's football

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Tier 1)
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Tier 2)
Nemzeti Bajnokság III (Tier 3) – three sections (East, Central, West)
Megyei Bajnokság I (Tier 4) - nineteen sections (counties)

Women's football

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women) (Tier 1)
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (women) (Tier 2) – two sections (East, West)

Cups

Magyar Kupa – Men
Magyar Kupa (women) – Women

Futsal

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Tier 1)
Magyar Kupa – Men
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women) (Tier 1)
Magyar Kupa (women) – Women

Beach soccer

Nemzeti Strandlabdarúgó Liga (Tier 1)

Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year

As awarded by the HFF.^[3] In 1980 the title was not awarded. *In 1949, 1950 and 1963 the title was awarded to two players.

	Indicates multiple time winner
Bold	Indicates players still playing professional football

Year	Player	Club
1945	Sándor Balogh	Újpest
1946	Ferenc Deák	Szentlőrinci AC
1947	Ferenc Szusza	Újpest
1948	Adalbert Marksteiner	Csepel SC
1949	Mihály Kispéter	Ferencvárosi
1949	Gyula Grosics	Teherfuvar
1950	Ferenc Puskás	Budapest Honvéd
1950	Gyula Grosics	Budapest Honvéd
1951	Péter Palotás	MTK Budapest
1952	József Bozsik	Budapest Honvéd
1953	Nándor Hidegkuti	MTK Budapest
1954	Sándor Kocsis	Budapest Honvéd

Hungarian Footballer of the Year (Golden Ball)

As awarded by journalists^{[citation needed]}

2012: Ádám Szalai^[4]
2013: Szabolcs Huszti^[5]
2018: Nemanja Nikolić^[6]

2019: Péter Gulácsi^[7]

Presidents

Géza Jász (1901–1902)
Viktor Rákosi (1902)
Kajetán Banovits (1903–1906)
Béla Kárpáti (1907–1909)
György Szacelláry (1909–1916)
Marquis György Pallavicini (1916)
Zoltán Füzesséry dr. (1917–1919)
Rezső Oprée (1919–1922)
István Friedrich (1922–1923)
Kálmán Shvoy dr. (1924)
József Csányi dr., Lajos Tibor (1925)
Dréhr Imre (1925–1930)
István Kray baron (1930–1932)
Béla Usetty dr. (1932–1939)
Pál Gidófalvy dr. (1939–1944)
József Becskó (1945–1947)
István Ries dr. (1947–1950)
Sándor Barcs (1950–1963)
Gyula Hegyi (1964–1970)
András Terpitkó dr. (1970–1973)
István Kutas (1974–1978)
György Szepesi (1979–1986)
Jenő Somogyi (1986–1988)
László Tisza dr., Tibor Vadászi, Miklós Varga dr. (1988–1989)
Mihály Laczkó (1989–1994)
László Benkő (1994–1996)
Mihály Laczkó (2x) (1996–1998)
Attila Kovács (1998–1999)
Imre Bozsóki dr. (1999–2006)
István Kisteleki [hu] (2006–2010)
Sándor Csányi (2010– )

Current sponsorships

Adidas - Official main sponsor
OTP Bank - Official main sponsor
MOL - Official main sponsor
Merkantil Bank - Official sponsor
Groupama - Official sponsor
Huawei - Official sponsor
Jet-Sol - Official sponsor
Förch - Official sponsor

References

^ Veronika Gulyas. "Hungary's Soccer Tsar to Strike Current System". WSJ.
^ "A kick at regaining Hungary's football glory". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
^ "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "Szalai named 'Hungarian Footballer of the Year' | FSV Mainz 05". Bundesliga. 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Huszti voted Hungary's Best". Bundesliga. 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Nikolic named best Hungarian footballer at 2018 M4 Sport Gala | Chicago Fire FC". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
^ "Gulácsinak szavazták meg a Magyar Aranylabdát" [Gulácsi was voted the Hungarian Golden Ball]. hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

External links

Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (official website)
Hungary at FIFA site
Hungary at UEFA site

Football in Hungary

Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ)

National teams

League system

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Nemzeti Bajnokság III (Keleti, Közép, Nyugati)
Megyei Bajnokság I (I - VII)
Women's league

Domestic cups

List of clubs
List of leagues
List of venues

v t e Futsal in Hungary
Futsal Hungarian Football Federation
League competitions	Nemzeti Bajnokság I Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Cup competitions	Magyar Kupa Szuperkupa
National teams	Hungary national futsal team
Other teams	Győri ETO FC FC Veszpr MVFC Berettyóújfalu Colorspectrum Aramis Budapest Haladás VSE Vasas Futsal Dunaújváros Futsal Rubeola FC Csömör ÚTC Junior Sport

v t e Hungary national football team
General	Hungarian Football Federation History Managers
Venues	Puskás Aréna Népstadion
Records and statistics	Results 1902–29 1930–49 1950–69 1970–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present All-time record
Players	Squad International players Born outside Hungary
Goals	Ferenc Puskás Sándor Kocsis Imre Schlosser Hat-tricks
FIFA World Cup	Summary 1934 1938 1954 1958 1962 1966 1978 1982 1986
UEFA European Championship	Summary 1964 1972 2016 2020 2024
Other tournaments	Olympics UEFA Nations League
Culture	Golden Team Carpathian Brigade
Rivalries	Austria Romania
Other Hungary teams	Olympic U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 Women's team U-19 U-17 Futsal Beach soccer

v t e National football associations of Europe (UEFA)
Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	East Germany Saarland Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia

National football associations of Europe (UEFA)

Current

Defunct

v t e Sports governing bodies in Hungary (HUN)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Practical Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Hungarian Olympic Committee Hungarian Paralympic Committee