Mezőkövesdi SE

Association football club in Hungary

Football club

Mezőkövesdi SE

Full name

Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület

Founded

31 January 1975; 49 years ago (1975-01-31)

Ground

Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion
Mezőkövesd, Hungary

Capacity

5,000

Chairman

András Tállai

Manager

Milan Milanovic

League

NB I

2022–23

NB I, 7th of 12

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület (Hungarian: [ˈmɛzøːkøvɛʒd]) is a football club located in Mezőkövesd, Hungary. The team's colors are yellow and blue. The team name comes from the Zsóry family who founded the thermal baths that brought wealth to the town.^[1]

History

The club was founded in 1975.^[1]

On 5 June 2016, Mezőkövesdi SE hosted Dunaújváros PASE on the 30th match day in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season at the newly built Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion. The match was won by the home team which also resulted the club's promotion to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.^[2]^[3]

On 16 July 2016, Mezőkövesd played their first match in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season at the Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion against Gyirmót FC Győr. The match ended with a 2–2 draw.^[4]

In the 2016–17 Magyar Kupa season, Mezőkövesd were eliminated in the semi-finals by Vasas SC on 7–0 aggregate. By reaching the semi-finals Mezőkövesd set a record in the Magyar Kupa.^[5] In the first leg, Mezőkövesd lost 2–0 at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion,^[6] while in the second leg, Mezőkövesd lost 5–0 at the Városi Stadion on 17 May 2017.^[7]

In the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Mezőkövesd were escaping from relegation along with Debreceni VSC, Diósgyőri VTK, and MTK Budapest. On the 32nd matchday, Mezőkövesd hosted Paksi FC and won the match with a late goal by Gohér at the Városi Stadion on 20 May 2017.^[8]

The club was featured in the Worldsoccer.com.^[9]^[10]

In the 2019-20 Magyar Kupa, the club reached the final by defeating Hévíz in the round of 128, Sényő in the round of 64, Győr in the round of 32, Kaposvár in the round of 16, Puskás Akadémia in the quarter-finals,^[11] Fehérvár in the semi-finals.^[12] In the 2020 Magyar Kupa Final, Mezőkövesd was beaten by Budapest Honvéd FC 2-1 at the Puskás Aréna.^[13]^[14]

On 14 September 2022, Attila Kuttor was appointed as the head coach of the club.^[15] On 13 February 2024, Kuttor was sacked due to weak performance.^[16]^[17]

On 14 February 2024, Milan Milanović was appointed as the coach.^[18]^[19]

Stadium

Mezőkövesd play their home matches at the Városi Stadion, located in Mezőkövesd. On 5 June 2016, the first match was played in the stadium. Mezőkövesd hosted Dunaújváros PASE on the 30th match day in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season. The match was won by the home team which also resulted the club's promotion to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.^[2]^[3]

In the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Diósgyőri VTK played some of their home matches due to the demolition of their home stadium Diósgyőri Stadion. Nevertheless, when Diósgyőr hosted Mezőkövesd on the 31st match day the match was played at Debrecen's home stadium, Nagyerdei Stadion.^[20]

Honours

Nemzeti Bajnokság II:
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Runners-up (1): 2015–16
Magyar Kupa:
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20

Players

Current squad

As of 17 February 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	HUN	Donát Szivacski (on loan from Vasas)
3	DF	GEO	Ilia Beriashvili
4	DF	CRO	Andrej Lukić
6	MF	HUN	Bálint Illés
7	MF	HUN	Gergő Nagy
8	MF	MKD	David Babunski
9	FW	SRB	Stefan Dražić
10	FW	HUN	Roland Ugrai
11	FW	HUN	József Szalai
13	FW	USA	Erik Kocs-Washburn (on loan from Debrecen)
14	MF	BLR	Alyaksandr Karnitsky
15	MF	CRO	Marko Brtan
16	FW	HUN	Gábor Molnár
17	DF	SVK	Róbert Pillár


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ESP	Jairo Samperio
21	MF	HUN	Lukács Bőle
24	MF	HUN	Tamás Cseri (captain)
28	FW	SWE	Lucas Hedlund
29	DF	HUN	Zsolt Kojnok
33	DF	ROU	Szabolcs Szilágyi (on loan from Vasas)
72	DF	HUN	Kevin Kállai
74	GK	HUN	Ádám Kovácsik
77	MF	UKR	Shandor Vayda
78	DF	SEN	Christian Gomis
88	MF	SVK	Máté Szolgai (on loan from DAC Dunajská Streda)
93	GK	ITA	Riccardo Piscitelli
94	MF	HUN	Benjámin Cseke

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
—	DF	HUN	Máté Kotula (at Kazincbarcikai until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	HUN	Attila Bodnár (at Putnok until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	HUN	Zalán Kállai (at Tiszakécske until 30 June 2024)

Players with multiple nationalities

Shandor Vayda

Season results

Managers

Géza Huszák (2 April 2008 – 3 October 2011)
György Szabados (7 October 2011 – 21 March 2012)
György Véber (21 March 2012 – 5 May 2014)
László Tóth (6 May 2014 – 21 March 21, 2015)
Tamás Lucsánszky (25 March 2015 – December 2015)
Attila Pintér (30 December 2015 – 22 December 2016)
Tomislav Sivić (27 December 2016 – 2 May 2017)
Mikuláš Radványi (2 May 2017 – 16 October 2017)
Attila Kuttor (17 October 2017 – 10 November 2020)
Attila Pintér (11 November 2015 – 6 October 2021)
Attila Supka (6 October 2021 – 6 September 2022)^[21]
Attila Kuttor (14 September 2022 – 13 February 2024)^[22]^[23]
Milan Milanović (14 February 2024–present)^[24]

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