Győri ETO FC

ETO FC Győr
Full name Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr
Founded 1904 (1904)
Ground ETO Park, Győr
Capacity 16,000
Chairman Hungary Zoltán Drucskó
Manager Hungary Géza Mészöly
League NB II
2017–18 NB II, 7th
Website Club website

WKW ETO FC Győr (Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr; lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department Football Club of Győr) or just ETO, is a football club from the city of Győr in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup 1964-65. The club has won the Hungarian League four times. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since. The colours of the club are green and white.

History

Crest and colours

The colours of the club are green and white. This combination of colours is very common in Hungary, as it is also used by clubs such as Ferencváros, Szombathelyi Haladás, Paks. The crest of the club includes a cock sitting on a cross.

Naming history

  • 1904: Győri Vagongyár ETO
  • 1950: Győri Vasas SC ETO
  • 1952: Győri Vasas
  • 1953: Vasas SE Győr
  • 1954: Wilhelm Pieck Vasas ETO SK Győr
  • 1957: Magyar Wilhelm Pieck Vagon- és Gépgyár ETO Győr
  • 1957: Győri Vasas ETO
  • 1965: Rába ETO Győr
  • 1985: Győri ETO FC
  • 1992: Rába ETO FC Győr
  • 1994: Győri ETO FC
  • 2015: ETO FC Győr

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The following table shows in detail Győri ETO FC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
−2001 adidas Rába
2001–2003 Nike  –
2003–2004 Jako Questor
2004–2010 adidas
2010–2011 Puma
2011–2014 Questor / Audi
2014–2015 adidas
2015 Erima  –

Stadium

The home of the club is the multi-purpose stadium ETO Park. It was opened in 2008 as a replacement for Stadion ETO. Its capacity is 16,000 but if necessary the stadium can be expanded in order to host 30,000 spectators. The stadium complex also includes three grass practice pitches and one synthetic practice pitch, as well as two indoor pitches. A hotel can be found next to the pitch. The stadium can also host cultural events such as concerts and exhibitions. The style of the stadium is 'a la English' that is open at the corners.

The stadium is also home to the national team of Hungary. On 3 March 2010 Hungary drew with Russia in a friendly match. 16,000 spectators attended the match.

On 29 February 2012, Hungary hosted Bulgaria in a friendly match. Although Szalai scored in the 42nd minute, a late equalizer was delivered by Bozhinov.[1]

On 7 June 2013, Csaba Tarsoly said that the ETO Park is unique in Hungary that it was built without any governmental support. The facility corresponds to the UEFA stadium criteria, except for the fact that a UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League final cannot be played at the stadium since it is not able to host 30,000 spectators.[2]

Ownership

On 14 June 2001, the Quaestor Financial Hrurira Kft bought the club and the stadium from the Rába Rt.[3]

On 12 May 2013, Csaba Tarsoly, the president of the club, said that he had been waiting for this winning of the Hungarian League for 12 years.[4]

On 9 March 2015, the Quaestor Financial Hrurira Kft. went bankrupt.[5]

On 14 March 2015, the Audi finished supporting the club due to the unpredictability caused by the bankruptcy of the Quaestor Financial Hrurira Kft..[6]

On 22 April 2015, the mayor of Győr, Zsolt Borkai said that the club will compete either in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III or in the county championship from the 2015–16 season due to the fact that the club will not be able to receive license from the Hungarian Football Federation since the club has amassed a 200 million HUF of debt.[7][8]

On 23 April 2015, it was revealed that an English investor is interested in the club.[9]

The promotion to the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II aroused the interest of different investor. Among the investors there is a Belgian group who showed interest in purchasing the club and their estates.[10]

Supporters and rivalries

The ultras of Győr in Hungarian League match against Videoton (2010).

The supporters of the club are mainly from the city of Győr and the neighbouring area. However, the club have supporters from all over the country. Győr have a strong local rivalry with neighbouring clubs such as Szombathelyi Haladás and Zalaegerszeg. However, the club's historic rivals come from Budapest, due to the fierce competition between Győr, Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd in the early 1980s. Currently the club are in rivalry with the most successful clubs of the country such as Debrecen and Videoton.

Honours

Domestic

European

Current squad

As of 23 July 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 Hungary DF Olivér Kalmár
4 Hungary MF Tamás Tajthy
5 Hungary DF Balázs Koszó
7 Hungary FW József Magasföldi
8 Hungary MF István Bagi
9 Hungary FW Bence Mervó
10 Hungary MF Dávid Jakab
12 Hungary GK Ákos Onódi
13 Hungary GK Tamás Horváth
15 Hungary DF Dániel Völgyi
16 Hungary FW László Erdélyi
17 Hungary MF Viktor Múcska
No. Position Player
18 Hungary FW Roland Baracskai
19 Hungary MF Regő Szánthó
21 Hungary MF Viktor Szimcsó
22 Hungary DF Zsolt Tar
23 Hungary DF Viktor Vadász
26 Hungary GK Erik Gyurákovics
29 Hungary MF Tamás Koltai
31 Hungary FW Ádám Hamar
44 Montenegro DF Marko Vukasović
55 Hungary MF Sándor Hidi
90 Hungary DF Krisztián Kovács
99 Hungary DF András Debreceni

Reserve

See also Győri ETO FC II.

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

Position Name
PresidentHungary Zoltán Drucskó
Technical directorHungary Tamás Darázs
Club managerHungary Imre Soós
Youth directorHungary Frigyes Tuboly
Scout managerHungary Zsolt Lenzsér

Management

PositionName
Head coachHungary Lázár Szentes
Assistant coachHungary Ottó Szabó
Goalkeepers CoachHungary Lukács Boros
Team DoctorHungary Dr László Ágh
MasseurHungary Tamás Szabó

[11]

Managerial history

Seasons

In European football

Other departments

Győri ETO has several successful departments, e.g., the handball teams won many national championships. The men's team also won the EHF Cup in 1986 as Rába Vasas ETO Győr. Particularly well known these days are the handball ladies, playing as Győri ETO Kézilabda Club (en. handball club), which made it in 2006 into the final of the Cup Winners' Cup and in 2007 into the semifinals of the Champions League.

References

  1. ↑ "Hungary 1-1 Bulgaria=UEFA.com". 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "NB I: 2014-ben lesz stadion Debrecenben és az Üllői úton". Nemzeti Sport. 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Eladták a Rába ETO stadionját". Sport Géza. 14 June 2001.
  4. ↑ "Győri ETO: a klubelnök régóta várt már erre a sikerre". Nemzeti Sport. 12 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Új korszak jöhet Győrben – az önkormányzat figyel". Nemzeti Sport. 11 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Győri ETO: az Audi kihátrál a futballcsapat mögül". Nemzeti Sport. 14 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "ETO: külföldi befektető a láthatáron, folynak a tárgyalások". Nemzeti Sport. 22 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Beszánthatják az ETO Parkot, 400 gyerek kerülhet az utcára". Népszabadság. 21 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "ETO: az angol befektetőjelölt május 8-ig kivár". Nemzeti Sport. 22 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Belga vonal – újabb meghatározó zöld-fehér csapat a cél". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2017.
  11. ↑ http://www.etofutsal.hu/a-klub/a-klub-2/managenent
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