MOL Vidi FC

MOL Vidi
Full name MOL Vidi Football Club
Nickname(s) Vidi
Founded 1941 (1941)
Ground Sóstói Stadion (under reconstruction), Székesfehérvár
Capacity 14,201
Owner István Garancsi
Manager Marko Nikolić
League NB I
2017–18 NB I, 1st
Website Club website

MOL Vidi Football Club, commonly known simply as Vidi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvidi]), is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, in the west of Hungary, playing in the first division Hungarian League. Due to sponsorship reasons, the club changed its name from Videoton FC to MOL Vidi FC in 2018. The main sponsor of the club is the Hungarian oil and gas multinational company, MOL.

Vidi has won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, top level of the Hungarian football league system, three times in 2011, 2015 and 2018. They have won the Magyar Kupa, the Hungarian Cup, once in 2006 by beating Vasas on penalties in the final and the defunct Hungarian League Cup three times in 2008, 2009 and 2012. Vidi is best known in European football for reaching the 1985 UEFA Cup Final.[1]

Vidi was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and red. The club has played at its home ground, Sóstói Stadion, since 1967. The most successful period in its history came in the mid-1980s when Ferenc Kovács led the club to the final of the UEFA Cup in 1985. It won its first Hungarian League title in 2011 and reached the group stages of the Europa League in the 2012–13 and 2018-19 seasons.[2]

Background

The original name of the football club, Videoton, comes from the eponymous privately owned Hungarian company, Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM), the largest independent Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider in the CEE region, in the TOP 30 worldwide, TOP 10 in EU according to the latest ranking of MMI.[3][4]

On 1 July 2018, the club's name was changed from Videoton FC to MOL Vidi FC despite strong disagreement of the supporters of the club.

History

Vidi FC first played in the 1968 season but they were immediately relegated. Their first domestic success occurred in the 1975–76 season when they finished 2nd. Vidi's biggest domestic success happened in the 2010–11 season when they finished first.

At international level, Vidi's biggest success has been reaching the 1985 UEFA Cup Final where they lost to Real Madrid C.F.. Despite being Hungarian champions 3 times since 2000, Vidi have never qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. In 2018, they face Dudelange of Luxembourg in their first qualifying match for the 2018-19 CL.

Colours, badge and nicknames

The colours of the club are blue and red, representing the colours of the coat of arms of Székesfehérvár. The club used different crests and badges from their founding in 1941. The crests also indicate the changes of the name of the club, however, the colours were always the same i.e. blue and red. In the early 2000s, the club was named FC Fehérvár, which was changed to Videoton FC in 2009. The most famous nickname of the club is Vidi.

The badge (which is used since 2009) is blue and red, and in the centre the castle refers to the symbol of the town: "vár" from "Székesfehérvár" means castle. The name and the year of the founding can also be seen on the badge.

Name changes

  • 1941: Vadásztölténygyári SK
  • 1942–44: Székesfehérvári MOVE Vadásztölténygyár Sport és Kultur Egyesület
  • 1944–48: Székesfehérvári SE
  • 1948–50: Székesfehérvári Dolgozók SE
  • 1950–62: Székesfehérvári Vasas SK
  • 1962–68: Székesfehérvári VT Vasas
  • 1968–90: Videoton Sport Club
  • 1990–92: Videoton-Waltham SC
  • 1992–93: Videoton-Waltham FC
  • 1993–95: Parmalat FC
  • 1995–96: Fehérvár-Parmalat FC
  • 1996: Fehérvár '96 FC
  • 1996–97: Videoton FC Fehérvár
  • 1997–05: Videoton FC
  • 2005–09: FC Fehérvár
  • 2009–2018: Videoton FC
  • 2018–: MOL Vidi FC [5]

Manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1976–1989 Adidas Videoton
1989–1992 Waltham
1992–1993 Umbro
1993–1995 Parmalat
1995–1996 Hummel
1996–1997 Uhlsport
1997–1998  –
1998–1999 Videoton
−2001 Videoton
2001–2004 Diadora
2004–2006  –
2006–2007 Puma UPC
2007–2008 Hummel  –
2008–2015 Nike Máltai Szeretetszolgálat
2015– Adidas

Stadium

Sóstói Stadion

The multi-purpose stadium of the club is located in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. The name of the stadium is Sóstói Stadion which originates from neighbouring Sóstó (in English Salt Lake). Its capacity is 14,300 (all seated) and it was opened in 1967. The record attendance was in 1985 when Videoton FC played Spanish giants Real Madrid in the first leg of the final of the UEFA Cup 1984–85.

The first ground of the club could be found in the Berényi Street. On 26 September 1946, the first match was played at the Berényi Street Ground. Videoton played its matches here from 1950 to 1959. From 1959 the team played on a grass turf until 1967. The club moved to the Sóstói Stadion three times. The first era spent at the stadium was between 1948–50 and 1959–62. In 1967, the club moved there permanently.

In 2007, the academy of the team was founded in Felcsút, the village where Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister spent his childhood. Videoton FC bought the team of Felcsút, which was played in the NB II and the team of the academy (named after Ferenc Puskás) competes in the Second League since that. The team is called Videoton-Puskás Ferenc Labdarúgó Akadémia (or Videoton II). Videoton-PFLA plays in Felcsút.

Pancho Arena, temporary home of the club

Due to the reconstruction of the Sóstói Stadion Videoton will play their home matches at the Pancho Arena in the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League season. The Pancho Arena is located in Felcsút and its main tenant is Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Puskás Akadémia FC. The director of Videoton chose Pancho Arena as their home due to the club's strong ties with Puskás Akadémia. However, the capacity of the Pancho Arena is much smaller than Videoton's original stadium. It is predicted that the club will organise regular shuttle buses before and after match days to transport their supporters.

In 2016, the construction of the new stadium started.

Ownership

Being the favourite football club of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Videoton FC co-operates with Puskás Akadémia FC, Felcsút. From 2010 some of the most wealthy Hungarian millionaires started to appear in the VIP of the team (e.g. Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian OTP Bank and the Hungarian Football Association) by the side of the Prime Minister. That's why supporters of rival teams often think that Videoton FC gets financial and other help from the politics and the referees.[6]

Supporters and rivalries

Videoton supporters at the ETO Park, in Győr (2010).

The supporters of the club are based in Székesfehérvár, in Fejér County, Hungary. One of the group of supporters is the Red Blue Devils which is considered the main ultras of the team (there are smaller groups like Red-Blue City, Sóstói Hableányok, G-pont). Videoton FC is in rivalry with the most famous Hungarian clubs such as Ferencváros, Újpest, Győri ETO, Haladás and Debrecen. The club has a local rival, Puskás Akadémia FC, based in Felcsut, Fejer county, but the rivalry is relatively tame. These two clubs had a stadium share in Felcsut while Videoton's stadium was under renovation, 2016-18. Fejer county's second most populated city is Dunaújváros, but Dunaferr FC, formerly based there, no longer exists. Between 1997–99 Videoton's local rival was Gázszer FC which was based in Agárd, Fejér County.

Videoton has a selection of celebrity supporters such as the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán.[7]

Honours

Domestic

International

Players

Current squad

As of 3 September 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 Paulo Vinícius (Vice-captain)
5 Hungary DF Attila Fiola
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Anel Hadžić
9 Hungary MF Szabolcs Huszti
10 Hungary MF István Kovács
11 France DF Loïc Nego
12 Slovakia GK Tomáš Tujvel
13 Hungary MF Zsombor Berecz
14 Serbia FW Stefan Šćepović
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Armin Hodžić
17 Hungary MF Máté Pátkai
19 Republic of Macedonia MF Boban Nikolov
20 Hungary DF Attila Mocsi
No. Position Player
21 Hungary MF Bálint Szabó
22 Cape Verde DF Stopira
23 Hungary DF Roland Juhász (captain)
25 Hungary DF Krisztián Tamás
44 Serbia FW Marko Šćepović
49 Hungary MF Krisztián Géresi
51 Hungary GK András Hársfalvi
55 Hungary DF Bence Tóth
65 Hungary DF Szilveszter Hangya
70 Hungary MF Bence Sós
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Elvir Hadžić
74 Hungary GK Ádám Kovácsik
77 Bulgaria MF Georgi Milanov

Out on loan

No. Position Player
4 Hungary MF Patrik Réti (at BFC Siófok)
77 Hungary DF Bendegúz Bolla (at BFC Siófok)
No. Position Player
Hungary FW Zsombor Bévárdi (at Vasas SC)

Reserves and academy

Club officials

Board of directors

Position Name
ChairmanHungary Győző Burcsa
Managing DirectorHungary Attila Balogh
Sports DirectorHungary Zoltán Kovács
International Coordinator/TMS ManagerEngland David Rechnitzer
Director of academyHungary Imre Kenyeres
Club SecretaryHungary Adrienn Farkas
Finance ManagerHungary Szilvia Mocher
Marketing ManagerHungary Ádám Várkonyi
Marketing AssistantHungary Adám Pinter

Management[8]

PositionName
ManagerSerbia Marko Nikolić
CoachSerbia Radoje Smiljanić
Goalkeeper CoachHungary István Brockhauser
Fitness CoachSerbia Goran Basarić
Technical DirectorHungary Szabolcs Pánczél
Club DoctorHungary Tibor Kovács
Video analystHungary Gábor Késedi
Head Scout Hungary Zsolt Hadnagy
Club Scout Hungary Tamás Balogh
Physiotherapist 1 Hungary Balázs Borsos
Physiotherapist 2 Hungary Gábor Barta
Sport masseur 1 Hungary Péter Gáspár
Sport masseur 2 Hungary Ildikó Fejes
Sport masseur 3 Hungary Tibor Debreceni
Kitman 1 Hungary Róbert Lakatos
Kitman 2 Hungary Gergő Stéger

Managers

Former club directors

Seasons

In European football

Overall record

As of 28 August 2018

CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Champions League 14 4 7 3 13 13 +0 028.57
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 64 22 16 26 71 75 −4 034.38
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 000.00
Total 80 26 24 30 88 93 −5 032.50

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Records and statistics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Cup 1984–85: Madrid awake from European slumber". UEFA.com. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hungarian League 2010–11: Champions Videoton proud of historic success". UEFA.com. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Videoton: Your complex manufacturing partner in Hungary, Bulgaria and Ukraine". videoton.hu. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.mfgmkt.com/mmi-top-50.html
  5. ↑ "Istvan Garancsi: New name with new objectives". molvidi.hu. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ http://barikad.hu/node/59637
  7. ↑ "Felcsut technical centre". vidi.hu. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  8. ↑ http://www.vidi.hu/csapatlap/videoton-i/keret-es-stab.html
  9. ↑ http://hvg.hu/sport/20140530_A_Videoton_egykori_sztarjabol_kokemeny_kl
  10. ↑ http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-burcsa-mellett-masok-is-mennek-kovacs-zoltan-erkezik-2432861
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