Vasas SC

Vasas FC
Full nameVasas Futball Club
Founded16 March 1911; 113 years ago (1911-03-16)
GroundIllovszky Rudolf Stadion,
Budapest
Capacity5,054
ChairmanLászló Markovits
ManagerZoltán Gera
LeagueNB II
2023–24NB II, 3rd of 18
WebsiteClub website

Vasas SC (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɒʃɒʃ]) is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest.

Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club colours are red and blue. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the city.

They have won the Hungarian League six times. Vasas is known internationally for reaching the semi-finals of the 1957–58 European Cup,[1] the quarter-finals in the 1967–68 European Cup season,[2] and for being the most successful club in the Mitropa Cup with 6 championships.

  1. ^ "1957–58 UEFA European Cup". UEFA. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ "1967–68 UEFA European Cup". UEFA. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.