Győri ETO FC

Győri ETO FC, a Hungarian professional football club, has a rich history that includes periods of great success and financial struggles. The club first reached the top Hungarian league in 1937. Their golden age was in the 1960s and early 1980s, when they won the Hungarian National Championship in 1963 and again in 1982 and 1983. During this time, they also competed in various European tournaments against notable teams like Benfica, Juventus, and Manchester United. After a less successful period in the 1990s, the club faced financial difficulties, leading to their relegation to the third division in 2015. However, they were promoted back to the second division in 2017 and recently returned to the top division in 2024.^[1]

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.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

On 14 June 2001, the Quaestor Financial Hungaria Kft bought the club and the stadium from the Rába Rt.^[4]

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.^[5]

On 9 March 2015, the Quaestor Financial Hungaria Kft. went bankrupt.^[6]

On 14 March 2015, the Audi finished supporting the club due to the unpredictability caused by the bankruptcy of the Quaestor Financial Hungaria Kft.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

On 23 April 2015, it was revealed that an English investor is interested in the club.^[10]

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.^[11]

On February 2022, Oszkár Világi became the owner of the club.^[12]

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.

As of 23 February 2026^[14]

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ROU Ștefan Vlădoiu 4 DF  SWE Alexander Abrahamsson 5 MF  ROU Paul Anton 6 MF  HUN Rajmund Tóth 7 FW  ALG Nadhir Benbouali 8 MF  HUN László Vingler 10 MF  ROU Claudiu Bumba (captain) 11 FW  GAM Nfansu Njie 14 FW  HUN Márton Szép 16 GK  HUN Balázs Megyeri 17 MF  HUN Szabolcs Schön (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 18 DF  BEL Senna Miangué 19 FW  UKR Oleksandr Pyshchur 20 DF  HUN Barnabás Bíró

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  HUN Márk Csinger (on loan from DAC 1904) 23 DF  CRO Daniel Štefulj 24 DF  SRB Miljan Krpić 25 DF  ROU Deian Boldor 27 MF  HUN Milán Vitális 39 MF  HUN Marcell Herczeg 47 MF  HUN Ádám Décsy 64 GK  HUN Dániel Brecska 70 MF  HUN Imre Tollár 76 FW  AUT Jovan Živković 80 FW  SRB Željko Gavrić 90 MF  HUN Kevin Bánáti 96 FW  HUN Marcell Huszár 99 GK  SVK Samuel Petráš

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Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ALB Ledio Beqja (on loan to Dinamo City)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  HUN Balázs Farkas (on loan to Budapesti)

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Győri ETO also have a women's team. They compete in the Női NB I and have won the Hungarian Women's Cup on two occasions (2022 and 2023).

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 is a five-time Champions League winner team.

• List of Győri ETO FC managers
• List of Győri ETO FC seasons
• Győri ETO FC in European football