Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC

Nyíregyháza Spartacus
Full name Nyíregyháza Spartacus Football Club
Nickname(s) Szpari
Founded 1928
Ground Városi Stadion,
Nyíregyháza
Ground Capacity 10,500
Chairman Bálint Révész
Manager János Mátyus
League Nemzeti Bajnokság III
2014–15 12th

Nyíregyháza Spartacus is a football club from Nyíregyháza, Hungary. Formed in 1928, they've had brief stints in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III, they currently play in the third division. The team is locally referred to by their nickname, Szpari. They play in Városi Stadion, in the city sport complex just north of the downtown.

History

1960s

The team was refounded in 1959 by the fusion of the clubs Spartacus and Építők. In the early 1960s, the team entered the second division of Hungarian football and then the now non-existent NB I./B, a sub-division of the first division. These were the years of the so-called "golden team" featuring players such Bakos, Pilcsuk, Kovacsics, Páll Cini, Papp Szuszka, Szokol, Kaskötő, Ignéczi, Nagy Zoli, Harcsa, Groholy, and Csemiczky. The team, however, fell from the NB I./B in 1968, ending the golden age.

1980s

In 1980, the team finally ascended to the NB I. Their first match in the first division was played against Diósgyőri VTK, soon-to-be rivals from nearby Miskolc. The first goal was scored by Kozma "Kicsi" and Szpari won the match 2–0. The team finished the season in 7th place. However, the team was never able to improve from that season and they were relegated at the end of the 1983–84 season.

1998–2005

The team finally returned to the NB I. in 1998–99 and ended that season in 13th place. They finished 9th in 1999–00, but the league shrank in the 2000–01 season, ultimately only allowing 12 teams to compete and Szpari again exited the first division.

In the 2004–05 season, the league expanded to again allow 16 teams and Nyíregyháza again found themselves in the first division. Though there were a few highlights including a masterful win over a declining Ferencváros to a home crowd in the second half of the season, the team ended in 15th place and were relegated yet again to NB II.

NB II Championship

The team had an unsuccessful first campaign upon returning to the NB II, finishing in sixth place overall at the end of the 2005–06 season. Next season they made a stronger case for themselves, spending most of the season challenging Ferencváros at the top of the NB II table. On the occasions they faced each other the perennial Hungarian league favorites could only draw, 0–0 in Nyíregyháza and 1–1 to a crowd of over 13,000 in Budapest. With two matches left in the season the two teams were tied in the standings, but Nyíregyháza ended triumphant, winning the 2006–07 NB II Eastern division outright.

2007–2008

The team transitioned fairly well to the NB I. and finished in tenth place.

2008–2009

The team finished in 13th place with a great autumn (5th place) and a poor spring.

Stadium

Supporters

The team has several fan groups. The Keleti Front (Eastern Front) began in 1992, The Mastiffs began in 1995, and most recently Elit began in 2007.

Honours

NB I. Results

The team has seen limited success in Hungary's top league, finishing only one season with more goals counting for them than against them. The highest they've ever finished is 7th place and they've been relegated to lower divisions five times.

No. Year MP W D L GF-GA Dif. Pts Result
1. 1980–81 34 11 16 7 30–25 +5 38 7th / 18 teams
2. 1981–82 34 8 12 14 35–51 −16 28 15th / 18 teams
3. 1982–83 30 9 8 13 29–37 −8 26 10th / 16 teams
4. 1983–84 30 7 8 15 28–47 −19 22 15th / 16 teams: Relegated
5. 1992–93 30 3 12 15 17–39 −22 18 15th / 16 teams: Relegated
6. 1998–99 34 10 9 15 46–52 −6 39 13th / 18 teams
7. 1999–00 32 12 8 12 32–42 −10 44 9th / 18 teams
8. 2000–01* 14 3 0 11 10–24 −14 9 8th / 8 teams (Group A): Relegated
9. 2004–05 30 5 11 14 38–63 −25 26 15th / 16 teams: Relegated
10. 2007–08 30 11 7 12 34–37 −3 40 10th / 16 teams
11. 2008–09 30 7 11 12 32–41 −9 38 14th / 16 teams
12. 2009–10 30 6 9 15 42–60 −19 27 15th / 16 teams: Relegated
13. 2014–15 7 2 2 3 6–9 −3 8 In progress / 16 teams
TOTALS NBI 365 94 113 158 378–527 -149 363

* The 2000–01 featured a new format involving 2 groups of 8 who played each other twice for 14 games. The top 6 teams in each group went on to form a new group of 12, whereas the bottom 4 teams were relegated.

Current squad

As of 21 February, 2016.

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

No. Position Player
4 Hungary MF Gergő Kis
6 Honduras MF Luis Ramos
7 Slovakia MF Igor Žofčák
8 Hungary MF Szabolcs Csorba
9 Hungary FW László Rezes
10 Cameroon MF Mohamadou Abdouraman
11 Hungary FW Mark Szécsi
13 Hungary DF Tamás Rubus
14 Serbia MF Zoran Kostić
15 Hungary FW Gergő Pálinkás
No. Position Player
18 Hungary FW Kevin Kapacina
19 Serbia DF Savo Raković
21 Hungary DF Zsolt Szokol
23 Hungary DF Vilmos Szalai
29 Slovakia FW Zoltán Harsányi
33 Hungary DF Márk Farkas
45 Hungary GK Bence Perger
60 Hungary FW Péter Pölöskey
78 Ukraine GK Volodymyr Ovsienko
85 Hungary DF Tamás Törtei

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