Paksi FC

Paks

Full name	Paksi Futball Club
Nickname(s)	Atomcsapat (Nuclearteam)
Founded	28 November 1952
Ground	Stadion PSE
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	János Süli
Manager	Aurél Csertői
League	OTP Bank Liga (NB1)
2014–15	5th
Home colours Away colours

Paksi FC (Paks) (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɒkʃ]) is a Hungarian football club based in Paks.^[1] Since its founding in 1952 it has played at either a county or national level. In 2006 it ascended to Borsodi Liga, or NB I, the top division in Hungarian football, for the first time. It plays its home games at Stadion PSE. The team colors are green and white. In the 2010–11 Hungarian Division Paksi finished second and qualified for the Europa League 2011–12 season.

History

Early years

Football first came to Paks in August, 1912 with a team composed entirely of students. Soon thereafter the Paksi Atlétikai Sport Club was formed which played locally. In 1952 the Paksi Sportegyesület was formed and began competing at a county level in Tolna county. They would continue to compete in county level competitions from 1954–64. In 1966 the team opened their new all grass playing field to a crowd of 500.

In 1970 the team won the county championship and ascended to NB III, in the central division. On July 25 of the same year they hosted Ferencváros and although the team lost 7–2, it played before a crowd of 5000. It would spend three more years in NB III before being relegated back to the county championship level.

1976 was the club's most impressive year in county play as it won the championship with an impressive goal difference of 119–21 and again returned to NB III, but this was not the end of its success. It would win the Szabadföld Kupa 4–2 at the Népstadion in Budapest, easily the team's greatest victory up to this point.

From 1981–82 the team participated in the NB III Dráva group, but it was short-lived and team returned to county level play. In the 1983–84 season, however, they won the championship in convincing fashion and returned to NB III. Throughout the 80s the team would come close several times to breaking into NB II, often battling against the other team from Paks, ASE, but always fell a few pieces short.

In July 1993 the two teams, Paksi SE and ASE United, giving the young players of PSE opportunities to learn and grow by learning from the more experienced ASE side. In 2001 the team won the NB III Duna group as an unexpected black horse, and then in 2005–06 they would win the NB II Western division with 25 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses, with a point difference of 66–22, earning them their first berth in NB I.

Recent years

Imre Gellei managing Paks between 2007–10

Paks' first season in NB I started with a 2–0 win against Dunakanyar-Vác FC – this was followed by three draws and a loss before their next win. Looking back at the season as it draws to a close, Paks was able to get strong wins at home against MTK Budapest and ZTE, teams who had spent most of their time atop the table. They won their final home game of the season 4–2 against Vasas, guaranteeing that they would not be relegated back to NB II, and staying in NB I for the 2007–08 season. In the 2010–11 Hungarian Division the team finished second and qualified for the Europa League 2011–12. Paks played their first international match in the Europa League 2011–12 season in Andorra where they beat UE Santa Coloma 1–0. The only goal of the match came in the 14th minute when Gábor Vayer scored.^[2] At home they debuted with a four-goal win in Videoton's stadium, the Sóstói Stadion. József Magasföldi scored twice, one in each half. Dániel Böde and Norbert Heffler also contributed to the final result. In the second round Paks faced the Norwegian Tromsø at home in front of 1,800 spectators, again in the Sóstói Stadion, in Székesfehérvár. The first goal of the match was scored by Magnus Andersen, with an equaliser from Hungarian Gábor Vayer. The match finished 1–1.^[3] In the second leg in Norway at the Alfheim Stadion Tamás Kiss scored to give Paks the lead in the 59th minute. Two more goals by Dániel Böde and again Tamás Kiss^[4] on the night gave Paks a 4–1 aggregate win over Tromsø. In the third round Paks were drawn against Scottish club Hearts. In the first leg in Hungary, Paks took the lead in the 32nd minute with a stunning lobbed goal by István Sipeki. In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Finnish referee Mattias Gestranius awarded Hearts a soft penalty, which was scored by Jamie Hamill to equalise and end the scoring on the night at the Sóstói Stadion.^[5][6][7][8]

Stadium

The home of the club is the Stadion PSE which is a multi-use stadium in Paks, Hungary. Its capacity is 5,000. In the Europa League 2011–12 season the club played their home ties in the neighbouring city Székesfehérvár at the Sóstói Stadion.

Colours, badge and nicknames

The colours of the club are green and white. This combination is one of the most popular in Hungary – many clubs use it, such as Ferencváros, Szombathelyi Haladás, and Győr. The nickname of the club is Atomcsapat (in English "Nuclear Team") which stems from the fact that the only nuclear power in Hungary is based in Paks.

Current squad

As of 29 January, 2016.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Péter Molnár 2 DF Patrik Bagó 5 DF Zsolt Gévay (captain) 6 MF Kristóf Papp 7 MF Tamás Báló 8 MF Tamás Kecskés 9 FW János Hahn 12 MF Richárd Nagy 17 MF Dénes Szakály 20 DF István Rodenbücher 24 GK Norbert Csernyánszki 25 GK György Székely

No. Position Player 26 MF Lajos Bertus 27 MF Róbert Kővári 28 DF Dávid Asztalos 29 FW Tamás Koltai 30 DF János Szabó 32 DF Dávid Kelemen 39 MF László Bartha 44 FW Bálint Bajner 77 MF Dávid Kulcsár 92 FW Zsolt Balázs 96 DF Bence Lenzsér

Out on loan

No. Position Player

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

Position	Name
Managing Director	Judit Balog
President of the department	Péter Bognár
Managing director	Zsolt Haraszti
PR manager	Zoltán Zomborka
Technical Director	József Kraszt
Manager assistant	Ferenc Benedeczki
Assistant	László Éger
Marketing manager	Gábor Elbert
Assistant	Gábor Vayer

Management

Position	Name
Head coach	Aurél Csertői
Coach	Attila Tököli
Masseur	László Varga
Masseur	Győző Bernáth
Club Doctor	András Kis-Miki
Club Doctor	János Mohácsi

Managerial history

• Ferenc Lengyel (July 1, 2004 – Sept 23, 2007)
• Imre Gellei (Aug 28, 2007 – April 12, 2010)
• Károly Kis (April 12, 2010 – Aug 1, 2012)
• Csaba Máté (caretaker) (Aug 1, 2012 – Aug 29, 2012)
• Tomislav Sivić (Aug 30, 2012 – June 1, 2013)
• Ferenc Horvath (June 24, 2013 – Jan 9, 2014)
• Aurél Csertői (Jan 9, 2014–)

Honours

Domestic

• Hungarian League
  • Runners-up (1): 2011

• Hungarian League 2
  • Winners (1): 2006

• Hungarian League 3
  • Winners (1): 2001

• Domestic Cups
  • Szabadföld Kupa (1): 1976

• Hungarian League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2010–11
  • Runner up (1): 2009–10

Season results in Top League

Domestic													International		Manager
League										C	LC	SC
#	Season	MP	W	D	L	GF–GA	Dif.	Pts.	Pos.				Competition	Result
1.	2006–07	30	10	7	13	34–38	−4	37	11th				Did not qualify		Lengyel
2.	2007–08	30	10	9	11	53–50	+3	39	11th				Did not qualify		Lengyel, Gellei
3.	2008–09	30	9	8	13	38–51	−13	35	11th				Did not qualify		Gellei
4.	2009–10	30	7	10	13	31–44	−13	31	14th				Did not qualify		Gellei
5.	2010–11	30	17	5	8	54–37	+17	56	2nd				Did not qualify		Kis
6.	2011–12	30	12	9	9	47–51	−4	45	6th				Europa League	3R	Kis
7.	2012–13	30	8	11	11	40–38	+2	35	13th				Did not qualify		Kis, Máté, Sivić
8.	2013–14	30	8	10	12	39–42	−3	34	11th				Did not qualify		Csertői, Horváth, Csertői
9.	2014–15	30	14	9	7	44–27	+17	51	5th				Did not qualify		Csertői
10.	2015–16	33	12	7	14	41–40	+1	43	7th				Did not qualify		Csertői
11.	2016–17	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	TBD	TBD					Csertői
Σ	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Paksi FC in European competition

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	Q1		UE Santa Coloma	4–0	1–0	5–0
		Q2		Tromsø	1–1	3–0	4–1
		Q3		Hearts	1–1	1–4	2–5

Record by country of opposition

• Correct as of August 4, 2011

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Andorra	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.000
Norway	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	50.00
Scotland	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	00.00
Totals	6	3	2	1	11	6	5	-

P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost

References

1. "Introducing five Europa League newcomers". UEFA. 28 June 2011.
2. "Ferencváros and Paks fly Hungarian flag". UEFA. 1 July 2011.
3. "Paks 1–1 Tromso". UEFA. 14 July 2011.
4. "Tromso 0–3 Paks". BBC. 21 July 2011.
5. "Paks 1–1 Hearts". UEFA. 28 July 2011.
6. "Jamie Hamill marks his Hearts debut with away goal against Paks". Guardian. 28 July 2011.
7. "Hearts secured a 1–1 draw against Paks SE in the first leg of their Europa League third round clash in Hungary this evening". Hearts. 28 July 2011.
8. "Paksi 1–1 Hearts". BBC. 28 July 2011.

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)