Újpest FC
Újpest TE, also known as Ujpest FC, is a Hungarian football club, playing in Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white. Their 20 league titles and 7 cup titles make them one of the most successful clubs in the country.
History
Founded on June 16, 1885, Újpest FC is one of the first football clubs in Hungary. It was formed first as a general athletic club, the actual football team has finally started in 1899. Their motto was "Unity, Soundness, Harmony" (Hungarian: "Épség, Egység, Egyetértés").
After a few years in and out of top flight they managed to secure their first division place in 1912, never again to be relegated.
The 30's brought the first golden age of the club, marked by finishing on top of the Hungarian first division 5 times and international cup success, including two Mitropa Cup titles in 1929 and 1939.
After World War II the communist government chose Újpest FC as official club of the police and renamed them Újpesti Dózsa (after György Dózsa), a fairly common practice in Eastern Block countries (except that in other places "police clubs" were all named Dinamo) and two decades of moderate league and cup success followed.
The year 1969 marked the start of a new golden era with 7 league wins in a row, an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final (lost with a result of 2-3 against Newcastle United), a Champions Cup semi-final in 1974 and a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1982.
The general decline of Hungarian football reached the club in the mid-80's and with the fall of the communist government and the termination of police sponsorship there came financial problems as well. Today the club's financial status can be described as modest but relatively stable which enables them again to be strong contenders in the domestic league but international appearances are still few and far between, the last notable achievement being a UEFA Cup group stage position in 2004.
Legendary players
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