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Kecskeméti TE

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Kecskemét
Full nameKecskeméti Testedző Egyesület
Short nameKTE
Founded11 June 1911; 113 years ago (1911-06-11)
GroundSzéktói Stadion
Capacity6,300
OwnerHorváth Építőmester private limited company
ManagerZoltán Gera
LeagueNB I
2023–24NB I, 6th of 12
Websitehttps://kecskemetite.hu/

Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is most famous for its football section which competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. Kecskeméti TE's highest achievement to-date is winning the Magyar Kupa in the 2010–11 season, and gaining entry into the Europa League. The team won a silver medal right after its promotion back to the first league in 2022-23, earning the right to compete in the Europa Conference League qualification matches.

History

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Early years

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A local newspaper of Kecskemét wrote on 6 May 1871, "an elderly citizen wants to establish a company of men to play soccer in our city, doing exercises twice a week, practicing throws and running." In 1904, the first football match was played in Kecskemét, when the Budapest III. District High School defeated the team of local Piarist High School. In May 1910, the first football game between proper clubs was held in the town.

Kecskeméti TE was founded on 11 June 1911, and attracted primarily local workers as players in the early years. The first managing director was Ferenc Kéry. The first colours of the club were red and green. The current purple and white colours have been in use since 1913. The first match was played on 15 August 1911, in which Kecskeméti TE lost to KSC by 1–0. The second match was won 5–1 against Szolnoki MÁV.

On 29 July 1913, Kecskeméti TE merged with the other team from Kecskemét, KSC. On 11 April 1926, the team's stadium was inaugurated, and the first match was played against the rival Ceglédi RC. During World War I, the mainly consisted of under-18 players. From 1945 the team played its matches near the local railway station.

Under Socialism

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In the 1946–47 season the team was promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II (the second division) for the first time in the history of the club. On 28 June 1949, the two teams of Kecskemét, KTE and KAC were merged. The new name of the team became KszTE, playing in red and blue. Máté Fenyvesi, later a key player of Ferencváros, started his career in KTE. On 11 January 1954, the team changed its name to Kecskeméti Kinizsi, and got its original colours back on 2 December 1956.

In 1961, a torchlight parade was presented to celebrate that the club's 50-year anniversary. In 1964, the team fell back to the county-level championship, but in 1966, it was back in the third tier. KSC, the other club in town, was founded in 1972. The two teams became archrivals in the second and third league, their "derby" was always a big event for the town.

After the regime change

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In 1990, Antal Tóth coached the team to win their group in NB III, but the club was not able to stay in the Second Division.

In 1995, for the third time KTE got promoted to the second league, once again winning the NB III. This was trainer József Linka's era, the newly promoted team even reached first-place in the autumn. The club moved its home grounds to Széktói Stadion.

In 1999, after the merger between KTE and KSC, the new club by the name of KFC was created, thanks to a known entrepreneur and main sponsor, János Jámbor. Under head coach László Nagy, the team came close to getting promoted to NB I in the 2000–01 season, but the hopes were futile. Jámbor lest Kecskemét football, and transferred the right to play to a revived Vasas.

In 1998, under the club president, István Pinczés, the KTE name was given back to the team, starting in the third tier again.

2000s

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The first years of the third millennium brought confusion and many troubles to the football team in Kecskemét. However, this ended in 2006 when Pál Rózsa and János Versegi became the chairmen of KTE. They started to build a strong and successful club, with great support from Dr. Gábor Zombor, then-mayor of Kecskemét. The promotion to NB I was finally achieved in 2008, and KTE became the first football club from the city of Kecskemét to play in the Hungarian first league.

The first season in the top Hungarian league was considered successful for the team, finishing fifth in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2008–09.

2010s

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Kecskemét entered the 2010–11 Magyar Kupa season against Békéscsaba on 22 September 2010. The match ended with 2–1 victory for Kecskemét at the Kórház utcai Stadion.[1] On 27 October 2010, Kecskemét beat Tiszakanyár 3–0 in the round of 32 of the 2010–11 Magyar Kupa season.[2] On 10 November 2010, Kecskemét beat Debrecen 3-0 at the Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2010–11 Magyar Kupa season.[3] On 1 March 2011, Kecskemét beat Debrecen 3–1 at home.[4] On 9 March 2011, Kecskemét beat Siófok 5–1 in the first leg of the quarter finals of the 2010–11 Magyar Kupa.[5] The second leg ended with a 1–1 draw against Siófok on 15 March 2011.[6] On 19 April 2011, Kecskemét beat Zalaegerszeg 5–1 at the Széktói Stadion in first leg of the semi-final of the Magyar Kupa.[7] On 3 May 2011, Zalaegerszeg drew with Kecskemét at the ZTE Aréna.[8] Kecskemét qualified for the final on 5–1 aggregate. The centenary year of 2011 saw an unprecedented success in the 100-year history of the club. KTE reached new heights by winning the 2011 Magyar Kupa on 17 May 2011, beating Videoton 3–2 in the final held in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest.[9][10][11] The victory meant that the club was able to play their first international matches, namely qualification games of the Europa League. The first international match was played at home in front of 3,400 spectators at the Széktói Stadion in Kecskemét against the Kazakh Aktobe, resulting in 1–1. The second game ended as a 0–0 draw, meaning that KTE fell out of the competition due to the away goals rule.

After the 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, the Hungarian Football Federation relegated Kecskemét to the Bács-Kiskun county first division due to financial reasons. In the 2017–18 season, Kecskemét got promoted to the third division, NB III.

2020s

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KTE spent four seasons in the third tier, and was promoted to Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second-level championship in 2021.

Surprisingly, Kecskemét finished in second place, earning another promotion right away, and reaching the top tier again after a seven-year hiatus. Despite being the ultimate underdogs, with the smallest budget in the league,[12] KTE earned a podium finish in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In the more than 120-year long history of Hungarian football championships, this was only the fifth time that a club reached the podium in the first tier immediately after being promoted.[13][14]

The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I did not start well for the club. However, they beat Ferencvárosi TC 2–1 at home on 5 November 2023.[15][16][17]

On 7 January 2024, the club sold one of their key players, Gábor Szalai, to Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport.[18][19]

The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season did not start well for the club. On 28 July 2024, Kecskemét drew with Fehérvár at home,[20] and lost 1-0 to Ferencváros at the Groupama Aréna.[21] On 9 August 2024, Kecskemét drew with Debrecen at home (1-1).[22] The first victory of the season was against newly promoted Gyór (2–1) on 16 August 2024.[23] After the victory, Kecskemét suffered five consecutive defeats against Diósgyőr (0–1) at the Diósgyőri Stadion,[24] Újpest (1–3),[25] Zalaegerszeg (1–2) at the ZTE Arena,[26] Nyíregyháza (0–2),[27] and MTK Budapest (1–3) at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion.[28] On 15 October 2024, István Szabó was sacked due to the performance of the club.[29] On 16 October 2024, Zoltán Gera was appointed as the new manager of the club.[30] Gera's debut ended with a 3-0 defeat against Puskás Akadémia FC at home on 20 October 2024.[31]

Current squad

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As of 4 December 2024[32]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN Kristóf Pálfi
4 MF Hungary HUN Bertalan Bocskay
6 DF Hungary HUN Levente Katona
7 FW Hungary HUN Gergő Pálinkás
8 MF Hungary HUN Bence Banó-Szabó
9 FW Hungary HUN Milán Májer
10 MF Hungary HUN Krisztián Nagy
11 MF Hungary HUN Barnabás Kovács
14 MF Hungary HUN Kolos Kovács
15 DF Hungary HUN Alex Szabó
16 MF Hungary HUN Levente Vágó
17 FW Hungary HUN Marcell Berki
18 DF Hungary HUN Csaba Belényesi
20 GK Hungary HUN Bence Varga
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Ryashko
23 MF Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Meskhi
24 DF Hungary HUN Milán Papp
27 MF Hungary HUN Donát Zsótér
29 FW Spain ESP Tofol Montiel
44 MF Hungary HUN Tamás Nikitscher
46 GK Hungary HUN Roland Kersák
55 FW Hungary HUN Dániel Lukács
72 DF Hungary HUN Máté Kotula
74 DF Hungary HUN Imre Polyák
77 DF Hungary HUN Márió Zeke
88 MF Hungary HUN Bálint Katona
90 MF Hungary HUN Márton Vattay
— FW Argentina ARG Michael López

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Stadium

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Kecskemét-Budapest Honvéd Hungarian League match

Kecskeméti TE plays its home games at Széktói Stadion, built in 1962. With 4,300 seats, and standing room for 2,000 in the standing-only sections, it is the largest football stadium in Kecskemét. In 2002, it was completely renovated. The lighting installation consists of 128 floodlights mounted on four masts 38m in height, and the average vertical illuminance is 1200 lx.

Honours

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Season results

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Main article: List of Kecskeméti TE seasons

In European Competition

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Latvia Riga 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.) 3–4

Managers

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Main article: List of Kecskeméti TE managers

References

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