Nagy Béla: Fradi zsebkönyv '79 (Zalaegerszeg, 1979)

FERENCVÁROSI TORNA CLUB

Names, numbers, facts....

Colours: of the Club are green and white.

Shield: There are five green and four white stripes on the shield as the symbol of Ferencváros (Francis City), this is the IX. district of Hungarian capital, Budapest.

The three capital E-s in the shield refers to our slogan.

Slogan: Erkölcs, Erő, Egyetértés — Morals, Strength - Concord. Nickname: Fradi.

Address: Ferencvárosi Torna Club Budapest, IX., üllői út 129. 1091 Hungary.

Ground: üllői úti Stadion (Anvil’s Road Stadium) Capacity: 30 000. Electric lighting since 1978; luminous: 1500 lux.

Championships: Only Ferencváros is the original member of Hungarian First Division wich figured in all years in the forefront! The 22 championships of FTC is record in Hungary: 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908-9, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1925-26,

1926-27, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1948-49, 1962-63, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975-76.

One of the most interesting among these was the 1931—32 100. per cent championship.

See the Table:

P w d I fa Pts.

1. Ferencváros 22 22 — - 105-18 44

Hungarian Cups: Ferencváros in the record holder with its 14 Cup winniggs too. 1912-13, 1921-22, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1956-58, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1977-78.

International players: Till now 107 FTC players were the members of Hungarian national team. Of course this is record too in our country. These are our Club results, and so no wonder that Ferencváros is the most popular soccer team in Hungary. The fans go with team to away matches in Hungary and often to foreign countries too.

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