Hungary national football team

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Hungary
Nickname(s)Magyars
Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
AssociationMagyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMarco Rossi[1]
CaptainBalázs Dzsudzsák
Most capsGábor Király (108)
Top scorerFerenc Puskás (84)
Home stadiumGroupama Arena (interim)
Puskás Aréna (2019-)
FIFA codeHUN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 36 Steady (22 December 2022)[2]
Highest18 (April–May 2016)
Lowest87 (July 1996)
First international
 Austria 5–0 Hungary 
(Vienna, Austria; 12 October 1902)
Biggest win
 Hungary 13–1 France 
(Budapest, Hungary; 12 June 1927)
 Hungary 8–2 San Marino 
(Budapest, Hungary; 12 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 8–1 Hungary 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 11 October 2013)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934)
Best resultRunners-up, 1938 and 1954
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1964)
Best resultThird place, 1964
Medal record
Men's football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1938 France Team
Silver medal – second place 1954 Switzerland Team
European Nations' Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Spain Team
Central European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1948-53 Central European International Cup Team

Hungary national football team is the national football team of Hungary.

Most appearances[change | change source]

Pos Player Apps Goals Career
1 József Bozsik 101 11 1947-1962
2 László Fazekas 92 24 1968-1983
3 Gyula Grosics 86 0 1947-1962
4 Ferenc Puskás 85 84 1945-1956
5 Imre Garaba 82 3 1980-1991
6 Sándor Mátrai 81 0 1956-1967
7 Ferenc Sipos 77 1 1957-1966
8 Ferenc Bene 76 36 1962-1979
8 Máté Fenyvesi 76 8 1954-1966
8 László Bálint 76 3 1972-1982

Top scorers[change | change source]

Pos Player Goals Apps Career
1 Ferenc Puskás 84 85 1945-1956
2 Sándor Kocsis 75 68 1948-1956
3 Imre Schlosser-Lakatos 59 68 1906-1927
4 Lajos Tichy 51 72 1955-1964
5 György Sárosi 42 62 1931-1943
6 Nándor Hidegkuti 39 69 1945-1958
7 Ferenc Bene 36 76 1962-1979
8 Tibor Nyilasi 32 70 1975-1985
8 Gyula Zsengellér 32 39 1936-1947
10 Florián Albert 31 75 1959-1974

References[change | change source]

  1. "Marco Rossi veszi át a válogatott irányítását". mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). MLSZ. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.