Tatabányai Sport Club is a Hungarian football club based in Tatabánya, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary. The team set to play in Nemzeti Bajnokság II from 2024–25, the second tier of Hungarian football after promotion from Nemzeti Bajnokság III in 2023–24. They play their home games at Stadion Gyula Grosics.

Tatabánya
Full nameTatabányai Sport Club
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
GroundStadion Gyula Grosics,
Tatabánya
Capacity5,021
ChairmanKrisztián Bolla
ManagerGergely Gyürki
LeagueNB II
2023–24NB III
Northeast, 1st of 16 (promoted via play-offs)
Websitehttps://www.tatabanyaisc.hu/

History

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The club was founded on February 6, 1910, by Ferenc Frei, a mining engineer. At this time several Hungarian towns outside of Budapest had formed football teams – Debrecen, Miskolc, Győr.

The First World War weakened the team, but in the 1920s the club was still without a doubt the most popular in Tatabánya. Professionalism was introduced into the Hungarian League, but the team couldn't afford this, and stuck with amateur players. After the end of the Second World War in 1947 the team reached the first division.

After the disqualification from the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season,[1] the club merged with Tatabánya FCE which won the second tier of Komárom-Esztergom division in 2017–18. The new formation failed to rebound back to NB III after close 1–0 defeat against Bicske.[2]

During the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary with Tatabánya being the first in the first tier of Komárom-Esztergom they got promoted for 2020–21 season.[3]

On 9 June 2024, Tatabánya secure promotion to NB II from 2024–25 after defeat Békéscsaba 1-2 and win aggregate 3-4 in 2023–24 NB III promotion play-off, the club return to second tier after 10 year absence.

European cup history

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1985–86 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1. Round   SK Rapid Wien 1–1 0–5 1–6

UEFA Intertoto Cup

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1962–63 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 5   Ajax Amsterdam 2–1 2–1
Group 5   AS Nancy 4–0 2–1
Group 5   1. FC Kaiserslautern 6–2 2–2
Quarter-finals   FC Servette 6–0 0–1 6–1
Semi-finals   RH Slovnaft Bratislava 1–2 1–1 2–3
1987 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 4   Naestved BK 3–1 4–0
Group 4   AC Bellinzona 2–0 0–1
Group 4   DAC Dunajská Streda 6–1 1–0
1988 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 4   First Vienna FC 2–2 1–2
Group 4   FK Union Cheb 3–2 0–1
Group 4   Vejle BK 0–0 1–1
1989 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 5   Lokomotive Leipzig 0–0 0–0
Group 5   IFK Göteborg 5–3 3–3
Group 5   Lyngby BK 3–1 0–0
1990 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 7   FC Luzern 3–4 2–3
Group 7   FC Nitra 0–0 0–4
Group 7   Örebro SK 1–1 1–5
1991 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 1   Neuchâtel Xamax 0–3 0–5
Group 1   SK Slovan Bratislava 2–1 2–4
Group 1   Malmö FF 1–1 0–0
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1. Round   HB Tórshavn 3–0 4–0 7–0
2. Round   HNK Cibalia 3–2 0–0 3–2
3. Round   FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–2 1–2 2–4
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1. Round   FC Shirak 2–3 3–1 5–4
2. Round   Tiligul Tiraspol 4–1 1–1 5–2
3. Round   Brescia Calcio 1–1 1–2 2–3

UEFA Cup

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1981–82 UEFA Cup 1. Round   Real Madrid CF 2–1 0–1 2–2(a)
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1. Round   AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 1–4 1–4
1987–88 UEFA Cup 1. Round   Vitória SC 1–1 0–1 1–2
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1. Round   VfB Stuttgart 2–1 0–2 2–3

Selected former managers

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References

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  1. ^ "NB III: helyben hagyták a Tatabánya kizárását" [NB III: the exclusion of Tatabánya was left in place] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Szomorú mérkőzés: marad a megye I.-ben a Tatabánya SC". kemma.hu (in Hungarian). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "MLSZ-döntés: újra NB III.-as lehet a Tatabánya". kemma.hu (in Hungarian). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.