Kaposvári Rákóczi FC

Kaposvár

Full name

Nickname(s)

Kraci

Founded

15 August 1923

Ground

Stadion Rákóczi, Kaposvár

Capacity

7,000(4,500 seated)

Chairman

Ferenc Illés

Manager

László Házi

League

Somogy megyei első osztály

Home colours

Away colours

Kaposvári Rákóczi FC is a football club in Kaposvár, Hungary. Their home stadium is Stadion Kaposvár Rákoczi. The team is named after Francis II Rákóczi, a Transylvanian prince and national hero and they are also often referred to be the nickname Somogyiak, referring to Somogy County, where the team plays.

History

1923–2003

The team was formed on 15 August 1923 as the Rákóczi Sport Club by workers of the local Mezőgazdasági Ipari Részvénytársaság sugar factory. Though they originally played as amateurs, they played their first professional match against MÁV I. the following year. From this time forward the team would bounce back between the NB III and NB II.

In 1941 the team awaited the arrival of István Avar, but his debut with the team was delayed by the second world war. After the war, the team really got going in 1960, where they won the NB III under the name Kaposvár Kinizsi.

In 1970 the team took back its classic name, Rákóczi, but in 1971 they were relegated back to the NB III. They would put together a successful season afterward though, and return to NB II. At this time some good young talent joined from the team's youth organization, including Bőzsöny, Savanyó, and Hegedűs the goalkeeper, and in 1973 Imre Mathesz took the helm as head coach. The team would add more key players and would finish 3 points behind Szeged for second place and the right to enter NB I.

The team's first NB I. match was played against Vasas SC before 22,000 fans at Rákóczi Stadion. The Somogyiak won the match 2–0, behind two goals from Győző Burcsa. By 2006, however, Burcsa left for Székesfehérvár and the team finished the 1975–1976 campaign in 13th place. In 1976–1977 they finished 14th and by the next season they were relegated with a 17th-place finish. They wouldn't have to wait long to return, however. They finished in 3rd place the following year in the NB II. and won it outright in 1979–1980 with a six-point lead over Szombathelyi Haladás.

The 1980–1981 season had a few noteworthy matches. On 9 August they beat Pécs 2–1 before a crowd of 12,000 at home. Later in the season they held on to a 3–3 draw against Újpest in Budapest. Nevertheless, the team would end the season in 16th place and again face relegation. They would drop as far as the third division before finally returning to the NB I. again after winning the second division in 1987. This would be their final season in NB I. until the next millennium. Besides the first NB I. match between two teams from Somogy county (a 1–3 loss against Siófok FC) the year was mostly forgettable as Rákóczi finished in last place.

The rest of the 80s and 90s were spent entirely in the II. and III. divisions, though not without talent. In 1995 they won the NB III. with a goal difference of 76–11. They continued to be successful in the NB II. László Prukner became the head coach in the summer of 2003, but the team lost several key players in the same year. The fans were worried that they would again slide into the III. division.

On 10 May 2014, Kaposvár were relegated after losing 2–0 to Videoton in the 28th round of the 2013–14 Hungarian League season.^[1]

NB I. Results

Since their formation Kaposvári Rákóczi FC has participated in 8 seasons at Hungary's highest professional level. In that time they're best finish has been 7th place (in both 2006 and 2007) and they've been relegated three times.

Year	MP	W	D	L	GF-GA	Dif.	Pts	Finish
1975–76	30	6	12	12	41–52	−9	24	13th place
1976–77	34	9	9	16	39–45	−6	27	14th place
1977–78	34	8	7	19	32–61	−29	23	17th place: Relegated to NB II.
1980–81	34	6	12	16	34–67	−33	24	16th place: Relegated to NB II.
1987–88	30	4	9	17	25–63	−38	17	16th place: Relegated to NB II.
2004–05	30	8	10	12	34–47	−13	34	12th place
2005–06	30	10	7	13	35–41	−6	37	7th place
2006–07	30	12	5	13	40–36	+4	41	7th place
2007–08	30	14	9	7	48–38	+10	51	6th place
TOTALS	282	77	80	125	328–450	-122	278

Current squad

As of 5 May 2016.

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Bence Somodi
2	DF	János Nagy
3	MF	Telman Godzsajev
4	DF	Gergő Lakatos
5	DF	András Márton
6	MF	András Pintér
7	DF	Szabolcs Müllerlei
8	MF	Péter Zsivóczky
9	FW	Ádám Hampuk
10	FW	Tamás Kertész
11	DF	Valentin Hadaró
13	DF	Bence Ludánszki
14	FW	Áron Herzsenyák

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Zalán Vadas
16	FW	Bence Lőrincz
17	DF	Viktor Petrók C
19	FW	Tamás Hujber
20	FW	Roland Vajda
21	FW	Zoltán Jovánczai
22	MF	Barnabás Kozics
23	MF	Bence Házi
24	MF	Krisztián Nagy
25	MF	Krisztián Kollega
29	DF	Attila Havas
30	GK	András Gyenes
70	GK	Bence Borsi

Recent seasons

Kaposvári Rákóczi FC

Year	Division	Position
2000–01	Nemzeti Bajnokság II (II)
2001–02	Nemzeti Bajnokság II
2002–03	Nemzeti Bajnokság II
2003–04	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	1st ↑
2004–05	Hungarian National Championship I (I)	12th
2005–06	Hungarian National Championship I	7th
2006–07	Hungarian National Championship I	7th
2007–08	Hungarian National Championship I	6th
2008–09	Hungarian National Championship I	9th
2009–10	Hungarian National Championship I	12th
2010–11	Hungarian National Championship I	7th
2011–12	Hungarian National Championship I	10th
2012–13	Hungarian National Championship I	11th
2013–14	Hungarian National Championship I	16th
2014–15	Hungarian National Championship II	16th
2015–16	Somogy megyei első osztály	1st

Honours

- NB II. Championship (2): 1980, 1987
- NB III. Championship (4): 1960, 1972, 1985, 1995
- Somogy megyei Kupa: 2016

Managers

László Prukner (2001), (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2010), (14 June 2012 – 6 Jan 2014), (January, 2015 – July, 2015)
Tibor Sisa (9 June 2010 – 27 May 2012)
Tibor Selymes (7 Jan 2014 – 30 June 2014)
Gábor Márton (1 July 2014 – January 2015)
László Pusztai (August, 2015 – May, 2016)
László Házi (May, 2016 -)

References

↑ "Kiesett a Kaposvár, újra nyert a Videoton". www.nso.hu. 10 May 2014.

External links

Official website (Hungarian)
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Supporters site (Hungarian)

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Current clubs	Debrecen Diósgyör Ferencváros Gyirmót Haladás Honvéd Mezőkövesd MTK Budapest Paks Újpest Vasas Videoton

Players	Foreign players Top scorers

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