Puskás Akadémia FC

Puskás Akadémia

Full name

Puskás Ferenc Labdarugó Akadémia

Founded

2007

Ground

Pancho Arena, Felcsút

Capacity

3,816 all seated

Owner

Felcsúti Utánpótlás Neveléséért Alapítvány

Coach

Robert Jarni

League

Nemzeti Bajnokság II

2015–16

OTP Bank Liga, 11th (relegated)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Puskás Ferenc Labdarugó Akadémia, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia FC or simply Puskás Akadémia, are the youth team of Videoton, in Felcsút, Hungary.^[1] Some of the senior members of the U18 team also play for Videoton FC reserves.^[2]

History

The aim of the founders is to establish an academy for Videoton and to establish a fitting memorial to former Hungarian national footballer Ferenc Puskás.

On the 30th matchday of the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season Robert Jarni was dismissed due to the defeat against Békéscsaba 1912 Előre at the Pancho Arena on 16 April 2016 resulting Puskás Akadémia's last position and relegation for the first time in the season.^[3]

Puskás-Suzuki Cup

For more details on this topic, see Puskás Cup.

Puskás Cup or Puskás Suzuki Kupa is an international football tournament founded by the Ferenc Puskás Academy in Felcsút, Hungary and the Magyar Suzuki Corporation in 2008. The aim of the founders is to establish a club tournament which offers the opportunity for talented young footballers to measure themselves internationally at the U-17 age level and to establish a fitting memorial to Ferenc Puskás.^[4]

Successes

On 1 June 2012, former academist Ádám Gyurcsó made his international debut for national team of Hungary as he came on as a substitute against the Czech Republic in the 65th minute, where he scored the winning goal.^[5]^[6]

Current squad

As of 16 July 2016.

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Krisztián Pogacsics
		GK	Gergő Gőcze
		GK	Balázs Tóth
		GK	Lajos Hegedűs
		DF	Bence Tóth
		DF	Ádám Lipcsei
		DF	Szabolcs Fényes
		DF	Gyula Forró
		DF	Zsolt Tar
		DF	Csaba Spandler
		DF	Tíbor Heffler
		MF	György Sándor
		MF	Zsolt Gajdos

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Bence Szabó
		MF	László Zsidai
		MF	Attila Polonkai (captain)
		MF	Zsolt Nagy
		MF	Dávid Márkvárt
		FW	Csaba Molnár
		FW	László Pekár
		FW	Patrik Tischler
		FW	Gábor Makrai
		FW	Zsolt Óvári
		FW	Bence Péter

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Gergő Vaszicsku (at Újbuda)
		FW	Roland Sallai (at Palermo)
		MF	Dávid Mészáros (at Csákvár)

Honours

Youth teams

Puskás Cup:
- Runners-up (3): 2008, 2012, 2014

Season results

The following table includes the seasons the club spent in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I only.

Domestic													International		Manager
League										Cup	League Cup	Super Cup	International
No.	Season	MP	W	D	L	GF–GA	Dif.	Pts.	Pos.	Cup	League Cup	Super Cup	Competition	Result
1.	2013–14	30	8	7	15	36-51	–15	31	14th	R32	R8		Did not qualify		Benczés
2.	2014–15	30	10	5	15	35-40	-5	35	10th	R32	G.S.				Benczés
3.	2015–16	33	7	10	16	35–51	-16	31	11th	2R					Jarni, Szijjártó
Σ		60	18	12	30	71–91	–20	66

: defunct
Italics indicate that the season is still in progress.

Notable former academists

The following player attended the Puskás Football Academy and made appearances in the Hungary national football team.

References

↑ "The Ferenc Puskás Football Academy". PFLA. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Videoton FC". vidi.hu. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "NB I: Jarnit azonnali hatállyal menesztették, Szíjjártó az utód". Nemzeti Sport. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
↑ "Puskás-Suzuki Cup". puskas-suzuki.hu. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Czech Republic 1-2 Hungary". BBC. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Czech Republic beaten by late Gyurcsó strike". UEFA.com. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Hungary 0—0 Ivory Coast". UEFA.com. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

External links

Ferenc Puskás Football Academy official site

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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Lists	List of Hungarian football champions List of Nemzeti Bajnokság I clubs List of Hungarian footballers List of foreign Nemzeti Bajnokság I players List of Nemzeti Bajnokság I broadcasters List of Hungarian football transfers winter 2013–14 List of Hungarian football transfers winter 2012–13 List of Hungarian football transfers winter 2011–12 List of Hungarian football transfers summer 2014 List of Hungarian football transfers summer 2013 List of Hungarian football transfers summer 2012 List of Hungarian football transfers summer 2011 List of Hungarian football transfers in summer 2010

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