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Hungary national football team

Hungary
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Magical Magyars (In the 1950s)
Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
Association Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Magyar Futballi föderáció (MLSZ/MFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Bernd Storck
Captain Balázs Dzsudzsák
Most caps József Bozsik (101)
Top scorer Ferenc Puskás (84)
Home stadium Stadium Puskás Ferenc
FIFA code HUN
FIFA ranking
Current 33 4 (1 October 2015)
Highest 27 (September 2011)
Lowest 87 (July 1996)
Elo ranking
Current 47 (9 September 2015)
Highest 1 (1953–57, 1958, 1964, 1965)
Lowest 80 (November 2003)
First international
 Austria 5–0 Hungary 
(Vienna, Austria 12 October 1902)
Biggest win
 Hungary 13–1 France 
(Budapest, Hungary; 12 June 1927)
 Hungary 12–0 Albania 
(Budapest, Hungary; 24 September 1950)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 0–7 England 
(Budapest, Hungary; 10 June 1908)
England Amateurs 7–0 Hungary 
(Solna, Sweden; 30 June 1912)[1]
 Germany 7–0 Hungary 
(Cologne, Germany; 6 April 1941)
 Netherlands 8–1 Hungary 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 11 October 2013)
World Cup
Appearances 9 (First in 1934)
Best result Runners-up; 1938 and 1954
European Championship
Appearances 2 (First in 1964)
Best result Third place, 1964
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
1952 Helsinki Team
1960 Rome Team
1964 Tokyo Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1972 Munich Team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Hungary has a respectable football history, having won three Olympic titles, finishing runners-up in the 1938 and 1954 FIFA World Cups, and third in the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship. Hungary revolutionised the sport in the 1950s, laying the tactical fundamentals of Total Football and dominating international football with the remarkable Golden Team which included legend Ferenc Puskás, top goalscorer of the 20th century,[2][3][4] whom FIFA dedicated[5] its newest award, the Puskás Award. The side of that era has the second all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in the world, with 2166 in 1954, and one of the longest undefeated runs in football history, remaining unbeaten in 31 games, spanning over 4 years and including matches such as the Match of the Century.

Contents

  • History 1
    • 1910s 1.1
    • 1920s 1.2
    • 1930s 1.3
    • 1950s 1.4
    • 1960s 1.5
    • 1970s 1.6
    • 1980s 1.7
    • 1990s 1.8
    • 2000s 1.9
    • 2010s 1.10
  • Rivalry 2
  • Home stadia 3
  • Colours and kits 4
    • Evolution of the kits 4.1
    • Current kits 4.2
  • Recent times 5
    • 2010 FIFA World Cup 5.1
    • UEFA Euro 2012 5.2
    • 2014 FIFA World Cup 5.3
    • UEFA Euro 2016 5.4
    • 2018 FIFA World Cup 5.5
  • Recent results and forthcoming fixtures 6
    • 2012 6.1
    • 2013 6.2
    • 2014 6.3
    • 2015 6.4
  • Squad 7
    • Current squad 7.1
    • Recent call-ups 7.2
    • Coaching staff 7.3
  • Competitive record 8
    • FIFA World Cup 8.1
    • UEFA European Championship 8.2
    • Summer Olympics 8.3
  • Honours 9
    • International titles 9.1
    • Friendly titles 9.2
  • Records 10
    • Top international goalscorers of the 20th century 10.1
    • Undefeated run 10.2
  • Player history 11
    • Top appearances 11.1
    • Top goalscorers 11.2
  • Head coaches 12
  • All-time team record 13
  • FIFA ranking 14
  • See also 15
  • References 16
  • External links 17

History

Although Austria and Hungary were constituent countries of the dual monarchy known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they formed separate football associations and teams around the start of the 20th century.

Alfréd Hajós, who won two gold medals in swimming in the first Olympic Games in 1896, was one of the first managers of the national team

1910s

The Hungarian national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Hungary versus Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics

The national side first appeared at the Summer Olympic Games in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. The team had to ask for donations in order to be able to go to the games. Hungary played with England and lost 7–0 and thus were eliminated. After the Olympic Games Hungary played two matches against Russia in Moscow. The first match was won by 9–0 while the second 12–0 which is still a record of the national side. The top scorer of the two matches was Imre Schlosser who scored seven goals. The beginning of World War I had a deep impact on the thriving Hungarian football. Not only was the country suffering financial problems but the clubs were too. During World War I Hungary played Austria 16 times. In 1919 England claimed the exclusion of the Central Powers (including Hungary) from FIFA. Since FIFA refused England's plea, the British and the Irish associations (English, Scottish, Welsh) decided to resign from FIFA.

1920s

Poland-Hungary in 1924

Budapest was denied the opportunity to host the Summer Olympics in 1920, therefore it was held in Belgium. Moreover, the countries of the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria) were excluded from the Olympics. During this period the Fogl brothers (József Fogl and Károly Fogl) played in the national team. The formation the Hungarians used was 2–3–5 which was unique at that time. In 1924 The national team played at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In the first match Hungary beat Poland but in the second round they lost to Egypt. As a consequence, both the head coach and the head of the Hungarian Football Federation resigned. Between 1927 and 1930 Hungary participated in the Europa Cup, which is considered as the first international tournament, with Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Russia, and Yugoslavia. In the final Hungary lost to Russia. On 12 June 1927 Hungary beat France by 13–1 which is still a record. József Takács scored six goals against France.

1930s

Hungary preparing for the 1938 FIFA World Cup
Poland-Hungary in 1939

The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.[6] Hungary did not take part in the tournament since they were not invited and there were no qualification matches. Therefore, Hungary first appeared in the World Cup in Italy where the 1934 FIFA World Cup was held.[7] Hungary's first World Cup match was played against Egypt on 27 May 1934, in the end the match was won 4–2. The goals were scored by Teleki, Toldi (2) and Vincze.[8] In the quarter-finals Hungary faced neighbouring arch-rivals Austria and lost 2–1. The only Hungarian goal was scored by Sárosi.[9]

Hungary entered the 1936 Olympics. In the first round they were eliminated by Poland 0 - 3.

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was held in France.[10] The first match was played against Dutch East Indies and Hungary won 6–0. Sárosi and Zsengellér scored twice while Kohut and Toldi also scored a goal each.[11] In the quarter-finals Hungary played with Switzerland and the match was won 2–0 thanks to a goal by Sárosi and Zsengellér each.[12] The semi-finals at the Parc des Princes in Paris Hungary played against Sweden and won 5–1. Sas, Sárosi and Zsengellér's hat-trick sent them to the 1938 FIFA World Cup final.[13] In the final Hungary faced Italy at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris. The final result was 4–2 to Italy. The Hungarian goals were scored by Titkos and Sárosi.[14]

1950s

Ferenc Puskás, all-time top-scorer

This Hungarian team was best known for being one of the most formidable and influential sides in football history, which revolutionized the play of the game. Centred around the dynamic and potent quartet of strikers Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, attacking half-back József Bozsik and withdrawn striker Nándor Hidegkuti, the "Aranycsapat" (Golden Team) of the "Magnificent Magyars", captivated the football world with an exciting brand of play drawn from new tactical nuances and amassed, barring the 1954 World Cup Final, a remarkable record of 43 victories, 6 ties, and no defeats from 14 May 1950 until they lost 3–1 to Turkey on 19 February 1956.

The formation of the Aranycsapat (Golden Team or Magical Magyars)

In the 1952 Summer Olympics that was held in Helsinki, Hungary beat Romania 2 - 1 thanks to a goal each from Czibor and Kocsis in the Preliminary Round. In the first round Hungary won 3 - 0 against Italy. In the quarter-finals Hungary beat Turkey easily 7 - 1. In the semi-finals Hungary faced Sweden, the 1948 Olympics champions and Hungary won 6 - 0. In the final Hungary beat Yugoslavia 2 - 0 by a goal each from Puskás and Czibor and thus won the Olympic title for the first time.

Jenő Buzánszky, was the last living member of the team who died 11 January 2015

On 25 November 1953 took place the match of the century between England and Hungary at the Wembley Stadium, London, England. The English team were unbeaten for 90 years at home. In front of 105,000 spectators Nándor Hidegkuti scored the first Hungarian goal in the first minute. In the first half the result was 4–2 to Hungary. The Hungarian goals were scored by Nándor Hidegkúti (1st, 22nd) and Ferenc Puskás (25th 29th). In the second half the Hungarians scored twice (Hidegkúti and József Bozsik) which resulted the most important victory of the Hungarians in the twentieth century. The final result was 6–3. On 23 May 1954 the Hungarian national team beat England by 7–1, which remains their worst defeat to date, at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium.[15] At that time in Hungary there was a saying about the match which is the following: Az angolok egy hétre jöttek és 7:1-re mentek in English: The English came for a (one) week (seven days) and went home with seven (7) one (1) (the result of the match).

The 1954 FIFA World Cup was held in Switzerland.[16] The first match was played against South Korea and Hungary won by 9–0 at the Hardturm in Zurich.[17] In the second group match Hungary played against West Germany and won the match by 8–3 at the St. Jakob Stadium in Basel.[18] In the quarter-finals Hungary beat Brazil 4–2 at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.[19] In the semi-finals Hungary played with the two-times World Cup winner Uruguay in Lausanne. Hungary won by 4–2 after extra time.[20] In the final Hungary faced with West Germany again. Although Hungary won the group match against the Germans, they lost 3–2 in the final in Bern at the Wankdorf Stadium.[21] The Golden Team, built around the legendary Ferenc Puskás, led early 2–0, but ended up 2–3 in a game the Germans subsequently christened "The Miracle of Bern".

In 2010 Journalist Erik Eggers speculates in a study that the Germany team may have used drugs to beat the Hungarian team, which were considered invincible at that time.[22][23][24]

The restored match clock has been installed in front of the Stade de Suisse as a memorial.
Puskás with Hidegkuti in 1954 in Budapest

Although Hungary is qualified as the defending champions for 1956 Olympics, they did not enter the tournament.

Hungary qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup which was held in Sweden.[25] Hungary played their first match against Wales at the Jarnvallen stadium in Sandviken and the final result was 1–1.[26] The second group match was played against the host country, Sweden. Hungary lost 2–1 in the Råsunda Stadium, Solna.[27] Although Hungary won their last group match against Mexico at the Jarnvallen stadium in Sandvinken,[28] they were eliminated from the World Cup after losing a play-off to Wales, who they had drawn level with on points. The Welsh had managed to draw all the group games and then beat the once-mighty Hungarians in a play-off match to decide which nation should follow Sweden into the knock-out stage. Had goal difference been the decider, Hungary would have gone through, as the Hungarians had a goal ratio 6-3 compared to 2-2 of Wales. As it was, Wales had the honour of meeting Brazil in the quarterfinals and becoming the recipient of young Pelé´s first World Cup goal.

1960s

A stamp representing the gold medal won by Hungary over Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games
Hungary-East Germany 0-2 in Budapest

In 1960 Hungary again entered the Olympics held in Italy and was drawn into Group D with France, Peru and India. Hungary finished top of the group with all wins and a goal difference of +12. In the Semi-finals they lost to Denmark 0 - 2, but beat Italy in the Bronze medal match 2 - 1 thanks to a goal each from Orosz and Dunai and thus won a Bronze medal.

Hungary qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.[29] On 31 May 1962 in the first group match Hungary beat England by 2–1 thanks to the goals of Tichy and Albert at the El Teniente stadium in Rancagua in front of 7938 spectators.[30] The second match on 3 June 1962 was even more convincing against the Bulgarian national side. The match was won by 6–1 in Rancagua.[31] The last group match was against Argentina on 6 June 1962 and the final result was a goalless draw in front of 7945 spectators in Rancagua.[32] Hungary qualified for the quarter-finals by gaining 5 points and winning the group. In the quarter-finals of the World Cup Hungary was eliminated by Czechoslovakia by 1–0 at the El Teniente stadium in Rancagua in front of 11690 spectators.[33]

In 1964 Hungary again qualified for the 1964 Olympics held in Tokyo and was drawn into Group B with defending champions Yugoslavia, Morocco and North Korea, who withdrew. In their first match against Morocco Hungary won 6 - 0 with all 6 goals scored by Ferenc Bene. In their second match Hungary won narrowly with a 6 - 5 against Yugoslavia and advanced into the next round along with runners-up Yugoslavia. In the Quarter-finals Hungary beat Romania 2 - 0 with goals from Csernai. In the Semi-finals Hungary beat United Arab Republic (Egypt) 6 - 0 with 4 goals from Bene and 2 from Komora. In the finals Hungary beat Czechoslovakia 2 - 1 thanks from an own goal by Weiss and a goal by Bene, thus won their second gold medal.

Hungary qualified for the Spain in the semi-finals of the tournament. The final result was 2–1 after extra time. The only Hungarian goal was scored by Ferenc Bene. In the third place play-off Hungary beat Denmark 3–1 after extra time. Dezső Novák scored twice in the extra time.[34]

Hungary also managed to qualify for the 1966 FIFA World Cup which was held in the home of football, England.[35] On 13 July 1966 Hungary lost their first group match against Eusébio's Portugal by 3–1 at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.[36] Two days later in the second group match Hungary beat Brazil thanks to the goals of Bene, Farkas and Mészöly in the Goodison Park in Liverpool.[37] In the last round of the group matches on 20 July 1966 Hungary beat Bulgaria by 3–1.[38] The goals were scored by Mészöly and Bene. Hungary finished second in the group and qualified for the quarter finals. In the quarter-finals Hungary were eliminated by the Soviet Union on 23 July 1966 by 2–1 at the Roker Park in Sunderland in front of 26844 spectators.[39]

In 1968 Olympics Hungary qualified as defending champions to defend their title and was drawn into Group C with Israel, Ghana and El Salvador. Hungary finished top and advanced into the next round with Israel. In Quarter-finals Hungary beat Guatemala narrowly with 1 - 0 from a goal by Szűcs. In the Semi-finals they beat Japan 5 - 0 thanks to Szűcs with 3 goals and 2 from Novák. In the finals they beat Bulgaria 4 - 1 and won their third title, being the most successful team at the Olympics in football (Great Britain also won 3 titles but their first title is in 1904, and football became an official event in 1908).

Flórián Albert was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. He was the most successful footballer of Ferencváros since the formation of the club, scoring 255 goals in 351 matches from 1958 to 1974.

1970s

Hungary came back again as long-time defending champions in the 1972 Olympics in Munich and was drawn into Group C with Denmark, Iran and Brazil. They finished top and advanced into the next round with Denmark. In their Second group round they were drawn into Group 1 with East Germany, West Germany and Mexico. They again finished top undefeated and advanced into the finals with East Germany. In the finals they faced Poland and lost 1 - 2. The only Hungarian goal was scored by Varady.

Hungary qualified for the finals of the UEFA Euro 1972 which was held in Belgium. In the semi-finals Hungary played with the Soviet Union and lost 1–0. In the third place play-off Hungary lost to Belgium 2–1. The only Hungarian goal was scored by Lajos Kű. Hungary finished fourth in the 1972 UEFA Euro.[40]

Hungary participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup which was held in Argentina. On 2 June 1978 at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires Hungary played with Argentina. Although Károly Csapó scored an early goal, the home side won the match by 2–1. Hungary played their second group match against Italy and the Azzurri won by 3–1. Hungary's third match was played against Michel Platini's France and Hungary lost 3–1 which resulted the farewell of the national side.[41]

1980s

During the 1980s Hungary qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice. The first group match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain[42] was played against El Salvador and Hungary won by 10–1 at Estadio Nuevo in Elche.[43] The goals were scored by Nyilasi (2), Pölöskei, Fazekas (2), Tóth, Kiss (3) and Szentes. In spite of the big victory, Hungary lost to 4–1 to Maradona's Argentina in the second match of the group stages. Maradona scored twice, while the only Hungarian goal was scored by Pölöskei at the Estadio José Rico Pérez in Alicante.[44] Although Hungary drew in the last match against Belgium,[45] they were eliminated from the World Cup. However, Hungary was leading in the first half thanks to a goal by Varga.
Hungary's last World Cup appearance was the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[46] In the first match of the group Hungary lost 6–0 to the Soviet Union.[47] Football experts date the crisis of the Hungarian football from this match. Although Hungary won their second match against Canada by 2–0[48] (the goals were scored by Esterházy and Détári), they lost to Platini's France 3–0 in the last group match.[49] This has been the last World Cup appearance of the Hungarian national team.

1990s

Antal Dunai's team qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

During the 1990s Hungary were not able to qualify for any international tournaments except for the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, the United States. The 1980s were considered as the most bitter years of the Hungarian football, but the 1990s proved to be the worst. In 1996 Hungary reached its lowest FIFA ranking (87). The fall of the Communist regime caused financial problems to many Hungarian clubs. Formerly successful clubs like Ferencváros and Újpest faced financial crisis and bankruptcy. This had a profound effect on the Hungarian national team as well since earlier the biggest clubs from Budapest (Ferencváros, Újpest, Honvéd and MTK) produced the players for the national side. Another important reason for the decline can be attributed to the Bosman ruling. Since the Hungarian clubs lost the financial aid from the state in the early 1990s, they were not able to compete with the richer Western European clubs. The crisis in the Hungarian club football affected the performance of the national team.
The Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás was appointed as the head coach of the national side in 1993 in order to bring back earlier success. However, he led the team during only four matches. Consequently, the coaching of the former Honvéd and Real Madrid legend could not change anything. The only remarkable success in the 1990s was the qualification of the Hungarian national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Antal Dunai's team played its first group match against Nigeria and lost to 1–0 in Orlando, in the United States.[50] In the second group match Hungary played with Brazil and lost to 3–1.[51] The only Hungarian goal was scored by Csaba Madar. The last group match was played against Japan. Hungary lost to 3–2.[52] The Hungarian goals were scored by Csaba Madar and Tamás Sándor. Although the Olympic qualification of the young team was a big surprise and people thought that Hungary would have a better future in football history, the team never reached any similar success later.
In the 1990s Hungary were the closest to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup but they were eliminated in the play-offs by FR Yugoslavia.[53]

2000s

Zoltán Gera in action playing for Fulham in August 2009

The most talented players of the 2000s were Gera and Dárdai. Both played abroad (Gera in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion F.C. and Fulham F.C., while Dárdai in the Bundesliga for Hertha BSC). However, other significant players did not emerge in order to form a strong national team which resulted the consecutive failures of the qualification for the international competitions in the 2000s. Hungary were unable to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2000, 2004, 2008 and for FIFA World Cup 2002, 2006, and 2010. Moreover, during the UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Hungary finished sixth in their group reaching their nadir in their football history. They even lost to Malta which resulted the resignation of Péter Bozsik. Couple of days later Péter Várhidi was appointed who was famous for his appearances in the Sport 1, Hungarian sport television, and analysing the Italian Serie A clubs. He proved his talent by beating the 2006 FIFA World Champions Italy by 3–1 at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in a friendly tie. However, neither Bozsik nor Várhidi could do well in the official matches which resulted their removal.

The Hungarian Football Federation even tried out foreign coaches. Both the German Lothar Matthäus[54] and the Dutch Erwin Koeman[55] failed to qualify for any tournaments.

In the 2000s only the Hungary U-20 team could bring back the emotions of the early years. Hungary won a bronze medal in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[56] The new talents of the U-20 team were immediately signed by foreign clubs. Koman to Sampdoria, Németh to Liverpool, Simon to Palermo. However, the big question was whether they can develop enough to be able to play in the senior team.

2010s

József Varga, Vilmos Vanczák and Robert Lewandowski in a friendly tie against Poland on 15 November 2011
Hungary in 2011

Under 20's coach Sándor Egervári was appointed as head coach for the senior side ahead of Euro 2012 qualifying, in which Hungary were drawn against Finland, Moldova, the Netherlands, San Marino and Sweden.[57] Hungary won six, drew one, and lost three games as they finished the group in third place with 19 points. During the qualification process, in September 2011, Hungary reached 27th in the FIFA ranking, their highest position to date.[58] At the end of the year the national team played Liechtenstein as a commemoration of the recently deceased Flórián Albert,[59] the only Hungarian football player to win the Ballon d'Or.

Sándor Egervári has been the most successful coach in the last 20 years

Hungary were drawn in Group D in their FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying, along with the Netherlands, Turkey, Romania, Estonia and Andorra. They had 14 points going into the penultimate round of games, but suffered a joint national record defeat 8-1 to the Netherlands, which resulted in the resignation of head coach Sándor Egervári.[60][61][62] For their final group game, a 2-0 win against Andorra, Hungary were led by caretaker manager József Csábi..[63][64] They finished in third place in the group, on seventeen points, missing out on qualification.

Attila Pintér was appointed as the head coach of the national team in December 2013.[65] Some had seen this decision as controversial, given Pintér's low popularity with fans and players alike.[66] The team played their first game at the newly constructed Groupama Arena on 7 September 2014, a 2-1 defeat to Northern Ireland in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[67] Pintér was subsequently dismissed, with Pál Dárdai appointed as a temporary replacement for three matches.[68][69] He turned down an offer to manage the team on a permanent basis,[70] but was kept on.[71] He was eventually replaced by Bernd Storck in July 2015.[72]

Rivalry

Hungary has a long-standing rivalry with their neighbors, Romania. The rivalry between the two nations dates back from the Treaty of Trianon, where Hungary lost Transylvania in favor of Romania, after World War I. Every time the two sides met, they threw flares and boo each other's anthem, not to mention that matches between the two sides usually end in a fight between Hungarian and Romanian supporters. These was seen as they shared the same group in 2014 World Cup qualifying and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.

Home stadia

The home stadium of the Hungarian national side is the Ferenc Puskás Stadium (also called Népstadion). The stadium was built between 1948 and 1953 using a large number of volunteers, including soldiers. The stadium was opened in 1953. On 23 May 1954 England lost to 7–1 against the Hungarian national team. The capacity of the stadium is 35,100 (approved by the UEFA) though its original capacity exceeded the 100,000. The stadium also hosted one of the Derbies of Budapest, including Ferencváros, Újpest, MTK, Honvéd or Vasas. The stadium is going to be demolished after the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland in order to replace the old Ferenc Puskás stadium with a new multi-purpose stadium.

On 29 May 1974, Hungary host Yugoslavia at the Stadion Sóstói in Székesfehérvár in front of 16,000 spectators. The final result was 3-2 to Hungary.

On 25 April 2004, Hungary host Japan at the ZTE Arena in front of 7,000 spectators. This was the first national team match in Zalaegerszeg. The final result was 3-2 to Hungary. In the 53rd minute Kuttor scored for Hungary. In the 67th minute Juhász scored and Hungary was winning by 2-0, but in the 75th and 77th minutes Japan equalised. In the last minute Huszti scored a penalty kick and Hungary won the match by 3-2.

On 1 May 2014, Debrecen's Nagyerdei Stadion was opened.[73] On 22 May 2014, the first match of the Hungarian national football team was played at the stadium in front of 20,000 spectators which ended with a 2-2 draw against Denmark national football team. The first goal was scored by the former Debrecen legend Dzsudzsák. Eriksen equalised the score in the 56th minute. The debutant Varga took the lead in the 69th minute again, but the score was equalised by Schöne in the 72nd minute.[74][75][76]

On 10 August 2014, Ferencváros's Groupama Arena was opened which will host the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches.[77]

Stadia by capacities over 15,000
Stadium Location Opened Capacity
Ferenc Puskás Stadium Budapest 1953 56,100 (35,100 UEFA standards)
Groupama Arena Budapest 2014 22,000
Nagyerdei Stadion Debrecen 2014 20,340
ETO Park Győr 2008 16,000

Colours and kits

Hungary's traditional home colurs are red shirts, white shorts and green socks. The combination of the colours represent the Hungarian flag. However, the team sometimes wears all white kit even at home. The coat of arms are worn on the left side of the shirt, where the human heart can be found. When the Hungarian players listen to the national anthem of Hungary, Himnusz, they put their arms on to their chest. The national anthem is considered beautiful by Hungarians but many football fans criticize it because of its melancholy which can have an effect on the players. The actual coat of arms could have always been found on the shirt of the national team in contrast with many other national teams which wear the logo of the football federation. Adidas is currently has been the main designer of the Hungary kits.

Evolution of the kits

1950s
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014

Current kits

Home
Away
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Recent times

With the appointment of Erwin Koeman the Hungarians had high hopes for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. However, a good start turned to a moderate finish with Hungary ending up fourth in Group 1, holding close with 16 points to Sweden's 18, Portugal's 19 and Denmark's 21. Albania finished fifth with a deep gap of 9 points, gaining 7, while Malta harvested one. This qualifying run saw them three points away from making it into the world cup, and the closest they have been since the 1986 world cup in Mexico. This positive result gave the Hungarians more hope to qualify for UEFA Euro 2012 and more importantly the 2014 FIFA World Cup, however, following two disappointing season-end defeats to World Cup participants Germany and Netherlands, Erwin Koeman got dismissed as the head coach. 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup bronze medal winner Sándor Egervári replaced Koeman to coach the senior Hungarian squad at the UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifiers. Again, Hungary were in a tight race against the Sweden right up until the last match, however the Hungarians were eliminated following their nil draw with Finland and with the Swedes defeating the Netherlands 3–2. Despite not qualifying for the 2012 UEFA Euro, the Hungarian team is currently enjoying a competitive resurgence at the world stage, as they have earned their highest ever FIFA ranking in September 2011, listing at 27 overall. With their best team in recent history, the Hungarians have positive expectations to compete with the Netherlands, Turkey and Romania in Group D of the 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw.

2010 FIFA World Cup

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 10 6 3 1 16 5 +11 21
 Portugal 10 5 4 1 17 5 +12 19
 Sweden 10 5 3 2 13 5 +8 18
 Hungary 10 5 1 4 10 8 +2 16
 Albania 10 1 4 5 6 13 −7 7
 Malta 10 0 1 9 0 26 −26 1
 
Albania  – 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–0
Denmark  3–0 – 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Hungary  2–0 0–0 – 3–0 0–1 1–2
Malta  0–0 0–3 0–1 – 0–4 0–1
Portugal  0–0 2–3 3–0 4–0 – 0–0
Sweden  4–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 –


UEFA Euro 2012

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 10 9 0 1 37 8 +29 27
 Sweden 10 8 0 2 31 11 +20 24
 Hungary 10 6 1 3 22 14 +8 19
 Finland 10 3 1 6 16 16 0 10
 Moldova 10 3 0 7 12 16 −4 9
 San Marino 10 0 0 10 0 53 −53 0
 
Finland  — 1–2 4–1 0–2 8–0 1–2
Hungary  0–0 — 2–1 0–4 8–0 2–1
Moldova  2–0 0–2 — 0–1 4–0 1–4
Netherlands  2–1 5–3 1–0 — 11–0 4–1
San Marino  0–1 0–3 0–2 0–5 — 0–5
Sweden  5–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 6–0 —


2014 FIFA World Cup

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 10 9 1 0 34 5 +29 28
 Romania 10 6 1 3 19 12 +7 19
 Hungary 10 5 2 3 21 20 +1 17
 Turkey 10 5 1 4 16 9 +7 16
 Estonia 10 2 1 7 6 20 −14 7
 Andorra 10 0 0 10 0 30 −30 0
 
Andorra  — 0–1 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–2
Estonia  2–0 — 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–2
Hungary  2–0 5–1 — 1–4 2–2 3–1
Netherlands  3–0 3–0 8–1 — 4–0 2–0
Romania  4–0 2–0 3–0 1–4 — 0–2
Turkey  5–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 —


UEFA Euro 2016

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Northern Ireland 10 6 3 1 16 8 +8 21 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1
2  Romania 10 5 5 0 11 2 +9 20 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
3  Hungary 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16 Advance to Play-offs 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–0
4  Finland 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 12 1–1 0–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–1
5  Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 6 17 −11 6 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 — 2–1
6  Greece 10 1 3 6 7 14 −7 6 0–2 0–1 4–3 0–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 FIFA World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 10 Oct '17 25 Mar '17 31 Aug '17 13 Nov '16 7 Oct '16
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[1] 6 Sep '16 — 7 Oct '17 13 Nov '16 25 Mar '17 31 Aug '17
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep '17 7 Oct '16 — 10 Oct '17 31 Aug '17 13 Nov '16
1  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Oct '16 9 Jun '17 6 Sep '16 — 7 Oct '17 3 Sep '17
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun '17 3 Sep '17 10 Oct '16 7 Oct '16 — 10 Oct '17
1  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct '17 10 Oct '16 9 Jun '17 25 Mar '17 6 Sep '16 —
First match(es) will be played on 6 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2012

2013

2014

2015

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Faroe Islands on 8 October, and Greece on 11 October 2015.

Caps and goals up to October 11, 2015 after the match against Greece.
0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gábor Király (1976-04-01) 1 April 1976 99 0 Haladás
1GK Ádám Bogdán (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 19 0 Liverpool
1GK Dénes Dibusz (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 3 0 Ferencváros
2DF Roland Juhász (Vice-captain) (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 90 6 Videoton
2DF Vilmos Vanczák (1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 80 4 Sion
2DF Tamás Kádár (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 26 0 Lech Poznań
2DF Leandro (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 16 0 Ferencváros
2DF Richárd Guzmics (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 10 1 Wisła Kraków
2DF Attila Fiola (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 10 0 Puskás Akadémia
2DF Ádám Lang (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 6 0 Videoton
2DF Attila Osváth (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 0 0 Vasas
2DF Predrag Bošnjak (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 1 0 Haladás
3MF Zoltán Gera (1979-04-22) 22 April 1979 85 24 Ferencváros
3MF Balázs Dzsudzsák (Captain) (1986-12-23) 23 December 1986 73 17 Bursaspor
3MF Ákos Elek (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 35 1 Changchun Yatai
3MF Dániel Tőzsér (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985 31 1 Queens Park Rangers
3MF Zsolt Kalmár (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 7 0 RB Leipzig
3MF Ádám Nagy (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 3 0 Ferencváros
3MF Ádám Bódi (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 1 0 Debrecen
3MF Dávid Márkvárt (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 0 0 Puskás
4FW Gergő Lovrencsics (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 9 1 Lech Poznań
4FW Tamás Priskin (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 52 16 Slovan Bratislava
4FW Krisztián Németh (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 21 3 Sporting Kansas City
4FW Nemanja Nikolić (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 16 3 Legia Warsaw
4FW Dániel Böde (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 9 4 Ferencváros

Recent call-ups

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Péter Gulácsi (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 2 0 RB Leipzig v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
DF Endre Botka (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 0 0 Honvéd v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2015
DF Gyula Forró (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 3 0 Újpest v.  Finland, 13 June 2015
DF Roland Szolnoki (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 1 0 Videoton v.  Finland, 13 June 2015
DF Zoltán Szélesi (1981-11-22) 22 November 1981 28 0 Puskás Akadémia v.  Lithuania, 5 June 2015
DF Ádám Pintér (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 18 0 Ferencváros v.  Lithuania, 5 June 2015 PRE
DF Zsolt Korcsmár (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 24 0 Greuther Fürth v.  Greece, 29 March 2015 INJ
DF Patrik Poór (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 1 0 MTK v.  Russia, 18 November 2014
DF Zsolt Laczkó (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 22 0 Békéscsaba v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
DF Mihály Korhut (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 4 0 Debrecen v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
MF Zoltán Stieber (1988-10-16) 16 October 1988 10 2 Hamburg v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2015
MF Krisztián Simon (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 4 0 1860 München v.  Finland, 13 June 2015
MF Ádám Simon (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 3 0 Videoton v.  Finland, 13 June 2015
MF József Varga (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 31 0 Debrecen v.  Lithuania, 5 June 2015
MF Ádám Gyurcsó (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 13 1 Videoton v.  Russia, 18 November 2014
MF István Kovács (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 5 0 Videoton v.  Russia, 18 November 2014
MF Krisztián Vadócz (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 40 2 Deportivo Alavés v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
MF Péter Halmosi (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 35 0 Haladás v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
MF Bálint Vécsei (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 2 0 Lecce v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
MF Gábor Gyömbér (1988-02-27) 27 February 1988 1 0 Ferencváros v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
FW Ádám Szalai (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 28 8 Hoffenheim v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2015
FW Roland Varga (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 4 2 Ferencváros v.  Finland, 13 June 2015
FW Gergely Rudolf (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 28 10 Videoton v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE
FW Márkó Futács (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 3 0 Mersin İdmanyurdu v.  Finland, 14 November 2014 PRE

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.

Coaching staff

Head Coach Bernd Storck
Assistant Coaches Andreas Möller
Zoltán Szélesi
Tibor Nyilasi
Goalkeeping Coach Holger Gehrke
Technical Manager József Bazsánt
Team Doctor Dr. Gergely Pánics
Chief Press Officer László Pajor-Gyulai
Masseurs Tamás Halmai
Kit Manager Imre Ambrus

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did Not Enter Was not invited
1934 Quarter-Finals 6th 2 1 0 1 5 4 1st 2 2 0 0 8 2
1938 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 15 5 1st 1 1 0 0 11 1
1950 Did Not Enter -
1954 Runners-Up 2nd 5 4 0 1 27 10 1st Qualified automatically (Poland withdrew)
1958 Group Stage 10th 4 1 1 2 7 5 1st 4 3 0 1 12 4
1962 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 3 1st 4 3 1 0 11 5
1966 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 2 0 2 8 7 1st 4 3 1 0 8 3
1970 Did Not Qualify P/O 7 4 1 2 17 11
1974 3rd 6 2 4 0 12 7
1978 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 8 P/O 6 4 1 1 15 6
1982 Group Stage 14th 3 1 1 1 12 6 1st 8 4 2 2 13 8
1986 Group Stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 9 1st 6 5 0 1 12 4
1990 Did Not Qualify 3rd 8 2 4 2 8 12
1994 4th 8 2 1 5 6 11
1998 P/O 10 3 3 4 11 20
2002 4th 8 2 2 4 14 13
2006 4th 10 4 2 4 13 14
2010 4th 10 5 1 4 10 8
2014 3rd 10 5 2 3 21 20
2018 To Be Determined To Be Determined
2022 To Be Determined To Be Determined
Total Runners Up 9/20 32 15 3 14 87 57 Total

UEFA European Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

UEFA European Football Championship record UEFA European Football Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Position Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did Not Qualify FR 2 0 0 2 1 4
1964 Third Place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 3 QF 6 4 2 0 14 8
1968 Did Not Qualify QF 8 5 1 2 17 8
1972 Fourth Place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 3 QF 9 5 3 1 17 9
1976 Did Not Qualify 2nd 6 3 1 2 15 8
1980 2nd 6 2 2 2 9 9
1984 4th 8 3 1 4 18 17
1988 3rd 8 4 0 4 13 11
1992 4th 8 2 4 2 10 9
1996 4th 8 2 2 4 7 13
2000 4th 10 3 3 4 14 10
2004 4th 8 3 2 3 15 9
2008 6th 12 4 0 8 11 22
2012 3rd 10 6 1 3 22 14
2016 To Be Determined P/O
Total Third Place 2/14 4 1 0 3 5 6 Total

Summer Olympics

The first 3 Olympic football events were only unofficial tournaments, with a few nations represented by a club team. Starting from 1908, the Olympic football tournament became an official event, with representation of the official national football teams.

After the Olympics 1988, the football event was changed into a tournament, with participation only for the Under-23 national teams.

The gold medal of the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki

     Gold medal  

     Silver medal  

     Bronze medal  

Olympics record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1896 Athens No Football Tournament
1900 Paris Was Not Invited
1904 St. Louis
1908 London Did Not Enter
1912 Stockholm Round 2 10th 1 0 0 1 0 7
1920 Antwerp Did Not Enter
1924 Paris Round 2 9th 2 1 0 1 5 3
1928 Amsterdam Did Not Enter
1932 Los Angeles No Football Tournament
1936 Berlin Round 1 13th 1 0 0 1 0 3
1948 London Did Not Enter
1952 Helsinki Gold Medal 1st 6 6 0 0 20 2
1956 Melbourne Did Not Enter
1960 Rome Bronze Medal 3rd 5 4 0 1 17 9
1964 Tokyo Gold Medal 1st 5 5 0 0 22
1968 Mexico City Gold medal 1st 5 5 1 0 18 3
1972 Munich Silver medal 2nd 7 5 1 1 21 5
1976 Montreal Did Not Qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta Group Stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 7
2000 Sydney Did Not Qualify
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo
Total Gold Medal 9/ 32 26 2 5 104 39

Honours

International titles

FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
  • Third place (1): 1964
  • Fourth Place(1): 1972
Olympic football tournament
  • Winner (1): 1948–53
  • Runners-up (1): 1955 - 60
  • Third Place (2): 1931 - 32, 1933 - 35
  • Nasazzi's Baton:
    • Winners (6): 1941, 1943, 1983, 1984, 2007 and 2008
    • Runners-up (5): 1940, 1941, 1943, 1983, 2007

Friendly titles

  • Nehru Cup:
    • Winners (2): 1983, 1989
    • Runners-up (1): 1991

Records

Puskás, Top scorer of the 20th century

The match between Austria and Hungary in Vienna in 1902 was the first international match played between two non-British European countries.

Hungary was the first team from outside the United Kingdom and Ireland to beat England at home, famously winning 6–3 at Wembley on 25 November 1953. Six months later they beat England 7–1 in 1954, this time in Budapest. This still ranks as England's record defeat.

The trainer responsible for gelling together the elements of the Hungarian side on the 1950s, Gusztáv Sebes holds the highest ratio of victories per game past 30 matches with 72.06% (49 wins, 12, draws, 7 defeats). Brazil great Vicente Feola (1955–1966) owns the second highest with 71.88% (46 wins, 12 draws, 6 defeats).

Hungary owns the records for quality in offensive throughput in a single World Cup finals competition. Football historians often relate to the 27 goals (5.4 gls / game) and a goal differential of +17 as records likely never to be passed in the more preventive modern game. Sándor Kocsis, along with his record 7 hat tricks in the international game, owns the single World Cup finals competition's record with 2.2 goals/match. In 1953, they also became Central European Champions

Hungary had the distinction of setting the then highest Elo football rating of 2166 in 1954, a record that stood for 60 years until it was bettered by Germany in the 2014 World Cup. It was set after Hungary's 4–2 victory over Uruguay in the 1954 World Cup semi-final on 30 June 1954, the final match in their 31-game unbeaten streak (see below). They also own the third highest rating of 2156, set in 1956. Brazil owns the fourth highest with 2153, and Spain with 2142 is the fifth.

Ferenc Puskás was recognized to be the top scorer of the 20th century, by the IFFHS.

Top international goalscorers of the 20th century

Three of the six top international goalscorers of the 20th century were Hungarian, two of them from the Golden Team of the 1950s.

# Player Nation Goals Scored Games Played Years Active
1. Ferenc Puskás  Hungary 84 goals 85 internationals 1945–1956
2. Pelé  Brazil 77 goals 92 internationals 1957–1971
3. Sándor Kocsis  Hungary 75 goals 68 internationals 1948–1956
4. Gerd Müller  West Germany 68 goals 62 internationals 1966–1974
5. Robbie Keane  Ireland 67 goals 142 internationals 1998-present
6. Imre Schlosser  Hungary 59 goals 68 internationals 1906–1927

Undefeated run

Hungary, with its master narrative of being undefeated in the 1950s also broke one of football's timeless benchmarks being first to eclipse an 1888 Scotland national football team record of being undefeated in 22 consecutive matches. They bettered the old mark by nine additional games to 31 (or 32 counting the match against East Germany, that is not considered an official international for that team). Hungary holds the third longest consecutive run of matches unbeaten with 31 international games between 14 May 1950 and 4 July 1954, when they lost the World Cup final to Germany.[78]

Spain and Brazil hold the longest string of 35 unbeaten matches.

* = not official

Opponent Type Date Result
 Poland Friendly match 4 June 1950 5–2
 Albania Friendly match 24 September 1950 12–0
 Austria Friendly match 29 October 1950 4–3
 Bulgaria Friendly match 12 November 1950 1–1
 Poland Friendly match 27 May 1951 6–0
 Czechoslovakia Friendly match 14 October 1951 2–1
 Finland Friendly match 18 November 1951 8–0
 East Germany Friendly match 18 May 1952 5–0*
 Poland Friendly match 15 June 1952 5–1
 Finland Friendly match 22 June 1952 6–1
 Romania 1952 Olympics 15 July 1952 2–1
 Italy 1952 Olympics 21 July 1952 3–0
 Turkey 1952 Olympics 24 July 1952 7–1
 Sweden 1952 Olympics 28 July 1952 6–0
 Yugoslavia 1952 Olympics 2 August 1952 2–0
  Switzerland Central European Cup 20 September 1952 4–2
 Czechoslovakia Friendly match 19 October 1952 5–0
 Austria Friendly match 26 April 1953 1–1
 Italy Central European Cup 17 May 1953 3–0
 Sweden Friendly match 5 July 1953 4–2
 Bulgaria Friendly match 4 October 1953 1–1
 Czechoslovakia Friendly match 4 October 1953 5–1
 Austria Friendly match 11 October 1953 3–2
 Sweden Friendly match 15 November 1953 2–2
 England Friendly match 25 November 1953 6–3
 Egypt Friendly match 12 February 1954 3–0
 Austria Friendly match 11 April 1954 1–0
 England Friendly match 23 May 1954 7–1
 South Korea 1954 FIFA World Cup 17 June 1954 9–0
 West Germany 1954 FIFA World Cup 20 June 1954 8–3
 Brazil 1954 FIFA World Cup 27 June 1954 4–2
 Uruguay 1954 FIFA World Cup 30 June 1954 4–2 (a.e.t.)

Player history

Head coaches

All-time team record

The following table shows Hungary's all-time international record, correct as of 5 June 2015.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania 6 5 1 0 19 0 +19
 Algeria 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Andorra 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Argentina 7 1 1 5 6 15 −9
 Armenia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Australia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5
 Austria 136 66 30 40 297 252 +45
 Azerbaijan 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3
 Belgium 13 2 3 8 17 28 −9
 Bolivia 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3
 Brazil 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4
 Bulgaria 22 12 5 5 52 24 +28
 Canada 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Chile 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4
 China PR 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Colombia 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Croatia 9 1 5 3 7 14 −7
 Cyprus 7 6 0 1 13 5 +8
 Czech Republic 47 23 13 11 106 77 +29
 Denmark 16 9 4 3 40 16 +24
 East Germany 17 9 4 4 30 17 +13
 El Salvador 2 1 1 0 11 2 +9
 Egypt 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
 England 22 5 2 15 30 56 −26
 Estonia 2 2 0 1 6 1 +5
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Finland 15 10 3 2 44 11 +33
 France 22 12 2 8 47 31 +16
 Georgia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
 Germany 33 11 10 12 64 69 −5
 Greece 18 4 6 8 30 26 +4
 Iceland 10 7 0 3 21 10 +11
 India 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Iran 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10
 Israel 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2
 Italy 22 6 6 10 24 27 −3
 Japan 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
 Jordan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Latvia 5 4 0 1 11 6 +5
 Lebanon 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Liechtenstein 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10
 Lithuania 5 4 1 0 14 2 +12
 Luxembourg 10 10 0 0 47 10 +37
 Macedonia 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6
 Malta 12 9 2 1 28 6 +22
 Mexico 7 1 1 5 6 15 −9
 Moldova 7 4 2 1 10 6 +4
 Montenegro 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1
 Netherlands 17 5 2 10 29 53 −22
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4
 Northern Ireland 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4
 Norway 17 7 5 5 32 19 +13
 Peru 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2
 Poland 32 20 4 8 87 39 +48
 Portugal 10 0 3 7 7 23 −16
 Qatar 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
 Republic of Ireland 12 5 5 2 25 18 +7
 Romania 24 11 7 7 48 32 +16
 Russia 28 6 8 13 45 46 −1
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 19 0 +19
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
 Scotland 8 4 2 2 18 13 +5
 Serbia 32 15 9 8 58 54 +4
 Slovakia 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2
 Slovenia 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
 Spain 13 3 5 5 18 21 −3
 Sweden 44 18 10 16 90 76 +14
  Switzerland 44 30 5 9 127 58 +69
 Turkey 13 7 2 4 32 16 +16
 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
 United States 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Uruguay 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
 Wales 10 3 2 5 14 15 −1

FIFA ranking

Last updated 23 October 2014

Key to FIFA Ranking table
Highest position
Lowest position
Year Jan Febr. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1992 – – – – – – – – – – – 36. (–)
1993 – – – – – – – 42. (36) 48. (34) 49. (33) 50. (34) 50. (34)
1994 50. (34) 49. (34) 52. (32) 53. (32) 49. (33) 56. (30) 55 (31.) 55 (31.) 54. (32) 52. (32) 59. (31) 61. (31)
1995 61. (31) 63. (30) 63. (30) 57. (32) 53. (35) 54. (35) 55. (35) 61. (30) 54. (32) 65. (32) 60. (33) 62. (33)
1996 64. (33) 66. (33) 66. (33) 74. (29) 82. (26) 82. (26) 87. (26) 81. (29) 74. (32) 78. (32) 72. (34) 75. (34)
1997 75. (34) 76. (34) 76. (34) 72. (35) 74. (35) 71. (38) 71. (38) 72. (38) 71. (38) 68. (40) 78. (37) 77. (37)
1998 77. (37) 84. (36) 82. (36) 73. (37) 62. (41) 62. () 56. (42) 60. (41) 59. (41) 49. (44) 45. (46) 46. (47)
1999 45. (533)1 46. (531) 47. (528) 45. (540) 44. (540) 46. (532) 48. (531) 50. (530) 43. (547) 46. (538) 47. (536) 45. (533)
2000 46. (533) 50. (532) 50. (530) 53. (526) 54. (524) 53. (523) 50. (529) 53. (528) 49. (540) 53. (532) 48. (555) 47. (556)
2001 48. (556) 49. (554) 47. (560) 48. (559) 53. (551) 53. (561) 54. (559) 54. (557) 64. (540) 67. (532) 64. (540) 66. (537)
2002 67. (537) 68. (535) 68. (531) 68. (528) 68. (523) 68. (523) 67. (511) 71. (499) 64. (517) 54. (546) 58. (533) 56. (533)
2003 58. (532) 56. (538) 56. (535) 58. (534) 54. (544) 49. (570) 48. (568) 48. (564) 52. (549) 67. (525) 67. (524) 72. (517)
2004 72. (516) 74. (514) 67. (531) 72. (519) 68. (522) 74. (519) 78. (514) 77. (514) 76. (523) 68. (540) 74. (539) 64. (562)
2005 63. (562) 65. (561) 69. (556) 69. (556) 69. (552) 65. (561) 66. (559) 65. (557) 66. (557) 66. (562) 71. (551) 74. (547)
2006 70. (552) 72. (550) 72. (548) 75. (538) 76. (535) 76. (535) 84. (383)2 80. (383) 59. (484) 76. (437) 67. (466) 62. (483)
2007 61. (494) 64. (474) 64. (474) 58. (518) 57. (521) 66. (461) 65. (461) 65. (464) 55. (544) 48. (630) 52. (581) 50. (588)
2008 50. (594) 52. (598) 51. (594) 56. (546) 57. (546) 52. (580) 52. (591) 50. (591) 50. (561) 62. (507) 56. (551) 47. (603)
2009 47. (606) 43. (629) 48. (596) 44. (662) 43. (662) 43. (687) 44. (681) 43. (681) 47. (669) 50. (645) 55. (603) 54. (613)
2010 52. (615) 48. (645) 52. (589) 56. (567) 57. (565) 57. (565) 62. (534) 62. (534) 51. (567) 44. (598) 43. (615) 42. (632)
2011 41. (632) 37. (632) 36. (654) 52. (559) 52. (559) 45. (603) 47. (603) 45. (613) 27. (754) 36. (701) 37. (665) 37. (665)
2012 37. (665) 37. (678) 37. (658) 36. (692) 35. (692) 31. (735) 31. (716) 28. (746) 37. (663) 49. (593) 30. (753) 32. (750)
2013 32. (750) 33. (728) 32. (752) 33. (749) 33. (749) 33. (759) 32. (749) 30. (746) 30. (744) 43. (636) 44. (668) 44. (668)
2014 46. (668) 44. (673) 43. (652) 44. (623) 45. (623) 47. (624) 38. (642) 34. (656) 54. (548) 50. (561) 44. (632) 18/12
Notes
  • Note 1: from January 1999 the FIFA changed the system of the ranking calculation
  • Note 2: from July 2006 the FIFA changed the system of the ranking calculation

See also

References

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