33 FC

The history of 33 FC began in a private room at a small café in Krisztinaváros: in May 1900, a group of young sports enthusiasts decided to found a club, as they put it: “To play soccer, a ball game imported from England at the time that had quickly become fashionable, and to further unite the group of friends through their shared love of the sport.” Two students from the Technical University, Rezső Hochstein and Sándor Koch, became the leaders of the group. The reason for the unusual choice of name was that the club was formed by thirty-three sports enthusiasts and good friends dedicated to the honest and enthusiastic cultivation of the sport, whose numbers were just enough to field three soccer teams. In 1901, the team won the 1901 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, but drew 0–0 with Budapesti Sport Club in the promotion playoff, which meant they would not have been promoted. However, Műegyetemi FC, a top-division team, ultimately did not enter the competition, so 33 FC was able to compete in the top division (Nemzeti Bajnokság I). In fact, 33 FC debuted in the 1902 season of the Hungarian League and finished third. The peculiarity of the competition is illustrated by the fact that they still had to play a playoff to remain in the division, in which they drew 2–2 against MTK, securing their continued membership. In the years that followed, 33 FC typically competed in the first division and did not suspend operations even during the war. However, the club did not have its own…

League

Nemzeti Bajnokság II: Winners (4): 1901, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1924–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III: Winners (1): 1948–49