FC Ajka

FC Ajka's predecessor, Ajkai Sportegyesület (ASE), was founded in 1923. The club was primarily made up of young people working in factories who started playing soccer. In the early days, ASE did not have its own pitch, so they rented one from the glass factory. The team took its first steps in the county, then from 1948 they played in Nemzeti Bajnokság III. That year, the new sports complex was inaugurated on Sport Street, where the team still plays today. Thanks to its many successes, the team quickly gained a large fan base. In a town with a population of 9,000 at the time, 2,000 people attended the matches. In the 1950s, the team moved between the Megyei Bajnokság I and Nemzeti Bajnokság III. The year 1968 brought significant changes in the life of the team. The Timföldgyár és Alumínium kohó (Aluminium Smelter) took over the team, which also resulted in a name change. The team continued to play under the name Ajkai Alumínium SK. All this brought dynamic development. The following year, the team won the championship, achieving a unique result. They won the championship with a huge 12-point lead. From 1970, the club played continuously for nine seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság III. Under the coaching of József Gróf, Rezső Lipták, and then Lajos Csabai, Alumínium developed into a stable mid-table team and then a top team. Players in the mid-70s were Goda (Nagylaki)-Kovács, Varró, Dalnoki, Zsidó, Duralla, György, Németh A., Nemes, Brezánszky, Haraszti, Turi, Király, Csikhon,…

Nemzeti Bajnokság III: Winners (6): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2018–19