Rákospalotai EAC

1912 to 1991: Founding to the end of Volán

A team named REAC was founded in the Budapest neighborhood Rákospalota in 1912, but operations ended in the 1940s. Football continued, however, in the neighborhood with the best known teams being Fősped Szállítók and Volán, the latter of which entered the NB I. in 1979. Until 1991, when the club came to an end, Volán had enjoyed six seasons in the top flight, although they never finished higher than 11th and often finished at the very bottom of the table. What remained of the club merged with RAK and on August 8 resurrected the name REAC. Since Volán officially ended prior to the merger the newly reformed REAC didn't take any of its records, nor was it allowed to continue in the NB I. Instead they began play in the BLSZ I.

1992: The fight for the second division

By 1992 they had dropped to the NB III Mátra group, and though the goal was clearly to return to the second division they had a tough path to work through, including Monor and former NB I. team Szolnok MÁV. As winter came and the first half of the season came to a close, REAC was in third place, but only a point separated them and Dunakeszi VSE for second. They would finish that spring not only with 41 points, exactly one point ahead of second place Gyöngyös, but with the right to play in the NB II. that coming fall.

1993: The first year in NB II

The team was placed in the Eastern division of NB II., which was clearly the more difficult at the…

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League

Nemzeti Bajnokság II (level 2) Runners-up (1): 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság III (level 3) Winners (1): 1992–93 Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 1996–97

County Leagues (Budapest)

Megyei Bajnokság I (level 4) Winners (1): 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2022–23 Amatőr IV. Osztály / Megyei Bajnokság II (level 5) Winners (1): 1937–38 Runners-up (3): 1929–30, 1964, 1966

County Cups

Budapest Kupa Winners (1): 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2018–19