2023–24 Ferencvárosi TC season

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Ferencváros
2023–24 season
ChairmanGábor Kubatov
ManagerStanislav Cherchesov
(until 19 July)
Csaba Máté
(caretaker from 20 July to 4 September)
Dejan Stanković
(from 4 September)
StadiumGroupama Arena
Nemzeti Bajnokság I1st
Magyar KupaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague: Barnabás Varga (20)
All: Barnabás Varga (29)

The 2023–24 season is Ferencvárosi Torna Club's 120th competitive season, 15th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, where they will be competing as five-time defending champions and 125th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Ferencváros participate in this season's editions of the Magyar Kupa, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

The team's season started with an early exit from the Champions League's qualifying phase, which saw the sacking of manager Stanislav Cherchesov with replaced by with Csaba Máté as a caretaker.[1] Under his leadership they qualified for the group stage of the Conference League, however on September 4, head coach Dejan Stanković was appointed.[2]

First team squad

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As of 27 July 2023[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN Ádám Varga
3 DF Morocco MAR Samy Mmaee
4 DF Netherlands NED Mats Knoester
5 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Bešić
7 MF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
8 FW Morocco MAR Ryan Mmaee
10 FW Norway NOR Tokmac Nguen
11 FW Ghana GHA Owusu Kwabena
13 MF Nigeria NGA Anderson Esiti
14 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amer Gojak
15 MF Israel ISR Mohammad Abu Fani
16 MF Norway NOR Kristoffer Zachariassen
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Eldar Ćivić
18 MF Hungary HUN Dávid Sigér
19 FW Hungary HUN Barnabás Varga
20 FW Mali MLI Adama Traoré
21 DF Hungary HUN Endre Botka
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Suriname SUR Myenty Abena
23 DF Hungary HUN Lóránd Pászka
24 FW Nigeria NGA Tosin Kehinde
25 MF Latvia LVA Cebrail Makreckis
27 DF France FRA Ibrahim Cissé
28 FW Argentina ARG Carlos Auzqui
29 GK Hungary HUN Gergő Szécsi
30 MF Hungary HUN Péter Baráth
31 DF United States USA Henry Wingo
50 FW Brazil BRA Marquinhos
52 FW Denmark DEN Nikolai Frederiksen
60 MF Algeria ALG Mehdi Boudjemaa
68 FW Hungary HUN Ádám Halmai
72 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Pešić
76 FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Lisztes
90 GK Hungary HUN Dénes Dibusz (captain)
99 DF Ecuador ECU Cristian Ramírez

Transfers

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Summer

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Source:[5]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nemzeti Bajnokság I 6 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 Winners 33 23 5 5 80 30 +50 069.70
Magyar Kupa 16 September 2023 TBA Round of 64 TBA 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 075.00
UEFA Champions League 11 July 2023 19 July 2023 First qualifying round First qualifying round 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 22 February 2024 Second qualifying round Knockout round play-offs 14 8 4 2 30 10 +20 057.14
Total 53 34 11 8 125 47 +78 064.15

Last updated: 19 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

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Main article: 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferencváros (C) 33 23 5 5 80 30 +50 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Paks 33 17 7 9 51 42 +9 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Puskás Akadémia 33 15 10 8 60 35 +25 55 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Fehérvár 33 16 6 11 55 40 +15 54
5 Debrecen 33 14 6 13 49 48 +1 48
Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Paks qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Magyar Kupa. Since they qualified based on league position, the second Conference League second round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 23 5 5 80 30  +50 74 11 4 2 35 10  +25 12 1 3 45 20  +25

Last updated: 19 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWWWWDWWLLDDLWWWWWWWWDWWWDWWLW
Position412111111111112222222221111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2023 2 Fehérvár 3–5 Ferencváros Székesfehérvár
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MOL Aréna Sóstó
Attendance: 7,051[7]
Referee: Tamás Bognár
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 August 2023, but was postponed due to Ferencváros's participation in European competition.[8]
13 August 2023 3 Ferencváros 1–2 Puskás Akadémia Budapest
CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 10,527[9]
Referee: Ferenc Karakó
27 August 2023 5 Ferencváros 6–1 Paks Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 7,657[10]
Referee: Balázs Berke
3 September 2023 6 Zalaegerszeg 2–6 Ferencváros Zalaegerszeg
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Attendance: 5,313[11]
Referee: József Erdős
24 September 2023 7 Ferencváros 1–0 Kisvárda Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 8,127[12]
Referee: Gergő Bogár
27 September 2023 1 Ferencváros 1–0 Kecskemét Budapest
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 7,299[13]
Referee: Ferenc Karakó
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 July 2023, but was postponed due to both teams participation in European competitions.[14]
30 September 2023 8 MTK 1–6 Ferencváros Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Attendance: 5,322[15]
Referee: Balázs Berke
8 October 2023 9 Ferencváros 2–2 Debrecen Budapest
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 12,793[16]
Referee: Ádám Farkas
22 October 2023 10 Diósgyőr 1–2 Ferencváros Miskolc
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: DVTK Stadion
Attendance: 12,178[17]
Referee: Gergő Bogár
29 October 2023 11 Ferencváros 3–0 Újpest Budapest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 20,357[18]
Referee: Ferenc Karakó
5 November 2023 12 Kecskemét 2–1 Ferencváros Kecskemét
14:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Széktói Stadion
Attendance: 4,957[19]
Referee: Csaba Pintér
12 November 2023 13 Ferencváros 0–1 Fehérvár Budapest
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 11,007[20]
Referee: Ferenc Karakó
26 November 2023 14 Puskás Akadémia 1–1 Ferencváros Felcsút
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Pancho Aréna
Attendance: 3,525[21]
Referee: Gergő Bogár
3 December 2023 15 Ferencváros 0–0 Mezőkövesd Budapest
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 6,127[22]
Referee: Mihály Káprály
6 December 2023 4 Mezőkövesd 0–2 Ferencváros Mezőkövesd
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 2,216[23]
Referee: Balázs Berke
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 August 2023, but was postponed due to Ferencváros's participation in European competition.[24]
10 December 2023 16 Paks 3–2 Ferencváros Paks
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion
Attendance: 4,201[25]
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó
17 December 2023 17 Ferencváros 3–0 Zalaegerszeg Budapest
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 7,017[26]
Referee: Mihály Káprály
3 February 2024 18 Kisvárda 1–3 Ferencváros Kisvárda
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Várkerti Stadion
Attendance: 3,150[27]
Referee: Ádám Farkas
6 February 2024 19 Ferencváros 5–1 MTK Budapest
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 7,014[28]
Referee: Gergő Bogár
10 February 2024 20 Debrecen 1–2 Ferencváros Debrecen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion
Attendance: 12,114[29]
Referee: Balázs Berke
25 February 2024 22 Újpest 0–5 Ferencváros Budapest
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 11,202[30]
Referee: Balázs Berke
3 March 2024 23 Ferencváros 2–0 Kecskemét Budapest
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 11,112[31]
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó
10 March 2024 24 Fehérvár 0–2 Ferencváros Székesfehérvár
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: MOL Aréna Sóstó
Referee: B. Berke
17 March 2024 25 Ferencváros 1–1 Puskás Akadémia Budapest
14:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: G. Bogár
30 March 2024 26 Mezőkövesd 0–3 Ferencváros Mezőkövesd
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: B. Csonka
6 April 2024 27 Ferencváros 1–0 Paks Budapest
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Karakó
10 April 2024 21 Ferencváros 2–1 Diósgyőr Budapest
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: B. Berke
Note: The match was postponed due to Ferencváros's participation in European competition.[32]
13 April 2024 28 Zalaegerszeg 2–3 Ferencváros Zalaegerszeg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: ZTE Arena
20 April 2024 29 Ferencváros 0–0 Kisvárda Budapest
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Groupama Arena
27 April 2024 30 MTK 1–2 Ferencváros Budapest
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
4 May 2024 31 Ferencváros 5–1 Debrecen Budapest
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Groupama Arena
11 May 2024 32 Diósgyőr 2–0 Ferencváros Miskolc
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: DVTK Stadion
18 May 2024 33 Ferencváros 2–0 Újpest Budapest
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Groupama Arena

Magyar Kupa

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Main article: 2023–24 Magyar Kupa

The draw for the round of 64 was held on 28 August 2023.[33]

16 September 2023 Round of 64 Nagyecsed 0–8 Ferencváros Nagyecsed
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Szabolcsi Yellow card 12'
 Report
Stadium: Nagyecsed RSE Sporttelep
Referee: László Lovas
1 November 2023 Round of 32 Ferencváros 4–3 (a.e.t.) Puskás Akadémia Budapest
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 7,057[34]
Referee: Balázs Berke
28 February 2024 Round of 16 Debrecen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Ferencváros Debrecen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion
Attendance: 10,371[35]
Referee: Ferenc Karakó
Penalties
Note: Ferencváros won on penalty kicks 5–3.
3 April 2024 Quarter-finals Diósgyőr 0–2 Ferencváros Miskolc
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: DVTK Stadion
24 April 2024 Semi-finals Nyíregyháza 1–2 Ferencváros Balmazújváros
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya
Referee: Bogár
15 May 2024 Final Paks 2–0 Ferencváros Budapest
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Puskás Aréna

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
11 July 2023 First leg KÍ Faroe Islands 0–0 Hungary Ferencváros Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Við Djúpumýrar
Attendance: 1,010[36]
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
19 July 2023 Second leg Ferencváros Hungary 0–3
(0–3 agg.)		 Faroe Islands KÍ Budapest, Hungary
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 18,187[37]
Referee: David Smajc (Slovenia)
Note: KÍ won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)
27 July 2023 First leg Ferencváros Hungary 4–0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Budapest, Hungary
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 10,735[38]
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)
3 August 2023 Second leg Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–2
(0–6 agg.)		 Hungary Ferencváros Tallaght, Ireland
20:00 IST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 3,737[39]
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Note: Ferencváros won 6–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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10 August 2023 First leg Ħamrun Spartans Malta 1–6 Hungary Ferencváros Ta' Qali, Malta
CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centenary Stadium[nb 1]
Attendance: 2,244[40]
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
17 August 2023 Second leg Ferencváros Hungary 2–1
(8–2 agg.)		 Malta Ħamrun Spartans Budapest, Hungary
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 11,375[41]
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)
Note: Ferencváros won 8–2 on aggregate.

Play-off round

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24 August 2023 First leg Žalgiris Lithuania 0–4 Hungary Ferencváros Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 3,151[42]
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
31 August 2023 Second leg Ferencváros Hungary 3–0
(7–0 agg.)		 Lithuania Žalgiris Budapest, Hungary
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 12,073[43]
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Note: Ferencváros won 7–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group F

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.[44]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FIO FER GNK ČUK
1 Italy Fiorentina 6 3 3 0 14 6 +8 12 Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 2–1 6–0
2 Hungary Ferencváros 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 — 1–1 3–1
3 Belgium Genk 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 2–2 0–0 — 2–0
4 Serbia Čukarički 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0 0–1 1–2 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 Ferencváros Hungary 3–1 Serbia Čukarički Budapest, Hungary
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 17,859[45]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
5 October 2023 2 Fiorentina Italy 2–2 Hungary Ferencváros Florence, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,367[46]
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
26 October 2023 3 Genk Belgium 0–0 Hungary Ferencváros Genk, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 15,357[47]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
9 November 2023 4 Ferencváros Hungary 1–1 Belgium Genk Budapest, Hungary
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 20,127[48]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
30 November 2023 5 Čukarički Serbia 1–2 Hungary Ferencváros Leskovac, Serbia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Dubočica Stadium[nb 2]
Attendance: 1,389[49]
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (Finland)
14 December 2023 6 Ferencváros Hungary 1–1 Italy Fiorentina Budapest, Hungary
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 20,657[50]
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
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15 February 2024 First leg Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Hungary Ferencváros Piraeus, Greece
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 30,300[51]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
22 February 2024 Second leg Ferencváros Hungary 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Greece Olympiacos Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 21,057[52]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ The match was played at the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali, instead of their regular stadium, the Victor Tedesco Stadium in Hamrun, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. ^ The match was played at the Dubočica Stadium in Leskovac, instead of their regular stadium, the Čukarički Stadium in Belgrade, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

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