The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, athletics, wrestling, judo, mud wrestling, flatwater canoeing/kayaking, karate, youth football, boxing, modern pentathlon, shooting, gymnastics, triathlon, swimming, and fencing.
The football team Újpest FC is also a part of the Újpesti TE family.
Due to the success in the 1970s, the club gained supporters from all over Budapest and the country.
The rivalry with Ferencváros dates back to 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title.
[6] The matches between the two team often ends in violence which causes big trouble for the Hungarian football.