History of Fehérvár FC
In 1950, the workers of the factory assembled their own team in the hope of achieving better results, and the club was renamed Vadásztölténygyári Vasas on 10 March.
Known then as VT Vasas, the dream finally came true in 1967 when the team finished second in the second division and was promoted to the top league.
The team won 9 games but lost 18 matches, finishing in 15th place, which resulted in them being relegated.
The next five years saw the club consolidate its position in the first division by finishing tenth, seventh, fifth, fourth and again fifth.
Videoton went on to produce modest results in the ensuing years, failing to finish in the top three on four occasions.
The club caught international attention when it reached the 1985 UEFA Cup Final during a campaign under the management of Ferenc Kovács.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United beat Videoton by a 1–0 scoreline with the only goal coming from Frank Stapleton.
In the first leg in Fehervar, Videoton won 3–1[9] and it proved enough to overcome their Yugoslavian opponents after losing 2–1 in Sarajevo.
The first leg match was played at a packed out stadium in Székesfehérvár, which saw Videoton lose 3–0 in front of a record 38,000 spectators at the Sóstói Stadion.
Finishing the season in 16th place, the club had to win a play-off against Sopron to remain in the top flight.
After winning the Second Division and gaining promotion in 2000, the teamed once again reached the cup final in 2001, losing 5–2 to Debrecen.
[18] The end of the season saw the club reach its peak by winning the Hungarian League title for the first time in its history.
[20] In the second leg of the match Videoton beat Sturm Graz 3–2 which resulted the farewell from the international turf.
On the international turf, Videoton entered the second round of the UEFA Europa League 2012–13 season against the Slovak Slovan Bratislava.
At the play-off stage of the Europa League 2012–13 Videoton played the first leg against the Turkish Trabzonspor at the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium.
Videoton's inexperience at the European level was ruthlessly exploited by Genk and the Belgian club won the match by 3–0.
[31] On 25 October 2012 Videoton defeated FC Basel 2–1 at home therefore they extended their unbeaten European run in Székesfehérvár to nine matches.
On 22 November Videoton hosted KRC Genk and lost to the Belgian club by a goal in the 19th minute by Barda.
On 4 July 2013 Videoton hosted Mladost Podgorica in the first round of the UEFA Europa League 2013–14 season.
[42] In the second leg, played at the Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár on 22 July 2015, Videoton was stunned by a TNS goal just ten minutes before the final whistle, and with a tie on aggregate, the sides went on extra-time, where Gyurcsó managed to bring the score to a 1–1 tie and Videoton qualified for the next phase with a 2–1 on aggregate.
[46] The Polish club qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, while Videoton were eliminated.
Consequently, Videoton could enter the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.
In the first round, Videoton beat FC Zaria Bălți 3–0 at the Pancho Aréna, Felcsút, on 30 June 2016.
[47] In the second leg Videoton were beaten by FC Zaria Bălți 2–0 at the Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău on 7 July 2016.
[51] In the second leg, Videoton drew (1–1) with FC Midtjylland after extra time at the MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark on 4 August 2016.
As a consequence, Videoton had to win the match against Budapest Honvéd to obtain their third Hungarian League title.
[56][57] In the first leg of the second round Videoton beat 2016 Meistriliiga third placed Nõmme Kalju FC at the Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia on 13 July 2017.
[71] On 21 July 2022, Fehérvár beat Gabala FK 4–1 at home in the first leg of the second round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
[86] On 16 September 2023, Fehérvár were eliminated from the 2023–24 Magyar Kupa season by Erzsébeti Spartacus MTK LE.
[94] In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Bartosz Grzelak said that the team should not feel that everything would be OK just because Fehérvár were in the third position in the table.
