2008–09 Vasas SC season

Vasas
2008–09 season
ManagerGéza Mészöly
StadiumIllovszky Rudolf Stadion
Nemzeti Bajnokság I10th
Magyar KupaRound of 32
LigakupaQuarter-finals
Highest home attendance5,000 (multiple Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches)
Lowest home attendance50 v Vác-Újbuda (29 November 20, Ligakupa)
Average home league attendance2,267
Biggest win7–1 v Vác-Újbuda
(Home, 29 November 2008, Ligakupa)
Biggest defeat0–4 v MTK
(Home, 9 August 2008, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
0–4 v Kaposvár
(Away, 8 November 2008, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
0–4 v Nyíregyháza
(Away, 11 February 2009, Ligakupa)
1–5 v Honvéd
(Away, 5 March 2009, Ligakupa)

The 2008–09 season was Vasas Sport Club's 81st competitive season, 5th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 103rd season in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Vasas participated in that season's editions of the Magyar Kupa and the Ligakupa.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HUN Ákos Tulipán
2 DF  HUN Balázs Villám
3 DF  HUN Barna Papucsek
4 DF  HUN Márton Kiss
6 DF  SRB Nenad Nikolić
7 MF  HUN Balázs B. Tóth
9 MF  HUN Zsolt Laczkó
10 MF  SRB Čedomir Pavičević
11 MF  HUN János Lázok
12 GK  HUN Attila Bartos
14 MF  MNE Vladimir Vujović
15 MF  HUN Máté Katona
16 MF  HUN Zsolt Merczel
17 DF  SRB Ognjen Paripović
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  HUN Péter Orosz
19 FW  SRB Petar Divić
20 MF  HUN Tamás Somorjai
21 DF  HUN András Tóth
22 FW  SRB Ljubiša Vukelja
25 MF  SRB Saša Dobrić
26 GK  HUN Csaba Borszéki
27 DF  HUN Zsolt Balog
28 DF  POL Mariusz Unierzyski
29 FW  HUN László Szűcs
30 FW  HUN Thomas Sowunmi
31 MF  HUN Roland Mundi
32 MF  HUN József Piller
33 GK  HUN Gábor Németh

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 July 2008 30 May 2009 Matchday 1 10th 30 11 5 14 42 52 −10 036.67
Magyar Kupa 3 September 2008 24 September 2008 Third round Round of 32 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Ligakupa 1 October 2008 25 March 2009 Group stage Quarter-finals 12 6 4 2 32 19 +13 050.00
Total 44 18 9 17 79 75 +4 040.91

Source: Competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Győr 30 11 10 9 57 41 +16 43
9 Kaposvár 30 11 7 12 51 46 +5 40
10 Vasas 30 11 5 14 42 52 −10 38
11 Paks 30 9 8 13 38 51 −13 35
12 Diósgyőr 30 9 6 15 29 45 −16 33
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 11 5 14 42 52  −10 38 8 3 4 31 22  +9 3 2 10 11 30  −19

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLWWLWLWLWWWLDWLLLLDLLLLDDDWL
Position72631424344333333336667101091010910
Points36691212151518182124272728313131313132323232323334353838
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

29 July 2008 1 Honvéd 0–1 Vasas Budapest
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Dobrić  47'
  • Paripović  67'
  • Lázok 81'
  • A. Tóth  86'
Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion
Attendance: 1,500[2]
Referee: Mihály Fábián
Assistant referees: Gyula Ortó, Zoltán Pápai
Fourth official: Róbert Nagy
1 August 2008 2 Vasas 4–2 Újpest Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 5,000[3]
Referee: István Vad
Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, Balázs Farkas
Fourth official: József Erdős
9 August 2008 3 Vasas 0–4 MTK Budapest
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 3,000[3]
Referee: Zoltán Iványi
Assistant referees: István Albert, Zoltán Pápai
Fourth official: Ádám Radványi
16 August 2008 4 Siófok 0–1 Vasas Siófok
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Révész Géza utcai Stadion
Attendance: 2,000[3]
Referee: Szabolcs Szilasi
Assistant referees: György Ring, Zsolt Márton
Fourth official: Dávid Ákos
22 August 2008 5 Vasas 3–2 Diósgyőr Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Referee: Gergely Sulyok
Assistant referees: Attila Kelemen, Zsolt Butkai
Fourth official: Ádám Farkas
30 August 2008 6 Haladás 1–0 Vasas Szombathely
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rohonci út
Attendance: 8,000[3]
Referee: Tamás Arany
Assistant referees: Zsolt Márton, István Iványi
Fourth official: Balázs Böcskei
13 September 2008 7 Vasas 5–0 Paks Budapest
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 1,500[4]
Referee: Mihály Fábián
Assistant referees: Dr. Zsolt Varga, Zoltán Pápai
Fourth official: Ádám Radványi
20 September 2008 8 Debrecen 4–1 Vasas Debrecen
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion
Attendance: 2,600[4]
Referee: Péter Solymosi
Assistant referees: Gábor Takács, Balázs Farkas
Fourth official: Gergő Janitz
27 September 2008 9 Vasas 3–1 Zalaegerszeg Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 5,000[4]
Referee: István Vad
Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, György Ring
Fourth official: Gergely Szőts
4 October 2008 10 Kecskemét 2–0 Vasas Kecskemét
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Széktói Stadion
Attendance: 3,500[5]
Referee: Mihály Fábián
Assistant referees: Gyula Ortó, Zoltán Pápai
Fourth official: Ádám Radványi
17 October 2008 11 Vasas 2–1 Győr Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 1,200[5]
Referee: Zoltán Iványi
Assistant referees: István Albert, János Medovarszki
Fourth official: Gergely Szőts
25 October 2008 12 Rákospalota 0–2 Vasas Budapest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Budai II. László Stadion
Attendance: 1,500[5]
Referee: Ferenc Bede
Assistant referees: Dr. Péter Kovács, Zsolt Márton
Fourth official: Tibor Gyarmati II
1 November 2008 13 Vasas 4–1 Fehérvár Budapest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 2,200[6]
Referee: Péter Solymosi
Assistant referees: György Ring, Gábor Takács
Fourth official: Dávid Ákos
8 November 2008 14 Kaposvár 4–0 Vasas Kaposvár
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rákóczi Stadion
Attendance: 3,500[6]
Referee: István Vad
Assistant referees: Zsolt Butkai, Zoltán Szalai
Fourth official: Csaba Molnár
15 November 2008 15 Vasas 1–1 Nyíregyháza Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 3,300[6]
Referee: Mihály Fábián
Assistant referees: Zoltán Pápai, János Demeter
Fourth official: Róbert Nagy
21 February 2009 16 Vasas 3–1 Honvéd Budapest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 2,000[7]
Referee: István Vad
Assistant referees: György Ring, Vencel Tóth II
Fourth official: József Erdős
7 March 2009 18 MTK 3–0 Vasas Budapest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Attendance: 900[8]
Referee: Mihály Fábián
Assistant referees: Dr. Zsolt Varga, Zoltán Pápai
Fourth official: Róbert Nagy
14 March 2009 19 Vasas 0–1 Siófok Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 3,000[8]
Referee: Gergely Sulyok
Assistant referees: Tibor Vámos, Zoltán Szalai
Fourth official: Gábor Oláh
22 March 2009 20 Diósgyőr 1–0 Vasas Miskolc
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion
Attendance: 3,500[8]
Referee: Péter Solymosi
Assistant referees: Gábor Takács, István Tóth
Fourth official: Gábor Bendik
5 April 2009 21 Vasas 1–1 Haladás Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 2,000[9]
Referee: István Mészáros
Assistant referees: Zsolt Szpisják, János Medovarszki
Fourth official: Balázs Böcskei
11 April 2009 22 Paks 3–0 Vasas Paks
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion
Attendance: 2,187[9]
Referee: Zoltán Iványi
Assistant referees: István Albert, Gábor Kormányos II
Fourth official: Gábor Fajkusz
19 April 2009 23 Vasas 1–3 Debrecen Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 1,000[9]
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó
Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, Balázs Farkas
Fourth official: Gábor Oláh
25 April 2009 24 Zalaegerszeg 3–1 Vasas Zalaegerszeg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Attendance: 4,182[9]
Referee: Szabolcs Szilasi
Assistant referees: Oszkár Lémon, Gábor Takács
Fourth official: Dávid Ákos
28 April 2009 25 Vasas 1–2 Kecskemét Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Rudolf Illovszky
Attendance: 800[9]
Referee: Ferenc Bede
Assistant referees: Zsolt Butkai, Zoltán Szalai
Fourth official: Gergő Király
1 May 2009 26 Győr 1–1 Vasas Győr
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: ETO Park
Attendance: 12,000[10]
Referee: Péter Solymosi
Assistant referees: Arnold Kepe, Szabolcs Deutsch
Fourth official: Norbert Kiss
6 May 2009 17 Újpest 3–1 Vasas Budapest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 3,168[10]
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, Tibor Vígh
Fourth official: Tibor Gyarmati II
Note: The matches of the 17th round were postponed due to HFF decision.[11]
9 May 2009 27 Vasas 1–1 Rákospalota Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 1,500[10]
Referee: Ádám Farkas
Assistant referees: Lajos L. Tóth, Péter Berettyán
Fourth official: Gergely Szőts
16 May 2009 28 Fehérvár 2–2 Vasas Székesfehérvár
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sóstói Stadion
Attendance: 1,672[10]
Referee: János Takács
Assistant referees: Dr. Zsolt Varga, Zoltán Pápai
Fourth official: László Varga
23 May 2009 29 Vasas 2–1 Kaposvár Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 1,000[10]
Referee: Roland Veizer
Assistant referees: Péter Berettyán, Róbert Horváth
Fourth official: HJózsef Erdős
30 May 2009 30 Nyíregyháza 3–1 Vasas Nyíregyháza
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 2,000[10]
Referee: Ádám Németh
Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, Tamás Márkus
Fourth official: Gergő Janitz

Magyar Kupa

3 September 2008 Third round Dunaharaszti 2–4 Vasas Dunaharaszti
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Piroska 2x
Report Stadium: Dunaharaszti Sportpálya
Attendance: 200[4]
Referee: Ferenc Szöllősi
Assistant referees: Tibor Vígh, János Agócs
24 September 2008 Round of 32 Kazincbarcika 2–1 Vasas Kazincbarcika
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • P. Kovács II  11'
  • Binder 35', 56'
  • Hanász  72'
Report
Stadium: Kazincbarcikai Sportközpont
Attendance: 2,000[4]
Referee: Roland Veizer
Assistant referees: István Tóth, Róbert Horváth

Ligakupa

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAS DIO DEB NYI BOC VAC
1 Vasas 10 6 3 1 31 14 +17 21 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 7–1
2 Diósgyőr 10 6 3 1 22 9 +13 21 2–2 4–1 3–1 5–0 4–1
3 Debrecen 10 3 3 4 22 19 +3 12 3–3 0–0 2–1 5–1 4–0
4 Nyíregyháza 10 3 2 5 19 18 +1 11 4–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–0
5 Bőcs 10 3 1 6 15 27 −12 10 1–5 0–1 3–2 2–0 5–0
6 Vác-Újbuda 10 3 0 7 13 35 −22 9 0–4 0–2 3–2 4–2 4–2
Source: HFF
1 October 2008 1 Vasas 1–1 Bőcs Budapest
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Török 39'
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 150[5]
Referee: J. Zoltán Kovács
Assistant referees: Dr. Péter Hegyi, Gábor Kormányos II
22 October 2008 2 Vác-Újbuda 0–4 Vasas Vác
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ligeti Stadion
Attendance: 150[5]
Referee: Gergő Király
Assistant referees: Gábor Oláh, Zoltán Szalai
29 October 2008 3 Vasas 2–1 Debrecen Budapest
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 150[5]
Referee: Ádám Farkas
Assistant referees: Gyula Fehér, János Demeter
5 November 2008 4 Diósgyőr 2–2 Vasas Miskolc
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion
Attendance: 300[6]
Referee: Gergely Szőts
Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, István Tóth
12 November 2008 5 Vasas 4–1 Nyíregyháza Budapest
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 100[6]
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
Assistant referees: Tibor Vámos, Balázs Farkas
22 November 2008 6 Bőcs 1–5 Vasas Bőcs
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Jeney  27'
  • Bognár  48'
  • Siróczki  49'
  • Cséke  53'
  • Irhás 84'
Report
Stadium: Szabadság utcai Stadion
Attendance: 200[6]
Referee: Roland Veizer
Assistant referees: Péter Berettyán, Róbert Horváth
29 November 2008 7 Vasas 7–1 Vác-Újbuda Budapest
11:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • P. Kovács  13'
  • Rob  14'
  • C. Varga 31'
  • Tányéros  37'
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 50[6]
Referee: Balázs Böcskei
Assistant referees: Roland Schuszter, Andrea Hima
3 December 2008 8 Debrecen 3–3 Vasas Debrecen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion
Attendance: 82[12]
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó
Assistant referees: Zsolt Szpisják, Balázs Farkas
7 February 2009 9 Vasas 3–0 Diósgyőr Budapest
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 400[7]
Referee: Péter Solymosi
Assistant referees: Oszkár Lémon, Gábor Gyürüsi
11 February 2009 10 Nyíregyháza 4–0 Vasas Nyíregyháza
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Kertai 17'
  • Apostu 26', 27', 39'
Report
Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 400[7]
Referee: Tibor Gyarmati II
Assistant referees: Zoltán Szalai, Gábor Varga Jr.

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
5 March 2009 First leg Honvéd 5–1 Vasas Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion
Attendance: 300[8]
Referee: Szabolcs Szilasi
Assistant referees: Balázs Farkas, Zsolt Butkai
25 March 2009 Second leg Vasas 0–0
(1–5 agg.)
Honvéd Budapest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Attendance: 300[8]
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál
Assistant referees: Zsolt Márton, Ferenc Varga
Note: Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.

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