1943–44 CA Oradea season

The 1943–44 season was CA Oradea's 22nd season, 5th in the Hungarian football league system and their 3rd season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In this season the club was known as Nagyváradi Atletikai Club, Nagyváradi AC or simply as NAC and managed to obtain the first big performance in the history of the football from Oradea, a Nemzeti Bajnokság I title. A title won in a league considered to be one of the best in Europe at that time, also being the first club outside Budapest that won the Hungarian championship in 41 official seasons.[1][2]

Nagyváradi AC
1943–44 season
ManagerFerenc Rónay
StadiumVárosi
Magyar KupaPreliminary Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Spielmann (23)
All: Spielmann (23)
Highest home attendance10,000 vs Ferencváros
(21 May 1944)
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs Szeged
(18 April 1944)
4,000 vs BSZKRT
(4 June 1944)
Average home league attendance5,400

First team squad

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CA Oradea (1943–1944)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   HUN Adolf Vécsey
DF   HUN Gyula Lóránt
DF   HUN Francisc Mészáros
DF   HUN Andor Ónody
MF   ROU Rudolf Demetrovics
MF   ROU Gusztáv Juhász
MF   HUN József Pecsovszky
MF   ROU Nicolae Simatoc
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   HUN Iuliu Bodola
FW   HUN György Csapó
FW   HUN Anton Fernbach-Ferenczi
FW   HUN Nicolae Kovács
FW   HUN Francisc Spielmann
FW   ROU Iosif Stibinger
FW   HUN Mátyás Tóth

Competitions

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League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Nagyváradi AC (C) 30 24 1 5 78 36 2.167 49
2 Ferencvárosi TC 30 16 4 10 71 46 1.543 36
3 Kolozsvár AC 30 15 6 9 54 45 1.200 36
4 Gamma FC 30 14 7 9 53 40 1.325 35
5 Újpest FC 30 13 7 10 92 59 1.559 33
Source: magyarfutball.hu and rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Result round by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWLWWWWWWWWLLWWWWWWWDWLWLWWW
Position211121111111111111111111111111
Source: nela.hu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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22 August 1943 1 Szolnok 2–5 Nagyváradi AC Szolnok
17:00 UTC+2 Korom   42'
F.Nagy   70'
Report Bodola   27'
Spielmann   63', 66'
Tóth   73'
Kovács   89'
Stadium: Véső utca
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ferenc Palásti
29 August 1943 2 Nagyváradi AC 4–1 Kolozsvár AC Nagyvárad
17:00 UTC+2 Simatoc   12'
Kovács   34'
Bodola   58', 76'
Report Beke   74' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gusztáv Lantos
5 September 1943 3 Nagyváradi AC 2–1 Vasas Nagyvárad
16:00 UTC+2 Kovács   24', 65' Report Jenőfi   72' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: József Kékesi
26 September 1943 4 Nagyváradi AC 3–1 Csepel Nagyvárad
16:00 UTC+2 Tóth   8'
Stibinger   49'
Bodola   69'
Report Szalay   60' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: József Szőke
3 October 1943 5 Újpest 2–1 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
14:00 UTC+2 Penderi   67'
Szusza   70'
Report Spielmann   87' Stadium: Megyeri úti
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Sándor Harangozó
10 October 1943 6 Nagyváradi AC 2–0 Debrecen Nagyvárad
14:00 UTC+2 Spielmann   3'
Tóth   64'
Report Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nándor Jania
17 October 1943 7 Salgótarján 1–2 Nagyváradi AC Salgótarján
14:00 UTC+2 Bognár   71' Report Spielmann   21'
Tóth   35'
Stadium: Tó-strandi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Antal Vass
24 October 1943 8 Elektromos 3–4 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
14:00 UTC+2 Marosi   45', 61', 69' Report Tóth   15', 64'
Spielmann   40', 47'
Stadium: Latorca utca
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pál Nagy
31 October 1943 9 Nagyváradi AC 1–0 Újvidék Nagyvárad
14:00 UTC+1 Bodola   31' Report Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kálmán Rónai
14 November 1943 10 Tisza Szeged 1–2 Nagyváradi AC Szeged
13:00 UTC+1 Koppány   12' Report Bodola   58'
Tóth   73'
Stadium: Szegedi VSE
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pál Nagy
21 November 1943 11 Nagyváradi AC 2–1 Gamma Nagyvárad
13:00 UTC+1 Kovács   3'
Lóránt   86'
Report Kincses   36' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Henrik Thomas
28 November 1943 12 BSZKRT 0–2 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
13:00 UTC+1 Report Bodola   32'
Spielmann   84'
Stadium: Sport utca
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ernő Kiss
5 December 1943 13 Nagyváradi AC 3–0 Kispest Nagyvárad
13:00 UTC+1 Spielmann   15'
Simatoc   54'
Kovács   62'
Report Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ernő Kiss
8 December 1943 14 Ferencváros 1–0 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
13:00 UTC+1 Polgár   13' Report Stadium: Üllői úti
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gusztáv Lantos
12 December 1943 15 Nagyváradi AC 1–2 Diósgyőr Nagyvárad
13:00 UTC+1 Lóránt   34' Report Turbéky   11'
Fazekas   25'
Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ferenc Palásti
27 February 1944 16 Újvidék 1–3 Nagyváradi AC Újvidék
13:00 UTC+1 Pálfi   8' Report Bodola   13'
Tóth   65'
Spielmann   81'
Stadium: Horthy
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Antal Vass
5 March 1944 17 Nagyváradi AC 1–0 Salgótarján Nagyvárad
14:00 UTC+1 Tóth   47' Report Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gusztáv Lantos
12 March 1944 18 Debrecen 1–2 Nagyváradi AC Debrecen
14:00 UTC+1 Csokai   38' Report Bodola   27'
Pecsovszky   56'
Stadium: Diószegi út
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rezső Emődi
19 March 1944 19 Nagyváradi AC 2–1 Újpest Nagyvárad
14:00 UTC+1 Spielmann   15', 86' Report Szusza   48' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ernő Kiss
2 April 1944 20 Csepel 1–3 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
16:00 UTC+2 Keszthelyi   74' Report Tóth   30'
Spielmann   71'
Stibinger   90'
Stadium: Béke téri
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Árpád Székely
9 April 1944 21 Nagyváradi AC 2–1 Elektromos Nagyvárad
16:00 UTC+2 Spielmann   12'
Pecsovszky   14'
Report Hidegkuti   40' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Béla Szilágyi
16 April 1944 22 Vasas 1–1 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
16:00 UTC+2 G.Tóth   47' Report Spielmann   39' Stadium: Latorca utca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gusztáv Lantos
18 April 1944 23 Nagyváradi AC 4–1 Tisza Szeged Nagyvárad
16:00 UTC+2 Lóránt   15'
Spielmann   20', 21', 50'
Report Tihanyi   8' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: József Pusztai
23 April 1944 24 Gamma 1–2 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
16:00 UTC+2 Komlódi   75' Report Lóránt   61'
Spielmann   70'
Stadium: Hungária körúti
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ferenc Palásti
30 April 1944 25 Kolozsvár AC 2–1 Nagyváradi AC Kolozsvár
16:00 UTC+2 Füstös   31'
Bonyhádi   79'
Report Lóránt   65' Stadium: Kolozsvár
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Pál Nagy
7 May 1944 26 Nagyváradi AC 3–1 Szolnok Nagyvárad
17:00 UTC+2 Bodola   21', 57'
Tóth   70'
Report Kolláth   82' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Aurél Mann
14 May 1944 27 Diósgyőr 4–3 Nagyváradi AC Diósgyőr
17:00 UTC+2 Fazekas   15'
Csepregi   31'
Füzér   66'
Turbéky   85'
Report Tóth   44'
Bodola   54', 88'
Stadium: Diósgyőr
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: István Rudas
21 May 1944 28 Nagyváradi AC 5–1 Ferencváros Nagyvárad
17:00 UTC+2 Spielmann   52'
Rudas   57' (o.g.)
Bodola   63'
Stibinger   79'
Lóránt   86'
Report Tátrai   76' Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ernő Kiss
28 May 1944 29 Kispest 2–3 Nagyváradi AC Budapest
17:00 UTC+2 Nemes   37', 83' Report Spielmann   43'
Bodola   47'
Tóth   54'
Stadium: Imre Szent
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gusztáv Lantos
4 June 1944 30 Nagyváradi AC 9–2 BSZKRT Nagyvárad
17:00 UTC+2 Bodola   3'
Lóránt   25', 38', 62', 74', 87'
Tóth   55'
Spielmann   64', 83'
Report Mészáros   59'
Szabó   77'
Stadium: Városi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sándor Harangozó

Magyar Kupa

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Preliminary Round.

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Istoria clubului" [Club's history] (in Romanian). caoradea.ro. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Echipe din România interbelică – CAO. Oradea, campioana româno-maghiară" [Teams in interwar Romania - CAO. Oradea, the Romanian-Hungarian champion] (in Romanian). ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. Retrieved 21 April 2018.