2007–08 FC Sopron season

The 2007–08 season was Football Club Sopron's 8th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 86th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Sopron participated in this season's editions of the Magyar Kupa and the Ligakupa.

Sopron
2007–08 season
ManagerLajos Détári
(until 27 September)
Tibor Végh
(caretaker, from 27 September to 1 October)
Vincenzo Cosco
(from 1 October to 26 November)[1]
Tibor Végh
(from 28 November)[2]
StadiumKáposztás utcai Stadion
Nemzeti Bajnokság I16th (excluded)
Magyar KupaRound of 16
LigakupaAutumn season: Group stage
Spring season: Group stage (excluded)

On 4 January 2008, the First Level Licensing Body of the HFF revoked the license of the club due to debt to the Tax and Financial Control Administration, the players, and also to the Federation. An agreement has been made with Rákospalotai EAC, the football club from Budapest, to play its home games in the spring in Sopron due to the missing illumination of the Budai II. László Stadion. The people of the city could still attend top-tier football games.[3] On 5 February 2008, the Disciplinary Committee excluded Sopron from the first division for not having a license as per the regulations of the competition. It became official on 19 February 2008, after they refused to appeal against the first instance decision. After the exclusion, the matches were registered with an automatic 3 points and goal difference of 3–0 to the opponent team.[4]

Squad

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As of 31 October 2007[5]

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   HUN Tamás Takács
6 FW   HUN István Sira
8 DF   HUN László Reinhardt
9 FW   SRB Danilo Belić
12 GK   HUN Ákos Fentős
14 FW   ITA Orlando Aquino
17 MF   HUN Zoltán Csontos
19 DF   HUN Zoltán Fehér
21 MF   HUN Gábor Gyömbér
22 MF   HUN Attila Hullám
23 FW   HUN Botond Birtalan
24 DF   HUN András Dlusztus
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW   FRA Jimmy Jones Tchana
29 DF   HUN Sándor Csikós
30 DF   ROU Cosmin Giura
33 MF   HUN Tamás Sifter
34 DF   HUN Attila Farkas
38 GK   HUN Márk Heinrich
55 GK   HUN Zoltán Varga
66 DF   HUN Zoltán Pintér
79 FW   HUN Gábor Freud
83 MF   HUN Norbert Zana
85 MF   HUN Csaba Ködöböcz
91 MF   HUN Roland Dancs

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 21 July 2007 1 June 2008 Matchday 1 16th 30 2 5 23 10 73 −63 006.67
Magyar Kupa 29 August 2007 7 November 2007 Third round Round of 16 4 2 0 2 6 6 +0 050.00
Ligakupa (Autumn season) 14 August 2007 9 October 2007 Group stage Group Stage 6 2 0 4 8 16 −8 033.33
Ligakupa (Spring season) 1 December 2007 27 February 2008 Group stage Group Stage 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 016.67
Total 46 7 5 34 28 113 −85 015.22

Source: Competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Rákospalota 30 7 9 14 42 60 −18 30
13 Diósgyőr 30 5 13 12 43 63 −20 28
14 Siófok 30 6 9 15 33 46 −13 27
15 Tatabánya (R) 30 2 4 24 34 93 −59 10 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
16 Sopron[a] (D) 30 2 5 23 10 73 −63 0 Exclution and Dissolution
Source: soccerway.com
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Sopron couldn't finish the 2007–08 season, because of bankruptcy. All remaining matches will be counted as won for their opponents.[6]

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
30 2 5 23 10 73  −63 11 1 3 11 5 34  −29 1 2 12 5 39  −34

Matches

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21 July 2007 1 Kaposvár 1–1 Sopron Kaposvár
Report
Stadium: Rákóczi Stadion
Referee: Péter Solymosi
29 July 2007 2 Sopron 0–1 Honvéd Sopron
Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Viktor Kassai
4 August 2007 3 Vasas 2–0 Sopron Budapest
Report Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Referee: Tamás Arany
11 August 2007 4 Sopron 1–1 Nyíregyháza Sopron
Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: István Mészáros
18 August 2007 5 Tatabánya 0–1 Sopron Tatabánya
Report
Stadium: Stadion Városi
Referee: Csaba Imre Sápi
25 August 2007 6 Sopron 2–1 Rákospalota Sopron
Report
Stadium: Stadion Városi
Attendance: 3,000[7]
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
1 September 2007 7 Győr 1–1 Sopron Győr
Report
Stadium: ETO Park
Referee: József Berger
15 September 2007 8 Fehérvár 2–0 Sopron Székesfehérvár
Report Stadium: Sóstói Stadion
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó
22 September 2007 9 Sopron 1–1 Paks Sopron
Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Szabolcs Szilasi
29 September 2007 10 Újpest 4–0 Sopron Budapest
Report Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Referee: Viktor Kassai
6 October 2007 11 Sopron 0–1 Diósgyőr Sopron
Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Ferenc Bede
20 October 2007 12 Debrecen 4–2 Sopron Debrecen
Report
Stadium: Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion
Referee: István Mészáros
3 November 2007 13 Sopron 0–0 Siófok Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
10 November 2007 14 Zalaegerszeg 4–0 Sopron Zalaegerszeg
Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Referee: Tamás Bognár
29 November 2007 15 Sopron 1–5 MTK Sopron
Report
  • Urbán   13', 20', 66', 90+1'
  • C. Galliano   75' (o.g.)
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: István Mészáros
Note: The match was originally played on 26 November 2007, but was postponed due to snow after the 38th minute.[2]
23 February 2008 16 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Kaposvár Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
1 March 2008 17 Honvéd 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Budapest
Report Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion
8 March 2008 18 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Vasas Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
15 March 2008 19 Nyíregyháza 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Nyíregyháza
Report Stadium: Városi Stadion
22 March 2008 20 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Tatabánya Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
29 March 2008 21 Rákospalota 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
5 April 2008 22 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Győr Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
12 April 2008 23 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Fehérvár Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
19 April 2008 24 Paks 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Paks
Report Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion
26 April 2008 25 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Újpest Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
3 May 2008 26 Diósgyőr 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Miskolc
Report Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion
10 May 2008 27 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Debrecen Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
17 May 2008 28 Siófok 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Siófok
Report Stadium: Révész Géza utcai Stadion
25 May 2008 29 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Zalaegerszeg Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
1 June 2008 30 MTK 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Budapest
Report Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion

Magyar Kupa

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29 August 2007 Third round Celldömölk 0–3 Sopron Celldömölk
Report
Stadium: Kolozsvár utcai Pálya
Referee: Norbert Ferencz
26 September 2007 Round of 32 Mór 1–2 Sopron Mór
  • G. Pongrácz   13'
Report
Stadium: Táncsics Mihály utcai Pálya
Referee: Krisztián Király

Round of 16

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24 October 2007 First leg Honvéd 2–1 Sopron Budapest
Report
Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion
Referee: Krisztián Király
7 November 2007 Second leg Sopron 0–3
(1–5 agg.)
Honvéd Sopron
Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Ferenc Bede
Note: Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.

Ligakupa

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Autumn season

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Group stage
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GYO TAT MTK SOP
1 Győr 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–0 1–2
2 Tatabánya 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10 3–1 0–0 8–1
3 MTK Budapest 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 2–3 4–1 2–1
4 Sopron 6 2 0 4 8 16 −8 6 1–4 0–1 3–0
Source: HFF
14 August 2007 1 Győr 1–2 Sopron Győr
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: ETO Park
Attendance: 400[8]
Referee: Zoltán Iványi
22 August 2007 2 Sopron 0–1 Tatabánya Sopron
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Tamás Arany
9 September 2007 3 MTK 2–1 Sopron Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Referee: Tamás Arany
19 September 2007 4 Sopron 3–0 MTK Sopron
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: István Vad
3 October 2007 5 Sopron 1–4 Győr Sopron
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó
9 October 2007 6 Tatabánya 8–1 Sopron Tatabánya
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Városi
Attendance: 200[9]
Referee: Tamás Arany

Spring season

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Group stage
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAL GYO TAT SOP
1 Zalaegerszeg 6 4 2 0 19 3 +16 14 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 7–0 5–0
2 Győr 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10 14 1–1 3–2 4–1
3 Tatabánya 6 1 0 5 7 19 −12 3 1–2 1–4 3–0[a]
4 Sopron[a] 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 Exclution 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 3–0
Source: HFF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Sopron couldn't finish the 2007–08 season due to bankruptcy. All remaining matches were counted as won for their opponents.
1 December 2007 1 Sopron 3–0 Tatabánya Sopron
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
Referee: Krisztián Király
5 December 2007 2 Zalaegerszeg 5–0 Sopron Zalaegerszeg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Attendance: 700[10]
Referee: Krisztián Pánczél
8 December 2007 3 Győr 4–1 Sopron Győr
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • L. Legoza   66'
Stadium: ETO Park
Referee: Szabolcs Szilasi
19 February 2008 4 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Győr Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion
20 February 2008 5 Tatabánya 3–0 (Awarded) Sopron Tatabánya
Report Stadium: Stadion Városi
27 February 2008 6 Sopron 0–3 (Awarded) Zalaegerszeg Sopron
Report Stadium: Káposztás utcai Stadion

References

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  1. ^ "Coscótól várja a csodát a Sopron" [Sopron expects a miracle from Cosco]. origo.hu (in Hungarian). 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lelépett a soproni tréner" [The Sopron coach has resigned]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). 29 November 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Sopronba költözik a REAC" [REAC moves to Sopron]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Hivatalossá vált a Sopron kizárása" [Sopron's exclusion is official]. origo.hu (in Hungarian). 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "A csapat" [The team] (in Hungarian). FC Sopron. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Sopron: itt a vége!" [Sopron: this is the end!]. Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian). 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Belic egy igazán jó fej: két fejes góljával győzelem" [Belic is a really good head: two headed goals to win]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Kisalföld Kiadó. 27 August 2007. p. 535. ISSN 0133-1507. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Dancs Roland hajrában szerzett gólja vendéggyőzelmet ért" [Dancs Roland's goal in stoppage time scored an away win]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Ligakupa: tatabányai gólparádé a D csoport 6. fordulójában" [Ligakupa: goal parade in Tatabánya in the 6th round of Group D]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 9 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Ötöt lőtt a ZTE a Sopronnak, kilenc gól és hazai vereség Kaposváron" [ZTE scored five against Sopron, nine goals and home defeat at Kaposvár]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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