The 2009 Ligakupa final decided the winners of the 2008–09 Ligakupa, the 2nd season of Hungarian football league cup, the Ligakupa. The match was played on 13 May 2009 at the Révész Géza utcai Stadion in Siófok between Pécs and Fehérvár.[2]

2009 Ligakupa final
The Révész Géza utcai Stadion in Siófok hosted the final.
Event2008–09 Ligakupa
Date13 May 2009 (2009-05-13)
VenueRévész Géza utcai Stadion, Siófok
RefereeFerenc Bede
Attendance3,000[1]
2008
2010

Fehérvár successfully defended their title with a 3–1 victory, securing their second Ligakupa trophy. The club remain, the last team to successfully defend their trophy. The winners also received 20 million forint in prize money, while the runners-up received 10 million forint and an additional 2 million forint as the highest finishing NB II team.[3]

Background

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Fehérvár made its second Ligakupa final appearance in history, having won previous year in 2008. For Pécs, this was their first final appearance, additionally the first second division team to reach the final since the creation of the competition and the admission of second-tier teams.[4]

Previous finals

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Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Pécs None
Fehérvár 1 (2008)

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Pécs Round Fehérvár
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Paks 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 Rákospalota 4–0 (H)
Zalaegerszeg 2–0 (H) Matchday 2 Baktalórántháza 2–0 (A)
Újpest 1–1 (H) Matchday 3 Ferencváros 0–0 (H)
Kaposvár 4–1 (A) Matchday 4 Honvéd 2–2 (H)
Dunaújváros 3–1 (H) Matchday 5 Kecskemét 3–2 (A)
Paks 3–1 (H) Matchday 6 Rákospalota 4–2 (A)
Zalaegerszeg 0–0 (A) Matchday 7 Baktalórántháza 8–0 (H)
Újpest 0–4 (A) Matchday 8 Ferencváros 3–2 (A)
Kaposvár 2–4 (H) Matchday 9 Honvéd 1–1 (A)
Dunaújváros 8–2 (A) Matchday 10 Kecskemét 2–0 (H)
Group C runners-up

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Újpest 10 20
2 Pécs 10 20
3 Kaposvár 10 19
4 Zalaegerszeg 10 13
5 Paks 10 11
6 Dunaújváros 10 2
Source: HFF
Final standings Group D winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Fehérvár 10 24
2 Honvéd 10 19
3 Ferencváros 10 19
4 Kecskemét 10 11
5 Rákospalota 10 10
6 Baktalórántháza 10 0
Source: HFF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Haladás 7–3 3–2 (H) 4–1 (A) Quarter-finals Diósgyőr 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Honvéd 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Győr 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A)

Match

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Summary

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Pécs started the game stronger, they had more possession and led dangerous attacks, Dávid Wittrédi got into position several times, and in the ninth minute Zsolt Horváth could have scored the lead for his team, but the midfielder missed from 11 meters. Then, in the 11th minute, Pécs's manager Antal Botos found himself in a very difficult situation. Alves was given a great start, broke inside the penalty area. Levente Lantos came on and stepped on the striker's heel and he fell. Referee Bede awarded a penalty and the Pécs defender was sent off for denying obvious goal scoring opportunity. The penalty was taken by Goran Vujović, who shot the ball under the crossbar, Lajos Hegedűs had no chance to save. This gave Fehérvár the lead. After the goal the Fehérvár side took control of the game, Pécs seemed to be affected by the loss of Lantos and the goal. The high pressure paid off in the 25th minute, Ákos Elek went down the left and tried to shoot, but his attempt was flat to the middle and Vujović came on and scored his and his team's second goal from five meters. After that, however, Pécs woke up, regained more possession and played aggressively, although it did not show in big situations. However, the equalizer was not came until the second half. Dávid Wittrédi, took a free kick from 21 metres from and fired the ball into the top left corner into Zsolt Sebők's net. In the 70th minute it was all decided. Dénes Szakály tried a shot from 25 metres out, but his powerful shot was not caught by Lajos Hegedűs, and the ball fell to Illés Sitku, who stepped on it in a great position and then passed for Dániel Nagy. He crossed to the far post and Alison Silva, who was on his own and came on as a substitute, fired into the bottom right corner from 6 metres. Alison could have added to his tally in the 83rd minute. Dániel Nagy curled a free-kick into the middle and Gábor Horváth headed home from 11 metres, but Hegedűs showed great bravery to push the ball onto the post, but it was straight to Alison, who fired over from 5 metres. Fehérvár won and defended their title.[1]

Details

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Pécs1–3Fehérvár
  • Wittrédi   58'
Report
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Ferenc Bede
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pécs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fehérvár
GK 31   Lajos Hegedűs
DF 5   József Szabados
DF 6   Gábor Kovács
DF 18   Levente Lantos   12'
DF 33   Ádám Présinger
MF 7   Dávid Wittrédi
MF 26   Balázs Schrancz   68'
MF 27   Tamás Szalai
MF 82   Balázs Berdó   15'
FW 20   Gergő Lovrencsics   88'
FW 69   Zsolt Horváth   46'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Roland Herbert
DF 4   József Nagy
DF 8   János Sipos
DF 21   Roland Racskó   15'
MF 10   Olivér Nagy   68'
MF 22   Béla Koplárovics   64'   46'
MF 25   Balázs Fónai   88'
Manager:
  Antal Botos
GK 1   Zsolt Sebők
DF 2   Marko Anđić   36'
DF 3   Gábor Horváth II
DF 13   Ilija Radović
DF 20   Pál Lázár   39'   46'
MF 14   Balázs Farkas
MF 15   Dániel Nagy
MF 17   Dénes Szakály   80'
MF 25   Ákos Elek   71'
FW 18   Goran Vujović   46'
FW 21   André Alves   60'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Nenad Filipović
DF 4   Dávid Mohl   46'
DF 5   Ákos Koller
MF 10   Zsolt Dvéri   80'
MF 26   César Romero   71'
FW 9   Illés Sitku   46'
FW 29   Alison Silva   60'
Manager:
  István Varga

Assistant referees:[1]
Tibor Virágh
Zoltán Kovács
Fourth official:
Gábor Oláh

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Goran Vujovics remeklésével az FC Fehérvár nyerte a Ligakupát". nso.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ligakupa 2008/2009 Final". World Football. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Megvédte címét a Fehérvár". nso.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Munkás-öröm, Honvéd-bánat: a Pécs lesz a Fehérvár ellenfele a döntőben". nso.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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