# 2026–27 Ferencvárosi TC season
The 2026–27 [Ferencvárosi TC](https://www.edgepedia.org/ferencvarosi-tc) season is the Budapest club's campaign in the 2026–27 Hungarian NB I, the Hungarian Cup, and the [UEFA Europa League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-europa-league), played under a new head coach, Balázs Borbély, and without the defending-champion status the club had held for most of the previous decade.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Balázs Borbély, appointed June 2026 after leading ETO FC Győr from NB II to the league title[1](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach) |
| League position | 5th in NB I after seven rounds, 3 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss, 12 points, goals 11–8[2](https://fbref.com/en/squads/6611f992/2026-2027/matchlogs/c46/schedule/Ferencvaros-Scores-and-Fixtures-NB-I) |
| Title status | Entered as challenger, not champion, after Győr ended Ferencváros's title run in 2025–26[3](https://www.globalhir.hu/2026/07/23/kihivokent-vag-neki-az-uj-nb-i-es-szezonnak-a-ferencvaros/) |
| Europa League | Beat Vojvodina in qualifying, then won 3–1 away at Celtic in the league-phase opener on 17 September 2026[4](https://www.goal.com/hu/csapat/ferencv%C3%A1ros/eredm%C3%A9nyek/b3o0wckz4w3fusytybpgxftgm) • [5](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52298/matches/) |
| Hungarian Cup | Opened with a 7–0 away win at Debreceni Egyetemi AC (DEAC) on 12 September 2026[1](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach) |
| Notable friendly | Hosted Real Madrid at Groupama Aréna on 8 August 2026[6](https://24.hu/sport/foci/2026/08/12/ferencvaros-alternativ-mez/) |
## Coaching change
Balázs Borbély was named head coach of the men's team in an announcement dated 1 June 2026. The 46-year-old had taken ETO FC Győr from NB II to the Hungarian league title in a few years, and had previously worked inside Ferencváros from 2019 to 2022, coaching the U17, U19, and NB III squads. As a player he captained Artmedia Petržalka in the Champions League group stage, played for [Kaiserslautern](https://www.edgepedia.org/kaiserslautern) and clubs in Romania and Cyprus, and won 15 caps for Slovakia.[1](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach) Sporting director Tamás Hajnal said the choice rested on Borbély's earlier work at the club and his results and playing style at Győr.[1](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach) Hungarian media noted that Ferencváros again had a Hungarian head coach after a long interval.[7](https://m4sport.hu/labdarugas/magyar-foci/cikk/2026/06/01/nagyon-hosszu-ido-utan-van-ismet-magyar-vezetoedzoje-a-ferencvarosnak/)
The change of coach followed a change in the club's league standing: Győr won the 2025–26 NB I title, so Ferencváros began the new season as a challenger rather than the defending champion.[3](https://www.globalhir.hu/2026/07/23/kihivokent-vag-neki-az-uj-nb-i-es-szezonnak-a-ferencvaros/)
## NB I campaign
Ferencváros opened the league with a 2–4 away defeat to Paks on 26 July 2026, then drew 0–0 at home against Vasas. The first win came on 3 September, 3–0 away at Győri ETO, followed by a 2–2 home draw with Újpest in the Budapest derby on 6 September. A 1–1 draw at [Nyíregyháza](https://www.edgepedia.org/nyiregyhaza) on 20 September and a 1–1 home draw with Debrecen left the club on a record of 3 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss, 12 points, and 5th place, with 11 goals scored and 8 conceded.[2](https://fbref.com/en/squads/6611f992/2026-2027/matchlogs/c46/schedule/Ferencvaros-Scores-and-Fixtures-NB-I) All three league wins came away from home; the club had 0 home wins and 3 home draws at that stage.[2](https://fbref.com/en/squads/6611f992/2026-2027/matchlogs/c46/schedule/Ferencvaros-Scores-and-Fixtures-NB-I)
The European program cost the club a league fixture: early in the season Ferencváros held a game in hand after a postponement linked to a European tie.[8](https://directoroffootball.com/the-2026-27-hungarian-nb-i-almanac/)
## Europa League
Ferencváros entered through qualifying and eliminated Serbian side [Vojvodina](https://www.edgepedia.org/vojvodina), winning 2–1 away in the first leg according to the Goal.com result listing.[4](https://www.goal.com/hu/csapat/ferencv%C3%A1ros/eredm%C3%A9nyek/b3o0wckz4w3fusytybpgxftgm) In the league phase opener on 17 September 2026 the club won 3–1 away against Celtic.[5](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52298/matches/) The club's own match report described it as a 3–1 victory at Celtic's stadium to kick off the group stage.[1](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach)
The remaining league-phase schedule mixes home and away ties: Viktoria Plzeň (15 October), Torreense (22 October), Milan away (5 November), Celje (26 November), Lech Poznań away (10 December), Juventus (21 January 2027), and Hoffenheim away (28 January 2027).[5](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52298/matches/)
## Hungarian Cup and friendlies
The cup season began on 12 September 2026 with a 7–0 away win at Debreceni Egyetemi AC, in which Matús Bero scored a hat trick.[1](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach) In pre-season competition the club hosted Real Madrid in a friendly at Groupama Aréna on 8 August 2026.[6](https://24.hu/sport/foci/2026/08/12/ferencvaros-alternativ-mez/)
## Other sections
The club's men's handball team also rebuilt for 2026/27. After cost optimization and lengthy contract renegotiations aimed at securing top-flight participation, a squad was announced on 18 July 2026 that retained several experienced, internationally capped players; handball director László Paál said the resulting budget was manageable and the squad stronger than press reports had suggested.[9](https://www.fradi.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezilabda/hirek/kialakult-ferfi-kezilabdacsapatunk-kerete-az-elvonalra)
## References
1. [Balázs Borbély Returns: He's Fradi's New Coach! – Fradi.hu](https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/balazs-borbely-returns-he-s-fradi-s-new-coach)
2. [Scores & Fixtures 2026-2027 Ferencváros: NB I – FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/6611f992/2026-2027/matchlogs/c46/schedule/Ferencvaros-Scores-and-Fixtures-NB-I)
3. [NB I 2026/27: A Ferencváros kihívóként kezdi a bajnoki szezont – Globalhír](https://www.globalhir.hu/2026/07/23/kihivokent-vag-neki-az-uj-nb-i-es-szezonnak-a-ferencvaros/)
4. [Ferencvárosi TC Mérkőzések és eredmények 2026/2027 – Goal.com Magyarország](https://www.goal.com/hu/csapat/ferencv%C3%A1ros/eredm%C3%A9nyek/b3o0wckz4w3fusytybpgxftgm)
5. [Ferencvárosi TC UEFA Europa League 2026/27 Matches – UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52298/matches/)
6. [A Fradi nemzetközi trendet hozott az NB I-be új mezével – 24.hu](https://24.hu/sport/foci/2026/08/12/ferencvaros-alternativ-mez/)
7. [Nagyon hosszú idő után van ismét magyar vezetőedzője a Ferencvárosnak – M4 Sport](https://m4sport.hu/labdarugas/magyar-foci/cikk/2026/06/01/nagyon-hosszu-ido-utan-van-ismet-magyar-vezetoedzoje-a-ferencvarosnak/)
8. [The 2026-27 Hungarian NB I Almanac – DirectorOfFootball.com](https://directoroffootball.com/the-2026-27-hungarian-nb-i-almanac/)
9. [Kialakult férfi kézilabdacsapatunk kerete az élvonalra – Fradi.hu](https://www.fradi.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezilabda/hirek/kialakult-ferfi-kezilabdacsapatunk-kerete-az-elvonalra)
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