Diósgyőri VTK
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| Full name | Diósgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre |
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| Nickname(s) | Diósgyőr |
| Founded | 6 February 1910 |
| Ground | Diósgyőri Stadion, Miskolc |
| Capacity | 11,500 |
| Chairman | Tamás Szabó |
| Head coach | Tamás Bódog |
| League | OTP Bank Liga |
| 2015–16 | OTP Bank Liga, 9th |
| Website | Club home page |
Diósgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdioːʃɟøːri veː teː kaː]) is a Hungarian sports club from Diósgyőr district of Miskolc best known for its football team. Founded in 1910 by the local working class youth, the team plays in the first division of the Hungarian League and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Hungarian football. Diósgyőr is best known for its passionate supporters – in the past years Diósgyőr had one of the highest average attendances in the Hungarian top division. The football club enjoyed its first golden age in the late '70s and early '80s, including a third place in the 1978–79 season of the Hungarian League and two Hungarian Cup triumphs in 1977 and 1980.
The preparations for the establishment of a sports club of the ironworks started at the end of the 1909. Vilmos Vanger, an elementary school teacher and a five-member committee asked the director of the iron works to approve the foundation of a sports club. On 6 February 1910, the Diósgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre was founded at the premises of the factory. The red and white were chosen as the colours of the club. Vilmos Vanger was nominated as the first president of the club, while, Árpád Weisz became the vice-president. The secretary was Andor Erdélyi, while the finance director was István Hamza. The first coach of the club was Gyula Molnár.
The foundation of the club was approved by the Ministry of Interior therefore the club could participate in a Hungarian League match as early as 1912. In 1916 and 1918 the club won the Northern Hungarian championships. The club had played with all of the first league teams when it celebrated its 10th birthday.
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