Szombathelyi Haladás
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| Full name | Szombathelyi Haladás |
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| Nickname(s) | Hali |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Ground | Rohonci úti Stadion (under reconstruction) |
| Capacity | 9,500 |
| Chairman | Béla Illés |
| Manager | Géza Mészöly |
| League | OTP Bank Liga |
| 2015–16 | OTP Bank Liga, 5th |
| Website | Club home page |
Szombathelyi Haladás [sombɒt.hɛji hɒlɒdaːʃ], is a Hungarian football club based in Szombathely. Haladás is the Hungarian word for progress. The club, which was founded in 1919, plays its home games at Rohonci úti Stadion which has a capacity of 9,500 (5,430 seats). The club colours are green and white.
Haladás reached the Hungarian Cup final in the years 1975, 1993 and 2002. Since its first promotion in 1936 the club has spent 51 seasons in the first division of the Hungarian league, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I).
Since 1919 the club have been famous for their yoyo between the Hungarian First Division and the Hungarian Second Division. The club were unable to strengthen their stay in the first league which resulted a continuous yoyo effect.
In the 2001–02 season of the Hungarian Cup Haladás played in the final against Újpest. The club lost 2–1 after extra time. In January 2002 Haladás appointed Lázár Szentes as the new coach of the club. In the 2001–02 season Haladás was facing relegation problems. In August 2003 Lajos Détári resigned as coach of the club. In October 2003 former Zalaegerszeg championship-winner coach Péter Bozsik was appointed as the coach of the club. In the 2006–07 season of the Hungarian Second Division the club missed out on promotion to the first division because of an 11 points deduction for the use of ineligible players. BFC Siófok was promoted in the place of Haladás.
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