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ZTE
Full name	Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet
Nickname(s)	ZTE
Founded	1920
Ground	ZTE Arena,; Zalaegerszeg; (Capacity: 14,000)
Chairman	Ferenc Nagy
Manager	János Csank
League	Soproni Liga(Level 1)
2008-09	4th
Home colours	Away colours

Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet (ZTE) is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.

ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society. ZTE flourished under coach József Vadász, but World War I halted its progress. In 1920, Zalaegerszegi TE, or "Gymanistics Club of Zalaegerszeg," was born. They were defeated in their debut match, losing 2-1 to AK Szombathely on August 21, 1920, but were motivated by a crowd of over 2,000 fans.

ZTE's league history began in 1924, when they joined the Hungarian second division. The club won the title a decade later and entered the top flight in 1934. However, the start of World War II under the regime of Admiral Miklós Horthy saw ZTE's field and equipment confiscated. After the war, in 1957, ZTE merged with two other local teams, signalling the rebirth of the club.

From then on to the 1990s, however, ZTE did not really challenge the Hungarian title much. The league was dominated by Budapest club Ferencvárosi TC. In 1994, ZTE managed to gain a solid foothold on the Hungarian first division. History was made during the 2001-02 season when ZTE won their first Hungarian title, pipping Ferencváros. However, in 2002-03, ZTE, as reigning champions, managed just a first place in the relegation league. In the following seasons ZTE came 9th, 6th and 11th, respectively.

During the 2002-03 UEFA Champions League, ZTE defeated Croatian champions NK Zagreb on away goals in the second qualifying round and met Manchester United in the third qualifying round. In the first leg, ZTE provided a stunning shock by winning 1-0 in Hungary with a last minute goal from Béla Koplárovics. However, in the return leg at Old Trafford, Man United won a convincing 5-0 victory. The English side progressed to the first group stage with a 5-1 aggregate victory.

[edit] Honours

Hungarian League
- Winners (1): 2002

[edit] Current squad

As of 25 September 2009.

1.Vlaszák

2.Kocsárdi

22.Miljatovič

3.Bogunovic

16.Máté

6.Magasfőldi

19.Kamber

29.Horváth

20.Sluka

5.Pavićević

11.Rudņevs

Zalaegeszegi TE current line-up

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Géza Vlaszák
2	DF	Gergely Kocsárdi
3	DF	Milan Bogunović
4	DF	Nenad Todorović
5	FW	Darko Pavićević
6	FW	József Magasföldi
7	MF	Gyula Illés
8	MF	Leon Panikvar
9	FW	Prince Rajcomar
10	MF	Levente Schultz
11	FW	Artjoms Rudņevs
12	GK	Krisztián Pogacsics

No.	Position	Player
13	MF	Zsolt Barna (on loan from MTK)
14	MF	Tamás Szalai
15	MF	Márk Petneházi
16	MF	Péter Máté
17	FW	Zsolt Balázs
18	DF	Gergő Kovács
19	MF	Đorđe Kamber
20	MF	Marián Sluka
21	MF	András Horváth
22	DF	Matej Miljatovič
23	GK	Gábor Sipos
29	FW	Adrian Hadar

[edit] Transfers 2009/2010

No.	Position	Player
	MF	Béla Koplárovics (to NK Nafta Lendava)
	DF	Tamás Szamosi (to Pécsi MFC)
	DF	Sorin Botiş (to Budapest Honvéd)
	DF	Zoltán Tóth (to Budapest Honvéd)
	MF	Norbert Hajdú (back to Újpest FC)
	DF	Tihamér Lukács (to FC Nizhny Novgorod)
	FW	Róbert Waltner (to Mattersburg)
24	FW	Gergő Délczeg (to BFC Siófok)

No.	Position	Player
	MF	Đorđe Kamber (from Diósgyőr)
	DF	Milan Bogunovič (from Diósgyőr)
20	MF	Levente Schultz (from SV Wacker Burghausen)
13	DF	Leon Panikvar (from NK Primorje)
	DF	Tamás Szalai (from Pécsi MFC)
7	FW	József Magasföldi (from BFC Siófok)