2009–10 Újpest FC season

Újpest
2009–10 season
Manager	Lázár Szentes; (until 31 May 2009); Willie McStay; (from 6 July until 4 April 2010); Géza Mészöly; (from 5 April)
Stadium	Szusza Ferenc Stadion; (Home stadium); Illovszky Rudolf Stadion; (Temporary stadium)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I	4th
Magyar Kupa	Semi-finals
Ligakupa	Second group stage
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
Highest home attendance	11,763 v Ferencváros (3 October 2009, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
Lowest home attendance	200 v Haladás (9 March 2010, Ligakupa)
Average home league attendance	4,603
Biggest win	4–0 v MTK II; (Away, 30 September 2009, Magyar Kupa); 6–2 v Kecskemét; (Home, 27 October 2009, Magyar Kupa)
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Pápa; (Home, 16 August 2009, Nemzeti Bajnokság I); 0–3 v Győr; (Home, 27 February 2010, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)

The 2009–10 season was Újpest Football Club's 105th competitive season, 99th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 110th season in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Újpest participated in that season's editions of the Magyar Kupa, the Ligakupa and the UEFA Europa League.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	HUN	Szabolcs Balajcza
2	DF	SRB	Ivan Dudić
4	DF	HUN	Zoltán Takács
5	MF	SRB	Dušan Vasiljević
6	MF	ENG	Tony Stokes
7	MF	HUN	Krisztián Simon
8	FW	HUN	Péter Rajczi
11	MF	HUN	Péter Simek
13	DF	HUN	Péter Varga
14	FW	HUN	Roland Varga
15	DF	HUN	Zoltán Kiss
16	FW	HUN	Gábor Demjén
17	MF	HUN	Norbert Tóth
18	DF	HUN	Krisztián Vermes
19	DF	HUN	Tamás Vaskó
20	MF	CTA	Foxi Kéthévoama
21	MF	HUN	Zsolt Korcsmár


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	HUN	Péter Kabát
23	GK	HUN	Gábor Horváth
24	DF	HUN	Zoltán Pollák
25	DF	HUN	Gábor Dvorschák
26	DF	HUN	Zsolt Szokol
27	MF	HUN	Dániel Kovács
29	FW	HUN	Richárd Frank
30	MF	HUN	Mátyás Magos
31	FW	HUN	Dávid Barczi
32	MF	HUN	László Gyürü
33	FW	HUN	Bence Lázár
34	DF	HUN	Ádám Privigyei
35	MF	HUN	Bertold Popovics
36	GK	HUN	Tamás Horváth
37	MF	HUN	Wilson Electo
42	FW	HUN	Attila Széki

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Nemzeti Bajnokság I	26 July 2009	23 May 2010	Matchday 1	4th	30	17	4	9	49	39	+10	056.67
Magyar Kupa	30 September 2009	14 April 2010	Round of 32	Semi-finals	7	5	1	1	17	5	+12	071.43
Ligakupa	13 February 2010	20 April 2010	Second group stage	Second group stage	6	1	3	2	6	6	+0	016.67
UEFA Europa League	16 July 2009	23 July 2009	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					45	23	8	14	73	54	+19	051.11

Source: Competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Videoton	30	18	7	5	59	31	+28	61	Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
3	Győr	30	15	12	3	38	18	+20	57	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4	Újpest	30	17	4	9	49	39	+10	55
5	Zalaegerszeg	30	15	8	7	59	45	+14	53	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
6	MTK	30	12	7	11	52	41	+11	43

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2009–10 Magyar Kupa, Debrecen, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Magyar Kupa winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the losing finalists.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	4	9	49	39	+10	55	11	0	4	28	20	+8	6	4	5	21	19	+2

Source: Hungarian Football Federation

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	10	4	3	7	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Points	1	4	7	7	8	11	14	17	17	20	20	23	26	26	29	29	29	32	32	32	32	35	36	39	42	45	48	51	52	55

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

26 July 2009 1	Győr	0–0	Újpest	Győr
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	O. Szabó 40' Đorđević 88'	Report	Rajczi 12' Sándor 60'	Stadium: ETO Park Attendance: 4,200^[5] Referee: Tamás Arany Assistant referees: László Viszokai, Balázs Huszár Fourth official: J. Zoltán Kovács

2 August 2009 2	Újpest	3–1	Kecskemét	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabát 22' Tisza 36' A. Simon I 89'	Report	Koszó 33' Koller 46' Mbengono 90'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 0^[6] Referee: Szabolcs Szilasi Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, Gábor Takács Fourth official: Dávid Ákos

9 August 2009 3	Diósgyőr	1–2	Újpest	Miskolc
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kállai 22' Lippai 25', 90+3' Balajti 29', 88' G. Horváth I 32' B. Lakatos 90'	Report	Miličić 34' (o.g.) Kabát 34' Tisza 67' Kéthévoama 90+2'	Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion Attendance: 6,000^[6] Referee: Zoltán Iványi Assistant referees: Zsolt Szpisják, János Medovarszki Fourth official: Csaba Sándor

16 August 2009 4	Újpest	0–3	Pápa	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stokes 58' Vaskó 63' Kabát 77'	Report	G. Varga 21' G. Tóth 36' Bali 45' S. Nagy 49' Dlusztus 51' A. Farkas 64' (pen.), 77' Rebryk 72'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,200^[6] Referee: Roland Veizer Assistant referees: Péter Berettyán, Róbert Horváth Fourth official: József Erdős

23 August 2009 5	Honvéd	1–1	Újpest	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Debreceni 34' Hajdú 63' Hrepka 82'	Report	Kéthévoama 30' Pollák 40' Vermes 73'	Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion Attendance: 2,500^[6] Referee: Tamás Arany Assistant referees: Gábor Erős, László Viszokai Fourth official: J. Zoltán Kovács

30 August 2009 6	Újpest	3–1	Haladás	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabát 73', 90+1' Kéthévoama 81' N. Tóth 88' Sándor 89', 90' Korcsmár 90+2'	Report	Rajos 28' P. Tóth 50' G. Nagy 71' Irhás 83'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,078^[6] Referee: Zsolt Szabó Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, György Ring Fourth official: Tibor Gyarmati II

12 September 2009 7	Zalaegerszeg	1–4	Újpest	Zalaegerszeg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Magasföldi 20' Kamber 50' Pavićević 79'	Report	Balajcza 21' N. Tóth 33' Kabát 41', 61', 84' Simek 52' Kéthévoama 69'	Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 4,576^[7] Referee: Ádám Németh Assistant referees: Zsolt Butkai, Zoltán Kovács Fourth official: Csaba Pintér

19 September 2009 8	Újpest	3–1	Nyíregyháza	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabát 42', 55' Z. Takács 67' N. Tóth 69' Rajczi 88'	Report	Ambrusz 17' Goia 28', 55'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 4,315^[7] Referee: Gergely Sulyok Assistant referees: György Ring, Tibor Vígh Fourth official: Gergő Janitz

27 September 2009 9	Paks	1–0	Újpest	Paks
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	T. Kiss 62'	Report	Kabát 61' N. Tóth 90+1'	Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion Attendance: 3,500^[7] Referee: Zsolt Szabó Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, Attila Forgács Fourth official: Sándor Andó-Szabó

3 October 2009 10	Újpest	2–1	Ferencváros	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	N. Tóth 34' Kabát 43' Z. Takács 78' Rajczi 88'	Report	Fitos 42' Zo. Balog 45' Alcántara 67'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 11,763^[8] Referee: Viktor Kassai Assistant referees: Gábor Erős, György Ring Fourth official: Tamás Arany

17 October 2009 11	Kaposvár	2–0	Újpest	Kaposvár
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grúz 20' Stanić 35' Nikolić 42', 90', 43' Balázs 62' Maróti 74'	Report	Vermes 35' Kabát 72'	Stadium: Rákóczi Stadion Attendance: 2,500^[8] Referee: István Vad Assistant referees: László Viszokai, Zoltán Kovács Fourth official: Tibor Farkas

24 October 2009 12	Újpest	3–2	MTK	Budapest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rajczi 8' Simek 56' Z. Takács 63' N. Tóth 64'	Report	Gosztonyi 12' Vági 44', 74' Zsidai 68' Melczer 80'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,217^[8] Referee: Tamás Arany Assistant referees: György Ring, Attila Kelemen Fourth official: Gergő Király

30 October 2009 13	Debrecen	1–2	Újpest	Debrecen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rudolf 17' (pen.), 26', 58' Pantić 38' Komlósi 90'	Report	Z. Takács 16' Pollák 26' Rajczi 27' Kabát 40' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) Korcsmár 62' Vermes 69'	Stadium: Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion Attendance: 7,500^[8] Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, István Albert Fourth official: Gábor Oláh

6 November 2009 14	Újpest	0–1	Videoton	Budapest
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kabát 41' N. Tóth 71'	Report	D. Nagy 4' Anđić 39' B. Farkas 69'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 6,123^[9] Referee: Zsolt Szabó Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, Tibor Vígh Fourth official: Ádám Farkas

21 November 2009 15	Vasas	1–2	Újpest	Budapest
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dobrić 13' Lázok 39' (pen.) Ba. B. Tóth 87'	Report	N. Tóth 25' Vermes 38' Pollák 45' Rajczi 60', 63' Simek 74'	Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Attendance: 4,000^[9] Referee: Mihály Fábián Assistant referees: György Ring, János Demeter Fourth official: Róbert Nagy

27 February 2010 16	Újpest	0–3	Győr	Budapest
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	N. Tóth 14' Dudić 65'	Report	Koltai 4', 79' Aleksidze 64', 90' Babić 81' Nicorec 84'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 4,200^[10] Referee: István Vad Assistant referees: György Ring, Tibor Vígh Fourth official: Gergő Király

6 March 2010 17	Kecskemét	2–1	Újpest	Kecskemét
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Montvai 34' A. Simon I 52' (pen.) Bagi 83' Schindler 85'	Report	Vermes 41' Dudić 51' Millar 71' Z. Takács 90+2'	Stadium: Széktói Stadion Attendance: 2,000^[11] Referee: Mihály Fábián Assistant referees: Gyula Ortó, Tamás Márkus Fourth official: Róbert Nagy

14 March 2010 18	Újpest	4–1	Diósgyőr	Budapest
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rajczi 8' Vasiljević 43' Kabát 64', 68' R. Varga 80'	Report	Menougong 13' Šupić 68' Bognár 90+1'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,500^[11] Referee: Tamás Bognár Assistant referees: Balázs Huszár, Gábor Takács Fourth official: Csaba Pintér

21 March 2010 19	Pápa	1–0	Újpest	Pápa
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	G. Tóth 28', 38' G. Varga 62' Szűcs 86'	Report	Ro. Varga 20' Rajczi 63' Kabát 71' Vaskó 81' Millar 83' Vermes 87'	Stadium: Perutz Stadion Attendance: 2,800^[11] Referee: Viktor Kassai Assistant referees: Balázs Farkas, János Demeter Fourth official: József Erdős

27 March 2010 20	Újpest	0–1	Honvéd	Budapest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Millar 58' Korcsmár 70' Vaskó 90+2'	Report	Debreceni 14' Diego 51' Guié 53' Z. Nagy 66'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,247^[11] Referee: Roland Veizer Assistant referees: Tibor Vámos, Zsolt Márton Fourth official: Gergő Király

3 April 2010 21	Haladás	1–0	Újpest	Szombathely
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	G. Nagy 46', 64'	Report	Pollák 32' Kabát 49'	Stadium: Rohonci út Attendance: 5,000^[12] Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó Assistant referees: György Ring, István Tóth Fourth official: Gergő Janitz

9 April 2010 22	Újpest	2–1	Zalaegerszeg	Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barczi 53' Kabát 77'	Report	Pavićević 29', 29' Illés 64' Kamber 86'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,251^[12] Referee: Zoltán Iványi Assistant referees: Zsolt Szpisják, István Albert Fourth official: Gábor Fajkusz

17 April 2010 23	Nyíregyháza	2–2	Újpest	Nyíregyháza
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bošnjak 42' Minczér 71' Andorka 76'	Report	Vermes 14' T. Horváth 39' Rajczi 39' Vaskó 40' Kéthévoama 72' Barczi 85'	Stadium: Városi Stadion Attendance: 3,000^[12] Referee: István Vad Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, István Tóth Fourth official: Ádám Farkas

24 April 2010 24	Újpest	3–2	Paks	Budapest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rajczi 13' Barczi 18' Korcsmár 32' Kéthévoama 63' Simek 84'	Report	Tököli 43', 80' Sipeki 52'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 2,683^[12] Referee: Álvaro García Miquel Assistant referees: László Viszokai, Oszkár Lémon Fourth official: Gergely Szőts

30 April 2010 25	Ferencváros	0–1	Újpest	Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Csizmadia 50' Elding 74' Ferenczi 89'	Report	Kabát 35' Vasiljević 45' Z. Takács 69'	Stadium: Stadion Albert Flórián Attendance: 9,570^[13] Referee: Viktor Kassai Assistant referees: Gábor Erős, Zsolt Szpisják Fourth official: Gábor Oláh

5 May 2010 26	Újpest	2–1	Kaposvár	Budapest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rajczi 12', 60' Z. Takács 90'	Report	Zahorecz 48', 90+1' (pen.) Grúz 83'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 3,091^[13] Referee: Tamás Bognár Assistant referees: Gábor Takács, Tibor Vígh Fourth official: Gábor Péter Kovács

9 May 2010 27	MTK	4–5	Újpest	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pál 24', 29', 64', 67' Á. Szabó 53'	Report	Vaskó 50', 87' Vasiljević 54' (pen.), 72', 74' (pen.) Korcsmár 69' N. Tóth 83'	Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 2,500^[13] Referee: József Berger Assistant referees: Attila Forgács, János Medovarszki Fourth official: Gábor Fajkusz

15 May 2010 28	Újpest	2–1	Debrecen	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vasiljević 53' Korcsmár 60' Kabát 63' Barczi 83'	Report	Szélesi 37' Komlósi 41' Feczesin 70', 90'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 6,521^[13] Referee: Zoltán Iványi Assistant referees: Zsolt Szpisják, István Albert Fourth official: Krisztián Pánczél

19 May 2010 29	Videoton	1–1	Újpest	Székesfehérvár
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elek 3' Sándor 52' Lipták 72'	Report	Rajczi 33' N. Tóth 63' Vasiljević 73', 76'	Stadium: Sóstói Stadion Attendance: 5,823^[13] Referee: Zsolt Szabó Assistant referees: Róbert Kispál, György Ring Fourth official: Balázs Berke

23 May 2010 30	Újpest	1–0	Vasas	Budapest
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Korcsmár 8' Vermes 58' Balajcza 60'	Report	Gašpar 45' Benounes 59' M. Katona 71'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 6,257^[13] Referee: Ádám Németh Assistant referees: Balázs Farkas, Zsolt Butkai Fourth official: Szabolcs Fenyvesi

Magyar Kupa

30 September 2009 Round of 32	MTK II	0–4	Újpest	Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rajczi 1' (pen.), 36' A. Simon I 55', 81'	Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 400^[8] Referee: Tamás Arany Assistant referees: Gábor Takács, Zsolt Butkai

Round of 16

20 October 2009 First leg	Kecskemét	2–5	Újpest	Kecskemét
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Koller 28' I. Farkas 39' Csordás 46' Alempijević 48' Mbengono 89'	Report	Rajczi 6', 57' Sándor 42', 52' Kabát 62' Z. Takács 64' D. Kovács 83' A. Simon I 85'	Stadium: Széktói Stadion Attendance: 500^[8] Referee: Zoltán Iványi Assistant referees: István Albert, Mátyás Viczián

27 October 2009 Second leg	Újpest	6–2 (11–4 agg.)	Kecskemét	Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vaskó 12' Stokes 16' A. Simon I 19', 39', 49' Lambulić 77' D. Kovács 79'	Report	Némedi 38' (pen.) Litsingi 65' Bagi 86'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 550^[8] Referee: Balázs Böcskei Assistant referees: Balázs Farkas, István Tóth
Note: Újpest won 11–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

17 November 2009 First leg	Videoton	0–1	Újpest	Székesfehérvár
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sebők 40' Lipták 62'	Report	Z. Takács 24' Kabát 43' (pen.) Simek 87'	Stadium: Sóstói Stadion Attendance: 1,648^[9] Referee: Péter Solymosi Assistant referees: Oszkár Lémon, Gábor Takács

25 November 2009 Second leg	Újpest	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Videoton	Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rajczi 68' Sándor 74' Dudić 82' Vermes 85'	Report	G. Horváth II 40' Lipták 63' Ró. Varga 70' Polonkai 72'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 1,976^[9] Referee: Viktor Kassai Assistant referees: Tibor Vámos, Róbert Kispál
Note: Újpest won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

24 March 2010 First leg	Újpest	0–1	Zalaegerszeg	Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Millar 51' Vaskó 62' Vasiljević 69'	Report	Kocsárdi 67' Balázs 88' Pavićević 90'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 2,696^[11] Referee: István Vad Assistant referees: György Ring, Zsolt Butkai Fourth official: Gergely Szőts

14 April 2010 Second leg	Zalaegerszeg	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Újpest	Zalaegerszeg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlaszák 10' Bogunović 70' An. Horváth 88' Balázs 89'	Report	N. Tóth 10' Kabát 13' Simek 90+1'	Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 5,815^[12] Referee: Péter Solymosi Assistant referees: Gábor Erős, Róbert Kispál Fourth official: Szabolcs Fenyvesi
Note: Zalaegerszeg won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ligakupa

Second group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAK	HAL	UTE	FER
1	Paks	6	3	3	0	9	6	+3	12	Advance to final	—	3–2	2–1	1–1
2	Haladás	6	1	3	2	9	9	0	6		0–0	—	2–2	4–1
3	Újpest	6	1	3	2	6	6	0	6		1–1	2–0	—	0–1
4	Ferencváros	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	6		1–2	1–1	0–0	—

Source: Hungarian Football Federation

13 February 2010 1	Újpest	1–1	Paks	Budapest^{[note 1]}
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kéthévoama 55' Millar 77' Pollák 83' Z. Takács 90+1'	Report	I. Nagy 43' Vári 75' Weitner 86'	Stadium: Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Attendance: 500^[10] Referee: Viktor Kassai Assistant referees: Zsolt Butkai, Zsolt Márton

9 March 2010 3	Újpest	2–0	Haladás	Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martin 24' Ro. Varga 74'	Report	A. Simon II 37'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 200^[11] Referee: Ádám Németh Assistant referees: Tibor Vígh, János Agócs

17 March 2010 4	Paks	2–1	Újpest	Paks
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	S. Horváth 16' Tököli 29' I. Mészáros 43' J. Szabó 84'	Report	Martin 21', 88' D. Kovács 67' Popovics 77' N. Tóth 81'	Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion Attendance: 200^[11] Referee: József Berger Assistant referees: Attila Forgács, László Sebesyén

31 March 2010 5	Újpest	0–1	Ferencváros	Budapest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stokes 68'	Report	Wolfe 38' Be. Tóth 55' Sváb 87' Csizmadia 90+3'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 1,942^[12] Referee: Ádám Farkas Assistant referees: Lajos L. Tóth, Péter Berettyán

6 April 2010 6	Haladás	2–2	Újpest	Szombathely
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Irhás 76' Iszlai\|pen. 86' Z. Nagy II 87'	Report	Electo 71', 72' Rajczi 81' (pen.) Privigyei 85' Magos 88'	Stadium: Rohonci út Attendance: 200^[12] Referee: Gábor Oláh Assistant referees: Balázs Farkas, Balázs Kiss

20 April 2010 2	Ferencváros	0–0	Újpest	Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Electo 33' Z. Kiss II 77'	Stadium: Stadion Albert Flórián Attendance: 500^[12] Referee: János Takács Assistant referees: Lajos L. Tóth, Gyula Ortó

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

16 July 2009 First leg	Steaua București	2–0	Újpest	Bucharest, Romania
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Ochiroșii 35' Kapetanos 42' Surdu 46' Goian 59' Toja 62' P. Marin 69' Stancu 72'	Report	Kabát 23' Korcsmár 34' 54' Vaskó 43' Pollák 44'	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 19,003^[14] Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) Assistant referees: Dimitrios Bozatzidis (Greece), Dimitrios Saraidaris (Greece) Fourth official: Georgios Daloukas (Greece)

23 July 2009 Second leg	Újpest	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Steaua București	Budapest, Hungary
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tisza 22' Dudić 30' Vaskó 82'	Report	P. Marin 18' Székely 58', 72' Toja 63' Grzelak 66'	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 9,678^[15] Referee: Andre Marriner (England) Assistant referees: David Richardson (England), Richard West (England) Fourth official: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: Steaua București won 4–1 on aggregate.

Notes

^ ^a ^b The match against Paks in the Ligakupa were played at the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion in Budapest, instead of Újpest regular stadium, the Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. szeptember (107. évfolyam, 238-267. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, September 2009 (Vol. 107, No 238-267)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. november (107. évfolyam, 298-326. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, November 2009 (Vol. 107, No 298-326)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Nemzeti Sport, 2010. március (108. évfolyam, 59-88. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, March 2010 (Vol. 106, No 59-88)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Nemzeti Sport, 2010. május (106. évfolyam, 118-146. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, May 2010 (Vol. 106, No 118-146)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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^ "Újpest vs. Steaua București" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

External links

UEFA Europa League History at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 June 2023)
Újpest FC Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 May 2010)

[table_note_res_EL1b0.14978224185751-6] Since the winners of the 2009–10 Magyar Kupa, Debrecen, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Magyar Kupa winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the losing finalists.

[Illovszky_Rudolf_Stadion-4] The match against Paks in the Ligakupa were played at the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion in Budapest, instead of Újpest regular stadium, the Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

[1] "Szentes Lázárt kirúgták Újpestről" [Lázár Szentes was sacked from Újpest]. index.hu (in Hungarian). 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[2] "McStayt bemutatták Újpesten" [McStay was introduced in Újpest]. index.hu (in Hungarian). 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[3] "McStay távozik, Mészöly Géza az Újpest FC új trénere" [McStay leaves, Géza Mészöly becomes Újpest FC's new coach]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[5] "FootballSquads - Újpest - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025.

[7] "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. július (107. évfolyam, 177-207. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, July 2009 (Vol. 107, No 177-207)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:0-8] "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. augusztus (107. évfolyam, 208-237. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, August 2009 (Vol. 107, No 208-237)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:1-9] "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. szeptember (107. évfolyam, 238-267. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, September 2009 (Vol. 107, No 238-267)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:2-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. október (107. évfolyam, 268-297. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, October 2009 (Vol. 107, No 268-297)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:3-11] "Nemzeti Sport, 2009. november (107. évfolyam, 298-326. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, November 2009 (Vol. 107, No 298-326)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:4-12] "Nemzeti Sport, 2010. február (108. évfolyam, 31-58. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, February 2010 (Vol. 108, No 31-58)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:5-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Nemzeti Sport, 2010. március (108. évfolyam, 59-88. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, March 2010 (Vol. 106, No 59-88)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:6-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Nemzeti Sport, 2010. április (108. évfolyam, 89-117. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, April 2010 (Vol. 108, No 89-117)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[:7-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Nemzeti Sport, 2010. május (106. évfolyam, 118-146. szám)" [Nemzeti Sport, May 2010 (Vol. 106, No 118-146)]. arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. ISSN 0866-2517. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

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[17] "Újpest vs. Steaua București" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

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