2025–26 Puskás Akadémia FC season

The 2025–26 season is the 21st season in the history of Puskás Akadémia FC, and the club's ninth consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In addition to the domestic league, the team participates in the Magyar Kupa and the UEFA Conference League after coming 2nd place in the previous Nemzeti Bajnokság I (domestic league) season.

Puskás Akadémia

2025–26 season
Manager	Zsolt Hornyák
Stadium	Pancho Aréna
Nemzeti Bajnokság I	4th
Magyar Kupa	Round of 64
UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Colley (2) All: Colley (4)
Highest home attendance	1,986 (v Aris Limassol, Conference League, QR2, 31 July 2025)
Lowest home attendance	1,284 (v Kazincbarcika, Nemzeti Bajnokság, R1, 27 July 2025)
Average home league attendance	1,599
Biggest win	1 goal (2–1) (v Kazincbarcika (H), Nemzeti Bajnokság, R1, 27 July 2025)
Biggest defeat	2 goals (0–2) (v Aris Limassol (H), Conference League, QR2, 31 July 2025)
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All statistics correct as of 10 August 2025.

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First team squad

As of 12 August 2025^[2]

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 Péter Szappanos 6 MF  CPV Laros Duarte 7 FW  GHA Joel Fameyeh 8 FW  HUN Dániel Lukács 9 FW  GAM Lamin Colley 10 FW  HUN Palkó Dárdai 14 DF  POL Wojciech Golla 15 MF  ISR Moshe Semel 16 MF  FIN Urho Nissilä 17 DF  CZE Patrizio Stronati 19 MF  UKR Artem Favorov 20 FW  FIN Mikael Soisalo 21 DF  ARM Georgy Arutyunyan 22 DF  HUN Roland Szolnoki (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  SUI Quentin Maceiras 24 GK  HUN Tamás Markek 25 DF  HUN Zsolt Nagy (vice-captain) 33 DF  ENG Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill 57 GK  HUN Martin Dala 61 GK  HUN Mirkó Bozó 66 DF  HUN Ákos Markgráf 74 MF  HUN Martin Kern 76 DF  HUN Barna Pál 77 FW  HUN Kevin Mondovics 88 MF  HUN Bence Vékony 90 FW  HUN András Németh 96 DF  HUN Roland Orján 99 FW  HUN Zoárd Nagy

Transfers

See also: List of Hungarian football transfers summer 2025

Summer

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Moving from	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2025	99	FW		Zoárd Nagy	Csákvár (NB II)	Undisclosed	[3]
16 June 2025	8	FW		Dániel Lukács	Kecskemét	Undisclosed	[4]
25 June 2025	90	FW		András Németh	Hamburg	Undisclosed	[5]
27 June 2025	57	GK		Martin Dala	Fehérvár (NB II)	Undisclosed	[6]
8 July 2025	10	FW		Palkó Dárdai	Hertha BSC	Undisclosed	[7]
16 July 2025	15	MF		Moshe Semel	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Undisclosed	[8]
30 July 2025	TBD	GK		Péter Szappanos	Al Fateh	Undisclosed	[9]
5 August 2025	TBD	MF		Martin Kern	Sturm Graz	Undisclosed	[10]

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Moving to	Fee	Ref.
27 May 2025	15	MF		Jakub Plšek	MTK	Free	[11][12]
	21	FW		Jakov Puljić	Vukovar 1991
7 June 2025	91	GK		Ármin Pécsi	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[13]
17 June 2025	10	FW		Jonathan Levi	Ferencváros	Undisclosed	[14][15]
27 June 2025		DF		Olivér Kun	Kazincbarcika	Undisclosed	[16]
29 July 2025		DF		Viktor Vitályos	MTK	Undisclosed	[17][18]

Out on loan

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Moving to	Loan date	Ref.
19 July 2025		DF		Bendegúz Farkas	Nyíregyháza	30 June 2026	[19]
23 July 2025		MF		Marcell Major	Kazincbarcika	30 June 2026	[20]
	72	GK		Bendegúz Lehoczki	Csákvár (NB II)	30 June 2026	[21]

Contract extension

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Extension to	Ref.
28 May 2025	66	DF		Ákos Markgráf	30 June 2028	[22]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Puskás Akadémia started the preparation for the 2025/26 season in Bibione, Italy, from 16 June to 20 June 2025.^[23][24]

Summer training camp in Geinberg, Austria, from 5 July to 18 July 2025:^[24]

Austria Salzburg v Puskás Akadémia

9 July 2025 Friendly	Austria Salzburg	1–3	Puskás Akadémia	Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Denizcan Cosgun [de] 26'	Report	A. Németh 61', 67' Mondovics 80'
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Markek (Dala  46') — Farkas (Markgráf  58'), Pál, Arutyunyan (Stronati  46'), Orján — Favorov (Nissilä  46'), Vékony — Dusinszki, Mondovics, Kerezsi — Z. Nagy (Colley  6'  58' (A. Németh  58')) • Manager: Hornyák[25][26]

Crvena zvezda v Puskás Akadémia

13 July 2025 Friendly	Crvena zvezda	1–1	Puskás Akadémia	Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Milson  49' Katai 52'	Report	Zs. Nagy 61' (pen.)
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Markek — Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Markgráf (P. Dárdai  62') — Soisalo (Dusinszki  73'), Arutyunyan (Favorov  73'), Duarte (Nissilä  46'), Zs. Nagy — Lukács (Fameyeh  46'), A. Németh (Colley  62') • Manager: Hornyák[27][28]

Polissya Zhytomyr v Puskás Akadémia

16 July 2025 Friendly	Polissya Zhytomyr	1–1	Puskás Akadémia	Austria
11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Filippov 55'	Report	Fameyeh 21'
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Markek — Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, P. Dárdai (Markgráf  57') — Soisalo (Dusinszki  57'), Arutyunyan (Favorov  70'), Duarte, Zs. Nagy (Lukács  77') — Fameyeh (Nissilä  28')  77' (Vékony  77')), A. Németh (Colley  46') • Manager: Hornyák[29]

Competitions

Overall record

In italics, we indicate the Last match and the Final position achieved in competition(s) that have not yet been completed.

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27 July 2025	10 August 2025	Matchday 1	4th	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	066.67
Magyar Kupa	13 September 2025	TBD	Round of 64	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Conference League	24 July 2025	31 July 2025	2nd qualifying round	2nd qualifying round	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Total					5	2	0	3	8	10	−2	040.00

Last updated: 10 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Main article: 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Debrecen	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Kisvárda	4	2	1	1	5	7	−2	7
5	Puskás Akadémia	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
6	MTK	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4	4
7	Újpest	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	4

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.^[30]

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
3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	2	0	0	5	3	+2	0	0	1	1	2	−1

Last updated: 10 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures   Postponed

The draw for the 2025/26 season was held on 16 June 2025.^[31]

Puskás Akadémia v Kazincbarcika

27 July 2025 (2025-07-27) 1	Puskás Akadémia	2–1[32]	Kazincbarcika	Felcsút[33]
20:00 CEST	Colley 47', 52' Maceiras  57'	Report	Ferencsik  90+1' B. Sós 90+2'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 1,284[34] Referee: József Erdős Assistant referees: Dániel Szalai, Viktor Nagy
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Markek — Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Markgráf — Soisalo (Dusinszki  60'), Duarte (Arutyunyan  77'), Favorov, Zs. Nagy (c) (Mondovics  84') — Lukács (P. Dárdai  46'), Colley (A. Németh  60') • Manager: Hornyák[35][36][37] • Player of the match: Lamin Colley, Puskás Akadémia 10.0 • Best player of Kazincbarcika: Bence Sós 7.5[37]

Puskás Akadémia v Nyíregyháza

3 August 2025 (2025-08-03) 2	Puskás Akadémia	3–2[38]	Nyíregyháza	Felcsút
17:45 CEST	Lukács 26' Vékony  41' Zs. Nagy  43' Golla  47' Favorov  52' P. Dárdai 84' Fameyeh 86'	Report	Benczenleitner 2' Evangelou 44' Alaxai  56' D. Nagy  75' Korrea  89'  90'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 1,526[39] Referee: Márton Rúsz Assistant referees: Vencel Tóth II, Péter Kóbor
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Dala — Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Markgráf — Duarte (Fameyeh  76'), Favorov (Semel  63'  89' (Arutyunyan  89')) — Vékony (Nissilä  63'), Lukács, Zs. Nagy (c) — A. Németh (P. Dárdai  63') • Manager: Hornyák[40][41][42] • Player of the match: Barna Benczenleitner, Nyíregyháza 7.9 • Best player of Puskás Akadémia: Joel Fameyeh 7.6[42]

Kisvárda v Puskás Akadémia

10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) 3	Kisvárda	2–1[43]	Puskás Akadémia	Kisvárda
17:45 CEST	Chlumecký 20' Mešanović  25' G. Molnár 45+4'	Report	Favorov 26' 26' Golla  61' Markgráf  83'	Stadium: Várkerti Stadion Attendance: 1,950[44] Referee: Imre Kovács Assistant referees: Balázs Buzás, József Aradi
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Szappanos — Maceiras (Soisalo  78'), Golla, Stronati, Markgráf — Favorov (c), Arutyunyan (Duarte  59') — Lukács, Kern (Vékony  28'), P. Dárdai (Semel  59') — A. Németh (Fameyeh  46') • Manager: Hornyák[45][46][47] • Player of the match: Martin Chlumecký, Kisvárda 8.0 • Best player of Puskás Akadémia: Artem Favorov 7.7[47]

Ferencváros v Puskás Akadémia

16 August 2025 (2025-08-16) 4	Ferencváros	v	Puskás Akadémia	Budapest
20:15 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Referee: Ferenc Karakó Assistant referees: Ákos Berélnyi, Péter Ország

Puskás Akadémia v Debrecen

22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) 5	Puskás Akadémia	v	Debrecen	Felcsút
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Diósgyőr v Puskás Akadémia

30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) 6	Diósgyőr	v	Puskás Akadémia	Miskolc
17:00 CEST				Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Győr

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 7	Puskás Akadémia	v	Győr	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Paks v Puskás Akadémia

27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) 8	Paks	v	Puskás Akadémia	Paks
				Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Újpest

4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) 9	Puskás Akadémia	v	Újpest	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Zalaegerszeg v Puskás Akadémia

18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) 10	Zalaegerszeg	v	Puskás Akadémia	Zalaegerszeg
				Stadium: ZTE Arena

Puskás Akadémia v MTK

25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) 11	Puskás Akadémia	v	MTK	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Kazincbarcika v Puskás Akadémia

1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) 12	Kazincbarcika	v	Puskás Akadémia	Kazincbarcika[33]
				Stadium: Kolorcity Aréna

Nyíregyháza v Puskás Akadémia

8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) 13	Nyíregyháza	v	Puskás Akadémia	Nyíregyháza
				Stadium: Városi Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Kisvárda

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 14	Puskás Akadémia	v	Kisvárda	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Puskás Akadémia v Ferencváros

29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) 15	Puskás Akadémia	v	Ferencváros	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Debrecen v Puskás Akadémia

6 December 2025 (2025-12-06) 16	Debrecen	v	Puskás Akadémia	Debrecen
				Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Diósgyőr

13 December 2025 (2025-12-13) 17	Puskás Akadémia	v	Diósgyőr	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Győr v Puskás Akadémia

20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) 18	Győr	v	Puskás Akadémia	Győr
				Stadium: ETO Park

Puskás Akadémia v Paks

24 January 2026 (2026-01-24) 19	Puskás Akadémia	v	Paks	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Újpest v Puskás Akadémia

31 January 2026 (2026-01-31) 20	Újpest	v	Puskás Akadémia	Budapest
				Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Zalaegerszeg

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 21	Puskás Akadémia	v	Zalaegerszeg	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

MTK v Puskás Akadémia

14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 22	MTK	v	Puskás Akadémia	Budapest
				Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion

Kazincbarcika v Puskás Akadémia

21 February 2026 (2026-02-21) 23	Kazincbarcika	v	Puskás Akadémia	Mezőkövesd
				Stadium: Városi Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Nyíregyháza

28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) 24	Puskás Akadémia	v	Nyíregyháza	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Kisvárda v Puskás Akadémia

7 March 2026 (2026-03-07) 25	Kisvárda	v	Puskás Akadémia	Kisvárda
				Stadium: Várkerti Stadion

Ferencváros v Puskás Akadémia

14 March 2026 (2026-03-14) 26	Ferencváros	v	Puskás Akadémia	Budapest
				Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Debrecen

21 March 2026 (2026-03-21) 27	Puskás Akadémia	v	Debrecen	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Diósgyőr v Puskás Akadémia

4 April 2026 (2026-04-04) 28	Diósgyőr	v	Puskás Akadémia	Miskolc
				Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Győr

11 April 2026 (2026-04-11) 29	Puskás Akadémia	v	Győr	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Paks v Puskás Akadémia

18 April 2026 (2026-04-18) 30	Paks	v	Puskás Akadémia	Paks
				Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion

Puskás Akadémia v Újpest

25 April 2026 (2026-04-25) 31	Puskás Akadémia	v	Újpest	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Zalaegerszeg v Puskás Akadémia

2 May 2026 (2026-05-02) 32	Zalaegerszeg	v	Puskás Akadémia	Zalaegerszeg
				Stadium: ZTE Arena

Puskás Akadémia v MTK

16 May 2026 (2026-05-16) 33	Puskás Akadémia	v	MTK	Felcsút
				Stadium: Pancho Aréna

Note: Puskás Akadémia FC, interested in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers, officially requested the exchange of the right to choose the venue for the Kazincbarcika–Puskás Akadémia match to be held in the 1st round of the Fizz League (Nemzeti Bajnokság I).^[33]
Source: Puskás Akadémia FC Schedule – MLSZ Adatbank^[48]

Magyar Kupa

Main article: 2025–26 Magyar Kupa

Round of 64

Main article: 2025–26 Magyar Kupa § Round of 64

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

The Puskás Akadméia FC will participate in the competition as the 2nd place in the previous Nemzeti Bajnokság I (domestic league) season.

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round § Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.

Aris Limassol v Puskás Akadémia

24 July 2025 First leg	Aris Limassol	3–2[49]	Puskás Akadémia	Kolossi, Cyprus
18:00 (19:00 EEST (UTC+3))	Montnor 6' Kvilitaia 16' (pen.) Yago  45' Moucketou-Moussounda  57' Edi Semedo 87' Charalampous  90+2'	Report[50]	Stronati  30' Markgráf  66' Arutyunyan  72' Colley 78', 81'	Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 1,620[51] Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia) Assistant referees: David Gabrovec, Tomaž Cerne
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Markek — Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Zs. Nagy (c) — Arutyunyan (Semel  73'), Nissilä (Favorov  65') — Duarte — Soisalo, A. Németh (Colley  46'), P. Dárdai (Markgráf  46') • Manager: Hornyák[52][53][54] • Best player of the match: Lamin Colley, Puskás Akadémia 9.2[54]

Puskás Akadémia v Aris Limassol

31 July 2025 Second leg	Puskás Akadémia	0–2[55] (2–5 agg.)	Aris Limassol	Felcsút
20:00 CEST	Colley  19'  63' Maceiras  24' Duarte  63'	Report[56]	Yago  55' Kvilitaia 77' Kakoullis 78'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 1,986[57] Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania) Assistant referees: Vytenis Kazlauskas, Benas Kikutis
Note: • Puskás Akadémia: Markek — Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Arutyunyan (Markgráf  74') — Favorov, Duarte (A. Németh  74'), P. Dárdai (Semel  59') — Soisalo (Kerezsi  74'), Colley, Zs. Nagy (c) • Manager: Hornyák[58][59][60] • Best player of the match: Andronikos Kakoullis, Aris Limassol 8.3 • Best player of Puskás Akadémia: Artem Favorov and Wojciech Golla 7.6 each[60]

Aris Limassol won 5–2 on aggregate.

See also

• List of Puskás Akadémia FC seasons

Notes