page_title: History of Vasas SC
section_title: 1960s
hierarchical_section_title: History of Vasas SC / 1960s
caption_attribution_description: Magyar: Mészöly Kálmán magyar labdarúgóEnglish: Kálmán Mészöly Hungarian football (soccer) player
context_page_description: Vasas Sport Club is a professional football club based in Budapest, Hungary.
context_section_description: Vasas won the 1960–61 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. As a consequence, Vasas were eligible to enter the 1961–62 European Cup. In the preliminary round, Vasas hosted Real Madrid C.F. and lost to 2–0 on 6 September in 1961 at Népstadion, Budapest. In the second leg of the preliminary round on 20 September 1961 Vasas lost to 3–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain.
  The following year Vasas could repeat the success by winning the 1961–62 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. Vasas competed in the 1962–63 European Cup. In the preliminary round on 5 September 1962, Vasas beat Fredrikstad FK 4–1 at the Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad, Norway. In the second leg Vasas won 7–0 at the Népstadion, Budapest. Farkas scored a hat-trick in front of 6,648 spectators. On 14 November 1962, the 1961–62 Eredivisie champions Feyenoord hosted Vasas at the De Kuip in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The match ended with a 1–1 draw in front of 53,700 spectators. On 18 November 1962 Vasas hosted Feyenoord at Népstadion in the second leg of the first round. The match ended with a 2–2 draw which resulted the farewell of the club from the 1962–63 European Cup.
  The club third title arrived by winning the 1965 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season
  In 1966 Vasas set a record by winning the 1966 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season without any defeats. Vasas competed in the 1966–67 European Cup. On 5 October 1966 Vasas beat Sporting 5–0 at the Népstadion in front of 65,218 spectators in the first round. On 12 October 1966, Vasas beat Sporting 2–0 at the José Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal. Vasas qualified for the second round on 7–0 aggregate. On 16 November 1966, Vasas were hosted by 1965–66 Serie A champions Internazionale. The match was won by the Italian club 2–1 at the San Siro in front of 29,207 spectators. On 8 December 1966, Vasas were beaten by Internazionale 2–0 at the Népstadion in front of 67,013 spectators. Vasas were eliminated from the 1966–67 European Cup on 4–1 aggragate.
caption: Club legend Kálmán Mészöly, who played for Vasas between 1952 and 1979
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