page_title: History of Újpest FC
section_title: The first golden era
hierarchical_section_title: History of Újpest FC / The first golden era
caption_attribution_description: Turin (Italy), Mussolini Stadium, July 8, 1934. F.B.C. Juventus' left-back Umberto Caligaris (right) engaging with an opponent striker during the home tie versus Újpest F.C. (1-1), 2nd leg of the 1934 Central European Cup quarter-finals.
context_page_description: The history of Újpest FC begins with its founding in 1885. The club have won the Hungarian League 20 times and the Hungarian Cup 8 times.
context_section_description: The club built the new Megyeri úti stadion in 1922, which marked the opening of a new era of medal collection. The legendary "Fogl-gate" (Fogl-gát in Hungarian), a massive defending formation of brothers Károly Fogl II and József Fogl III for both the national team and Újpest was the key point for the club's successes. From 1926, after the introduction of professional football in Hungary, the football team was playing under the name Újpest FC. The late 1920s and 30s brought the first golden age of the club, marked by finishing on top of the Hungarian first division 5 times and international cup success, including two Mitropa Cup titles in 1929 and 1939, and also the Cup of Nations title in 1930. The team finished on one of the first three positions in every season between 1926 and 1942, and played in five cup finals during the 1920s and 30s.
  Újpest gave 5 players for the World Cup of 1938 to silver medalist Hungary including György Szűcs, Antal Szalay, István Balogh I, Jenő Vincze, and the rising star of Hungarian football, Gyula Zsengellér.
caption: Újpest in the away tie versus Juventus, 1934 Central European Cup quarter-finals.
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