Since Hungary's first international association football match in 1920, there have been 73 occasions when a Hungarian player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by József Horváth against Bohemia on 7 April 1907. The record for the most goals scored in an international game by a Hungarian player is seven, which has been achieved on just one occasion: by György Sárosi against Austria in 1937, at the 1936–38 Central European International Cup.
Sándor Kocsis, Flórián Albert and László Kiss are the only Hungarian players to have scored a hat-trick at the world cup finals, with Sándor Kocsis doing it twice (including a poker) at the 1954 World Cup against South Korea and eventual champions West Germany. Two players have scored a hat-trick for the losing side: József Takács (3–5, 1930); and Ferenc Szusza (3–4, 1947).
Hat-tricks scored by Hungary No.Player OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef(s) József Horváth Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest Friendly 7 April 1907 Jenő Károly 5 April 1908 Imre Schlosser Vienna Cricket and Football-Club, Vienna 2 May 1909 Imre Schlosser (2) Stade Charentonneau, Maisons-Alfort 1 January 1911 Imre Schlosser (3) Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest 29 October 1911 Sándor Bodnár 14 April 1912 Sándor Bodnár (2) Kristiania, Oslo 23 June 1912 Imre Schlosser (4) Råsunda IP, Solna 1912 Summer Olympics consolation semi-finals 3 July 1912 Mihály Pataki Sokolniki Pitch, Moscow Friendly 12 July 1912 Vilmos Kertész Imre Schlosser (5) 14 July 1912 Vilmos Kertész (2) Sándor Bodnár (3) Üllői úti stadion, Budapest 31 May 1914 Alfréd Schaffer 7 November 1915 Alfréd Schaffer (2) Prater Sportplatz, Vienna 15 July 1917 György Orth Üllői úti stadion, Budapest 6 November 1921 György Molnár 6 April 1924 József Takács 12 June 1927 Vilmos Kohut 6 May 1928 István Avar 8 June 1930 József Takács (2) Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden 28 September 1930 István Avar (2) Stadion Letná, Prague 1931–32 Central European International Cup 22 March 1931 István Avar (3) Hungária körúti stadion, Budapest 12 April 1931 György Sárosi Hohe Warte, Budapest Friendly 12 May 1935 Géza Toldi Üllői úti stadion, Budapest 1936–38 Central European International Cup 27 September 1936 Gyula Zsengellér Stadion Rankhof, Basel 11 April 1937 György Sárosi (2) Hungária körúti stadion, Budapest 19 September 1937 Lajos Szendrődi Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City Friendly 16 January 1938 József Nemes Hungária körúti stadion, Budapest 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 March 1938 Gyula Zsengellér (2) Gyula Zsengellér (3) Friendly 24 September 1939 Gyula Zsengellér (4) Yunak Stadium, Sofia 6 June 1943 Ferenc Deák Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette 30 October 1946 Ferenc Puskás Nándor Hidegkuti Üllői úti stadion, Budapest 1947 Balkan Cup 17 August 1947 Ferenc Deák (2) Ferenc Szusza Praterstadion, Vienna Friendly 14 September 1947 Béla Egresi Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest 1948 Balkan Cup 6 June 1948 Ferenc Puskás (2) Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest 24 October 1948 Ferenc Puskás (3) Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest 1948-53 Central European International Cup 8 May 1949 Ferenc Deák (3) Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen Friendly 10 July 1949 Sándor Kocsis Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest 20 November 1949 Gyula Szilágyi Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 4 June 1950 Ferenc Puskás (4) Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest 24 September 1950 László Budai Ferenc Puskás (5) 29 October 1950 Nándor Hidegkuti (2) 18 November 1951 Sándor Kocsis (2) Olympiastadion, Helsinki 22 June 1952 Sándor Kocsis (3) Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest 19 October 1952 Nándor Hidegkuti (3) Wembley Stadium, London Friendly 25 November 1953 Sándor Kocsis (4) Hardturm, Zürich 1954 FIFA World Cup 17 June 1954 Sándor Kocsis (5) St. Jakob-Park, Basel 20 June 1954 Sándor Kocsis (6) Népstadion, Budapest Friendly 24 October 1954 Sándor Kocsis (7) Råsunda Stadium, Solna 11 May 1955 Károly Sándor Idrætsparken, Copenhagen 15 May 1955 Péter Palotás Olympiastadion, Helsinki 19 May 1955 Ferenc Machos Népstadion, Budapest 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification 23 June 1957 Károly Sándor (2) Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Friendly 5 October 1958 Flórián Albert SK Jugoslavija, Belgrade 11 October 1959 Lajos Tichy Népstadion, Budapest 1955–60 Central European International Cup 25 October 1959 Flórián Albert (2) Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua 1962 FIFA World Cup 3 June 1962 János Farkas Népstadion, Budapest Friendly 28 September 1966 János Farkas (2) 30 October 1966 János Farkas (3) UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying 27 September 1967 Tibor Nyilasi Rohonci út, Szombathely UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying 19 October 1975 László Kiss Martínez Valero, Elche 1982 FIFA World Cup 15 June 1982 József Póczik Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying 27 March 1983 Kálmán Kovács Stade des Costières, Nîmes Friendly 28 May 1990 József Kiprich Stade des Costières, Doha 11 October 1992 Vilmos Sebők Üllői úti stadion, Budapest UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying 27 March 1999 Miklós Fehér Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 October 2000 Zoltán Gera Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 16 October 2002 Ádám Szalai Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 8 October 2010
Hat-tricks conceded by Hungary No.Player OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef(s) Jan Studnicka Wiener A.C. Platz, Vienna Friendly 12 October 1902 Jan Studnicka (2) 11 October 1903 Charles Stansfield Cricket Platz, Vienna 9 October 1904 Jan Košek Stadion Slavia, Prague 6 October 1907 George Hilsdon Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest 10 June 1908 Filip Johansson Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 12 July 1925 Franz Weselik Hungária körúti stadion, Budapest 6 May 1928 Giuseppe Meazza Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest 1927–30 Central European International Cup 11 May 1930 Matthias Sindelar Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Friendly 24 April 1932 Anton Schall Leopold Kielholz Hardturm, Zürich 1933–35 Central European International Cup 14 April 1935 František Kloz Generali Arena, Prague 1936–38 Central European International Cup 18 October 1936 Ted Drake Highbury Stadium, London Friendly 2 December 1936 Ernst Wilimowski Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw 27 August 1939 Daniel Bertoni La Bombonera, Buenos Aires 27 February 1977 Rupert Marko Puskás Aréna, Budapest 17 May 1988 Kjetil Rekdal Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 October 1996 Predrag Mijatović Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 29 October 1997 Predrag Mijatović (2) Red Star Stadium, Belgrade 15 November 1997 Robin van Persie Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 October 2013
Statistics
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by Hungarianplayers who have scored two or more hat-tricks. + Multiple hat-tricksRank PlayerHat-tricks 1 Sándor Kocsis 7 2 Ferenc Puskás 5 Imre Schlosser 4 Gyula Zsengellér 4 5 Sándor Bodnár 3 Ferenc Deák István Avar János Farkas Nándor Hidegkuti 11 Flórián Albert 2 Alfréd Schaffer József Takács Károly Sándor György Sárosi Vilmos Kertész
+ Hat-tricks by competition Competition Hat-tricks Friendlies 47 Balkan Cup 4 Central European Cup 7 UEFA Euro qualifying 6 UEFA Euro 0 Summer Olympics 1 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 FIFA World Cup 4 Total 73
+ Hat-tricks by opponent Rank Opponent Hat-tricks 1 10 2 (incl. East and West Germany) 6 3 5 5 4 8 3 11 2 18 1 Total 73
See also Hungary national football team results (2010-19)
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