Nagybátonyi Sport Club is a football club based in Bátonyterenye, Nógrád County, Hungary, that competes in the Megyei Bajnokság I, the fourth tier of Hungarian football.
History The inaugural general meeting held on March 17, 1925, established one of Nógrád County’s oldest sports clubs, the Nagybátony-Bányatelepi Olvasó és Sportegyletet. The newly formed club was backed by the Nagybátony Újlak egyesült Iparművek Rt. (in English: Nagybátony Újlak United Industrial Works, Ltd). The green-and-reds (as those were the team’s colors in the early days) elected Sándor Sallai as their first president, and membership was granted only after meeting strict criteria. It was only natural that soccer became the favorite pastime of the miners, who performed such hard labor.
After World War II, the Nagybátonyi Bányász Sport Club was founded. However, the beloved name “NOSE” remained inextricably linked to soccer in Bátony. The team’s colors also changed to black and white at this time. Financed by the Nógrád Mining Trust, the team—often referred to as the “little brother” of “Stécé”—typically competed in the Nemzeti Bajnokság leagues. The 1967 squad, led by coach Róbert Dávid, even stood on the threshold of Nemzeti Bajnokság I, but at the end of the season, it slipped out of the spots that would have secured promotion to NB I/B. According to “small-town legend,” this was because the Nógrád Coal Mines could not afford to support two Nemzeti Bajnokság I teams, since their “big brother,” Salgótarjáni Kohász SE, was already competing there.
Starting in the 1990s, as the coal mining industry declined, the team also fell on hard times. In 1990, it was relegated from Nemzeti Bajnokság III; in 1992, it dropped the “Bányász” (Miner) from its name, and since then has competed as Nagybátonyi SC in the county’s first division with mixed success. In the early 2000s, the team was on the brink of relegation, but a draw against its city rival, Kisterenye, in the final round ultimately saved it from being relegated to Megyei Bajnokság II. Since then, the team has been fighting to return to a higher division, coming closest to promotion in 2008. Nagybátony has always been considered a great youth development club (national team players such as József Kardos of Újpest FC and István Kovács of Vasas came from here), and its current team is built largely around homegrown players. Many people in Bátony still remember the great battles of the past, and we hope that one day the dream will become a reality again. Name changes
1925–1949 Nagybátony-Bányatelepi Olvasó és Sportegylet 1947: merger with Nagybátonyi OSE Barátság 1949–1951: Nagybátonyi Tárna 1951–1992: Nagybátonyi Bányász Sport Club 1970: meger with Szorospataki Bányász 1992–present: Nagybátonyi SC
Honours
Nemzeti Bajnokság III: Winners (5): 1958–59, 1962–63, 1967, 1974–75, 1981–82
Seasons The highest league that Nagybátony have ever played was the second tier. SeasonTierClub's namePositionPts2018/20196Nagybátonyi SC12 / 132017/20186Nagybátonyi SC5 / 11192016/20174Nagybátony SC0 / 142015/20164Nagybátony SC14 / 1492014/20154Nagybátony SC11 / 14272013/20144Nagybátonyi SC10 / 16332012/20133Nagybátonyi SC13 / 14162011/20124Nagybátonyi SC1 / 14612010/20114Nagybátonyi SC8 / 14382009/20104Nagybátony SC4 / 16522008/20094Nagybátonyi SC8 / 18502007/20084Nagybátony SC2 / 2332007/20084Nagybátonyi SC1 / 12572006/20074Nagybátony3 / 12422006/20074Nagybátony7 / 2472005/20064Nagybátony2 / 18762004/20055Nagybátony7 / 16462003/20045Nagybátony8 / 16482002/20035Nagybátony12 / 16312001/20025Nagybátony11 / 17392000/20015Nagybátony11 / 16371999/20005Nagybátony10 / 16381998/19995Nagybátony11 / 16331997/19985Nagybátony5 / 16501996/19974Nagybátony12 / 16291995/19964Nagybátony SC4 / 16431994/19954Nagybátony SC7 / 18511993/19944Nagybátony6 / 12251993/19944Nagybátony11 / 231992/19934Nagybátony7 / 12201991/19924Nagybátony5 / 12231990/19914Nagybátony10 / 16241989/19903Nagybátony16 / 1691988/19893Nagybátonyi Bányász13 / 16381987/19883Nagybátonyi Bányász12 / 16261986/19873Nagybátonyi Bányász9 / 16311985/19863Nagybátonyi Bányász9 / 17331984/19853Nagybátonyi Bányász5 / 16341983/19843Nagybátonyi Bányász11 / 16281982/19832Nagybátonyi Bányász20 / 20201981/19823Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 16431980/19812Nagybátonyi Bányász17 / 20301979/19803Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 18641978/19793Nagybátonyi Bányász2 / 18551977/19784Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 16471976/19773Nagybátonyi Bányász12 / 20331975/19762Nagybátonyi Bányász20 / 20211974/19753Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 20531973/19743Nagybátonyi Bányász11 / 16251972/19733Nagybátonyi Bányász10 / 16301971/19723Nagybátonyi Bányász2 / 16391970/19713Nagybátonyi Bányász2 / 16391970 tavasz3Nagybátonyi Bányász11 / 161319692Nagybátonyi Bányász18 / 182019682Nagybátonyi Bányász5 / 183819673Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 164419663Nagybátonyi Bányász5 / 183919653Nagybátonyi Bányász9 / 183419643Nagybátonyi Bányász10 / 183119633Nagybátonyi Bányász10 / 18161962/19633Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 16461961/19623Nagybátonyi Bányász2 / 16421960/19613Nagybátonyi Bányász3 / 16361959/19602Nagybátonyi Bányász SC14 / 16221958/19593Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 16441957/19582Nagybátonyi Bányász12 / 193519562Nagybátonyi Bányász15 / 161619553Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 165319542Nagybátonyi Bányász8 / 163419532Nagybátonyi Bányász14 / 161919523Nagybátonyi Bányász1 / 143819513Nagybátonyi Bányász4 / 163919503Nagybátonyi Tárna14 / 16101949/19503Nagybátonyi Tárna9 / 16301948/19494Nagybátonyi OSE2 / 161947/19484Nagybátonyi OSE0 / 141946/19473Nagybátonyi OSE12 / 13151945/19462Nagybátonyi OSE0 / 151943/19444Nagybátonyi OSE9 / 10141942/19435Nagybátonyi OSE3 / 9111941/19425Nagybátonyi OSE0 / 121940/19415Nagybátonyi OSE4 / 8151939/19404Nagybátonyi OSE3 / 10261938/19394Nagybátonyi OSE4 / 921
External links Official website of Nagybátonyi SC Profile on Magyar Futball
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