Győri ETO FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Győr, Hungary.
Early years
Győr first reached the Hungarian First Division in 1937, however their stay was brief. They were relegated straight back to the second division after finishing in 13th out of 14 teams in the 1937–38 season. In 1946 the club again reached the first division and this time they played 10 consecutive seasons in the top flight, until in 1955 they were relegated again. They again spent one season in the first league in 1958. After their next comeback in 1960, they played 55 years in the top flight, until they were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III at the end of the 2014–15 season.
1960s
In 1963 Győri ETO FC won the Hungarian National Championship I title for the first time. As a consequence, the team could enter the European Cup 1964-65 season. On 2 September 1964 Győr beat Chemie Leipzig 2–0 in Leipzig. In the second leg Győr won 4–2 and entered the first round of the qualification. In the first round Győr played their first match at home against Lokomotiv Sofia and they won the first leg by 5–3. In Sofia they lost to 4–3 but won on aggregate 8–7. In the quarter-finals Győr played the Dutch DWS. The first leg was played in Amsterdam at the Olympisch Stadion and the final result was 1–1. In the second leg at home Győr won the match 1–0, and therefore won 2–1 on aggregate. In the semi-finals Győr faced the Portuguese giant club Benfica and lost their first match 1–0 at home at the Népstadion (now Puskás Ferenc Stadium). In the second leg Benfica won 4–0 at the Estádio da Luz which resulted in the departure of Győr from the European Cup.
In 1965 Győr won the Hungarian Cup for the first time by beating Diósgyőri VTK 4–0 in the final held at the Népstadion therefore Győr could enter the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966-67 season. In the first round Győr lost 1–0 (Chiarugi) to ACF Fiorentina in Florence but in the second leg they could beat the Italian club by 4–2 (Stolcz 2, Varsányi, Orbán) therefore they could advance on aggregate . In the first leg of the second round Győr beat SC Braga 3–0 at home. Although they lost 2–0 away, they could qualify for the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup. In the quarter-finals Győr won their first match 2–1 against the Belgian Standard Liège at home but they lost the second leg of the tie 2–0 which resulted the elimination of the club from the cup.
In 1966 Győr could keep the trophy of the Hungarian Cup by beating Ferencvárosi TC in a two-legged tie. The first match ended in a 1–1 draw, while Győr could win away by 3–2 obtaining their second cup title in a row. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1967-68 Győr beat the Cypriot Apollon Limassol 5–0 at home, while 4–0 away. In the second round Győr faced with the Italian giant club AC Milan. On 22 November 1967, at home both Győrfi and Sormani scored two goals ending the match in a 2–2 draw. In the second leg, on 7 December 1967, at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Szaló scored in the 6th minute which was equalized by Prati in the 22nd minute which resulted a 1–1 draw eliminating Győr from the cup without a lost match against AC Milan.
In 1967 Győr could triple their Hungarian Cup titles by beating Salgótarjáni BTC 1–0 in the final at the Népstadion in front of 3,000 spectators. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1968-69 Győr would have entered the first round of the tournament but due to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia the club were forced to withdraw their participation.
1970s
In 1979 Győr won the Hungarian Cup for the fourth time by beating Ferencvárosi TC 1–0 at the Népstadion in front of 10,000 spectators. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979-80 Győr faced the Italian giant club, Juventus F.C. On 19 September 1979, Juventus beat Győr 2–0 in Turin. Pozsgai's own goal in the 64th minute was followed by Cabrini's goal in the 73rd minute at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino In the second leg of the tie, on 3 October 1979, Győr was leading by 2–0 (Furino's scored an own goal in the 4th minute and Póczik in the 23rd) but in the second half Causio scored in the 52nd minute ending the match in 2–1 victory over Juventus which was not enough to advance in the cup.