title: 2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season
text: # 2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season
  
  The 2019–20 season was Zalaegerszegi TE's 1st competitive season, 39th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 99th year in existence as a football club.
  
  ## First team squad
  
      As of 14 August 2019
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | HUN | Patrik Demjén |
  | 4 | DF | CRO | Zoran Lesjak |
  | 7 | FW | HUN | András Radó |
  | 8 | MF | HUN | Zoltán Stieber |
  | 10 | FW | HUN | Benjamin Babati |
  | 11 | MF | UKR | Oleh Holodyuk |
  | 12 | FW | HUN | Gergely Bobál |
  | 13 | DF | HUN | Szilárd Devecseri |
  | 17 | DF | HUN | Lóránt Sebestyén |
  | 18 | MF | SRB | Miroslav Grumic |
  | 19 | DF | SVK | János Szépe |
  | 21 | MF | HUN | Gergő Kocsis |
  | 22 | MF | SRB | Nikola Mitrovic |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 23 | FW | USA | Eduvie Ikoba |
  | 25 | DF | HUN | Krisztián Tamás (on loan from Fehérvár) |
  | 27 | DF | HUN | Bence Bedi |
  | 31 | MF | HUN | Dávid Barczi |
  | 34 | GK | HUN | Norbert Szemerédi |
  | 44 | DF | HUN | Bence Gergényi |
  | 46 | GK | HUN | Bence Köcse |
  | 77 | DF | HUN | Bendegúz Bolla (on loan from Fehérvár) |
  | 91 | MF | HUN | Máté Kiss |
  | 94 | MF | HUN | Martin Hudák |
  | — | DF | HUN | Dávid Bobál |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Summer
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | HUN | Patrik Demjén (from MTK Budapest) |
  | 5 | DF | HUN | Dávid Bobál (from Paks) |
  | 7 | FW | HUN | András Radó (from Puskás Akadémia) |
  | 8 | MF | HUN | Zoltán Stieber (from D.C. United) |
  | 11 | MF | UKR | Oleh Holodyuk (from Szombathely) |
  | 17 | DF | HUN | Lóránt Sebestyén (from Zalaegerszeg U-19) |
  | 22 | MF | SRB | Nikola Mitrović (from Keşla) |
  | 23 | FW | USA | Eduvie Ikoba (from Dartmouth) |
  | 25 | DF | HUN | Krisztián Tamás (loan from Fehérvár) |
  | 44 | DF | HUN | Bence Gergényi (loan from Budapest Honvéd) |
  | 77 | DF | HUN | Bendegúz Bolla (loan from Fehérvár) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | HUN | Illés Zöldesi (loan return to Kisvárda) |
  | 7 | FW | HUN | Balázs Farkas (to Soroksár) |
  | 9 | FW | HUN | Csanád Novák (loan return to Mezőkövesd) |
  | 11 | FW | HUN | Zsolt Gajdos (to Szeged) |
  | 22 | MF | HUN | Dániel Szökrönyös (loan to Nafta) |
  | 36 | GK | HUN | Dávid Macher (to Hévíz) |
  | 80 | MF | CRO | Aljoša Vojnović (to Kaposvár) |
  | 92 | FW | HUN | Zsolt Balázs (to Kaposvár) |
  
  ### Winter
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | MF | CYP | Fanos Katelaris (loan from Omonia Nicosia) |
  | 9 | FW | USA | Eric McWoods (from Narva Trans) |
  | 11 | MF | HUN | Lukács Bőle (loan from Ferencváros) |
  | 30 | MF | CRO | Stjepan Oštrek (loan from Nafta) |
  | 32 | DF | CRO | Matija Katanec (loan from Mezőkövesd) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Meshack Ubochioma |
  | — | MF | HUN | Dániel Szökrönyös (loan return from Nafta) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 11 | MF | UKR | Oleh Holodyuk |
  | 13 | DF | HUN | Szilárd Devecseri (to Szombathelyi Haladás) |
  | 17 | DF | HUN | Lóránt Sebestyén (loan to Hévíz) |
  | 18 | MF | SRB | Miroslav Grumić (to Szeged) |
  | 44 | DF | HUN | Bence Gergényi (loan to Nafta) |
  | 91 | MF | HUN | Máté Kiss (to Győr) |
  | 94 | MF | HUN | Martin Hudák (to Szeged) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Meshack Ubochioma (loan to Nafta) |
  | — | MF | HUN | Dániel Szökrönyös (loan to Hévíz) |
  
  Source:
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
      Last updated on 27 June 2020.
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | OTP Bank Liga | OTP Bank Liga | Hungarian Cup | Hungarian Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | HUN | Patrik Demjén | 37 | -53 | 33 | -44 | 4 | -9 |
  | 4 | DF | CRO | Zoran Lesjak | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | HUN | Dávid Bobál | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | CYP | Fanos Katelaris | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | HUN | András Radó | 37 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | HUN | Zoltán Stieber | 25 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
  | 9 | FW | USA | Eric McWoods | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | HUN | Benjamin Babati | 27 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | 11 | MF | HUN | Lukács Bőle | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | FW | HUN | Gergely Bobál | 32 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
  | 19 | DF | SVK | János Szépe | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | 21 | MF | HUN | Gergő Kocsis | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | SRB | Nikola Mitrović | 32 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | USA | Eduvie Ikoba | 30 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
  | 25 | DF | HUN | Krisztián Tamás | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | HUN | Bence Bedi | 37 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
  | 30 | MF | CRO | Stjepan Oštrek | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
  | 31 | MF | HUN | Dávid Barczi | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
  | 32 | MF | CRO | Matija Katanec | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 77 | DF | HUN | Bendegúz Bolla | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | Youth players: ||||||||||
  | 15 | FW | HUN | Márk Abért | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 34 | GK | HUN | Norbert Szemerédi | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
  | 46 | GK | HUN | Bence Köcse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 50 | DF | HUN | Olivér Hegedűs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | 51 | MF | HUN | Zoltán Szökrönyös | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Out to loan: ||||||||||
  | 17 | DF | HUN | Lóránt Sebestyén | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 44 | DF | HUN | Bence Gergényi | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | Players no longer at the club: ||||||||||
  | 11 | MF | UKR | Oleh Holodyuk | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | HUN | Szilárd Devecseri | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | SRB | Miroslav Grumić | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  | 91 | MF | HUN | Máté Kiss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 94 | MF | HUN | Martin Hudák | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
  
      Last updated on 27 June 2020
  
  | Position | Nation | Number | Name | OTP Bank Liga | Hungarian Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | 7 | András Radó | 13 | 0 | 13 |
  | 2 | | 12 | Gergely Bobál | 10 | 3 | 13 |
  | 3 | | 23 | Eduvie Ikoba | 4 | 4 | 8 |
  | 4 | | 10 | Benjamin Babati | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 5 | | 94 | Martin Hudák | 0 | 4 | 4 |
  | 6 | | 22 | Nikola Mitrović | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | | 4 | Zoran Lesjak | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | | 11 | Lukács Bőle | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 9 | | 27 | Bence Bedi | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 10 | | 8 | Zoltán Stieber | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 11 | | 30 | Stjepan Oštrek | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 12 | | 31 | Dávid Barczi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 13 | | 9 | Eric McWoods | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 14 | | 13 | Szilárd Devecseri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 15 | | 5 | Dávid Bobál | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | | 77 | Bendegúz Bolla | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 17 | | 18 | Miroslav Grumić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 18 | | 19 | János Szépe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 19 | | 50 | Olivér Hegedűs | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | / | / | / | Own Goals | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | TOTALS | 51 | 22 | 73 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
  
      Last updated on 27 June 2020
  
  | Position | Number | Name | OTP Bank Liga | OTP Bank Liga | Hungarian Cup | Hungarian Cup | Total (Hu Total) | Total (Hu Total) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Patrik Demjén | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
  | DF | 4 | Zoran Lesjak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
  | DF | 5 | Dávid Bobál | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (6) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 6 | Fanos Katelaris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 7 | András Radó | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 8 | Zoltán Stieber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 (0) |
  | FW | 9 | Eric McWoods | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 (0) |
  | FW | 10 | Benjamin Babati | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 11 | Lukács Bőle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 11 | Oleh Holodyuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
  | FW | 12 | Gergely Bobál | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
  | DF | 13 | Szilárd Devecseri | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 2 (2) |
  | DF | 19 | János Szépe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
  | MF | 21 | Gergő Kocsis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 (6) | 1 (1) |
  | MF | 22 | Nikola Mitrović | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8) | 0 (0) |
  | FW | 23 | Eduvie Ikoba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 (0) |
  | DF | 27 | Bence Bedi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 30 | Stjepan Oštrek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 (0) |
  | MF | 31 | Dávid Barczi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
  | MF | 32 | Matija Katanec | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 (3) | 1 (1) |
  | GK | 34 | Norbert Szemerédi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
  | DF | 44 | Bence Gergényi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
  | DF | 77 | Bendegúz Bolla | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (5) | 1 (1) |
  | MF | 94 | Martin Hudák | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
  | | | TOTALS | 64 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 71 (64) | 7 (6) |
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Games played | 40 (33 OTP Bank Liga and 7 Hungarian Cup) |
  | - | - |
  | Games won | 16 (11 OTP Bank Liga and 5 Hungarian Cup) |
  | Games drawn | 10 (10 OTP Bank Liga and 0 Hungarian Cup) |
  | Games lost | 14 (12 OTP Bank Liga and 2 Hungarian Cup) |
  | Goals scored | 73 |
  | Goals conceded | 57 |
  | Goal difference | +16 |
  | Yellow cards | 71 |
  | Red cards | 7 |
  | Worst discipline | Gergő Kocsis (7 , 1 ) |
  | Best result | 6–0 (A) v Kaposvár - Nemzeti Bajnokság I - 29-5-2020 |
  | Worst result | 0–5 (A) v Fehérvár - Hungarian Cup - 11-3-2020 |
  | Most appearances | Bence Bedi (37 appearances) |
  | Most appearances | Patrik Demjén (37 appearances) |
  | Most appearances | András Radó (37 appearances) |
  | Top scorer | Gergely Bobál (13 goals) |
  | Top scorer | András Radó (13 goals) |
  | Points | 58/120 (48.33%) |
  
  Last updated: 27 June 2020 Source:
  
  ## Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Honvéd | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
  | 6 | Újpest | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 43 | |
  | 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 43 | |
  | 8 | Kisvárda | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 42 | |
  | 9 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 41 | |
  
  * ↑ Budapest Honvéd qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Magyar Kupa.
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 27 June 2020. Source: NB1
  
  ### Results by round
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D |
  | Position | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
  