Ajka

FC Ajka's predecessor, Ajkai Sportegyesület (ASE), was founded in 1923. The club was primarily made up of young people working in factories who started playing soccer.

In the early days, ASE did not have its own pitch, so they rented one from the glass factory.

The team took its first steps in the county, then from 1948 they played in Nemzeti Bajnokság III. That year, the new sports complex was inaugurated on Sport Street, where the team still plays today.

Thanks to its many successes, the team quickly gained a large fan base. In a town with a population of 9,000 at the time, 2,000 people attended the matches.

In the 1950s, the team moved between the Megyei Bajnokság I and Nemzeti Bajnokság III.

The year 1968 brought significant changes in the life of the team. The Timföldgyár és Alumínium kohó (Aluminium Smelter) took over the team, which also resulted in a name change. The team continued to play under the name Ajkai Alumínium SK. All this brought dynamic development. The following year, the team won the championship, achieving a unique result. They won the championship with a huge 12-point lead.

From 1970, the club played continuously for nine seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság III. Under the coaching of József Gróf, Rezső Lipták, and then Lajos Csabai, Alumínium developed into a stable mid-table team and then a top team. Players in the mid-70s were Goda (Nagylaki)-Kovács, Varró, Dalnoki, Zsidó, Duralla, György, Németh A., Nemes, Brezánszky, Haraszti, Turi, Király, Csikhon, Nagy, Halter.

In 1977-78 season, the team finished in an excellent second place, earning them a spot in Nemzeti Bajnokság II under the leadership of coach György Magyar. With the exception of the 1979-80 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season, when they finished in fourth place, the team was a stable member of the middle of the pack under the leadership of Ferenc Szigeti and then László Dalnoki. During this period, the following players were on the team: Horváth, Bujtor, Hollenczer, Czibik, Haraszti, Kocsis, Gőcze Turi, Menyhárt, Vajda, and Udvardi.

After being relegated in 1982, they spent four seasons in the third division. At that time, the coaches were Gyula Halter, Rezső Lipták, László Baki, and Róbert Glázer.

In 1987, another name change took place. The new name was Ajka Hungalu SK.

In 1987, under the leadership of Miklós Szőke, the team managed to get promoted again in the qualifying matches. Unfortunately, the team was unable to take root in the higher division, so it fluctuated between the second and third divisions. In 1988-89, it was promoted with Rezső Szabó, and the following year, after a change of coach, it managed to stay up with László Somodi, but in 1991, it was relegated again. In 1992, the team was promoted with László Dalnoki, in 1993 with Dalnoki, and then with László Csörnyei, who replaced him, the team was relegated.

However, the history of Hungalu SK only lasted until 1993. At that time, the team was relegated from Nemzeti Bajnokság II and the association dissolved its football department.

The city leadership was willing to help if Hungalu merged with Ajkai Bányász, which had been dissolved that same year. With no other option available, the merger went ahead. In August 1993, Ajkai Labdarúgó Club was founded. Everyone hoped that after 40 years of hostility, the merger would bring results. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Many players left ALC, which was relegated from the Bakony group. Thus, after falling into the county championship, the city found itself without a team in the national championship for the first time since 1962.

Between 1994 and 1998, the team, which had undergone another name change and was now called Ajkai SE, competed in the county championship, mainly with young players from Ajka. Attila Kovács, Géza Czibik, and then Attila Kovács again were the coaches. In 1997-98, under the leadership of János Szécsi, the team became undefeated champions in the Veszprém County First Division. After promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság III, ASE finished fourth in the fourth division under the leadership of József Fördős with the following players: Grőber I., Garai, Nagy P., Ritter, Csörnyei L., Orbán T., Kasler, Gersics, Szőllősi, Rózsás, Csörnyei Z., Horváth L., Király Z., Pék, Bőke, Márton, Kiss, Dragodán, Somlai, Németi, Zsidó, Kozma, Korpos, Vasáros, and Németh K.

The following year, they achieved a valuable second place behind Pápa.

In the fall of 2000, under the leadership of János Szécsi, they won the qualifying championship and qualified for the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

In the summer of 2001, the football department split from Ajka SE and continued to operate independently under the name FC Ajka. Attila Kovács was in charge of training in Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The player roster also underwent significant changes. Despite this, FC Ajka was unable to gain a foothold in the higher division.

In the 2002-03 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season, there were three coaches: Attila Kovács, Mihály Nagy, Péter Jákli. After finishing fourth in the fall, changes were made on the bench after the second round in the spring. At the end of the championship, the team climbed to third place.

In 2003-04 season, with a weakened squad, the team achieved its minimum goal of 5th place, still under the leadership of Péter Jákli.

The following year, the clear goal was to win the championship, which they managed to do. FC Ajka finished first, undefeated and with a 19-point lead, and then defeated former NB-II team Veszprém in the qualifiers to return to Nemzeti Bajnokság II. 2,000 fans celebrated in the stands.

Then the usual Ajka story continued. That is, after one year, relegation followed again. At the beginning of preparations for the spring season, Péter Jákli was replaced on the bench by the experienced István Mihalecz. However, he was also unable to keep the team in the league.

In the summer of 2006, FC Ajka strengthened its squad with several experienced players in the hope of winning another championship title. Breaking the "record" set two years earlier, they finished at the top of the NB-III Bakony group with a 20-point lead. Péter Jákli, then Imre Szabó in the spring. The members of the championship team: Csepregi, Varga T. Zsidó, Pálfi, Márton, Szőllőskei, Garai, Pákai, Csörnyei Z. Hauser, Giron, Balla, Badics, Cserna, Kalcsó, Kovács G. Czafit, Cseke, Purt, Varga I. Pothárn, Búzási, Fehér K. Grőber Á.

In 2007, the team were promoted to Nemzeti Bajnokág II.