Videoton kicked off the new season with Gyorgy Mezey in charge. He brought in a coaching team that included Tamas Bodog, Balazs Beko and Zsolt Dveri. Peter Disztl became goalkeeping coach. Mark Tassy took over as the new Managing Director, but the target remained the same, which was to win the league title.

Experienced international goalkeeper arrives

Montenegro keeper Mladen Bozsovics signed a three year contract after arriving from Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade. Martin Mutumba and Bojan Djordics came from Swedish club AIK Solna. Andras Gosztonyi made the move from MTK and signed a 3 year deal. Defender Sandor Hidvegi was another arrival and he committed himself for 2 years. Ujpest midfielder Dusan Vasziljevic and defender Tamas Vasko both switched to Szekesfehervar. Roland Szolnoki was promoted from the youth side.

Slow start to the season

The first competitive match of the new season took place in July. That was a super cup final match against Debrecen. However a Peter Szakaly goal was enough to clinch a 1-0 win for the opponents. The team kicked off their Europa League campaign with a tough drawn against Slovenian side Maribor. There were 5000 present for the "home leg", which was played in Győr due to a new pitch being laid at the Sostoi. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw with the Vidi goal coming in the 79th minute from Gabor Horvath.

The return leg in Maribor saw a 2-0 win for the home side and Vidi headed out of the competition.

Vidi start to make the move upwards – first steps towards the league title

The new league season started with a 1-1 draw away at Siofok. Vasas were beaten 3-0 in the first home fixture a few days later. Leaders MTK were also beaten 3-0 away at the Hidegkuti stadium. 

The team produced a good autumn with only Debrecen managing to win 3-1. There were draws against Ferencvaros, Honved and Győr. The other games, 8 in total, were all won and Vidi closed the first half of the season with a 7 points lead at the top of the table. The team were also involved in the Hungarian cup and beat Baja 4-2. There were further cup wins over Haladas (3-0) to make it through to the next round. 

The season continues

Although the first match of the season away at Siofok had ended in a 1-1 draw, the corresponding spring match produced goals from Nikolics and Sandor to secure a 2-0 win. 

No major changes to the squad – Alves remains

The situation surrounding Andre Alves was confirmed when the forward continued his career in Hungary. The supporters were pleased as he had produced a good autumn season. Mutumba returned to Sweden while Presinger joined Vasas. Vujovics moved to KTE for a half year loan. There were no arrivals during the winter transfer window.

From winter to spring – Two week training camp in Spain

Pre-season started on the 5th January, with the full squad meeting back 5 days later. A week training in nearby Balaton was arranged. There was also a near two week training camp in Spain with the squad departing on the final day of January. Preparations came to an end with wins over Slovan and Ujpest. 

The lead at the top was cut to 6 points following a 0-0 draw against Vasas. Mezey's side then went on a very good run of results to move further away at the top of the league table. MTK were defeated 2-1. There was a party mood away at Ferencvaros, which was topped up by a 5-0 away win!

Vidi also managed to beat Debrecen after a long period of time. The champions from the season before were beaten 2-1. A draw against Szolnok was followed up with a 3-0 win against ZTE. The first defeat of the spring came against Haladas. However, the team returned to winning ways and a 4-0 win over Lombard Papa. Paks beat Vidi 1-0 in the next match, before 2-2 draws against Kecskemet and Honved.

The title was secured with two matches remaining. Kaposvar were the visitors to the Sostoi stadium and the 3-1 win meant that Vidi were champions for the first time in the clubs history. They had done this with 8 points to spare at the top of the table. 

Győr were beaten 2-1 at the Sostoi and the season came to a close with a single goal defeat away at Ujpest. around 3000 gathered in the main square of Szekesfehervar to celebrate with the players and coaching staff. The supporters sang out loud "champions".

Celebration moments