Paksi

Football first came to Paks in August 1912 with a team composed entirely of students. Soon thereafter the Paksi Atlétikai Sport Club was formed which played locally. In 1952, the Paksi Sportegyesület was formed and began competing at a county level in Tolna county. They would continue to compete in county level competitions from 1954 to 1964. In 1966, the team opened their new all grass playing field to a crowd of 500.

In 1970, the team won the county championship and ascended to NB III, in the central division. On July 25 of the same year, they hosted Ferencváros and although the team lost 7–2, it played before a crowd of 5,000. It would spend three more years in NB III before being relegated back to the county championship level.

1976 was the club's most impressive year in county play as it won the championship with an impressive goal difference of 119–21 and again returned to NB III, but this was not the end of its success. It would win the Szabadföld Kupa 4–2 at the Népstadion in Budapest, easily the team's greatest victory up to this point.

From 1981 to 1982, the team participated in the NB III Dráva group, but it was short-lived and team returned to county level play. In the 1983–84 season, however, they won the championship in convincing fashion and returned to NB III. Throughout the 1980s, the team would come close several times to breaking into NB II, often battling against the other team from Paks, ASE, but always fell a few pieces short.

In July 1993, the two teams, Paksi SE and ASE United, giving the young players of PSE opportunities to learn and grow by learning from the more experienced ASE side.

Paks finished in the third place of the 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season and were promoted to the second division (Nemzeti Bajnokság II). Although Ikarus-Maroshegy finished in the second position, they did not meet the requirements for the second division. Therefore, Paks were eligible to be promoted to the second division.

Paks spent three consecutive seasons in the second tier. In the 2003–04 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season, they finished in the third place. The following season (2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság II), Paks finished in the second position. Despite the second position, they were not promoted to the top tier. The breakthrough took place in the following season. Paks won the 2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season and were promoted to the top division (Nemzeti Bajnokság I).

In their first season (2006–07 Nemzeti Bajnokság I), Paks finished in the 11th position and were not relegated.

On 23 September 2007, Ferenc Lengyel was dismissed. On 25 September 2007, Imre Gellei was appointed as the coach of the club. In the 2007–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Paks finished in the 11th position. The same result was achieved in the consecutive season (2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I). In the 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Paks finished in the 14th position and avoided relegation. Paks were competing with Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC and Diósgyőri VTK to remain in the top flight. In order to avoid relegation, the management decided to make changes. On 12 April 2010, Gellei resigned and Károly Kis was appointed as the coach of the club.

In the 2010–11 Hungarian Division the team finished second and qualified for the Europa League 2011–12. Paks played their first international match in the Europa League 2011–12 season in Andorra where they beat UE Santa Coloma 1–0. The only goal of the match came in the 14th minute when Gábor Vayer scored. At home, they debuted with a four-goal win in Videoton's stadium, the Sóstói Stadion. József Magasföldi scored twice, one in each half. Dániel Böde and Norbert Heffler also contributed to the result. In the second round Paks faced the Norwegian Tromsø at home in front of 1,800 spectators, again in the Sóstói Stadion, in Székesfehérvár. The first goal of the match was scored by Magnus Andersen, with an equaliser from Hungarian Gábor Vayer. The match finished 1–1. In the second leg in Norway at the Alfheim Stadion Tamás Kiss scored to give Paks the lead in the 59th minute. Two more goals by Dániel Böde and again Tamás Kiss on the night gave Paks a 4–1 aggregate win over Tromsø. In the third round Paks were drawn against Scottish club Hearts. In the first leg in Hungary, Paks took the lead in the 32nd minute with a stunning lobbed goal by István Sipeki. In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Finnish referee Mattias Gestranius awarded Hearts a soft penalty, which was scored by Jamie Hamill to equalise and end the scoring on the night at the Sóstói Stadion.

Paks were eliminated by Puskás Akadémia FC on 3–5 aggregate in the round of 16 of the 2018–19 Magyar Kupa season.

On 14 February 2023, György Bognár was appointed as the head coach of the club. In the winter break of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season Paks was on the top of the table. The spring brought a tough competition between Paks and Ferencvárosi TC. On the game week 18, Paks beat Puskás Akadémia FC 2–1 at home and on game week 19 Paks beat Mezőkövesdi SE away 1–0. On the last match day, Paks beat Kisvárda and finished second in the 2023–24 season.

Paks entered the third round of the 2023–24 Magyar Kupa season. On 16 September 2023, Paks eliminated BKV Előre SC 7–0. Paks beat Budapest Honvéd FC on penalties at the Bozsik Aréna on 2 November 2023. In the round of 16, Paks beat Újpest 2–1 after extra time at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion on 29 February 2024. The winning goal was scored by Norbert Könyves in the 110th minute. Paks beat Vasas 5–2 at the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion to reach the semi-finals on 3 April 2024. On 23 April 2024, Paks beat Kisvárda FC 2–1 at home and qualified for the final of the Magyar Kupa for the second time in the club's history. On 15 May 2024, Paks beat Ferencváros 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final and won the trophy for the first time in the club's history. Papp scored in the 98th minute, while Haraszti secored the victory in the 122nd minute.

On 11 July 2024, Paks were defeated (0–4) by the 2023–24 Cupa României winner CS Corvinul Hunedoara in the first round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League at home. On 18 July 2024, although Paks beat Corvinul 2-0 at the Sibiu Municipal Stadium, they lost 4–2 on aggregate, Paks were transferred to the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. On 25 July 2024, Paks beat AEK Larnaca FC 3–0 at home. The goal scorers were Zsolt Haraszti, Barna Tóth, and Bence Ötvös. On 1 August 2024, Paks beat Larnaca 2–1 at the AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis in Larnaca, Cyprus. Haraszti and Tóth scored the goals in the 18th and 42nd minutes, respectively. Thus, Paks won on 5–0 aggregate. In the third qualifying round, Paks beat FK Mornar 3–0 at home on 7 August 2024. Dániel Böde scored the first goal in the 59th minute, followed by two late goals by Bálint Szabó and Barna Tóth. In the second leg, Paks drew with Mornar (2–2) on 13 August 2024 at the Gradski stadion in Nikšić, Montenegro. In the play-off round, Paks drew with FK Mladá Boleslav (2–2) at the Lokotrans Aréna in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Before the second tie, Mladá dismissed David Holoubek and appointed Andreas Brännström as their new coach. In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Bognár said that it is not good for him because he can throw away that tactics he prepared for the match. In the second tie, Paks lost 3–0 to Mladá at Fehérvári úti Stadion on 29 August 2024. In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Bognár said after the match that the clubs are much ahead of Paks at home and not to mention abroad (in Hungarian: "Jóval előttünk járnak klubok Magyarországon is, nemhogy külföldön").