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Debrecen

Full name	Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club
Nickname	Loki
Short name	DVSC
Founded	12 March 1902; 124 years ago (1902-03-12)
Ground	Nagyerdei Stadion
Capacity	20,340
Chairman	Mark Stott
Manager	Gert Remmel
League	NB I
2025–26	NB I, 4th of 12
Website	dvsc.hu
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in the 2009–10 season. Debrecen have become the second most successful club in Hungary since 2000, winning the Hungarian League seven times.

Debrecen was founded on 12 March 1902 as Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club. The club first reached the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1943–44 season. Debrecen rose to domestic prominence in the early 2000s when they won their first Hungarian league title in 2004–05 season. Since then the club managed to win seven titles in the 2010s total. However, in the late 2010s the club lost its governmental support and started to decline. In the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, they were escaping from relegation.

At international level, Debrecen reached their biggest success when they managed to reach the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage. The following year they reached the group stages of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. In the following years, DVSC competed in the Champions League and the European League qualifiers. In 2023-2024, DVSC played in the European Conference League. The team played against the Armenian Alashkert FC and qualified to the next round, in which Loki clashed with Rapid Wien and finished their European journey that year.

• 1902–12: Egyetértés Football Club
• 1912–48: Debreceni Vasutas
• 1948–49: Debreceni Vasutas Sport Egyesület
• 1949–55: Debreceni Lokomotív
• 1955–56: Debreceni Törekvés
• 1957–79: Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club
• 1979–89: Debreceni Munkás Vasutas Sport Club
• 1989–95: Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club
• 1995–99: DVSC-Epona
• 1999–01: Debreceni VSC
• 2001–02: Netforum-DVSC
• 2002: Debreceni VSC
• 2003–05: DVSC-MegaForce
• 2005–06: DVSC-AVE Ásványvíz
• 2006–16: DVSC-TEVA
• 2016–: Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club

The following table shows in detail Debreceni VSC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Debrecen played their home matches between 1989 and 2014 at the Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion, which has a capacity of 12,500. After winning the first Nemzeti Bajnokság I trophy, it was found that the stadium did not meet UEFA stadium criteria. Therefore, the most important UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches had to be played at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium as in 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.

On 1 May 2014, the Nagyerdei stadium was opened with an inauguration ceremony. Viktor Orbán, Hungarian prime minister, said that "the Hungarian spirit, the architects, the engineers, the workers make Hungary great again with this constructions like the Nagyerdei stadium" (in Hungarian: "A magyar szellem, a tervezők, a mérnökök, a munkások ilyen alkotásokkal teszik ismét naggyá Magyarországot"). The stadium was also sanctified by Nándor Bosák, bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, Gusztáv Bölcskei, minister, and Fülöp Kocsis, bishops of the Greek Catholic Church. After the sanctification, singers such as Lou Bega, Viktor Király, Ildikó Kersztes, Gigi Radić, and Erika Miklósa entertained the audience. The first match was played between the Debrecen All Stars and Hungary All Stars, including players such as Attila Pintér, current Hungary national football team coach, Kálmán Kovács, former Budapest Honvéd legend, Péter Lipcsei, former Ferencváros icon, György Véber, former Újpest icon and Mezőkövesd manager at that time, Imre Garaba, former Hungary international, Flórián Urbán, former Újpest legend, and Lajos Détári, former Hungary national team legend.

On 10 May 2014, the first official match was played at the new stadium between Debrecen and Újpest in the 2013–14 Hungarian League season. The match ended with a 3–1 victory over the Budapest-based rival, Újpest. The first goal of the match was scored by Kulcsár in the 27th minute. Although Vasiljević equalised the score in the 37th minute, Debrecen were able to clinch the victory in the second half due to an own goal by Antón in the 46-minute and a goal by Vadnai in the 85th minute.

On 22 May 2014, the first match of the Hungary national football team was played at the stadium in front of 20,000 spectators, which ended with a 2–2 draw against Denmark national football team. The first goal was scored by the former Debrecen player Dzsudzsák. Eriksen equalised the score in the 56th minute. The debutant Varga took the lead in the 69th minute again, but the score was equalised by Schöne in the 72nd minute.

Supporters of DVSC are mainly based in Debrecen, Hungary. However, the club is popular in all over Hungary. Club's main ultras group is Szívtiprók Ultras Debrecen (SZ.U.D.), which is the largest and oldest faction, founded in 1994. As of 2000, SZ.U.D started to divide itself, in factions of ultras outside Debrecen, such as SZ.U.D. Budapest, SZ.U.D. Nagyvárad and SZ.U.D. Hódmezővásárhely. Among smaller groups are considered Force Field, Red Territory and Vadmacskák, which are the oldest. However, since 2009, new ultras factions, such as Sziporkák, Debrecen Hooligans, Barrabrava Debrecen and others appeared. This while several, like North Side Hooligans were dissolved in early 2000s. Debrecen has fierce rivalries with Nyíregyháza, Békéscsaba and competitive rivalries with Ferencváros, Újpest and Videoton.

On 5 August 2014, UEFA issued sanctions against Debrecen, Romania's Steaua București and Slovenia's Maribor following racist behaviour by their fans during 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying against Cliftonville, Strømsgodset and Zrinjski Mostar respectively. Debrecen shut sector B of their ground after fans showed an "illicit banner" during the match against Northern Ireland's Cliftonville.

• Szívtiprók Ultras Debrecen (founded in 1994)

Famous supporters

• László Lukács

On 27 May 2017, it was announced that Andy Vajna could replace Gábor Szima as the owner of Debrecen. Nevertheless, Andy Vajna added that he likes football but he does not want to invest into football.

On 15 August 2017, it was revealed that Gábor Szima, the owner of Debrecen, might leave the club and a Greek tycoon might arrive.

On 1 July 2020, Szima resigned as the owner of the club. The 73 percent of the shares of the club were purchased by the local government. László Papp, mayor of Debrecen, announced that the main goal is to be promoted to the first league again.

On 18 December 2020, it was announced that the DVSC Egyesület purchased the majority of the shares.

On 27 June 2022, Ike Thierry Zaengel was appointed as the chairman and owner of the club.

In 2025, the club's football team was managed for months by a temporary board of directors with a repeatedly extended mandate, after Five Eleven Capital, which purchased a minority stake in the club in the spring, failed to purchase additional shares from the club's current president, Ike Thierry Zaengel, despite a previous agreement, and thus did not become the majority owner. Due to the delayed change of ownership, Debrecen experienced liquidity problems in autumn 2025, needing help from the city of Debrecen in September 2025 to meet its financial obligations, according to a September statement by Mayor László Papp.

In October 2025, Nemzeti Sport reported that the group behind English third tier (EFL League One) club Stockport County might buy a stake in Debrecen. Negotiations were ongoing for several months, and it was reported that the English were personally present at several Debrecen matches in the fall, and the club's press department had previously acknowledged the ongoing negotiations. In January 2026, Stott Capital, the English investment firm owned by Stockport County owner and chairman Mark Stott, acquired a controlling stake in Debrecen. Stott said the two clubs will operate "entirely independently", describing Debrecen as "one of the country's most established clubs, with a proud history, a strong talent pipeline, and experience in European competition".

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • Winners (7): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
  • Runners-up (1): 2007–08
• Nemzeti Bajnokság II
  • Winners (8): 1942–43 1948–49, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (3): 1941–42, 1957–58, 1983–84
• Nemzeti Bajnokság III
  • Winners (2): 1969, 2007–08
• Magyar Kupa
  • Winners (6): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Runners-up (2): 2002–03, 2006–07
• Ligakupa
  • Winners (1): 2009–10
  • Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2014–15
• Szuperkupa
  • Winners (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
  • Runners-up (4): 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014

Winners of Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Magyar Kupa and Ligakupa

• 2009–10: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Magyar Kupa, Ligakupa

Note: In addition, they also won the Szuperkupa (Super Cup) in 2010.

Winners of Nemzeti Bajnokság I and Magyar Kupa

• 2011–12: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Magyar Kupa

Rank	Player	To	Fee	Year	Ref.
1.	Balázs Dzsudzsák	PSV Eindhoven	€2.5 million	2008
2.	Tamás Szűcs	Famalicao	€2.5 million	2026
3.	Norbert Balogh	Palermo	€2.2 million	2016
4.	Hamzat Ojediran	Lens	€1.5 million	2024
5.	Péter Baráth	Ferencváros	€1.2 million	2023
6.	Tamás Sándor	Torino	€1 million	1998
7.	Kevin Varga	Kasimpasa	~€850,000	2020
8.	Zsolt Laczkó	Sampdoria	~€830,000	2011
9.	Donát Bárány	ADO Den Haag	~€800,000	2026
10.	Dávid Holman	Slovan Bratislava	~€700,000	2018

As of 30 May 2026

• Between 1970–71 and 1973–74 the second tier league called NB I/B.

As of 7 September 2026

() Injured player

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BUL Plamen Andreev 2 DF  HUN Dénes Szakál 3 DF  ESP Adrián Guerrero 4 DF  VEN Josua Mejías 5 DF  HUN Bence Batik (vice-captain) 6 MF  BIH Blaž Bošković 8 FW  HUN Leon Myrtaj 10 MF  HUN Balázs Dzsudzsák (captain) 11 FW  HUN Ákos Szendrei 12 GK  HUN Benedek Erdélyi 15 MF  HUN Dávid Patai 16 MF  ESP Sergi Samper 18 MF  NGR Kaye Shedrach 19 MF  HUN Dominik Kocsis 20 MF  HUN Máté Macsó () 22 MF  HUN Botond Vajda 23 DF  HUN Gergő Tercza

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  HUN Imre Egri 25 FW  FRA Sohan Baldoni 26 DF  HUN Ádám Lang () 27 FW  HUN Máté Kohut 28 DF  AUT Maximilian Hofmann 29 DF  HUN Erik Kusnyír 39 FW  MAD Bryan Adinany (on loan from Kortrijk) 66 DF  GUI Jocelyn Janneh 72 DF  ISR Rotem Keller 75 MF  HUN Dávid Patai 77 FW  HUN Márk Szécsi () 78 MF  HUN Balázs Sain 89 GK  HUN Dániel Póser 90 GK  HUN Bálint Tuska 96 DF  FRA Julien Dacosta 97 FW  HUN Csanád Vilmos Dénes 99 MF  HUN Flórián Cibla

• Erik Kusnyír

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  HUN Csaba Hornyák 10 MF  HUN Mátyás Vidnyánszky 18 FW  NGR Shedrach Kaye 45 FW  HUN Tamás Batai 49 DF  UKR Vyacheslav Kulbachuk 87 GK  HUN Márk Engedi

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  HUN Levente Szondi — GK  UKR Dmytro Shakhanov — DF  HUN Gergő Tercza — DF  HUN Márk Tóth — DF  UKR Roman Soroka — DF  HUN Gábor Lénárt — DF  HUN Árpád Mona — DF  HUN Balázs Gellén — DF  HUN Aurél Vaskó — DF  HUN Elia Grassi — DF  HUN István Rácz — DF  SVK Barnabás Ferenczi — MF  UKR Ivan Polozhyi — MF  HUN Tamás Farkas

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  HUN Bence Takács — MF  UKR Daniil Brazhko — MF  HUN Zalán Horváth — MF  HUN Szabolcs Perpék — MF  HUN Balázs Sain — MF  HUN Flórián Cibla — MF  HUN Dávid Patai — MF  HUN Zsolt Doktor — FW  HUN Dávid Jacsó — FW  HUN Martin Bökönyi — FW  HUN Gergő Regenyei — FW  HUN Botond Nyikos — FW  HUN Imre Egri

As of 26 October 2026

Position	Name
President	Mark Stott
Member of the board of directors	Simon Wilson
Managing Director	Fredrik Söderberg
Secretary general	Balázs Makray
Sporting director	Ádám Bogdán

As of 5 June 2026

Position	Name
Head coach	Gert Remmel
Assistant coach	Rasmus Jansson
Assistant coach	Ednardo Monterio
Assistant coach	Tibor Dombi
Goalkeeping coach	János Balogh
Goalkeeping coach	János Tuska
Head fitness coach	Ádám Száraz
Fitness coach	Zsolt Pallai
Video analyzer	Dávid Szalóczy

• Debreceni VSC in European football
• History of Debreceni VSC
• List of Debreceni VSC managers
• List of Debreceni VSC records and statistics
• List of Debreceni VSC seasons

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• Official website (in Hungarian)
• Debreceni VSC on Facebook
• Detailed international match archive (in English)
• Debreceni VSC Forum (in English)
• Debrecen City – Dombi Tibi elemzés (in Hungarian)