Debreceni VSC

Debrecen

Full name	Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club
Nickname(s)	Loki
Founded	12 March 1902
Ground	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen (Capacity: 10,200)
Chairman	Sándor Szilágyi
Manager	András Herczeg
League	Soproni Liga
2009–10	1st
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Debreceni VSC (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɛbrɛt͡sɛni veː ɛʃ t͡seː]) or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. The club became the second Hungarian football club to reach the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season after Ferencváros reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 1995-96 season. Debreceni VSC are the reigning Hungarian champions, having won the Hungarian National Championship I 2009–10. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian Champion title five times in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. The clubs' nickname is Loki (Lokomotiv), from its long-standing ties to the railways.

History

Early years (1902–1942)

The club was founded on 12 March 1902, initially being known as "Egyetértés Futball Club" but on becoming independent it was renamed "Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club" (Debrecen Railway Sports Club). In 1926 professionalism came to the Hungarian football scene, with the unfortunate result that "Bocskay FC" was formed using players from DVSC and city rivals DKASE and DTE, with the result that Bocskay ruled the football roost in Debrecen for 15 years while DVSC continued to struggle in the lower divisions. In 1940 the professional/amateur division of players was abolished and Bocskay suffered financial collapse, returning DVSC to top-dog position in the city. Debrecen reached the Hungarian First Division for the first time in 1942–43, but then suffered something of a yo-yo existence for the next fifty years, suffering eight relegations in all, and even starting the 1967 season in the Third Division. During this period the club underwent a number of name changes. It became "Debreceni Vasutas Sport Egyesület" in 1948–49, "Debreceni Lokomotiv" (hence the nickname) in 1949, "Debreceni Törekvés" in the 1955–56 season, and it was known as "Debreceni Vasutas SC" from 1957 to 1979. In 1979 the two city teams, DVSC and DMTE were united into one team, called DMVSC, but after ten years the clubs split again and the team adopted its current name.

Back to the First Division
Debrecen's most successful period has been since its most recent promotion to the First Division in 1993, since when the club has won its only national honours – the Hungarian Cup was won in 1999 and 2001, and the Hungarian League title for the first time in 2005. Although the team was relegated from top flight football in 2001 as a result of questionable refereeing on home matches (Ref. Béla Kiss was helped to escape from the stadium by officials in order to avoid the crowd's anger after the match against Budapest Honvéd FC), the then promoted BKV Előre SC could not afford to play in the first league in lack of the necessary financial conditions,thus DVSC remained in the top flight as the better relegated team according to the rules and regulations of the championship which led to some controversy whether it was just.

1998-99 Intertoto Cup
The first international matches were played in 1998 in the Intertoto Cup. Debreceni VSC beat FC Dnepr Mogilev, FC Hradec Králové, FC Hansa Rostock, and lost to Ruch Chorzów in the semi finals.

UEFA Cup 1999-00
Debrecen were beaten by the German VfL Wolfsburg 3-2 on aggregate in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Debrecen could beat the German club 2-1 at home, but lost 2-0 away, therefore the first UEFA Cup season ended for Debrecen.

UEFA Cup 2001-02
Debrecen beat the Moldovan club Nistru Otaci 3-1 on aggregate in the first round of the UEFA Cup. In the second round of the UEFA Cup Debrecen played with the French club Girondins de Bordeaux. They lost 5-1 away, but beat the French club 3-1 at home.

UEFA Cup 2003-04
Debrecen beat the Lithuanian club FK Ekranas 3-2 on aggregate. In the first round of the UEFA Cup they had to face NK Varaždin and they eliminated them by 6-3. Debrecen reached their first international success by eliminating PAOK F.C. on away goals (1-1) in the second round of the UEFA Cup. Debrecen's first successful UEFA Cup career was ended by Club Brugge K.V. beating Debrecen 1-0.

The Supka era (2004-2006)
Attila Supka became the coach of Debrecen in November in 2004 after Lázár Szentes resigned. During the coaching of Attila Supka Debrecen could win the Hungarian National Championship I title twice (in 2005 and 2006). Attila Supka resigned after losing to Rabotnicki Skopje in the second round of the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 qualifiers.

2004-05 Intertoto Cup
In 2004 Debrecen played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. In the first round Debrecen were eliminated by the Slovakian club Spartak Trnava on away goals (4-4).

Champions of the Hungarian National Championship I 2004-05
In 2005 Debrecen won the Hungarian Championship for the first time. As a consequence the team could play in the UEFA Champions League for the first team.

UEFA Champions League 2005-06/UEFA Cup 2005-06
The first match in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers was played in 2005 against the Croatian club, Hajduk Split. Debreceni VSC beat the Croatian rivals 8-0 on aggregate beating Hajduk Split 3-0 at home and 5-0 away. In the next round Debreceni VSC had to face one of the best teams in Europe, Manchester United F.C. and lost 0-6 on aggregate. Debrecen could have consoled themselves in the UEFA Cup 2005-06, but they had to face the Ukranian club Shaktar Donetsk. The Ukranian club beat Debrecen 6-1 on aggregate.

Champions of the Hungarian National Championship I 2005-06
Debrecen managed to duplicate the feat and win the league in 2006 as well, after in the last round on June 3, they defeated Pápa 4–1, and the then-leader of the league Újpest FC (who had the same amount of points as Debrecen but had more away wins) lost to Fehérvár in a climatic battle ending in 3–1, which also caused Fehérvár to place 3rd.

UEFA Champions League 2006-07
In 2006 Debrecen were eliminated from the second round of the UEFA Champions League by losing to the Macedonian club, Rabotnicki Skopje.

Qualifying champions league 2006-07 match

The Beránek era (2006-2007)
During the coaching of Miroslav Beránek Debrecen could win Hungarian National Championship I 2006-07.

Champions of the Hungarian National Championship I 2006-07
In 2007 Debrecen became again the Hungarian champion on the 28th match-day beating Rákospalotai EAC on home turf. Debrecen became the first rural team winning the Hungarian title for the third time in a row.

The Herczeg era (2007-present)
Debrecen reached their zenith during the coaching of András Herczeg. Although in the first year of his coaching Debrecen could not win the Hungarian National Championship I, the owner did not remove him from his position. András Herczeg's team were able to win the Hungarian National Championship I three times and could enter the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 and the group stages of the UEFA Europa League 2010–11.

UEFA Champions League 2007-08
In 2007, Debrecen were eliminated from the second round by losing to Elfsborg. The Swedish club beat Debreceni VSC 1-0 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup 2008-09
Since Debrecen could not win the Hungarian Championship, they had to play in the UEFA Cup. In the first round they beat the Kazah FC Shakhter Karagandy 2-1 on aggregate. In the second round they lost to the Swiss BSC Young Boys 3-7 on aggregate.

Champions of the Hungarian National Championship I 2008–09
Debrecen won their 4th title in 2009 after beating their provincial rivals Diósgyőri VTK 3-2 away. Debrecen became the most successful provincial team in Hungary with four Hungarian Championship title.

UEFA Champions League 2009–10
In 2009 Debreceni VSC beat Kalmar FF 3-3 (won on away goals),Levadia Tallinn 2-0 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 qualifying rounds. Debrecen defeated PFC Levski Sofia 4–1 on aggregate to become the first Hungarian team in 14 years to qualify for the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 group stage.^[1] They were drawn in group E of the competition alongside Liverpool FC, Lyon and Fiorentina.^[2] Although Debrecen were unable to get points from the group matches, their supporters could experience the atmosphere of the Champions League.

Champions of the Hungarian National Championship I 2009–10
In 2010 Debrecen was competing for the title with Videoton FC In the last round the difference between the two teams were only one point. Videoton had to beat Győri ETO FC away, while Debreceni VSC had to beat Kecskeméti TE away. Neither Videoton nor Debrecen were able to win in the last round, therefore the difference remained one point. As a consequence, Debreceni VSC won the Hungarian championship for the 5th time despite losing to Kecskeméti TE in the last round.

UEFA Champions League 2010–11/UEFA Europa League 2010–11
In 2010 Debrecen beat Levadia Tallinn 4-3 on aggregate in the second round of the UEFA Champions League 2010–11. In the third round they lost to FC Basel 5-1 on aggregate. Debrecen were eliminated from the . Debrecen could console themselves in the UEFA Europa League. Debrecen beat Litex Lovech 4-1 on aggregate reaching the group stages of the Europa League. Debrecen were drawn in group I of the competition alongside PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria, and Metalist Kharkiv.

Supporters and rivalries

The main supporter group of the club is called Szívtiprók Ultras Debrecen (SZ.U.D) (in English Heartbreakers Ultras Debrecen). As the abbreviation suggests the group is located in the southern part of the stadium. Debrecen are the third most supported football club behind Ferencvárosi TC, Újpest FC. In Hungarian football Debrecen are a club with many rivalries; first and foremost there is rivalry with Ferencvárosi TC. There is also a big tension during matches against the north-eastern Hungarian rivals Diósgyőri VTK and Nyíregyháza Spartacus. Debreceni VSC is one of the most popular clubs in Hungary. They have supporters from other cities than Debrecen, too. The number of the supporters of Debreceni VSC has been increasing since the club reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Stadium

Debreceni VSC's stadium is located in Oláh Gábor utca in Debrecen. The capacity of the stadium is 9,640. Since the team's stadium did not meet the UEFA criteria, Debreceni VSC have to play their Champions League matches in Puskás Ferenc Stadium, in Budapest. The stadium's capacity is 42,000. A new stadium is going to be built in 2010 in the outskirts of Debrecen to host at least 15,000 supporters.

Club statistics

Colours, badge and nicknames

Debrecen's colours of red and white represent the colours of the shield in the city's coat of arms. The white represents the elegance of the players, while the red the effort they make during each match. Originally, the two colours represented the white coats of the soldiers and blood. The badge is a reference to the long-standing ties to the railways. The nickname of the club is Loki which is the abbreviation of Lokomotiv. The fanatic supporters shout Hajrá Loki (Go Loki) during each match.

Anthem

The club's anthem "Piros Fehér" was composed by László Lukács, the lead singer of the Hungarian rock group Tankcsapda. The title means "Red and White" and is sung before each match. Tibor Dombi, the Debreceni VSC's forward, plays the drums on the recording of the club's anthem.

Mi indulunk, ha kell
Mi nem felejtjük el, hogy
Bennünk a vér piros-fehér
Mi küzdünk haver
Ha kell bárkivel
Mert a győzelem mindennél többet ér

Its English translation is:

We'll go if it's needed,
We'll never forget, that
The blood inside of us is red-white
We'll fight, friend,
With anyone,
'Cause victory's worth more than anything

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Vukašin Poleksić 2 DF István Szűcs 4 DF Dajan Šimac 6 MF Luis Ramos 7 MF Tibor Dombi 10 FW Balázs Farkas 11 FW Péter Kabát 12 GK Đorđe Pantić 15 MF László Rezes 16 DF Ádám Komlósi 17 DF Norbert Mészáros 18 DF Péter Máté 19 FW Vinicius 20 MF Mbengono Yannick 21 DF Marcell Fodor 22 DF Csaba Bernáth

No. Position Player 23 FW Péter Szilágyi 24 DF Mirsad Mijadinoski 27 MF Ádám Bódi 28 DF Zoltán Nagy 30 MF Zoltán Kiss (captain) 31 GK Mindaugas Malinauskas 32 MF Predrag Pavlović 33 MF József Varga 39 FW Adamo Coulibaly 55 MF Péter Szakály 69 MF Mihály Korhut 70 MF Tamás Kulcsár 77 MF Péter Czvitkovics 86 DF Zsolt Laczkó 87 GK István Verpecz 91 FW Ádám Balajti

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — MF Tamás Szélpál (on loan at Szolnoki MÁV FC) 81 MF Attila Katona (on loan at Bőcs KSC) 46 FW Etogo Awoundza Essama (on loan at Bőcs KSC)

List of Hungarian football transfers winter 2009–2010

Transfers 2010/2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Zoltán Szélesi (to Olympiakos Volou FC) FW Gergely Rudolf (to Genoa C.F.C.) FW Róbert Feczesin (to Brescia Calcio) MF Károly Czanik (to Nyíregyháza Spartacus.) DF Péter Bíró (to Lombard-Pápa TFC) DF Dávid Mohl (to Kecskeméti TE)

No. Position Player FW Péter Kabát (from Újpest FC) DF Dajan Šimac (from FSV Frankfurt) GK Mindaugas Malinauskas (from Diósgyőri VTK) MF Tamás Kulcsár (from Polonia Warsaw) FW Balázs Farkas (from Dynamo Kyiv) FW Ádám Balajti (from Diósgyőri VTK) MF Predrag Pavlović (from Napredak Kruševac)

B squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Gergő Szécsi 4 MF Lucas Marcolini Dantas Bertucci 5 FW Norbert Angyal 7 FW Lajos Tóth 13 MF Bence Ludánszky 14 DF Balázs Bényei 16 FW Szabolcs Csorba 17 DF Mihály Korhut 20 MF Róbert Nagy 22 DF Norbert Kardos 23 FW Tamás Nagy

No. Position Player 26 MF Norbert Kardos 27 MF Dávid Sigér 28 DF Gábor Szilágyi 29 MF István Spitzmüller 41 MF Szilárd Éles 44 DF András Burics 77 DF Gergő Oláh 79 MF János Ferenczi 81 MF Attila Katona 88 MF Tamás Huszák

Honours

Domestic

• Hungarian League
  • Winners (5): 2004–2005, 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Hungarian Cup
  • Winners (4): 1998-99, 2000-01, 2007-08, 2009-10
• Hungarian Super Cup
  • Winners (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Hungarian League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2010

European

Season results

Notes
dnq = Did not qualify for tournament.
Cup rounds - L64 (last 64), L32, L16, QF, SF, Runners up, Winners

European cup history

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1998	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1. Round		Dnepr	6–0	4–2	10–2
		2. Round		Hradec Králové	0–0	1–1	1–1
		3. Round		Hansa Rostock	1–1	2–1	3–2
		Semi-final		Ruch Chorzów	0–3	0–1	0–4
2004	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1. Round		Spartak Trnava	4–1	0–3	4–4

UEFA Cup/Europa League

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1999–00	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Wolfsburg	2–1	0–2	2–3
2001–02	UEFA Cup	Qualifying Round		Nistru Otaci	3–0	0–1	3–1
		1. Round		Bordeaux	3–1	1–5	4–6
2003–04	UEFA Cup	Qualifying Round		Ekranas	2–1	1–1	3–2
		1. Round		Varteks	3–2	3–1	6–3
		2. Round		PAOK	0–0	1–1	1–1
		3. Round		Club Brugge	0–0	0–1	0–1
2005–06	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Shakhtar Donetsk	0–2	1–4	1–6
2008–09	UEFA Cup	1. Qualifying Round		Shakhter Karagandy	1–0	1–1	2–1
		2. Qualifying Round		Young Boys	2–3	1–4	3–7
2010–11	Europa League	Play-off Round		Litex Lovech	2–0	2–1	4–1
		Group Stage Round 1 and 5		FC Metalist Kharkiv	16/09/2010	01/12/2010	N/A
		Group Stage Round 2 and 6		U.C. Sampdoria	16/12/2010	30/09/2010	N/A
		Group Stage Round 3 and 4		PSV Eindhoven	21/10/2010	04/11/2010	N/A

UEFA Champions League

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2005–06	UEFA Champions League	2. Qualifying Round		Hajduk Split	3–0	5–0	8–0
		3. Qualifying Round		Manchester United	0–3	0–3	0–6
2006–07	UEFA Champions League	2. Qualifying Round		Rabotnički	1–1	1–4	2–5
2007–08	UEFA Champions League	2. Qualifying Round		Elfsborg	0–1	0–0	0–1
2009–10	UEFA Champions League	2. Qualifying Round		Kalmar FF	2–0	1–3	3–3
		3. Qualifying Round		Levadia Tallinn	1–0	1–0	2–0
		Play-off Round		Levski Sofia	2–0	2–1	4–1 Q
		Group Stage Round 5 and 1		Liverpool	0–1	0–1	N/A
		Group Stage Round 2 and 6		Lyon	0–4	0–4	N/A
		Group Stage Round 3 and 4		Fiorentina	3–4	2–5	N/A
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	2. Qualifying Round		Levadia Tallinn	3–2	1–1	4–3
		3. Qualifying Round		Basel	0–2	1–3	1–5

• (Q) – Qualified for Group Stage

Successful/famous coaches

See also .

• András Herczeg
• Gyula Lóránt
• Lajos Garamvölgyi
• Attila Supka
• Miroslav Beránek

Selected former players

The following players included were either playing for their respective national teams or left good impression among the fans.

Note: For a complete list of Debreceni VSC players, see Category:Debreceni VSC players.

Notable former players

References

External links

• Official website (Hungarian)
• Detailed international match archive (English)
• Debreceni VSC Forum (English)