Debreceni VSC (women's handball)

Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club, commonly abbreviated DVSC, is a Hungarian professional women's handball club from Debrecen, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

DVSC Schaeffler
Full name	Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club
Nickname(s)	Loki
Short name	DVSC
Founded	1948; 77 years ago (1948)
Arena	Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen
Capacity	2,250
President	Zsolt Ábrók
Head coach	Zoltán Szilágyi
League	Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 4th
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Since August 2018 they are sponsored by Schaeffler Group, so the official name for the team is DVSC Schaeffler.^[1]

See also: 2025–26 Debreceni VSC (women's handball) season

Debrecen

Location of DVSC SCHAEFFLER

History

Nicknamed Loki, the team was founded in 1948 as a department of the multi-sports club Debreceni VSC. Seven years later, they have won their first ever Hungarian championship title after beating two of their three opponents in the championship final, including title holders Csepeli SK. However, this achievement remained the lone success of the club for a long time, after they got relegated in 1959 and spent the subsequent twenty years in the second division.^[2]

Promoted back in 1979, their brightest period came under the management of Ákos Komáromi, between the late eighties and mid-nineties, during which time they won the Hungarian championship, five Hungarian cups, and two consecutive EHF Cups. The latter one is an exceptional success; no other teams have ever defended their title in the EHF Cup.^[3]

In the following years, the club lost many of their key players and their financial options narrowed as well, which resulted a significant setback. The team was on the brink of bankruptcy, when András Gellén, a businessman and die-hard DVSC fan took over the club in May 2009.^[4]

Gellén had his own conception, that built solely on Hungarian players and promoted the youngsters. To fulfil the club's long-term plans, he also invested into a new arena for the handball academy, which was finished in January 2011 and cost around €1.4 million.^[5]

In the second part of 2011, however, DVSC faced a heavy financial crisis as Gellén could not pay the wages, and as a result, many of the first team players left. Gellén eventually sold his 63.3% share to the city of Debrecen for a nominal fee of 10 Hungarian Forint, that now owns 96.4% of the club. The city worked out a long-term project, which similarly to the club's former intention wants to build on home-grown players. The budget in the first season is expected to be around 100 million Forint (approximately €330,000), which may grow to 150–180 million (€500,000–600,000) in the coming years to ensure Debrecen to achieve a podium finish and to qualify to a European cup again. Balázs Makray took the chairman duties, who faced the similar situation in 1999 when he took over the local football club, and for the 2000s he made Debreceni VSC one of the dominant team in the Hungarian league.^[6][7]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

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

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
	Kempa
2004–2005		debmut / G HBZ
2005–2006		Hotel Balmaz / debmut / G HBZ
2006–2007		Hotel Balmaz / debmut
2007–2008	Puma	Hotel Balmaz
2008–2009	Erreà
2009–2010		Korvex / Hajdú Takarék
2010–2011		Korvex
2011–2012		Korvex / Hajdú Takarék
2012–2013		OTP Bank
2013–2014		TvP / OTP Bank
2014–2015	Erima	TvP / Aquaticum
2015		TvP / Cívis Ház
2016–2018		TvP / Cívis Ház / Szerencsejáték Zrt.
2018–2024	Adidas	Schaeffler
2024–	Kappa	Schaeffler

Kits

HOME
2007–08	2010–12	2012–13	2017–18	2018–20	2020-21	2023–24

AWAY
2007–08	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2017–18	2018–20	2020–21	2023–24

THIRD
2007–08	2014–15	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Head coach: Zoltán Szilágyi Assistant coach: Kitti Kudor Goalkeeping coach: Grega Karpan Masseur: Attila Kazsimér

Goalkeepers 12 Jessica Ryde RW 18 Vivien Grosch Alicia Toublanc LW 24 Míra Vámos 71 Mirtill Petrus Line players 09 Kata Juhász 13 Petra Füzi-Tóvizi

Back players LB 22 Jovana Jovović 29 Kristin Thorleifsdóttir 92 Dóra Hornyák CB 81 Nina Szabó Liliána Csernyánszki Daniela de Jong RB 06 Océane Sercien-Ugolin 05 Konszuéla Hámori

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Alicia Toublanc (RW) (from Vâlcea)[8] Daniela de Jong (CB) (from Vâlcea)[9]

Leaving Tamara Haggerty (LP) (to CSM Corona Brașov) Nikolett Tóth (CB) (to Vasas)[10] Alexandra Töpfner (RW) (to Rapid București)[11] Veronika Fodor (LP) (to Kozármisleny KA)[12] Dorina Kelemen (CB) (to Kozármisleny KA)[13] Csenge Kiss (RW) (to NEKA)[14] Catherine Gabriel (GK) (to Metz Handball)

Sources:^{[8][15][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)

• Champions (2): 1955, 1987
• Runners-up (8): 1985, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2009–10, 2010–11
• Third place (6): 1986, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2008–09, 2021–22, 2022–23

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

• Winners (5): 1985, 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
• Finalists (8): 1983, 1986, 1988, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2020–21

European competitions

EHF Cup Winners' Cup

• Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 1991–92

EHF Cup

• Winners (2): 1994–95, 1995–96
• Runners-up (1): 1993–94
• Semifinalists: 2005–06

Recent seasons

As of 26 May 2024

In italics, we indicate achieved in competition(s) that have not yet been completed.

• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[16] 45
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[17] 5
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^[18] 15

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 1993–94 NB I 1994–95 NB I 1995–96 NB I Finalist 1996–97 NB I 4th 1997–98 NB I 5th 1998–99 NB I 4th 1999–2000 NB I 4th 2000–01 NB I 5th Finalist 2001–02 NB I 5th 2002–03 NB I 8th 2003–04 NB I 6th

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2004–05 NB I 5th 2005–06 NB I 4th 2006–07 NB I 5th 2007–08 NB I 5th 2008–09 NB I Finalist 2009–10 NB I 2010–11 NB I Finalist 2011–12 NB I 8th Quarter-finals 2012–13 NB I 11th Quarter-finals 2013–14 NB I 9th Quarter-finals 2014–15 NB I 7th Quarter-finals

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2015–16 NB I 4th Round 4 2016–17 NB I 7th Third place 2017–18 NB I 9th Round 4 2018–19 NB I 6th Round 4 2019–20 NB I Cancelled 2020–21 NB I 5th Finalist 2021–22 NB I Quarter-finals 2022–23 NB I Third place 2023–24 NB I 4th Third place 2024–25 NB I 4th Quarter-finals 2025–26 NB I TBD Pre-season

In European competition

Main article: Debreceni VSC in European handball

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup): 4x
• Participations in EHF European League (IHF Cup, EHF Cup): 19x
• Participations in Challenge Cup (City Cup): 1x
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 9x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg/Pos.
2025–26	EHF Champions League	Group A	Storhamar HE	v	v	TBD
			Metz Handball	v	v
			Győri ETO KC	v	v
			Borussia Dortmund	v	v
			Team Esbjerg	v	v
			CS Gloria Bistrița	v	v
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	v	v

Records

Most league appearances Rank[19] Name Apps Goals 1 Tünde Nyilas 329 457 2 Rózsa Tóth 290 666 3 Márta Sáfi 256 715 4 Mária Jeddi 255 1045 Irina Szamozvanova 255 8 6 Erika Csapó 243 1146 7 Ilona Eperjesi 233 497 8 Anna Szántó 215 838 9 Katalin Szilágyi 199 838 10 Zsuzsa Nagy 197 640 Gabriella Szűcs 197 914

Top league goalscorers Rank[19] Name Apps Goals 1 Erika Csapó 243 1146 2 Mária Jeddi 255 1045 3 Katalin Szilágyi 199 1036 4 Gabriella Szűcs 197 914 5 Annamária Bogdanovics 182 866 6 Anna Szántó 215 838 7 Márta Sáfi 256 715 8 Rózsa Tóth 290 666 9 Zsuzsa Nagy 197 640 10 Rita Borók 147 573

Notable players

Goalkeepers

• Bettina Pásztor
• Éva Kiss
• Melinda Pastrovics
• Viktória Oguntoye
• Ágnes Triffa
• Tímea Sugár
• Vivien Víg
• Mária Barkasziné Szász
• Annamária Király
• Erika Kalocsai
• Brigitta Szopóczy
• Györgyi Hang
• Kyra Csapó
• Ann-Cathrin Giegerich
• Irina Samozvanova
• Tetyana Vorozhtsova
• Irina Uvarovska

Right wings

• Katalin Szilágyi
• Edina Kereki
• Viktória Csáki
• Krisztina Nagy
• Nóra Varsányi
• Petra Slakta
• Alexandra Töpfner
• Zsuzsanna Pálffy
• Nada Micic
• Mariana Costa

Right backs

• Beatrix Benyáts
• Mária Jeddi †
• Viktória Soós
• Rita Borók
• Anita Herr
• Anett Sopronyi
• Anna Kovács
• Szabina Karnik
• Szimonetta Planéta
• Danica Nikic
• Dragana Stanisic
• Michaela Galai
• Anna Punko
• Elinore Johansson
• Kristina Dramac

Line players

• Valéria Szabó
• Petra Madai
• Rita Borbás
• Tünde Nyilas
• Adrienn Gaál
• Réka Bordás
• Szederke Sirián
• Szilvia Ábrahám
• Rózsa Tóth
• Csilla Elekes
• Janka Caltíková
• Lucia Uhraková
• Verica Nikolic
• Arna Sif Palsdottir
• Bobana Klikovac
• Lilia Gorilska
• Tamara Haggerty

Central backs

• Annamária Bogdanović
• Anasztázia Virincsik
• Bernadett Temes
• Barbara Pálos-Bognár
• Kitti Kudor
• Emese Rácz
• Éva Barna
• Nikolett Tóth
• Petra Vámos
• Karyna Yezhykava
• Lotte Grigel
• Madalina Zamfirescu
• Tetyana Shynkarenko
• Tetyana Mironec
• Ruta Latakaite
• Deonise Fachinello
• Ivana Lovric

Left backs

• Zsuzsa Nagy
• Gabriella Szűcs
• Dóra Hornyák
• Erika Csapó
• Vivien Léránt
• Hortenzia Szrnka
• Mária Tóth
• Gréta Kácsor
• Renáta Mörtel
• Anita Bulath
• Eszter Mátéfi
• Nóra Valovics
• Ilona Eperjesi
• Annamária Félix
• Éva Barna
• Fatima Ovtus
• Natalya Bodenchuk
• Maria Khakunova
• Daniela Crap
• Jelena Despotovic
• Elke Karsten
• Alžbeta Tóthová
• Juliana Borges Lima
• Marijana Trbojevic

Left wings

• Anna Szántó
• Olívia Buglyó
• Éva Vantara-Kelemen
• Erika Kirsner
• Ivett Nagy
• Anita Kazai
• Gabriella Juhász
• Dorina Korsós
• Júlia Hársfalvi
• Krisztina László
• Alina Marin
• Dagmar Stuparičová

Coaches

• Ferenc Bokor (1950–68)
• Ferenc Kapitány (1970–71)
• Ferenc Halász (1975–80)
• Géza Szász (1980)
• István Varga (1981)
• János Szentgyörgyi (1981)
• Ákos Komáromi (1982–90, 1991–94, 1997–98, 2000, 2002–03)
• Dusan Szlancso (1990–91)
• Vilmos Köstner (1994–96, 1998–99, 2010–12, 2018–21)^[20]
• Csaba Árva (1997)
• Imre Bíró (1999–2000, 2005–07, 2012–13)^[21]
• Sándor Medgyessy (2000–01)
• Sándor Váczi (2001–02)
• Zoltán Balogh (2003–04)
• József Varga (2004, 2007–08, 2013–15)
• László Laurencz (2004–05)
• Botond Bakó (2008–10)^[22][23]
• Tone Tiselj (2016–18)^[24]
• Gergő Vida (2018)^[25]
• Pal Oldrup Jensen (2018)^[26]
• Kitti Kudor (2021)^[20]
• Zoltán Szilágyi (2021–)^[27]

See also

• Debreceni VSC