Debreceni VSC (women's handball)

DVSC-Fórum
Full name	Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club
Short name	DVSC
Founded	1948
Arena	Hódos Imre Sportcsarnok, Debrecen
Capacity	1,800
President	Vilmos Köstner
Head coach	József Varga
League	Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2014–15	7th
Colours
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

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

On 27 June 2011 the club have agreed on a one-year sponsorship deal with a local shopping mall Fórum, and since then the team is officially known as DVSC-Fórum Debrecen.^[1]

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 were 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:

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2015–16 season

Staff members

• Chairman: Vilmos Köstner
• Managing Director: Péter László
• Technical Director: Vilmos Köstner
• Head Coach: József Varga
• Physiotherapist: Attila Kazsimér
• Club Doctor: Attila Bazsó, MD

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary) :

• 01 ! Gold (2): 1955, 1987
• 02 ! Silver (8): 1985, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2009-10, 2010-11
• 03 ! Bronze (3): 1986, 1990-91, 1992-93, 2008-09

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary) :

• 01 ! Gold (5): 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
• 02 ! Silver (6): 1983, 1988, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2011

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

Season Division Pos. Cup Europe 1993-94 NB I EHF Runners-up 1994-95 NB I EHF Winner 1995-96 NB I EHF Winner 1996-97 NB I 4th EHF Quarter-final 1997-98 NB I 5th City Last 16 1998-99 NB I 4th EHF Last 16 1999-00 NB I 4th EHF Quarter-final 2000-01 NB I 5th EHF Round 4 2001-02 NB I 5th CWC Round 4 2002-03 NB I 8th EHF Round 4

Season Division Pos. Cup Europe 2003-04 NB I 6th Did not qualify 2004-05 NB I 5th 2005-06 NB I 4th EHF Semi-final 2006-07 NB I 5th EHF Quarter-final 2007-08 NB I 5th CWC Last 16 2008-09 NB I CWC Last 16 2009-10 NB I CWC Last 16 2010-11 NB I CL Group stage 2011-12 NB I 8th QF CWC Quarter-final 2012-13 NB I 11th QF Did not qualify

Season Division Pos. Cup Europe 2013-14 NB I 9th QF Did not qualify 2014-15 NB I 7th QF 2015-16 NB I

In European competition

R1: Round 1 / R2: Round 2 / R3: Round 3 / R4: Round 4 / Q2: Qualification Tournaments 2
1/16: Round of 32 / L16, 1/8: Last 16 / GM: Group Matches / QF, 1/4: Quarter Final / SF, 1/2: Semi Final / F: Final

EHF Champions League Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1988-89 R1 Bp. Spartacus SC bye – 1/8 VIF Dimitrov Sofia 35-19 28-24 63–43 1/4 TV Lützellinden 20-22 22-18 42–40 1/2 Hypobank Südstadt Wien 24-29 15-20 39–49 2010-11 Q2 (G2) KIF Vejen 31-20 1st SPR Lublin SSA 29-26 RK Zaječar 25-24 GM (Group B) Hypo Niederösterreich 22–21 26–28 4th HC Leipzig 19–20 25–31 Itxako Reyno de Navarra 27–32 24–39 2011-12 Q2-SF CDE Gil Eanes 35-22 Q2-F Buxtehuder SV 26-30 ↓ CWC EHF Cup Winners' Cup Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1986-87 1/8 Selchoztecnica Krasnodar 23-23 24-29 47–52 1989-90 R1 Vasas SC bye – 1/8 Radnički Belgrade 33-17 21-29 54–46 1/4 Iskra Partizánske 31-19 21-21 52–40 1/2 Terom Iaşi 30-19 23-28 53–47 F Rostselmash Rostov 21-17 18-28 39–45 1990-91 1/8 Union Hollabrunn 32-14 30-23 62–37 1/4 Lunner IL Gran 33-28 23-24 56–52 1/2 Radnički Belgrade 23-21 21-30 44–51 1991-92 1/8 Halkbank Ankara 38-15 33-21 71–36 1/4 Podravka Koprivnica 32-17 21-24 53–41 1/2 Byåsen IL Trondheim 19-19 23-23 42–42 (a) F Radnički Belgrade (a) 26-21 19-24 45–45 2001-02 R3 Qaradağ Sement-Baku 45-20 36-32 81–52 R4 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 25-23 25-32 50–55 2007-08 R3 ŽRK Petrol Bonus Podgorica 44-12 30-12 74–24 1/8 C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Braşov 30-30 20-25 50–55 2008-09 R3 S.S. Pallamano Bancole 44-26 38-23 82–49 1/8 Oțelul Galați (a) 34-29 24-29 58–58 2009-10 R3 DHK ZORA Olomouc 39-27 28-25 67–52 R4 Budućnost T-Mobile 27-20 20-28 47–48 2011-12 R3 Ormi-Loux Patras 41-26 31-27 72–53 L16 BM. Mar Sagunto 28-28 31-25 59–53 QF Viborg HK 25-39 25-42 50–81

EHF Cup Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1985-86 1/8 DHC Neerpelt 44-11 34-8 78–19 1/4 Gjerpen IF Skien 29-24 25-26 54–50 1/2 Tyresö HF 27-19 25-20 52–39 F SC Leipzig 22-16 15-25 37–41 1987-88 1/8 Belinka Ljubljana 28-25 22-26 50–51 1992-93 R1 Anadolu Un. SC Eskişehir 40-15 35-18 75–33 1/8 CSL Dijon 29-21 18-29 47–50 1993-94 1/16 Vytis Kaunas 32-15 34-14 66–29 1/8 Rossijanka Volgograd 27-24 20-22 47–46 1/4 Spartak Kyiv 33-19 25-23 58–42 1/2 Valencia Urbana 34-14 22-24 46–38 F Viborg HK (a) 24-21 20-23 44–44 1994-95 1/16 HB Echternach 48-2 42-4 90–6 1/8 T.M.O. Ankara 22-15 22-18 44–33 1/4 Silcotub Zalău 24-14 14-19 38–33 1/2 Buxtehuder SV 21-21 23-23 44–44 (a) F Bækkelagets Oslo 22-14 22-30 44–44 (a) 1995-96 1/8 TV Uster 28-15 26-20 54–35 1/4 GOG Gudme 24-15 16-25 40–40 (a) 1/2 Istochnik Rostov 25-20 23-22 48–42 F Larvik HK 18-15 20-23 38–38 (a) 1996-97 1/8 Plastika Nitra 17-12 14-19 31–31 (a) 1/4 Oțelul Galați 17-14 17-21 34–35 1998-99 1/16 ŽRK Osijek 18-11 25-23 43–34 1/8 Viborg HK 25-20 12-30 37–50 1999-00 1/8 Interinvest Mostar 31-17 27-21 58–38 1/4 El Ferrobús Mislata 19-33 20-23 39–56 2000-01 R3 McDonald´s Wr.Neustadt 25-25 25-20 50–45 R4 Zagłębie Lubin 28-25 13-17 41–42 2002-03 R2 Madeira Andebol SAD 29-22 28-34 57–56 R3 GAS Anagennisi Artas 10-0 26-25 36–25 R4 Slagelse FH 23-38 29-42 52–80 2005-06 R2 Astrakhanochka Astrakhan 21-18 23-25 44–43 R3 Tertnes Bergen 31-19 20-28 51–47 1/8 SPR Icom Lublin 24-16 23-27 47–43 1/4 HB Metz Moselle Lorraine 20-16 23-25 43–41 1/2 Podravka Vegeta Koprivnica 24-29 21-26 45–55 2006-07 R3 C.S. HC Zalău 41-21 31-21 72–42 1/8 HB Metz Moselle Lorraine 20-17 23-25 43–42 1/4 Ikast Bording EH A/S 27-26 24-26 51–52

Records

Most league appearances Rank[8] 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[8] 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

Notable coaches

• László Laurencz (2004–05)
• Ákos Komáromi
• Imre Bíró
• Botond Bakó
• Vilmos Köstner

See also

• Debreceni VSC

References

External links

• Official website (Hungarian)
• Debreceni VSC on Facebook