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	Tone Tiselj
League	Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2016–17	7th
Colours
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Active departments of DVSC
Football Handball

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 2017–18 season^[8]

Transfers 2017-2018

Joining

• Lotte Grigel (from Rostov-Don) (CB)
• Mădălina Zamfirescu (from HC Dunărea Brăila) (CB)
• Csenge Hajduch (from Alba Fehérvár ) (RW/RB)
• Júlia Harsfalvi (LW)
• Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (PV)

Leaving

• Jelena Despotović (to RK Krim) (LB)
• Maria Garbuz (to Kisvárdai KC) (CB)
• Nikolett Marincsák (to Kisvárdai KC) (CB)
• Pálma Siska (LB)
• Melinda Tóth (LW)

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 (4): 1986, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2008–09

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

• Winners (4): 1985, 1987, 1989–90, 1990–91
• Finalists (6): 1983, 1988, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2010–11

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

• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[9] 33
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[10] 5
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^[11] 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 1999-00 NB I 4th 2000-01 NB I 5th Finalist 2001-02 NB I 5th 2002-03 NB I 8th

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2003-04 NB I 6th 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

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2013-14 NB I 9th Quarter-finals 2014-15 NB I 7th Quarter-finals 2015-16 NB I 4th Round 4 2016-17 NB I

In European competition

Source: kézitörténelem.hu

• Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup): 3
• Participations in EHF Cup (IHF Cup): 14
• Participations in Challenge Cup (City Cup): 1
• Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 9

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1985-86	IHF Cup* Finalist	1/8-finals	DHC Neerpelt	44-11	34-8	78–19
		1/4-finals	Gjerpen IF Skien	29-24	25-26	54–50
		1/2-finals	Tyresö HF	27-19	25-20	52–39
		Finals	SC Leipzig	22-16	15-25	37–41
1986-87	Cup Winners' Cup	1/8-finals	Selchoztecnica Krasnodar	23-23	24-29	47–52
1987-88	IHF Cup*	1/8-finals	Belinka Ljubljana	28-25	22-26	50–51
1988-89	Champions Cup*	Round 1	Bp. Spartacus SC	bye –
		1/8-finals	VIF Dimitrov Sofia	35-19	28-24	63–43
		1/4-finals	TV Lützellinden	20-22	22-18	42–40
		1/2-finals	Hypobank Südstadt	24-29	15-20	39–49
1989-90	Cup Winners' Cup Finalist	Round 1	Vasas SC	bye –
		1/8-finals	Radnički Belgrade	33-17	21-29	54–46
		1/4-finals	Iskra Partizánske	31-19	21-21	52–40
		1/2-finals	Terom Iaşi	30-19	23-28	53–47
		Finals	Rostselmash Rostov	21-17	18-28	39–45
1990-91	Cup Winners' Cup	1/8-finals	Union Hollabrunn	32-14	30-23	62–37
		1/4-finals	Lunner IL Gran	33-28	23-24	56–52
		1/2-finals	Radnički Belgrade	23-21	21-30	44–51
1991-92	Cup Winners' Cup Finalist	1/8-finals	Halkbank Ankara	38-15	33-21	71–36
		1/4-finals	Podravka Koprivnica	32-17	21-24	53–41
		1/2-finals	Byåsen IL Trondheim	19-19	23-23	42–42 (a)
		Finals	Radnički Belgrade (a)	26-21	19-24	45–45
1992-93	IHF Cup*	Round 1	Anadolu Un. SC Eskişehir	40-15	35-18	75–33
		1/8-finals	CSL Dijon	29-21	18-29	47–50
1993-94	EHF Cup Finalist	1/16-finals	Vytis Kaunas	32-15	34-14	66–29
		1/8-finals	Rossijanka Volgograd	27-24	20-22	47–46
		1/4-finals	Spartak Kyiv	33-19	25-23	58–42
		1/2-finals	Valencia Urbana	34-14	22-24	46–38
		Finals	Viborg HK (a)	24-21	20-23	44–44
1994-95	EHF Cup Winner	1/16-finals	HB Echternach	48-2	42-4	90–6
		1/8-finals	TMO SC Ankara	22-15	22-18	44–33
		1/4-finals	Silcotub Zalău	24-14	14-19	38–33
		1/2-finals	Buxtehuder SV	21-21	23-23	44–44 (a)
		Finals	Bækkelagets Oslo	22-14	22-30	44–44 (a)
1995-96	EHF Cup Winner	1/8-finals	TV Uster	28-15	26-20	54–35
		1/4-finals	GOG Gudme	24-15	16-25	40–40 (a)
		1/2-finals	Istochnik Rostov	25-20	23-22	48–42
		Finals	Larvik HK	18-15	20-23	38–38 (a)
1996-97	EHF Cup	1/8-finals	Plastika Nitra	17-12	14-19	31–31 (a)
		1/4-finals	Oțelul Galați	17-14	17-21	34–35
1997-98	City Cup	1/8-finals	Spartak Kyiv	25-27	24-32	49–59
1998-99	EHF Cup	1/16-finals	ŽRK Osijek	18-11	25-23	43–34
		1/8-finals	Viborg HK	25-20	12-30	37–50
1999-00	EHF Cup	1/8-finals	Interinvest Mostar	31-17	27-21	58–38
		1/4-finals	El Ferrobús Mislata	19-33	20-23	39–56
2000-01	EHF Cup	Round 3	McDonald´s Wr.Neustadt	25-25	25-20	50–45
		Round 4	Zagłębie Lubin	28-25	13-17	41–42
2001-02	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 3	Qaradağ Sement-Baku	45-20	36-32	81–52
		Round 4	TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen	25-23	25-32	50–55
2002-03	EHF Cup	Round 2	Madeira Andebol SAD	29-22	28-34	57–56
		Round 3	GAS Anagennisi Artas	10-0	26-25	36–25
		Round 4	Slagelse FH	23-38	29-42	52–80
2005-06	EHF Cup	Round 2	Astrakhanochka Astrakhan	21-18	23-25	44–43
		Round 3	Tertnes Bergen	31-19	20-28	51–47
		1/8 Final	SPR Icom Lublin	24-16	23-27	47–43
		1/4 Final	HB Metz Moselle Lorraine	20-16	23-25	43–41
		1/2 Final	Podravka Vegeta, Koprivnica	24-29	21-26	45–55
2006-07	EHF Cup	Round 3	C.S. HC Zalău	41-21	31-21	72–42
		1/8 Final	HB Metz Moselle Lorraine	20-17	23-25	43–42
		1/4 Final	Ikast Bording EH A/S	27-26	24-26	51–52
2007-08	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 3	ŽRK Petrol Bonus Podgorica	44-12	30-12	74–24
		1/8 Final	C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Braşov	30-30	20-25	50–55
2008-09	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 3	S.S. Pallamano Bancole	44-26	38-23	82–49
		1/8 Final	Oțelul Galați (a)	34-29	24-29	58–58
2009-10	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 3	DHK ZORA Olomouc	39-27	28-25	67–52
		Round 4	Budućnost T-Mobile	27-20	20-28	47–48
2010-11	Champions League	Qual. Tournament 2 (Group 2)	KIF Vejen	31-20		1st
			SPR Lublin SSA	29-26
			RK Zaječar	25-24
		Group Matches (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	Champions League	Qual. Tournament / SF	CDE Gil Eanes	35-22
		Qual. Tournament / F	Buxtehuder SV	26-30 ↓ CWC
2011-12	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 3	Ormi-Loux Patras	41-26	31-27	72–53
		Last 16	BM. Mar Sagunto	28-28	31-25	59–53
		Quarter Final	Viborg HK	25-39	25-42	50–81
2016-17	EHF Cup	Qual. Round 2	Nantes Loire Atlantique HB	26-28	23-24	49–52

Records

Most league appearances Rank[12] 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[12] 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

• Gheorghe Ionescu (1991–92)
• László Laurencz (2004–05)
• Ákos Komáromi
• Imre Bíró
• Botond Bakó
• Vilmos Köstner

See also

• Debreceni VSC

References

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)
• Debreceni VSC on Facebook