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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
2008–09	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 Champions League. Debreceni VSC are the reigning Hungarian champions, having won the 2008-9 Hungarian League. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian Champion title four times in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. The clubs' nickname is Loki (Lokomotiv), from its long-standing ties to the railways.

[edit] 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. DVSC 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.

The Communist era (1949-1989)

In the Communist era 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.

Champions era (1989-present)

Qualifying champions league 2006-07 match

DVSC'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 2002, they purchased the right to continue their campaign at top level from then promoted BKV Elore.

DVSC 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 DVSC but had more away wins) lost to Fehérvár in a climatic battle ending in 3–1, which also caused Fehérvár to place 3rd.

In 2007 Loki became again the Hungarian champion on the 28th match-day.

In August 2009, they defeated PFC Levski Sofia 4–1 on aggregate to become the first Hungarian team in 14 years to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League. ^[1] They were drawn in group E of the competition alongside Liverpool FC, Lyon and Fiorentina.^[2]

European success (1998-present)
The first international matches were played in 1988 in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Debreceni VSC beat Dnepr, Hradec Králové, Hansa Rostock, and lost to Ruch Corzów in the semi finals. The first match in the Champions League qualifyers was played in 2006 against Hajduk Split. Debreceni VSC beat the Croatian rivals 8-0 on aggregate. Unfortunatelly, in the next round Debreceni VSC had to face the English giant Manchester United. The score was 0-6 on aggregate. In the subsequent years Debreceni VSC tried to qualify, but without success. In 2009 Debreceni VSC beat Kalmar FF, Levadia Tallin, and Levski Sofia to qualify for the first time to the group stages of the Champions League.

[edit] 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 Ferencváros, Újpesti FC. In Hungarian football Debrecen are a club with many rivalries; first and foremost is there rivalry with Ferencvárosi TC. There is also a big tension during matches against the North-eastern Hungarian rivals Diósgyőr and Nyiregyháza. 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 Champions League.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Colours, badge and nicknames

Debrecen's colours of red and white represents 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 represent the white coats of the soldiers and the red represents the blood. The badge represents the long 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.

[edit] 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 start if we have to,
We don't forget that
Our blood is red 'n' white
We fight, dude,
With anybody,
'Cause victory worth more than anything

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vukašin Poleksić
2	DF	István Szűcs
4	DF	Leandro
5	DF	Dávid Mohl
6	MF	Luis Ramos
7	MF	Tibor Dombi
8	FW	Zsombor Kerekes
10	DF	László Bodnár
11	FW	Róbert Feczesin
12	GK	Đorđe Pantić
13	DF	Péter Bíró
14	FW	Gergely Rudolf
15	MF	László Rezes
16	DF	Ádám Komlósi
17	DF	Norbert Mészáros
18	DF	Péter Máté
19	FW	Vinicius
21	DF	Marcell Fodor
22	DF	Csaba Bernáth

No.	Position	Player
24	DF	Mirsad Mijadinoski
25	DF	Zoltán Szélesi
27	MF	Ádám Bódi
29	MF	István Spitzmüller
30	MF	Zoltán Kiss (captain)
33	MF	József Varga
37	MF	Lucas Marcolini
39	FW	Adamo Coulibaly
41	FW	Lóránt Oláh
42	MF	Dávid Nagy
55	MF	Péter Szakály
57	DF	Hugo
69	DF	Mihály Korhut
77	MF	Péter Czvitkovics
81	MF	Attila Katona
86	MF	Zsolt Laczkó
87	GK	István Verpecz
99	FW	Dudu

[edit] Out on loan

No.	Position	Player
—	FW	Péter Szilágyi (at Vasas)
—	DF	Zoltán Nagy (at Honvéd)
—	MF	Róbert Nagy (at Diósgyőr)

No.	Position	Player
—	FW	Milán Faggyas (at Diósgyőr)
—	MF	Károly Czanik (at Nyíregyháza)
—	MF	Tamás Huszák (at Diósgyőr)

[edit] Transfers 2009/2010

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Igor Bogdanović (to Nyíregyháza Spartacus)
		DF	Bozidar Cosic (realesed)
		MF	Róbert Nagy (loan to Diósgyőri VTK)
		MF	Milán Faggyas (loan to Diósgyőri VTK)
		MF	Gábor Demjén (to FC Fehérvár)
		MF	Károly Czanik (loan to Nyíregyháza Spartacus)
		FW	Péter Szilágyi (loan to Vasas SC)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	László Bodnár (from Red Bull Salzburg)
		DF	Dávid Mohl (from FC Fehérvár)
		MF	Tamás Szélpál (from Diósgyőri VTK)
		MF	Luis Arcangel Ramos Colon (from Nyíregyháza Spartacus)
		FW	Adamo Coulibaly (from Royal Antwerp FC)
		FW	Róbert Feczesin (from Brescia)
		DF	Zoltán Szélesi (from RC Strasbourg)
		MF	Zsolt Laczkó (from Vasas SC)
		DF	Mirsad Mijadinoski (from FC Sion)

[edit] Honours

Hungarian League
- Winners (4): 2004–2005, 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2008–09
- Runners-up (1): 2007–2008
Hungarian Cup
- Winners (3): 1999, 2001, 2008
- Runners-up (2): 2003, 2007
Hungarian Super Cup
- Winners (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Runners-up (1): 2008
Hungarian League Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2008

[edit] NB I. Division results

Year	MP	W	D	L	GF–GA	Dif.	Pts	Finish
2008–2009	30	21	5	4	70–29	+41	68	1st
2007–2008	30	19	7	4	67–29	+38	64	2nd
2006–2007	30	22	3	5	63–21	+42	69	1st
2005–2006	30	20	8	2	69–34	+35	68	1st
2004–2005	30	19	5	6	57–25	+32	62	1st
2003–2004	32	16	8	8	51–32	+19	56	3rd
2002–2003	32	13	14	5	57–38	+19	53	3rd
2001–2002	38	9	17	12	47–53	–5	44	8th
2000–2001	36	13	5	18	58–64	–6	47	11th
1999–2000	32	14	8	10	52–41	+11	50	6th
1998–1999	34	14	7	13	53–39	+14	49	9th
1997–1998	34	13	9	12	46–48	–2	48	9th
1996–1997	34	14	10	10	55–38	+17	52	5th
1995–1996	30	14	6	10	49–40	+9	48	5th
1994–1995	30	14	7	9	45–37	+8	49	3rd
1993–1994	30	12	9	9	40–33	+7	33	7th
TOTALS	512	247	128	137	879–601	+279	860

[edit] European cup history

[edit] UEFA Intertoto Cup

Season	Competition	Round	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

[edit] UEFA Cup

Season	Competition	Round	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	1–1	1–0	2–1
		2. Qualifying Round	Young Boys	2–3	1–4	3–7

[edit] UEFA Champions League

Season	Competition	Round	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	N/A
		Group Stage Round 2 and 6	Lyon	0–4		N/A
		Group Stage Round 3 and 4	Fiorentina	3–4	2-5	N/A

(Q) – Qualified for Group Stage

[edit] Successful/famous coaches

See also Cat:Debreceni VSC managers.

[edit] Notable former players

See also Cat:Debreceni VSC players.

[edit] References

^ "Debrecen proud to fly flag for Hungary". UEFA.com. 2009-08-26. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=2000027/match=2000358/report=rw.html. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
^ "Inter lie in wait for holders Barça". UEFA.com. 2009-08-27. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=878128.html. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[edit] External links

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

Preceded by Ferencváros	Hungarian football champions 2005–2007	Succeeded by MTK
Preceded by MTK	Hungarian football cup winners 1999	Succeeded by MTK
Preceded by MTK	Hungarian football cup winners 2001	Succeeded by Újpest FC

[0] "Debrecen proud to fly flag for Hungary". UEFA.com. 2009-08-26. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=2000027/match=2000358/report=rw.html. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

[1] "Inter lie in wait for holders Barça". UEFA.com. 2009-08-27. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=878128.html. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

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