The international break provides an opportunity for a bit of assessment with six rounds remaining before the end of Fizz Liga, in other words, at the start of the final sprint. Third-placed DVSC will host FTC next Sunday, and overall can look forward to the closing stage of the league with confidence. Balázs Makray, managing director of DVSC Futball Zrt., gave an interview to dvsc.hu.

– DVSC is performing excellently in the league, sitting 3rd in the table with six rounds remaining, which is a position that qualifies for international competitions. From a managing director’s perspective, what should be highlighted behind this strong performance? After last year’s difficulties, what combination of factors has led to this successful run?

– I am very proud of the team! From a managing director’s perspective as well, our strong performance this year is very pleasing. Everyone knew the background and experienced the difficulties of last season, but despite that, it has been noticeable since the beginning of 2025 that our performance on the pitch has become positive again and is continuously improving. The biggest step forward has naturally been visible since the summer of 2025, and it is particularly commendable that the inconsistency and occasional uncertainty previously present in the company operating the club have not been reflected in the team’s performance. For months now, we have been delivering excellent results. We are by no means undeservedly on the podium, and we can look towards the future with optimism.

– For 14 years, the average attendance at the home matches of Loki has not been as high as it is this season. Back then, the unbeaten championship team had an average of 7,500 spectators, while the current team stands at 6,325. With three more big clashes remaining at home against FTC, Győr and Újpest, DVSC could even break a two-decade attendance record. Additionally, DVSC is the second most-followed Hungarian football club on social media. How can this development be explained?

– We owe a great deal to our supporters, the city, our owners and our sponsors, all of them have a positive impact on the team’s performance on the pitch. Thankfully, our fan base is growing and we are once again being spoken of with appreciation across the country, which is also reflected in the steady increase of these numbers. If we continue like this, even more people will follow us, both at the stadium and on social media and other platforms. Our goal is to improve on all fronts compared to the previous season, and this is clearly noticeable this year.

– DVSC’s past, with its seven league titles, is dazzling, and its present is very encouraging—but what kind of future vision should be imagined?

– We are receiving all the support we could hope for from the new English owner, everything a club aiming to grow could wish for. It is our shared interest and objective to return DVSC to the heights that it reached in the late 2000s. We are building the future together, in cooperation, following their professional guidance, planning developments both in sporting matters and in services for fans, while naturally maintaining responsible financial management. We aim to develop gradually, but it can be said that in the medium term, a club like DVSC with such a stable background can have no other goal than to make qualification for international competitions a realistic objective every year. We have already begun planning and preparing events for the 125th anniversary, which we intend to celebrate in a fitting manner.

– For many years, DVSC did not have a single player called up to the senior national team, but this has now changed: both Donát Bárány and Tamás Szűcs are members of the squad, and notably, both were born in Debrecen. Homegrown players, such as Benedek Erdélyi and Botond Vajda are part of the U21 squad, while a total of eight DVSC players have been included in the U19, U18, and U17 national teams. It seems that effective work is being carried out both at the academy and within the senior team.

– The professional work is continuously improving. With the commendable efforts of Sergio Navarro, the addition of Ádám Bogdán, and the dedicated youth development work led by András Herczeg and his colleagues, this progress is becoming even stronger. A young, talented player needs to play as much as possible during his youth years in order to gain experience and accumulate sufficient minutes on the pitch. The current staff places great emphasis on individual player development, and an increasing number of players are making their debut in senior competitions and training with the first team this season. The work being done with our NB III team is also worth highlighting, as the first step for our young players into senior football is competing in our second team, where Péter Máté has been doing excellent developmental and educational work for years. Thanks and recognition are also due to the partner clubs we cooperate with for their fair attitude and supportive work, as our young players are able to develop in strong professional environments on their path toward our NB I team—in Karcag, Mezőkövesd and at DEAC. All of these factors together make it possible to have so many players in the national teams, and I am confident that their number will continue to grow.