In the last auction of this season, supporters can bid on the dedicated shirts of our players, worn during the match against Fehérvár. Supporters can easily create an account on the www.matchwornshirt.com website and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC. Fans can bid on the red jerseys of the players and the black jerseys of the goalkeepers until 2 pm. on Saturday HERE!

On Sunday evening, Loki played the last match at home against Fehérvár without Erik Kusnyir, Thor Úlfarsson and Jorgo Pellumbi. As usual, the best football player of the season has been chosen and greeted at the beginning of the final home match. This year, the goalkeeper of DVSC, Balázs Megyeri received the Zilahi award, presented by András Zilahi, the son of Géza Zilahi and the management of the club. His brother was Zoltán Zilahi, the former talented player of Loki, who tragically passed away. Congratulations to Balázs Megyeri! Dusan Lagator was also greeted on the occasion of his 50^th appearance in the Hungarian first division.

The match started with a minute of silence. János Szűcs, the excellent former defender of Loki, passed away at the age of 67 after a short and serious disease. János Szűcs, famous for his elegant play, was a player of DMVSC with only a brief interruption for nearly a decade, from 1979 to 1988. He had 156 appearances in NB I and NB II in the colours of Loki and scored 7 goals. We will cherish his memory.

The match started at a relatively good pace. In the 6^th minute, Balázs Megyeri made a huge save to deny Karamoko’s one-on-one opportunity. As an answer to that, Brandon Domingues shot over the goal from 18 meters in the 11^th minute. Not long after, the ball bounced off the bar after Katona’s header and Megyeri had to deny one more shot.

The game was balanced, but in the 24^th minute, Botond Vajda took the ball, he shot from a sharp angle but Tóth saved it. In the 30^th minute, Schön had an opportunity on the other side of the pitch, but Balázs Megyeri punched the ball away. No goals were scored until the break.

What concerns the beginning of the second half, the game didn’t change much. DVSC had bigger possession, while Fehérvár relied on quick movements. In the 61^st minute, the goalkeeper of Fehérvár saved Hamzat Ojediran’s powerful shot. Later, Csongvai tried to convert a free-kick from close-range, but it went wide off the goal.

Stefan Loncar and Márk Szécsi came on as substitutes for the last 20 minutes (Ádám Bódi, Dominik Kocsis and Oleksandr Romanchuk also came on for the endgame). In the 72^nd minute, Hamzat Ojediran had one more dangerous shot. At the beginning of the final minutes, in the 79^th minute, DVSC took the lead! Following a corner, Brandon Domingues made a cross from the left side, the defenders tried to clear, but Meldin Dreskovic shot the ball into the right corner of the goal from 14 meters (1-0). This goal meant three points for our team, which said farewell to the fans with this victory. Thus, Loki finished in the 5^th place and the team will go to Felcsút in the last round of the championship.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was not an easy match. Mentally it was difficult because we conceded 5 goals last week against FTC and we lost the opportunity to participate in European cups. It was hard to maintain the intensity, but luckily, we managed to do that. Fehérvár is a good team, physically strong, but today we could win due to Balázs Megyeri’s saves and our patience. It was not our best performance, but we won. I would like to say thanks for the support of the fans during the whole season.

Bartosz Grzelak: Congratulations to our opponent. Our performance was very good, it was the best in Debrecen since I’m the coach of Fehérvár. However, this is football, we are disappointed but we must go on!

OTP Bank Liga, round 32.

DVSC-Fehérvár 1-0 (0-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 5347 spectators. Referee: Bognár T.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Dreskovic, Lagator, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Szuhodovszki (Loncar, 68.) – Vajda (Kocsis, 81.), Dzsudzsák (Romanchuk, 85.) , Domingues (Bódi, 81.) – Bárány (Szécsi, 68.). head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Fehérvár: Tóth B. – Serafimov, Spandler, Gergényi – Bese, Csongvai, Sigér D. (Gradisar, 78.), Schön – Christensen, Karamoko (Pető, 84.), Katona M. (Stefanelli, 68.). Head coach: Bartosz Grzelak.

Goal: Dreskovic (79.).

Yellow card: Lagator (23.), Ferenczi (34.), Vajda (54.), Baranyai (73.), Bódi (93.), Szécsi (94.), Loncar, (96.) as well as Bese (66.).

Due to the high-level cooperation agreement between DVSC and Villarreal CF, the Hungarian club’s professionals learn from the Submarine’s knowledge. 

The coaches and playes of the DVSC Football Academy (general director András Herczeg, U19 coach Zsombor Kerekes, video analyst Levente Kiss, as well as five talented players, including Imre Egri, Dénes Szakál, Milán Sánta, Zsolt Varga and Botond Nyikos) spent one week in Spain, during which they could acquire new skills as part of their training plan.

“Over the last year, Villarreal’s coaches have been with us and we have gained information about how they work here through many meetings, not only about technique or tactics, but also about organisation. Our academy is among the best in Hungary, but we can do even better,” confesses András Herczeg, director of the academy.

According to Herczeg, it is a pleasure to work together with the coaches of Villarreal as they are showing a lot of new things, most of them related to the methodology programmes for coaches in Debrecen.

“It is also a pleasure to be here visiting the facilities, training and playing against the youth teams. The coaches also enjoy watching the training sessions, having meetings and leaving with new information from the academy coaches.”

Besides methodology and football concepts, Hungarian coaches learn everything about how a professional academy works from Yellows who are based in Hungary: “One of the best examples, which I think shows one of the most important changes for their club, is to think about how they have to behave with the players and give them feedback, how to lead them. All the teams have grown because the head coach treats everyone equally. That has been a big improvement, but I would also highlight how the other departments treat the players. All players think that this has changed and they trust us”, says Álex Viña, one of the coaches from Villarreal, who accompanies them in this process. Viña explains that they also teach them “how the rest of the departments work in the club to be able to give more effective tools for their young talents.”

Herczeg also highlights the work of the club’s medical services and psychology department, which were also very impressive. One of the players, who had the opportunity to experience this week at the José Manuel Llaneza Training Ground, Dénes Szakál, agrees with his mentor: “They help both players and coaches to improve individually and they focus on that and take care of us”, but he believes that the best part of his stay here “are the training sessions because the sensations and the environment are spectacular.”

The guests from Debrecen were able to attend the match between the Submarine and Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de la Cerámica. For some of them, it was the first LaLiga match, which they consider to be the best regular competition in the world. “It is obvious that Spanish football is the best in the world and we are very happy to learn from them because the level is very high,” Herczeg underlined.

DVSC is the first foreign club to join the Villarreal family in this kind of cooperation.

In the last auction of this season, supporters can bid on the dedicated shirts of our players, worn during the match against Fehérvár. Supporters can easily create an account on the www.matchwornshirt.com website and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC.

The auction starts at the same time as the match does, at 7.30 pm. on May 12 and lasts until 2 pm. on May 18. Fans can bid on the red jerseys of the players and the black jerseys of the goalkeepers HERE!

An exciting football weekend is ahead of us. On Saturday, a Debrecen derby will take place in the city. DEAC, currently in the 5th place in the NB III Northeast group, will host the second team of DVSC, which is in the 3rd place, at the university complex on Dóczy Street. On Sunday evening, there will be a Loki-Fehérvár rivalry game at Nagyerdei Stadium, starting from 7.30 pm. Depending on the result of the MTK-Puskás Academy match on Saturday, it can still be relevant regarding participation in international tournaments.

Our team needs the support of the fans, while our club is trying to please the supporters.

Opening hours of the DVSC Shop: Tuesday-Wednesday – 3-6 pm, Thursday-Friday – 2-6 pm, Saturday – 10 am-3 pm, Sunday – 1-10 pm. Tickets are also available online at www.nagyerdeistadion.hu.

Our club is organizing various programs to make the match even more enjoyable for the fans. The stadium opens at 6.30 pm., but from 4.30 pm, we will organize a family day at Red&White. There will be various games that visitors can participate in until the start of the match (Combi Sport Arena, face painting, live foosball, subsoccer and a lot of others). Food and drinks will also be available on site. Moreover, there will be a competition for the fans in halftime too. The BMW Group Debrecen will also await visitors and their families with exciting activities at Nagyerdei Stadium. 

In halftime, we will launch our T-shirt gun due to our collaboration with MOMED. Besides the usual services, our VIP-guests can enjoy a live discussion with 7-time champion of DVSC, Csaba Bernáth.

Travelling on the routes of DKV is free for those who have a valid ticket or pass 3 hours before and after the match (from 4.30 pm until the last scheduled departure).

Important to note: Red&White has adopted a cashless payment system, allowing payment only by bank card or Unipass card (but not with Nagyerdei Stadium card).

Those who do not have a bank card or Unipass card, can obtain and charge an anonymous Unipass card on site, which can be used at other venues operated by Debreceni Campus N.K. Kft., including Nagyerdei Stadium.

On Sunday evening, Loki tried to play effectively at the home of the champion Ferencváros as our team was still competing for a spot in international tournaments. There was a genuine football atmosphere and several hundred fans from Debrecen encouraged the team. Since the match was on Mother’s Day, the players from both teams went onto the pitch hand in hand with their mothers.

Due to rehabilitation, Erik Kusnyir and Thor Úlfarsson were out of the squad, but Donát Bárány and Jorgo Pellumbi were back on track. Compared to the previous week, there were two changes in the starting XI: Meldin Dreskovic started instead of Oleksandr Romanchuk and Donát Bárány was on the pitch instead of Márk Szécsi.

In the 1^st minute of the match, Traore scored on behalf of FTC, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Still, the home team tried to put pressure on DVSC. Our team took on the duels, but the home team was dangerous. In the 7^th minute, for example, Lisztes shot wide off the goal. However, in the 12^th minute, Nimród Baranyai blasted over the bar after a nice team play, and in the 20^th minute, János Ferenczi missed the target from distance. At that time, the play was balanced and neither of the goalkeepers had to perform any feats. In the final minutes of the first half, Ferenváros increased the pressure, but they could not score due to our team’s organized play. Still, Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny Traore’s clear-cut chance in the 43^rd minute. No goals were scored until the break.

Oleksandr Romanchuk and Máté Tuboly came on for the second half, so DVSC made a tactical change. Nevertheless, in the 49^th minute, Ferencváros took the lead, when Abena scored from close-range after Megyeri’s feat and some turmoil (1-0). DVSC tried to get into the opponent’s box, but our teams’ attempts were not successful. Moreover, in the 56^th minute, FTC doubled their advantage: Traore came from the right side, he broke into the box and shot the ball into the far corner of the goal (2-0).

It was very difficult to make a comeback, but Botond Vajda showed his talent in the 63^rd minute. He broke into the box after a nice dribble around the goal line and scored a huge goal that Dibusz could not save (2-1). Not long after that, Lisztes fell onto the pitch next to Vajda within the penalty area, for which the referee awarded a penalty. Barnabás Varga converted the penalty in the 68^th minute (3-1).

At the beginning of the final minutes, FTC scored again in the 72^nd minute. After a scramble following a free-kick, it was Abena who found the ball and shot it under the crossbar (4-1). Stefan Loncar, Márk Szécsi and later Dominik Kocsis came off the bench, but there was no way to make a comeback. Moreover, in the 80^th minute, Abu Fani also scored, hitting the bottom right corner from 17 meters. The ball bounced off the post into the net (5-1).

Thus, the match ended in a heavy defeat. We will continue next Sunday against Fehérvár at Nagyerdei Stadium.

According to the coach

Dejan Stankovic: Since the 1^st minute of the match, we played the way we wanted. In the second half, we also dominated physically and I’m really glad for that. Even though we have already won the championship a few weeks ago, we still worked hard. That’s the mentality that we should adhere to.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to FTC for the victory. It was the worst match that we’ve played since I’m the coach of Debrecen. I was not satisfied with our performance even in the first half, but after the first goal, we fell apart. It was like a cat and mouse play, which was far from our best performance. I would like to apologize to the fans.

OTP Bank Liga, round 31.

FTC-DVSC 5-1 (0-0).

Groupama Arena, 11 959 spectators. Referee: Antal P.

FTC: Dibusz – Botka, Cisse, Abena, Ramirez (Pászka, 81.) – Maiga, Katona B. (Ben Romdhan, 73.) – Traore (Sevikyan, 73.), Abu Fani (Tóth, 81.), Lisztes (Kodro, 73.) – Varga B. Head coach: Dejan Stankovic.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Dreskovic, Lagator, Ferenczi – Ojediran (Romanchuk, 46.), Szuhodovszki (Tuboly, 46.) – Vajda (Kocsis, 85.), Dzsudzsák (Loncar, 73.), Domingues (Szécsi, 73.) – Bárány. Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Abena (49., 72.), Traore (56.), Varga B. (68.), Abu Fani (80.) as well asVajda (63.).

Yellow card: Varga B. (58.) as well as Lagator (58.), Tuboly (74.).

In the next round of the OTP Bank League, DVSC will play against FTC on May 5, starting from 6.30 pm in Groupama Arena (Budapest, IX district, Üllői street 129.). Tickets are available online at https://jegymester.hu/production/741299/ferencvarosi-tc-dvsc/74001354, while the ticket offices for the guest supporters open 2 hours before the match on site. It is recommended to purchase the tickets online in order to avoid waiting in queques.

Fans without a valid ticket will not be admitted to the stadium!

The DVSC-Újpest derby on Saturday evening was crucial for Loki in terms of points and the hope of participating in international cups was at stake. Erik Kusnyir, Jorgo Pellumbi and Thor Úlfarsson were still on rehabilitation, so they were out of the squad as well as Donát Bárány, who suffered a minor injury. Meldin Dreskovic was back on track, while Soma Szuhodovszki and Márk Szécsi got an opportunity to be in the starting XI this time. Before the match, Donát Bárány was greeted on the occasion of his 50^th appearance in the first division by the managing director of DVSC, Balázs Makray.

The match started basically in the 6^th minute with the close-range header of Romanchuk, which was saved by Banai. The guest team stood up with three centre-backs, so obviously, they were afraid of the attacks of Debrecen. It was difficult to find open spaces, but in the 13^th minute, Balázs Dzsuzdák made a free-kick from long-range, which went just over the goal. DVSC was getting creative in terms of attacks and in the 17^th minute, the goalkeeper of Újpest saved our captain’s powerful shot, after which János Ferenczi headed the ball over the goal.

In the middle of the first half, the match slowed down a bit after a break in play, then it became more exciting before the break. In the 28^th minute, Soma Szuhodovszki shot just wide off the goal from 18 meters (it looked like Banai touched the ball), not long after which Soma had one more attempt, but it was blocked. The first goal of Debrecen came in the 35^th minute: Brandon Domingues made a nice dribble, after which Kobouri scored an own goal, but it was ruled to be offside by VAR. The match had to be decided after the break.

The second half started with a dismissal for Újpest as Tamás fouled Botond Vajda very badly. After some VAR review, Berke gave him a red card. Thus, Loki appeared to be in a numerical superiority and a greater advantage, which our team tried to capitalize on. In the 60^th minute, Brandon Domingues narrowly missed with a diving shot, then Botond Vajda blasted the ball over the goal from the edge of the box. Our team increased the pressure and in the 66^th minute, after János Ferenczi’s header, the goalkeeper of Újpest pushed the ball onto the crossbar.

Tamás Batain came off the bench for the endgame (later Ádám Bódi, Stefan Loncar, Meldin Dreskovic and Christian Manrique also came on). In the 83^rd minute, Tamás Batai was close to scoring, but his backheel shot went wide off the goal. However, in the 88^th minute, Banai could only punch away the ball after Tamás Batai’s header, and the arriving Hamzat Ojediran rolled the ball into the net from close-range (1-0).

DVSC earned very important three point, which were well-deserved. We will continue next Sunday away against FTC.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was a dramatic match, it must be exciting to watch our games. I am very happy and I would like to praise the players. They were not in an easy situation as we have lost many games, in which we’ve dominated. The guys proved that they believe in our joined work. The goal was a very emotional moment for us, it had to be like this. I would like my team to always play like this. We are still alive and we will fight until the end. I would like to say thanks for the fans, who constantly supported us and I would like to have this kind of atmosphere in the stadium all the time.

Géza Mészöly: Our plan was to play in an organized way and more or less, we succeeded in that. In the first half, we could not get close to the box, so we changed during the break, but the dismissal ruined our plan. We defended heroically, but in the end, we conceded a goal. On the other side, the referee wasn’t called out to check what happened exactly when Szécsi fouled our player.

OTP Bank League, round 30.

DVSC-Újpest 1-0 (0-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 6592 spectators. Referee: Berke B.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran (Dreskovic, 91.), Szuhodovszki (Loncar, 84.) – Vajda, Dzsudzsák (Manrique, 91.), Domingues (Bódi, 84.) – Szécsi (Batai, 74.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Újpest: Banai – Pauljevic, Keita, Kobouri, Antzoulas, Tamás K. – Geiger (Kovács, 90.) – Kiss T. (Radosevic, 46.), Tajti (Mucsányi, 91.), Csoboth (Sasere, 85.) – Ambrose (Mörschel, 46.). Head coach: Mészöly Géza.

Goal: Ojediran (88.).

Yellow card: Szécsi (23.), Lagator (86.) as well as Kobouri (43.).

Dismissal: Tamás K. (48.)

Fans can bid online on the dedicated jerseys of players, worn during the match against Újpest. Supporters can easily create an account on the www.matchwornshirt.com website and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC.

The auction starts at the same time as the match does, at 7.30 pm on April 27 and lasts until 2 pm on May 4. Bids on the dedicated shirts of players and goalkeepers can be placed via https://www.matchwornshirt.com/…/27-04-2024-debrecen….

Fans can bid again on the dedicated shirts of our players, worn during the derby against Diósgyőr. Supporters can easily create an account on the www.matchwornshirt.com website and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC. Bids for the players’ white jerseys and the goalkeepers’ blue jerseys can be placed until 3 pm. on April 27 via https://l.matchwornshirt.com/debreceni-6.

Due to the collaboration between DVSC Football Academy and the Spanish top club, Villarreal CF, another delegation from Debrecen can gain experience in Spain during one week as a guest of Villarreal.

This time, András Herczeg, general director of DVSC Football Academy, Zsombor Kerekes, U19 coach, Levente Kiss, video analyst, as well as five talented players, including Imre Egri, Dénes Szakál, Milán Sánta, Zsolt Varga and Botond Nyikos stay at Villarreal until Monday.

What concerns the agenda, it includes specific meetings, during which they get to know the academy of Villarreal, meet the professionals of the Spanish club and have technical discussions with them. They also watch the trainings and matches of youth teams and the first team too. Our players also have the opportunity to show themselves on the pitch.  

The Licensing Committee of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) has reviewed DVSC’s license application and, just like in previous years, granted the license to Loki in the first round for the 2024/25 international season as well as the new season in the Hungarian championship.

According to the reasoning of MLSZ, the documents submitted by DVSC meet all mandatory criteria specified in the club licensing regulations.