Early Sunday morning, the football team of DVSC departed to the training camp in Austria. Our players will be preparing for two weeks in Waidhofen an der Ybbs. In addition to the regular training sessions, Loki will also play practice matches against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
The travelling squad: Donát Pálfi, Márk Engedi, Benedek Erdélyi, Márk Balogh T. – goalkeepers, Bence Fábián, Csaba Hornyák, Elia Grassi, Árpád Mona, Noel Asztalos, Ádám Lang, Dénes Szakál, Bence Batik, Erik Kusnyir, Kristóf Gyenti, Márk Szécsi, Gergő Tercza, Martin Bökönyi, Soma Szuhodovszki, Botond Vajda, Tamás Szűcs, Zsolt Doktor, Amos Yougs, Balázs Bodnár, Flórián Cibla, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Dominik Kocsis, Imre Egri, Botond Nyikos, Tamás Batai, Donát Bárány, David Nwachukwu, Kaye Shedrach, Yacouba Silue – midfield players.
On Friday, DVSC continued the training with two sessions in the training centre in Pallag. Botond Vajda and Tamás Szűcs, who received a few more days to rest due to their responsibilities for the U21 national team, have also joined the squad. Amos Youga is missing due to family reasons, while Maximilian Hofmann underwent an arm surgery and he will join the team soon. Neven Djurasek is doing medical examinations in Croatia, so he is not in Debrecen. However, several of our young talents are training with the first team, thus, Sergio Navarro’s staff can get the picture as soon as possible.
From Sunday until July 5, Loki will be in a training camp in Austria, playing practice matches against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
Upon the expiration of his contract, the two-time league and two-time cup winner János Ferenczi is leaving DVSC. The 34-year-old footballer was born in Debrecen and came up through the ranks of the youth teams as a homegrown player of Loki. In the 2011/12 season, he made his debut in the first division. Over the years, János Ferenczi transitioned from a left-winger to a left-back, playing a total of 331 competitive matches in the ranks of DVSC. In the top league, he appeared in 254 games in red and white, which places him in the 8th position on the club’s all-time appearances list. Even though his role has changed over the years, he managed to score 11 goals and provide 40 assists during these matches. His royalty to the club is exemplary and rare in today’s football world, which marks a truly valuable career.
János Ferenczi has also made two appearances for the Hungarian national team, further enhancing the reputation of DVSC. We would like to thank our player for everything that he did for our club and wish him good luck in his future career! In our hearts, he will always stay part of the DVSC family.
DVSC started the preparation for the 2025/26 championship. On Wednesday, our players did medical examinations and tests at SET (Sport Diagnostic, Lifestyle and Therapy Centre), located at Nagyerdei Stadium. Laboratory tests were conducted and the players underwent cardiological and comprehensive sports medical examinations, as well as fitness assessments. From Sunday until July 5, the team will be in a training camp in Austria, playing practice matches against against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
Upon the expiration of their contract, Balázs Megyeri, Gergő Kocsis and Shuichi Gonda are leaving DVSC. The players that have been on loan at our club, such as Krisztián Hegyi (his return is still under discussion), Arandel Stojkovic and Maurides Roque Junior are also leaving. In addition, our club has terminated the contract of Kristiyan Malinov by mutual agreement as the player will continue his career at another club. There are ongoing negotiations about the sale of the player’s rights of Henrik Castegren.
We would like to thank our players for their services at Loki and wish them good luck in their future careers!
Sergio Navarro head coach and president Ike Thierry Zaengel president
The first-division football team of DVSC starts the pre-season on Wednesday, led by the Spanish Sergio Navarro.
The 46-year-old Spanish professional is arriving from Athletic Bilbao, having led one of the most effective football academy in the world during the last three years. The pro-licence coach, who had also played at Villarreal, previously worked in various roles at Villarreal (youth methodology director), Levante (assistant coach), Rubin Kazan (assistant coach, head of youth development) and Karpaty Lviv (head coach), before taking over the leadership of the Athletic Club de Bilbao Academy (Lezama). Sergio Navarro obtained his university degrees in football studies at the universities of Valencia and Barcelona.
The selection of the new head coach was strongly influenced by his extensive and valuable experience and work in international football, particularly within the elite level of youth development. His appointment is symbolic of our club’s intention to move forward and develop along the path of integrating young homegrown players into the first team more efficiently and effectively. The experience, work ethic and philosophy represented by Sergio Navarro perfectly fits with our concept as we have many talented young players with great potential (a recent example is the two Hungarian Youth Cup titles that we’ve won last weekend). With the help of such a professional, our players can develop further for the benefit of both Debrecen and Hungarian football overall. We are glad and hopeful that such an expert has accepted our invitation and will support us in building this strategic direction.
The direct assistants of Sergio Navarro will include Álex Pallarés, who has previously worked as head coach at first-division Latin American clubs and Bilbao B in the 2022/23 season, now joining as assistant coach, as well as Sergio Manas Garcia, who will take on the role of strength and conditioning coach, having previously worked at the academies of Castellón and Villarreal. Pablo Alberola, who spent the last three years at the DVSC Football Academy as the local head of methodology as part of the cooperation with Villarreal CF, will also be a member of the staff. His responsibilities will include maintaining communication between the first and the second team as well as facilitating and coordinating the upward movement of players. János Balogh goalkeeper coach, Tibor Dombi assistant coach, Dávid Szalóczy analyst and Patrik Kalydy physiotherapist will stay as members of the staff.
The team will start the pre-season with medical examinations and trainings on Wednesday. From Sunday until July 5, the squad will be in a training camp in Austria, playing practice matches against FK Miercurea Ciuc, CFR Cluj and the Czech Sigma Olomouc.
Hayk Hovakimyan is leaving DVSC upon the expiration of his contract. The 31-year-old Armenian professional has worked at DVSC over the past three years, first as sporting director and later as international director.
We would like to thank Hayk Hovakimyan for his dedicated and professional work for the club and wish him good luck in his future career!
By mutual agreement with the club, Head coach Nestor El Maestro is leaving Debrecen together with his assistant coach Nikon El Maestro, the strength and conditioning coach Bojan Stamatovic as well as the goalkeeper coach Branko Katic. Nestor El Maestro and his staff took over the leadership of the team in November last year in a really difficult situation and did an excellent job to keep the squad in the first division, gaining memorable victories over Ferencváros (5-4) and Fehérvár in the last round (3-0). We got to know Nestor and his colleagues as great professionals and experts, who were committed to our club and team, and played an extremely important role in the life of Loki in the recent months.
We would like to thank Nestor El Maestro and his staff for their dedication and services at DVSC and wish them good luck for their future careers!
The 2024/25 season of the OTP Bank Liga has come to an end, so we decided to take a look at which of our players spent the most time on the pitch.
This time, Brandon Domingues finished in the 1st place. The French-Portugese dual national was a true leader of Loki, playing in 31 matches out of 33. He spent 2467 minutes on the pitch, during which he scored 12 goals and provided 3 assists. Fans will probably remember his braces against Ferencváros and Zalaegerszeg for a long time.
Tamács Szűcs is the second on the list, playing exactly 2190 minutes. The 20-year-old midfielder arrived at Loki last summer from Copenhagen and he was in the starting XI already in the first match. He’s all heart and tireless, having scored three goals in the past season. He scored his first-ever NBI goal against MTK, then found the net of MTK one more time and Zalaegerszeg as well.
The third player who spent the most time on the pitch was Donát Bárány with 2102 minutes. Even though he has had several injuries during the season, he still managed to appear in 28 matches. The 24-year-old striker once again proved his scoring ability by finishing the season with 4 assists and 13 goals. Thus, he became the top scorer of our team. He had a really strong season, which is also proven by the fact that he earned the Zilahi award and took the second place on the list of the top scorers in the league. What concerns the number of assists, Balázs Dzsudzsák finished in the 1st place, providing 11 assists for his teammates during the 2024/25 season.
On Saturday, in the final round of the 2024/25 championship season, Loki stepped onto the pitch in Székesfehérvár in a match that was crucial for avoiding relegation. The situation was clear: if Loki, supported by almost 1,200 fans from Debrecen, managed to avoid defeat, they would secure their place in NBI, while Fehérvár would be relegated from the first division after 26 years. Due to injury, Balázs Megyeri, Krisztián Hegyi, Erik Kusnyir, Bence Batik, Neven Djurasek and Kristiyan Malinov could not help in the battle. However, among the starting XI was Brandon Domingues, who had to be substituted against Paks by necessity.
The match kicked off with a derby-like atmosphere and an early chance for the home side as Saponjic headed wide from close range. In response, Amos Youga tried from distance in the 5th minute, but he shot over the goal. The first major chance for Loki came in the 11th minute, when Gergő Kocsis headed just over the bar following a corner. At times, DVSC had the upper hand, but the crosses from Fehérvár were also dangerous, so the tension was obviously high.
Then, in the 21st minute, Loki took the lead! Soma Szuhodovszki made a shot from 20 meters and the ball flew unstoppably into the top right corner (0-1). Thus, DVSC had an advantage, so it was a crucial goal.
Fehérvár made some attempts in the following minutes, which were not dangerous for our goal. On the other side, Soma Szuhodovszkis’s shot was blocked in the 51st minute, then Dala saved a header from Gergő Kocsis and a shot from Amos Youga.
The last 30 minutes started with a Loki goal! After János Ferenczi’s cross, Maximilian Hofmann made an acrobatic move and headed the ball into the net from 6 meters. Dala could only touch the ball (0-2). Almost right after the goal, there was a fight in the midfield at the end of which the referee sent off both Amos Youga and Castrati.
In the 76th minute, Stefanelli hit the goal post. Botond Vajda, Maurides and Henrik Castegren came off the bench for the endgame, later Balázs Dzsudzsák and Arandjel Stojkovic also came on. Even though Fehérvár has not given up, Loki could control the game in the final minutes as well. Moreover, in the 85th minute, after a nice solo, Botond Vajda gave an assist to Maurides, who confidently shot the ball into the net (0-3). Thus, everything was decided and DVSC earned a well-deserved victory, which means that the team stays in the first league.
According to the coach
Nestor El Maestro: We are all happy as we did our job. We earned a fantastic result in this final and I respect my players!
OTP Bank Liga, round 33.
Fehérvár-DVSC 0-3 (0-1).
Sóstói Stadium, 10 000 spectators. Referee: Bogár G.
Fehérvár FC: Dala – Petrov (Simut, 82.), Spandler, Kalandadze – Kovács M (Kastrati, 67.)., Melnik (Tóth T., 82.), Bedi (Katona, 67.), Szabó B., Milicevic – Holender (Stefanelli, 60.), Saponjic. Head coach: Krisztián Tímár.
DVSC: Pálfi – Szécsi, Lang, Hofmann, Ferenczi – Youga, Kocsis G. (Stojkovic, 87.) – Szűcs T. (Castegren, 79.), Szuhodovszki (Dzsudzsák, 87.), Domingues (Vajda, 72.) – Bárány (Maurides, 79.). Head coach: Nestor El Maestro.
DVSC, who is fighting against relegation, played the last home match of the season on Sunday, hosting the cup winner Paks at Nagyerdei Stadium. Before the kick-off, our club’s management honoured the members of our first-ever NBI championship team, who proved to be the best exactly 20 years ago. The Zilahi Award, given to the best DVSC player of the season, was also presented and it was Donát Bárány, the top scorer of our team, who received the award this season.
Due to injury, Balázs Megyeri, Krisztián Hegyi, Erik Kusnyir, Bence Batik, Neven Djurasek and Kristiyan Malinov were out of the squad, while Maximilian Hofmann was suspended. Among the starting XI were Donát Pálfi, János Ferenczi as well as Soma Szuhodovszki and Donát Bárány.
The match started with a dynamic fight, which Loki entered well. In the 11th minute, Donát Pálfi confidently saved the header of Tóth, while on the other side, only the accurate final passes were missing for some time. In the 19th minute, Amos Youga made a great pass to Donát Bárány, who hit the crossbar from 9 meters, so the Debrecen goal was close.
In the second part of the first half, Paks continued to look for Barna Tóth’s head with long balls, while DVSC tried to create chances by keeping the ball on the ground. Our team’s intent was clearly more dominant, but the first goal just wouldn’t come. No goals were scored until the break.
In the first minutes of the second half, Paks dominated, but did not manage to create a chance. In the 53rd minute, Domingues got injured, so Botond Vajda came on as a substitution. In this period of the match, midfield play dominated, neither of the goals were in danger. In the 67th minute, Botond Vajda shot wide off the goal from a distance, then Balázs Dzsudzsák also came off the bench.
At the beginning of the endgame, in the 72nd minute, Paks got undermanned as Szappanos fouled Tamás Szűcs. Balázs Dzsudzsák curled the ball just over the bar from the free-kick. Maurides also came on for the final minutes, but no goals were scored, so it stayed a 0-0 draw.
The fate of Loki will be decided next week in the last round of the season in Székesfehérvár.
According to the coach
Nestor El Maestro: I have mixed feelings. I’m disappointed because we were the better team today and it was a close match with only a few chances. We earned the minimum result that we needed. The final is coming.
György Bognár: Our goal was to earn one point. We were not the best, but our will was in the right place. I’m satisfied with the overall performance of our team in this season.
OTP Bank Liga, round 32.
DVSC-Paks 0-0.
Nagyerdei Stadium, 8064 spectators. Referee: Berke B.
DVSC: Pálfi – Szécsi, Castegren, Lang, Ferenczi – Youga (Maurides, 83.), Kocsis G. – Szűcs T., Szuhodovszki (Dzsudzsák, 68.), Domingues (Vajda, 55.) – Bárány. Head coach: Nestor El Maestro.
Paks: Szappanos – Kinyik, Vas G., Ötvös – Osváth, Varga R. (Könyves, 64.), Windecker (Balogh B., 46.), Papp K., Silye (Hinora, 92.) – Gyurkits (Kovácsik, 75.) – Tóth B. (Böde, 64.). Head coach: Bognár György.
Yellow card: Lang (79.) as well as Windecker (35.), Ötvös (38.), Silye (77.).
DVSC, currently in a difficult situation, aimed to secure a point or points at the home of Puskás Akadémia, who are contenders for the championship title. Loki had to cope without several injured players, including Balázs Megyeri, Krisztián Hegyi, Erik Kusnyir, Bence Batik, Neven Djurasek and Yacouba Silue. Even though Donát Bárány was struggling with pain, he was in the squad. Gergő Kocsis, who performed well against MTK, was named in the starting line-up.
At the very beginning of the match, Loki was really motivated, but in the 6th minute, Shuichi Gonda had to save Colley’s header. In the 10th minute, Puskás took the lead: Levi curled the ball into the right corner of the goal from 9 meters (1-0). Not long after, Golla touched the ball with his hand within the box and the referee awarded a penalty for Loki. In the 15th minute, Brandon Domingues took on the penalty, but he shot it straight at the diving Pécsi, missing the opportunity.
In the next minutes, the play was balanced, and in the 28th minute, Maurides shot over the goal from a distance, not long after which Colley fired wide off the goal. In the 37th minute, the home team doubled their lead: Soisalo came on the right wing, made a cross and Zsolt Nagy headed the ball into the net from 7 meters (2-0). No more goals were scored until the break, but Tamás Szűcs was fouled within the box and instead of a penalty, he even received a yellow card.
Soma Szuhodovszki and János Ferenczi came off the bench for the second half. In the 47th minute, Maurides made a header, but Pécsi punched the ball away from under the crossbar. Then, Zsolt Nagy missed a one-on-one opportunity. In the 55th minute, Gonda made a brilliant save with his leg to deny Colley’s attempt, so the last 30 minutes did not promise to be easy.
At the beginning of the endgame, Kristiyan Malinov got injured and Balázs Dzsudzsák came on. In the 74th minute, János Ferenczi shot wide off the goal, but in the 79th minute, our team pulled one back. After a corner, Amos Youga shot the ball into the far corner of the goal from close-range (2-1). Loki tried to equalize, but in the 89th minute, at the end of a quick counter-attack, Levi scored (Dominik Kocsis was fouled before that action). Thus, the fate of the three points has been decided (3-1). In the 94th minute, Kaye scored, but it was not enough as Mondovics scored one more at the end (4-2).
The next match will be against Paks next Sunday at Nagyerdei Stadium.
According to the coach
Zsolt Hornyák: It was a very exciting match and it was important that our goalkeeper saved the penalty. Before the break, we were better, but after that we made a few mistake in defence and we could have showed more concentration. It was not easy, but we deserved the three points. Debrecen does not stand on the table where they should be.
Nestor El Maestro: We are very disappointed because we had the chance to make a step towards remaining in the league, but we couldn’t do that. We were motivated, but we would have needed more in terms of quality. Moreover, several key moments didn’t go our way.
OTP Bank Liga, round 31.
Puskás Akadémia-DVSC 4-2 (2-0).
Pancho Arena, 2523 spectators. Referee: Antal P.
Puskás Akadémia: Pécsi – Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Markgráf – Duarte (Plsek, 75.), Arutiunian – Soisalo (Vékony, 75.), Levi (Mondovics, 93.), Nagy Zs. (Nissila, 77.) – Colley (Fameyeh, 75.). Head coach: Zsolt Hornyák.
DVSC: Gonda – Szécsi (Kocsis D., 75.), Kocsis G., Lang, Hofmann, Vajda (Ferenczi, 46.) – Youga – Szűcs T. (Szuhodovszki, 46.), Malinov (Dzsudzsák, 66.), Domingues – Maurides (Shedrach, 75.). Head coach: Nestor El Maestro.
Goal: Levi (10.), Nagy Zs. (37.), Levi (89.), Mondovics (97.) as well as Youga (79.), Shedrach (94.).
Yellow card: Colley (18.), Duarte (52.), Mondovics (95.) as well as Szűcs T. (45+2.), Hofmann (51.), Szécsi (66.), Dzsudzsák (89.).
