Diósgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre, more commonly Diósgyőri VTK (Hungarian: [ˈdioːʒɟøːri ˈveːteːkaː]) is a Hungarian sports club from Diósgyőr district of Miskolc best known for its football team. Founded in 1910 by the local working class youth, the team plays in the second division of the Hungarian League and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Hungarian football. Diósgyőr is best known for its passionate supporters – in the past years, Diósgyőr had one of the highest average attendances in the Hungarian top division.^[1] The football club enjoyed its first golden age in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including a third place finish in the 1978–79 season of the Hungarian League and two Hungarian Cup triumphs in 1977 and 1980.

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Diósgyőri VTK

Full name	Diosgyőr-Vasgyári Testgyakorlók Köre
Nickname(s)	Diósgyőr
Short name	DVTK
Founded	6 February 1910; 114 years ago (1910-02-06)
Ground	Diósgyőri Stadion, Miskolc
Capacity	15,325
Chairman	Gergely Sántha
Head coach	Vladimir Radenkovic
League	NB I
2022–23	NB II, 1st of 20 (promoted)
Website	Club website
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The home of the club is the multi-purpose Diósgyőri Stadion located in Miskolc, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary. The maximum capacity of the stadium is approximately 17,000 spectators.

They played their matches from 1911 to 1939 near the canteen of the Diósgyőr Ironworks. The stadium was first opened on 25 June 1939.

In 1968, the stadium has undergone major expansions and the capacity has increased to 22,000. The stadium was then reopened after renovations on 26 May 1968. At that time, it was the biggest stadium in Hungary outside of Budapest. The highest attendance record for the stadium was set on 27 November 1968, when approximately 35,000 people saw a match between the DVTK and the Ferencvárosi TC. In the 2000s, its capacity was dropped to 15,000 due to security reasons sections of the stadium was closed from the public.

Prior to demolition in 2016, the stadium had the following areas: the western Main Stand that was built in 1939. Three other wings were built in 1968, with a grass surface and a tartan covered running track, where football matches and athletic championships are held. The Complex contains one grass surfaced training field built in 1977, one with artificial turf built in 2006, and two others with cinder covering that opened in the 1960s. The artificial grass field has lighting. Near the stadium, there is a covered training field and a former boxing arena re-opened for soccer in 2009. Although the stadium does not meet the standards of many other European stadiums, it is the most modern arena in Eastern Hungary. Floodlighting was installed and began operating on 15 November 2003.

The Main Stand had its first renovation in 2005–06 and after a significant modernization project, it was opened on 23 April 2006 with a roof over 1,504 seats. In 2009–2010, the eastern-wing of the 40-year-old stands was demolished. For the 100th birthday of the club, new covered stands were built with a buffet, restrooms, and 3,137 seats on the so-called "Sunny wing" or "Napos oldal". This wing was so-named because the sun would make it difficult for fans to watch matches during afternoon competition. Construction began on 10 August 2009 and an opening ceremony was held on 6 March 2010. The 2009–10 renovation cost 400 million HUF. In 2011–2012, the training fields were modernized, and two additional fields were built. Currently, there are four training fields with floodlights, two with natural grass and 2 with artificial grass.

From 1992 to 2000, the field was named DFC Stadium due to the club changed its name from DVTK to Diósgyőri Football club. During the 2007–2008 season, the name of the stadium was DVTK-Borsodi Stadium, because of a sponsorship arrangement.

A famous section of the stadium called the Csáki-stand is named after the fan, József Csáki.

In 2016, the construction of a new stadium has been started.

On 20 June 2017, it was announced that Diósgyőr is not able to play their home matches at the Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion due to the turf cannot endure it. As a consequence, Diósgyőr will play the home matches of the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches at stadium of Debreceni VSC', Nagyerdei Stadion, in Debrecen.^[2]

On 5 May 2018, the new stadium was opened officially.^[3] The first official match was played between Diósgyőr and Mezkőkövesd in the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. The match ended with a 1–0 win for the Borsod-rival Mezőkövesd. The first goal was scored by Dražić in the 88th minute of the game.^[4]

Diósgyőr has one of the most supporters in Hungary and almost everybody in the town is fond of football. In the 2007–08 season, the average number of attendance in Diósgyőr matches was 5,063, with DVTK being the most visited team in NB I. On the season peak, 10,000 fans encouraged the team. In the 2011–12 season, the average number of fans was 7,793, with the most visited team at the top, while the season peaked at 11,398 at the stadium, which meant a full house. The relationship with the Nyíregyháza, Ferencváros, and Újpest supporters is particularly bad. DVTK fans have previously sympathized with the other red and white team in East Hungary, DVSC supporters. In recent years, a friendly relationship with the supporters of Szeged has evolved and they have a friendship with the Polish fans of GKS Bełchatów.

On 19 July 2014, UEFA issued sanctions against Ferencváros and Diósgyőr and Slovakia’s Spartak Trnava, following racist behaviour by their fans during 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying matches against Maltese sides Sliema Wanderers, Birkirkara and Hibernians respectively. Ferencvaros were the hardest hit by the UEFA measures as club were fined by €20,000 and the partial closure of their stadium following monkey chants and racist banners displayed in both legs in Malta and Hungary.^[5]

The club's main rival is Nyíregyháza Spartacus, with whom they share a long-lasting rivalry, colloquially known as the "eastern derby" (Keleti Rangadó) due to both clubs hailing from the eastern part of Hungary. The roots of the rivalry can be traced all the way back to the 1980s. The location of the two clubs also adds to the ferocity of the rivalry, with their respective cities being a mere hour drive away from each other. Since DVTK established themselves as a solid first division club in the mid-2000s, and due to the fact, that Nyíregyháza spent all but 4 seasons in the otp bank liga in the same timeframe, the two teams have rarely met in the 21st century, with the last time being in March of 2023. Nevertheless, the matches contested between them remains one of the most highly attended fixtures in eastern Hungary, with fights, animosity and violence often leaving their mark on these games.

Another Club that DVTK has an intense rivalry with is Ferencvárosi TC, the most successful Hungarian Club, regarding both domestic and international achievements, and are arguably the most well-known Hungarian team outside of the country. The cause of the rivalry are the traditional differences between the capital, Budapest and Miskolc. This also explains why DVTK Fans have a deep disdain for most Budapest-based teams, especially FTC, their arch rivals, Újpest FC, hu:Budapest Honvéd FC, MTK Budapest FC, III. Kerületi TVE & Vasas SC. Fans of DVTK often refer to themselves, and the city of Miskolc as a whole, as "101^ Anti-Budapest. Ferencváros also happens to be the team that DVTK has faired off against the worst over the years, only managing to collect 3 league wins over them in the 21st century, coming in 2009, 2014 and 2018.

Hailing from Újpest, the 4th District of Budapest, are the 23-time Hungarian Champions, Újpest FC. From 2009 until 2017, The DVTK Stadium served as a true fortress whenever the team took on Újpest, with the team from capital being unable to claim a win in Miskolc in that timeframe.

Another club from the capital, which is greatly despised in Miskolc is hu:Budapest Honvéd FC. Honvéd are traditionally the fourth biggest club in the country, having won 14 national titles. The two clubs have met over 100 times in the Hungarian national league, with Budapest Honvéd being victorious in 58 of them, and DVTK winning 28 of the match-ups.

Fehérvár FC, often referred to as Videoton, having been called that for the vast majority of their history, is amongst one of the biggest rivals of DVTK, however, unlike the rest of the teams in this section, Videoton and Diósgyőr fans used to be very fond of each other, until the late 2000's. Their relationship soured, when the Fidesz–KDNP regime of Hungary, spearheaded by Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, started pouring money disproportionately into domestic football, with some clubs, like Ferencvárosi TC, Fehérvár FC and Puskás Akadémia FC being treated favourably as opposed to the rest of the teams which the league comprised. Since then, DVTK fans have even started referring to Videoton supporters as "Nyugati tirpákok", meaning, Tirpák's of the West, with Tirpák being a derogatory term being used to describe the Slovakian minority residing in Hungary, and simultaneously a term used to mock the fans of DVTK's arch rivals, Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC.

• History of Diósgyőri VTK
• List of Diósgyőri VTK seasons
• Diósgyőri VTK in European football
• List of Diósgyőri VTK managers