Debrecen Gladiators The first American football team in the town, was established in 2004. It was one of the most successful teams in the eastern part of Hungary at the time. In the first 3 years the team consistently played for the champion title, but closed each season with a silver medal. Somewhat later another team was established under the name "Debreceni Huszárok".
Football has been highly popular among university students for years, said Marianna Lóczi Lászlóné Kovács, managing director of DEAC.
– Many foreign students asked about the opportunities to play American football in Debrecen. Considering the long tradition of football in Debrecen and the high number of interested youngsters, we established the section, said the managing director, adding that the already existing clubs and their players have also joined the new football section of DEAC, which means that right now the whole American football world in Debrecen is concentrated in the university club.
The football section of DEAC currently has about 100 players in the adult and junior age groups. In the next championship these two teams will certainly represent DEAC. Out of them 20 players are students of UD, two of them are from Nigeria. Another 20 players are planning to start their studies at the University of Debrecen. This means that in the following years almost half of the squad will come from UD. The head of section is László Stündl.
