A month before the Champions League Final 4, Gyor won the Hungarian Cup, ending Ferencvaros' excellent run
Article by David Istrate – Published on Monday, 04 May 2026, 10:30 / Updated on Monday, 04 May 2026 10:31
After 5 years, Gyor managed to break the hegemony of Ferencvaros and won the Hungarian Cup in women's handball. In the final, Per Johansson's side beat DVSC Schaeffler 37-26 to claim their 16th trophy in the competition, equaling their arch-rivals.
A week after qualifying for the Champions League Final 4, Gyor played in Tatabanya, a city west of Budapest, which hosted the Hungarian Cup Final 4. The semi-final pitted them against Ferencvaros, the group that had won the last 4 cups, defeating Gyor each time.
Gyor won the Hungarian Cup for the 16th time in history
This time, Per Johansson's team played better, showed their quality and won 32-28qualifying in the last act of the competition. In the other semi-final, DVSC Schaeffler got past Mosonmagyarovar 28-23.
Therefore, Gyor, a team with 15 trophies and another 8 finals lost, and DVSC, a group with 5 cups won and another 7 finals played, fought in the final of the Hungarian Cup.
The first half was balanced, and the band from Debrețin even led at one point. At halftime, Gyor had an advantage of only two goals: 16-14. Johansson's girls went wild in the second half, scoring 21 goals and conceding just 12.
Gyor therefore prevailed 37-26 and won the Hungarian Cup after 5 years. Ferencvaros, winner of the previous 4 editions, had to settle for third place after a 34-30 win over Mosonmagyarovar.
Dione Housheer (10 goals) and Bo van Wetering (8 goals) were the main scorers of the winner. On the other hand, Alicia Toublanc had 9 successes.
“I know how much this win means to the fans and to the club. I am happy that we were able to be successful in this competition. I wasn't satisfied with the first half, we weren't careful enough, but we stayed focused on the game plan and were much more effective in the second half. Our defense improved, we recovered the ball and scored easy goals,” Gyor's coach said, quoted by nemzetisport.hu.
Gyor, one of the 4 teams that will play in the Final 4 of the Champions League
Gyor's success came about a month before the Champions League Final 4, which will take place on May 6-7 in Budapest at the MVM Dome. Here is the competition schedule:
Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 7
