 Before 2009, the club was known by a variety of other names.The team has undergone a number of name changes since its inception, often due to the politics of the time, and since 2003 has been named after the Dunakanyar, Hungarian for Danube Bend, the point where the Danube river changes direction near where Vác is located.The club was founded on 28 November 1899 as Váci Sportegyesület.