Veszprém KC

Veszprém KC is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is called Telekom Veszprém. Veszprém plays in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I and are the most successful team in the country, having won the Hungarian Championship a record 26 times and the Hungarian Cup title a record 24 times. Veszprém has also won the regional SEHA League three times.

Telekom Veszprém
Full nameVeszprémi Kézilabda Sport Egyesület
Nickname(s)Építők
Short nameVeszprém
Founded1977 (1977)
ArenaVeszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Capacity5,096
PresidentJános Szabó
Head coachDavid Davis
CaptainMáté Lékai
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I
2018–191st (champions)
Club colours   
Home
Away
Website
Official site

Veszprém are one of the three Hungarian clubs that have won a major European trophy, most recently in 2008, when they overcame Rhein-Neckar Löwen and were crowned as the EHF Cup Winner's Cup champions.[1]

The main sponsors of the club were the MKB Bank and the MVM Group. In the summer of 2015, the MKB Bank decided to quit sponsoring after a 10 years interval. Their main focus is now on the younger teams. Currently the main sponsor is Magyar Telekom.

Veszprém
Location of Telekom Veszprém

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name Period
Veszprémi Építők SK −1980
Veszprémi ÁÉV SC 1981
Veszprémi Építők SK 1982–1986
VÁÉV Bramac 1987–1990
Bramac SE 1990–1992
Fotex Veszprém SE 1992–1996
Fotex KC Veszprém 1996–2005
MKB Veszprém KC 2005–2013
MKB-MVM Veszprém 2013–2016
Telekom Veszprém 2016–present

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Veszprém KC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Puma
2006–2007 MKB Bank / T-Mobile
2007–2010
2010–2012
2012–2013 MKB Bank / T-Mobile / Veszprém
2013–2015 MKB Bank / MVM / Veszprém
2015–2017 Balaton / Veszprém
2017–2020 Hummel Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2020– 2Rule Magyar Telekom / Veszprém

Kits

Sports Hall information

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2021–22 season

Staff members

  • Sports Director: László Nagy
  • Head Coach: David Davis
  • Assistant Coach: Carlos Pérez
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Árpád Sterbik
  • Fitness Coach: Marija Lojanica
  • Club Doctor: Tibor Sydó, MD
  • Club Doctor: Zsolt Mahunka, MD
  • Masseur: József Végh
  • Masseur: Antal Szűcs
  • Physiotherapist: Nemanja Vučić

Top scorers

Season Player Goals
2008–2009 Marko Vujin165
2009–2010 Renato Sulić115
2010–2011 Marko Vujin153
2011–2012 Marko Vujin176
2012–2013 Tamás Iváncsik113
2013–2014 Momir Ilic115
2014–2015 Momir Ilic51
2015–2016 Renato Sulić29
2016–2017 Dragan Gajić77
2017–2018 Dragan Gajić104
2018–2019 Manuel Štrlek100
2019–2020cancelled-

Retired Numbers

Telekom Veszprém retired numbers
Nationality Player Position Tenure
3Péter GulyásRight Winger2000–2017
4Gergő IváncsikLeft Winger2000–2017
6József ÉlesLeft Back, Central Back1990–2003
7István GulyásCentral Back1985–1999
8Marian Cozma posthumous honorLine Player2006–2009
10Carlos PérezLeft Back1997–2012
11István CsoknyaiLeft Back1990–2005
14György ZsigmondLine Player1989–1999, 2001–2005

Honours

Honours No. Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winners 26 1985, 1986, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up 10 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2018
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Third Place 2 1982, 1984
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners 1 1980
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa Winners 27 1984, 1988, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Magyar Kupa Runners-up 10 1982, 1983 dec., 1986, 1987, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19
Magyar Kupa Third Place 2 1981, 1983 jan.
Best European Results
EHF Champions League Finalist 4 2001–02, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Winners 2 1991–92, 2007–08
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Finalist 2 1992–93, 1996–97
EHF Champions Trophy Finalist 2 2002, 2008
SEHA League Winners 3 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20
SEHA League Finalist 1 2016–17

Recent seasons

As of 20 May 2018
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
1978 County I 1st
1979 NB II 1st
1980 NB I/B 1st
1981 NB I Third place
1982 NB I Finalist
1983 NB I Third place*
1984 NB I Winner
1985 NB I
1986 NB I Finalist
1987 NB I Finalist
1988–89 NB I Winner
1989–90 NB I Winner
1990–91 NB I Winner
1991–92 NB I Winner
1992–93 NB I Finalist
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
1993–94 NB I Winner
1994–95 NB I Winner
1995–96 NB I Winner
1996–97 NB I Finalist
1997–98 NB I Winner
1998–99 NB I Winner
1999–00 NB I Winner
2000–01 NB I Finalist
2001–02 NB I Winner
2002–03 NB I Winner
2003–04 NB I Winner
2004–05 NB I Winner
2005–06 NB I Finalist
2006–07 NB I Winner
2007–08 NB I Finalist
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
2008–09 NB I Winner
2009–10 NB I Winner
2010–11 NB I Winner
2011–12 NB I Winner
2012–13 NB I Winner
2013–14 NB I Winner
2014–15 NB I Winner
2015–16 NB I Winner
2016–17 NB I Winner
2017–18 NB I Winner
2018–19 NB I Finalist
2019–20 NB I cancelled 00cancelled
2020–21 NB I
  • 1983 Magyar kupa (December):
    Finalist
  • 1988 Magyar kupa: Winner

In European competition

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B
RK Vardar 39–30 38–29 2nd place
PGE Vive Kielce 33–34 28–24
THW Kiel 31–37 28–29
HC Meshkov Brest 31–25 37–30
Montpellier HB 18–23 24–23
Porto Sofarma 38–28 31–24
Motor Zaporozhye 40–28 32–22
Round of 16 Orlen Wisła Płock Cancelled
Semi-final (F4) THW Kiel 35-36
Third place game (F4) Paris Saint-Germain 26-31

EHF ranking

As of 29 December 2020[5]
RankTeamPoints
1 FC Barcelona627
2 THW Kiel626
3 Telekom Veszprém601
4 SG Flensburg-Handewitt548
5 PGE Vive Kielce537
6 Paris Saint-Germain520
7 MOL-Pick Szeged489

Former club members

Selected former players

Notable coaches

References

  1. "2007/08 Men's Cup Winners' Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  3. "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  4. "Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (1957–1980)" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  5. http://www.eurotopteams.com/handball/club.php
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