Mezőkövesdi Kézilabda Club is a Hungarian handball club from Mezőkövesd, that played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top level championship in Hungary.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

NamePeriodMezőkövesdi KC1993–present

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor The following table shows in detail Mezőkövesdi Kézilabda Club kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

+Kit manufacturersPeriodKit manufacturer – 2011 Mass2011–2014 Kempa2014–2019 Erima2019 – present Hummel

+Shirt sponsorPeriodSponsor2010–2013Mátrai Erőmű Zrt. / Mezőkövesd / Technical Parts AG / Wiktori Kft. / Kovács Vegyesipari Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Rt.2013–2014Mátrai Erőmű Zrt. / Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt.2014–2015Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt.2015–2016Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. / Szerencsejáték Zrt.2016–2017Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. / tippmixPro2017–2018Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt.2018–2019Mezőkövesd / tippmix / Kovács Vegyesipari Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. / Balneo Hotel Zsori Thermal & Wellness2019–2020Mezőkövesd / tippmix 2020 – presentMezőkövesd

Kits

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Supporters and rivalries The supporters of the club are based in Mezőkövesd, in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary.

Mezőkövesdi KC's arch-rival is the neighbouring club Eger-Eszterházy SzSE and games between the clubs are considered as the "Bükkaljai derbi". Mezőkövesdi KC's arch-rival is the neighbouring club Gyöngyösi KK and games between the clubs.

Sports Hall information

Name: – Városi Sportcsarnok City: – Mezőkövesd Capacity: – 850 Address: – 3400 Mezőkövesd, Kavicsos tó út 9.

Management

PositionName President Tamás Pap Vice President Lajos Csiger Vice President Péter Drizner Member Of The Board Szabolcs Pap Member Of The Board Dr. Béla Hedrik Technical Manager Roland Nagy Technical Manager Gábor Bertha

Team Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Mezőkövesdi KCGoalkeepers 1 Patrik Pelyhe 16 Henrik Hudák 32 Péter Ulicsinyi Left Wingers 4 Balázs Sárosi 25 Dániel Szabó Right Wingers 29 Norbert Nagy Line Players 2 Ákos Sándor 11 János Nyitrai 56 Sándor Dobi

Central Backs 19 Lóránd László Horváth 28 Marcell Kocsis 31 Botond Zelei 44 Árpád Dócs Left Backs Right Backs 24 Richárd Kátai

Technical staff Head Coach: Péter Drizner Masseur: Ágnes Póta Lázárné

Transfers Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Leaving Kristóf Csörgő (CB) to Ferencvárosi TC

Transfers for the 2021–22 seasonJoining Dominik Nagy (GK) from Ózdi KC Sándor Dobi (LP) from Sport36-Komló Richárd Kátai (RB) from Kecskeméti TE János Nyitrai (LP) from Nyíregyházi SC

Leaving Imre Pásztor (GK) to Sport36-Komló Olivér Szöllősi (LP) to Sport36-Komló Bence Kovács (LB) to Orosházi FKSE Dániel Fekete (LB) to Füzesabonyi SC Bálint Rosta (LP) loan back to Gyöngyösi KK

Transfers for the 2020–21 seasonJoining Dániel Fekete (LB) from SV Blau-Weiss 1893 Goldbach/Hochheim Tamás Boda (LB) from Békési FKC István Varga (GK) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs Bálint Rosta (LP) on loan from Gyöngyösi KK

Leaving Tomislav Radnić (CB) to Budakalász FKC Milos Mojsilov (GK) to TuS Vinnhorst Faruk Halilbegović (LB) to RK Vojvodina Stanko Stanković (RB) to AC Diomidis Argous Henrique Pedro Martins (LP) to Vitória Setúbal László Horváth (CB) to Balatonfüredi KSE Máté Dávid (LP) to Budakalász FKC Martin Varjú (RW) to Budakalász FKC Máté Menyhárt (LW) to Budai Farkasok KKUK

Transfers for the 2019–20 seasonJoining Milos Mojsilov (GK) from Ceglédi KKSE Olivér Szöllősi (LP) from Balatonfüredi KSE Martin Varjú (RW) from Csurgói KK

Leaving Predrag Rodić (LB) to RK Crvena Zvezda Norbert Jóga (LP) to Sport36-Komló Bence Mikita (CB) to Dabas KK Péter Kovács (RW) to Hatvani KSZSE Koppány Tóth (GK) to Ózdi KC Kristóf Győri (GK) loan back to NEKA

Transfers for the 2018–19 seasonJoining Tomislav Radnić (CB) from Ceglédi KKSE Stanko Stanković (RB) from AHC Dunărea Călărași Predrag Rodić (LB) from RK Jugović Henrique Pedro Martins (LP) from Gyöngyösi KK Filip Krivokapić (CB) from RK Lovćen László Horváth (CB) from Balatonfüredi KSE Máté Dávid (LP) from Ceglédi KKSE Bálint Gulácsi (LB) from Bőcs KSC Péter Kovács (RW) from Békési FKC Kristóf Győri (GK) on loan from NEKA Faruk Halilbegović (LB) from Selka Eskişehir SK Bence Mikita (CB) from Ferencvárosi TC

Leaving Nebojsa Vojinovic (LB) to Váci KSE Ákos Sándor (LP) to Balassagyarmati Kábel SE József Padla (RB) to Hatvani KSZSE Filip Krivokapić (CB) to GRK Ohrid

Transfers for the 2017–18 seasonJoining Nebojsa Vojinovic (LB) from MRK Požarevac Ákos Sándor (LP) from Nyíregyházi SC Nándor Jancsó (RW) from Tatai AC Norbert Jóga (LP) from Gyöngyösi KK Máté Menyhárt (LW) from SBS-Eger Botond Zelei (CB) from PLER KC József Padla (RB) from Ózdi KC Koppány Tóth (GK) from Ózdi KC Imre Pásztor (GK) from Balmazújvárosi KK

Leaving Tomislav Radnić (CB) to Ceglédi KKSE Marko Vukić (LB) Darko Trivković (LP) Aleksey Grigoriev (RB) István Szepesi (LW) to SBS-Eger Péter Vaskó (RW) to SBS-Eger Balázs Holló (GK) to Dabas KK Gergő Lókodi (LB) to Dabas KK Péter Grünfelder (LP) to Sport36-Komló Roland Kiss (CB) to Balmazújvárosi KK Norbert Nagy (RW) to Balmazújvárosi KK János Kovács (GK) to Balmazújvárosi KK Gábor Pordán (RB) to SZESE Győr Máté Gulás (CB) Artsiom Selvasiuk (LP) loan back to HC Meshkov Brest

Transfers for the 2016–17 seasonJoining Marko Vukić (LB) from RK Zagreb Péter Vaskó (RW) from Grundfos Tatabánya KC Gergő Lókodi (LB) from PLER KC János Kovács (GK) from SBS-Eger Norbert Nagy (RW) from Ferencvárosi TC Gábor Pordán (RB) from Balatonfüredi KSE Máté Gulás (CB) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs Artsiom Selvasiuk (LP) on loan from HC Meshkov Brest

Leaving Atsushi Mekaru (CB) to BM Puente Genil Dušan Bozoljac (LB) to Runar Sandefjord Gábor Hajdú (LB) to SG Handball West Wien Szabolcs Antal (LP) to Orosházi FKSE Bence Benis (RW) to Ferencvárosi TC Ferenc Molnár (LP) (retires) Péter Kovács (RW) to Békési FKC Tibor Balogh (GK) loan back to Csurgói KK Attila Füstös (LB) loan back to Csurgói KK

Transfers for the 2015–16 seasonJoining Jure Kozina (RB) from RK Metković Gábor Hajdú (LB) from Gyöngyösi KK Szabolcs Antal (LP) from Ceglédi KKSE Bence Benis (RW) from Orosházi FKSE Atsushi Mekaru (CB) from Nyíregyházi SC Aleksey Grigoriev (RB) from AHC Potaissa Turda Dušan Bozoljac (LB) from Medical Park Antalyaspor Attila Füstös (LB) on loan from Csurgói KK Tibor Balogh (GK) on loan from Csurgói KK

Leaving Stefan Ilić (LB) to RK Metaloplastika Rudolf Ćužić (CB) to Handball Carpi Stanislav Nakhaenko (LP) to Sport36-Komló Marko Vasić (RW) to Váci KSE Zoltán Terenyi (RW) to Váci KSE Gábor Pálos (LW) to Vesthimmerland Gergő Lókodi (LB) to PLER KC Szilveszter Liszkai (GK) to Tremblay en France Mate Volarević (GK) to SSV Bozen Jure Kozina (RB) to RK Split Aleksandar Ćirić (LB) to Százhalombattai KE

Transfers for the 2014–15 seasonJoining Marko Vasić (RW) from RK Jugović Mate Volarević (GK) from RK Metković Nikola Džono (RB) from Stal Mielec Stanislav Nakhaenko (LP) from HC Dinamo Minsk Saeid Pourghasemi (LB) Szilveszter Liszkai (GK) from Gyöngyösi KK Gergő Lókodi (LB) from PLER KC Gábor Pálos (LW) from SBS-Eger Zoltán Terenyi (RW) from ETO-SZESE Győr Balázs Holló (GK) from Szentendrei KC Stefan Ilić (LB) from RK Jugović Aleksandar Ćirić (LB)

Leaving Goran Đukić (RB) Bence Benis (RW) to Orosházi FKSE Zsolt Dobó (LB) to SBS-Eger János Kovács (GK) to SBS-Eger Olivér Kiss (GK) to FKSE Algyő László Kurbely (RB) to Nyíregyházi SC Ádám Bakos (RW) to TV 08 Willstätt Nikola Džono (RB) to Balmazújvárosi KK Saeid Pourghasemi (LB) Matija Pavlović (LB)

Transfers for the 2013–14 seasonJoining Goran Đukić (RB) from Orosházi FKSE Tomáš Szűcs (LB) from PLER KC István Szepesi (LW) from Pécsi VSE Péter Grünfelder (LP) from Pécsi VSE László Kurbely (RB) from Pécsi VSE Zsolt Dobó (LB) from Ceglédi KKSE Olivér Kiss (GK) from Grundfos Tatabánya KC Rudolf Ćužić (CB) from RK Poreč Tomislav Radnić (CB) from RK Medveščak Matija Pavlović (LB) from MRK Dugo Selo Ádám Bakos (RW) from Váci KSE

Leaving Marek Kovácech (RB) to Balmazújvárosi KK Koppány Tóth (GK) to Ózdi KC Csaba Nyikes (LB) to Ózdi KC Dániel Fekete (LB) to SV Blau-Weiss 1893 Goldbach/Hochheim Attila Varga (CB) to Mezőtúri AFC Marian Kleis (LW) to Nyíregyházi SC Tomáš Szűcs (LB) to HKM Sala László Fekete (LB) to Ózdi KC Patrik Gyuris (LP) to Kecskeméti TE

Previous Squads 2018–2019 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Patrik Pelyhe Goalkeeper 2 Nándor Jancsó Right Winger 3 Bence Kovács Left Back 5 Norbert Jóga Line Player 6 Filip Krivokapić Central Back 7 Predrag Rodić Left Back 10 Tomislav Radnić Central Back 11 Péter Kovács Right Winger 12 Koppány Tóth Goalkeeper 13 Faruk Halilbegović Left Back 14 László Horváth Central Back 16 Imre Pásztor Goalkeeper 22 Stanko Stanković Right Back 24 Bálint Gulácsi Left Back 25 Dániel Szabó Left Winger 31 Botond Zelei Central Back 35 Henrique Pedro Martins Line Player 66 Bence Mikita Central Back 67 Kristóf Győri Goalkeeper 95 Máté Menyhárt Left Winger 99 Máté Dávid Line Player

2015–2016 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Mate Volarević Goalkeeper 3 Bence Kovács Left Back 5 István Szepesi Left Winger 9 Attila Füstös Left Back 10 Roland Kiss Central Back 11 Péter Grünfelder Line Player 12 Balázs Holló Goalkeeper 13 Gábor Hajdú Left Back 15 Tomislav Radnić Central Back 19 Atsushi Mekaru Central Back 20 Tibor Balogh Goalkeeper 21 Szabolcs Antal Line Player 22 Péter Kovács Right Winger 23 Ferenc Molnár Line Player 24 Bence Benis Right Winger 25 Darko Trivković Line Player 32 Szilveszter Liszkai Goalkeeper 33 Aleksey Grigoriev Right Back 39 Dušan Bozoljac Left Back 71 Aleksandar Ćirić Left Back 71 János Nyitrai Line Player 77 Jure Kozina Right Back

2014–2015 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Mate Volarević Goalkeeper 3 Marko Vasić Right Winger 5 István Szepesi Left Winger 6 Stefan Ilić Left Back 7 Rudolf Ćužić Central Back 9 Zoltán Terenyi Right Winger 10 Gergő Lókodi Left Back 11 Péter Grünfelder Line Player 12 Balázs Holló Goalkeeper 15 Tomislav Radnić Central Back 20 Péter Sipos Goalkeeper 21 Gábor Pálos Left Winger 22 Péter Kovács Right Winger 23 Ferenc Molnár Line Player 24 Matija Pavlović Left Back 25 Darko Trivković Line Player 32 Szilveszter Liszkai Goalkeeper 39 Stanislav Nakhaenko Line Player 71 Aleksandar Ćirić Left Back 71 Saeid Pourghasemi Left Back 77 Nikola Džono Right Back

Top Scorers SeasonPlayerApps/Goals2004–2005 Csaba Fügedi19/1112005–2006 Csaba Fügedi24/1392006–2007 Csaba Nyikes26/1702007–2008 László Fekete28/1382008–2009 László Fekete32/2012009–2010 László Fekete27/1512010–2011 László Fekete29/1492011–2012 László Fekete27/872012–2013 Marian Kleis22/1332013–2014 Bence Benis34/1362014–2015 Gergő Lókodi30/1122015–2016 István Szepesi38/1572016–2017 István Szepesi26/1072017–2018 Máté Menyhárt24/1322018–2019 Stanko Stanković24/822019–2020 Cancelled2020–2021 Nándor Jancsó21/138

Honours

Honours No. Years League Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners2 2012–13, 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Runners-up1 2006–07 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Third Place1 2005–06 Domestic Cups Magyar Kupa Third Place1 2014–15

Recent seasons

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 9 Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B: 7 Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 8