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 two times.
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.
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.
Crest, colours, supporters
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 | Puma | MKB Bank / T-Mobile |
2007–2010 | Jako | MKB Bank / T-Mobile |
2010–2012 | Adidas | MKB Bank / T-Mobile |
2012–2013 | Adidas | MKB Bank / T-Mobile / Veszprém |
2013–2015 | Adidas | MKB Bank / MVM / Veszprém |
2015–2017 | Adidas | Balaton / Veszprém |
2017–2020 | Hummel | Magyar Telekom / Veszprém |
2020- | 2Rule | Magyar Telekom / Veszprém |
Sports Hall information
- Name: – Veszprém Aréna
- City: – Veszprém
- Capacity: – 5096
- Address: – 8200 Veszprém, Külső-kádártai út 5.
Team
Current squad
;Goalkeepers;Left Wingers
;Right Wingers
;Line players
;Left Backs
;Central Backs
- 34 Petar Nenadić
- 35 Kentin Mahé
- 66 Máté Lékai
- 5 Yahia Omar
- 15 Kent Robin Tønnesen
- 55 Jorge Maqueda
Transfers
- Rodrigo Corrales '
- Patrik Ligetvári '
- Nikolaj Markussen '
- Jorge Maqueda '
- Daniil Shishkarev '
Transfers for the 2021–22 season
; Joining
- Bence Bánhidi ?
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
Retired numbers
- Péter Gulyás, Right Wing
- Gergő Iváncsik, Left Wing
- József Éles, Left Back / Playmaker
- István Gulyás, Playmaker
- Marian Cozma, Pivot - posthumous honor
- Carlos Pérez, Left Back
- István Csoknyai, Left Back
- György Zsigmond, Pivot
Honours
National competitions
Nemzeti Bajnokság I- Champions – record: 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
- Runners-up : 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2018
- Third place : 1982, 1984
- Winners – record: 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
- Finalist : 1982, 1983 dec., 1986, 1987, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19
European competitions
- EHF Champions League:
- * Finalists: 2001–02, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
- * Semifinalists: 2002–03, 2006, 2013–14, 2016–17
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- * Winners: 1991–92, 2007–08
- * Finalists: 1992–93, 1996–97
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- * Finalists: 2002, 2008
- SEHA League:
- * Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16
Recent seasons
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 38
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B: 1
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 1