Veszprém KC

ONE Veszprém
Full nameVeszprémi Építők Sport Egyesület
Nickname(s)Építők
Short nameVeszprém
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
ArenaVeszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Capacity5,096
PresidentCsaba Bartha
Head coachXavier Pascual
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I
2023–24Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1st of 14 (champions)
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Home
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Away
Website
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Veszprém KC is a Hungarian professional handball club from Veszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is called ONE 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 28 times and the Hungarian Cup title a record 31 times. Veszprém has also won the regional SEHA League 5 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.[1] They are yet to win the EHF Champions League, having been defeated in the final on four occasions.

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-year interval. Their main focus is now on the younger teams. Currently the main sponsor is Magyar Telekom.

Location of Telekom Veszprém
Location of Telekom Veszprém
Veszprém
Location of Telekom Veszprém

History

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In Veszprém there was a long tradition of handball, and in 1970 the Bakony Chemist TC women's team won the first championship among the rural ensembles. The sports club was founded in 1977 under the wing of the Veszprém County State Construction Company (VÁÉV) under the name Of Veszprém Builders, after a political decision was taken in the city, which urged the men's division of BVTC, which had been relegated from NB II, to be taken over by the VÁÉV.

In 1981, under the executive direction of Csaba Hajnal, the new team was promoted to the first division, where it finished each season with a medal; In the first season, he won a silver medal. Over the next three years, they won one silver and two bronze medals in the championship, two silver medals and one gold medal. In 1985 and 1986, the team won the championship.

Over the next four years, the team won only four silver medals (three times at the Rába ETO, 1990–1992 Bramac, Fotex until 2005, MKB until 2015, MVM until 2016, Telekom-backed team since 2016: since 1992, 23 seasons, 20 championship gold and 3 silver medals have been awarded to Veszprém. (Meanwhile, between May 2008 and October 2011, they did not lose a single league game.)

After the success in 1984, 3 Győr victories came, and from 1988 onwards, 19 cup victories in 24 years were added to the list of glory, the brightest result being four KEK finals (2 wins and 2 silver medals) and four EHF Champions League 2nd place.

Since July 2008, Veszprém Aréna has been the home ground for Telekom Veszprém, previously playing their matches in the 15th street hall.

In April 2020, fans voted for the All Star team in club history, which includes Árpád Sterbik, Gergő Iváncsik, Carlos Pérez, József Éles, László Nagy, Mirza Džomba and Andreas Nilsson.

In 2024 they had four captains: Ludovic Fabregas (EHF Champions League) Patrik Ligetvári (K&H liga) Gasper Marguc (Hungarian Cup) Nedim Remili (Club World Cup)

Crest, colours, supporters

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Naming history

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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 2013–2015
MVM Veszprém 2015–2016
Telekom Veszprém 2016–2024
One Veszprém 2024–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

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

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2006–2007 Germany Puma MKB Bank / T-Mobile
2007–2010 Germany Jako logo
2010–2012 Germany Adidas Logo
2012–2013 MKB Bank / T-Mobile / Veszprém
2013–2015 MKB Bank / MVM / Veszprém
2015–2016 Balaton / Veszprém
2016–2017 Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2017–2020 Denmark Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2020–2024 Hungary 2Rule Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2024– 4iG / Veszprém / Tippmix / MBH Bank

Kits

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Arena information

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Home hall: Veszprém Aréna

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Staff members

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Top scorers

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Season Player Apps/Goals
2004–2005 North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov 26/183
2005–2006 North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov 30/200
2006–2007 North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov 23/144
2007–2008 Serbia Marko Vujin 28/173
2008–2009 Serbia Marko Vujin 31/165
2009–2010 Croatia Renato Sulić 27/115
2010–2011 Serbia Marko Vujin 27/153
2011–2012 Serbia Marko Vujin 26/176
2012–2013 Hungary Tamás Iváncsik 20/88
2013–2014 Serbia Momir Ilić 25/115
2014–2015 Serbia Momir Ilić 10/51
2015–2016 Croatia Renato Sulić 10/29
2016–2017 Slovenia Dragan Gajić 15/77
2017–2018 Slovenia Dragan Gajić 17/104
2018–2019 Croatia Manuel Štrlek 20/100
2019–2020 Cancelled
2020–2021 North Macedonia Dejan Manaskov 19/106

Retired numbers

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Telekom Veszprém retired numbers
Nationality Player Position Tenure
3 Hungary Péter Gulyás Right Winger 2000–2017
4 Hungary Gergő Iváncsik Left Winger 2000–2017
6 Hungary József Éles Left Back, Central Back 1990–2003
7 Hungary István Gulyás Central Back 1985–1999
8 Romania Marian Cozma posthumous honor Line Player 2006–2009
10 HungaryCuba Carlos Pérez Left Back 1997–2012
11 Hungary István Csoknyai Left Back 1990–2005
14 Hungary György Zsigmond Line Player 1989–1999, 2001–2005

Honours

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Honours No. Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winners 28 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, 2022–23, 2023–24
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up 12 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2018, 2021, 2022
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Third Place 2 1982, 1984
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners 1 1980
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa Winners 31 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, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24,
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 5 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
SEHA League Finalist 1 2016–17
Best World Results
IHF Super Globe 1 2024
IHF Super Globe Finalist 1 2015

Individual awards

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Winners (20): 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24

Domestic

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Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer[2]

Season Name Goals
1997–98 Hungary József Éles
2011–12 Serbia Marko Vujin

Recent seasons

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As of 30/08/2024
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
1978 County I 1st
1979 NB II 1st
1980 NB I/B 1st
1981 NB I Runner-up Third place
1982 NB I Third place Finalist
1983 NB I Runner-up Third place*
1984 NB I Third place Winner
1985 NB I Champion
1986 NB I Champion Finalist
1987 NB I Runner-up Finalist
1988–89 NB I Runner-up Winner
1989–90 NB I Runner-up Winner
1990–91 NB I Runner-up Winner
1991–92 NB I Champion Winner
1992–93 NB I Champion Finalist
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
1993–94 NB I Champion Winner
1994–95 NB I Champion Winner
1995–96 NB I Runner-up Winner
1996–97 NB I Champion Finalist
1997–98 NB I Champion Winner
1998–99 NB I Champion Winner
1999–00 NB I Runner-up Winner
2000–01 NB I Champion Finalist
2001–02 NB I Champion Winner
2002–03 NB I Champion Winner
2003–04 NB I Champion Winner
2004–05 NB I Champion Winner
2005–06 NB I Champion Finalist
2006–07 NB I Runner-up Winner
2007–08 NB I Champion Finalist
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
2008–09 NB I Champion Winner
2009–10 NB I Champion Winner
2010–11 NB I Champion Winner
2011–12 NB I Champion Winner
2012–13 NB I Champion Winner
2013–14 NB I Champion Winner
2014–15 NB I Champion Winner
2015–16 NB I Champion Winner
2016–17 NB I Champion Winner
2017–18 NB I Runner-up Winner
2018–19 NB I Champion Finalist
2019–20 NB I Cancelled
2020–21 NB I Runner-up Winner
2021–22 NB I Runner-up Winner
2022–23 NB I Champion Winner
2023–24 NB I Champion Winner
2024–25 NB I
  • 1983 Magyar kupa (December):
    Finalist
  • 1988 Magyar kupa: Winner

In European competition

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2021–22 EHF Champions League Group matches
(Group B)
Poland Łomza Vive Kielce 35–33 29–32 4th place
Spain Barcelona 29–28 30–35
France Paris Saint-Germain 34–31 40–39
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28–23 27–30
Portugal FC Porto 28–28 30–23
Romania Dinamo București 47–32 29–31
Ukraine Motor 36–29 27–29
Play-offs North Macedonia RK Vardar 30–22 31–31 61–53
Quarter-finals Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 36–29 35–37 71–66
Semi-final Poland Łomza Vive Kielce 35–37
Bronze match Germany THW Kiel 34–34 (1–3 p)

EHF ranking

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As of 20/06/2022[6]
Rank Team Points
1 Spain FC Barcelona 591
2 Germany THW Kiel 510
3 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 499
4 France Paris Saint-Germain 463
5 Poland Łomża Vive Kielce 446
6 Germany SC Magdeburg 417
7 France Montpellier HB 391

Former club members

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Selected former players

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Notable coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "2007/08 Men's Cup Winners' Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Kézitörténelem.hu".
  3. ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  4. ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  5. ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (1957–1980)" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  6. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
  7. ^ "kézitörténelem.hu". www.kezitortenelem.hu. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ Szabolcs, Vincze (7 June 2021). "Férfi kézi: Nem sikerült elérni a célomat, számítottam a döntésre – Davis". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Már nem Momir Ilic a Telekom Veszprém vezetőedzője". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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