Mezőkövesdi KC

Mezőkövesdi KC
Full name	Mezőkövesdi Kézilabda Club
Short name	MKC
Founded	1993
Arena	Városi Sportcsarnok, Mezőkövesd
Capacity	850 seats
Club colours
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Website Official site

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

Mezőkövesd

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Location of Mezőkövesdi KC

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Mezőkövesdi KC	1993–present

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

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

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer 0000 - 2011 Mass 2011 - 2014 Kempa 2014 - 2019 Erima 2019 - present Hummel

Shirt sponsor

Period Sponsor 2010 - 2013 Mátrai Erőmű Zrt. / Mezőkövesd / Technical Parts AG / Wiktori Kft. / Kovács Vegyesipari Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Rt. 2013 - 2014 Mátrai Erőmű Zrt. / Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. 2014 - 2015 Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. 2015 - 2016 Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. / Szerencsejáték Zrt. 2016 - 2017 Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. / tippmixPro 2017 - 2018 Mezőkövesd / Mezőkövesdi Városgazdálkodási Zrt. 2018 - 2019 Mezőkövesd / tippmix / Kovács Vegyesipari Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. / Balneo Hotel Zsori Thermal & Wellness 2019 - 2020 Mezőkövesd / tippmix 2020 - present Mezőkövesd

Kits

HOME
2018–19	File:Hummel International.png 2019–20	File:Hummel International.png 2020-

AWAY
2018-19	File:Hummel International.png 2019-20	File:Hummel International.png 2020-

THIRD
File:Hummel International.png 2020-

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.

Management

Position	Name
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

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season

Mezőkövesdi KC
Goalkeepers   12 István Varga   16 Imre Pásztor (captain)   Patrik Pelyhe Left Wingers   04 Balázs Sárosi   25 Dániel Szabó Right Wingers   02 Nándor Jancsó Line Players   09 Olivér Szöllősi   14 Bálint Rosta	Central Backs   31 Botond Zelei   17 Kristóf Csörgő   44 Árpád Dócs Left Backs   03 Bence Kovács   07 Dániel Fekete   21 Tamás Boda   24 Bálint Gulácsi Right Backs	Technical staff Head Coach: Péter Drizner Masseur: Ágnes Póta Lázárné

Transfers

Transfers for the 2020-21 season

Joining

• Dániel Fekete (LB) (from SV Blau-Weiss 1893 Goldbach/Hochheim)
• Tamás Boda (LB) (from Békési FKC)
• István Varga (GK) (from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs)

Leaving

• László Horváth (CB) (to Balatonfüredi KSE)
• Máté Dávid (LP) (to Budakalász FKC)
• Tomislav Radnić (CB) (to Budakalász FKC)
• Martin Varjú (RW) (to Budakalász FKC)
• Máté Menyhárt (LW) (to Budai Farkasok KKUK)
• Henrique Pedro Martins (LP)

Previous Squads

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Hungary	Patrik Pelyhe	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001	Goalkeeper
2	Hungary	Nándor Jancsó	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995	Right Winger
3	Hungary	Bence Kovács	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996	Left Back
5	Hungary	Norbert Jóga	(1996-07-20) 20 July 1996	Line Player
6	Montenegro	Filip Krivokapić	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	Central Back
7	Serbia	Predrag Rodic	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996	Left Back
10	Croatia	Tomislav Radnić	(1990-01-07) 7 January 1990	Central Back
11	Hungary	Péter Kovács	(1994-08-12) 12 August 1994	Right Winger
12	Hungary	Koppány Tóth	(1988-08-01) 1 August 1988	Goalkeeper
13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Faruk Halilbegović	(1987-09-07) 7 September 1987	Left Back
14	Hungary	László Horváth	(1998-09-22) 22 September 1998	Central Back
16	Hungary	Imre Pásztor	(1996-07-23) 23 July 1996	Goalkeeper
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Stanko Stanković	(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989	Right Back
24	Hungary	Bálint Gulácsi	(2001-04-08) 8 April 2001	Left Back
25	Hungary	Dániel Szabó	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000	Left Winger
31	Hungary	Botond Zelei	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997	Central Back
35	Brazil	Henrique Pedro Martins	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995	Line Player
66	Hungary	Bence Mikita	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997	Central Back
67	Hungary	Kristóf Győri	(2000-06-25) 25 June 2000	Goalkeeper
95	Hungary	Máté Menyhárt	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995	Left Winger
99	Hungary	Máté Dávid	(1996-09-24) 24 September 1996	Line Player

2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Croatia	Mate Volarević	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992	Goalkeeper
3	Hungary	Bence Kovács	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996	Left Back
5	Hungary	István Szepesi	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990	Left Winger
9	Hungary	Attila Füstös	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994	Left Back
10	Hungary	Roland Kiss	(1997-03-09) 9 March 1997	Central Back
11	Hungary	Péter Grünfelder	(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991	Line Player
12	Hungary	Balázs Holló	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992	Goalkeeper
13	Hungary	Gábor Hajdú	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989	Left Back
15	Croatia	Tomislav Radnić	(1990-01-07) 7 January 1990	Central Back
19	Japan	Atsushi Mekaru	(1985-04-03) 3 April 1985	Central Back
20	Hungary	Tibor Balogh	(1993-09-25) 25 September 1993	Goalkeeper
21	Hungary	Szabolcs Antal	(1990-07-07) 7 July 1990	Line Player
22	Hungary	Péter Kovács	(1994-08-12) 12 August 1994	Right Winger
23	Hungary	Ferenc Molnár	(1982-03-04) 4 March 1982	Line Player
24	Hungary	Bence Benis	(1989-02-22) 22 February 1989	Right Winger
25	Serbia	Darko Trivković	(1983-05-01) 1 May 1983	Line Player
32	Hungary	Szilveszter Liszkai	(1987-03-01) 1 March 1987	Goalkeeper
33	Russia	Aleksey Grigoriev	(1983-02-19) 19 February 1983	Right Back
39	Serbia	Dušan Bozoljac	(1985-01-05) 5 January 1985	Left Back
71	Serbia	Aleksandar Ćirić	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993	Left Back
71	Hungary	János Nyitrai	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993	Line Player
77	Croatia	Jure Kozina	(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992	Right Back

2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Croatia	Mate Volarević	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992	Goalkeeper
3	HungarySerbia	Marko Vasić	(1989-07-19) 19 July 1989	Right Winger
5	Hungary	István Szepesi	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990	Left Winger
6	Serbia	Stefan Ilić	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992	Left Back
7	Croatia	Rudolf Ćužić	(1985-02-26) 26 February 1985	Central Back
9	Hungary	Zoltán Terenyi	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991	Right Winger
10	Hungary	Gergő Lókodi	(1989-03-19) 19 March 1989	Left Back
11	Hungary	Péter Grünfelder	(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991	Line Player
12	Hungary	Balázs Holló	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992	Goalkeeper
15	Croatia	Tomislav Radnić	(1990-01-07) 7 January 1990	Central Back
20	Hungary	Péter Sipos	(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993	Goalkeeper
21	Hungary	Gábor Pálos	(1985-06-21) 21 June 1985	Left Winger
22	Hungary	Péter Kovács	(1994-08-12) 12 August 1994	Right Winger
23	Hungary	Ferenc Molnár	(1982-03-04) 4 March 1982	Line Player
24	Croatia	Matija Pavlović	(1994-06-06) 6 June 1994	Left Back
25	Serbia	Darko Trivković	(1983-05-01) 1 May 1983	Line Player
32	Hungary	Szilveszter Liszkai	(1987-03-01) 1 March 1987	Goalkeeper
39	Belarus	Stanislav Nakhaenko	(1993-04-20) 20 April 1993	Line Player
71	Serbia	Aleksandar Ćirić	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993	Left Back
71	Iran	Saeid Pourghasemi	(1986-09-21) 21 September 1986	Left Back
77	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nikola Džono	(1986-01-14) 14 January 1986	Right Back

Honours

Honours	No.	Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners	2	2012–13, 2017-18
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Runners-up	1	2006–07
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Third Place	1	2005–06
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa Third Place	1	2014–15

Recent seasons

As of 1 November 2017.

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

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 1993-94 County I 1st 1994-95 NB II Északkelet 8th 1995-96 NB II Északkelet 5th 1996-97 NB II Északkelet 8th 1997-98 NB II Északkelet 2nd 1998-99 NB II Északkelet 4th 1999-00 NB II Északkelet 6th 2000-01 NB II Északkelet 3rd 2001-02 NB II Északkelet 1st 2002-03 NB I/B Kelet 10th

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2003-04 NB I/B Kelet 9th 2004-05 NB I/B Kelet 10th 2005-06 NB I/B Kelet 3rd 2006-07 NB I/B Kelet 2nd 2007-08 NB I 13th 2008-09 NB I 7th 2009-10 NB I 10th 2010-11 NB I 10th Round 3 2011-12 NB I 11th Round 3 2012-13 NB I/B Kelet 1st Round 4

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2013-14 NB I 10th Round 3 2014-15 NB I 8th Third place 2015-16 NB I 8th Fourth place 2016-17 NB I 14th Round 4 2017-18 NB I/B Kelet 1st Round 2 2018-19 NB I 12th Round 5 2019-20 NB I cancelled 00cancelled 2020-21 NB I/B Kelet

EHF Ranking

As of 29 December 2020

Rank	Team	Points
246	Die Eulen Ludwigshafen	12
247	Proodeftikos Paphos	11
248	Mezőkövesdi KC	11
249	Boa-Hora FC	11
250	RK Radnički Kragujevac	11
251	Göztepe SK	11
252	HC Zomimak-M	11

Former club members

Notable former players

• Ádám Bajorhegyi
• János Bécsi
• László Fekete
• Patrick Gyuris
• Gábor Hajdú
• Balázs Holló

• Károly Juhász
• Attila Kotormán
• Péter Pallag
• István Rosta
• Miklós Rosta
• Marko Vasić

• Alencar Cassiano Rossoni
• Rudolf Ćužić
• Nikola Džono
• Matija Pavlović
• Tomislav Radnić
• Mate Volarević
• Atsushi Mekaru
• Stefan Ilić
• Igor Milicevic
• Petar Papić
• Darko Trivković
• Lukas Gamrat
• Marek Kovácech
• Michal Melus
• Mirko Vujovic

External links

• Official website (in Hungarian)
• Mezőkövesdi KC on Facebook