Tatabánya Kézilabda Club is a Hungarian

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...

club from

Tatabánya Tatabánya (; ; ) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Location The city is located in the valley between the Gerecse an ...

, that plays in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

. The current name of the club is MOL Tatabánya KC due to sponsorship reasons.

History

Early history

, handball boasts a long history. The game took place in an organized form from 1942, within the framework of the Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club (TBSC). The transition from the big field to the small field handball, which was ordered by the Hungarian Handball Association (MKSZ) at the end of 1959, was a fundamental change. Tatabánya could start its new role in the Western Group of NB II. In 1966, TBSC became the champion in the Western Group of NB II, allowing him to start at the forefront. The members of the NB II champion team included Alfréd Antalóczy, Vilmos Drobnits and Sándor Kaló. At the end of the season, with only a worse goal difference, they were eliminated from

. Sándor Kaló became the top scorer with 160 goals. The association (MKSZ) first announced the single-group NB I/B championship in 1968, which was won by the TBSC with a great advantage and was able to be included in

again. From here, the "golden age" of the Tatabánya KC team lasted more than twenty years.

Golden age

In 1969, TBSC made history in Hungarian handball, as it was the first rural team to win the

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

. The members of the cup winning team: László Szabó, Ferenc Sándor (goalkeepers), Sándor Kaló, Lajos Simó, László Katona, Ernő Bakonyi, Tibor Bognár, László Fekete, Antal Schalkhammer, Imre Molnár, Alfréd Antalóczy, László Vörös. In 1974, Tatabánya KC became the first small-scale champion in the history of Hungarian men's handball, breaking the hegemony of the capital. The members of the championship team: László Szabó, Ferenc Sándor (goalkeepers), Ernő Gubányi, László Katona, Lajos Simó, Sándor Kaló, László Fekete, Pál Pavelka, Lajos Mészáros, József Bognár, Mihály Hegedűs, Ottó Szigeti, Ernő Bakonyi, Jenő Flasch(passed away on 25 May 2025). In 1978, Tatabánya KC became the champion for the second time and also won the

for the second time. The members of the team: Béla Bartalos, László Szabó (goalkeepers), Sándor Kaló, József Bognár, Gyula Básti, László Katona, Lajos Mészáros, Ernő Gubányi, Jenő Flasch,

Árpád Pál Árpád Pál (born 15 February 1955 in Miskolc) is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Mosc ...

, Lajos Pánovics, Zsolt Kontra, József Hernicz, László Bábos. The club won the championship twice more: in 1979 and 1984. Members of the 1984 championship team:

László Hoffmann László Hoffmann (born 29 June 1958, in Tét) is a Hungarian former handball goalkeeper. He participated on three World Championships between 1982 and 1990 and won the silver medal in 1986. He also played on the 1988 Summer Olympics, ...

, Lajos Vincze (goalkeepers), László Bábos, József Bognár, Gyula Básti, Jenő Flasch, Tamás Füredi, Ferenc Füzesi, Ernő Gubányi, Antal Kanyó, Zsolt Kontra,

László Marosi László Marosi (born 26 November 1962 in Kisbér) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian former team handball, handball player, currently the president of the Tatabánya KC club. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where the Hungary men's n ...

, Antal Nagy,

, Jakab Sibalin, István Wohner.

1990's

The fact of the redevelopment or closure of the Tatabánya Coal Mines was felt in 1990: salaries and other benefits became more and more limited.

, the six-time goal king of TBSC, has been certified for the German Bundesliga team,

TBV Lemgo TBV Lemgo is a handball club from Lemgo, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga. History The ascent to one of the best German handball clubs was slow but steady. In the year the Bundesliga was founded, the club was still in the O ...

. The following year, the staffing of the team underwent a huge change. Nine key players left and still could not retain their place in the top class. The Tatabánya KC presidency gave the team one year under similar conditions to return to

. The team took the opportunity to win the 1992/93 NB I/B Championship unbeaten in their group and were at the forefront again. The team commuted up and down for a while between the first and second divisions.

2000's and 2010's

In 2001,

, a world-class handball player, became the managing director of Tatabánya KC. This team returned to

in 2002. In the 2009/10 season, the team won a bronze medal in the league after many years. In his ranks with players such as Ivo Díaz,

Gyula Gál Gyula Gál (born 18 August 1976 in Várpalota) is a retired Hungarian handball player. He made his international debut on 15 March 1999 against France. Gál suffered a torn knee ligament in April 2009 and since then he was struggling to figh ...

, Gergely Harsányi,

Máté Halász Máté Halász (born 2 June 1984, in Kecskemét) is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Gyöngyösi KK and the Hungarian national team. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga af ...

, Gábor Szente.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

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

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: – Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok *City: –

*Capacity: – 6200 *Address: – 2800 Tatabánya, Olimpikon u.

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025–26 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Edmond Tóth * Assistant coach: Jakab Sibalin * Goalkeeping coach: Péter Nagy * Fitness coach: Bence Kanyó * Physiotherapist: Róbert Radnai * Physiotherapist: Mónika Kemény * Masseur: Gyula Kovács * Club doctor: Dr. Zoltán Csőkör

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Josip Šarac (LB) from

Frisch Auf Göppingen Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time c ...

* Demis Grigoras (RB) from

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

* Daniel Mosindi (RB) from Cesson Rennes MHB * Tamás Papp (LP) from Csurgói KK * Huba Vajda (LP) from Győri ETO-UNI FKC *

Arián Andó Arián Andó (born 29 January 1999) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Hungary national team. Career Club Arián started his career at Pásztói KC. After that, he spent 1 years in the Gyöngyösi KK yout ...

(GK) from

Balatonfüredi KSE Balatonfüredi Kézilabda Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian handball club from Balatonfüred, that currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The team won promotion to the top division in 2007 and achieved th ...

* Roland Terjék (RW) from

Montpellier Handball Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a professional handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League. History The team was founded as ...

* Gábor Temesvári (RB) from

NEKA Neka () is a city in the Central District of Neka County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Not much is known about this area in geographical or historical accounts of the past, until ...

* Balázs Hoffmann (LW) from Veszprém Handball Academy U21 * Marko Eklemović (CB) back from loan at

* Dániel Sztraka (CB) back from loan at PLER-Budapest ;Leaving * Mateo Maraš (RB) to

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

* Yuga Enomoto (RW) to

RK Vojvodina RK Vojvodina () is a Serbian professional handball club based in Novi Sad. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League. History Founded in 1948, the club won the Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League and Serbia and Montenegro Han ...

* László Bartucz (GK) to

MT Melsungen MT Melsungen is a German handball team from Melsungen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. History From 1992 to 2005, the team played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga and finished third twice (in 1997/98 and 2003/2004). In the 20 ...

* Attila Radvánszki (GK) to OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21 * Péter Marcsek (LP) to Carbonex-Komló * Christian Dissinger * Sadou Ntanzi * Milan Golubović * Balázs Hoffmann (LW) on loan at Szigetszentmiklósi KSK

Transfer History

Previous squads

Top scorers

Retired numbers

Honours

Individual awards

Double Double, The Double or Dubble may refer to: Mathematics and computing * Multiplication by 2 * Double precision, a floating-point representation of numbers that is typically 64 bits in length * A double number of the form x+yj, where j^2=+1 * A ...

: Winners (1): 1977–78

Domestic

Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer

Recent seasons

*Seasons in ''

'': 53 *Seasons in '' Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B'': 6 *Seasons in ''

Nemzeti Bajnokság II The NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Ke ...

'': 7

European competition

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: from the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

: It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the

. The competition will be known as the

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

from the 2020–21 season.

European record

:''As of 20 April 2025:'' Statistics: matches played: 122 – wins: 56 – draws: 11 – losses: 55 – goals scored: 3,275 – goals conceded: 3,266

Overall results by opponent and country

EHF ranking

Statistics

:''(All-Time) – Last updated on 3 March 2025''

Former club members

Notable former players

The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

Goalkeepers

(2025–) * Béla Bartalos (1978–1980) * László Bartucz (2011–2013, 2018–2022, 2023–2025) * Imre Bíró (1985–1989) *

Ádám Borbély Ádám Borbély (born 22 June 1995) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team Career Club Ádám Borbély moved to MKB Veszprém at a young age, but before that he also turned to the PLER KC ...

(2015–2016, 2019–2020) * Zoltán Gerháth *

* Szilveszter Liszkai (2007–2008) *

Benedek Nagy Benedek Nagy (born 17 November 2001) is a Hungarian handball player for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten. Career Club Benedek started his career at Csanádi KSI SE. In 2016, he transferred to the Rév TSC team, from where he moved to Telekom Veszpr� ...

(2022–2023) * Péter Nagy * László Szabó (1968–1980) * János Szathmári (2003–2005) * Gábor Szente *

Márton Székely Márton Székely (born 2 January 1990) is a Hungarian handball player for Tatabánya KC and the Hungary men's national handball team, Hungarian national team. He represented Hungary at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Honours Club ; ...

(2016–2019, 2022–) * Mihály Tóth (2016–2017) * Mohsen Babasafari * Rade Mijatović (2015–2016) *

Piotr Wyszomirski Piotr Wyszomirski (born 6 January 1988) is a Polish handball player for Grundfos Tatabánya KC and the Poland men's national handball team. On 1 February 2015, Poland, including Wyszomirski, won the bronze medal of the 2015 World Championship ...

(2020–2022) * Ionuț Iancu (2017–2018) * Michal Martin Konečný (2020–2021) * Michal Meluš * Teodor Paul (2013–2015)

Right wingers

Attila Borsos Attila Borsos (born 6 June 1966) is a retired Hungarian handball player. Career Club He started his adult career with the Budapest Spartacus team in 1985. Even then, his talent was well visible, as he was expected to be the winger of the yout ...

(1986–1988, 1990–1991, 2002–2003) * Ernő Gubányi * Gergely Harsányi (2010–2018) *

Péter Hornyák Péter Hornyák (born 4 October 1995) is a Hungarian handball player for Balatonfüredi KSE and the Hungarian national team. Career Club In 2011, Péter Hornyák made his debut in Dunaferr Alexandra among adults in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He th ...

(2019–2022) *

Mihály Iváncsik Mihály Iváncsik (born 9 July 1959 in Máriapócs) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian former team handball, handball player. He played in right wing position and was known of his tricky, screwed shots. Career Club He started to play handb ...

(1999–2000) *

Tamás Iváncsik Tamás Iváncsik (born 3 April 1983 in Győr) is a Hungarian handballer. The winger participated on four European Championships (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) and represented Hungary on further three World Championships (2007, 2009, 2011). Pers ...

(2003–2006) *

(1976–1984, 1987) * Ákos Pásztor (2011–2020) *

Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (born 22 August 1990) is a Spanish-Hungarian handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC and for the Hungary national team. Career Club At the beginning of his career, he played handball for Academia Octavio and BM Ciudad ...

(2022–) * István Székely (2009–2010) * Norbert Visy * Yuga Enomoto (2023–2025) * Tomáš Urban (2009–2011, 2012)

Left wingers

György Bakos György Bakos (born 6 July 1960 in Zalaegerszeg) is a retired hurdler from Hungary. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships The European Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Berlin, Germany. The event was ...

* Olivér Edwards * Dávid Fekete (2022) * Marinko Kekezović (2010–2011) * Zsolt Kontra (1976–1986) * Bence Krakovszki (2023–) * Stefan Sunajko (2020–2022) * Szabolcs Törő * Miloš Vujović (2015–2020) * Cristian Ugalde (2022–2024) * Jožef Holpert (2020)

Line players

* János Dénes (2009–2020) * Ákos Doros (2005–2006) *

(2009, 2012) * Antal Kanyó (1974–1990) * Tamás Papp (2025–) * István Rosta * Miklós Rosta (2015–2019) * Ákos Sándor * Jakab Sibalin *

Adrián Sipos Adrián Sipos (born 8 March 1990) is a Hungarian handball player for MT Melsungen and the Hungary men's national handball team, Hungarian national team. Career Club Adrián Sipos started playing at the NB II Szombathelyi Tanárképző SE. He sp ...

(2016–2021) * András Szász (2019–2020) *

Szabolcs Szöllősi Szabolcs Szöllősi (; born 28 January 1989) is a Hungarian handballer for Dabas KK and the Hungarian national team. Early years Szöllősi initially went to a sports school where he practiced football. Later he switched to water polo and ev ...

(2015–2018) * Petar Topic (2022–2025) * Huba Vajda (2023–2024, 2025–) * Uroš Vilovski (2022–2024) * György Zsigmond * Vladimir Vranješ (2016–2020) * Aliaksei Ushal (2021–2022) * Alencar Cassiano Rossoni * Alireza Mousavi (2014–2015) * Martin Mazak

Left backs

Richárd Bodó Richárd Bodó (born 13 March 1993) is a Hungarian handballer for OTP Bank-Pick Szeged and the Hungarian national team. He represented Hungary at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': ...

(2011–2016) * Péter Fülöp * Ferenc Füzesi (1982–1985) * Mátyás Győri (2018–2024) *

(2005–2011) *

Ferenc Ilyés Ferenc Ilyés (born 20 December 1981) is a retired Hungarian handball player. Career Club Born in Odorheiu Secuiesc into an ethnic Hungarian family, Ilyés started to play handball for his hometown club. He was spotted by the scouts of SC Pick ...

(2016–2021) * Iman Jamali (2023) * Dávid Katzirz (2004–2005, 2013–2016) * István Kiss * Rudolf Kubasi (1997–1999) * Ákos Lele (2010–2013, 2015–2016) *

(1981–1990) * Árpád Mohácsi (2005–2006) * Bence Nagy (2019) * Andrej Pergel (2023–2024) * Norbert Sutka * István Szotyori * Bence Szöllősi * Bence Zdolik (2020–2022) * Bruno Civelli (2004) * Josip Šarac (2025–) * Matěj Havran (2024–) * Christian Dissinger (2024–) * Reza Yadegari (2023–2024) * Filip Lazarov * Miloš Božović (2016–2021) * Damian Przytuła (2024–2025) * Viorel Fotache (2021–2022) * Vitaly Komogorov (2019–2020) * Uros Borzas (2019–2020) * Nemanja Obradović (2022–2023) * Lukáš Urban (2021–2022)

Central backs

* Viktor Debre (1985–1990) * Ivo Díaz (2009–2016) * Ádám Juhász (2012–2022, 2023–2024) * Lajos Simó (1967–1978) * Balázs Szöllősi * Dávid Ubornyák (2022–2023) * Damir Djukic (2013–2014) * Marko Davidović (2020) * Josip Perić (2014–2015, 2022–2024) * Marko Krsmančić (2015–2016)

Right backs

Gábor Ancsin Gábor Ancsin (born 27 November 1990) is a Hungarian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC (men's handball), Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungary men's national handball team, Hungarian national team. Career Club Ancsin made his senior debut in the ...

(2019–2024) * Zsolt Balogh (2019–2022) * Donát Bartók (2013–2015) * Sándor Kaló * Milorad Krivokapić (2013–2014) * Csaba Leimeter (2016–2017) * István Rédei (2011–2012) * Igor Kos * Mateo Maraš (2022–2025) *

Jakov Vranković Jakov Vranković (born 12 June 1993) is a Croatian handball player who plays for Dinamo București and the Croatian national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Individual awards * Romanian Liga Națională Be ...

(2017–2019) * Daniel Mosindi (2025–) * Žarko Marković *

Demis Grigoraș Demis Cosmin Grigoraș (born 30 June 1993) is a Romanian handball player who plays for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Romania national team. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2017, 2018 * Liga Națională: **''Bronze Me ...

(2016–2019, 2025–) * Nikola Crnoglavac (2015–2016) * Novak Bošković (2014–2015) * Milan Golubović (2024–)

Former coaches

References

External links

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