Mezőkövesdi KC explained

Clubname:	Mezőkövesdi KC
Fullname:	Mezőkövesdi Kézilabda Club
Short Name:	MKC
Founded:	1993
Ground:	Városi Sportcsarnok, Mezőkövesd
Capacity:	850 seats
Website:	http://www.mezokovesdikc.hu/
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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

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

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

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width=50% Period width=50% Kit manufacturer – 2011 Mass 2011–2014 Kempa 2014–2019 Erima 2019 – present Hummel

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width=40% Period width=60% 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 2020 – present

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

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
Technical Manager	Gábor Bertha

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

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

Previous Squads

20x20px 2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			1 June 2001	Goalkeeper
2			3 September 1995	Right Winger
3			15 June 1996	Left Back
5			20 July 1996	Line Player
6			11 February 1996	Central Back
7			9 April 1996	Left Back
10			7 January 1990	Central Back
11			12 August 1994	Right Winger
12			1 August 1988	Goalkeeper
13			7 September 1987	Left Back
14			22 September 1998	Central Back
16			23 July 1996	Goalkeeper
22			14 November 1989	Right Back
24			8 April 2001	Left Back
25			9 November 2000	Left Winger
31			18 December 1997	Central Back
35			20 February 1995	Line Player
66			13 December 1997	Central Back
67			25 June 2000	Goalkeeper
95			3 March 1995	Left Winger
99			24 September 1996	Line Player

20x20px 2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			4 June 1992	Goalkeeper
3			15 June 1996	Left Back
5			25 February 1990	Left Winger
9			22 September 1994	Left Back
10			9 March 1997	Central Back
11			27 January 1991	Line Player
12			26 March 1992	Goalkeeper
13			20 October 1989	Left Back
15			7 January 1990	Central Back
19			3 April 1985	Central Back
20			25 September 1993	Goalkeeper
21			7 July 1990	Line Player
22			12 August 1994	Right Winger
23			4 March 1982	Line Player
24			22 February 1989	Right Winger
25			1 May 1983	Line Player
32			1 March 1987	Goalkeeper
33			19 February 1983	Right Back
39			5 January 1985	Left Back
71			8 December 1993	Left Back
71			10 September 1993	Line Player
77			19 April 1992	Right Back

20x20px 2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			4 June 1992	Goalkeeper
3			19 July 1989	Right Winger
5			25 February 1990	Left Winger
6			10 October 1992	Left Back
7			26 February 1985	Central Back
9			16 November 1991	Right Winger
10			19 March 1989	Left Back
11			27 January 1991	Line Player
12			26 March 1992	Goalkeeper
15			7 January 1990	Central Back
20			5 November 1993	Goalkeeper
21			21 June 1985	Left Winger
22			12 August 1994	Right Winger
23			4 March 1982	Line Player
24			6 June 1994	Left Back
25			1 May 1983	Line Player
32			1 March 1987	Goalkeeper
39			20 April 1993	Line Player
71			8 December 1993	Left Back
71			21 September 1986	Left Back
77			14 January 1986	Right Back

Top Scorers

Season	Player	Apps/Goals
2004–2005	Csaba Fügedi	19/111
2005–2006	Csaba Fügedi	24/139
2006–2007	Csaba Nyikes	26/170
2007–2008	László Fekete	28/138
2008–2009	László Fekete	32/201
2009–2010	László Fekete	27/151
2010–2011	László Fekete	29/149
2011–2012	László Fekete	27/87
2012–2013	Marian Kleis	22/133
2013–2014	Bence Benis	34/136
2014–2015	Gergő Lókodi	30/112
2015–2016	István Szepesi	38/157
2016–2017	István Szepesi	26/107
2017–2018	Máté Menyhárt	24/132
2018–2019	Stanko Stanković	24/82
2019–2020	Cancelled
2020–2021	Nándor Jancsó	21/138

Honours

width=50%	Honours	width=8%	No.	width=20%	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

• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[6] 9
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[7] 7
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^{[8] [9]} 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 2020–21 NB I/B Kelet 4th Round 5 2021–22 NB I/B Kelet 17th Round 3 2022–23 NB II Északkelet 1st

EHF ranking

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Rank	Team	Points
286	US Ivry Handball	3
287	Tremblay Handball	3
288	Göztepe S.K.	3
289	Mezőkövesdi KC	3
290	HC Zomimak-M	3
291	SPR Stal Mielec	3
292	AD Ciudad de Guadalajara	3

Former club members

Notable former players

• Ádám Bajorhegyi
• János Bécsi
• László Fekete
• Patrick Gyuris
• Gábor Hajdú
• Balázs Holló
• Károly Juhász
• Attila Kotormán
• Szilveszter Liszkai
• Ferenc Molnár
• Péter Pallag
• Gábor Pálos
• István Rosta
• Miklós Rosta
• Ákos Sándor
• István Szepesi
• Marko Vasić
• Nikola Džono
• Faruk Halilbegović
• Stanko Stanković
• Stanislav Nakhaenko
• Artsiom Selvasiuk
• Henrique Pedro Martins
• Alencar Cassiano Rossoni
• Rudolf Ćužić
• Jure Kozina
• Matija Pavlović
• Tomislav Radnić
• Mate Volarević
• Marko Vukić
• Saeid Pourghasemi
• Atsushi Mekaru
• Filip Krivokapić
• Mirko Vujovic
• Aleksey Grigoriev
• Dušan Bozoljac
• Aleksandar Ćirić
• Goran Đukić
• Stefan Ilić
• Igor Milicevic
• Milos Mojsilov
• Petar Papić
• Predrag Rodić
• Darko Trivković
• Nebojsa Vojinovic
• Lukas Gamrat
• Marian Kleis
• Marek Kovácech
• Michal Melus
• Tomáš Szűcs

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2013	György Avar
2014–16	László Skaliczki
2016	Ferenc Molnár
2016–17	Pavol Jano
2017–18	Péter Drizner
2018–20	Dániel Buday
2020–	Péter Drizner

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filip Krivokapic is nálunk folytatja!. 19 June 2018.
2. Web site: Hajdu Gábor elbúcsúzott. 15 June 2016.
3. Web site: Mezőkövesd.
4. Web site: AM | Ufficiale a Carpi: Il nuovo straniero è il croato Rudolf Cuzic | PallamanoItalia.
5. Web site: Liszkai Tremblayben. 24 November 2015.
6. Web site: Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi. kezitortenelem.hu. hungarian.
7. Web site: Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi. kezitortenelem.hu. hungarian.
8. Web site: Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (1981–2000). kezitortenelem.hu. hungarian.
9. Web site: Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (2001–). kezitortenelem.hu. hungarian.
10. Web site: Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball.