Clubname: | Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia |
Fullname: | Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia |
Short Name: | NEKA |
Founded: | 2013 |
Ground: | NEKA Sportcsarnok |
Capacity: | 678 |
Manager: | László Sótonyi (men's) Beáta Bohus (women's) |
League: | Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's) Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's) |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Position: | Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 12th (men's) Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, 1st (women's) |
Website: | https://neka.hu/ |
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The National Academy of Handball (Hungarian: Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia, commonly abbreviated NEKA) is a Hungarian state-funded handball training and developing center run by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Located in Balatonboglár, it offers an integrated four year education for students in grades 9–12. In addition, it is open for Hungarian international junior handballers (aged 18–21) under a trilateral agreement between the academy, the players' club and the players itself.
Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
Transfers for the 2024–25 season
width=35% colspan=2 style="background:black;" | Honours | width=5% style="background:black;" | No. | width=50% style="background:black;" | Years |
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League | |||||
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | Winners | 1 | 2020–21 | ||
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | Third Place | 1 | 2018–19 |
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The first team of NEKA has regularly competed in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. For the 2020–21 season they signed an agreement with Szent István SE that the two teams would unite and compete as one team in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I under the name Boglári Akadémia-SZISE.[10] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.[11] [12]
Squad for the 2023–24 season[13]
Transfers for the 2024–25 season
Seasons | Coach | Country |
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2013–2018 | János Gyurka | |
2018– | László Sótonyi | |