National Academy of Handball explained

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/
Colour1:black
Colour2:white
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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.

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining
Leaving

Honours

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League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners 1 2020–21
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Third Place 1 2018–19

Recent seasons

SeasonDivisionPos.Magyar kupa
2015–16NB II Délnyugat 1st
2016–17NB I/B Nyugat12thRound 1
2017–18NB I/B Nyugat8thRound 3
-2018–19NB I/B Nyugat3thRound 1
-2019–20NB I/B NyugatCancelled
-2020–21NB I/B Nyugat 1stRound 3
2021–22NB I 12thRound 3

Women's team

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]

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[13]

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining
  • Leaving
  • Former club members

    Women's team

    Men's team

    Men's team

    Seasons Coach Country
    2013–2018János Gyurka
    2018–László Sótonyi

    References

    Notes and References

    1. https://nb1.neka.hu/ferfi-csapat
    2. https://www.hsg-wetzlar.de/news/detail/erster-ungar-bei-hsg-wetzlar-zsolt-krakovszki-kommt-im-sommer
    3. https://gyorietouni.hu/2024/05/28/balogh-zsolt-es-dely-marton-zold-feherbe-oltozik/
    4. https://nb1.neka.hu/molnar-robin-visszater-sztraka-daniel-hosszabbitott
    5. https://nb1.neka.hu/krakovszki-bence-tatabanyan-folytatja
    6. https://szegedma.hu/2023/05/fekete-daniel-a-finn-elvonalban-folytatja
    7. https://www.pickhandball.hu/hirek/3860/nagy-martin-es-szilagyi-benjamin-visszater
    8. Web site: Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi. kezitortenelem.hu. hu.
    9. Web site: Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi. kezitortenelem.hu. hu.
    10. Web site: Boglári Akadémia-SZISE. mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.
    11. Web site: Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben. szise.hu. 6 June 2020.
    12. Web site: Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben. utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.
    13. Web site: NEKA NB1 . 2023-03-18 . nb1.neka.hu.