National Academy of Handball

Hungarian handball club

Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia

Full name| Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
Short name| NEKA
Founded| 2013
Arena| NEKA Sportcsarnok
Capacity| 678
Head coach| László Sótonyi (men's)
Beáta Bohus (women's)
League| Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's)
2021–22| Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 12th (men's)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, 1st (women's)
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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.

Balatonboglár

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Location of NEKA

## Men's handball team

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### Crest, colours, supporters

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#### Kits

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### Team

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#### Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
HSA NEKA

Goalkeepers

* 16  Krisztián Mikler
* 88  Xavér Deményi

Left Wingers

* 13  Erhárd Sisa
* 88  Robin Molnár

Right Wingers

* 03  Balázs Szűcs
* 10  Zsolt Krakovszki
* 80  Bálint Bodnár

Line Players

* 52  Bence Bali
* 64  Dominik Gál
* 84  Miklós Karai

Left Backs

* 26  Márkó Tárnoki
* 32  Tamás Kovács
* 29  Marcell Ludmán

Centre Backs

* 19  Dániel Sztraka
* 22  Botond Kanyó
* 89  Levente Tóth

Right Backs

* 02  Gábor Temesvári
* 20  Sándor Kathi
* 38  Márton Dely (c)
* 00 Ádám Nagy

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#### Technical staff

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* Head coach:  László Sótonyi
* Goalkeeping coach:  Zsolt Perger
* Fitness coach:  Dániel Huszár
* Physiotherapist:  Ádám Békési
* Masseur:  László Polgár

#### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

* Ádám Török (CB) from  Dabas KK
* Dominik Kovács (LW) from  Budakalász FKC
* Dániel Balogh (LB) on loan from  OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21
* Zsombor Szepesi (LW) on loan from  OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21
* Máté Mészáros (LP) on loan from  Ferencvárosi TC
* Márk Vári (RB) on loan from  Balatonfüredi KSE

Leaving

* Robin Molnár (LW) to  ONE Veszprém[2]
* Gábor Temesvári (RB) to  MOL Tatabánya KC
* Márkó Tárnoki (LW) to  Győri ETO-UNI FKC
* Zakor Zalán (LP) to  Győri ETO-UNI FKC
* Marcell Ludmán (LB) to  CB Cangas
* Bence Bali (LP)
* Dávid Hajzer (LP)
* Benedek Pintér (CB)
* Marko Eklemović (CB) loan back to  MOL Tatabánya KC
* Nándor Győri (GK) loan back to  BFKA-Veszprém
* Richárd Csanálosi (RW) on loan at  Ferencvárosi TC
* Szabolcs Viski (LP) on loan at  OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

* Benedek Pintér (CB) from  Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
* Dávid Bugyáki (LP) from  Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
* János Podoba (GK) from  HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
* Szabolcs Viski (LP) from  BFKA-Veszprém
* Márton Kardos (LB) from  Budapesti Honvéd SE
* Bence Bali (LP) from  Győri ETO-UNI FKC
* Péter Gazsó (CB) on loan from  OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21
* Sándor Kathi (RB) back from loan at  Győri ETO-UNI FKC
* Nándor Győri (GK) back from loan at  BFKA-Veszprém
* Marko Eklemović (CB) on loan from  MOL Tatabánya KC[3]
* Péter Grünfelder (LP) on loan from  Veszprémi KKFT

Leaving

* Zsolt Krakovszki (RW) to  HSG Wetzlar[4]
* Dániel Sztraka (CB) to  MOL Tatabánya KC[5]
* Márton Dely (RB) to  Győri ETO-UNI FKC[6]
* Dominik Gál (LP) to  CSM Vaslui
* Xavér Deményi (GK) to  Balatonfüredi KSE
* Levente Tisza (RW) to  Dabas KK
* Márk Juráskó (RB) to  Ceglédi KKSE
* Erhárd Sisa (LW) (retires)
* Miklós Karai (LP) loan back to  Ferencvárosi TC
* Bence Bali (LP) on loan at  Veszprémi KKFT
* Botond Kanyó (CB) to  Rákosmenti KSK

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

* Robin Molnár (LW) from  Pick Szeged[7]
* Marcell Ludmán (LB) from  Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
* Dominik Gál (LP) from  Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
* Levente Tóth (CB) from  BFKA-Balatonfüred
* Dániel Csányi (LP) from  Sport36-Komló
* Krisztián Mikler (GK) on loan from  BFKA-Veszprém
* Balázs Szűcs (RW) from  BFKA-Veszprém
* Ádám Nagy (RB) on loan from  HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös

Leaving

* Bence Krakovszki (LW) to  MOL Tatabánya KC[8]
* Dániel Fekete (LB) to  Riihimäki Cocks[9]
* Péter Ács (CB) to  PLER-Budapest
* Tamás Papp (LP) to  Csurgói KK
* Bence Dobi (CB) to  Ceglédi KKSE
* Kristóf Palasics (GK) loan back to  Telekom Veszprém
* Gellért Draskovics (LB) loan back to  Balatonfüredi KSE
* Brunó Bajus (LW) loan back to  Pick Szeged
* Benjámin Szilágyi (RW) loan back to  Pick Szeged[10]
* Nándor Győri (GK) on loan at  BFKA-Veszprém
* Bence Bali (LP) on loan at  Győri ETO-UNI FKC
* Gergő Kovács (CB) to  HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
* Dániel Csányi (LP) to  CB Eón Alicante
* Sándor Kathi (RB) on loan at  Győri ETO-UNI FKC

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Transfers for the 2021–22 season

Joining

* Bence Mikita (CB) from  CB San Jose Obrero
* László Szeitl (LP) from  Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
* Mátyás Simotics (LP) from  Vecsési SE
* Axel Kiss (RW) from  Orosházi FKSE
* Erhárd Sisa (LW) from  BFKA-Veszprém U22
* Dániel Fekete (LB) from  Pick Szeged
* Brunó Bajus (LW) on loan from  Pick Szeged
* Kristóf Palasics (GK) on loan from  Telekom Veszprém
* Gellért Draskovics (LB) on loan from  Balatonfüredi KSE

Leaving

* Péter Tóth (RW) to  Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
* Dávid Foki (CB) to  PLER KC
* Dominik Kovács (LW) to  Budakalász FKC
* Márk Dávid (LP) to  Békési FKC
* László Szeitl (LP) to  Csurgói KK

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### Top scorers

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Season  | Player  | Apps/Goals

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2022–2023 |  Tamás Papp | 25/89

### Honours

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Honours | No. | Years

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

### Recent seasons

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* Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:[11] 1
* Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:[12] 5

| Season  | Division  | Pos.  | Magyar kupa

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2015–16 | NB II Délnyugat  | 1st |
2016–17 | NB I/B Nyugat  | 12th | Round 1
2017–18 | NB I/B Nyugat  | 8th | Round 3
2018–19 | NB I/B Nyugat  | 3th | Round 1
2019–20 | NB I/B Nyugat  | Cancelled
2020–21 | NB I/B Nyugat  | 1st | Round 3
2021–22 | NB I  | 12th | Round 3

## Women's team

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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.[13] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.[14][15]

### Kits

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2023–24

### Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[16]
NEKA

Goalkeepers

*   *   99  Kincső Csapó
*   *   01  Anna Hornyák
*   *   21  Vanessa Torda

Left Wingers

*   *   22  Krisztina Berei
*   *   97  Eszter Farkas
*   *   04  Hanna Miháy

Right Wingers

*   *   44  Lujza Katona

Line Players

*   *   29  Viktória Győri
*   *   72  Zoé Alaxai
*   *   07  Liza Seres
*   *   62  Réka Sztankovics

| Central Backs

*   *   26  Eszter Bozsodi
*   *   77  Kíra Kriston
*   *   48  Bianka Nagy
*   *   24  Réka Pónya
*   *   95  Aida Szabó

Left Backs

*   *   70  Fanni Jelena
*   *   66  Fruzsina Molnár
*   *   13  Réka Molnár
*   *   81  Anna Panyi

Right Backs

*   *   98  Diána Ferenczy

| Technical staff

* Head coach:  Botond Bakó
* Goalkeeping coach:  Melinda Pastrovics
* Fitness coach:  Ádám Papp
* Masseur:  Csaba Jenő Orbán

#### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Leaving

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## Former club members

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### Notable former players

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### Women's team

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* Anna Albek (2014–2016)
* Luca Csíkos (2018–2023)
* Lea Faragó (2019–2024)
* Luca Faragó (2017–2020)
* Csenge Fodor (2013–2017)
* Gréta Juhász (2017–2020)
* Blanka Kajdon (2017–2020)
* Noémi Pásztor (2013–2017)
* Emília Varga (2019–2023)
* Petra Vámos (2014–2019)

### Men's team

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* Bence Bartha
* Bence Bálint
* Nándor Bognár
* Marcell Gábor
* Kristóf Győri
* Zoran Ilić (2016–2019)
* Bence Krakovszki (2017–2023)
* Kristóf Palasics (2021–2023)
* Zsolt Schäffer
* Péter Tóth (2016–2020)
* Uroš Borzaš

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### Former coaches

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### Women's team

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| Seasons | Coach | Country

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2021–  | Beáta Bohus |

### Men's team

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| Seasons | Coach | Country

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2013–2018  | János Gyurka |
2018–  | László Sótonyi |

## References

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1. ^ "Neka Nb1".
2. ^ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2024/11/valogatott-kezissel-erosit-a-veszprem
3. ^ https://nb1.neka.hu/az-ifjusagi-valogatott-eklemovics-marko-erkezik-a-neka-hoz
4. ^ "Erster Ungar bei der HSG Wetzlar: Zsolt Krakovszki kommt im Sommer". 11 March 2024.
5. ^ https://nb1.neka.hu/megoldodott-sztraka-daniel-ugye
6. ^ "Balogh Zsolt és Dely Márton zöld-fehérbe öltözik - Győri ETO UNI". 28 May 2024.
7. ^ "Molnár Robin visszatér, Sztraka Dániel hosszabbított".
8. ^ "Krakovszki Bence Tatabányán folytatja".
9. ^ "Fekete Dániel a finn élvonalban folytatja". 10 May 2023.
10. ^ "Nagy Martin és Szilágyi Benjámin visszatér".
11. ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
12. ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
13. ^ "Boglári Akadémia-SZISE". mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.
14. ^ "Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben". szise.hu. 6 June 2020.
15. ^ "Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben". utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.
16. ^ "NEKA NB1". nb1.neka.hu. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

* "National Academy of Handball – Summary" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Handball Federation. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
* "Edzők és terapeuták". NEKA. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* National Academy of Handball on Facebook

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