Veszprém KC

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Veszprém KC is a Hungarian professional handball club from Veszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is called One Veszprém. Veszprém plays in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I and are the most successful team in the country, having won the Hungarian Championship a record 28 times and the Hungarian Cup title a record 31 times. Veszprém has also won the regional SEHA League 5 times.

One Veszprém
Full nameVeszprémi Építők Sport Egyesület
NicknameÉpítők
Short nameVeszprém
Founded1977; 49 years ago (1977)
ArenaVeszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Capacity5,096
PresidentCsaba Bartha
Head coachXavier Pascual
CaptainYehia El-Deraa
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I
2024–251st of 14 (champions)
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Home
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Website
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Veszprém are one of the three Hungarian clubs that have won a major European trophy, most recently in 2008, when they overcame Rhein-Neckar Löwen and were crowned as the EHF Cup Winner's Cup champions.[1] They are yet to win the EHF Champions League, having been defeated in the final on four occasions.

The main sponsors of the club were the MKB Bank, MVM Group and the Magyar Telekom. In the summer of 2015, the MKB Bank decided to quit sponsoring after a 10-year interval. Their main focus is now on the younger teams. Currently the main sponsor is One Hungary.

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Location of One Veszprém
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Location of One Veszprém

History

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In Veszprém there was a long tradition of handball, and in 1970 the Bakony Chemist TC women's team won the first championship among the rural ensembles. The sports club was founded in 1977 under the wing of the Veszprém County State Construction Company (VÁÉV) under the name Of Veszprém Builders, after a political decision was taken in the city, which urged the men's division of BVTC, which had been relegated from NB II, to be taken over by the VÁÉV.

In 1981, under the executive direction of Csaba Hajnal, the new team was promoted to the first division, where it finished each season with a medal; In the first season, he won a silver medal. Over the next three years, they won one silver and two bronze medals in the championship, two silver medals and one gold medal. In 1985 and 1986, the team won the championship.

Over the next four years, the team won only four silver medals (three times at the Rába ETO, 1990–1992 Bramac, Fotex until 2005, MKB until 2015, MVM until 2016, Telekom-backed team from 2016 to 2024: since 1992, 23 seasons, 20 championship gold and 3 silver medals have been awarded to Veszprém. (Meanwhile, between May 2008 and October 2011, they did not lose a single league game.)

After the success in 1984, 3 Győr victories came, and from 1988 onwards, 19 cup victories in 24 years were added to the list of glory, the brightest result being four KEK finals (2 wins and 2 silver medals) and four EHF Champions League 2nd place.

Since July 2008, Veszprém Aréna has been the home ground for ONE Veszprém, previously playing their matches in the 15th street hall.

In April 2020, fans voted for the All Star team in club history, which includes Árpád Sterbik, Gergő Iváncsik, Carlos Pérez, József Éles, László Nagy, Mirza Džomba and Andreas Nilsson.

In 2024 they had four captains: Ludovic Fabregas (EHF Champions League) Patrik Ligetvári (K&H liga) Gasper Marguc (Hungarian Cup) Nedim Remili (Club World Cup)

Crest, colours, supporters

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Naming history

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Name Period
Veszprémi Építők SK −1980
Veszprémi ÁÉV SC 1981
Veszprémi Építők SK 1982–1986
VÁÉV Bramac 1987–1990
Bramac SE 1990–1992
Fotex Veszprém SE 1992–1996
Fotex KC Veszprém 1996–2005
MKB Veszprém KC 2005–2013
MKB-MVM Veszprém 2013–2015
MVM Veszprém 2015–2016
Telekom Veszprém 2016–2024
One Veszprém 2025–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

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The following table shows in detail Veszprém KC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2006–2007 Germany Puma MKB Bank / T-Mobile
2007–2010 Germany Jako logo
2010–2012 Germany Adidas Logo
2012–2013 MKB Bank / T-Mobile / Veszprém
2013–2015 MKB Bank / MVM / Veszprém
2015–2016 Balaton / Veszprém
2016–2017 Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2017–2020 Denmark Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2020–2024 Hungary 2Rule Magyar Telekom / Veszprém
2025– One Hungary / Veszprém / Tippmix / MBH Bank

Kits

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Arena information

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Home hall: Veszprém Aréna

Team

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Current squad

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

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Staff members

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Top scorers

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Season Player Apps/Goals
2004–2005North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov26/183
2005–2006North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov30/200
2006–2007North Macedonia Kiril Lazarov23/144
2007–2008Serbia Marko Vujin28/173
2008–2009Serbia Marko Vujin31/165
2009–2010Croatia Renato Sulić27/115
2010–2011Serbia Marko Vujin27/153
2011–2012Serbia Marko Vujin26/176
2012–2013Hungary Tamás Iváncsik20/88
2013–2014Serbia Momir Ilić25/115
2014–2015Serbia Momir Ilić10/51
2015–2016Croatia Renato Sulić10/29
2016–2017Slovenia Dragan Gajić15/77
2017–2018Slovenia Dragan Gajić17/104
2018–2019Croatia Manuel Štrlek20/100
2019–2020Cancelled
2020–2021North Macedonia Dejan Manaskov19/106

Retired numbers

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One Veszprém retired numbers
Nationality Player Position Tenure
3HungaryPéter GulyásRight Winger2000–2017
4HungaryGergő IváncsikLeft Winger2000–2017
6HungaryJózsef ÉlesLeft Back, Central Back1990–2003
7HungaryIstván GulyásCentral Back1985–1999
8RomaniaMarian Cozma posthumous honorLine Player2006–2009
10HungaryCubaCarlos PérezLeft Back1997–2012
11HungaryIstván CsoknyaiLeft Back1990–2005
14HungaryGyörgy ZsigmondLine Player1989–1999, 2001–2005

Honours

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Honours No. Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winners 29 1985, 1986, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up 12 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2018, 2021, 2022
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Third place 2 1982, 1984
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners 1 1980
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa Winners 32 1984, 1988, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26
Magyar Kupa Runners-up 11 1982, 1983 dec. 1986, 1987, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19, 2024–25
Magyar Kupa Third place 2 1981, 1983 jan.
Best European Results
EHF Champions League Finalist 4 2001–02, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Winners 2 1991–92, 2007–08
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Finalist 2 1992–93, 1996–97
EHF Champions Trophy Finalist 2 2002, 2008
SEHA League Winners 5 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
SEHA League Finalist 1 2016–17
Best World Results
IHF Super Globe 1 2024
IHF Super Globe Finalist 2 2015, 2025

Individual awards

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Winners (20): 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24

Domestic

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Seasons

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Season to season

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As of 15 June 2025

Season Tier Division Place Magyar Kupa
1978
4 MB I 1st
3 NB II Nyugat 1st
2 NB I/B 1st
1 NB I Runners-up Third place
1 NB I Third place Finalist
1 NB I Runners-up Third place*
Finalist*
1 NB I Third place Winners
1 NB I Champions
1 NB I Champions Finalist
1 NB I Runners-up Finalist
only Magyar Kupa was held in 1988 Winners
1988–89 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
1989–90 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
1990–91 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
1991–92 1 NB I Champions Winners
1992–93 1 NB I Champions Finalist
Season Tier Division Place Magyar Kupa
1993–94 1 NB I Champions Winners
1994–95 1 NB I Champions Winnes
1995–96 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
1996–97 1 NB I Champions Finalist
1997–98 1 NB I Champions Winners
1998–99 1 NB I Champions Winners
1999–00 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
2000–01 1 NB I Champions Finalist
2001–02 1 NB I Champions Winners
2002–03 1 NB I Champions Winners
2003–04 1 NB I Champions Winners
2004–05 1 NB I Champions Winners
2005–06 1 NB I Champions Finalist
2006–07 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
2007–08 1 NB I Champions Finalist
2008–09 1 NB I Champions Winners
2009–10 1 NB I Champions Winners
Season Tier Division Place Magyar Kupa
2010–11 1 NB I Champions Winners
2011–12 1 NB I Champions Winners
2012–13 1 NB I Champions Winners
2013–14 1 NB I Champions Winners
2014–15 1 NB I Champions Winners
2015–16 1 NB I Champions Winners
2016–17 1 NB I Champions Winners
2017–18 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
2018–19 1 NB I Champion Finalist
2019–20 1 NB I Cancelled due COVID-19
2020–21 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
2021–22 1 NB I Runners-up Winners
2022–23 1 NB I Champions Winners
2023–24 1 NB I Champions Winners
2024–25 1 NB I Champions Finalist
2025–26 1 NB I Winners

In European competition

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group matches
(Group A)
France Paris Saint-Germain 41–28 33–37 1st place
Portugal Sporting CP 33–32 39–30
Germany Füchse Berlin 32–33 31–32
Poland Orlen Wisła Płock 30–26 24–27
Romania Dinamo București 36–24 26–33
North Macedonia Eurofarm Pelister 33–26 23–30
Denmark Fredericia HK 34–32 31–40
Quarter-finals Germany SC Magdeburg 27–28 27–27 54–55

EHF ranking

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As of 25 September 2025[19]
RankTeamPoints
2Spain FC Barcelona649
3Germany Füchse Berlin607
4Hungary One Veszprém516
5Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt511
6Denmark Aalborg Håndbold509
7France HBC Nantes489
8Germany THW Kiel485

Former club members

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Selected former players

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Notable coaches

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References

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