Esztergomi KC is a Hungarian professional women's handball club from Esztergom, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
The current name of the club is MOL Esztergomi KC due to sponsorship reasons.[1]
Location of MOL Esztergom
History
The Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC (fullname: Esztergomi Vitézek Rögbi, Atlétikai és Football Club) (English: Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby Athletic and Football Club ) is a Hungarian sports team founded in 1983. The women's handball division was established in 2015. The new team started as Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC in the county championship in the 2015/2016 season, in the Hungarian 4th division. In 2017, the team reached Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the Hungarian third division. At the end of the 2022/23 season, it was announced that coaching legend Gábor Elek, who is leaving Ferencvárosi TC after 15 years, will become the team's professional director and his wife, national team member Zita Szucsánszki, will join the team as a fitness coach and player.[2] In February 2023, the team's new home, the Suzuki Aréna, was handed over.[3] In the summer of 2023, it was announced that the Siófok KC team was excluded from Nemzeti Bajnokság I due to license problems and could only compete in Nemzeti Bajnokság II.[4] Therefore, the Esztergom Vitézek, who finished second in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II Northern Group, can appear in the second division, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, in the next season based on the decision of the Hungarian Handball Federation (MKSZ).[5] At the end of the 2023/24 season, they finished in 2nd place behind the Szombathelyi KKA team in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B and were promoted to the top division, Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[6] In the top league, after the main sponsor, the team is already named MOL Esztergom.[7] In the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Gábor Elek already manages the team as head coach, which certified players such as former national team Anett Kisfaludy and Anett Kovács.[8] In its first Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, the team surprisingly finished in 3rd place.[9] The team can thus start in the 2025/26 EHF European League, which is why it has again signed several international players: Hungarian international Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik, Apollónia Szmolek, Emília Varga, Anna Bukovszky and French international Emma Jacques.[10]
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
Name
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Period
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Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC
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2015–2024
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MOL Esztergomi KC
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2024–present
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Kit manufacturers
Period
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Kit manufacturer
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- 2024
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Jako
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2024–present
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Puma
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Kits
Management
Position
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Name
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Managing Director
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András Ligeti
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Sports Director
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Nándor Bognár
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Technical manager
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Irén Mezőségi
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Economic Manager
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Zsombor Hábel
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Media And Communications Manager
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Gergely Lőrinczi
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Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season[12]
MOL Esztergom
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- Goalkeepers
- Left Wingers
- 04 Vanessza Hajtai
- 22 Anna Ballai
- 53 Natalie Schatzl
- Right Wingers
- Line Players
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- Left Backs
- Central Backs
- Right Backs
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Technical staff
- Head coach: Gábor Elek
- Assistant coach: Tamás Karvalics
- Goalkeeping coach: Elena Abramovich
- Fitness coach: László Sőlősi
- Fitness coach: Zita Szucsánszki
- Coach: Krisztián Erdős
- Head of Physiotherapy: Zoltán Heckel
- Physiotherapist: Anita Ollé-Csordás
- Masseur: Fruzsina Raj
- Club doctor: Dr. Márton Rátkai
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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- Joining
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- Leaving
- Szilvia Ábrahám (LP) (retires)
- Nóra Valovics (CB) (retires)
- Helga Albert (RB) (retires)
- Dóra Berkesi (GK) (retires)
- Eszter Takács (LB) to Békéscsabai Előre NKSE
- Alexa Horváth (RW) to Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
- Karolina Pap (CB) to Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
- Anna Joó (LW) to Gödi SE
- Dóra Merő (GK) to Gyáli BKSE
- Noémi Százvai (LB) to Tatai AC
- Viktória Varga (RW) to ENUSE
- Kata Farkas (RB)
- Fanni Tomasek (LW)
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Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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- Joining
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- Leaving
- Zsuzsanna Doszpoth (GK) to Károli Gáspár RESC
- Katalin Tagscherer (RW) to Károli Gáspár RESC
- Nikolett Pomozi (RW) to Hatvani KSZSE
- Annamária Barczi (RB)
- Sára Sütő (RW) to Szentendrei NKE
- Patrícia Farkas-Vigh (LB) to Szentendrei NKE
- Renáta Csiki (CB) to Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
- Dorka Pálinkás (LB) to Eszterházy SC U21
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Honours
The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.
Goalkeepers
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players
Left backs
Central backs
Right backs
Seasons |
Coach |
Country
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2015–2023
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Irén Mezőségi
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2023–2024
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Tamás Karvalics
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2024–
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Gábor Elek
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References
External links
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Champions | |
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