Esztergomi KC

MOL Esztergomi KC
Full nameMOL Esztergomi Kézilabda Club
Short nameMOL Esztergom
Founded2015 (2015)
ArenaSuzuki Aréna, Esztergom
Capacity650
Head coachGábor Elek
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I
Club colours   
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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]

Esztergom
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 Period
Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC 2015–2024
MOL Esztergomi KC 2024–present

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
- 2024 Jako
2024–present Puma

Kits

Sports Hall information

Management

Position Name
Managing Director András Ligeti
Sports Director Nándor Bognár
Technical manager Irén Mezőségi
Economic Manager Zsombor Hábel
Media And Communications Manager Gergely Lőrinczi

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[12]
MOL Esztergom

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

Honours

Honours No. Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Runners-up 1 2023–24

Former club members

Notable former players

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

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2015–2023 Irén Mezőségi
2023–2024 Tamás Karvalics
2024– Gábor Elek

References

  1. ^ "KEMMA - Esztergomi KC: együttműködés a MOL-lal". kemma.hu. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  2. ^ "Elek Gábor az esztergomi kihívásról: Jobban érdekel az építkezés, mint a felújítás". 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Átadták a Suzuki Arénát Esztergomban". 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Nem kapott NB I-es licencet a siófoki kézicsapat". 30 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Női kézi: Szucsánszki mellett Siófokról és Békéscsabáról is erősített a Vitézek". 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Női kézilabda: Az Elek Gábor vezette Esztergomi Vitézek feljutott az élvonalba". 17 May 2024.
  7. ^ "A MOL támogatja a női kézilabda NB I-be feljutott esztergomi klubot". 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Korábbi ferencvárosiakkal erősít a női kézilabda NB I-ben újonc Esztergom". 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ https://dorogimedence.hu/index.php/2025/05/25/bronzermes-lett-a-mol-esztergom/
  10. ^ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2025/05/hat-uj-igazolassal-vag-neki-a-kovetkezo-idenynek-a-bronzermes-esztergom
  11. ^ "Esztergomi sportcsarnok | Suzuki Aréna 2023.02.04". suzukiarena.hu. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  12. ^ "Bemutattuk az új keretünket". esztergomhandball.hu. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  13. ^ https://24.hu/sport/2025/05/27/szmolek-apollonia-esztergom-szombathely-kezilabda-atigazolas/
  14. ^ https://m4sport.hu/kezilabda/cikk/2025/05/27/a-metztol-es-a-fraditol-is-lesz-erkezo-hat-uj-jatekost-jelentett-be-az-esztergom
  15. ^ https://www.ipolyinfo.com/2025/05/28/noi-kezilabda-nb-i-esztergomba-igazolt-bukovszky-anna/
  16. ^ https://www.kemma.hu/helyi-sport/2025/05/mol-esztergom-elek-gabor-uj-igazolasok
  17. ^ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2025/06/a-metztol-elkoszono-emma-jacques-alig-varja-a-kozos-munkat-elek-gaborral
  18. ^ "Korábbi ferencvárosiakkal erősít a női kézilabda NB I-ben újonc Esztergom". Nemzeti Sport. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  19. ^ "Alaposan beerősít a Fradiból az Esztergomi Vitézek női kézicsapata". 24.hu. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  20. ^ "Női kézi: Szucsánszki mellett Siófokról és Békéscsabáról is erősített a Vitézek". 10 August 2023.