HK Košice

HK Košice is a handball club from Košice, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga.

Location of HK Košice
Košice
Košice
Location of HK Košice
HK Košice
Full nameHádzanársky klub Košice
Short nameHK
Founded1967 (1967)
ArenaHandball aréna Bernolákova, Košice
Capacity500
PresidentOndrej Melich
Head coachMartin Lipták
LeagueNiké Handball Extraliga
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

History

The handball club was founded in 1967 under the name TJ VSŽ Košice. After the 1971/72 season, when they won the Czechoslovak 2nd League, the handball players from Košice were promoted to the Czechoslovak I.Liga, in which they played without a break until the classification of Czechoslovakia in 1993. In the 1977/1978 season, the club won its first Czechoslovakia league title. After that, he won the Czechoslovakia championship twice more: in the 1980/81 and 1988/1989 seasons. In 1980, they won the Czechoslovakia Cup. After the independence of Slovakia, they won the National Championship of Slovakia twice: in 1997 and 1999. They won the National Cup of Slovakia 9 times: in 1979, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2003.

Naming history

Name Period
TJ VSŽ Košice 1967−1998
HK TJ VSŽ Košice 1998–1999
HK VSŽ Košice 1999–2006
1.MHK Košice 2006–2015
HŠK ŠG Košice 2015–2020
HK Košice 2020–present

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Handball aréna Bernolákova
  • Name:Handball aréna Bernolákova
  • City:Košice
  • Capacity: – 500
  • Address: – Handball aréna, ZŠ Bernolákova 16, Košice, Slovakia

Management

Position Name
President Slovakia Ondrej Melich
Vice President Slovakia Dušan Timko

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
HK Košice

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Accomplishments

  • National Championship of Slovakia: 2
    • 1997, 1999
  • National Cup of Slovakia: 9
    • 1979, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003
  • Czechoslovakia Handball League: 3
    • 1978, 1981, 1989
  • National Cup of Czechoslovakia: 1
    • 1980

Former club members

Notable former players

References


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