HK Košice
HK Košice is a handball club from Košice, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga.
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| Full name | Hádzanársky klub Košice | ||
| Short name | HK | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Arena | Handball aréna Bernolákova, Košice | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| President | Ondrej Melich | ||
| Head coach | Martin Lipták | ||
| League | Niké Handball Extraliga | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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
Management
| Position | Name |
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| President |  Ondrej Melich |
| Vice President | Dušan Timko |
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head coach:
Martin Lipták - Goalkeeping coach: Richard Štochl
- Fitness coach: Jaroslav Dulina
- Club doctor: Dr. Peter Polan
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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
- Radoslav Antl (1995–2001, 2009–2016)
- Vlastimil Fuňák (2000–2004, 2009–2016)
- Patrik Hruščák (2006–2008, 2011–2013, 2021–)
- Maroš Kolpak (1995–1997)
- Michal Kopčo (2004–2005)
- Radoslav Kozlov (2000–2002)
- Matej Mikita (2012–2016)
- Teodor Paul (2004–2008)
- Michal Shejbal (2002–2004, 2010–2011, 2021–)
- Richard Štochl (1998–1999)
- Martin Straňovský (2021–)
- Tomáš Urban (2006–2010)