National Academy of Handball

Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
Full name	Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
Short name	NEKA
Founded	2013
Arena	NEKA Sportcsarnok
Capacity	678
Head coach	László Sótonyi (men's); Beáta Bohus (women's)
League	Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's); Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's)
2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 12th (men's); Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, 1st (women's)
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

The National Academy of Handball (Hungarian: Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia, commonly abbreviated NEKA) is a Hungarian state-funded handball training and developing center run by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Located in Balatonboglár, it offers an integrated four year education for students in grades 9–12. In addition, it is open for Hungarian international junior handballers (aged 18–21) under a trilateral agreement between the academy, the players' club and the players itself.

Balatonboglár

Location of NEKA

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2016–17	2017–18	2018–20	2020–21	2021–

AWAY
2016–17	2017–18	2018–20	2020–21	2021–

THIRD
2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[1]

HSA NEKA

Goalkeepers

16 Krisztián Mikler
88 Xavér Deményi

Left Wingers

13 Erhárd Sisa
88 Robin Molnár

Right Wingers

3 Balázs Szűcs
10 Zsolt Krakovszki
80 Bálint Bodnár

Line Players

52 Bence Bali
64 Dominik Gál
84 Miklós Karai

Left Backs

26 Márkó Tárnoki
32 Tamás Kovács
29 Marcell Ludmán

Centre Backs

19 Dániel Sztraka
22 Botond Kanyó
89 Levente Tóth

Right Backs

2 Gábor Temesvári
20 Sándor Kathi
38 Márton Dely (c)
Ádám Nagy

Technical staff

Head coach: László Sótonyi
Goalkeeping coach: Zsolt Perger
Fitness coach: Dániel Huszár
Physiotherapist: Ádám Békési
Masseur: László Polgár

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Leaving

Sándor Kathi (RB) to Csurgói KK
Krisztián Mikler (GK) loan back to Telekom Veszprém

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Ádám Török (CB) from Dabas KK
Dominik Kovács (LW) from Budakalász FKC
Dániel Balogh (LB) on loan from OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21
Zsombor Szepesi (LW) on loan from OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21
Máté Mészáros (LP) on loan from Ferencvárosi TC
Márk Vári (RB) on loan from Balatonfüredi KSE
Bence Bali (LP) back from loan at Veszprémi KKFT

Leaving

Robin Molnár (LW) to ONE Veszprém^[2]
Gábor Temesvári (RB) to MOL Tatabánya KC
Márkó Tárnoki (LW) to Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Zakor Zalán (LP) to Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Marcell Ludmán (LB) to CB Cangas
Benedek Pintér (CB) to HRK Karlovac
Dávid Hajzer (LP) to Dabas KK
Áron Császár (LB) to Dabas KK
Bence Bali (LP) to Mezőkövesdi KC
Marko Eklemović (CB) loan back to MOL Tatabánya KC
Nándor Győri (GK) loan back to BFKA-Veszprém
Richárd Csanálosi (RW) on loan at Ferencvárosi TC
Szabolcs Viski (LP) on loan at OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Benedek Pintér (CB) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
Dávid Bugyáki (LP) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
János Podoba (GK) from HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
Szabolcs Viski (LP) from BFKA-Veszprém
Márton Kardos (LB) from Budapesti Honvéd SE
Bence Bali (LP) from Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Péter Gazsó (CB) on loan from OTP Bank - Pick Szeged U21
Sándor Kathi (RB) back from loan at Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Nándor Győri (GK) back from loan at BFKA-Veszprém
Marko Eklemović (CB) on loan from MOL Tatabánya KC^[3]
Péter Grünfelder (LP) on loan from Veszprémi KKFT

Leaving

Zsolt Krakovszki (RW) to HSG Wetzlar^[4]
Dániel Sztraka (CB) to MOL Tatabánya KC^[5]
Márton Dely (RB) to Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Péter Csányi (GK) to Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Dominik Gál (LP) to CSM Vaslui
Xavér Deményi (GK) to Balatonfüredi KSE
Levente Tisza (RW) to Dabas KK
Márk Juráskó (RB) to Ceglédi KKSE
Kristóf Sikler (RB) to Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Erhárd Sisa (LW) (retires)
Miklós Karai (LP) loan back to Ferencvárosi TC
Bence Bali (LP) on loan at Veszprémi KKFT
Botond Kanyó (CB) to Rákosmenti KSK

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Robin Molnár (LW) from Pick Szeged^[6]
Marcell Ludmán (LB) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
Dominik Gál (LP) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém
Levente Tóth (CB) from BFKA-Balatonfüred
Dániel Csányi (LP) from Sport36-Komló
Krisztián Mikler (GK) on loan from BFKA-Veszprém
Balázs Szűcs (RW) from BFKA-Veszprém
Ádám Nagy (RB) on loan from HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös

Leaving

Bence Krakovszki (LW) to MOL Tatabánya KC^[7]
Dániel Fekete (LB) to Riihimäki Cocks^[8]
Péter Ács (CB) to PLER-Budapest
Tamás Papp (LP) to Csurgói KK
Bence Dobi (CB) to Ceglédi KKSE
Kristóf Palasics (GK) loan back to Telekom Veszprém
Gellért Draskovics (LB) loan back to Balatonfüredi KSE
Brunó Bajus (LW) loan back to Pick Szeged
Benjámin Szilágyi (RW) loan back to Pick Szeged^[9]
Nándor Győri (GK) on loan at BFKA-Veszprém
Bence Bali (LP) on loan at Győri ETO-UNI FKC
Gergő Kovács (CB) to HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
Dániel Csányi (LP) to CB Eón Alicante
Sándor Kathi (RB) on loan at Győri ETO-UNI FKC

Transfers for the 2021–22 season

Joining

Bence Mikita (CB) from CB San Jose Obrero
László Szeitl (LP) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
Mátyás Simotics (LP) from Vecsési SE
Axel Kiss (RW) from Orosházi FKSE
Erhárd Sisa (LW) from BFKA-Veszprém U22
Dániel Fekete (LB) from Pick Szeged
Brunó Bajus (LW) on loan from Pick Szeged
Kristóf Palasics (GK) on loan from Telekom Veszprém
Gellért Draskovics (LB) on loan from Balatonfüredi KSE

Leaving

Péter Tóth (RW) to Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
Dávid Foki (CB) to PLER KC
Dominik Kovács (LW) to Budakalász FKC
Márk Dávid (LP) to Békési FKC
László Szeitl (LP) to Csurgói KK

Top scorers

Season	Player	Apps/Goals
2022–2023	Tamás Papp	25/89

Honours

Honours		No.	Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Winners	1	2020–21
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Third Place	1	2018–19

Recent seasons

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[10] 4
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[11] 5

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
2015–16	NB II Délnyugat	1st
2016–17	NB I/B Nyugat	12th	Round 1
2017–18	NB I/B Nyugat	8th	Round 3
2018–19	NB I/B Nyugat	3th	Round 1
2019–20	NB I/B Nyugat	Cancelled
2020–21	NB I/B Nyugat	1st	Round 3
2021–22	NB I	12th	Round 3
2022–23	NB I	8th	Quarterfinals
2023–24	NB I	13th	3rd place
2024–25	NB I	11th	Quarterfinals

Women's team

The first team of NEKA has regularly competed in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. For the 2020–21 season they signed an agreement with Szent István SE that the two teams would unite and compete as one team in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I under the name Boglári Akadémia-SZISE.^[12] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.^[13]^[14]

Kits

HOME
2013–14	2015–17	2017–18	2018–20	2020–

AWAY
2013–14	2015–17	2017–18	2018–20	2020–

THIRD
2013–14	2015–17	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2023–24

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season^[15]

NEKA

Goalkeepers

99 Kincső Csapó
1 Anna Hornyák
61 Zsuzsanna Németh

Left Wingers

22 Krisztina Berei
97 Eszter Farkas
4 Hanna Miháy

Right Wingers

44 Lujza Katona
31 Csenge Kiss
41 Lara Nényei

Line Players

72 Zoé Alaxai
7 Liza Seres
62 Réka Sztankovics

Central Backs

26 Eszter Bozsodi
82 Laura Himer
75 Fanni Török
95 Aida Szabó

Left Backs

70 Fanni Jelena
66 Fruzsina Molnár
13 Réka Molnár
81 Anna Panyi
6 Petra Koronczai
19 Villő Mózsi
54 Linda Utasi

Right Backs

88 Diána Ferenczy

Technical staff

Head coach: Botond Bakó
Goalkeeping coach: Melinda Pastrovics
Fitness coach: Ádám Papp
Masseur: Csaba Jenő Orbán

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Leaving

Former club members

Notable former players

Women's team

Anna Albek (2014–2016)
Luca Csíkos (2018–2023)
Lea Faragó (2019–2024)
Luca Faragó (2017–2020)
Csenge Fodor (2013–2017)
Gréta Juhász (2017–2020)
Blanka Kajdon (2017–2020)
Noémi Pásztor (2013–2017)
Emília Varga (2019–2023)
Petra Vámos (2014–2019)

Men's team

Bence Bartha
Bence Bálint
Nándor Bognár
Marcell Gábor
Kristóf Győri
Zoran Ilić (2016–2019)
Bence Krakovszki (2017–2023)
Kristóf Palasics (2021–2023)
Zsolt Schäffer
Péter Tóth (2016–2020)
Uroš Borzaš

Former coaches

Women's team

Seasons	Coach	Country
2021–	Beáta Bohus

Men's team

Seasons	Coach	Country
2013–2018	János Gyurka
2018–	László Sótonyi

References

^ "Neka Nb1".
^ "Magyar válogatott kézissel erősít a Veszprém". www.nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
^ "Az ifjúsági válogatott Eklemovic Márkó érkezik a NEKA-hoz". Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
^ "Erster Ungar bei der HSG Wetzlar: Zsolt Krakovszki kommt im Sommer". 11 March 2024.
^ "Megoldódott Sztraka Dániel ügye". Archived from the original on 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
^ "Molnár Robin visszatér, Sztraka Dániel hosszabbított".
^ "Krakovszki Bence Tatabányán folytatja".
^ "Fekete Dániel a finn élvonalban folytatja". 10 May 2023.
^ "Nagy Martin és Szilágyi Benjámin visszatér".
^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
^ "Boglári Akadémia-SZISE". mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.
^ "Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben". szise.hu. 6 June 2020.
^ "Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben". utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.
^ "NEKA NB1". nb1.neka.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-24.

"National Academy of Handball – Summary" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Handball Federation. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
"Edzők és terapeuták". NEKA. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

External links

[1] "Neka Nb1".

[2] "Magyar válogatott kézissel erősít a Veszprém". www.nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-30.

[3] "Az ifjúsági válogatott Eklemovic Márkó érkezik a NEKA-hoz". Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-08-30.

[4] "Erster Ungar bei der HSG Wetzlar: Zsolt Krakovszki kommt im Sommer". 11 March 2024.

[5] "Megoldódott Sztraka Dániel ügye". Archived from the original on 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2025-08-30.

[6] "Molnár Robin visszatér, Sztraka Dániel hosszabbított".

[7] "Krakovszki Bence Tatabányán folytatja".

[8] "Fekete Dániel a finn élvonalban folytatja". 10 May 2023.

[9] "Nagy Martin és Szilágyi Benjámin visszatér".

[10] "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

[11] "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

[12] "Boglári Akadémia-SZISE". mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.

[13] "Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben". szise.hu. 6 June 2020.

[14] "Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben". utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.

[15] "NEKA NB1". nb1.neka.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-24.

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Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's)
Teams (2025–26)	Balatonfüred Budai Farkasok Budakalász Csurgó Ferencváros Gyöngyös Győr Komló NEKA Pestszentlőrinc Szeged Szigetszentmiklós Tatabánya Veszprém
Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Champions	Veszprém (29) Bp. Honvéd (14) Szeged (5) Bp. Spartacus (5) Vörös Meteor (5) Elektromos (4) Tatabánya (4) Győr (3) Újpest (2) Ferencváros (1) Debreceni Dózsa (1) Dunaferr (1)

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's)
Teams (2025–26)	Budaörs Debrecen Dunaújváros Esztergom Fehérvár Ferencváros Győr Kisvárda Kozármisleny Mosonmagyaróvár NEKA Szombathely Vác Vasas
Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Champions	Győr (18) Vasas (15) Ferencváros (14) Bp. Spartacus (9) Dunaferr (5) Csepel (3) Hargita (3) Debrecen (2) Veszprém (1) Vörös Meteor (1) Miskolc (1) Debreceni Petőfi (1)