Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
Full nameNemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
Short nameNEKA
Founded2013
ArenaNEKA Sportcsarnok
Capacity678
Head coachLászló Sótonyi (men's)
Beáta Bohus (women's)
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I (men's)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's)
2021–22Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 12th (men's)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, 1st (women's)
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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.

Location of NEKA
Balatonboglár
Balatonboglár
Location of NEKA

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
HSA NEKA

Technical staff

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Top scorers

Season Player Apps/Goals
2022–2023Hungary Tamás Papp25/89

Honours

Honours No. Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/BWinners12020–21
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/BThird Place12018–19

Recent seasons

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

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.[8] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.[9][10]

Kits

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[11]
NEKA
Goalkeepers
  •   28 Hungary Klára Zaj
  •   77 Hungary Kincső Csapó

Left Wingers

  •   22 Hungary Krisztina Berei
  •   47 Hungary Petra Horváth
  •    ?? Hungary Kíra Wald

Right Wingers

  •   11 Hungary Kitti Miklós
  •   27 Hungary Dorottya Molnár
  •   44 Hungary Lujza Katona

Line Players

  •   06 Slovakia Viktória Győri
  •   22 Hungary Zoé Alaxai
  •   24 Hungary Gabriella Matucza
  •   29 Hungary Sára Hengl
Central Backs
  •   04 Hungary Hanna Miháy
  •   57 Hungary Renáta Keceli-Mészáros

Left Backs

  •   14 Romania Kristina Munteanu-Korodi
  •   21 Hungary Lea Faragó
  •   23 Hungary Nikol Dézsi
  •   38 Hungary Dóra Petruska
  •   44 Hungary Laura Lapos
  •   48 Hungary Bianka Nagy
  •   55 Hungary Liza Pálmai


Right Backs

  •   19 Hungary Virág Fazekas
Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

References

  1. https://nb1.neka.hu/ferfi-csapat
  2. https://nb1.neka.hu/molnar-robin-visszater-sztraka-daniel-hosszabbitott
  3. https://nb1.neka.hu/krakovszki-bence-tatabanyan-folytatja
  4. https://szegedma.hu/2023/05/fekete-daniel-a-finn-elvonalban-folytatja
  5. https://www.pickhandball.hu/hirek/3860/nagy-martin-es-szilagyi-benjamin-visszater
  6. "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  7. "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
  8. "Boglári Akadémia-SZISE". mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.
  9. "Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben". szise.hu. 6 June 2020.
  10. "Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben". utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.
  11. "NEKA NB1". nb1.neka.hu. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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