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

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Location of NEKA

Men's handball team[edit]

Crest, colours, supporters[edit]

Kits[edit]

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[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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

Line Players

Left Backs

Centre Backs

Right Backs

Technical staff[edit]

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

Transfers[edit]

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Leaving

Zsolt Krakovszki (RW) to HSG Wetzlar^[2]
Dániel Sztraka (CB) (to Tatabánya KC)?

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Robin Molnár (LW) from Pick Szeged^[3]
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^[4]
Dániel Fekete (LB) to Riihimäki Cocks^[5]
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^[6]
Gergő Kovács (CB) to HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
Dániel Csányi (LP) to CB Eón Alicante

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

Top scorers[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

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

Recent seasons[edit]

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[7] 1
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[8] 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

Women's team[edit]

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.^[9] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.^[10]^[11]