Alba Fehérvár Kézilabda Club is a Hungarian women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

team based in

Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...

. Founded in 1968 by the merger of ''Máv Előre'' and ''VT Vasas'', the club achieved their biggest success in 2005, when they were crowned of the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

winners, after beating domestic rivals

Győri ETO KC Győri ETO KC ( hu, Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Kézilabda Club, lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the off ...

in the finals. This is the first and so far the only major European title for the team.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

* –1994: ''Alcoa Köfém SC'' *1994–1998: ''Cerbona SC'' *1998–1999: ''Cerbona-Alcoa SC'' *1999–2004: ''Cornexi-Alcoa'' *2004–2007: ''Cornexi-Alcoa-HSB Holding'' *2007–2009: ''Fehérép Alcoa FKC'' *2009–2010: ''Alcoa Fehérvár KC'' *2010–2011: ''Alcoa FKC RightPhone'' *2011–2012: ''Alcoa FKC'' *2012–2015: ''Fehérvár KC'' *2015–present: ''Alba Fehérvár KC''

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Fehérvár KC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Kits

Supporters and rivalries

The supporters of the club are based in

, in western part and capital of

Fejér County Fejér ( hu, Fejér megye, ) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties V ...

, Hungary. *Fehérvár KC's arch-rival is the neighbouring club

Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA or DKKA (in English: Dunaújvárosi Kohász Handball Academy), formerly known as ''Dunaferr'', is a Hungarian women's handball club from Dunaújváros, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. History Dunaferr Th ...

and games between the clubs are considered as the " Fejér megyei derbi".

Team

Current squad

''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' * Head coach: Krisztián Józsa * Goalkeeping coach: Péter Tatai * Fittness coach: Alen Marosevic * Masseur: László Bíró * Physiotherapist: Hajnalka Horváth * Chairman: Imre Balássi * Technical manager: Dominika Járossy ;Goalkeepers * 12 Molli Kubina * 16 Nikolett Tóth * 91

Tea Pijević Tea Pijević (born 18 November 1991) is a Croatian handball player for Alba Fehérvár KC and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF Challenge Cup: **''Winner ...

;Left wingers * 17 Viktória Takó * 13 Bea Bojtos ;Right wingers * 97 Szonja Szemes * 11 Bruna Zrnić ;Line players * 7 Nikolett Dubán * 99 Emőke Varga ;Left backs * 22 Kincső Gerháth * 23 Bianka Boldizsár * 24 Borbála Besszer * 14 Linda Utasi * 8 Katarina Stošić * 9 Laura Tolnai * 37 Réka Sulyok ;Playmakers * 19

Tamara Smbatian Tamara Smbatian (born 19 March 1995) is a Ukrainian handball player who plays for the Ukrainian national team. Achievements * Ukrainian Super League: **''Winner'': 2015 *Ekstraklasa: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2018, 2019 *EHF Challenge Cup: **''Se ...

* 25

Mana Ohyama Mana Ohyama (大山真奈, ''Ōyama Mana''; born 7 December 1992) is a Japanese handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship. Achievements *Carpathian Trophy ...

;Right backs * 4 Sára Afentáler

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ; Joining * Szonja Szemes (RW) (from Győri Audi ETO KC) * Katarina Stošić (LB) (from

Szombathelyi KKA Szombathelyi KKA is a Hungarian women's handball club. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. Until 2022 they played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NBI), the top level championship in Hungary, after gained promotion in 2019. Since th ...

) * Bruna Zrnić (RW) (from

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica ŽRK Budućnost is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner o ...

) ; Leaving * Alexandra Töpfner (RW) (to

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

) * Krisztina Triscsuk (LB) ''(retires)'' * Fruzsina Bardi (LP) (to

Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE is a Hungarian women's handball club. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NBI), the top level championship in Hungary, after gained promotion in 2015. Since they are sponsored by Samvardhana Motherson Group ...

) * Adrienn Szarka (LW) ''(retires)'' * Dalma Domokos (RW) (to

Vasas SC Vasas may refer to: *Vasas SC, Hungarian sports club *Győri Vasas, former name of Hungarian sports club Győri ETO (1950-65) *Mihály Vasas (born 1933), Hungarian footballer and manager *Zoltán Vasas Zoltán Vasas (born 5 November 1977) is a ...

)

Previous Squads

Honours

Domestic competitions

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

(''National Cup of Hungary'') * Silver medal with cup

''Finalist (1): 2005–06''

European competitions

**''Winners:'' 2005 **''Semifinalists:'' 2002, 2014

Recent seasons

*Seasons in ''

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

'': 28 *Seasons in '' Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B'': 16 *Seasons in ''

Nemzeti Bajnokság II NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti ...

'': 3

In European competition

''Alba Fehérvár'' score listed first. As of 21 November 2020. *Participations in

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

''(EHF Cup)'': 12x *Participations in

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

''(City Cup)'': 1x *Participations in ''

Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

'': 2x

Notable players

Beatrix Balogh Beatrix Csatáné Balogh (born 12 December 1974) is a retired Hungarian handball player, European champion and Olympic silver medalist. She retired from professional handball in 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, Balogh was the player-coach of Marc ...

Rita Deli Rita Deli (born 21 August 1972 in Tatabánya) is a former Hungarian team handball player who received the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Anita Kulcsár Anita Kulcsár (2 October 1976 – 19 January 2005) was a Hungarian handball player. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2004 by the International Handball Federation. Life She began her handball career with Nyíregyházi Kölcsey ...

Beáta Siti Beáta Siti (born 23 September 1973) is a Hungarian former handball player, and later coach. During her active career she was European champion and silver medalist from both World Championships and the Olympic Games. Her biggest success with th ...

* Borbála Tóth Harsányi * Éva Kiss *

Eszter Siti Eszter Ágnes Siti (born 12 November 1977 in Nagykanizsa) is a former Hungarian handball player. She is a European champion and World Championship silver medalist. Her sister, Beáta Siti, also a Hungarian international handballer, who currentl ...

Orsolya Herr Orsolya Herr (born 23 November 1984) is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper. Career Club Started to play at the age of 12, she was first selected for her hometown club Tatabányai TSC. Two years later she was signed by Hungarian giants Győ ...

* Anita Herr *

Melinda Pastrovics Melinda Pastrovics (born 28 May 1981, in Kiskunhalas) is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper and current coach. A former Hungarian international, Pastrovics retired after a series of injuries in the second part of 2017. Currently she is the g ...

* Melinda Szikora *

Tamara Tilinger Tamara Tilinger (born 14 February 1989, in Székesfehérvár) is a retired Hungary, Hungarian Team handball, handballer who played for Alba Fehérvár KC, Cornexi Alcoa, Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA, Dunaferr NK and Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE during h ...

Viktória Csáki Viktória Csáki (; born 3 March 1986) is a retired Hungarian handballer. She got acquainted with handball in the school at the age of ten, and two years later she was already playing for local club TVSE. She was signed by Debreceni VSC at th ...

Melinda Vincze Melinda Vincze (born 12 November 1983) is a Hungarian former Team handball, handballer who played for Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA, Dunaújvárosi KKA and the Hungary women's national handball team, Hungarian national team. She made her internation ...

Szabina Mayer Szabina Mayer (née Reiner; born 24 March 1988) is a Hungarian handballer for Békéscsabai Előre NKSE, Békéscsaba. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 *Magyar Kup ...

Fruzsina Dávid-Azari Fruzsina Dávid-Azari (née Azari) (born 29 June 1989) is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Érd HC in right wing position. Achievements *EHF Cup **''Winner:'' 2016 *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2007 *Magyar Kupa: **''Bronz ...

Szabina Tápai Szabina Tápai (born 30 January 1986 in Kiskunhalas) is a Hungarian team handball, handballer who most recently played for Szent István SE in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (women's handball), the second league. In 2016 she decided to retire from prof ...

Tímea Sugár Tímea Sugár (born 21 October 1977 in Pécs) is a former Hungarian international handball player and afterwards goalkeeping coach of Fehérvár KC. She played many years for Ferencváros and Fehérvár KC during her career, which must be ended ...

Hortenzia Szrnka Hortenzia Szrnka (born 28 May 1981 in Gyula) is a former Hungarian international handball player. She played many years for Dunaferr SE and Fehérvár KC during her career. She played in Germany for Frankfurter HC and Nürnberg HC. Achieve ...

Valéria Szabó Valéria Bányász-Szabó (born 2 March 1983 in Debrecen) is a former Hungarian handballer who most recently played for Kisvárdai KC and for the Hungarian national team. She made her international debut on 14 October 2008 against France. S ...

Virág Vaszari Virág Vaszari (born 22 March 1986 in Dombóvár) is a retired Hungarian team handball player. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2010 *Magyar Kupa **''Finalist:'' 2006 *EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual ...

* Zsuzsanna Lovász * Krisztina Triscsuk *

Andrea Farkas Andrea Farkas (born 1 September 1969) is a former Hungarian international team handball goalkeeper who currently works as goalkeeping coach for Dunaújvárosi NKS. Among her achievements with the national team is an Olympic bronze medal from ...

* Helga Németh * Ildiko Barbu * Nicoleta Alexandrescu * Anca Grosu * Georgeta Năniţă *

Alexandra do Nascimento Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazil women's national handball team, Brazilian national team. Career She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but s ...

* Daniela Piedade *

Ana Amorim Ana Carolina Amorim Taleska (born 1 April 1983 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina) is a Brazilian handball player who was most recently under contract with Alcoa FKC. She was born as the older sister of Eduarda Amorim. She participated at the 2004 Summ ...

* Adriana do Nascimento Lima *

Olga Gorshenina Olga Anatolyevna Gorshenina (russian: Ольга Анатольевна Горшенина; born 9 November 1990) is a Russian handballer for CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team. International honours *EHF Cup: **''Winner'': 2012, 2014 F ...

Yana Zhilinskayte Yana Yuryevna Zhilinskayte (russian: Яна Юрьевна Жилинскайте, lt, Janina Žilinskaitė; born 6 March 1989) is a Russian handball player for Handball Club Lada and the Russian national team. She is the twin sister of Victoria ...

* Elena Kordyuk * Biljana Filipović-Bandelier * Jelena Živković-Lavko * Slađana Đeric * Natasa Savko * Sanja Bogosavljevic *

Mayuko Ishitate is a Japanese handballer for MIE violet' IRIS and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championsh ...

* Yuki Tanabe *

Laima Bernatavičiūtė Laima Bernatavičiūtė (born 12 April 1985) is a former Lithuanian people, Lithuanian team handball, handballer who was member of the Lithuania women's national handball team, Lithuanian national team. She signed to Egle Vilnius at the age of 1 ...

* Sonata Vijunaite * Petra Valová *

Elena Gjeorgjievska Elena Gjeorgjievska ( mk, Елена Ѓорѓиевска; born 27 March 1990 in Struga) is a Macedonian female handballer who plays as a right back for Konyaaltı Bld. SK and the North Macedonia national team. International honours *EHF ...

* Marija Shteriova * Bobana Klikovac *

Sandra Nikčević Sandra Nikčević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Сандра Никчевић, born 16 November 1984) is a Montenegrin handballer, who plays for Osmangazi Belediyespor in Turkey. She is also part of the Montenegro international setup. She was in Croati ...

* Sonja Barjaktarovic *

Claudine Mendy Claudine Mendy (born 8 January 1990, in Mantes-la-Jolie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas an ...

* Armelle Attingré * Sabrina Zazai *

Nuria Benzal Nuria Benzal Andaloussi (born 3 April 1985) is a Spanish handball player who most recently played for Üsküdar Bld. SK and formerly was a member of the Spanish women's national team. Benzal was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European W ...

* Ana Nikšić * Ana Maruscec * Dora Lackovic * Olha Vashchuk

Coaches

Zsolt Barabás Zsolt () is a Hungarian masculine given name, originally a variant of ''Solt''. Related names * Zsolt: old Hungarian personal name, with an identical origin to the names '' Zoltán'', ''Zsolt'' and possibly ''Csolt''. Derived from the old Turkish ...

(1992–1993) * József Zupkó (1993–1994) * Tibor Babiczky (1994) * Ervin Horváth (1995–1996) * Mária Berzsenyi (1996–1999) * Vilmos Köstner (1999–2001) *

Gyula Zsiga Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

(2001–2002) * Barabás Pánczél (2002) * József Farkas (2003) * Edina Szabó (2003–2006) *

József Vura József Vura (born 6 February 1955 in Paks) is a former Hungarian international handball player and handball coach, who was most recently in charge by HK IUVENTA Michalovce. During his playing career, Vura had spells by Dunaújváros, Szondi SE ...

(2006–2008) * László Sótonyi (2008–2010) * Attila Mihály (2010–2012) *

Csaba Konkoly Csaba Konkoly (; born 6 September 1970) is a Hungarian handball coach and the current head coach of handball club Gyöngyösi KK. Konkoly took his first head coach position in 2007, when he replaced Kálmán Róth on the bench of Győri ETO KC ...

(2012) * Pal Oldrup Jensen (2012–2014) *

Botond Bakó Botond is a Hungarian masculine given name and may refer to: * Botond Antal (born 1991), Hungarian footballer * Botond Baráth (born 1992), Hungarian footballer * Botond Birtalan (born 1989), Hungarian footballer * Botond Bognar, American architec ...

(2014–2016) *

Rita Deli Rita Deli (born 21 August 1972 in Tatabánya) is a former Hungarian team handball player who received the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney * Krisztián Józsa (2020–2021; 2022–present) * Boris Dvoršek (2021–2022)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fehervar KC Hungarian handball clubs Handball clubs established in 1968 Sport in Székesfehérvár