Handbal Club Odorheiu Secuiesc (in
Hungarian: Székelyudvarhelyi Kézilabda Club, commonly abbreviated SzKC) is a
Romania
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team 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 ...
club based in
Odorheiu Secuiesc
Odorheiu Secuiesc (; hu, Székelyudvarhely, ; german: Odorhellen) is the second largest municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as ''Odorhei'' in Romanian and ''Udvarhely'' in Hungarian. The Hun ...
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Founded in the summer 2005 as ''Junior Kézilabda Club'', the team entered the Romanian second division yet in that year. They won promotion to the top level championship in 2007 and two years later they already debuted on continental level, playing in the
EHF Challenge Cup
The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...
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In 2011 the team achieved their best ever result by finishing runners-up in the league, with that they earned the right to participate in the 2011–12 edition 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. Prev ...
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To ensure that the handball in the town got not only past and present, the club runs a broad youth program, in which they co-operate with more than thirty schools in Harghita, Covasna and Mureş counties, with over 500 schoolboys attending on trainings in a number of age groups.
In January 2018, after the death of
Attila Verestóy, founder and main sponsor of the club, Odorheiu Secuiesc could not further manage the financials of a top flight club, subsequently they withdrawn from the national championship and declared all of their players free agents.
Honours
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Liga Națională:
**''Silver'':
2011
**''Bronze'':
2012
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2013
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EHF Challenge Cup
The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...
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**''Winner'':
2015
Supporters
Fan Club
The Fan Club is the official supporters group of the team, which was created in October 2010 and counts over 100 members. Beside following the club on away matches and organizing meetings and inquiries that bring the supporters and players closer to each other, they also participate on events that promote the sport in the city.
References
Handball clubs in Romania
Handball clubs established in 2005
2005 establishments in Romania
Liga Națională (men's handball)
Odorheiu Secuiesc
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