Békéscsabai Előre Női Kézilabda Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

club from

Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; ; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. Highway 44, 47 ...

, that plays in the

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, after having been promoted in 2006. Since they are sponsored by EUbility Group, the official name of the team is EUbility Group-Békéscsabai Előre NKSE.

History

The birth of the team dated back to 1973, when multi-sports club Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus took over the local team ''Kötöttárugyár'', and thus it became one of the departments of the club. The team have promoted to the top level league first in 1980, and two years later they achieved their greatest success up to date, having won silver medal in the Hungarian championship and reaching the quarterfinals of the IHF Cup (predecessor of EHF Cup). However, the following two decades remained unsuccessful, the club turned into a mid-table team. In 2000 the handball department seceded from the main club, which caused a staggering setback: with continually worsening results year after year, in 2004 Békéscsaba eventually got relegated. Shocked by the results, the club with the support of the local government have worked out a long-term conception, mainly based on the new, rising generation. The club have always been well known for their grassroot programs, and have been honoured by the

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for their work with youths in 2008. At the end of 2006, Békéscsaba fought back to the top-tier championship, and after survived the first two seasons, a slow development has started. The team finished in 2008 in the eighth position, and achieved a fourth place in the following year, with that they earned a place in the

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Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Békéscsabai Előre NKSE kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: – Városi Sportcsarnok *City: –

*Capacity: – 2300 *Address: – 5600 Békéscsaba, Gyulai út 44.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025–26 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 61 Dóra Szabó ;Left wingers * 33 Klára Kukely ;Right wingers * 4 Vivien Aranyi * 17 Gréta Horváth ;Line players * 9 Laura Gerda Bencsik-Giricz ''(pregnant)'' * 99 Bojána Bencsik ;Left backs ;Playmakers * 78 Réka Sándor * 96 Márta Borbély ;Right backs

Transfers

: ''Transfers for the 2025–26 season ; Joining ; Leaving * Dorina Román (CB) to

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* Fanni Csizmadia (GK) to

Váci NKSE Váci NKSE are a Hungarian women's handball club from Vác, that play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Founded in 1949, the team have won promotion to the top-level championship first in 1998. Since then, they have been improved year by year and a ...

* Zsófia Halász-Szondi (LW) * Jéssica Ferreira (GK) * Mariana Lopes (LB) to

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* Sara Sablic (LB) * Klara Schlegel (RB) *

Marija Laništanin Marija Laništanin ( sr-cyr, Марија Лаништанин; née Agbaba (Агбаба); born 9 August 1995) is a Serbian handball player for Békéscsabai Előre NKSE and the Serbian national team. She represented Serbia at the 2021 World W ...

(RB) * Sarah Aida Darie (LP)

Staff members

* Chairman: György Paláncz * Managing director: Csaba Fülöp * Head coach: Gábor Herbert * Technical manager: György Petrovszki

Honours

Domestic competitions

(''National Championship of Hungary'') * Silver medal blank

''Runners-up (1): 1982'' * Bronze medal blank

''Third place (1): 1991–92''

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

''Finalists (1): 2011–12''

European competitions

*''Semi-finalists'': 1983–84

Recent seasons

*Seasons in ''

'': 39 *Seasons in '' Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B'': 9 *Seasons in ''

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'': 1

In European competition

''Békéscsabai Előre'' score listed first. As of 25 November 2018. *Participations in

''(IHF Cup)'': 4x *Participations in ''

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'': 1x Statistics: matches played: 16 – wins: 9 – draws: 1 – losses: 6 – goals scored: 435 – goals conceded: 380

Notable players

Goalkeepers

Zsuzsanna Veress Zsuzsanna Veress (born 6 March 1976 in Békéscsaba) is a former Hungarian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each ...

* Anikó Kovácsné Bartha * Ilona Ajtonyné Bielek * Ágnes Triffa * Flóra Sipeki * Hajnalka Futaki * Bettina Pásztor * Kitti Mistina * Orsolya Kurucz * Mária Szász * Olga Katona * Mónika Klembucz * Anett Szigeti * Dragica Tatalovic * Tamara Popović * Olivera Tosovic * Jovana Misailović * Marina Razum * Zeneta Tothová * Judit Balog * Jéssica Ferreira

Right wings

* Zsuzsanna Baross * Csenge Hajduch * Anett Kovács * Nikolett Diószegi * Éva Valyuch * Bernadett Bódi *

Viktória Csáki Viktória Csáki (; born 3 March 1986) is a retired Hungarian people, Hungarian Team handball, 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 w ...

* Katalin Zsilák * Mónika Kovacsicz * Renáta Kári-Horváth * Irén Mezőségi * Beáta Kulcsár * Edina Bodzás

Right backs

Anna Kovács Anna Kovács (born 24 October 1991) is a retired Hungarian handball player who competed for Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, th ...

* Anita Herr * Anett Szilágyi * Barbara Brecska * Margit Felegyi * Ágnes Suga * Olha Nikolayenko * Jasna Toskovic * Natallia Vasileuskaya * Georgeta Grigore * Florica Buda * Rodica Ighisan *

Marija Agbaba Marija is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Depending on phonological rules concerning consecut ...

* Andela Žagar * Klara Schlegel

Line players

* Beáta Bohus * Anita Cifra * Lívia Hajdu *

Anett Kisfaludy Anett Kisfaludy (born 31 August 1990) is a Hungarian handballer for MOL Esztergom and the Hungarian national team. She was selected for the Hungarian national team first time in the friendly tournament Pannon Cup, and made her international d ...

* Katalin Tóth * Luca Dombi * Szabina Mayer *

Valéria Szabó Valéria Bányász-Szabó (born 2 March 1983 in Debrecen) is a former Hungarian people, Hungarian team handball, handballer who most recently played for Kisvárdai KC and for the Hungary women's national handball team, Hungarian national team. ...

* Gyöngyi Kulcsár * Andrea Kovásznai * Gabriella Jakab * Jovana Dukić *

Jelena Agbaba Jelena Agbaba ( sr-cyr, Јелена Агбаба; born 29 June 1997) is a Serbian handball player for Moyra-Budaörs Handball and the Serbian national team. She represented Serbia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. Her older ...

* Sarah Aida Darie

Central backs

* Tímea Szögi * Bernadett Takács * Emese Mózes-Rácz *

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Olívia Kamper Olívia Kamper (born 7 June 1985 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian handballer. She was previously member of the Hungarian youth and junior national team and achieved her best result in 2003 on the Junior World Championship by winning the si ...

* Anna Kukely * Barbara Kopecz *

Kitti Kudor Kitti Kudor (born 22 January 1988 in Debrecen) is a retired Hungarian handballer. She retired from professional handball in 2018 and started to work as a coach at DVSC's U16 team, which plays in the 3rd division of the age category. Achieve ...

* Bianka Barján * Rita Hochrajter * Gabriella Vass *

Bettina Dajka Bettina Dajka (born 2 October 1990 in Miskolc) is a retired Hungarian handballer. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2007 **''Silver Medalist'': 2009, 2012 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2008, 2011 *Magyar Kupa: **''Silver Medalist'': ...

* Judit Pőcze * Enikő Krista * Kornélia Baboi * Ildikó Valaczkai * Tamara Radojević * Aleksandra Vukajlović * Ivana Ljubas

Left backs

Klára Szekeres Klára Csiszár-Szekeres (born 1 December 1987) is a Hungarian handballer for Érd HC, Érd NK and the Hungary women's national handball team, Hungarian national team. She debuted in the national team on 19 November 2009 against the Netherlands ...

* Vivien Zsuzsa * Eszter Laluska * Hortenzia Szrnka * Gyöngyi Drávai * Rita Termány * Mercédesz Walfisch * Annamária Félix * Tímea Kovács * Tünde Szabó * Mária Bolla * Kitti Gyimesi * Éva Bozó * Renata Jancarová * Leposava Glušica *

Jovana Kovačević Jovana Skrobić (born Kovacević; sr-cyr, Јована Ковачевић; born 9 April 1996) is a Serbian handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Serbian national team. Career Skrobić started playing handball at age 14 after first p ...

* Mariana Trbojevic * Ivana Mitrović * Boglárka Vámos * Sandra Radović * Tamara Jovičevič * Tena Petika * Sara Sablic * Fatos Kücükyildiz * Elena Lipovka * Mariana Lopes

Left wings

* Erika Sávolt *

Adrienn Szarka Adrienn Szarka (born 28 June 1991) is a retired Hungarian handballer who plays for Alba Fehérvár KC in left wing position. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2015 **''Silver Medalist'': 2012, 2016, 2017 **''Bronze Medalis ...

* Tímea Ancsin * Éva Vantara-Kelemen * Szonja Gávai * Nikolett Kurgyis * Zsuzsanna Vincze * Edina Bacsa * Judit Kovács * Ibolya Szabados * Anastazija Đoković

Others

* Gabriella Salamon

Coaches

* Károly Szabó (1981–1987; 1989–1990; 1995–1998; 2000–2002; 2004–2005) * György Buday (1988–1989) * Sándor Rácz (1990–1991; 1998–1999) * Pálné Csulik (1991–1992) * Zoltán Fellegvári (1987) * Lászlóné Tobak (1993–1995; 2002) * József Farkas (1999–2000) * Norbert Gera (2003–2004) * Ferenc Gávai (2005) * Tamás Rapatyi (2005–2007) * Eszter Mátéfi (2007–2010) * Beáta Bohus (2010–2011) * Péter Kovács (2011–2012) * Csaba Ökrös (2012–2013) * Botond Bakó (2013–2014) *

György Avar György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnogr ...

(2014–2016) * László Skaliczki (2016–2018) * Roland Horváth (2018–2020) * Gergő Vida (2020–2021) * Bálint Papp (2021–2023) * József Farkas (2023) * Sándor Rác (2023–2025) * Gábor Herbert (2025–present)

References

External links

Official website
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