Százhalombattai KE is a

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club from

Százhalombatta Százhalombatta (; ; ; ) is a town in Pest County, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town. History Groups of people had already settled in this ar ...

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History

The sport of handball was established in

in 1966 when the Dunai Kőolaj Sportkör (DKSK) was established, and the handball department was then established. The adult team is the county II. started performing in class. In 1972, the team won the championship and moved up to the county I. division. In 1980, the team won the county championship and advanced to

Nemzeti Bajnokság II The 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: ''Ke ...

. After two years, in 1982, the team was able to celebrate another championship title, with which it was promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B class. At first, the team could not maintain its second-class position and fell back to

, but in 1985, by winning the championship, it became a Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B class team again for a long time. The dissolution of the DKSK in 1992 marked a major change in the association's life, when the association was integrated into the SZVSE. In 1997, the team managed by János Koller won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B championship with a 100% performance, earning the right to play in the highest division. Even this year, the team won a bronze medal in the

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

. After one year, the team dropped out of

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

and fell back to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. In 2000, after another championship title, the door to the

opened again. The team was among the best without interruption until 2005, where its best result was 6th place. The team included players such as Csaba Tombor, Gábor Herbert,

Gábor Elek Elek Gábor (born 5 November 1970) is a Hungarian former handball player and former coach of MOL Esztergom. He is the current head coach of Esztergomi Vitézek, that plays in the third class of the Hungarian women's championship. He coached Hu ...

Vladimir Golovin Vladimir Golovin (; born 21 March 1970) is a former handball player and the current head coach of the Hungarian women's national team. Born in Odessa, Soviet Union, Golovin moved to Hungary in 1992 and since then obtained the Hungarian citize ...

. In 2004, the Százhalombattai Kézilabda Egyesület (SZKE), which still operates today, was founded. The team suffered from the difficulties of the change, so it spent the 2005-2006 championship in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, from where it immediately returned to the top division with a transfer ticket. Among other things, the champion team included the many-time international players

Balázs Kertész Balázs (Hungarian pronunciation: �bɒlaːʒ is a Hungarian surname and male given name, equivalent to the French name Blaise. The name can be traced back to the Latin ''Blaesus'' (later ''Blasius'') family. One branch of the gens Cornelia dis ...

and Zsolt Perger, and the team coach was the many-time international player

László Sótonyi László Sótonyi (born 1970) is a Hungarian handball player and coach. He played for the Hungarian national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed seventh. Sótonyi is head coach for the club Csurgói KK, and second co ...

. This year, the team again made it to the top four teams of the

. In the following years, the team first finished 9th and then 7th. During this time, new celebrities joined the team, including

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and János Bécsi. 2009 was a black year for the club. Moaning the financial difficulties of the previous years, the team coached by Gábor Adorján still successfully completed the regular season, but unfortunately had to say goodbye to

in the playoffs. The management of the association decided in favor of a complete reorganization and nominated the team to the

. He put József Keresztes at the head of the team. The team won the championship with one loss and was promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B division, where

already held the post of president of the association. The team became a stable Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B team. In the first year, he finished in 5th place in the championship. The silver medal won in the 2012/2013 season was an outstanding success. At the end of the 2018/2019 season, the team was relegated to

. The team returned to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B only after winning the 2020/2021 championship.

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

File:Százhalombattai KE logo.png, New Logo
(2016–present)

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Gergely Koncsár * Assistant coach: Renátó Nikolicza

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2024–25 season'' ;Joining *

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* Dávid Dupsi (RB) from

* Bence Szabó (LP) from

Szigetszentmiklósi KSK Szigetszentmiklósi KSK is a Hungary, Hungarian Team handball, handball club from Szigetszentmiklós, that currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I. History The sports club of Csepel Autógyár used ...

* Márk Kreisz (CB) from

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* Zoltán Körtélyesi (CB) from

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(RB) from Budai Farkasok KKUK * Szabolcs Szövérdffy (LB) from Budai Farkasok KKUK * Bence Karbucz (LB) from BFKA-Balatonfüred *

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(GK) back from loan at Érdi FKSE ;Leaving

Previous Squads

Former club members

Notable former players

* József Czina (2007-2008) *

János Dénes János is a masculine Hungarian given name. It originates from the Hebrew name Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name John. People Notable people with the name include: * János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian-Ca ...

* Gábor Herbert (1999-2001) *

* Máté Nagy * Zsolt Perger * Csaba Tombor * Norbert Visy (2005) * Norbert Vitáris *

* Igor Milicevic

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Szazhalombattai Ke Handball clubs in Hungary Sport in Pest County Handball clubs established in 1966 1966 establishments in Hungary