# 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 achieved their best result in 2010 by finishing third. However, in 2011, the club's main sponsor stepped down, following which Vác had to cut their budget and lost many of their key players.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Naming history

* –1996: Váci FORTE SC
* 1996–1997: Optotrans Vác
* 1997–2001: Synergon SE Vác
* 2001–2004: Váci NK
* 2004–2010: Váci NKSE
* 2010–2011: Syma-Váci NKSE
* 2011–2013: Váci NKSE
* 2013–2017: Ipress Center-Vác
* 2017–2019: GVM Europe-Vác
* 2019–2022: Váci NKSE
* 2022–: Praktiker-Vác

### Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Váci NKSE kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2004–2005 | hummel | Zollner |
| 2008–2009 | Kipsta | Vác / Pólus Palace Golf Hotel |
| 2009–2011 | Kipsta | SYMA / Vác |
| 2011–2012 | Kipsta | Infopress Group / Vác / Bunt 24 |
| 2012–2013 | Erima | Infopress Group / Vác / Bunt 24 |
| 2013–2017 | Erima | IPress Center |
| 2017–2022 | hummel | GVM Europe Kft. |
| 2019 - 2020 | hummel | Szerencsejáték Zrt. |
| 2020 - 2021 | hummel | Szerencsejáték Zrt. / Pro-Mees Kft. |
| 2021 - 2022 | hummel | Szerencsejáték Zrt. / Lukács és Tamás Kft. |
| 2022 - 2023 | Adidas | Praktiker / Szerencsejáték Zrt. / Lukács és Tamás Kft. |

## Kits

HOME :
| Kipsta 2009–10 | 2017–18 | 2018–20 | 2022–23 |
AWAY :
| 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020-21 | 2022–23 |
THIRD :
| 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2022–23 |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)
* Third place (1): 2009–10
Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
* Bronze medal (2): 2002–03, 2011–12

### European competitions

EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
* Quarterfinalists: 2004

## Recent seasons

    As of 6 March 2023.
* Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 26
* Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B: 8
* Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 27
| Season | Division | Pos. | Magyar kupa |
| 1993-94 | NB I/B | 4th | |
| 1994-95 | NB I/B | 9th | |
| 1995-96 | NB I/B | 12th | |
| 1996-97 | NB I/B | 9th | |
| 1997-98 | NB I/B | 1st | |
| 1998-99 | NB I | 8th | |
| 1999-00 | NB I | 6th | |
| 2000-01 | NB I | 8th | |
| 2001-02 | NB I | 8th | |
| 2002-03 | NB I | 7th | Third place |
| Season | Division | Pos. | Magyar kupa |
| 2003-04 | NB I | 4th | |
| 2004-05 | NB I | 6th | |
| 2005-06 | NB I | 9th | |
| 2006-07 | NB I | 9th | |
| 2007-08 | NB I | 9th | |
| 2008-09 | NB I | 9th | |
| 2009-10 | NB I | | |
| 2010-11 | NB I | 4th | Fourth place |
| 2011-12 | NB I | 7th | Third place |
| 2012-13 | NB I | 4th | Round 3 |
| Season | Division | Pos. | Magyar kupa |
| 2013-14 | NB I | 7th | Round 4 |
| 2014-15 | NB I | 9th | Round 3 |
| 2015-16 | NB I | 7th | Quarter-finals |
| 2016-17 | NB I | 5th | Round 3 |
| 2017-18 | NB I | 6th | Round 5 |
| 2018–19 | NB I | 5th | Round 5 |
| 2019–20 | NB I | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020–21 | NB I | 5th | Round 5 |
| 2021–22 | NB I | 4th | Round 5 |
| 2022–23 | NB I | | |

### In European competition

Vác score listed first. As of 19 February 2023.
* Participations in EHF European League (EHF Cup): 9x
* Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 4x
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2003–04 | Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | Ormi Patras | 38-27 | 33-21 | 71–48 |
| 2003–04 | Cup Winners' Cup | Third round | Byåsen | 32-31 | 23-17 | 55–48 |
| 2003–04 | Cup Winners' Cup | Fourth round | Nîmes | 24-23 | 24-21 | 48–44 |
| 2003–04 | Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | Hypo Niederösterreich | 26-30 | 15-30 | 41–60 |
| 2004–05 | Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | Banja Luka | 30-18 | 32-23 | 62–41 |
| 2004–05 | Cup Winners' Cup | Third round | Tutunski | 37-19 | 32-18 | 69–37 |
| 2004–05 | Cup Winners' Cup | Fourth round | Nürnberg | 19-26 | 25-32 | 44–58 |
| 2005–06 | Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | Banská Bystrica | 33-24 | 27-28 | 60–52 |
| 2005–06 | Cup Winners' Cup | Third round | Naisa Niš | 32-26 | 24-26 | 56–52 |
| 2005–06 | Cup Winners' Cup | Fourth round | Gjerpen | 25-27 | 23-37 | 48–64 |
| 2010–11 | EHF Cup | Second round | Gdynia | 38-25 | 40-32 | 78–57 |
| 2010–11 | EHF Cup | Third round | Elda Prestigio | 38-30 | 43-35 | 81–65 |
| 2010–11 | EHF Cup | Round of 16 | Byåsen | 31-24 | 29-34 | 60–58 |
| 2010–11 | EHF Cup | Quarter-finals | Holstebro | 28-29 | 32-36 | 60–65 |
| 2011–12 | EHF Cup | Third round | Minsk | 24-23 | 35-32 | 59–55 |
| 2011–12 | EHF Cup | Round of 16 | Maliye Milli Piyango | 24-20 | 28-35 | 52–55 |
| 2012–13 | Cup Winners' Cup | Third round | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29-20 | 26-28 | 55–48 |
| 2012–13 | Cup Winners' Cup | Round of 16 | Podravka Koprivnica | 29-19 | 15-23 | 44–42 |
| 2012–13 | Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | Issy Paris | 24-23 | 23-27 | 47–50 |
| 2013–14 | EHF Cup | Third round | Amsterdam | 25-18 | 24-25 | 49–43 |
| 2013–14 | EHF Cup | Round of 16 | Alba Fehérvár | 25-24 | 19-22 | 44–46 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | First qualifying round | Holon | 46-17 | 44-18 | 90–35 |
| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | Second qualifying round | Buxtehude | 29-22 | 26-33 | 55–55 (a) |
| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | Third qualifying round | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 24-26 | 29-36 | 53–62 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | First qualifying round | Ramat Gan | 39-27 | 45-27 | 84–54 |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | Second qualifying round | Siófok | 22-35 | 26-32 | 48–67 |
| 2019–20 | EHF Cup | Second qualifying round | Hypo Niederösterreich | 26-22 | 30-23 | 56–45 |
| 2019–20 | EHF Cup | Third qualifying round | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 30-25 | 26-33 | 56–58 |
| 2020–21 | EHF European League | Qualification Round 3 | DHK Baník Most | 42–41 |
| 2020–21 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group A) | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 26–38 | 29–39 | 4th |
| 2020–21 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group A) | Zvezda Zvenigorod | 29–30 | 33–29 | 4th |
| 2020–21 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group A) | Paris 92 | 33–34 | 0–10 | 4th |
| 2021–22 | EHF European League | Qualification Round 3 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | 32–27 | 24–24 | 56–51 |
| 2021–22 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group D) | Viborg HK | 25–26 | 21–42 | 4th |
| 2021–22 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group D) | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 30–31 | 29–39 | 4th |
| 2021–22 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group D) | Chambray Touraine | 35–29 | 27–29 | 4th |
| 2022–23 | EHF European League | Qualification Round 3 | LC Brühl Handball | 30–26 | 38–29 | 68–55 |
| 2022–23 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group D) | Paris 92 | 27–26 | 24–26 | 4th |
| 2022–23 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group D) | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 26–28 | 30–40 | 4th |
| 2022–23 | EHF European League | Group stage (Group D) | Thüringer HC | 28–34 | 21–31 | 4th |

## Notable players
### Goalkeepers

* Blanka Bíró
* Ágnes Triffa
* Orsolya Herr
* Edina Juhász
* Bettina Pásztor
* Flóra Sipeki
* Nóra Lajtos
* Barbara Arenhart
* Eszter Bántó
* Katarina Péntek-Dózsa
* Svetlana Gridnieva
* Olivera Tosovic

### Right wings

* Melinda Berta
* Nikolett Diószegi
* Adrienn Orbán
* Zsuzsanna Baross
* Nóra Povázsay
* Beáta Gráner
* Andrea Sterbik
* Alexandra do Nascimento
* Ana Niksic
* Dijana Jovetić

### Right backs

* Viktória Soós
* Ágnes Hornyák
* Noémi Trufán
* Anett Szilágyi
* Danica Nikic

### Line players

* Piroska Szamoránszky
* Rea Mészáros
* Andrea Fülöp
* Katarzyna Borkowska
* Cecília Őri
* Noémi Dakos
* Szabina Mayer
* Laura Szabó
* Szilvia Ábrahám
* Éva Agárdi
* Sara Vukčević
* Lucia Uhraková
* Svetlana Moskovaya

### Central backs

* Bernadett Temes
* Szabina Tápai
* Veronika Farkas
* Edina Rábai
* Rita Lakatos
* Eszter Siti
* Olívia Kamper
* Konszuéla Hámori
* Krisztina Gyetván
* Judit Csenki
* Patrícia Kovács
* Kristina Liščević
* Ganna Siukalo

### Left backs

* Auguszta Mátyás
* Szandra Zácsik
* Kinga Klivinyi
* Annamária Ilyés
* Dóra Hornyák
* Tímea Tóth
* Gyöngyi Drávai
* Margit Pádár
* Judit Veszeli
* Gréta Kácsor
* Melinda Erdős
* Karoline de Souza
* Sonja Bašić
* Sandra Nikčević
* Marija Shteriova
* Marija Stefanovic

### Left wings

* Krisztina Szádvári
* Virág Vaszari
* Erika Kirsner
* Karola Klász
* Szidónia Puhalák
* Kitti Gróz
* Krisztina Hajdu
* Beatrix Simut
* Szilvia Gerstmár
* Éva Szentes
* Diana Pătru
* Sanja Radosavljević

### Others

* Ildikó Lázár
* Ágnes Spargl
* Györgyi Sulyánszki
* Sladjana Mitrovic

## Coaches

* Dezső Sulyánszki
* László Fábián (1998-1999)
* Tibor Páll (1999-2002)
* János Hajdu (2002-2003, 2005)
* József Vura (2003-2005)
* Gusztáv Majoros (2005-2006)
* József Kenyeres (2006-2009)
* József Nyári (2009)
* András Németh (2009-2011)
* Csaba Ökrös (2011-2012)
* István Gulyás (2012-2013)
* Csaba Konkoly (2013-2014)
* Katalin Ottó (2014-2015, 2016, 2021-2022)
* Uros Bregar (2015-2016)
* Zoltán Szilágyi (2016-2021)
* Beáta Őze (2021)
* Gábor Herbert (2022-2024)
* Roland Horváth (2024–present)