# Esztergomi KC

Esztergomi KC is a Hungarian professional women's handball club from Esztergom, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
The current name of the club is MOL Esztergomi KC due to sponsorship reasons.

## History

The Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC (fullname: Esztergomi Vitézek Rögbi, Atlétikai és Football Club) (English: Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby Athletic and Football Club ) is a Hungarian sports team founded in 1983. The women's handball division was established in 2015. The new team started as Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC in the county championship in the 2015/2016 season, in the Hungarian 4th division. In 2017, the team reached Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the Hungarian third division. At the end of the 2022/23 season, it was announced that coaching legend Gábor Elek, who is leaving Ferencvárosi TC after 15 years, will become the team's professional director and his wife, national team member Zita Szucsánszki, will join the team as a fitness coach and player. In February 2023, the team's new home, the Suzuki Aréna, was handed over. In the summer of 2023, it was announced that the Siófok KC team was excluded from Nemzeti Bajnokság I due to license problems and could only compete in Nemzeti Bajnokság II. Therefore, the Esztergom Vitézek, who finished second in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II Northern Group, can appear in the second division, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, in the next season based on the decision of the Hungarian Handball Federation (MKSZ). At the end of the 2023/24 season, they finished in 2nd place behind the Szombathelyi KKA team in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B and were promoted to the top division, Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In the top league, after the main sponsor, the team is already named MOL Esztergom. In the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Gábor Elek already manages the team as head coach, which certified players such as former national team Anett Kisfaludy and Anett Kovács.

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

| Name | Period |
| Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC | 2015–2024 |
| MOL Esztergomi KC | 2022–present |

### Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| - 2024 | Jako |
| 2024–present | Puma |

### Kits

HOME :
* 2023–24
AWAY :
* 2023–24
THIRD :
* 2023–24

## Sports Hall information

* Name: – Suzuki Aréna
* City: – Esztergom
* Capacity: – 650
* Address: – Helischer József út 5, Esztergom, Hungary.

## Management

| Position | Name |
| President | András Neuzer |
| Managing Director | András Ligeti |
| Sports Director | Nándor Bognár |
| Technical manager | Irén Mezőségi |
| Economic Manager | Zsombor Hábel |
| Media And Communications Manager | Gergely Lőrinczi |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
MOL Esztergom :
Goalkeepers
12 Lili Herczeg
16 Nikolett Tóth
91 Ivett Parák
Left Wingers
04 Vanessza Hajtai
22 Anna Ballai
23 Fanni Bede
Right Wingers
18 Anett Kovács
32 Noémi Szőke
67 Korina Teplán
Line Players
14 Anett Kisfaludy
15 Erika Sőlősi
21 Klaudia Majoros
95 Viktória Nick
Left Backs
30 Lea Faragó
50 Luca Kármán
Central Backs
08 Fanni Horváth
11 Réka Baumann
13 Borbála Ballai
36 Zsófia Mlinkó
87 Zita Szucsánszki
Right Backs
10 Diána Kiss :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Gábor Elek
* Assistant coach: Tamás Karvalics
* Goalkeeping coach: Elena Abramovich
* Fitness coach: László Sőlősi
* Fitness coach: Zita Szucsánszki
* Coach: Krisztián Erdős
* Physiotherapist: Anita Ollé-Csordás
* Masseur: Fruzsina Raj
* Club doctor: Dr. Márton Rátkai

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

### Transfer History

Transfers for the 2024–25 season :
Joining
Anett Kisfaludy (LP) from Ferencvárosi TC
Anett Kovács (RW) from Ferencvárosi TC
Lea Faragó (LB) from NEKA
Viktória Nick (LP) from Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA
Nikolett Tóth (GK) from Alba Fehérvár KC
Anna Ballai (LW) from Váci NKSE
Borbála Ballai (CB) from Váci NKSE
Luca Kármán (LB) on loan from Ferencvárosi TC
Fanni Horváth (CB) on loan from Ferencvárosi TC
Leaving
Szilvia Ábrahám (LP) (retires)
Nóra Valovics (CB) (retires)
Helga Albert (RB) (retires)
Dóra Berkesi (GK) (retires)
Eszter Takács (LB) to Békéscsabai Előre NKSE
Alexa Horváth (RW) to Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
Karolina Pap (CB) to Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
Anna Joó (LW) to Gödi SE
Dóra Merő (GK) to Gyáli BKSE
Noémi Százvai (LB) to Tatai AC
Viktória Varga (RW) to ENUSE
Kata Farkas (RB)
Fanni Tomasek (LW) :
Transfers for the 2023–24 season :
Joining
Zita Szucsánszki (CB) from Ferencvárosi TC
Lili Herczeg (GK) from Siófok KC
Vanessza Hajtai (LW) from Békéscsabai Előre NKSE
Klaudia Majoros (LP) from Ferencvárosi TC U19
Helga Albert (RB) from Kispest NKK
Kata Farkas (RB) from Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA
Viktória Varga (RW) from Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA U22
Dóra Merő (GK) from Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
Noémi Százvai (LB) from Tatai AC
Alexa Horváth (RW) from Szent István SE
Eszter Takács (LB) from Szent István SE
Karolina Pap (CB) from Váci NKSE U19
Zsófia Mlinkó (CB) from Moyra-Budaörs Handball
Leaving
Zsuzsanna Doszpoth (GK) to Károli Gáspár RESC
Katalin Tagscherer (RW) to Károli Gáspár RESC
Nikolett Pomozi (RW) to Hatvani KSZSE
Annamária Barczi (RB)
Sára Sütő (RW) to Szentendrei NKE
Patrícia Farkas-Vigh (LB) to Szentendrei NKE
Renáta Csiki (CB) to Szigetszentmiklós NKSE
Dorka Pálinkás (LB) to Eszterházy SC U21 :

## Honours

| Honours | Honours | No. | Years |
| League ||||
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | Runners-up | 1 | 2023–24 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.

#### Right wingers

* Anett Kovács (2024–)

#### Line players

* Szilvia Ábrahám (2018–2024)
* Anett Kisfaludy (2024–)

#### Central backs

* Zita Szucsánszki (2023–)

#### Right backs
### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 2015–2023 | Irén Mezőségi |
| 2023–2024 | Tamás Karvalics |
| 2024– | Gábor Elek |