# Hungarian Handball Federation

The Hungarian Handball Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Kézilabda Szövetség, pronounced, MKSZ) is the national handball federation in Hungary.
The Hungarian Handball Federation is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). Its headquarters are in Budapest. The federation organizes the Hungarian league (Hungarian: Nemzeti Bajnokság) for men and women, and administers the national handball teams for men and women.
Its president is Ferenc Ilyés, the vice president is Katalin Pálinger.

## Hosted tournaments
### Men's

* 2022 European Men's Handball Championship (with Slovakia), January 13–30
* 2005 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
* 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, August 10–23

### Women's

* 1982 World Women's Handball Championship, December 2–12
* 1995 World Women's Handball Championship (with Austria), December 5–17
* 2004 European Women's Handball Championship, December 9–19
* 2014 European Women's Handball Championship (with Croatia), December 7–21
* 2024 European Women's Handball Championship (with Austria and Switzerland)
* 2001 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
* 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
* 2009 Women's Junior European Handball Championship
* 2019 Women's Junior European Handball Championship
* 1992 Women's Youth European Handball Championship

### Beach handball

* 2016 Beach Handball World Championships, Budapest, July 12–17

## Honours
### Men's

* World Championship: Runner-up (1 time - 1986)
* Carpathian Trophy: Bronze medal - 1964, 1976

### Women's

* Olympic Games: Runner-up (1 time - 2000); Third place (2 times - 1976, 1996)
* World Championship: Winner (1 time - 1965); Runner-up (4 times - 1957, 1982, 1995, 2003); Third place (4 times - 1971, 1975, 1978, 2005)
* European Championship: Winner (1 time - 2000); Third place (3 times - 1998, 2004, 2012)
* Carpathian Trophy: Silver medal - 1971, 1984, 2012; Bronze medal - 1970, 1975, 1981, 2011
* Møbelringen Cup: Silver medal - 2003

## Divisions
### Current head coaches

    As of 6 November 2022
| Men's Team | Name |
| National team | Chema Rodríguez |
| Junior team | László Sótonyi |
| Youth team | Krisztián Kárpáti |
| Beach handball team | István Gulyás |
| Beach handball junior team | Gergely Penszki |
| Beach handball youth team | Gergely Penszki |
| Women's Team | Name |
| National team | Vladimir Golovin |
| Junior team | Zoltán Szilágyi |
| Youth team | Beáta Bohus |
| Beach handball team | Bakó Botond |
| Beach handball junior team | Zoltán Pinizsi |
| Beach handball youth team | Zoltán Pinizsi |

## Competitions

Magyar Kézilabda Szövetség is responsible for organising the following competitions:

### Men's handball

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Tier 1)
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (Tier 2) – two sections (East, West)
* Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Tier 3) – six sections (North-West, North, North-East, South-West, South, South-East)

### Women's handball

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women) (Tier 1)
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (women) (Tier 2) – two sections (East, West)
* Nemzeti Bajnokság II (women) (Tier 3) – six sections (North-West, North, North-East, South-West, South, South-East)

### Cups

* Magyar Kupa – Men
* Szuperkupa – Men's Supercup
* Magyar Kupa (women) – Women
* Szuperkupa (women) – Women's Supercup

### Beach handball

* Strandkézilabda Nemzeti Bajnokság (Tier 1)

## Presidency (2023)

* President: Ferenc Ilyés
* Vice president: Katalin Pálinger

### Members of presidency

* László Nagy
* Erika Kirsner
* Timuzsin Schuch
* János Hajdu
* Beatrix Kökény
* Sándor Oláh
* Anita Görbicz
* dr. András Tállay
* Péter Csermely

## Presidents

* József Varga ( –1989)
* Péter Dobrovits (1989–1991)
* Imre Barcza (1991–1993)
* Lajos Pősze (1993–1996)
* András Benedek (1996–2003)
* István Kiss (2003–2009)
* László Sinka (2009–2011)
* Iván Vetési (2011–2015)
* Máté Kocsis (2015–2023)
* Ferenc Ilyés (2023–)

## Current sponsorships

* Szerencsejáték Zrt. - Official main sponsor
* Provident - Official sponsor (Platinum support)
* Mercedes-Benz - Official sponsor (Gold support)
* MTVA - Official sponsor
* Generali - Official sponsor
* Adidas - Official sponsor
* Molten - Official sponsor
* Sport Basica - Official sponsor
* Haluxvill - Official sponsor
* LBT - Official sponsor