Veszprém KC
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Veszprém KC is a Hungarian professional handball club from Veszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is called Telekom Veszprém. Veszprém plays in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I and are the most successful team in the country, having won the Hungarian Championship a record 27 times and the Hungarian Cup title a record 30 times. Veszprém has also won the regional SEHA League 4 times.
Telekom Veszprém | |||
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Full name | Veszprémi Építők Sport Egyesület | ||
Nickname(s) | Építők | ||
Short name | Veszprém | ||
Founded | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | ||
Arena | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém | ||
Capacity | 5,096 | ||
President | János Szabó | ||
Head coach | Momir Ilić | ||
League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | ||
2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1st of 14 (champions) | ||
Club colours | |||
Website Official site |
Veszprém are one of the three Hungarian clubs that have won a major European trophy, most recently in 2008, when they overcame Rhein-Neckar Löwen and were crowned as the EHF Cup Winner's Cup champions.[1] They are yet to win the EHF Champions League, having been defeated in the final on four occasions.
The main sponsors of the club were the MKB Bank and the MVM Group. In the summer of 2015, the MKB Bank decided to quit sponsoring after a 10-year interval. Their main focus is now on the younger teams. Currently the main sponsor is Magyar Telekom.