HK Košice

HK Košice is a handball club from Košice, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga.

Košice

Location of HK Košice

HK Košice
Full name	Hádzanársky klub Košice
Short name	HK
Founded	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Arena	Handball aréna Bernolákova, Košice
Capacity	500
President	Ondrej Melich
Head coach	Martin Lipták
League	Niké Handball Extraliga
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

The handball club was founded in 1967 under the name TJ VSŽ Košice. After the 1971/72 season, when they won the Czechoslovak 2nd League, the handball players from Košice were promoted to the Czechoslovak I.Liga, in which they played without a break until the classification of Czechoslovakia in 1993. In the 1977/1978 season, the club won its first Czechoslovakia league title. After that, he won the Czechoslovakia championship twice more: in the 1980/81 and 1988/1989 seasons. In 1980, they won the Czechoslovakia Cup. After the independence of Slovakia, they won the National Championship of Slovakia twice: in 1997 and 1999. They won the National Cup of Slovakia 9 times: in 1979, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2003.

Naming history

Name	Period
TJ VSŽ Košice	1967−1998
HK TJ VSŽ Košice	1998–1999
HK VSŽ Košice	1999–2006
1.MHK Košice	2006–2015
HŠK ŠG Košice	2015–2020
HK Košice	2020–present

Club crest

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Handball aréna Bernolákova

• Name: – Handball aréna Bernolákova
• City: – Košice
• Capacity: – 500
• Address: – Handball aréna, ZŠ Bernolákova 16, Košice, Slovakia

Management

Position	Name
President	Ondrej Melich
Vice President	Dušan Timko

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

HK Košice
Goalkeepers 16 Maroš Popčák 23 Michal Shejbal 66 Milan Kľučár Left Wingers 24 Jakub Chudík 29 Dominik Bakši 42 Martin Straňovský Right Wingers 04 Adam Takáč 28 Filip Jászai Line Players 27 Erik Ľoch 33 Marián Maguška 69 Michal Capík Central Backs 90 Vladimír Guzy Left Backs 08 Matúš Hriňák 11 Ondrej Melich 19 Peter Tumidalský Right Backs 03 Patrik Hruščák 07 Jakub Dani 15 Maroš Baláž

Technical staff

• Head coach: Martin Lipták
• Goalkeeping coach: Richard Štochl
• Fitness coach: Jaroslav Dulina
• Club doctor: Dr. Peter Polan

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining Patrik Hruščák (RB) from HSC Suhr Aarau

Leaving

Accomplishments

• National Championship of Slovakia: 2
  • 1997, 1999
• National Cup of Slovakia: 9
  • 1979, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003
• Czechoslovakia Handball League: 3
  • 1978, 1981, 1989
• National Cup of Czechoslovakia: 1
  • 1980

Former club members

Notable former players

• Radoslav Antl (1995–2001, 2009–2016)
• Vlastimil Fuňák (2000–2004, 2009–2016)
• Patrik Hruščák (2006–2008, 2011–2013, 2021–)
• Maroš Kolpak (1995–1997)
• Michal Kopčo (2004–2005)
• Radoslav Kozlov (2000–2002)
• Matej Mikita (2012–2016)
• Teodor Paul (2004–2008)
• Michal Shejbal (2002–2004, 2010–2011, 2021–)
• Richard Štochl (1998–1999)
• Martin Straňovský (2021–)
• Tomáš Urban (2006–2010)