The National Academy of Handball (Hungarian: Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia, commonly abbreviated NEKA) is a Hungarian state-funded handball training and developing center run by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Located in Balatonboglár, it offers an integrated four year education for students in grades 9–12. In addition, it is open for Hungarian international junior handballers (aged 18–21) under a trilateral agreement between the academy, the players' club and the players itself.
| Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia | |||
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| Full name | Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia | ||
| Short name | NEKA | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Arena | NEKA Sportcsarnok | ||
| Capacity | 678 | ||
| Head coach | László Sótonyi (men's) Beáta Bohus (women's) | ||
| League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's) Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's) | ||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 12th (men's) Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, 1st (women's) | ||
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Balatonboglár
Location of NEKA
Men's handball team edit
Crest, colours, supporters edit
Kits edit
| HOME | ||||||
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           2016–17 |
    2017–18 |
     .png){kind=small} 2018–20 |
    2020–21 |
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     2016–17 |
    2017–18 |
    2018–20 |
    2020–21 |
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    2016–17 |
    2017–18 |
    2018–19 |
 2019–20 |
    2020–21 |
    2021–22 |
    2022–23 |
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Team edit
Current squad edit
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff edit
- Head coach:
László Sótonyi - Goalkeeping coach: Zsolt Perger
- Fitness coach: Dániel Huszár
- Coach: Zsolt Kopornyik
- Physiotherapist: Ádám Békési
- Masseur: László Polgár
Transfers edit
- Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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Top scorers edit
| Season | Player | Apps/Goals |
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| 2022–2023 |  Tamás Papp |
25/89 |
Honours edit
| Honours | No. | Years | |||
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| Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | Winners | 1 | 2020–21 | ||
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | Third Place | 1 | 2018–19 | ||
Recent seasons edit
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:[7] 1
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:[8] 5
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Women's team edit
The first team of NEKA has regularly competed in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. For the 2020–21 season they signed an agreement with Szent István SE that the two teams would unite and compete as one team in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I under the name Boglári Akadémia-SZISE.[9] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.[10][11]
Kits edit
| HOME | ||||||
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    2013–14 |
2015–17 |
2017–18 |
2018–20 |
2020– | ||
| AWAY | ||||||
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    2013–14 |
2015–17 |
2017–18 |
2018–20 |
2020– | ||
| THIRD | ||||||
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    2013–14 |
2015–17 |
2018–19 |
2019–20 |
2020–21 |
2021–22 |
 2023–24 |
Current squad edit
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[12]
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Goalkeepers
Left Wingers
Right Wingers
Line Players
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Central Backs
Left Backs
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Technical staff
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Transfers edit
- Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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Former club members edit
Notable former players edit
Women's team edit
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Men's team edit
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Former coaches edit
Women's team edit
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Men's team edit
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References edit
- ^ https://nb1.neka.hu/ferfi-csapat
- ^ https://www.hsg-wetzlar.de/news/detail/erster-ungar-bei-hsg-wetzlar-zsolt-krakovszki-kommt-im-sommer
- ^ https://nb1.neka.hu/molnar-robin-visszater-sztraka-daniel-hosszabbitott
- ^ https://nb1.neka.hu/krakovszki-bence-tatabanyan-folytatja
- ^ https://szegedma.hu/2023/05/fekete-daniel-a-finn-elvonalban-folytatja
- ^ https://www.pickhandball.hu/hirek/3860/nagy-martin-es-szilagyi-benjamin-visszater
- ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
- ^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
- ^ "Boglári Akadémia-SZISE". mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben". szise.hu. 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben". utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.
- ^ "NEKA NB1". nb1.neka.hu. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- "National Academy of Handball – Summary" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Handball Federation. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Edzők és terapeuták". NEKA. Retrieved 21 May 2020.