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HK Košice

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HK Košice
Full nameHádzanársky klub Košice
Short nameHK
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
ArenaHandball aréna Bernolákova, Košice
Capacity500
PresidentOndrej Melich
Head coachMartin Lipták
LeagueNiké Handball Extraliga
Club colours   
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

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

Location of HK Košice
Košice
Košice
Location of HK Košice

History

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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

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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

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Handball aréna Bernolákova

Management

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Position Name
President Slovakia Ondrej Melich
Vice President Slovakia Dušan Timko

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
HK Košice

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Accomplishments

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Former club members

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ "HK Košice » Muži 2022-2023".
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