HK Košice

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

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.

Sports Hall information



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

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2022–23 season

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 [[File:Arrow-up.png]]
 * 🇸🇰 Patrik Hruščák (RB) from HSC Suhr Aarau


 * Leaving [[File:Arrow-down.gif]]

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

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)