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.
Naming history
Club crest
Sports Hall information
Name: – Handball aréna Bernolákova
City: – Košice
Capacity: – 500
Address: – Handball aréna, ZŠ Bernolákova 16, Košice, Slovakia
Management
Team
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
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)