SC Pick Szeged

OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
Full name	Sport Club Pick Szeged
Short name	Szeged
Founded	1961; 63 years ago
Arena	Pick Aréna
Capacity	8,143
President	Ernő Péter Szűcs
Head coach	Michael Apelgren
League	K&H férfi kézilabda liga
2023–24	2nd of 14
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

SC Pick Szeged is a Hungarian professional handball club from Szeged, that plays in the K&H férfi kézilabda liga and the EHF Champions League.

The current name of the club is OTP Bank - Pick Szeged due to sponsorship reasons.

Szeged

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Location of OTP Bank - Pick Szeged

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Szegedi Előre	−1965
Szegedi Építők	1966
Szegedi Előre	1967–1969
Szegedi Volán SC	1970–1985
Tisza Volán SC	1986–1993
Pick Szeged	1993–2014
MOL-Pick Szeged	2014–2021
Pick Szeged	2021–2022
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	2022–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail SC Pick Szeged kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000 – 2010	0 Adidas
2010–2011	Erima
2011–2024	0 Adidas
2024–present	0 Hummel

Shirt sponsor

Period	Sponsor
0000 – 2010	Szeviép Zrt. / Pick / Budapest Bank / Hyundai
2010–2011	Pick / Sole-Mizo Zrt. / OTP Bank / MMBF Zrt.
2011–2012	Pick / Sole-Mizo Zrt. / OTP Bank / MMBF Zrt. / Toyota
2012–2016	Pick / MOL / OTP Bank / MMBF Zrt. / Toyota
2016–2017	Pick / MOL / OTP Bank / Toyota / tippmixPro
2017–2021	Pick / MOL / OTP Bank / Toyota / tippmix
2021 – present	Pick / OTP Bank / Toyota / tippmixPro

Kits

HOME
2010–11	2011–13	2013–15	2017–18	2018–19

AWAY
2006–07	2010–11	2011–13	2023–24

THIRD
2009–10	2010–11	2011–13	2014–16	2021–22

Sports Hall information

Name: Pick Aréna
City: Szeged
Capacity: 8143
Address: 6723 Szeged, Felső Tisza-Part 35.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers

Left wings

18 Marin Jelinić
25 Sebastian Frimmel

Right wings

24 Mario Šoštarič
93 Benjámin Szilágyi

Line players

Left backs

09 Richárd Bodó
51 Borut Mačkovšek

Playmakers

03 Janus Daði Smárason
34 Lazar Kukić

Right backs

41 Imanol Garciandia
77 Magnus Abelvik Rød

Staff

Head Coach: Michael Apelgren
Assistant Coach: Jonas Källman
Assistant Coach: Krisztián Kárpáti
Performance Enhancement Specialist: István Répásy
Club Doctor: Csaba Janka, MD
Therapist: Đorđe Ignjatovic
Masseur: Zoltán Solti

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Jim Gottfridsson (CB) (from SG Flensburg-Handewitt)

Leaving

Top scorers

Top scorers for each season in competition^[specify] are:

Season	Player	Apps	Goals
2004–2005	Ferenc Ilyés	22	99
2005–2006	Milorad Krivokapić	28	132
2006–2007	Ferenc Ilyés	31	129
2007–2008	Valentin Ghionea	31	154
2008–2009	Valentin Ghionea	30	144
2009–2010	Luka Žvižej	25	172
2010–2011	Máté Lékai	29	147
2011–2012	Gábor Ancsin	26	116
2012–2013	Jonas Larholm	22	110
2013–2014	Jonas Larholm	28	147
2014–2015	Rajko Prodanović	32	138
2015–2016	Dean Bombač	32	126
2016–2017	Zsolt Balogh	27	113
2017–2018	Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson	27	140
2018–2019	Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson	23	106
2019–2020	Cancelled
2020–2021	Bogdan Radivojević	25	136
2021–2022	Bogdan Radivojević	27	110
2022–2023	Miklós Rosta	29	157
2023–2024	Mario Šoštarič	28	139

Retired numbers

SC Pick Szeged retired numbers
N°	Nationality	Player	Position	Tenure
8		Jonas Källman	Left wing	2014–2021

Honours

Honours	No.	Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winners	5	1995–96, 2006–07, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up	19	1985, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Third Place	11	1979, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners	1	1975
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa Winners	7	1977, 1982, 1983 jan., 1992–93, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19
Magyar Kupa Runners-up	17	1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2022–23
Magyar Kupa Third Place	5	1979, 1980, 1983 dec., 1997–98, 2021–22
Best European Results
EHF Champions League Quarterfinal	5	1997, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2019
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Semifinal	3	1983, 1984, 1994
EHF Cup Winners	1	2014
EHF City Cup Semifinal	1	1996

Recent seasons

As of 31/08/2024

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[1] 43
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[2] 6
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^[3] 4

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
1962	City	1st	Was not held
1963	County I	1st
1964	NB II	3rd
1965	NB II	9th
1966	NB II	3rd
1967	NB II	4th
1968	NB I/B	9th
1969	NB I/B	9th
1970	NB I/B	9th
1971	NB I/B	6th
1972	NB I/B	8th
1973	NB I/B	8th
1974	NB I/B	4th
1975	NB I/B	1st	Was not held
1976	NB I	10th
1977	NB I	9th
1978	NB I	4th
1979	NB I		Third place
1980	NB I	6th	Third place
1981	NB I	6th
1982	NB I	4th	Winner

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
1983	NB I		Winner*
1984	NB I	5th
1985	NB I
1986	NB I
1987	NB I	9th
1988–89	NB I	8th
1989–90	NB I
1990–91	NB I	10th
1991–92	NB I	5th
1992–93	NB I		Winner
1993–94	NB I		Fourth place
1994–95	NB I
1995–96	NB I		Finalist
1996–97	NB I		Fourth place
1997–98	NB I		Third place
1998–99	NB I
1999–00	NB I		Finalist
2000–01	NB I
2001–02	NB I		Finalist
2002–03	NB I		Finalist
2003–04	NB I		Finalist

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
2004–05	NB I		Finalist
2005–06	NB I		Winner
2006–07	NB I		Round of 16
2007–08	NB I		Winner
2008–09	NB I		Finalist
2009–10	NB I		Finalist
2010–11	NB I		Round of 16
2011–12	NB I		Finalist
2012–13	NB I		Finalist
2013–14	NB I		Finalist
2014–15	NB I		Finalist
2015–16	NB I		Finalist
2016–17	NB I		Finalist
2017–18	NB I		Finalist
2018–19	NB I		Winner
2019–20	NB I	Cancelled
2020–21	NB I		Finalist
2021–22	NB I		Third place
2022–23	NB I		Finalist
2023–24	NB I		Finalist

1983 Magyar kupa (December):
Third place
1988 Magyar kupa:

As of 31 August 2024

In European competition

Participations in Champions League: 18x
Participations in EHF Cup (IHF Cup): 10x
Participations in Challenge Cup (City Cup): 3x
Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 6x

EHF Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2020–21	Group Stage Group A	Łomża Vive Kielce	26–30	23–26	6th place
		Porto	35–31	19–25
		Elverum Håndball	36–27	10–0
		SG Flensburg-Handewitt	0–10	24–26
		Paris Saint-Germain HB	29–32	0–10
		Meshkov Brest	30–27	24–26
		Vardar 1961	34–33	28–26
	Play-offs	THW Kiel	28–33	28–33	56–66
2024–25	Group Stage Group B	Barça		31–30	2nd place*
		SC Magdeburg	31–29
		Aalborg Håndbold		29–28
		Industria Kielce	28–27	31–35
		RK Zagreb		30–35
		HBC Nantes	33–32
		Kolstad Håndball	27–29
	Play-offs	TBD

Former club members

Notable former players

Gábor Ancsin (2011–2016)
Szabolcs Zubai (2008–2018)
György Avar
Béla Árvai
Sándor Bajusz
Zsolt Balogh (2012–2019)
Zoltán Bartalos
Csaba Bartók (1990–2000)
Csaba Bendó
Róbert Berta
Dániel Buday (1999–2003; 2011–2013)
Ferenc Buday
József Czina (2004–2005, 2011–2014)
Nikola Eklemović (1999–2004)
József Farkas
Bálint Fekete (2011–2018)
Róbert Fekete (1985–1987, 1989–1996, 2001)
Máté Gidai
Márk Hegedűs
Gábor Herbert (2005–2011)
Ferenc Ilyés (2000–2007; 2013–2016)
Dávid Katzirz (2008–2011)
Marinko Kekezović (2012–2014)
Attila Kotormán
Milorad Krivokapić (2005–2010)
Balázs Laluska (1998–2005, 2008–2009)
Ambrus Lele
Máté Lékai (2010–2012)
Richárd Mezei
Roland Mikler (2010–2014)
László Nagy (1997–2000)
Béla Oláh
Zoltán Oláh
Zsolt Perger
Nenad Puljezević (2002–2009)
Miklós Rosta (2019–2023)
László Skaliczki
István Sándor
László Szabó "Sonka"
Sándor Tamás
Endre Tenke
Géza Tóth
Mihály Tóth
Szabolcs Törő (2010–2012)
Attila Vadkerti (2000–2015)
Péter Tatai (2010–2014)
Nikola Prce (2013–2014)
Vladimir Vranješ (2013–2016)
Thiagus Petrus (2015–2018)
Mario Bjeliš (2008–2009)
Mirko Alilović (2018–2023)
Igor Kos (2009–2010)
Ivan Sršen (2018)
Marin Šego (2016–2019)
Antonio Pribanić (2011–2013)
Denis Buntic (2016–2017)
Alen Blažević (2012–2020)
Stanislav Kašpárek (2018–2021)
Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson (2017–2021)
Maxim Butenko
Ratko Đurković (2004–2008)
Marko Lasica (2013–2014)
Vladimir Osmajić (2007–2010)
Alexander Blonz (2021–2023)
Kent Robin Tønnesen (2021–2023)
Valentin Ghionea (2007–2010)
Iulian Stamate
Adrian Petrea
Sergei Gorbok (2016–2018)
Dmitry Zhitnikov (2017–2021)
Danijel Anđelković (2004–2010)
Dalibor Brajdić
Marko Ćuruvija (2015–2016)
Nedeljko Jovanović (2006–2007)
Dragan Marjanac (2007–2010)
Vladan Matić (2002–2007)
Petar Nenadić (2008–2010)
Dusan Beocanin
Nenad Peruničić (2005–2006)
Bogdan Radivojević (2019–2023)
Rajko Prodanović (2011–2013, 2014–2016)
František Šulc (2010–2014)
Martin Straňovský (2020–2021)
Tomáš Straňovský (2009–2011)
Dean Bombač (2014-2016; 2018-2024)
Luka Žvižej (2007–2010)
Nik Henigman (2018–2022)
Staš Skube (2016–2018)
Niko Mindegía (2013–2016)
Roberto García Parrondo (2013–2016)
José Manuel Sierra (2014–2018)
Antonio García Robledo (2014–2016)
Jorge Maqueda (2018–2020)
Joan Cañellas (2018–2021)
Jonas Källman (2014–2021)
Jonas Larholm (2012–2014)

Notable coaches

Dates	Name
1974–1980	Árpád Kővári
1980–1981	Ferenc Buday
1981–1983	László Boros Gy.
1983–1984	Márton Ludányi
1985–1987	István Lesti

Dates	Name
1987–1989	Árpád Kővári (2x)
1989–1991	Zsolt Barabás
1991–1995	Árpád Kővári (3x)
1995–1998	László Skaliczki
1998–1999	Ferenc Buday (2x)

Dates	Name
1999–2000	György Koleszár
2000	Árpád Kővári
2001–2003	Dragan Đukić
2003–2006	Péter Kovács
2006–2007	Zoran Kurteš

Dates	Name
2007–2009	Vladan Matić
2009–2010	Dragan Đukić (2x)
2010–2013	László Skaliczki (2x)
2013–2023	Juan Carlos Pastor
2023–2024	Krisztián Kárpáti
2024–	Michael Apelgren

References

^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
^ "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
^ "Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (1957–1980)" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

External links

Official website (in Hungarian)
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged at EHF (in English)

[1] "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

[2] "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

[3] "Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (1957–1980)" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

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