SC Pick Szeged

OTP Bank – Pick Szeged
OTP Bank – Pick Szeged
Full name	Sport Club Pick Szeged
Short name	Szeged
Founded	1961
Arena	Pick Aréna
Capacity	8,143
President	Edward Papp
Head coach	Michael Apelgren
Captain	Bence Bánhidi
League	K&H férfi kézilabda liga
2024–25	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

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
– 2010	Adidas
2010–2011	Erima
2011–2024	Adidas
2024–present	Hummel

Shirt sponsor

Period	Sponsor
– 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 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers

1 Attila Radvánszki
12 Tobias Thulin
16 Roland Mikler

Left wings

18 Marin Jelinić
25 Sebastian Frimmel

Right wings

24 Mario Šoštarić
93 Benjámin Szilágyi

Line players

27 Bence Bánhidi (c)
30 Gleb Kalarash
31 Jérémy Toto

Left backs

9 Richárd Bodó
13 Máté Fazekas
51 Borut Mačkovšek

Playmakers

3 Janus Daði Smárason
34 Lazar Kukić

Right backs

33 Jovica Nikolić
41 Imanol Garciandia
77 Magnus Abelvik Rød

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Nikola Portner (GK) (from SC Magdeburg) ?
Dmytro Horiha (LB) (from RK Vardar 1961)
Péter Lukács (CB) (from Elverum Håndball)
Marko Eklemović (CB) (from Győri ETO-UNI FKC)
Lukas Sandell (RB) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Miklós Rosta (P) (from Dinamo București)

Leaving

Richárd Bodó (LB) (to MOL Tatabánya KC) ?
Janus Daði Smárason (CB) (to FC Barcelona)
Marko Eklemović (CB) (on loan to Győri ETO-UNI FKC)
Imanol Garciandia (RB) (to HBC Nantes)
Gleb Kalarash (P) (to RK Zagreb)
Jovica Nikolić (RB) (to RK Zagreb)

Staff

Head Coach: Michael Apelgren
Assistant Coach: Jonas Källman
Goalkeeper Coach: József Farkas Jr.
Performance Enhancement Specialist: István Répásy
Club Doctor: Csaba Janka, MD
Therapist: Đorđe Ignjatovic
Masseur: Zoltán Solti

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Jim Gottfridsson (CB) from SG Flensburg-Handewitt^[1]
Attila Radvánszki (GK) from MOL Tatabánya KC
Máté Fazekas (LB) from Győri ETO-UNI FKC^[2]
Jovica Nikolić (RB) from Burgan SC^[3]

Leaving

Martin Nagy (GK) to OV Helsingborg HK^[4]
Barnabás Rea (CB) to Stjarnan
Jim Gottfridsson (CB)^[5]

Top scorers

Top scorers for each season in competition 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
2024–2025	Mario Šoštarič	26	138

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	21	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, 2023–24, 2024–25
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	8	1977, 1982, 1983 jan. 1992–93, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19, 2024–25
Magyar Kupa Runners-up	18	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, 2023–24
Magyar Kupa Third place	6	1979, 1980, 1983 dec. 1997–98, 2021–22, 2025–26
Best European Results
EHF Champions League Quarterfinal	6	1997, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Semi-final	3	1983, 1984, 1994
EHF Cup Winners	1	2014
EHF City Cup Semi-final	1	1996

Seasons

Season to season

As of 15 June 2025

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[6] 44
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[7] 6
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^[8] 4

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Magyar Kupa
1962	4	City	1st	Was not held
1963	3	MB I	1st
1964	2	NB II Közép	3rd
1965	2	NB II Közép	9th

Season	Tier	Division	Place
1966	2	NB II Közép	3rd
1967	2	NB II Közép	4th
1968	2*	NB I/B	9th
1969	2	NB I/B	9th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Magyar Kupa
1970	2	NB I/B	9th
1971	2	NB I/B	6th
1972	2	NB I/B	8th
1973	2	NB I/B	8th
1974	2	NB I/B	4th
1975	2	NB I/B	1st	Was not held
1976	1	NB I	10th
1977	1	NB I	9th
1978	1	NB I	4th
1979	1	NB I		Third place
1980	1	NB I	6th	Third place
1981	1	NB I	6th
1982	1	NB I	4th	Winners
1983	1	NB I		Winners*
Third place*
1984	1	NB I	5th
1985	1	NB I
1986	1	NB I
1987	1	NB I	9th
only Magyar Kupa was held in 1988
1988–89	1	NB I	8th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Magyar Kupa
1989–90	1	NB I
1990–91	1	NB I	10th
1991–92	1	NB I	5th
1992–93	1	NB I		Winners
1993–94	1	NB I		Fourth place
1994–95	1	NB I
1995–96	1	NB I		Finalist
1996–97	1	NB I		Fourth place
1997–98	1	NB I		Third place
1998–99	1	NB I
1999–00	1	NB I		Finalist
2000–01	1	NB I
2001–02	1	NB I		Finalist
2002–03	1	NB I		Finalist
2003–04	1	NB I		Finalist
2004–05	1	NB I		Finalist
2005–06	1	NB I		Winners
2006–07	1	NB I		Round of 16
2007–08	1	NB I		Winners
2008–09	1	NB I		Finalist
2009–10	1	NB I		Finalist

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Magyar Kupa
2010–11	1	NB I		Round of 16
2011–12	1	NB I		Finalist
2012–13	1	NB I		Finalist
2013–14	1	NB I		Finalist
2014–15	1	NB I		Finalist
2015–16	1	NB I		Finalist
2016–17	1	NB I		Finalist
2017–18	1	NB I		Finalist
2018–19	1	NB I		Winners
2019–20	1	NB I	Cancelled due COVID-19
2020–21	1	NB I		Finalist
2021–22	1	NB I		Third place
2022–23	1	NB I		Finalist
2023–24	1	NB I		Finalist
2024–25	1	NB I		Winners
2025–26	1	NB I		Third place

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	29–29	31–30	5th place
		SC Magdeburg	31–29	31–24
		Aalborg Håndbold	30–32	29–28
		Industria Kielce	28–27	31–35
		RK Zagreb	26–27	30–35
		HBC Nantes	33–32	32–29
		Kolstad Håndball	27–29	33–36
	Play-offs	Paris Saint-Germain HB	30–31	35–25	65–56
	Quarter-finals	Barça	24–27	29–30	54–56

EHF ranking

As of 25 September 2025^[9]

Rank	Team	Points
10	Montpellier Handball	446
11	Sporting CP	435
12	Łomża Vive Kielce	428
13	OTP Bank – Pick Szeged	417
14	Wisła Płock	383
15	GOG Håndbold	331
16	Dinamo București	322

Former club members

Retired numbers

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

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

^ https://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/jim-gottfridsson-2025-julius-1-tol-otp-bank-pick-szeged
^ https://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/fazekas-mate-otp-bank-pick-szeged
^ https://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/jovica-nikolics-erkezik-csapatunkba
^ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2025/06/ferfi-kezi-a-sved-elvonalban-folytatja-nagy-martin
^ https://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/jim-gottfridssonnal-szerzodest-bontottunk
^ "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.
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

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

[1] ttps://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/jim-gottfridsson-2025-julius-1-tol-otp-bank-pick-szeged

[2] ttps://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/fazekas-mate-otp-bank-pick-szeged

[3] ttps://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/jovica-nikolics-erkezik-csapatunkba

[4] ttps://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2025/06/ferfi-kezi-a-sved-elvonalban-folytatja-nagy-martin

[5] ttps://www.pickhandball.hu/cikkek/jim-gottfridssonnal-szerzodest-bontottunk

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

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

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

[9] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

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SC Pick Szeged
History / statistics	History Seasons Players Head coaches European statistics
Home facilities	Pick Aréna
Rivalries	Veszprém rivalry (Eternal derby)
Related articles	CSAK ELŐRE A Szegedi Kézilabdáért Egyesület! Szeged Kézilabda Fan Club Szegedi Funok Majestic Ultrák Onion City Makó
Seasons	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Website www.pickhandball.hu

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's)
Teams (2025–26)	Balatonfüred Budai Farkasok Budakalász Csurgó Ferencváros Gyöngyös Győr Komló NEKA Pestszentlőrinc Szeged Szigetszentmiklós Tatabánya Veszprém
Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Champions	Veszprém (29) Bp. Honvéd (14) Szeged (5) Bp. Spartacus (5) Vörös Meteor (5) Elektromos (4) Tatabánya (4) Győr (3) Újpest (2) Ferencváros (1) Debreceni Dózsa (1) Dunaferr (1)

EHF Cup and EHF European League winners
IHF Cup	1981–82: VfL Gummersbach 1982–83: ZTR Zaporizhzhia 1983–84: TV Großwallstadt 1984–85: Minaur Baia Mare 1985–86: Győri ETO 1986–87: Granitas Kaunas 1987–88: Minaur Baia Mare 1988–89: TuRU Düsseldorf 1989–90: SKIF Krasnodar 1990–91: Borac Banja Luka 1991–92: Wallau-Massenheim 1992–93: TEKA Santander
EHF Cup	1993–94: Alzira Avidesa 1994–95: Granollers 1995–96: Granollers 1996–97: Flensburg-Handewitt 1997–98: THW Kiel 1998–99: Magdeburg 1999–2000: Metković 2000–01: Magdeburg 2001–02: THW Kiel 2002–03: Barcelona 2003–04: THW Kiel 2004–05: TUSEM Essen 2005–06: TBV Lemgo 2006–07: Magdeburg 2007–08: HSG Nordhorn 2008–09: VfL Gummersbach 2009–10: TBV Lemgo 2010–11: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2011–12: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2012–13: Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013–14: Pick Szeged 2014–15: Füchse Berlin 2015–16: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2016–17: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2017–18: Füchse Berlin 2018–19: THW Kiel 2019–20: (cancelled)
EHF European League	2020–21: SC Magdeburg 2021–22: Benfica 2022–23: Füchse Berlin 2023–24: Flensburg-Handewitt 2024–25: Flensburg-Handewitt