Veszprém KC is a Hungarian professionalhandball club fromVeszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is calledONE Veszprém. Veszprém plays in the HungarianNemzeti Bajnokság I and are the most successful team in the country, having won the Hungarian Championship a record 28 times and the Hungarian Cup title a record 31 times. Veszprém has also won the regionalSEHA League 5 times.
Veszprém are one of the three Hungarian clubs that have won a major European trophy, most recently in 2008, when they overcameRhein-Neckar Löwen and were crowned as theEHF Cup Winner's Cup champions.[1] They are yet to win theEHF Champions League, having been defeated in the final on four occasions.
The main sponsors of the club were theMKB Bank,MVM Group and theMagyar Telekom. In the summer of 2015, theMKB Bank decided to quit sponsoring after a 10-year interval. Their main focus is now on the younger teams. Currently the main sponsor isOne Hungary.
InVeszprém there was a long tradition of handball, and in 1970 the Bakony Chemist TC women's team won the first championship among the rural ensembles. The sports club was founded in 1977 under the wing of the Veszprém County State Construction Company (VÁÉV) under the name Of Veszprém Builders, after a political decision was taken in the city, which urged the men's division of BVTC, which had been relegated from NB II, to be taken over by the VÁÉV.
In 1981, under the executive direction of Csaba Hajnal, the new team was promoted to the first division, where it finished each season with a medal; In the first season, he won a silver medal. Over the next three years, they won one silver and two bronze medals in the championship, two silver medals and one gold medal. In 1985 and 1986, the team won the championship.
Over the next four years, the team won only four silver medals (three times at the Rába ETO, 1990–1992 Bramac, Fotex until 2005, MKB until 2015, MVM until 2016, Telekom-backed team from 2016 to 2024: since 1992, 23 seasons, 20 championship gold and 3 silver medals have been awarded to Veszprém. (Meanwhile, between May 2008 and October 2011, they did not lose a single league game.)
After the success in 1984, 3 Győr victories came, and from 1988 onwards, 19 cup victories in 24 years were added to the list of glory, the brightest result being four KEK finals (2 wins and 2 silver medals) and fourEHF Champions League 2nd place.
Since July 2008,Veszprém Aréna has been the home ground for ONE Veszprém, previously playing their matches in the 15th street hall.
In 2024 they had four captains:Ludovic Fabregas (EHF Champions League)Patrik Ligetvári (K&H liga)Gasper Marguc (Hungarian Cup)Nedim Remili (Club World Cup)
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
Name
Period
Veszprémi Építők SK
−1980
Veszprémi ÁÉV SC
1981
Veszprémi Építők SK
1982–1986
VÁÉV Bramac
1987–1990
Bramac SE
1990–1992
Fotex Veszprém SE
1992–1996
Fotex KC Veszprém
1996–2005
MKB Veszprém KC
2005–2013
MKB-MVM Veszprém
2013–2015
MVM Veszprém
2015–2016
Telekom Veszprém
2016–2024
One Veszprém
2025–present
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor
The following table shows in detail Veszprém KC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: