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.

Location of OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
Szeged
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
– 2010 Germany Adidas
2010–2011 Germany Erima
2011–2024 Germany Adidas
2024–present Denmark 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

Sports Hall information

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

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Staff

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Top scorers

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

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

Retired numbers

SC Pick Szeged retired numbers
N° Nationality Player Position Tenure
8 Sweden 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
Main article: List of SC Pick Szeged seasons
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 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 Third place Winner*
1984
 NB I 5th
1985
 NB I Runner-up
1986
 NB I Third place
1987
 NB I 9th
1988–89
 NB I 8th
1989–90 NB I Third place
1990–91 NB I 10th
1991–92 NB I 5th
1992–93 NB I Third place Winner
1993–94 NB I Runner-up Fourth place
1994–95 NB I Third place
1995–96 NB I Champion Finalist
1996–97 NB I Third place Fourth place
1997–98 NB I Third place Third place
1998–99 NB I Third place
1999–00 NB I Third place Finalist
2000–01 NB I Third place
2001–02 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2002–03 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2003–04 NB I Runner-up Finalist
Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa
2004–05 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2005–06 NB I Runner-up Winner
2006–07 NB I Champion Round of 16
2007–08 NB I Runner-up Winner
2008–09 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2009–10 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2010–11 NB I Runner-up Round of 16
2011–12 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2012–13 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2013–14 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2014–15 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2015–16 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2016–17 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2017–18 NB I Champion Finalist
2018–19 NB I Runner-up Winner
2019–20 NB I Cancelled
2020–21 NB I Champion Finalist
2021–22 NB I Champion Third place
2022–23 NB I Runner-up Finalist
2023–24 NB I Runner-up Finalist
  • 1983 Magyar kupa (December):
    Third place
  • 1988 Magyar kupa:
As of 31 August 2024

In European competition

Main article: SC Pick Szeged in European handball

EHF Champions League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 Group Stage
Group A 		Poland Łomża Vive Kielce 26–30 23–26 6th place
Portugal Porto 35–31 19–25
Norway Elverum Håndball 36–27 10–0
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 0–10 24–26
France Paris Saint-Germain HB 29–32 0–10
Belarus Meshkov Brest 30–27 24–26
North Macedonia Vardar 1961 34–33 28–26
Play-offs Germany THW Kiel 28–33 28–33 56–66
2024–25 Group Stage
Group B 		Spain Barça 31–30 4th place*
Germany SC Magdeburg 31–29
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 30–32 29–28
Poland Industria Kielce 28–27 31–35
Croatia RK Zagreb 30–35
France HBC Nantes 33–32
Norway Kolstad Håndball 27–29 33–36
Play-offs TBD

Former club members

Notable former players

Notable coaches

Dates Name
1974–1980 Hungary Árpád Kővári
1980–1981 Hungary Ferenc Buday
1981–1983 Hungary László Boros Gy.
1983–1984 Hungary Márton Ludányi
1985–1987 Hungary István Lesti
Dates Name
1987–1989 Hungary Árpád Kővári (2x)
1989–1991 Hungary Zsolt Barabás
1991–1995 Hungary Árpád Kővári (3x)
1995–1998 Hungary László Skaliczki
1998–1999 Hungary Ferenc Buday (2x)
Dates Name
1999–2000 Hungary György Koleszár
2000 Hungary Árpád Kővári
2001–2003 Serbia Dragan Đukić
2003–2006 Hungary Péter Kovács
2006–2007 Serbia Zoran Kurteš
Dates Name
2007–2009 Serbia Vladan Matić
2009–2010 Serbia Dragan Đukić (2x)
2010–2013 Hungary László Skaliczki (2x)
2013–2023 Spain Juan Carlos Pastor
2023–2024 Hungary Krisztián Kárpáti
2024– Sweden Michael Apelgren

See also

References

  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC_Szeged
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