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Hungary men's national handball team

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The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.

NicknameMagyars
AssociationHungarian Handball Federation
CoachLászló Sótonyi
Assistant coachHaris Porobić
Miguel Velasco
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NicknameMagyars
AssociationHungarian Handball Federation
CoachLászló Sótonyi
Assistant coachHaris Porobić
Miguel Velasco
Most capsPéter Kovács (323)
Most goalsPéter Kovács (1797)
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Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances9 (First in 1936)
Best result4th (1936, 1980, 1988, 2004, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances23 (First in 1958)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd (1986)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994)
Best result5th (2024)
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Hungary men's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1986 Switzerland
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Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Competitive record at the Olympic Games

More information Games, Round ...
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Germany 1936 Berlin Final round 4th /6 5104 2564−39
Not held from 1948 to 1968
West Germany 1972 Munich Main round 8th /16 6204 110101+9
Canada 1976 Montreal Group stage 6th /11 5203 111103+8
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Bronze medal match 4th /12 6321 114108+6
United States 1984 Los Angeles did not participate
South Korea 1988 Seoul Bronze medal match 4th /12 6303 125120+5
Spain 1992 Barcelona Group stage 7th /12 6303 125127−2
United States 1996 Atlanta did not qualify
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens Bronze medal match 4th /12 8503 219210+9
China 2008 Beijing did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 London Bronze medal match 4th /12 8305 200221−21
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro did not qualify
Japan 2020 Tokyo
France 2024 Paris Preliminary round 10th /12 5105 137138−1
United States 2028 Los Angeles Future event
Australia 2032 Brisbane
TotalQualified: 9/16 5523230 1,1661,192−26
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Competitive record in pre-Olympic qualifying rounds

More information Year, Pld ...
Year Pld W D L GF GA GD Qual
Germany 1936Qualifiedyes
West Germany 19728th at the 1970 World Champyes
Canada 197644008257+25yes
Soviet Union 19809th at the 1978 World Champyes
United States 1984Winner of the 1983 B World Champboycott
Korea 19882nd at the 1986 World Champyes
Spain 19926th at the 1990 World Champyes
United States 199617th at the 1995 World Champno
Australia 200011th at the 1999 World Champno
Greece 20046th at the 2003 World Champyes
China 2008Couldn't participate in qualificationno
United Kingdom 201232018179+2yes
Brazil 2016Couldn't participate in qualificationno
Japan 2020Couldn't participate in qualificationno
France 202432018880+8yes
United States 2028To be determined
Australia 2032
Total10802251216+359/15
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World Championship

Competitive record at the World Championship

More information Year, Round ...
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Germany 1938 did not enter
Sweden 1954
East Germany 1958 Main round 7th /16 6213 106119−13
West Germany 1961 did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1964 Main round 8th /16 6303 9390+3
Sweden 1967 Quarter-finals 8th /16 6204 126130−4
France 1970 8th /16 6303 9584+9
East Germany 1974 Main round 7th /16 6303 11495+19
Denmark 1978 Group stage 9th /16 6411 135117+18
West Germany 1982 Main round 9th /16 7241 152141+9
Switzerland 1986 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) /16 7601 167151+16
Czechoslovakia 1990 Main round 6th /16 7412 151147+4
Sweden 1993 11th /16 7205 166161+5
Iceland 1995 Group stage 17th /24 5104 119121−2
Japan 1997 Bronze medal match 4th /24 9603 220206+14
Egypt 1999 Round of 16 11th /24 6303 157136+21
France 2001 did not qualify
Portugal 2003 Main round 6th /24 9405 273259+14
Tunisia 2005 did not qualify
Germany 2007 Main round 9th /24 8503 225224+1
Croatia 2009 6th /24 9513 254227+27
Sweden 2011 7th /24 9603 254253+1
Spain 2013 Quarter-finals 8th /24 7403 200167+33
Qatar 2015 did not qualify
France 2017 Quarter-finals 7th /24 7304 202194+8
DenmarkGermany 2019 Main round 10th /24 8323 225219+6
Egypt 2021 Quarter-finals 5th /32 7502 226193+33
PolandSweden 2023 8th /32 9405 266283-17
CroatiaDenmarkNorway 2025 8th /32 7412 216194+22
Germany 2027did not qualify
FranceGermany 2029to be determined
DenmarkIcelandNorway 2031
Total 23/32 0 Titles 16484116941423911+231
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Competitive record in pre-World Championship qualifying rounds

More information Year, Pld ...
Year Pld W D L GF GA GD Qual
Germany 1938did not enterN/A
Sweden 19541001813−5no
East Germany 1958Qualifiedyes
West Germany 196121012931−2no
Czechoslovakia 196422003930+9yes
Sweden 196743109055+35yes
France 197022005226+26yes
East Germany 19746th at the 1972 Olympicsyes
Denmark 19786th at the 1976 Olympicsyes
West Germany 19824th at the 1980 Olympicsyes
Switzerland 19865th at the 1985 World Champ Byes
Czechoslovakia 19904th at the 1988 Olympicsyes
Sweden 19936th at the 1990 World Champyes
Iceland 19957th at the 1994 Euroyes
Japan 19976501169142+17yes
Egypt 19996402157131+26yes
France 20018503199160+39no
Portugal 20038800244161+83yes
Tunisia 200521015456−2no
Germany 200722006552+13yes
Croatia 200922005449+5yes
Sweden 201121015352+1yes
Spain 201321015452+2yes
Qatar 201521015154−3no
France 201722005650+6yes
DenmarkGermany 201921015150+1yes
Egypt 2021Qualifiedyes
PolandSweden 202322006454+10yes
CroatiaDenmarkNorway 202522006949+20yes
Germany 202721016061-1no
FranceGermany 2029
DenmarkIcelandNorway 2031
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Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European, all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time.

EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
  • 1974 Sweden: 7th place
  • 1979 Sweden: 4th place
  • 1988 Sweden: 6th place
  • 1992 Sweden: 7th place
EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
  • 1987 Germany: 4th place

European Championship

Competitive record at the European Championship

More information Year, Round ...
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Portugal 1994 Group stage 7th /12 6303 128131−3
Spain 1996 Group stage 10th /12 6114 144158−14
Italy 1998 Group stage 6th /12 6303 145154−9
Croatia 2000 did not qualify
Sweden 2002
Slovenia 2004 Main round 9th /16 6222 164169−5
Switzerland 2006 Group stage 13th /16 3102 8489−5
Norway 2008 Main round 8th /16 6312 176173+3
Austria 2010 Group stage 14th /16 3012 8096−16
Serbia 2012 Main round 8th /16 6132 156161−5
Denmark 2014 Main round 8th /16 6123 159165−6
Poland 2016 Main round 12th /16 6105 142166−24
Croatia 2018 Group stage 14th /16 3003 7792−15
AustriaNorwaySweden 2020 Main round 9th /24 7313 176189−13
HungarySlovakia 2022 Group stage 15th /24 3102 8992−3
Germany 2024 Fifth place game 5th /24 8503 228224+4
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026 Main round 10th /24 7223 202194+8
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028to be determined
Czech RepublicDenmarkPoland 2030
FranceGermany 2032
Total 15/200 Titles 82 27 13 42 2150 2253 −103
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Competitive record in pre-European Championship qualifying rounds

More information Year, Pld ...
Year Pld W D L GF GA GD Qual
Portugal 19948602182142+40yes
Spain 19966312156149+7yes
Italy 19986411147138+9yes
Croatia 200020025259−7no
Sweden 2002202046460no
Slovenia 200421016462+2yes
Switzerland 20068800297208+89yes
Norway 200822005953+6yes
Austria 20108602241179+62yes
Serbia 20126600171130+41yes
Denmark 20146322161153+8yes
Poland 20166600178151+27yes
Croatia 20186411174156+18yes
AustriaNorwaySweden 20206510161135+26yes
HungarySlovakia 2022Qualified as hostyes
Germany 20246501226168+58yes
DenmarkNorwaySweden 20266510203158+45yes
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028To be determined
Czech RepublicDenmarkPoland 2030
FranceGermany 2032
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*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalties.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Spain Chema Rodríguez

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Arián Andó (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 27) 1.90 m 11 0 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
2 P Adrián Sipos (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 36) 1.98 m 109 50 Germany MT Melsungen
7 LW Bendegúz Bóka (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 32) 1.95 m 113 269 Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE
9 LB Andrej Pergel (2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 23) 1.97 m 9 15 Spain CB Ciudad de Logroño
11 LB Patrik Ligetvári (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 30) 2.05 m 130 100 Hungary Veszprém KC
13 P Tamás Papp (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 23) 1.83 m 4 9 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
18 LW Bence Krakovszki (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 24) 1.87 m 27 40 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
24 CB Gergő Fazekas (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 22) 1.91 m 56 114 Poland Wisła Płock
26 RW Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 35) 1.93 m 52 127 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
30 LB Zoltán Szita (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 28) 1.96 m 95 237 Poland Wisła Płock
32 GK Kristóf Palasics (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 24) 1.99 m 43 2 Germany MT Melsungen
39 LB Richárd Bodó (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 33) 2.03 m 139 396 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
43 RB Zoran Ilić (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 24) 1.97 m 59 109 Poland Wisła Płock
45 P Miklós Rosta (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 27) 2.03 m 129 227 Romania CS Dinamo București
61 GK László Bartucz (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 34) 1.97 m 44 0 Germany MT Melsungen
71 RB Máté Ónodi-Jánoskúti (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 24) 1.93 m 18 37 France USAM Nîmes Gard
72 CB Péter Lukács (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 24) 1.90 m 5 4 Norway Elverum Håndball
77 CB Egon Hanusz (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 28) 1.77 m 63 93 France Cesson Rennes MHB
91 RW Bence Imre (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 23) 1.85 m 37 167 Germany THW Kiel
93 RW Benjámin Szilágyi (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 23) 1.89 m 1 3 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
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Extended squad / recent call-ups

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 LW Levente Hári (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 26) 1.80 m 0 0 Hungary Győri ETO-UNI FKC
8 LW Máté Gáncs-Pető (2007-10-02) 2 October 2007 (age 18) 1.83 m 0 0 Hungary One Veszprém
10 RW Zsolt Krakovszki (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 24) 1.88 m 21 37 Hungary Győri ETO-UNI FKC
15 CB Mátyás Győri (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 29) 1.92 m 27 54 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
17 LB Bence Nagy (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 31) 1.96 m 19 26 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
21 GK Benedek Nagy (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 24) 1.95 m 1 0 Germany HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
22 RB Péter Tóth (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 26) 1.83 m 3 4 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
23 RB Dominik Máthé (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 27) 2.01 m 45 156 Norway Elverum Håndball
27 P Bence Bánhidi (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 31) 2.07 m 131 403 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
31 P Bence Szűcs (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 27) 2.06 m 8 8 France US Dunkerque HB
34 P Miklós Karai (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 23) 1.95 m 0 0 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
35 LB Máté Fazekas (2006-09-14) 14 September 2006 (age 19) 1.97 m 0 0 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
49 CB Dániel Sztraka (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 22) 1.81 m 0 0 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
62 GK Kristóf Győri (2000-06-25) 25 June 2000 (age 26) 1.85 m 0 0 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
90 CB Levente Tóth (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 21) 1.87 m 0 0 Hungary NEKA
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National team players in 1992
Hungarian national team in 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
Hungarian national team in 2010
Hungarian national team in 2012 Summer Olympics against Spain
Hungarian national team in 2016 European Championship against Denmark
National team players sing anthem in friendly match of 2024 against Germany

Past squads

1936 Olympic Games (4th place)

Antal Benda, Ferenc Cziráki, Sándor Cséfai, Miklós Fodor, Lőrinc Galgóczi, János Koppány, Lajos Kutasi, Tibor Máté, Imre Páli, Ferenc Rákosi, Endre Salgó, István Serényi, Sándor Szomori, Gyula Takács, Antal Újváry, Ferenc Velkey.

1958 World Championship (7th place)

Jenő Balázs, István Bányai, Ottó Bencsik, József Berendi, Rudolf Bolla, Mihály Faludi, Sándor Fekete, Ottó Hetényi, Jenő Horváth, Miklós Kele, Tibor Kőszegi, Gábor Lengyel, Béla Schvajda, Ferenc Som, Károly Töltő, István Vajna.

Coach: Sándor Cséfai

1964 World Championship (8th place)

János Adorján, Gyula Baranyai, Ferenc Berkesi, Vilmos Drobnits, Dénes Dubán, András Fenyő, András Kesjár, József Klein, János Kovács, László Kovács, István Marosi, Béla Rácz, László Stiller, Sándor Tamásdi, Béla Tímár, Ferenc Vígh.

Coach: Árpád Csicsmányi

1967 World Championship (8th place)

János Adorján, András Fenyő, Ferenc Gyűrű, Sándor Kaló, József Klein, Ádám Koch, János Kovács, László Kovács, István Marosi, Attila Nagy, Lajos Simó, Béla Tímár, János Tornóczky, István Varga.

Coach: Miklós Albrecht

1970 World Championship (8th place)

János Adorján, János Csík, András Fenyő, József Horváth, Sándor Kaló, László Kovács, István Marosi, Lajos Simó, János Stiller, István Szabó, László Szabó, Sándor Takács, István Varga, Sándor Vass.

Coach: Miklós Albrecht

1972 Olympic Games (8th place)[3]

János Adorján, Béla Bartalos, János Csík, László Harka, József Horváth, Sándor Kaló, István Marosi, Lajos Simó, János Stiller, István Szabó, László Szabó, Sándor Takács, István Varga, Károly Vass, Sándor Vass.

Coach: Miklós Albrecht

1974 World Championship (7th place)

Béla Bartalos, Ferenc Buday, Ferenc Demjén, Ernő Gubányi, József Horváth, János Hunyadkürti, Pál Kocsis, Péter Kovács, Lajos Simó, János Stiller, István Szilágyi, Károly Vass, Sándor Vass, Titusz Zuber.

Coach: Mihály Faludi

1976 Olympic Games (6th place)[4]

Béla Bartalos, Ferenc Buday, Ernő Gubányi, László Jánovszki, József Kenyeres, Zsolt Kontra, Péter Kovács, Mihály Süvöltős, István Szilágyi, István Varga, Károly Vass, Gábor Verőci.

Coach: Mihály Faludi

1978 World Championship (9th place)

Béla Bartalos, Ferenc Buday, Ernő Gubányi, László Jánovszki, József Kenyeres, Pál Kocsis, Zsolt Kontra, Péter Kovács, Gyula Molnár, Mihály Süvöltős, László Szabó, István Szilágyi, Zoltán Várkonyi, Gábor Verőci.

Coach: Mihály Faludi

1980 Olympic Games (4th place)[5]

Béla Bartalos, János Fodor, Ernő Gubányi, László Jánovszki, Alpár Jegenyés, József Kenyeres, Zsolt Kontra, Miklós Kovacsics, Péter Kovács, Ambrus Lele, Árpád Pál, László Szabó, István Szilágyi, Sándor Vass.

Coach: Mihály Faludi

1982 World Championship (9th place)

Béla Bartalos, János Gyurka, László Hoffmann, Gábor Horváth, Alpár Jegenyés, József Kenyeres, Pál Kocsis, Zsolt Kontra, Mihály Kovács, Péter Kovács, Ambrus Lele, László Szabó, István Szilágyi, Géza Tóth, Károly Vass.

Coach: Mihály Faludi

1986 World Championship (runners-up)

Imre Bíró, József Bordás, Viktor Debre, János Fodor, János Gyurka, László Hoffmann, Gábor Horváth, Mihály Iváncsik, József Kenyeres, Zsolt Kontra, Mihály Kovács, Péter Kovács, László Marosi, László Szabó, Tibor Oross.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

1988 Olympic Games (4th place)[6]

Imre Bíró, József Bordás, Ottó Csicsay, János Fodor, János Gyurka, László Hoffmann, Mihály Iváncsik, Mihály Kovács, Péter Kovács, László Marosi, Tibor Oross, Jakab Sibalin, László Szabó, Géza Tóth.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

1990 World Championship (6th place)

Imre Bíró, József Bordás, Attila Borsos, Ferenc Füzesi, Sándor Győrffy, János Gyurka, László Hoffmann, Mihály Iváncsik, Mihály Kovács, Géza Lehel, László Marosi, István Pribék, Jenő Putics, Jakab Sibalin.

Coach: János Csík

1992 Olympic Games (7th place)[7]

Imre Bíró, Attila Borsos, Ottó Csicsay, István Csoknyai, József Éles, Ferenc Füzesi, Sándor Győrffy, Attila Horváth, Mihály Iváncsik, László Marosi, Richárd Mezei, Jakab Sibalin, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári, Igor Zubjuk.

Coach: Attila Joósz

1993 World Championship (11th place)

Csaba Bartók, Imre Bíró, Attila Borsos, István Csoknyai, József Éles, Róbert Fekete, Kálmán Fenyő, Sándor Győrffy, János Gyurka, Attila Horváth, Balázs Kertész, Richárd Mezei, Árpád Mohácsi, István Pásztor, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári.

Coach: László Kovács

1994 European Championship (7th place)

Csaba Bartók, Attila Borsos, István Csoknyai, József Éles, Róbert Fekete, István Gulyás, Balázs Kertész, István Kiss, Richárd Mezei, Zoltán Németh, István Pásztor, Zsolt Perger, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári, György Zsigmond.

Coach: Sándor Kaló

1995 World Championship (17–20th place)

Attila Borsos, József Éles, Róbert Fekete, István Gulyás, István Kiss, Attila Kotormán, Péter Kovács, Árpád Mohácsi, Zsolt Perger, István Rosta, Miklós Rosta, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári, Lajos Török, Igor Zubjuk, György Zsigmond.

Coach: Sándor Kaló

1996 European Championship (10th place)

Csaba Bartók, Csaba Bendó, Péter Borsodi, István Csoknyai, Róbert Fekete, Ákos Kis, Attila Kotormán, Rudolf Kubasi, Richárd Mezei, Zoltán Nagy, András Oszlánczi, István Pásztor, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári, István Szotyori, György Zsigmond.

Coach: Árpád Kővári

1997 World Championship (4th place)

Csaba Bendó, Zoltán Bergendi, István Csoknyai, József Éles, István Gulyás, Balázs Kertész, Ákos Kis, Richárd Mezei, István Pásztor, Zsolt Perger, Miklós Rosta, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári, Tibor Tyetyák, Igor Zubjuk, György Zsigmond.

Coach: Sándor Vass

1998 European Championship (6th place)

Csaba Bartók, István Csoknyai, Róbert Fekete, István Gulyás, Balázs Kertész, Ákos Kis, Attila Kotormán, Richárd Mezei, István Pásztor, Miklós Rosta, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári, György Zsigmond.

Coach: Sándor Vass

1999 World Championship (11th place)

Csaba Bendó, Tamás Bene, István Csoknyai, Gábor Décsi, József Éles, Nándor Fazekas, István Gulyás, Balázs Kertész, Ákos Kis, Attila Kotormán, Richárd Mezei, László Nagy, Zsolt Perger, István Rosta, László Sótonyi, János Szathmári.

Coach: Sándor Vass

2003 World Championship (6th place)

Csaba Bendó, Dániel Buday, Ákos Doros, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Gergő Iváncsik, Máté Józsa, Dávid Katzirz, Balázs Kertész, Balázs Laluska, Péter Lendvay, László Nagy, István Pásztor (captain), Carlos Pérez, Miklós Rosta, János Szathmári.

Coach: László Skaliczki

2004 European Championship (9th place)

Dániel Buday, Gábor Császár, Ivo Díaz, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Balázs Kertész, Balázs Laluska, Richárd Mezei, Tamás Mocsai, Árpád Mohácsi, László Nagy, István Pásztor (captain), Miklós Rosta, János Szathmári.

Coach: László Skaliczki

2004 Olympic Games (4th place)[8]

Gábor Császár, Ivo Díaz, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Gergely Harsányi, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Balázs Laluska, Péter Lendvay, Richárd Mezei, Tamás Mocsai, László Nagy, István Pásztor (captain), Carlos Pérez, János Szathmári.

Coach: László Skaliczki

2006 European Championship (13th place)

Dániel Buday, Gábor Császár, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Gergely Harsányi, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Máté Józsa, Balázs Laluska, Péter Lendvay, Roland Mikler, László Nagy (captain), Gábor Szente, Szabolcs Törő, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: László Skaliczki

2007 World Championship (9th place)

Gábor Császár, Ivo Díaz, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Gábor Herbert, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Dávid Katzirz, Tamás Mocsai, László Nagy (captain), Kornél Nagy, Nenad Puljezevics, Péter Tatai, Csaba Tombor, Attila Vadkerti.

Coach: László Skaliczki

2008 European Championship (8th place)

Gábor Császár, Nikola Eklemovics, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Gábor Grebenár, Péter Gulyás, Gábor Herbert, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Balázs Laluska, Tamás Mocsai, Kornél Nagy, László Nagy (captain), Nenad Puljezevics, Szabolcs Törő, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: László Skaliczki

2009 World Championship (6th place)

Gábor Császár, Nikola Eklemovics, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál, Gergely Harsányi, Gábor Herbert, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Dávid Katzirz, Tamás Mocsai, László Nagy (captain), Nenad Puljezevics, Barna Putics, Szabolcs Törő, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: János Hajdu

2010 European Championship (14th place)

Gábor Császár, Nikola Eklemovics, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál (captain), Péter Gulyás, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Dávid Katzirz, Milorad Krivokapić, Balázs Laluska, Kornél Nagy, Nenad Puljezevics, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Törő, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: István Csoknyai

2011 World Championship (7th place)[9]

Gábor Császár, Nándor Fazekas, Gyula Gál (captain), Péter Gulyás, Gergely Harsányi, Ferenc Ilyés, Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Dávid Katzirz, Máté Lékai, Roland Mikler, Tamás Mocsai, Kornél Nagy, Carlos Pérez, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Törő, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

2012 European Championship (8th place)[10]

Gábor Ancsin, Gábor Császár, Nándor Fazekas, Gergely Harsányi, Ferenc Ilyés (captain), Gergő Iváncsik, Tamás Iváncsik, Milorad Krivokapić, Balázs Laluska, Roland Mikler, Tamás Mocsai, Kornél Nagy, Barna Putics, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Szöllősi, Attila Vadkerti, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

2012 Olympic Games (4th place)

Gábor Császár, Nándor Fazekas, Péter Gulyás, Gergely Harsányi, Ferenc Ilyés (captain), Gergő Iváncsik, Balázs Laluska, Máté Lékai, Roland Mikler, Tamás Mocsai, László Nagy, Carlos Pérez, Barna Putics, Timuzsin Schuch, Attila Vadkerti, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

2013 World Championship (8th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Gábor Császár, Gergely Harsányi (captain), Gergő Iváncsik, Milorad Krivokapić, Máté Lékai, Roland Mikler, Tamás Mocsai, Kornél Nagy, László Nagy, Barna Putics, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Szöllősi, Péter Tatai, Attila Vadkerti, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

2014 European Championship (8th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Gábor Császár, Péter Gulyás, Ferenc Ilyés (captain), Gergő Iváncsik, Máté Lékai, Roland Mikler, Tamás Mocsai, Kornél Nagy, Barna Putics, Gábor Szalafai, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Szöllősi, Péter Tatai, Attila Vadkerti, Bence Zdolik, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Lajos Mocsai

2016 European Championship (12th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Bence Bánhidi, László Bartucz, Richárd Bodó, Tamás Borsos, Rudolf Faluvégi, Tibor Gazdag, Péter Hornyák, Gergő Iváncsik, Iman Jamali, Roland Mikler, Kornél Nagy, László Nagy (captain), Ákos Pásztor, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Talant Duyshebaev

2017 World Championship (7th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Zsolt Balogh, Bence Bánhidi, Richárd Bodó, Gábor Császár, Nándor Fazekas, Péter Gulyás, Gergely Harsányi, Iman Jamali, Ádám Juhász, Máté Lékai, Patrik Ligetvári, Roland Mikler, László Nagy (captain), Szabolcs Szöllősi, Timuzsin Schuch, Szabolcs Zubai.

Coach: Xavi Sabaté

2018 European Championship (14th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Zsolt Balogh, Donát Bartók, Bence Bánhidi, Richárd Bodó, Ádám Borbély, Gábor Császár, Dávid Fekete, Péter Hornyák, Iman Jamali, Ádám Juhász, Máté Lékai, Patrik Ligetvári, Roland Mikler, Ádám Országh, Szabolcs Szöllősi, Timuzsin Schuch (captain), Uroš Vilovski.

Coach: Ljubomir Vranjes

2019 World Championship (10th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Zsolt Balogh, Bence Bánhidi, Richárd Bodó, Bendegúz Bóka, Gábor Császár, Péter Hornyák, Ferenc Ilyés (captain), Iman Jamali, Ádám Juhász, Máté Lékai, Patrik Ligetvári, Dominik Máthé, Roland Mikler, László Nagy, Timuzsin Schuch, Adrián Sipos, Márton Székely, Zoltán Szita.

Coach: István Csoknyai, Vladan Matić

2020 European Championship (9th place)

Arián Andó, Zsolt Balogh, Donát Bartók, Bence Bánhidi, Bendegúz Bóka, Bálint Fekete, Mátyás Győri, Péter Hornyák, Patrik Ligetvári, Dominik Máthé, Roland Mikler (captain), Bence Nagy, Miklós Rosta, Adrián Sipos, Márton Székely, Zoltán Szita, Ádám Tóth, Dávid Ubornyák.

Coach: István Gulyás

2021 World Championship (5th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Zsolt Balogh, Bence Bánhidi, Richárd Bodó, Ádám Borbély, Bendegúz Bóka, Mátyás Győri, Egon Hanusz, Péter Hornyák, Máté Lékai, Dominik Máthé, Roland Mikler (captain), Bence Nagy, Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez, Miklós Rosta, Adrián Sipos, Stefan Sunajko, Márton Székely, Zoltán Szita, Petar Topic.

Coach: István Gulyás

2022 European Championship (15th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Bence Bánhidi, Richárd Bodó, Ádám Borbély, Bendegúz Bóka, Bendegúz Bujdosó, Mátyás Győri, Egon Hanusz, Máté Lékai, Patrik Ligetvári, Dominik Máthé, Roland Mikler (captain), Bence Nagy, Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez, Miklós Rosta, Adrián Sipos, Stefan Sunajko, Márton Székely, Zoltán Szita, Petar Topic.

Coach: István Gulyás

2023 World Championship (8th place)

Gábor Ancsin, Bence Bánhidi, Richárd Bodó, Bendegúz Bóka, Bendegúz Bujdosó, Egon Hanusz, Zoran Ilić, Péter Kovacsics, Csaba Leimeter, Máté Lékai, Patrik Ligetvári, Roland Mikler (captain), Kristóf Palasics, Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez, Miklós Rosta, Adrián Sipos, Márton Székely, Zoltán Szita, Szabolcs Szöllősi.

Coach: Chema Rodríguez

2024 European Championship (5th place)

Gábor Ancsin 8/24, Arián Andó 2/0, Bence Bánhidi 8/32, László Bartucz 7/0, Richárd Bodó 8/17, Bendegúz Bóka 8/15, Gergő Fazekas 8/18, Egon Hanusz 6/8, Zoran Ilić 8/7, Bence Imre 6/20, Bence Krakovszki 0/0, Zsolt Krakovszki 2/4, Máté Lékai (captain) 8/29, Patrik Ligetvári 8/2, Dominik Máthé 5/14, Kristóf Palasics 5/0, Miklós Rosta 7/23, Adrián Sipos 8/4, Zoltán Szita 7/11, Szabolcs Szöllősi 0/0.

Coach: Chema Rodríguez

2024 Olympic Games (10th place)

Gábor Ancsin 5/13, Bence Bánhidi 5/17, László Bartucz 4/0, Richárd Bodó 5/19, Bendegúz Bóka 5/9, Gergő Fazekas 5/10, Egon Hanusz 1/0, Zoran Ilić 5/9, Bence Imre 4/26, Máté Lékai (captain) 5/13, Patrik Ligetvári 5/1, Roland Mikler 2/0, Kristóf Palasics 4/0, Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez 3/2, Miklós Rosta 3/8, Adrián Sipos 5/0, Zoltán Szita 4/10.

Coach: Chema Rodríguez

2025 World Championship (8th place)

Gábor Ancsin 4/3, Bence Bánhidi 7/16, László Bartucz 3/0, Richárd Bodó 7/18, Bendegúz Bóka 6/17, Gergő Fazekas 7/14, Egon Hanusz 2/2, Zoran Ilić 7/26, Bence Imre 7/28, Bence Krakovszki 5/4, Zsolt Krakovszki 3/5, Máté Lékai (captain) 6/22, Patrik Ligetvári 7/4, Roland Mikler 4/1, Máté Ónodi-Jánoskúti 5/8, Kristóf Palasics 7/0, Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez 4/11, Miklós Rosta 7/4, Adrián Sipos 7/5, Zoltán Szita 7/28.

Coach: Chema Rodríguez

2026 European Championship (10th place)

Arián Andó 0/0, László Bartucz 7/0, Richárd Bodó 7/16, Bendegúz Bóka 7/14, Gergő Fazekas 7/23, Egon Hanusz 7/7, Zoran Ilić 7/21, Bence Imre 7/46, Bence Krakovszki 7/3, Patrik Ligetvári 7/6, Péter Lukács 7/0, Máté Ónodi-Jánoskúti 5/10, Kristóf Palasics 7/1, Tamás Papp 2/0, Andrej Pergel 5/4, Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez 2/4, Miklós Rosta 7/29, Adrián Sipos (captain) 7/2, Benjámin Szilágyi 0/0, Zoltán Szita 7/16.

Coach: Chema Rodríguez

Coaching history

More information Period, Head Coach ...
Period Head Coach
1958Hungary Sándor Cséfai
1959–1961Hungary István Hetey
1962–1964Hungary Árpád Csicsmányi
1964–1973Hungary Miklós Albrecht
1973–1982Hungary Mihály Faludi
1982–1985Hungary László Kovács
1985–1989Hungary Lajos Mocsai
1989–1990Hungary János Csík
1991–1992Hungary Attila Joósz
1992–1993Hungary László Kovács
1993–1995Hungary Sándor Kaló
1995–1996Hungary Árpád Kővári
1997–1999Hungary Sándor Vass
1999–2001Hungary János Hajdu
2001–2008Hungary László Skaliczki
2008–2009Hungary János Hajdu
2009–2010Hungary István Csoknyai
2010–2014Hungary Lajos Mocsai
2014–2016Spain Talant Dujshebaev
2016–2017Spain Xavi Sabaté
2017–2018Sweden Ljubomir Vranjes
2018–2019Hungary István Csoknyai
2019–2022Hungary István Gulyás
2022–presentSpain Chema Rodríguez
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Statistics

Records

  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection..

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

More information Player, Career ...
Most matches played[11]
Player Career Caps Pos Goals
Péter Kovács 1973–1995323LB1,797
János Szathmári 1988–2010302GK2
Béla Bartalos 1970–1984288GK2
Gergő Iváncsik 2000–2017270LW696
Gábor Császár 2004–2019247CB845
Nándor Fazekas 1998–2017238GK1
Ferenc Ilyés 2003–2019229LB502
József Kenyeres 1974–1994224496
István Pásztor 1992–2004215LW830
István Szilágyi 1972–1983214P541
László Szabó 1976–1988211P374
Szabolcs Zubai 2004–2017211P308
László Nagy 1999–2019209RB749
Roland Mikler 2004–present208GK0
Zsolt Kontra 1975–1988198LW523
János Gyurka 1981–1995191RB662
László Sótonyi 1990–2001190CB, OB518
Tamás Mocsai 1999–2014190RB439
Richárd Mezei 1992–2004184P280
Gyula Gál 1999–2011180P442
József Éles 1989–2000179CB, LB828
Gergely Harsányi 2002–2017179RB399
László Marosi 1983–1992171LB, LW710
Balázs Kertész 1989–2004171RW361
István Csoknyai 1991–2004170RB168
Timuzsin Schuch 2006–2019170P80
Mihály Iváncsik 1984–1992169RW623
Mihály Kovács 1976–1990168CB244
Lajos Simó 1965–1977162
Ernő Gubányi 1972–1980159D
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Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

More information Player, Goals ...
Most goals scored[11]
Player Goals Matches Average
Péter Kovács 1,7973235.56
Gábor Császár 8452473.42
István Pásztor 8302153.86
József Éles 8281794.58
László Nagy 7492093.58
László Marosi 7101714.15
Gergő Iváncsik 6962702.57
János Gyurka 6621913.47
Mihály Iváncsik 6231693.69
István Szilágyi 5412142.53
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Record against other teams

As of 25 January 2021

Key
Positive total balance (more wins)
Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative total balance (more losses)
More information National team, Total ...
National team Total Olympic Games World Championship European Championship Qualifications Other
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L
Algeria Algeria 131120 0000 5500 ———— 0000 8620
Angola Angola 2200 0000 2200 ———— 0000 0000
Argentina Argentina 4311 0000 3210 ———— 0000 1100
Australia Australia 4400 0000 3300 ———— 0000 1100
Austria Austria 4734211 0000 0000 1001 2200 4432210
Azerbaijan SSR 2200 0000 0000 ———— 0000 2200
Asian team 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100
Bahrain Bahrain 3300 0000 0000 ———— 0000 3300
Belgium Belgium 6600 0000 0000 ———— 2200 4400
Belarus Belarus 8701 0000 1001 2200 2200 3300
Byelorussian SSR 2101 0000 0000 ———— 0000 2101
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 4400 0000 0000 0000 4400 0000
Brazil Brazil 6600 2200 2200 ———— 1100 1100
Bulgaria Bulgaria 413911 0000 4400 0000 6501 313010
Canada canada 2200 0000 0000 ———— 0000 2200
Chile Chile 1100 0000 1100 ———— 0000 0000
China China 2200 0000 1100 ———— 0000 1100
Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 4013 0000 0000 ———— 0000 4013
Cuba Cuba 5500 1100 1100 ———— 0000 3300
Croatia Croatia 349520 3003 7106 3111 4202 15548
Cyprus Cyprus 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
Czech Republic Czech Republic 292027 0000 2200 4202 2101 211524
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 5933620 3201 6222 ———— 0001 5029416
Denmark Denmark 4319420 2101 10514 6015 4121 191309
Egypt Egypt 171520 1100 3210 ———— 0000 131210
Estonia Estonia 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
Finland Finland 8602 0000 0000 0000 4400 4202
France France 3919317 1001 9306 4211 2110 231319
Greece Greece 5500 1100 0000 0000 2200 2200
Georgia (country) Georgia 2200 0000 0000 0000 2200 0000
Georgian SSR 10604 0000 0000 ———— 0000 10406
Iceland Iceland 4224315 2101 9603 6312 2101 231328
Israel Israel 5401 0000 2200 ———— 0000 3201
Italy Italy 171700 0000 0000 0000 6600 11110
Japan Japan 9711 2200 3300 ———— 0000 4211
Kuwait Kuwait 4400 0000 1100 ———— 3300 3300
Latvia Latvia 4310 0000 0000 4310 0000
Lithuania Lithuania 11902 0000 0000 8602 3300
Lithuanian SSR 1001 0000 0000 ———— 0000 0001
Netherlands Netherlands 212100 0000 1100 0000 3300 171700
Qatar Qatar 3300 0000 1100 ———— 0000 2200
Serbia Serbia* 9504 000 110 2002 000 6402
South Korea South Korea 12903 4202 4301 ———— 0000 4400
United Arab Republic United Arab Republic 1100 0000 0000 ———— 0000 1100
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 7017944 3003 7115 ———— 2101 5815835
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* includes games against Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

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