The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games Competitive record at the Olympic Games GamesRoundPosition 1936 BerlinFinal round 4th 51042564−39Not held from 1948 to 1968 1972 MunichMain round 8th 6204110101+9 1976 MontrealGroup stage 6th 5203111103+8 1980 MoscowBronze medal match 4th 6321114108+6 1984 Los Angelesdid not participate 1988 SeoulBronze medal match 4th 6303125120+5 1992 BarcelonaGroup stage 7th 6303125127−2 1996 Atlantadid not qualify 2000 Sydney 2004 AthensBronze medal match 4th 8503219210+9 2008 Beijingdid not qualify 2012 LondonBronze medal match 4th 8305200221−21 2016 Rio de Janeirodid not qualify 2020 Tokyo 2024 ParisPreliminary round 10th 5105137138−1 2028 Los AngelesFuture event 2032 BrisbaneTotalQualified: 9/1655232301,1661,192−26
Competitive record in pre-Olympic qualifying rounds Year 1936 Qualifiedyes 1972 8th at the 1970 World Champyes 197644008257+25yes 1980 9th at the 1978 World Champyes 1984 Winner of the 1983 B World Champboycott 1988 2nd at the 1986 World Champyes 1992 6th at the 1990 World Champyes 1996 17th at the 1995 World Champno 2000 11th at the 1999 World Champno 2004 6th at the 2003 World Champyes 2008 Couldn't participate in qualificationno 201232018179+2yes 2016 Couldn't participate in qualificationno 2020 Couldn't participate in qualificationno 202432018880+8yes 2028To be determined 2032Total10802251216+359/15
World Championship Competitive record at the World Championship YearRoundPosition 1938did not enter 1954 1958Main round 7th 6213106119−13 1961did not qualify 1964Main round 8th 63039390+3 1967Quarter-finals 8th 6204126130−4 1970 8th 63039584+9 1974Main round 7th 630311495+19 1978Group stage 9th 6411135117+18 1982Main round 9th 7241152141+9 1986Final 7601167151+16 1990Main round 6th 7412151147+4 199311th 7205166161+5 1995Group stage17th 5104119121−2 1997Bronze medal match 4th 9603220206+14 1999Round of 1611th 6303157136+21 2001did not qualify 2003Main round 6th 9405273259+14 2005did not qualify 2007Main round 9th 8503225224+1 2009 6th 9513254227+27 2011 7th 9603254253+1 2013Quarter-finals 8th 7403200167+33 2015did not qualify 2017Quarter-finals 7th 7304202194+8 2019Main round 10th 8323225219+6 2021Quarter-finals 5th 7502226193+33 2023 8th 9405266283-17 2025 8th 7412216194+22 2027did not qualify 2029to be determined 2031Total23/320 Titles16484116941423911+231
Competitive record in pre-World Championship qualifying rounds Year 1938 did not enterN/A 19541001813−5no 1958 Qualifiedyes 196121012931−2no 196422003930+9yes 196743109055+35yes 197022005226+26yes 1974 6th at the 1972 Olympicsyes 1978 6th at the 1976 Olympicsyes 1982 4th at the 1980 Olympicsyes 1986 5th at the 1985 World Champ Byes 1990 4th at the 1988 Olympicsyes 1993 6th at the 1990 World Champyes 1995 7th at the 1994 Euroyes 19976501169142+17yes 19996402157131+26yes 20018503199160+39no 20038800244161+83yes 200521015456−2no 200722006552+13yes 200922005449+5yes 201121015352+1yes 201321015452+2yes 201521015154−3no 201722005650+6yes 201921015150+1yes 2021 Qualifiedyes 202322006454+10yes 202522006949+20yes 202721016061-1no 2029 2031
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 : 7th place 1979 : 4th place 1988 : 6th place 1992 : 7th place EURO Super Cup tournament Germany 1987 : 4th place
European Championship Competitive record at the European Championship YearRoundPosition* 1994Group stage 7th 6303128131−3 1996Group stage 10th 6114144158−14 1998Group stage 6th 6303145154−9 2000did not qualify 2002 2004Main round 9th 6222164169−5 2006Group stage 13th 31028489−5 2008Main round 8th 6312176173+3 2010Group stage 14th 30128096−16 2012Main round 8th 6132156161−5 2014Main round 8th 6123159165−6 2016Main round 12th 6105142166−24 2018Group stage 14th 30037792−15 2020Main round 9th 7313176189−13 2022Group stage 15th 31028992−3 2024Fifth place game 5th 8503228224+4 2026Main round 10th 7223202194+8 2028to be determined 2030 2032Total15/200 Titles8227134221502253−103
Competitive record in pre-European Championship qualifying rounds Year 19948602182142+40yes 19966312156149+7yes 19986411147138+9yes 200020025259−7no 2002202046460no 200421016462+2yes 20068800297208+89yes 200822005953+6yes 20108602241179+62yes 20126600171130+41yes 20146322161153+8yes 20166600178151+27yes 20186411174156+18yes 20206510161135+26yes 2022 Qualified as hostyes 20246501226168+58yes 20266510203158+45yes 2028To be determined 2030 2032
*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.
Head coach: Chema Rodríguez
Extended squad / recent call-ups
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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)