The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation (Magyar Kézilabda Szövetség) and takes part in international handball competitions. The team won the World Championship in 1965 and the European Championship in 2000.

Results

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

Since their debut in 1976, Hungary has participated in seven Olympic Games. They received a silver medal in Sydney 2000.

World Championship

Hungary is regularly present at World Championships, having missed only 1990 and recently 2011. They won the tournament once in 1965 and have also received four silver and four bronze medals. In 2003, Hungary lost the final match against France 32–29 after one overtime.

European Championship

As of 2022, the Hungarian team has participated in every European Championship that has taken place. They won the tournament in 2000, after beating Ukraine 32–30 in the final.

Other tournaments

Team

Current squad

19-player squad for the 2024 European Championship was announced on 13 November 2024. Initially, Anna Albek's name was on the team sheet, but she had to withdraw due to knee problems. Head coach: Vladimir Golovin

Recent call ups

Technical staff

Retired numbers

Notable players

Past squads

1957 World Championship (Second placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1962 World Championship (Fifth placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1965 World Championship (Winner) Coach: Bódog Török 1971 World Championship (Third placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1973 World Championship (Fourth placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1975 World Championship (Third placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1976 Summer Olympics (Third placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1978 World Championship (Third placed) Coach: Bódog Török 1980 Summer Olympics (Fourth placed) Coach: Mihály Lele 1982 World Championship (Second placed) Coach: János Csík 1986 World Championship (Eighth placed) Coach: Zsolt Barabás 1993 World Championship (Seventh placed) Coach: László Laurencz 1994 European Championship (Fourth placed) Coach: László Laurencz 1995 World Championship (Second placed) Coach: László Laurencz 1996 Summer Olympics (Third placed) Coach: László Laurencz 1996 European Championship (Tenth placed) Coach: László Laurencz 1997 World Championship (Ninth placed) Coach: János Csík 1998 European Championship (Third placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 1999 World Championship (Fifth placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2000 Summer Olympics (Second placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2000 European Championship (Winner) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2001 World Championship (Sixth placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2002 European Championship (Fifth placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2003 World Championship (Second placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2004 Summer Olympics (Fifth placed) Coach: Lajos Mocsai 2004 European Championship (Third placed) Coach: Szilárd Kiss 2005 World Championship (Third placed) Coach: András Németh 2006 European Championship (Fifth placed) Coach: András Németh 2007 World Championship (Eighth placed) Coach: András Németh 2008 Summer Olympics (Fourth placed) Coach: János Hajdu 2008 European Championship (Eighth placed) Coach: Vilmos Imre 2009 World Championship (Ninth placed) Coach: Eszter Mátéfi 2010 European Championship (Tenth placed) Coach: Eszter Mátéfi 2012 European Championship (Third placed) Coach: Karl Erik Bøhn 2013 World Championship (Eighth placed) Coach: János Hajdu 2014 European Championship (Sixth placed) Coach: András Németh 2015 World Championship (Eleventh placed) Coach: András Németh 2016 European Championship (Twelfth placed) Coach: Kim Rasmussen 2017 World Championship (Fifteenth placed) Coach: Kim Rasmussen 2018 European Championship (Seventh placed) Coach: Kim Rasmussen 2019 World Championship (Fourteenth placed) Coach: Kim Rasmussen

Coaching history

Individual all-time records

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Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only. Last updated: 1 December 2024 Source: kezitortenelem.hu

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only. Last updated: 1 December 2024 Source: kezitortenelem.hu