2023–24 Magyar Kupa (men's handball)

2023–24 Magyar Kupa

Tournament details
Country	Hungary
Dates	22 August 2023 – 10 March 2024
Teams	38

The 2023–24 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) is the 66th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup handball competition.

Schedule

Times up to 28 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2023 to 30 March 2024 are CET (UTC+1).

The rounds of the 2023–24 competition are scheduled as follows:

Round	Draw date	Matches	Fixtures	Clubs	New entries	Leagues entering
Round I	25 July 2023[1]	29 August–27 September 2023	8	16 → 8	16	Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, Nemzeti Bajnokság II and, Megyei Bajnokság I
Round II	3 October 2023[2]	20 October–8 November 2023	8	16 → 8	8	Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
Round III	11 November 2023[3]	21 November–6 December 2023	8	16 → 8	8	Nemzeti Bajnokság I, places 7–14
Round IV	12 December 2023[4]	12 January–7 February 2024	6	12 → 6	4	Nemzeti Bajnokság I, places 3–6
Quarter-finals	13 February 2024[5]	6–20 March 2024	4	8 → 4	2	Nemzeti Bajnokság I, places 1–2
Final four	25 March 2024[6]	18–19 May 2024	4	4 → 1	none	none

Teams

A total of 38 teams competed in the 2023–24 edition, comprising 14 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (tier 1), 13 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (tier 2), 9 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II (tier 3) and 1 teams from the Megyei Bajnokság I (tier 4).

Nemzeti Bajnokság I Balatonfüredi KSE CYEB-Budakalász Csurgói KK Dabas KC QHB-Eger FTC-Green Collect HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös Carbonex-Komló HSA NEKA PLER-Budapest OTP Bank-Pick Szeged MOL-Tatabánya KC Telekom Veszprém Fejér-B.Á.L. Veszprém

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B KK Ajka BFKA-Veszprém Budai Farkasok-Rév Optimum Solar-Békési FKC Ceglédi KKSE DEAC Győri ETO-UNI FKC Kecskemét Mezőkövesdi KC ÓAM-Ózdi KC Rákosmente Szigetszentmiklósi KSK Vecsés SE

Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Northwest Group BFKA-Balatonfüred Kistext Várpalotai BSK

Southwest Group Százhalombattai KE

Northeast Group DVTK Füzesabonyi SC Csépe-Salgótarjáni SKC Váci FKA

Southeast Group Csömör KSK

Megyei Bajnokság I

Komárom-Esztergom and Fejér

• Martonvásári KSE

Matches

A total of 32 matches were take place, starting with First round on 29 August 2023 and culminating with the Final on 19 May 2024.

First round

The first round ties was scheduled for 29 August–27 September 2023.^[1][7]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
29 August
BFKA-Balatonfüred (3)	16–24	(2) KK Ajka
1 September
Martonvásári KSE (4)	26–39	(3) Csömör KSK
5 September
Várpalotai BSK (3)	23–37	(2) Győri ETO-UNI FKC
26 September
Százhalombattai KE (3)	25–33	(2) Ceglédi KKSE
27 September
Füzesabonyi SC (3)	25–41	(2) DEAC
DVTK (3)	26–26	(2) Mezőkövesdi KC
Csépe-Salgótarjáni SKC (3)	33–32	(2) Budai Farkasok-Rév
Váci FKA (3)	10–0	(3) Kistext

Second round

The second round ties was scheduled for 20 October–8 November 2023.^[2][8]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
20 October
Csömör KSK (3)	37–33	(2) BFKA-Veszprém
24 October
KK Ajka (3)	32–33	(2) Tatai AC
31 October
Ceglédi KKSE (2)	35–27	(2) DEAC
2 November
Optimum Solar-Békési FKC (2)	32–25	(2) Kecskemét
Csépe-Salgótarjáni SKC (3)	30–32	(2) Vecsés SE
Váci FKA (3)	27–29	(2) Szigetszentmiklósi KSK
3 November
Győri ETO-UNI FKC (2)	37–26	(2) Rákosmente
8 November
DVTK (3)	28–23	(2) ÓAM-Ózdi KC

Third round

The third round ties was scheduled for 21 November–6 December 2023.^[3][9]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
21 November
Ceglédi KKSE (2)	27–37	(1) Dabas KC
Győri ETO-UNI FKC (2)	27–29	(2) Szigetszentmiklósi KSK
28 November
DVTK (3)	32–44	(1) HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
Vecsés SE (2)	25–32	(1) QHB-Eger
5 December
Optimum Solar-Békési FKC (2)	31–36	(1) PLER-Budapest
Csömör KSK (3)	26–35	(1) Fejér-B.Á.L. Veszprém
Tatai AC (2)	22–40	(1) HSA NEKA
6 November
CYEB-Budakalász (1)	32–29	(1) Carbonex-Komló

Fourth round

The fourth round ties was scheduled for 12 January–7 February 2024.^[4][10]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 January
PLER-Budapest (1)	36–31	(1) Fejér-B.Á.L. Veszprém
26 January
QHB-Eger (1)	25–30	(1) Dabas KC
27 January
Szigetszentmiklósi KSK (2)	25–40	(1) CYEB-Budakalász
30 January
FTC-Green Collect (1)	32–26	(1) HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös
6 February
HSA NEKA (1)	32–26	(1) Balatonfüredi KSE
7 February
Csurgói KK (1)	26–26 (a)	(1) MOL-Tatabánya KC

Quarter-finals

The Quarter finals ties was scheduled for 6–20 March 2024.^[5][11]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
6 March
Dabas KC (1)	35–28	(1) MOL-Tatabánya KC
20 March
CYEB-Budakalász (1)	30–36	(1) HSA NEKA
PLER-Budapest (1)	31–38	(1) OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
Telekom Veszprém (1)	37–29	(1) FTC-Green Collect

Final four

The final four will be held on 18–19 May 2024 at the Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok in Tatabánya.^[6]

Semi-finals Final                 18 May, 15:30     OTP Bank-Pick Szeged   19 May, 15:15   HSA NEKA       18 May, 18:00       Telekom Veszprém     Dabas KC   Bronze medal match     19 May, 18:00

Awards Most valuable player: Ludovic Fabregas Best Goalkeeper: Final standings Team Telekom Veszprém OTP Bank - Pick Szeged HSA NEKA

See also

• 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
• 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
• 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

References

1. "Sorsoltak a férfi MK-ban (1. forduló)". mksz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
2. "Sorsoltak a férfi MK-ra (2. forduló)". mksz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
3. "Sorsoltak a férfi MK-ra (3. forduló)". mksz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
4. "Sorsoltak a férfi MK-ban (4. forduló)". mksz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
5. "Sorsoltak a férfi MK negyeddöntőire". mksz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
6. "Sorsoltak a férfi MK négyes döntőre". mksz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
7. 2023/2024 - Magyar Kupa férfi I. forduló
8. 2023/2024 - Magyar Kupa férfi II. forduló
9. 2023/2024 - Magyar Kupa férfi III. forduló
10. 2023/2024 - Magyar Kupa férfi IV. forduló
11. 2023/2024 - Magyar Kupa férfi V. forduló (Negyeddöntő)

External links

• Hungarian Handball Federaration (in Hungarian)
• Official rules (in Hungarian)