PLER KC
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Pestszentlőrinc-Elektromos-Rév Kézilabda Club was a Hungarian
team handball
club from Pestszentlőrinc
, Budapest
. Founded in 1927 under the name Elektromos SE, the team first merged with Pestszentlőrinc in 2000, and later fusioned with Rév KC, altering the club name to PLER. In the summer of 2011 the club united with Ferencvárosi TC and created a new formation, the FTC-PLER. However, to maintain their productive youth system, the younger age groups remained separated and the second teams of both clubs play in the second division.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
club from Pestszentlőrinc
Pestszentlorinc
Pestszentlőrinc , Saint Lawrence of Pest , the 18th district of Budapest is situated at the south-eastern part of the city. It is made up of two earlier distinct towns: Pestszentlőrinc and Pestszentimre....
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. Founded in 1927 under the name Elektromos SE, the team first merged with Pestszentlőrinc in 2000, and later fusioned with Rév KC, altering the club name to PLER. In the summer of 2011 the club united with Ferencvárosi TC and created a new formation, the FTC-PLER. However, to maintain their productive youth system, the younger age groups remained separated and the second teams of both clubs play in the second division.
Accomplishments
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winners: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1991
- Silver Medallists: 1968, 1974, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1995
- Bronze Medallists: 1972, 1980, 1994, 1996
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winners: 1976, 1980, 1981, 1997
- Silver Medallists: 1953, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2011