- Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Women's handball)
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Women's handball) Countries 
HungaryConfederation EHF Founded 1951 Number of teams 12 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Domestic cup(s) Magyar Kupa International cup(s) EHF Champions League
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
EHF CupCurrent champions Győri Audi ETO KC (2010–11) Most championships Vasas SC (15 titles) TV partners SportKlub, RTL Klub Website Hungarian Handball Federation 
2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság IThe Nemzeti Bajnokság I (English: National Championship I, commonly abbreviated NB I) is the top professional league for Hungarian women's team handball clubs. It is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
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History
The first edition of the women's handball league was held in 1951. That year only four teams participated, playing once against each other. Csepeli Vasas SK were crowned champions as they got equal points to Budapest Vörös Meteor Közért, but were superior on goal difference. Next season Vörös Meteor took revenge and secured the title just ahead of Csepel.
The forthcoming years were characterized by long term team hegemonies: Budapesti Spartacus SC won seven titles between 1960 and 1967, whilst Vasas SC were awarded thirteen gold medals between 1972 and 1985.
Turning into the nineties, Ferencvárosi TC managed to appear in the dominant role. In the 1992–93 season, after topping the table in the regular season, they bled to death in the playoffs yet, but a year later there was nothing to stop them. Until 2002 another five league title landed in the hands of Ágnes Farkas and co. The lone team which managed to interrupt their run was the Radulovics-led Dunaferr in 1998. The Dunaújváros-based team won five titles altogether until 2004, when, after finished on the podium an incredibly nine times in row without having won the title, finally Győri Graboplast ETO KC lifted the championship trophy.
Since then ETO with the support of their new main sponsor, car manufacturer Audi, have won all but one titles.
Competition format
At the beginning only four teams entered the National Championship. Later, the league have been expanded, first to 12, later to 14 teams. There was a short living try with 16 teams in two groups but the idea got dropped just after five seasons. Since 2006 the league is made up of 12 teams. The championship was held in one calendar year until 1987, when they switched to autumn-spring format. Interestingly, in the 2003–04 season Austrian top club Hypo Niederösterreich played in the league as a guest team, however, their results did not count towards the final ranking.
Current format
The current system is composed by twelve teams. The sides play twice against each other in the regular season on a home and on an away leg. The top four teams qualify for the playoffs, where a best-of-three system is used. Teams ranked fifth to ninth and tenth to twelfth decide their final places in a classification round, using a round robin system, playing six additional rounds. According to their final position in the regular season, they awarded bonus points which are added to the points they earn in the postseason. Bottom two teams get relegated.
Current season
Teams
The twelve teams of the 2011–12 season are the following:
- Alcoa FKC RightPhone
- Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE
- Dunaújvárosi Regale Klíma
- DVSC-Fórum
- ÉTV-Érdi VSE
- FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
- Győri Audi ETO KC
- Kiskunhalas NKSE
- Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő
- SYMA Váci NKSE
- UKSE Szekszárd
- Veszprém Barabás KC
Previous winners
Champions by year
Season Winner 1951 Csepeli Vasas SK 1952 Vörös Meteor Füszért 1953 Debreceni Petőfi SK 1954 Csepeli Vasas SK 1955 Debreceni Törekvés SK 1956 Csepeli Vasas SK 1957 Győri Vasas ETO 1958 Miskolci VSC 1959 Győri Vasas ETO 1960 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1961 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1962 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1963 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1964 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1965 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1966 Ferencvárosi TC 1967 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1968 Ferencvárosi TC 1969 Ferencvárosi TC 1970 Bakony Vegyész 1971 Ferencvárosi TC Season Winner 1972 Vasas SC 1973 Vasas SC 1974 Vasas SC 1975 Vasas SC 1976 Vasas SC 1977 Vasas SC 1978 Vasas SC 1979 Vasas SC 1980 Vasas SC 1981 Vasas SC 1982 Vasas SC 1983 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1984 Vasas SC 1985 Vasas SC 1986 Budapesti Spartacus SC 1987 DMVSC 1988–89 Építők SC 1989–90 Építők SC 1990–91 Hargita KC 1991–92 Vasas CNC 1992–93 Vasas-Dreher Season Winner 1993–94 Spectrum-Ferencvárosi TC 1994–95 Ferencvárosi TC-Spectrum 1995–96 Ferencvárosi TC-Polgári Bank 1996–97 Herz-Ferencvárosi TC 1997–98 Dunaferr SE 1998–99 Dunaferr SE 1999–2000 Herz-Ferencvárosi TC 2000–01 Dunaferr SE 2001–02 Herz-Ferencvárosi TC 2002–03 Dunaferr SE 2003–04 Dunaferr SE 2004–05 Győri Graboplast ETO KC 2005–06 Győri Graboplast ETO KC 2006–07 Budapest Bank-Ferencvárosi TC 2007–08 Győri Audi ETO KC 2008–09 Győri Audi ETO KC 2009–10 Győri Audi ETO KC 2010–11 Győri Audi ETO KC 2011–12 in progress Titles by club
Club name Number of titles Years won Vasas SC 15 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993 Ferencvárosi TC 11 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007 Budapesti Spartacus SC 9 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1983, 1986 Győri ETO KC 8 1957, 1959, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Dunaferr 5 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 Csepeli Vasas 3 1951, 1954, 1956 Építők SC (also as Hargita KC) 3 1989, 1990, 1991 Debreceni VSC 2 1955, 1987 Bakony Vegyész Veszprém 1 1970 Miskolci VSC 1 1958 Debreceni Petőfi SK 1 1953 Budapest Vörös Meteor 1 1952 References
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