- Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball) Countries Hungary Confederation EHF Founded 1951 Number of teams 12 Relegation to NB I/B Level on pyramid Level 1 Domestic cup(s) Magyar Kupa International cup(s) EHF Champions League
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
EHF CupCurrent champions MKB Veszprém KC (2010–11) Most championships MKB Veszprém KC (19 titles) Website http://www.handballnet.hu 
2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság IThe Nemzeti Bajnokság I (English: National Championship I, commonly abbreviated NB I) is the premier men's professional handball league in Hungary, administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Since 2006 the official name of the championship is Budapest Bank Férfi Kézilabda Liga due to sponsorship reasons.[1]
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Overview
Running since 1951, the Hungarian championship is among the strongests in Europe. MKB Veszprém KC have won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2008 and have reached the semi-final of the EHF Champions League three times in the last nine seasons, capturing a silver medal in 2002. Main domestic rivals Pick Szeged are also regular members of the Champions League.
Famous handball players who have played in the league include Carlos Perez, Zlatko Saračević, Mirza Džomba, Árpád Sterbik, László Nagy, Dániel Buday, Balázs Laluska, József Éles, Julio Fis, Rolando Uríos, Nenad Perunicić, Vlado Šola, Dejan Perić, Vladimir Hernandez, Gergő Iváncsik and many others.
Currently, it consists of 12 teams, joined by Slovakian top club HT Tatran Prešov, which are also participating in the league to enhance the level of it, and to be able to play more competitive matches than in their home league, where they proved untouchable in the recent seasons. However, matches played by and against them do not count towards the official ranking.
The top four teams after the regular season 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 double round robin system, playing six additional rounds. Depending on their final position in the regular season, they are awarded bonus points which are added to the points they earn in the postseason.
According to the EHF league ranking, NB I champions and runners-up receive an automatic spot in the Group phase of the forthcoming Champions League season, while following two clubs enter the EHF Cup. Teams ranked eleventh and twelfth get relegated and will be replaced by the winners of the Eastern and Western group of the second division.
Current season
Teams for season 2011–12
- Balatonfüredi KSE
- Csurgói KK
- FTC-PLER
- Gyöngyösi FKK
- Pajor Pálinka-Kecskeméti KSE
- Mezőkövesdi KC
- MKB Veszprém KC
- Orosházi FKSE
- Pick Szeged
- Tatabánya-Carbonex KC
- Tatai HAC
- Tatran Prešov (Guest team from Slovakia)
- TM-LINE PTE-PVSE
EHF league ranking
- As of 4 February 2011[2]
Current
RankingMovement Last Season
RankingLeague Coefficient 1 
(1) 
Bundesliga144.78 2 (2) 
Liga ASOBAL127.72 3 
(4) 
Nemzeti Bajnokság I65.22 4 (5) 
Ligue Nationale de Handball58.11 5 (6) 
Superliga57.40 6 
(3) 
Håndboldligaen56.78 Past winners
Champions by year
Season Winner 1951 Vörös Meteor Közért 1952 Budapest Honvéd SE 1953 Budapesti Dózsa SK 1954 Budapest Vörös Meteor 1955 Budapest Vörös Meteor 1956 Interrupted due to the Revolution of 1956 1957 Budapest Vörös Meteor 1958 Újpesti Dózsa SC 1959 Budapest Spartacus 1960 Budapest Spartacus 1961 Budapest Spartacus 1962 Budapest Spartacus 1963 Budapest Honvéd SE 1964 Budapest Honvéd SE 1965 Budapest Honvéd SE 1966 Budapest Honvéd SE 1967 Budapest Honvéd SE 1968 Budapest Honvéd SE 1969 Elektromos SE 1970 Elektromos SE 1971 Elektromos SE Season Winner 1972 Budapest Honvéd SE 1973 Budapest Spartacus 1974 Tatabányai Bányász 1975 Debreceni Dózsa 1976 Budapest Honvéd SE 1977 Budapest Honvéd SE 1978 Tatabányai Bányász 1979 Tatabányai Bányász 1980 Budapest Honvéd SE 1981 Budapest Honvéd SE 1982 Budapest Honvéd SE 1983 Budapest Honvéd SE 1984 Tatabányai Bányász 1985 Veszprémi Építők 1986 Veszprémi Építők 1987 Rába ETO Győr 1988–89 Rába ETO Győr 1989–90 Rába ETO Győr 1990–91 Elektromos SE 1991–92 Bramac SE 1992–93 Fotex Veszprém Season Winner 1993–94 Fotex VSE 1994–95 Fotex VSE 1995–96 Pick Szeged 1996–97 Fotex KCV 1997–98 Fotex KCV 1998–99 Fotex KCV 1999–2000 Dunaferr SE 2000–01 Fotex KCV 2001–02 Fotex KCV 2002–03 Fotex KCV 2003–04 Fotex KCV 2004–05 Fotex KCV 2005–06 MKB Veszprém KC 2006–07 Pick Szeged 2007–08 MKB Veszprém KC 2008–09 MKB Veszprém KC 2009–10 MKB Veszprém KC 2010–11 MKB Veszprém KC 2011–12 in progress Titles by club
Club Winners Winning Years MKB Veszprém KC 19 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Budapest Honvéd SE 14 1952, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Budapest Spartacus 5 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973 Elektromos SE 4 1969, 1970, 1971, 1991 Tatabányai Bányász 4 1974, 1978, 1979, 1984 Rába Vasas ETO Győr 3 1987, 1989, 1990 Budapest Vörös Meteor 3 1954, 1955, 1957 Pick Szeged 2 1996, 2007 Újpesti Dózsa SC 2 1953, 1958 Dunaferr SE 1 2000 Debreceni Dózsa 1 1975 Vörös Meteor Közért 1 1951 See also
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorers
- Hungarian Handballer of the Year
References
- ^ "A Budapest Bank névadó szponzorként támogatja az NBI-es férfi kézilabda ligát" (in Hungarian). Budapest Bank. 6 September 2006. http://www.budapestbank.hu/info/sajtoszoba/sajtoszoba_cikk.php?frm_id=260. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ 2011/12 European Cup place distribution (PDF). European Handball Federation. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
External links
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