Hungarian handball league system
The Hungarian handball league system, or Hungarian handball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional handball clubs in Hungary. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
Men
The tier levels
For the 2015–16 season, the Hungarian handball league system is as follows:
| Level Clubs |
Divisions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 14 |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I) 14 clubs – 2 relegations | |||||||
| 2 28 |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B) West 14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegations |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B) East 14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegations | ||||||
| 3 72 |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) North-west 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) South-west 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) South 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) North 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) North-east 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) South-east 12 clubs – 1p, 3r | ||
| 4 | Regional divisions | |||||||
Lower divisions
For the 2015–16 season, the lower divisions for each of the Counties is as follows:
| County | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|
 Bács-Kiskun
|
Bács-Kiskun megyei (11 teams) |
None |
 Tolna
|
None | |
 Baranya
|
Baranya megyei (9 teams) |
None |
 Békés
|
Békés megyei (7 teams) |
None |
 Budapest
|
Budapest I (12 teams) |
Budapest I/A (12 teams) |
 Csongrád
|
Csongrád megyei (8 teams) |
None |
 Győr-Moson-Sopron
|
Győr-Moson-Sopron megyei (11 teams) |
None |
 Komárom-Esztergom
|
None | |
 Vas
|
None | |
 Hajdú-Bihar
|
Hajdú-Bihar megyei (6 teams) |
None |
 Heves
|
Heves megyei (4 teams) |
None |
 Nógrád
|
None | |
 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
|
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megyei (5 teams) |
None |
 Pest
|
Pest megyei A (11 teams) |
Pest megyei B (12 teams) |
 Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megyei (6 teams) |
None |
 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
|
None | |
 Veszprém
|
Veszprém-Fejér megyei (12 teams) |
None |
 Fejér
|
None | |
.svg){kind=small} Zala
|
Zala megyei (8 teams) |
None |
 Somogy
|
None |
Evolution of the Hungarian men's handball league system
| Tier\Years | 1957–67 | 1968– |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I) | |
| 2 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B) |
| 3 | Lower | Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) |
| 4 | Lower | |
| 5 | ||
Women
The tier levels
For the 2015–16 season, the Hungarian handball league system is as follows:
| Level Clubs |
Divisions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 12 |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I) 12 clubs – 2 relegations | |||||||
| 2 28 |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B) West 14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegations |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B) East 14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegations | ||||||
| 3 67 |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) North-west 10 clubs – 1p, 1r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) South-west 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) North 12 clubs – 1p, 3r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) South 11 clubs – 1p, 2r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) North-east 11 clubs – 1p, 2r |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) South-east 11 clubs – 1p, 2r | ||
| 4 | Regional divisions | |||||||
Lower divisions
For the 2015–16 season, the lower divisions for each of the Counties is as follows:
| County | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Bács-Kiskun
|
Bács-Kiskun megyei (11 teams) |
None |
| Baranya
|
Baranya megyei (9 teams) |
None |
| Békés
|
Békés megyei (11 teams) |
None |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
|
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megyei (6 teams) |
None |
| Budapest
|
Budapest I (2 groups of 8 teams) |
Budapest I/A (2 groups of 8 teams) |
| Csongrád
|
Csongrád megyei (10 teams) |
None |
| Fejér
|
Fejér megyei (8 teams) |
None |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron
|
Győr-Moson-Sopron megyei A (8 teams) |
Győr-Moson-Sopron megyei B (7 teams) |
| Hajdú-Bihar
|
Hajdú-Bihar megyei (9 teams) |
None |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
|
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megyei (10 teams) |
None |
| Komárom-Esztergom
|
Komárom-Esztergom megyei (5 teams) |
None |
| Pest
|
Pest megyei A (9 teams) |
Pest megyei B (9 teams) |
| Nógrád
|
None | |
| Somogy
|
Somogy megyei (6 teams) |
None |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megyei (10 teams) |
None |
| Tolna
|
Tolna megyei (8 teams) |
None |
| Veszprém
|
Veszprém megyei (11 teams) |
None |
| Vas
|
None | |
| Zala
|
Zala megyei (6 teams) |
None |
Evolution of the Hungarian women's handball league system
| Tier\Years | 1957–67 | 1968– |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I) | |
| 2 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B) |
| 3 | Lower | Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II) |
| 4 | Lower | |
| 5 | ||
Cup competitions
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External links
- Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian)