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	Bács-Kiskun megyei (11 teams)	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	Heves megyei (4 teams)	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	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megyei (6 teams)	None
Veszprém	Veszprém-Fejér megyei (12 teams)	None
Fejér	Veszprém-Fejér megyei (12 teams)	None
Zala	Zala megyei (8 teams)	None
Somogy	Zala megyei (8 teams)	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		Lower

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	Pest megyei B (9 teams)
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	Veszprém megyei (11 teams)	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		Lower

Cup competitions

Magyar Kupa (men's handball) (Magyar Kupa férfi)

Magyar Kupa (women's handball) (Magyar Kupa női)

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External links

Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian)

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