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
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