Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
The 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.
| Founded | 1951 |
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| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Hungary |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Győri ETO (16th title) |
| Most titles | Győri ETO (16 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | M4 Sport |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| International cup(s) | Champions League European League |
| Official website | http://www.keziszovetseg.hu |
| 2022–23 season | |
History
The first edition of the women's handball league was when the owner was pregnant, 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 three titles losing the championship on all three occasions to main rivals Ferencvárosi TC.
Current teams
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. 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.
As we can see from the chart the number of teams in the Hungarian First Division changed a lot and continuously. The league started in 1951 with four teams and with the formation of teams the league expanded continuously. Currently, there are 14 teams in the first division.
| Season | Number of teams |
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| from 1951 to 1952 | 4 teams |
| in 1953 | 6 teams |
| in 1954 | 12 team |
| from 1955 to 1956 | 4 teams |
| in 1957 | 12 teams |
| from 1958 to 1959 | 14 teams |
| from 1960 to 1964 | 12 teams |
| from 1965 to 1975 | 14 teams |
| from 1976 to 1982 | 12 teams |
| from 1983 to 1990-91 | 14 teams |
| from 1991-92 to 1994-95 | 16 teams |
| from 1995-96 to 1997-98 | 14 teams |
| in 1998-99 | 13 teams |
| from 1999-00 to 2000-01 | 12 teams |
| in 2001-02 | 11 teams |
| from 2002-03 to 2003-04 | 12 teams |
| from 2004-05 to 2005-06 | 11 teams |
| from 2006-07 to 2015-16 | 12 teams |
| from 2016-17 to present | 14 teams |
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.
Title holders
- 1951 : Csepel
- 1952 : Vörös Meteor
- 1953 : Debreceni Petőfi
- 1954 : Csepel
- 1955 : Debreceni VSC
- 1956 : Csepel
- 1957 : Győri ETO
- 1958 : Miskolci VSC
- 1959 : Győri ETO
- 1960 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1961 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1962 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1963 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1964 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1965 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1966 : Ferencváros
- 1967 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1968 : Ferencváros
- 1969 : Ferencváros
- 1970 : Bakony Vegyész
- 1971 : Ferencváros
- 1972 : Vasas
- 1973 : Vasas
- 1974 : Vasas
- 1975 : Vasas
- 1976 : Vasas
- 1977 : Vasas
- 1978 : Vasas
- 1979 : Vasas
- 1980 : Vasas
- 1981 : Vasas
- 1982 : Vasas
- 1983 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1984 : Vasas
- 1985 : Vasas
- 1986 : Bp. Spartacus
- 1987 : Debreceni VSC
- 1988/89 : Bp. Építők
- 1989/90 : Bp. Építők
- 1990/91 : Hargita KC
- 1991/92 : Vasas
- 1992/93 : Vasas
- 1993/94 : Ferencváros
- 1994/95 : Ferencváros
- 1995/96 : Ferencváros
- 1996/97 : Ferencváros
- 1997/98 : Dunaferr
- 1998/99 : Dunaferr
- 1999/00 : Ferencváros
- 2000/01 : Dunaferr
- 2001/02 : Ferencváros
- 2002/03 : Dunaferr
- 2003/04 : Dunaferr
- 2004/05 : Győri ETO
- 2005/06 : Győri ETO
- 2006/07 : Ferencváros
- 2007/08 : Győri ETO
- 2008/09 : Győri ETO
- 2009/10 : Győri ETO
- 2010/11 : Győri ETO
- 2011/12 : Győri ETO
- 2012/13 : Győri ETO
- 2013/14 : Győri ETO
- 2014/15 : Ferencváros
- 2015/16 : Győri ETO
- 2016/17 : Győri ETO
- 2017/18 : Győri ETO
- 2018/19 : Győri ETO
- 2019/20 : Not awarded
- 2020/21 : Ferencváros
- 2021/22 : Győri ETO
- 2022/23 :
Performances
By club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
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| Győr | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1957, 1959, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Vasas Budapest | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993 |
| Ferencváros | 13 | 22 | 10 | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2015, 2021 |
| Budapesti Spartacus | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1983, 1986 |
| Dunaújváros | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 |
| Csepel | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1951, 1954, 1956 |
| Hargita KC (Budapesti Építők) | 3 | 2 | - | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Debrecen | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1955, 1987 |
| Veszprém | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1970 |
| Vörös Meteor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1952 |
| Miskolc | 1 | 1 | - | 1958 |
| Debreceni Petőfi | 1 | - | - | 1953 |
| Goldberger SE | - | 6 | 2 | - |
| Pécsi Bányász | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Bp. Szikra | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Testnevelési Főiskola | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Békéscsaba | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| BHG SE | - | 1 | - | - |
| Érd | - | - | 6 | - |
| Tatabányai Bányász | - | - | 2 | - |
| Siófok | - | - | 2 | - |
| Debreceni Építők | - | - | 1 | - |
| Vörös Lobogó | - | - | 1 | - |
| Vasas Elzett | - | - | 1 | - |
| Bp. Postás | - | - | 1 | - |
| Híradótechnika | - | - | 1 | - |
| Secotex SE | - | - | 1 | - |
| Vác | - | - | 1 | - |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | - | - | 1 | - |
Performance by counties
The following table lists the Hungarian women's handball champions by counties of Hungary.
| County (megye) | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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| Budapest | 44 | Vasas (15) Ferencváros (13) Bp. Spartacus (9) Csepel (3) Hargita KC* (3) VM Fűszért (1) |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 16 | Győri ETO (16) |
| Fejér | 5 | Dunaferr* (5) |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 3 | Debreceni VSC (2) Debreceni Petőfi SK (1) |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1 | Miskolci VSC (1) |
| Veszprém | 1 | Bakony Vegyész (1) |
- The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2019-20 season of the Hungarian League.
- Dunaferr NK as Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA
Clubs
Since 1951, clubs have participated in the Hungarian League. Below the list of Hungarian League clubs who have participated in the first division. The club with the most appearances are the 12-time champions Ferencváros.
- Notes
- The teams in bold are competing in the 2017–18 season of the Hungarian League.
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Statistics
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Hungarian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
EHF League Ranking for 2021/22 season:[1]
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In European competitions
| Champions League | EHF European League (EHF Cup) | Challenge Cup | Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | |||||||||||||||||
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| C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | ||||||
| Győri ETO | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 1 | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1998, 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vasas | 1 | 1982 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ferencváros | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1978, 2011, 2012 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Debreceni VSC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1995, 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Fehérvár KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Siófok KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bp. Spartacus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1981 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Bakony Vegyész | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Építők | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Érd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Szegedi ESK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Csepel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 7 title | 11 | 17 | 7 title | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 title | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
Top scorers by season
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Notable foreign players
- List of foreign players who previously played or currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
- Eduarda Amorim
- Alexandra do Nascimento
- Bárbara Arenhart
- Daniela Piedade
- Samira Rocha
- Tamires Morena
- Karoline de Souza
- Ana Amorim
- Mariana Costa
- Larissa Araújo
- Ana Luiza Aguiar Camelo Borba
- Jaqueline Anastácio
- Silvia Pinheiro
Bulgaria
Croatia
- Andrea Kobetić
- Katarina Ježić
- Vesna Milanović-Litre
- Ćamila Mičijević
- Sonja Bašić
- Jelena Grubišić
- Dijana Jovetić
- Aneta Benko
- Tea Pijević
- Sanela Knezović
- Ana Turk
- Kristina Elez
- Gabrijela Bartulović
- Kristina Prkačin
- Ivana Lovrić
- Dejana Milosavljević
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
- Amandine Leynaud
- Laura Glauser
- Estelle Nze Minko
- Béatrice Edwige
- Raphaëlle Tervel
- Mariama Signaté
- Gnonsiane Niombla
- Claudine Mendy
- Tamara Horacek
- Camille Aoustin
- Julie Foggea
- Coralie Lassource
- Marie-Paule Gnabouyou
- Chloé Bulleux
- Armelle Attingré
- Catherine Gabriel
- Dounia Abdourahim
Germany
- Emily Bölk
- Dinah Eckerle
- Laura Steinbach
- Anja Althaus
- Alicia Stolle
- Nina Müller
- Susann Müller
- Julia Behnke
- Ann-Cathrin Giegerich
- Silje Brøns Petersen
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
- Marija Gedroit
- Laima Bernatavičiūtė
- Sonata Vijunaite
Montenegro
- Jovanka Radičević
- Katarina Bulatović
- Anđela Bulatović
- Ana Đokić
- Itana Grbić
- Marija Jovanović
- Jelena Despotović
- Bobana Klikovac
- Andrea Klikovac
- Sonja Barjaktarović
- Anastasija Babović
- Marina Rajčić
- Tanja Ašanin
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
- Katrine Lunde
- Heidi Løke
- Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
- Stine Bredal Oftedal
- Nora Mørk
- Silje Solberg
- Veronica Kristiansen
- Kari Brattset
- Amanda Kurtović
- Linn Jørum Sulland
- Kjerstin Boge Solås
- Emilie Christensen
- Ida Alstad
- Hanna Yttereng
- Malin Holta
Poland
Romania
- Aurelia Brădeanu
- Crina Pintea
- Simona Gogîrlă
- Paula Ungureanu
- Denisa Dedu
- Gabriela Perianu
- Melinda Geiger
- Madalina Zamfirescu
- Ana Maria Șomoi-Lazer
- Michaela Cracana Blaga
- Daniela Crap
- Nicoleta Alexandrescu
- Georgeta Grigore
- Ildiko Barbu
- Stancuta Guiu
- Nadina Dumitru
- Alina Marin
- Carmen Nitescu
Russia
- Anna Sen
- Anna Punko
- Tatiana Khmyrova
- Olga Gorshenina
- Yana Zhilinskayte
- Irina Nikitina
- Yulia Khavronina
- Yelena Avdekova
- Darina Shulega
Senegal
Serbia
- Andrea Lekić
- Kristina Liščević
- Sanja Damnjanović
- Dragana Cvijić
- Marina Dmitrović
- Biljana Filipović
- Katarina Tomašević
- Jelena Lavko
- Sanja Radosavljević
- Aleksandra Vukajlović
- Katarina Krpež Slezak
- Tamara Radojević
- Anđela Janjušević
- Jovana Kovačević
- Jovana Risović
- Ana Kojić
- Jovana Jovović
- Jelena Agbaba
- Marija Agbaba
- Aleksandra Stamenić
- Verica Nikolic
- Nada Micic
South Korea
Spain
Slovakia
- Katarína Mravíková
- Simona Szarková
- Mária Holešová
- Barbora Lancz
- Nikoleta Trúnková
- Lucia Uhraková
- Alžbeta Tóthová
- Zenetha Tóthová
- Katarina Miklosová
- Katarina Harisová
- Dagmar Stuparičová
- Jana Caltiková
- Monika Rajnohová
- Veronika Habánková
Slovenia
Sweden
Tunisia
Ukraine
- Olha Nikolayenko
- Lilia Gorilska
- Tetyana Shynkarenko
- Olena Umanets
- Ganna Siukalo
- Olha Vashchuk
- Tamara Smbatian
- Nataliya Savchyn
- Tatiana Vorozhtsova
- Natalia Horova
- Alesia Semenchenko
- Irina Chernova
- Svetlana Moskovaya
- Olga Kuprichenkova
- Irina Samozvanova
- Viktoria Tsybulenko
Names of the competition
- 2016– : K&H női kézilabda liga (K&H liga)
Broadcasting rights
- M4 Sport
See also
- Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
- Hungarian handball clubs in European competitions
- Hungary women's national handball team
References
- ^ "2021/22 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- The history of the Hungarian Leagues
- Tables, Fixtures, Results, Statistics
External links
- Official website