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:
LevelClubsDivisions 114Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I)14 clubs – 2 relegations228Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B)West14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegationsNemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B)East14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegations372Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)North-west12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)South-west12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)South12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)North12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)North-east12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)South-east12 clubs – 1p, 3r 4Regional divisions
Lower divisions For the 2015–16 season, the lower divisions for each of the Counties is as follows:
CountyLevel 4Level 5 Bács-KiskunBács-Kiskun megyei(11 teams)None TolnaNone BaranyaBaranya megyei(9 teams)None BékésBékés megyei(7 teams)None BudapestBudapest I(12 teams)Budapest I/A(12 teams) CsongrádCsongrád megyei(8 teams)None Győr-Moson-SopronGyőr-Moson-Sopron megyei(11 teams)None Komárom-EsztergomNone VasNone Hajdú-BiharHajdú-Bihar megyei(6 teams)None HevesHeves megyei(4 teams)None NógrádNone Jász-Nagykun-SzolnokJász-Nagykun-Szolnok megyei(5 teams)None PestPest megyei A(11 teams)Pest megyei B(12 teams) Szabolcs-Szatmár-BeregSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megyei(6 teams)None Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénNone VeszprémVeszprém-Fejér megyei(12 teams)None FejérNone ZalaZala megyei(8 teams)None SomogyNone
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:
LevelClubsDivisions 112Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NB I)12 clubs – 2 relegations228Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B)West14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegationsNemzeti Bajnokság I/B (NB I/B)East14 clubs – 1 promotion, 3 relegations367Nemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)North-west10 clubs – 1p, 1rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)South-west12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)North12 clubs – 1p, 3rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)South11 clubs – 1p, 2rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)North-east11 clubs – 1p, 2rNemzeti Bajnokság II (NB II)South-east11 clubs – 1p, 2r 4Regional divisions
Lower divisions For the 2015–16 season, the lower divisions for each of the Counties is as follows:
CountyLevel 4Level 5 Bács-KiskunBács-Kiskun megyei(11 teams)None BaranyaBaranya megyei(9 teams)None BékésBékés megyei(11 teams)None Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megyei(6 teams)None BudapestBudapest I(2 groups of 8 teams)Budapest I/A(2 groups of 8 teams) CsongrádCsongrád megyei(10 teams)None FejérFejér megyei(8 teams)None Győr-Moson-SopronGyőr-Moson-Sopron megyei A(8 teams)Győr-Moson-Sopron megyei B(7 teams) Hajdú-BiharHajdú-Bihar megyei(9 teams)None Jász-Nagykun-SzolnokJász-Nagykun-Szolnok megyei(10 teams)None Komárom-EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom megyei(5 teams)None PestPest megyei A(9 teams)Pest megyei B(9 teams) NógrádNone SomogySomogy megyei(6 teams)None Szabolcs-Szatmár-BeregSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megyei(10 teams)None TolnaTolna megyei(8 teams)None VeszprémVeszprém megyei(11 teams)None VasNone ZalaZala 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
Magyar Kupa (men's handball) (Magyar Kupa férfi)
Magyar Kupa (women's handball) (Magyar Kupa női)
External links Hungarian Handball Federation