The 2016–17 Országos Bajnokság I (known as the e·on férfi OB I osztályú Országos Bajnokság for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of the Országos Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Water polo league.

Team information

The following 16 clubs compete in the OB I during the 2016–17 season:

OB ITeamCityPoolFoundedColoursBVSCBudapest (XIV. ker)Szőnyi úti uszoda1911 DebrecenDebrecenDebreceni Sportuszoda2006 EgerEgerBitskey Aladár uszoda1910 FTCBudapest (IX. ker)Népligeti uszoda1899 HonvédBudapest (XIX. ker)Kőér utcai uszoda1950 KaposvárKaposvárVirágfürdő1999 KSIBudapest Széchy Tamás uszoda1963 MiskolcMiskolcKemény Dénes Sportuszoda2012 OSCBudapest (XI. ker)Nyéki Imre uszoda1957 PVSKPécsAbay Nemes Oszkár Sportuszoda1997 SzegedSzegedSzegedi Sportuszoda1993 SzentesSzentesDr. Rébeli Szabó József Sportuszoda1934 SzolnokSzolnokTiszaligeti uszoda1921 TVSETatabányaTatabányai Sportuszoda1992 UVSEBudapest (IV. ker)Hajós Alfréd Sportuszoda2008 VasasBudapest (XIII. ker)Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda1945

Head coaches Team Head coach BVSC Tamás Märcz (until 1 January 2017) Levente Szűcs (from 5 January 2017) Debrecen Péter Komlósi Eger Norbert Dabrowski FTC Zsolt Varga Honvéd Lajos Vad Kaposvár Zoltán Szécsi KSI János Horváth MVLC dr. József Sike OSC dr. Balázs Vincze (until 30 March 2017) László Tóth (from 1 April 2017) PVSK Gergely Lukács Szeged Péter Varga Szentes Csaba Pellei Szolnok ifj. Sándor Cseh Tatabánya Tamás Zantleitner UVSE Zsolt Németh Vasas László Földi

Regular season

Group A TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPtsQualification 1 Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP 14 13 0 1 214 91 +123 39 Qualification to Championship round 2 A-HÍD OSC Újbuda 14 11 2 1 191 117 +74 35 3 ContiTech-Szeged Diapolo 14 7 5 2 148 110 +38 26 4 VasasPlaket 14 7 1 6 135 143 −8 22 5 PVSK-Mecsek Füszért 14 6 2 6 125 149 −24 20 Qualification to Relegation round 6 Debreceni VSE 14 4 1 9 119 159 −40 13 7 Metalcom-Szentes 14 2 1 11 89 162 −73 7 8 KSI SE 14 0 0 14 86 176 −90 0 Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Schedule and results Results: waterpolo.hu 1. round ( 2016.09.27. – 09.28. ) Szeged – Szentes 15-7 Szolnok – KSI 16-6 OSC – PVSK 15-5 Vasas – DVSE 11-102. round ( 2016.10.05. ) Szolnok – OSC (M4 Sport) 11-14 KSI – DVSE 7-12 Szentes – Vasas 6-11 PVSK – Szeged 5-133. round ( 2016.10.08. ) Szentes – DVSE 7-9 Vasas – PVSK 14-13 Szeged – Szolnok 6-11 OSC – KSI 15-74. round ( 2016.10.19. ) KSI – Szentes 3-7 Szolnok – Vasas 14-3 OSC – Szeged (M4 Sport) 11-11 PVSK – DVSE 8-85. round ( 2016.10.22. ) DVSE – Szolnok 7-23 Vasas – OSC 7-10 Szentes – PVSK 7-11 Szeged – KSI 15-5

6. round ( 2016.11.02. ) Szeged – Vasas 11-11 Szolnok – Szentes 20-6 KSI – PVSK 10-14 OSC – DVSE 14-12 7. round ( 2016.11.05. ) Szentes – OSC 5-16 DVSE – Szeged 5-9 Vasas – KSI 10-6 PVSK – Szolnok 8-15 8. round ( 2016.11.19. ) KSI – Szolnok 4-16 DVSE – Vasas (M4 Sport) 7-8 Szentes – Szeged 5-5 PVSK – OSC 9-10 9. round ( 2016.11.23. – 12.10. ) OSC – Szolnok 7-11 Szeged – PVSK 11-11 DVSE – KSI 12-9 Vasas – Szentes 12-710. round ( 2017.01.14. ) KSI – OSC 4-17 Szolnok – Szeged 11-8 DVSE – Szentes 14-6 PVSK – Vasas (M4 Sport) 11-7

11. round ( 2017.01.21. ) DVSE – PVSK 6-8 Vasas – Szolnok 9-12 Szeged – OSC 10-10 Szentes – KSI 7-6 12. round ( 2017.01.28. ) KSI – Szeged 7-11 Szolnok – DVSE 19-4 PVSK – Szentes 9-8 OSC – Vasas (M4 Sport) 16-11 13. round ( 2017.02.01. ) DVSE – OSC 7-19 Szentes – Szolnok 4-14 PVSK – KSI 8-4 Vasas – Szeged 5-1214. round ( 2017.02.04. ) KSI – Vasas 8-16 Szolnok – PVSK 21-5 Szeged – DVSE 11-6 OSC – Szentes 17-7

Group B TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPtsQualificationHead-to-head 1 ZF-Eger 14 13 1 0 179 99 +80 40 Qualification to Championship round 2 FTC-PQS Waterpolo 14 10 3 1 163 97 +66 33 3 PannErgy-Miskolci VLC 14 8 3 3 135 122 +13 27 4 MKB-Euroleasing-BVSC-Zugló 14 6 2 6 112 120 −8 20 BVSC - BHSE: 8–9BHSE - BVSC: 7–9 5 RacioNet Honvéd 14 6 2 6 125 118 +7 20 Qualification to Relegation round 6 Kaposvári VK 14 3 0 11 120 164 −44 9 7 UVSE 14 2 1 11 117 174 −57 7 8 EBP Tatabánya 14 1 2 11 105 162 −57 5 Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Schedule and results Results: waterpolo.hu 1. round ( 2016.09.27. – 09.28. ) Honvéd – MVLC (M4 Sport) 11-11 FTC – UVSE 10-5 BVSC – Kaposvár 12-10 Eger – Tatabánya 15-62. round ( 2016.10.05. ) Tatabánya – MVLC 5-11 Eger – FTC (M4 Sport) 10-10 Kaposvár – Honvéd 10-11 UVSE – BVSC 4-73. round ( 2016.10.08. ) MVLC – Kaposvár 12-8 BVSC – Eger (M4 Sport) 7-11 FTC – Tatabánya 18-4 Honvéd – UVSE 17-64. round ( 2016.10.19. ) Tatabánya – Kaposvár 8-6 Eger – Honvéd 11-7 FTC – BVSC 11-6 UVSE – MVLC 12-135. round ( 2016.10.22. ) Kaposvár – UVSE 12-8 BVSC – Tatabánya 8-7 MVLC – Eger 7-10 Honvéd – FTC 8-12

6. round ( 2016.11.02. ) FTC – MVLC 12-4 Tatabánya – UVSE 11-11 BVSC – Honvéd 8-9 Eger – Kaposvár 13-57. round ( 2016.11.05. ) Kaposvár – FTC 9-15 Honvéd – Tatabánya 9-7 UVSE – Eger 8-17 MVLC – BVSC 5-58. round ( 2016.11.19. ) UVSE – FTC 5-16 Tatabánya – Eger 9-15 Kaposvár – BVSC 7-6 MVLC – Honvéd 9-7 9. round ( 2016.11.23. – 12.10. ) FTC – Eger (M4 Sport) 7-13 MVLC – Tatabánya 12-9 Honvéd – Kaposvár 12-5 BVSC – UVSE 13-1210. round ( 2017.01.14. ) Tatabánya – FTC 4-9 Kaposvár – MVLC 7-13 Eger – BVSC 10-7 UVSE – Honvéd 7-12

11. round ( 2017.01.21. ) MVLC – UVSE 13-7 Kaposvár – Tatabánya 17-11 BVSC – FTC 6-6 Honvéd – Eger 5-8 12. round ( 2017.01.28. ) Tatabánya – BVSC 11-12 FTC – Honvéd 11-6 Eger – MVLC 16-8 UVSE – Kaposvár 12-6 13. round ( 2017.02.01. ) Kaposvár – Eger 8-12 MVLC – FTC 7-7 UVSE – Tatabánya 15-9 Honvéd – BVSC 7-9 14. round ( 2017.02.04. ) Tatabánya – Honvéd 4-4 BVSC – MVLC 6-10 Eger – UVSE 18-5 FTC – Kaposvár 19-10

Second round

Championship round The top four teams, from two groups advance from the regular season. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season. Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 14 games):

TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPtsQualification 1 ZF-Eger 22 20 1 1 95 63 +32 61 Qualification to 1st – 4th Placement matches 2 Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP 22 20 0 2 108 47 +61 60 3 A-HÍD OSC Újbuda 22 16 2 4 76 73 +3 50 4 FTC-PQS Waterpolo 22 13 4 5 71 78 −7 43 5 PannErgy-Miskolci VLC 22 10 4 8 78 101 −23 34 Qualification to 5th – 8th Placement matches 6 MKB-Euroleasing-BVSC-Zugló 22 10 3 9 74 86 −12 33 7 ContiTech-Szeged Diapolo 22 7 7 8 78 101 −23 28 8 VasasPlaket 22 8 2 12 66 97 −31 26 Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Schedule and results Results: waterpolo.hu 1. round ( 2017.02.22. ) Szolnok – BVSC 17-5 FTC – Szeged 10-10 OSC – MVLC 10-7 Eger – Vasas 15-32. round ( 2017.02.25. ) BVSC – Szeged 13-9 Szolnok – FTC 14-2 Vasas – MVLC 7-8 OSC – Eger 6-93. round ( 2017.03.04. ) Szeged – Eger 13-16 MVLC – Szolnok 6-17 FTC – Vasas 13-8 OSC – BVSC 9-84. round ( 2017.03.08. ) FTC – OSC (M4 Sport) 8-9 Szolnok – Eger (M4 Sport) 11-7 MVLC – Szeged 17-11 BVSC – Vasas 14-85. round ( 2017.03.18. ) Szeged – FTC (M4 Sport) 7-9 BVSC – Szolnok 5-16 Vasas – Eger 10-14 MVLC – OSC 9-14

6. round ( 2017.03.25. ) Eger – OSC (M4 Sport) 10-6 FTC – Szolnok 6-13 MVLC – Vasas 11-15 Szeged – BVSC 7-87. round ( 2017.03.29. ) Szolnok – MVLC 15-8 Eger – Szeged 16-9 Vasas – FTC 6-13 BVSC – OSC 12-118. round ( 2017.04.01. ) Vasas – BVSC 9-9 Szeged – MVLC 12-12 Eger – Szolnok 8-5 OSC – FTC 11-10

Relegation round The bottom four teams, from two groups advance from the regular season. Teams start the Relegation round with their points from the Regular season.

TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPtsQualification 9 RacioNet Honvéd 22 13 3 6 97 68 +29 42 Qualification to 9th – 12th Placement matches 10 PVSK-Mecsek Füszért 22 9 3 10 71 69 +2 30 11 Kaposvári VK 22 9 2 11 97 75 +22 29 12 Debreceni VSE 22 7 3 12 93 82 +11 24 13 UVSE 22 7 1 14 81 77 +4 22 Qualification to 13th – 16th Placement matches 14 EBP Tatabánya 22 4 2 16 72 78 −6 14 15 Metalcom-Szentes 22 3 1 18 68 96 −28 10 16 KSI SE 22 1 0 21 66 100 −34 3 Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Schedule and results Results: waterpolo.hu 1. round ( 2017.02.22. ) DVSE – UVSE 17-9 PVSK – Tatabánya 11-6 Kaposvár – Szentes 11-5 Honvéd – KSI 11-92. round ( 2017.02.25. ) Tatabánya – Szentes 15-13 Honvéd – DVSE 11-10 KSI – UVSE 6-15 PVSK – Kaposvár 12-133. round ( 2017.03.04. ) Tatabánya – DVSE 11-10 Kaposvár – KSI 12-8 UVSE – PVSK 5-9 Szentes – Honvéd 8-144. round ( 2017.03.08. ) PVSK – Honvéd 10-12 DVSE – Kaposvár 14-14 KSI – Tatabánya 8-12 UVSE – Szentes 11-95. round ( 2017.03.18. ) KSI – Honvéd 7-14 Tatabánya – PVSK 7-9 Szentes – Kaposvár 7-12 UVSE – DVSE 6-11

6. round ( 2017.03.25. ) DVSE – Honvéd 13-13 Kaposvár – PVSK 8-8 Szentes – Tatabánya 8-6 UVSE – KSI 12-67. round ( 2017.03.29. ) PVSK – UVSE 7-10 Honvéd – Szentes 14-6 DVSE – Tatabánya 10-8 KSI – Kaposvár 13-178. round ( 2017.04.01. ) Tatabánya – KSI 7-9 Kaposvár – DVSE 10-8 Szentes – UVSE 12-13 Honvéd – PVSK 8-5

Final round

1st – 4th Placement matches Team 1PointsTeam 2Games in the seasonGame 1Game 2Game 3 ZF-Eger (1) 7–1 FTC-PQS Waterpolo (4) 10-10 7-13 10-7 — — Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP (2) 9–6 A-HÍD OSC Újbuda (3) 11-14 11-7 13-10 6-7 10-9

Game 1

ZF-Eger won the series 7–1 with points ratio, and advanced to the Final.

Game 2

Game 3

Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP won the series 9–6 with points ratio, and advanced to the Final.

Final Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 and Game 3 plus Game 5 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2 plus Game 4 if necessary. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5 ZF-Eger 0–3 Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP 7-13 6-9 3-8 — —

Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP won the Final series 3–0.

Third place Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 A-HÍD OSC Újbuda 2–0 FTC-PQS Waterpolo 9-7 11-7 —

A-HÍD OSC Újbuda won the Third place.

5th – 8th Placement matches Team 1PointsTeam 2Games in the seasonGame 1Game 2Game 3 PannErgy-Miskolci VLC (5) 9–3 VasasPlaket (8) 11-15 8-7 12-8 16-13 — MKB-Euroleasing-BVSC-Zugló (6) 9–0 ContiTech-Szeged Diapolo (7) 13-9 8-7 14-9 — —

Fifth place game Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 PannErgy-Miskolci VLC 2–1 MKB-Euroleasing-BVSC-Zugló 8-6 7-8 11-6

Seventh place game Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 ContiTech-Szeged Diapolo 2–0 VasasPlaket 11-7 10-9 —

9th – 12th Placement matches Team 1PointsTeam 2Games in the seasonGame 1Game 2Game 3 RacioNet Honvéd (9) 7–4 Debreceni VSE (12) 11-10 13-13 11-12 11-10 — PVSK-Mecsek Füszért (10) 1–7 Kaposvári VK (11) 12-13 8-8 7-11 — —

Ninth place game Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 RacioNet Honvéd 2–0 Kaposvári VK 9-5 11-7 —

Eleventh place game Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 PVSK-Mecsek Füszért 0–2 Debreceni VSE 10-11 13-12 (p)—

13th – 16th Placement matches Team 1PointsTeam 2Games in the seasonGame 1Game 2Game 3 UVSE (13) 9–0 KSI SE (16) 12-6 15-6 10-7 — — EBP Tatabánya (14) 9–6 Metalcom-Szentes (15) 15-13 6-8 13-11 (p)11-13 6-5

Thirteenth place game Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 UVSE 2–0 EBP Tatabánya 14-11 8-7 —

Fifteenth place game Higher ranked team hosted Game 1 plus Game 3 if necessary. The lower ranked hosted Game 2. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 Metalcom-Szentes 2–0 KSI SE 12-7 13-9 —

Season statistics

Top goalscorers