Founded | 1933 |
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First season | 1933 |
Country | Hungary |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | NB I/B |
Domestic cup(s) | Magyar Kupa |
International cup(s) |
Basketball Champions League FIBA Europe Cup |
Current champions |
Falco (5th title) ( 2022–23) |
Most championships | Honvéd (33 titles) |
TV partners | M4 Sport |
Website | hunbasket.hu |
2022–23 NB I/A season |
The Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (English: National Championship I/A, commonly abbreviated NB I/A) is the highest level league of club men's basketball in Hungary. [1] [2]
The league comprises 14 teams. A NB I/A season is split into a league stage and a playoff/playout stage. At the end of the league stage (14 teams) the top 5 teams play another league stage, another 5 play with each other, and then the top 8 teams qualify for the playoff stage. The playoffs are played in " Best of five" format. The winning team of the final round are the champions of that season.
The two bottom teams play with each other in " Best of three" format. The losing team gets relegated.
Team | City | Hall | Capacity |
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Alba Fehérvár | Székesfehérvár | Vodafone Sportcsarnok | 2,400 |
Atomerőmű SE | Paks | ASE Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
Budapest Honvéd | Budapest | Ludovika Aréna | 1,320 |
DEAC | Debrecen | Oláh Gábor utcai Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
Egis Körmend | Körmend | Szentély Sportcsarnok | 2,000 |
Falco KC Szombathely | Szombathely | Arena Savaria | 4,000 |
Hübner Nyíregyháza BS | Nyíregyháza | Continental Arena | 2,500 |
Kaposvári KK | Kaposvár | Városi Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
KTE-Duna Aszfalt | Kecskemét | Messzi István Sportcsarnok | 1,600 |
Naturtex SZTE-Szedeák | Szeged | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok | 3,200 |
Pécsi VSK Panthers | Pécs | Lauber Dezső Sportcsarnok | 1,983 |
Sopron KC | Sopron | Aréna Sopron | 2,500 |
Szolnoki Olaj KK | Szolnok | Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok | 2,080 |
Zalakerámia ZTE | Zalaegerszeg | Városi Sportcsarnok | 1,800 |
Club | Champions | Winning years |
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Bp. Honvéd | 33
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1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97 |
BSZKRT Előre | 9
|
1934, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1943, 1945, 1948–49 |
Szolnoki Olajbányász | 8
|
1990–91, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 |
MAFC | 7
|
1935–36, 1944, 1949–50, 1951, 1956, 1970, 1975 |
Alba Fehérvár | 5
|
1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
Falco | 5
|
2007–08, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
Atomerőmű | 4
|
2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 |
ZTE | 4
|
1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2009–10 |
Csepel | 3
|
1972, 1973, 1988–89 |
Körmend | 3
|
1986–87, 1995–96, 2002–03 |
Ganz-MÁVAG VSE | 2
|
1947–48, 1950 |
Kaposvár | 2
|
2000–01, 2003–04 |
Közgazdasági Egyetem AC | 1
|
1933 |
TFSC | 1
|
1934–35 |
BEAC | 1
|
1941–42 |
Budai Kinizsi TE | 1
|
1945–46 |
Postás SE | 1
|
1946–47 |
Season | Home court advantage | Result | Home court disadvantage | 1st of Regular Season | Record |
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1984–85 | Bp. Honvéd | 2–1 | MAFC | Bp. Honvéd | 16–2 |
2013–14 | Szolnoki Olajbányász | 3–0 | Atomerőmű SE | Atomerőmű SE | 18–4 |
2014–15 | Szolnoki Olajbányász | 3–0 | Kecskeméti TE | Atomerőmű SE | 18–4 |
2015–16 | Szolnoki Olajbányász | 3–1 | Alba Fehérvár | Szolnoki Olajbányász | 20–6 |
2016–17 | Alba Fehérvár | 3–2 | Falco | Alba Fehérvár | 21–5 |
2017–18 | Szolnoki Olajbányász | 3–1 | Falco | Szolnoki Olajbányász | 21–5 |
2018–19 | Körmend | 0–3 | Falco | Körmend | 20–6 |
Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Falco | 3–0
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Körmend | PVSK Panthers | Szolnoki Olaj | |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
Falco | 3–2
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Szolnoki Olajbányász | Szedeák | DEAC | |
Falco | 3–2
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Körmend | – | ||
2022–23 | Falco | 3–2
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Alba Fehérvár | Körmend | ZTE |
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 1933 with ten teams and with the formation of teams the league expanded continuously. Currently, there are 14 teams in the first division.