| Country | Hungary | 
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball | 
| Promotion and relegation | Yes | 
| National system | |
| Federation | Hungarian Handball Federation | 
| Confederation | European Handball Federation | 
| Top division | |
| Second division | |
| Cup competition | |
| Handball in Hungary | |
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 | |
| .svg.png.webp) 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 | |
| .svg.png.webp) 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
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External links
- Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian)
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