Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Founded1933 (1933)
First season1933
CountryHungary
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toNB I/B
Domestic cup(s)Magyar Kupa
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsFalco (5th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsHonvéd (33 titles)
TV partnersM4 Sport
Websitehunbasket.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]

Format

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.

Current season

Teams of the 2022–23 season

Team City Hall Capacity
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

Title holders

Performance by club

Club Champions Winning years
Bp. Honvéd
33
 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, 1943–44, 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
Atomerőmű
4
 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
ZTE
4
 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2009–10
Falco
5
 2007–08, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Csepel
3
 1972, 1973, 1988–89
Körmend
3
 1986–87, 1995–96, 2002–03
Kaposvár
2
 2000–01, 2003–04
BEAC
2
 1941–42, 1942–43
MÁVAG
2
 1947–48, 1950
Közgazdasági Egyetem
1
 1933
TFSE
1
 1934–35
Budapesti Kinizsi TE
1
 1946
Budapesti Postás
1
 1946–47

Finals

Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage 1st of Regular Season Record
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
Falco
3–0
 Körmend PVSK Panthers Szolnoki Olaj
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
 Falco
3–2
 Szolnoki Olajbányász Szedeák DEAC
Falco
3–2
 Körmend –
2022–23 Falco
3–2
 Alba Fehérvár Körmend ZTE

Format

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.

See also

References

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