2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 August 2024 – 29 May 2025 |
| Champion | ONE Veszprém 29th title |
| Relegated | Dabas KC Eger |
| Champions League | ONE Veszprém OTP Bank-Pick Szeged |
| European League | FTC-Green Collect MOL Tatabánya KC |
| Matches played | 185 |
| Top goalscorer | Tamás Kovács |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top men's handball league in Hungary. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 31 August 2024 and will conclude on 8 June 2025.[1]
Telekom Veszprém won their twenty-eighth title.[2]
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
Relegated from 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
|---|---|
| Győri ETO-UNI FKC | Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém |
Arenas and locations
The following 14 clubs compete in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I during the 2024–25 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balatonfüredi KSE | Balatonfüred | Szabadidőközpont | 712 |
| Budakalász FKC | Budakalász | Városi Sportcsarnok | 400 |
| Csurgói KK | Csurgó | Sótonyi László Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
| Dabas KC | Dabas | OBO Aréna | 1,920 |
| Eger-Eszterházy SzSE | Eger | Kemény Ferenc Sportcsarnok | 885 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Elek Gyula Aréna | 1,300 |
| Gyöngyösi KK | Gyöngyös | Dr. Fejes András Sportcsarnok | 1,100 |
| Győri ETO-UNI FKC | Győr | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok | 2,800 |
| Komlói BSK | Komló | Sportközpont | 800 |
| NEKA | Balatonboglár | NEKA Csarnok | 678 |
| PLER-Budapest | Budapest (Pestszentlőrinc) | BUD Aréna | 1,000 |
| SC Pick Szeged | Szeged | Pick Aréna | 8,143 |
| Tatabánya KC | Tatabánya | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok | 6,200 |
| Veszprém KC | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna | 5,096 |
Number of teams by counties and regions
| Pos. | County | No. of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 2 | Ferencvárosi TC and PLER | |
| Heves | 2 | Eger-Eszterházy SzSE and Gyöngyösi KK | ||
| Pest | 2 | Budakalász FKC and Dabas KK | ||
| Somogy | 2 | Csurgói KK and NEKA | ||
| Veszprém | 2 | Balatonfüredi KSE and Veszprém KC | ||
| 6 | Baranya | 1 | Komlói BSK | |
| Csongrád-Csanád | 1 | SC Pick Szeged | ||
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1 | Győri ETO-UNI FKC | ||
| Komárom-Esztergom | 1 | Tatabánya KC | ||
| Transdanubia | Central Hungary | Great Plain and North |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Teams | 4 Teams | 3 Teams |
Personnel and kits
Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsored all 14 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo were present on all team kits.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit maker | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Balatonfüredi KSE | 2Rule | MBH Bank, Sennebogen, Vémévszer | List
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| Budakalász FKC | Hummel | Cyeb Energiakereskedő | List
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| Csurgói KK | Kappa | PriMont, Dráva-Coop, KLH Masters | List
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| Dabas KC | Erima | None | List
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| Eger-Eszterházy SzSE | Erima | None | None | ||
| Ferencvárosi TC | Macron | Green Collect | List
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| Gyöngyösi KK | Hummel | B. Braun, HE-DO | List
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| Győri ETO-UNI FKC | Mizuno | Széchenyi István University | List
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| Komlói BSK | Jako | Carbonex | List
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| NEKA | Hummel | None | List
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| PLER-Budapest | Craft | Budapest Spas | List
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| SC Pick Szeged | Hummel | Pick, OTP Bank | |||
| Tatabánya KC | Jako | MOL | |||
| Veszprém KC | 2Rule | One | |||
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE Veszprém HC | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1032 | 688 | +344 | 50 | Qualification to the Finals and advance for the Champions League |
| 2 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 945 | 749 | +196 | 44 | |
| 3 | FTC-Green Collect | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 897 | 827 | +70 | 39 | Qualification for the European League group stage |
| 4 | MOL Tatabánya KC | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 842 | 801 | +41 | 34 | Qualification for the European Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Balatonfüredi KSE | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 766 | 773 | −7 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup first qualifying round |
| 6 | Győri ETO-UNI FKC | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 819 | 803 | +16 | 28 | |
| 7 | Csurgói KK | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 739 | 765 | −26 | 25 | |
| 8 | HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 744 | 807 | −63 | 22 | |
| 9 | Carbonex-Komló | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 692 | 773 | −81 | 19 | |
| 10 | PLER-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 738 | 819 | −81 | 17 | |
| 11 | HSA NEKA | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 748 | 838 | −90 | 16 | |
| 12 | CYEB-Budakalász | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 721 | 797 | −76 | 15 | |
| 13 | Dabas KC (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 699 | 800 | −101 | 13 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| 14 | Eger (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 707 | 849 | −142 | 11 |
Source: Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Draw (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[3][4]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Draw (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[3][4]
(R) Relegated
Results
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE Veszprém HC | 2–1 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 34–32 | 28–32 | 34–31 |
Game 1
| 30 May 2025 19:15 |
ONE Veszprém HC | 34–32 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Bócz, Wiedemann |
| Descat 12 | (14–16) | Smárason, Frimmel 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
Game 2
| 4 June 2025 18:30 |
OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 32–28 | ONE Veszprém HC | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,087 Referees: Hargitai, Markó |
| Šoštarić 8 | (15–12) | Fabregas 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 4× |
Game 3
| 8 June 2025 17:45 |
ONE Veszprém HC | 34–31 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,900 Referees: Bíró, Kiss |
| Fabregas, Kosorotov 7 | (17–15) | Šoštarić 7 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 6× |
ONE Veszprém HC won the Finals, 2–1 on series.
| 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Champion[2] |
|---|
| ONE Veszprém HC 29th title |
See also
- 2024–25 Magyar Kupa
- 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
- 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
References
- ^ "FÉRFI KÉZILABDA NB I, 2024–2025". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Szegeden is győzött, százszázalékos teljesítménnyel lett bajnok a Veszprém!". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Magyarország Kézilabda Nemzeti Bajnokság férfi és női 2024-2025. évi I. osztály Versenykiírása". Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian). MKSZ. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "A Kézilabdázás Szabálykönyve". Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian). MKSZ. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
- Hungarian Handball Federaration (in Hungarian)
- Official rules (in Hungarian)
