2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season	2022–23
Dates	31 August 2022 – 9 June 2023
Champion	Telekom Veszprém; 27th title
Relegated	HÉP-Cegléd; Budai Farkasok-Rév
Champions League	Telekom Veszprém; Pick Szeged
European League	MOL-Tatabánya KC
European Cup	Ferencvárosi TC
Matches played	185
Goals scored	10,938 (59.12 per match)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 14 August 2023.

The 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd 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 2022 and will conclude in 9 June 2023.^[1]

Telekom Veszprém won their twenty seventh title.^[2]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Relegated from 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Budai Farkasok-Rév HÉP-Cegléd	SBS-Eger Kecskeméti TE-Piroska szörp

Arenas and locations

Veszprém

Veszprém teams:
Veszprém
Veszprémi KKFT

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Location of teams in 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The following 14 clubs compete in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I during the 2022–23 season:

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	2021–22
Balatonfüredi KSE	Balatonfüred	Szabadidőközpont	712	3rd
Budai Farkasok KKUK	Budaörs	Városi Uszoda Sportcsarnok és Strand	905	1st (NB I/B)
Budakalász FKC	Budakalász	Városi Sportcsarnok	400	8th
Csurgói KK	Csurgó	Sótonyi László Sportcsarnok	1,200	9th
Ceglédi KKSE	Abony	Varga István Városi Sportcsarnok¹		2nd (NB I/B)
Dabas KK	Dabas	OBO Aréna	1,920	11th
Ferencvárosi TC	Budapest, IX. ker	Elek Gyula Aréna	1,300	4th
Gyöngyösi KK	Gyöngyös	Dr. Fejes András Sportcsarnok	1,100	6th
Komlói BSK	Komló	Sportközpont	800	7th
NEKA	Balatonboglár	NEKA Csarnok	678	12th
SC Pick Szeged	Szeged	Pick Aréna	8,143	1st
Tatabánya KC	Tatabánya	Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok	6,200	5th
Veszprém KC	Veszprém	Veszprém Aréna	5,096	2nd
Veszprém KKFT	Veszprém	Március 15. úti Sportcsarnok	2,200	10th

	Clubs that play in the 2022–23 SEHA League

^ Due to the renovation of Gál József Sportcsarnok in Cegléd, Ceglédi KKSE played home matches at the Varga István Városi Sportcsarnok in Abony.^[3]

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	26	25	0	1	938	713	+225	50	Qualification to the Finals and advance for Champions League group phase
2	Telekom Veszprém	26	24	1	1	1008	747	+261	49
3	Grundfos Tatabánya KC	26	19	1	6	802	703	+99	39	Qualification for European League group phase
4	FTC	26	18	1	7	876	804	+72	37	Qualification for European Cup second round
5	Balatonfüredi KSE	26	13	3	10	736	709	+27	29
6	Csurgói KK	26	12	3	11	716	721	−5	27
7	HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös	26	12	2	12	729	751	−22	26
8	HSA NEKA	26	10	3	13	694	720	−26	23^[a]
9	Dabasi KC	26	11	1	14	726	780	−54	23^[a]
10	CYEB-Budakalász	26	9	4	13	700	768	−68	22
11	Sport36-Komló	26	9	4	13	704	782	−78	22
12	Fejér-B.Á.L. Veszprém	28	5	2	21	732	887	−155	12
13	HÉP-Cegléd (R)	28	4	2	22	716	844	−128	10	Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
14	Budai Farkasok-Rév (R)	26	2	0	24	675	824	−149	4	Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B

Source: Hungarian Handball Federation (in Hungarian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Head-to-head 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)^[4]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b HSA NEKA is ahead of Dabasi KC on head-to-head results: 50–47.

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	1–2	Telekom Veszprém	31–25	27–34	27–31

Game 1

2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 18:45	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	31–25	Telekom Veszprém	Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 6,176 Referees: Andorka, Hucker
	Blonz 7	(15–11)	Lauge 4
	2× 4×	Report	1× 3×

Game 2

5 June 2023 (2023-06-05) 18:30	Telekom Veszprém	34–27	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Hargitai, Markó
	Elísson 9	(18–17)	Blonz 6
	1× 4×	Report	2× 5×

Game 3

9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) 20:30	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	27–31	Telekom Veszprém	Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,695 Referees: Bócz, Wiedemann
	Blonz 6	(14–12)	Vailupau 9
	1×	Report	4×

Telekom Veszprém won the Finals, 2–1 on series.

2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Champion^[2]
Telekom Veszprém 27th title

Alilović, Krivokapic, Mikler (goalkeepers), Bánhidi (c), Blonz, Bodó, Bombač, Frimmel, Gaber, Garciandia, Hegedűs, Henigman,
Ludmán, Mačkovšek, Martins, Radivojević, Radvánszki, Rea, Rosta, Šoštarić, Stepančić, Szilágyi, Tønnesen, Varga

Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor, Assistant coach: Marko Krivokapić

Statistics

Number of teams by counties and regions

Number of teams by counties
Pos.		No. of teams	Teams
1	Pest	4	Budai Farkasok KKUK, Budakalász FKC, Ceglédi KKSE and Dabas KK
2	Veszprém	3	Balatonfüredi KSE, Veszprém KC and Veszprém KKFT
3	Somogy	2	Csurgói KK and NEKA
4	Baranya	1	Komlói BSK
	Budapest	1	Ferencvárosi TC
	Csongrád-Csanád	1	SC Pick Szeged
	Heves	1	Gyöngyösi KK
	Komárom-Esztergom	1	Tatabánya KC

Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia	Central Hungary	Great Plain and North
Balatonfüred Csurgói KK Komlói BSK NEKA Tatabánya KC Veszprém KC Veszprém KKFT	Budai Farkasok KKUK Budakalász FKC Ceglédi KKSE Dabas KK Ferencvárosi TC	Gyöngyösi KK SC Pick Szeged
7 Teams	5 Teams	2 Teams

References

^ "FÉRFI KÉZILABDA NB I, 2022–2023". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Óriási csatában győzött Szegeden, 27. alkalommal bajnok a Veszprém!". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Elnöki ügy: Múlt, jelen, fényes jövő! – nagyinterjú Kis Róberttel, a HÉP-Cegléd elnökével" (in Hungarian). cegledhandball.hu. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Magyarország Kézilabda Nemzeti Bajnokság férfi és női 2022-2023. évi I. osztály Versenykiírása". nso.hu (in Hungarian). MKSZ. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

External links

Hungarian Handball Federaration (in Hungarian)
Official rules (in Hungarian)

[table_hth_NEK0.16787697056675-4] HSA NEKA is ahead of Dabasi KC on head-to-head results: 50–47.

[1] "FÉRFI KÉZILABDA NB I, 2022–2023". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[Champion-2] "Óriási csatában győzött Szegeden, 27. alkalommal bajnok a Veszprém!". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[3] "Elnöki ügy: Múlt, jelen, fényes jövő! – nagyinterjú Kis Róberttel, a HÉP-Cegléd elnökével" (in Hungarian). cegledhandball.hu. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[5] "Magyarország Kézilabda Nemzeti Bajnokság férfi és női 2022-2023. évi I. osztály Versenykiírása". nso.hu (in Hungarian). MKSZ. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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