Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A

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]

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A

Founded	1933; 92 years ago (1933)
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	Szolnoki Olaj (9th title) (2024–25)
Most championships	Honvéd (33 titles)
TV partners	M4 Sport
Website	hunbasket.hu
2024–25 NB I/A season

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 2024–25 season

Alba

Atomerőmű

DEAC

Falco

Honvéd

Kecskemét

Körmend

Oroszlány

PVSK

NKA Pécs

Sopron

Szedeák

Szolnok

Zalaegerszeg

Locations of 2024–25 NB I/A clubs

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
KTE-Duna Aszfalt	Kecskemét	Messzi István Sportcsarnok	1,600
Naturtex SZTE-Szedeák	Szeged	Újszegedi Sportcsarnok	3,200
NKA Universitas Pécs	Pécs	Nemzeti Kosárlabda Akadémia	412
OSE Lions	Oroszlány	Krajnyik András Sportcsarnok	1,400
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

• 1933: Közgazdasági Egyetem
• 1934: BSZKRT Előre
• 1934–35: TFSE
• 1935–36: MAFC
• 1936–37: BSZKRT Előre (2)
• 1937–38: BSZKRT Előre (3)
• 1938–39: BSZKRT Előre (4)
• 1939–40: BSZKRT Előre (5)
• 1940–41: BSZKRT Előre (6)
• 1941–42: BEAC
• 1943: BSZKRT Előre (7)
• 1944: MAFC (2)
• 1945: BSZKRT Előre (8)
• 1945–46: Bp. Kinizsi TE
• 1946–47: Bp. Postás
• 1947–48: MÁVAG
• 1948–49: BSZKRT Előre (9)
• 1949–50: MAFC (3)
• 1950: MÁVAG
• 1951: MAFC (4)
• 1952: Budapesti Honvéd (1)
• 1953: Budapesti Honvéd (2)
• 1954: Budapesti Honvéd (3)
• 1955: Budapesti Honvéd (4)
• 1956: MAFC (5)
• 1957: Budapesti Honvéd (5)
• 1957–58: Budapesti Honvéd (6)
• 1958–59: Budapesti Honvéd (7)
• 1959–60: Budapesti Honvéd (8)
• 1960–61: Budapesti Honvéd (9)
• 1961–62: Budapesti Honvéd (10)
• 1962–63: Budapesti Honvéd (11)
• 1964: Budapesti Honvéd (12)
• 1965: Budapesti Honvéd (13)
• 1966: Budapesti Honvéd (14)
• 1967: Budapesti Honvéd (15)
• 1968: Budapesti Honvéd (16)
• 1969: Budapesti Honvéd (17)
• 1970: MAFC (6)
• 1971: Budapesti Honvéd (18)
• 1972: Csepel (1)
• 1973: Csepel (2)
• 1974: Budapesti Honvéd (19)
• 1975: MAFC (7)
• 1976: Budapesti Honvéd (20)
• 1977: Budapesti Honvéd (21)
• 1978: Budapesti Honvéd (22)
• 1979: Budapesti Honvéd (23)
• 1980–81: Budapesti Honvéd (24)
• 1981–82: Budapesti Honvéd (25)
• 1982–83: Budapesti Honvéd (26)
• 1983–84: Budapesti Honvéd (27)
• 1984–85: Budapesti Honvéd (28)
• 1985–86: Budapesti Honvéd (29)
• 1986–87: Körmend (1)
• 1987–88: Zalaegerszegi TE (1)
• 1988–89: Csepel (3)
• 1989–90: Zalaegerszegi TE (2)
• 1990–91: Szolnoki Olaj (1)
• 1991–92: Zalaegerszegi TE (3)
• 1992–93: Budapesti Honvéd (30)
• 1993–94: Budapesti Honvéd (31)
• 1994–95: Budapesti Honvéd (32)
• 1995–96: Körmend (2)
• 1996–97: Budapesti Honvéd (33)
• 1997–98: Alba Fehérvár (1)
• 1998–99: Alba Fehérvár (2)
• 1999–00: Alba Fehérvár (3)
• 2000–01: Kaposvár (1)
• 2001–02: Atomerőmű (1)
• 2002–03: Körmend (3)
• 2003–04: Kaposvár (2)
• 2004–05: Atomerőmű (2)
• 2005–06: Atomerőmű (3)
• 2006–07: Szolnoki Olaj (2)
• 2007–08: Falco Szombathely (1)
• 2008–09: Atomerőmű (4)
• 2009–10: Zalaegerszegi TE (4)
• 2010–11: Szolnoki Olaj (3)
• 2011–12: Szolnoki Olaj (4)
• 2012–13: Alba Fehérvár (4)
• 2013–14 : Szolnoki Olaj (5)
• 2014–15 : Szolnoki Olaj (6)
• 2015–16 : Szolnoki Olaj (7)
• 2016–17 : Alba Fehérvár (5)
• 2017–18 : Szolnoki Olaj (8)
• 2018–19 : Falco KC Szombathely (2)
• 2019–20 : Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21 : Falco KC Szombathely (3)
• 2021–22 : Falco KC Szombathely (4)
• 2022–23 : Falco KC Szombathely (5)
• 2023–24 : Falco KC Szombathely (6)
• 2024–25 : Szolnoki Olaj (9)

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, 1945, 1948–49
Szolnoki Olajbányász		1990–91, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2024–25
MAFC	7	1935–36, 1944, 1949–50, 1951, 1956, 1970, 1975
Falco	6	2007–08, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Alba Fehérvár	5	1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2012–13, 2016–17
Atomerőmű	4	2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
ZTE		1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2009–10
Csepel	3	1972, 1973, 1988–89
Körmend		1986–87, 1995–96, 2002–03
Ganz-MÁVAG VSE	2	1947–48, 1950
Kaposvár		2000–01, 2003–04
Közgazdasági Egyetem AC	1	1933
TFSC		1934–35
BEAC		1941–42
Budai Kinizsi TE		1945–46
Postás SE		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
2018–19	Falco	3–0	Körmend	PVSK Panthers	Szolnoki Olaj
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Falco	3–2	Szolnoki Olajbányász	Szedeák	DEAC
2021–22	Falco	3–2	Körmend	–
2022–23	Falco	3–2	Alba Fehérvár	Körmend	ZTE
2023–24	Falco	3–1	Szolnoki Olajbányász	Alba Fehérvár	ZTE
2024–25	Szolnoki Olajbányász	3–0	Falco	Atomerőmű	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

• Magyar Kupa (men's basketball)