2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season	2023–24
Dates	26 August 2023 – 29 May 2024
Champion	Telekom Veszprém; 28th title
Relegated	Veszprémi KKFT
Champions League	Telekom Veszprém; OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
European League	MOL-Tatabánya KC; FTC-Green Collect
Matches played	184
Goals scored	10,947 (59.49 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bence Nagy
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd 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 26 August 2023 and will conclude in 29 May 2024.^[1]

Telekom Veszprém won their twenty-eighth title.^[2]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Relegated from 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
QHB-Eger PLER-Budapest	HÉP-Cegléd Budai Farkasok-Rév

Arenas and locations

Veszprém

Veszprém teams:
Veszprém
Veszprémi KKFT

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Location of teams in 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The following 14 clubs compete in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I during the 2023–24 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 KK	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
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
Veszprém KKFT	Veszprém	Március 15. úti Sportcsarnok	2,200

Number of teams by counties and regions

Number of teams by counties
Pos.		No. of teams	Teams
1	Veszprém	3	Balatonfüredi KSE, Veszprém KC and Veszprém KKFT
2	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
6	Baranya	1	Komlói BSK
	Csongrád-Csanád	1	SC Pick Szeged
	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	Budakalász FKC Dabas KK Ferencvárosi TC PLER-Budapest	Eger-Eszterházy SzSE Gyöngyösi KK SC Pick Szeged
7 Teams	4 Teams	3 Teams

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Telekom Veszprém	26	26	0	0	1063	711	+352	52	Qualification to the Finals and advance for Champions League
2	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	26	23	0	3	960	760	+200	46
3	MOL Tatabánya KC	26	16	3	7	804	745	+59	35	Qualification for European League group stage
4	FTC-Green Collect	26	14	4	8	830	789	+41	32	Qualification for European League qualifying round
5	Csurgói KK	26	12	3	11	730	750	−20	27^[a]
6	HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös	26	12	3	11	773	792	−19	27^[a]
7	CYEB-Budakalász	26	11	3	12	742	768	−26	25
8	Balatonfüredi KSE	26	11	1	14	686	727	−41	23^[b]
9	Dabasi KC	26	11	1	14	736	776	−40	23^[b]
10	QHB-Eger	26	8	2	16	675	799	−124	18^[c]
11	PLER-Budapest	26	8	2	16	714	791	−77	18^[c]
12	Carbonex-Komló	26	8	1	17	691	765	−74	17^[d]
13	HSA NEKA	26	7	3	16	700	776	−76	17^[d]	Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
14	Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém (R)	26	2	0	24	716	871	−155	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)^[3]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Csurgó 3, Gyöngyös 1.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Balatonfüred 4, Dabas 0.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Eger 4, PLER 0.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Komló 2, NEKA 2.

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Telekom Veszprém	2–0	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	35–28	34–30	—

Game 1

25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) 20:00	Telekom Veszprém	35–28	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Hargitai, Markó
	Yahia 8	(19–13)	Martins, Garciandia 4
	1× 2×	Report	4×

Game 2

29 May 2025 (2025-05-29) 18:00	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged	30–34	Telekom Veszprém	Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 5,263 Referees: Bócz, Wiedemann
	four players 4	(13–16)	three players 5
	1× 6×	Report	6×

Telekom Veszprém won the Finals, 2–0 on series.

2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Champion^[2]
Telekom Veszprém 28th title

References

^ "FÉRFI KÉZILABDA NB I, 2023–2024". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Szegeden is győzött, százszázalékos teljesítménnyel lett bajnok a Veszprém!". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ "Magyarország Kézilabda Nemzeti Bajnokság férfi és női 2023-2024. évi I. osztály Versenykiírása". nso.hu (in Hungarian). MKSZ. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

External links

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

[table_hth_CSU0.39045143285322-3] Head-to-head points: Csurgó 3, Gyöngyös 1.

[table_hth_BAL0.39045143285322-4] Head-to-head points: Balatonfüred 4, Dabas 0.

[table_hth_EGE0.39045143285322-5] Head-to-head points: Eger 4, PLER 0.

[table_hth_KOM0.39045143285322-6] Head-to-head points: Komló 2, NEKA 2.

[1] "FÉRFI KÉZILABDA NB I, 2023–2024". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[Champion-2] "Szegeden is győzött, százszázalékos teljesítménnyel lett bajnok a Veszprém!". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[7] "Magyarország Kézilabda Nemzeti Bajnokság férfi és női 2023-2024. évi I. osztály Versenykiírása". nso.hu (in Hungarian). MKSZ. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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