Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Hungarian second-tier association football league

For the rugby union league of the same name, see NB II (rugby union).

Football league

Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Founded| 1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Country| Hungary
Number of teams| 18 (16 from 2024–25)
Level on pyramid| 2
Promotion to| NB I
Relegation to| NB III
Domestic cup(s)| Hungarian Cup
Current champions| Nyíregyháza (5th title)
(2023–24)
Website| www.nb2.hu
Current: 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: Keleti (Eastern) and Nyugati (Western), each with 16 teams.[1] In 2013 the format was changed and there is one division again with 16 teams, then increase to 20 teams from 2015 to 2023, reduce to 18 teams for 2023 and again to 16 teams from 2024 onwards. The champion and the runner-up will ascend to the first division while the two lowest teams in NB II are relegated to NB III.

## Format[edit]

On 2 March 2017, the Hungarian Football Federation announced that the number of the teams in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II will not be reduced to 12.[2]

From 2024 onwards, the league was reduced to 16 teams from 20 and 18 teams in 2022–2024, respectively.

## History[edit]

The second league was founded in 1901, having 8 teams. The first two teams would participate in a promotion playoff with the last 2 teams from the first league. Even though the 4 rural districts were founded on paper in 1904, they only began to compete officially in the season 1907-1908. Thus the second league had 1 urban(Budapest) league and 4 rural leagues. The rural champions would participate in a tournament, the winner would face the urban league champion for the second league title. During the world war I the league was played with very few teams.

## List of champions[edit]

#  | Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Third place

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1. | 1901 | 33 FC | Rákosszentmihály | Újpest
2. | 1902 | Postás | MTK | Törekvés
3. | 1903 | Főváros | Újpest | Budapesti SC
4. | 1904 | Újpest | III. Kerület | Budapesti AK
5. | 1905 | BAK | Typographia | Tisztviselők
1 group, 14 teams
54. | 2004–05[3] | Tatabánya | Rákospalota | Vác
2 groups, 16 teams
55. | 2005–06[4] | Vác | Szolnok | Jászapáti
Paks | Felcsút | Gyirmót
56. | 2006–07[5] | Nyíregyháza | Ferencváros | Orosháza
Siófok | Szombathely | Felcsút
57. | 2007–08[6] | Kecskemét | Szolnok | Ferencváros
Szombathely | Felcsút | Gyirmót
58. | 2008–09[7] | Ferencváros | Debrecen II | Makó
Gyirmót | Pápa | Pécs
59. | 2009–10[8] | Szolnok | DEAC | Makó
Siófok | Pápa | Pécs
60. | 2010–11[9] | Diósgyőr | Mezőkövesd | Nyíregyháza
Pécs | Gyirmót | Puskás Akadémia
61. | 2011–12[10] | Eger | Szolnok | Békéscsaba
MTK | Kozármisleny | Gyirmót
62. | 2012–13[11] | Mezőkövesd | Vasas Budapest | Békéscsaba
Puskás Akadémia | Kozármisleny | Gyirmót
1 group, 16 teams
63. | 2013–14[12] | Nyíregyháza | Dunaújváros | Gyirmót
64. | 2014–15[13] | Vasas | Békéscsaba | Gyirmót
65. | 2015–16[14] | Gyirmót | Mezőkövesd | Zalaegerszeg
1 group, 20 teams
66. | 2016–17[15] | Puskás Akadémia | Balmazújváros | Kisvárda
67. | 2017–18[16] | MTK | Kisvárda | Békéscsaba
68. | 2018–19[17] | Zalaegerszeg | Kaposvár | Gyirmót
69. | 2019–20[18] | MTK | Budafok | Vasas
70. | 2020–21[19] | Debrecen | Gyirmót | Vasas
71. | 2021–22[20] | Vasas | Kecskemét | Diósgyőr
72. | 2022–23[21] | Diósgyőr | MTK | Ajka
1 group, 18 teams
73. | 2023–24 | TBD  | TBD  | TBD

## External links[edit]

* Official page (Hungarian)
* NB II on www.soccerway.com

## See also[edit]

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I
* Nemzeti Bajnokság III

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Hungary 2004/05". RSSSF. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
2. ^ "MLSZ: elmarad az NB II-es létszámcsökkentés". Nemzeti Sport. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
3. ^ "2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
4. ^ "2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
5. ^ "2006–07 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
6. ^ "2007–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
7. ^ "2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
8. ^ "2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
9. ^ "2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
10. ^ "2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
11. ^ "2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
12. ^ "2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
13. ^ "2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
14. ^ "2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
15. ^ "2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
16. ^ "2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
17. ^ "2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
18. ^ "2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
19. ^ "2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 31 May 2021.
20. ^ "2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 29 May 2022.
21. ^ "2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II". Soccerway.com. 30 May 2023.

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