2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)

The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 67th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian premier Handball league.

K&H férfi liga
Season2017–18
ChampionsMOL-Pick Szeged
(3rd title)
RelegatedVáci KSE
Orosházi FKSE
Champions LeagueMOL-Pick Szeged
Telekom Veszprém
EHF CupGrundfos Tatabánya KC
Balatonfüredi KSE
Sport36-Komló
Matches played184
Goals scored9,722 (52.84 per match)
Top goalscorerMarko Vasić (173 goals)
Biggest home winVeszprém 41–15 Cegléd
(13 December 2017)
Biggest away winOrosháza 21–40 Veszprém
(12 September 2017)
Budakalász 25–44 Veszprém
(6 December 2017)
Highest scoringFTC 36–39 Balatonfüred
(28 April 2018)

Teams

As in the previous season, 14 teams played in the 2017–18 season. After the 2016–17 season, Balmazújvárosi KK and Mezőkövesdi KC were relegated to the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. They were replaced by two clubs from the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, Ferencvárosi TC and Dabas KK.

Location of teams in 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Team Location Arena Capacity
Balatonfüredi KSE Balatonfüred Balatonfüredi Szabadidőközpont 712
Budakalász FKC Budakalász Budakalászi Sportcsarnok 400
Ceglédi KKSE Cegléd Gál József Sportcsarnok 1,046
Csurgói KK Csurgó Sótonyi László Sportcsarnok 1,200
Dabas VSE KC Dabas OBO Aréna 1,920
Eger-Eszterházy SzSE Eger Kemény Ferenc Sportcsarnok 875
Ferencvárosi TC Budapest, IX. ker Elek Gyula Aréna 1,300
Gyöngyösi KK Gyöngyös Dr. Fejes András Sportcsarnok 1,500
Komlói BSK Komló Komlói Sportközpont 800
Orosházi FKSE Orosháza Eötvös Sportcsarnok 900
SC Pick Szeged Szeged Újszegedi Sportcsarnok 3,200
Tatabánya KC Tatabánya Földi Imre Sportcsarnok 1,000
Váci KSE Vác Városi Sportcsarnok 800
Veszprém KC Veszprém Veszprém Aréna 5,096

Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

Team President Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Balatonfüred László Csima Hungary István Csoknyai Erima tippmix1, Sennebogen, 77 Elektronika, Kinizsi Bank
Budakalász Gábor Hajdu Hungary Gyula Forgács adidas tippmix1, Swietelsky
Cegléd István Borsos Hungary László Jakab hummel tippmix1
Csurgó János Varga Hungary József Bencze hummel tippmix1, PriMont, Dráva-Coop
Dabas Csaba Prohászka Hungary Győző Tomori hummel tippmix1, OBO,
Eger-Eszterházy Róbert Szabó Hungary Edmond Tóth hummel tippmix1, SBS, Hesi, Eger
Ferencváros Gábor Kubatov Hungary Attila Horváth Nike tippmix1, Budapest
Gyöngyös Zsolt Marczin Hungary Csaba Konkoly Salming B. Braun, tippmix1, HE-DO
Komlói BSK Szabolcs Szigeti Hungary Bálint Klivinger Zeus tippmix1, Sport36 Komló
Orosháza Tamás Vájer Hungary Botond Bakó Kappa tippmix1, Linamar
Szeged Nándor Szögi Spain Juan Carlos Pastor adidas MOL, tippmix1, Pick, OTP Bank, Protocall
Tatabánya László Marosi Serbia Vladan Matić Jako tippmix1, Grundfos
Vác Dr. Attila Schoffer Hungary László Skaliczki adidas tippmix1
Veszprém Gábor Kálomista Sweden Ljubomir Vranjes hummel Veszprém, Telekom, tippmix1, XIXO

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Veszprém Spain Xavi Sabaté End of contract End of 2016–17 season[1] Pre-season Sweden Ljubomir Vranjes 1 July 2017[2]
Gyöngyös Hungary Tibor Nigrinyi Mutual consent End of 2016–17 season Hungary Csaba Konkoly 1 July 2017[3]
Budakalász Hungary Attila Horváth Working as a consultant 27 September 2017 6th Hungary Gyula Forgács 28 September 2017
Csurgó Hungary László Sótonyi Resigned 16 October 2017[4] 10th Hungary József Bencze (caretaker) 17 October 2017
Ferencváros Hungary Gábor Adorján Mutual consent 11 December 2017[5] 14th Hungary Attila Horváth 11 December 2017[6]
Orosháza Hungary Dániel Buday Sacked 21 December 2017[7] 14th Hungary Botond Bakó 27 December 2017[8]
Vác Hungary Péter Gúnya Working as a consultant 27 December 2017 13th Hungary László Skaliczki 1 January 2018[9]
Cegléd Hungary Károly Nagy Mutual consent 31 December 2017 10th Hungary László Jakab 1 January 2018[10]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Telekom Veszprém 26 25 0 1 906 566 +340 50 Qualification to the Finals
2 MOL-Pick Szeged 26 22 2 2 854 632 +222 46
3 Grundfos Tatabánya KC 26 20 2 4 722 622 +100 42 Qualification to EHF Cup third qualifying round
4 Balatonfüredi KSE 26 20 0 6 718 651 +67 40
5 Sport36-Komló 26 12 2 12 632 665 −33 26 Qualification to EHF Cup second qualifying round
6 Csurgói KK 26 11 3 12 684 717 −33 25
7 CYEB Budakalász 26 10 4 12 730 756 −26 24
8 Dabas VSE KC 26 9 2 15 628 730 −102 20
9 Eger SBS Eszterházy 26 9 1 16 613 673 −60 19
10 Ceglédi KKSE 26 6 5 15 589 668 −79 17[lower-alpha 1]
11 B. Braun Gyöngyös 26 6 5 15 638 716 −78 17[lower-alpha 1]
12 Ferencvárosi TC 26 7 2 17 647 747 −100 16[lower-alpha 2]
13 Váci KSE (R) 26 6 4 16 646 726 −80 16[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
14 Orosházi FKSE- LINAMAR (R) 26 2 2 22 600 738 −138 6
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2018. Source: keziszovettseg.hu
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)[11]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ceglédi KKSE is ahead of B. Braun Gyöngyös on head-to-head results: Cegléd–Gyöngyös 24–22, Gyöngyös–Cegléd 24–27.
  2. Ferencvárosi TC is ahead of Váci KSE on head-to-head results: FTC–Vác 24–23, Vác–FTC 26–28.

Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

Home \ Away BKSE BFKC CEG CSKK DAB EGER FTC GYKK KBSK OROS SZEG TAT VÁC VESZ
Balatonfüredi KSE 30–26 34–23 23–21 33–23 32–21 30–21 34–26 25–23 30–21 26–27 23–19 26–24 25–39
Budakalász FKC 29–25 18–18 25–25 27–29 30–28 39–33 25–26 30–28 30–29 26–33 25–29 29–24 25–44
Ceglédi KKSE 15–21 26–30 21–27 20–21 17–17 34–24 24–22 25–30 25–19 26–30 22–26 25–25 23–29
Csurgói KK 24–34 34–32 36–27 34–24 22–20 33–31 34–27 22–22 29–28 25–36 23–26 25–26 19–33
Dabas VSE KC 24–30 34–31 24–24 32–30 20–23 27–28 23–22 19–23 33–21 24–34 26–26 24–25 21–39
Eger-Eszterházy SzSE 17–24 29–26 20–21 25–26 31–25 26–21 25–21 25–26 27–25 24–33 24–28 23–21 26–31
Ferencvárosi TC 36–39 23–27 23–21 27–29 22–23 30–25 22–27 22–19 18–18 22–36 19–28 24–23 26–31
Gyöngyösi KK 24–31 30–30 24–27 27–27 30–24 20–23 26–26 26–26 26–25 33–33 20–23 27–33 18–31
Komlói BSK 23–25 27–26 15–23 23–22 25–26 24–18 28–22 25–21 26–20 27–37 25–28 29–24 24–32
Orosházi FKSE 22–27 26–29 22–18 32–27 23–26 25–28 22–25 23–33 24–25 20–36 27–33 29–29 21–40
SC Pick Szeged 31–21 35–35 34–18 32–24 39–21 32–15 34–25 36–18 38–24 35–21 28–25 35–21 21–30
Tatabánya KC 27–18 32–30 28–23 27–20 32–18 35–28 37–29 23–20 31–21 20–18 24–22 33–25 28–31
Váci KSE 25–26 24–25 28–28 26–31 24–20 27–26 26–28 24–25 22–27 26–19 26–35 29–29 18–36
Telekom Veszprém 40–26 35–25 41–15 31–15 34–17 31–19 39–20 39–19 32–17 37–20 31–32 28–25 42–21
Source: [12]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2
Telekom Veszprém (1)57–58MOL-Pick Szeged (2)28–3229–26
Game 1
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12)
13:00 (CEST)		 MOL-Pick Szeged 32 – 28 Telekom Veszprém Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Herczeg, Südi
Sigurmannsson 6 (16–13) Manaskov 6
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Game 2
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
15:00 (CEST)		 Telekom Veszprém 29 – 26 MOL-Pick Szeged Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Herczeg, Südi
Tønnesen 5 (14–17) Bodó 7
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MOL-Pick Szeged won the Finals, 58–57 on aggregate.

 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Champion[13] 
MOL-Pick Szeged
3rd title
Sierra, Šego, M. Nagy (goalkeepers), Zs. Balogh, Bánhidi, Bodó, Blažević, Buntić, B. Fekete, M. Hegedűs, Gaber,
Gorbok, Källman (c), Pedro Rodríguez, Sigurmannsson, Skube, Sunajko, Šoštarič, Sršen, Thiagus Petrus, Zhitnikov, Zubai
Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor, Assistant coach: Marko Krivokapić

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 8 May 2018.[14]
Rank Player Team Goals Matches
1 Serbia Marko Vasić Csurgó 173 26
2 Hungary Bence Nagy Budakalász 170 26
3 Montenegro Miloš Vujović Tatabánya 142 26
4 Iceland Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson Szeged 132 25
5 Croatia Srećko Jerković Komlói BSK 120 24
6 Hungary József Holpert Vác 118 26
7 Montenegro Igor Marković Komlói BSK 117 25
8 Sweden Emil Berggren Budakalász 107 22
9 Russia Inal Aflitulin Eger 105 23
10 Hungary Richárd Bodó Szeged 103 23

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Telekom Veszprém 32,800 5,000 (vs. Szeged) 1,500 (three matches) 2,523 +39,01%
2 MOL-Pick Szeged 21,100 3,200 (vs. Veszprém) 500 (vs. Vác) 1,623 +12,16%
3 Dabas VSE KC 16,900 2,300 (vs. Veszprém) 1,000 (vs. Balatonfüred) 1,300 +151,45%1
4 Grundfos Tatabánya KC 12,250 1,200 (two matches) 700 (vs. Gyöngyös) 942 +9,28%
5 Sport36-Komló 10,700 900 (five matches) 700 (two matches) 823 −4,19%
6 Csurgói KK 10,150 1,200 (vs. Veszprém) 600 (three matches) 781 +12,86%
B. Braun Gyöngyös 10,150 1,300 (vs. Veszprém) 600 (three matches) 781 +1,56%
8 Eger SBS Eszterházy 9,240 875 (vs. Veszprém) 600 (two matches) 711 −9,31%
9 Balatonfüredi KSE 7,200 800 (vs. Veszprém) 400 (three matches) 554 −1,95%
10 Ceglédi KKSE 6,800 900 (vs. Veszprém) 300 (vs. Komlói BSK) 523 −17,12%
11 Ferencvárosi TC 5,400 1,000 (vs. Veszprém) 200 (two matches) 415 +109,60%1
12 Váci KSE 4,600 500 (vs. Veszprém) 300 (six matches) 354 −8,76%
13 Orosházi FKSE- LINAMAR 4,050 350 (nine matches) 200 (three matches) 312 −7,69%
14 CYEB Budakalász 2,820 220 (eleven matches) 200 (two matches) 217 −1,36%
Total 154,160 5,000 (VESZ vs. SZEG) 200 (seven matches) 847 +12,33%

Updated to games played on 7 May 2018. Source: League matches: NB I 2017/2018
Attendance numbers without playoff matches.

Notes

1: Team played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B.

Number of teams by counties
Pos. County (megye) No. of teams Teams
1 Pest 4 Budakalász FKC, Dabas VSE KC, Ceglédi KKSE and Váci KSE
2 Heves 2 Eger-Eszterházy SzSE and Gyöngyösi KK
Veszprém 2 Balatonfüredi KSE and Telekom Veszprém
4 Baranya 1 Komlói BSK
Békés 1 Orosházi FKSE
Budapest (capital) 1 Ferencvárosi TC
Csongrád 1 MOL-Pick Szeged
Komárom-Esztergom 1 Tatabánya KC
Somogy 1 Csurgói KK

See also

References
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  12. Results
  13. "Óriási csata után a Szeged a magyar bajnok". keziszovetseg.hu (in Hungarian). 20 May 2018.
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