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.

Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Founded1901 (1901)
CountryHungary
Number of teams18 (16 from 2024–25)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toNB I
Relegation toNB III
Domestic cup(s)Hungarian Cup
Current championsDiósgyőr (2nd title)
(2022–23)
WebsiteNBII Official Website
Current: 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Format

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

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
# Year Champions Runners-up Third place
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

See also

References
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