Hungarian Championship of Men's Handball

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Hungarian Championship of Men's Handball, is the premier professional handball league in Hungary. It was founded in 1951 with the name of Nemzeti Bajnokság (National Championship), changing its name to Budapest Bank Handball League in 2006. The Budapest Bank Handball League, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 16 teams, including famous ones like MKB Veszprém KC, SC Pick Szeged and Dunaferr SE. Famous handball players who have played in the league include Carlos Perez, Zlatko Saračević, Mirza Džomba, Árpád Šterbik, László Nagy, Dániel Buday, Balázs Laluska, József Éles, Julio Fis, Rolando Uríos, Nenad Perunicić, Vlado Šola, Dejan Perić, Vladimir Hernandez and many others.

[edit] Champions by year

Year Team 1951 VM Közért 1952 Budapest Honvéd 1953 Budapesti Dózsa SK 1954 Budapesti Vörös Meteor 1955 Budapesti Vörös Meteor 1956 Suspended due to Hungarian Revolution 1957 Budapesti Vörös Meteor 1958 Újpesti Dózsa 1959 Budapest Spartacus 1960 Budapest Spartacus 1961 Budapest Spartacus 1962 Budapest Spartacus 1963 Budapest Honvéd 1964 Budapest Honvéd 1965 Budapest Honvéd 1966 Budapest Honvéd 1967 Budapest Honvéd 1968 Budapest Honvéd 1969 Elektromos 1970 Elektromos 1971 Elektromos 1972 Budapest Honvéd 1973 Budapest Spartacus 1974 Tatabányai Bányász 1975 Debreceni Dózsa 1976 Budapest Honvéd 1977 Budapest Honvéd 1978 Tatabányai Bányász 1979 Tatabányai Bányász

Year Team 1980 Budapest Honvéd 1981 Budapest Honvéd 1982 Budapest Honvéd 1983 Budapest Honvéd 1984 Tatabányai Bányász 1985 Veszprémi Építők 1986 Veszprémi Építők 1987 Rába ETO 1988 Do Not Played 1989 Rába ETO 1990 Rába ETO 1991 Elektromos 1992 Bramac SE 1993 Fotex Veszprém 1994 Fotex VSE 1995 Fotex VSE 1996 SC Pick Szeged 1997 Fotex KCV 1998 Fotex KCV 1999 Fotex KCV 2000 Dunaferr SE 2001 Fotex KCV 2002 Fotex KCV 2003 Fotex KCV 2004 Fotex KCV 2005 Fotex KCV 2006 MKB Veszprém KC 2007 SC Pick Szeged 2008 MKB Veszprém KC

[edit] Teams For season 2007/08

• Balatoni KC
• Debreceni KSE
• Dunaferr SE
• Erste-Békési FKC
• Gyöngyösi FKK
• Győri Rába Quelle ETO
• Hort SE
• Komlói BSK-Fűtőerőmű
• MKB Veszprém KC
• Mezőkövesdi KC
• Nyíregyházi KSE
• PLER-Airport
• SC Pick Szeged
• Százhalombattai KE
• Tatai HAC
• Tatabánya-Carbonex KC

• Promoted to Budapest Bank Handball League from National Championship I/B:
  • Balatoni KC
  • Hort SE
  • Mezőkövesdi KC
  • Tatai HAC

• EHF Champions League: SC Pick Szeged, MKB Veszprém KC
• EHF Cup: Dunaferr SE, Debreceni KSE
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup: PLER-Airport

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