Hungarian Basketball League (Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/A) History

League status

The Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/A is the first-tier professional basketball league in Hungary. A Division was established in 1933.
The A Division sits above the Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/B Piros which effectively forms the second-tier of Hungarian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom team is relegated to Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/B Piros.
Limits of non-Hungarian players per team: 3 import players (non-Europeans), 3 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 3.

League name history

1933 until now: Nemzeti Bajnoksag I/A  1976
Until

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
2Szombathely 2022-23, 2023-24
1Szolnok 2024-25

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2022-23Falco KC Szombathely3-2Arconic-Alba FehervarFalco KC Szombathely
2023-24Falco KC Szombathely77-89NHSZ-Szolnoki OlajbanyaszFalco KC Szombathely
2024-25NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz3-0Falco-Vulcano Energia KC SzombathelyFalco-Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely
2025-26Not held

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Szombathely213
Szolnok112
Alba011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Szombathely2100
Szolnok1100
Alba0100
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Kormend0010
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Players with the most appearances in the Hungarian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Matt Tiby32023, 2024, 2025
Marcell Pongo32023, 2024, 2025
Benedek Kovacs32023, 2024, 2025
Daniel Hansen32023, 2024, 2025
Akos Keller32023, 2024, 2025
Zoltan Perl32023, 2024, 2025
Peter Veraszto32023, 2024, 2025
Stefan Pot22023, 2024
Zach Brown22023, 2024
Zsolt Takacs22023, 2024

Players with the most Hungarian titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Zsolt Takacs22023, 2024
Stefan Pot22023, 2024
Zach Brown22023, 2024
Matt Tiby22023, 2024
Daniel Hansen22023, 2024
Benedek Kovacs22023, 2024
Boris Barac22023, 2024
Akos Keller22023, 2024
Zoltan Perl22023, 2024
Peter Veraszto22023, 2024