# 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)

The 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H női kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian premier Handball league.

## Team information

As in the previous season, 14 teams played in the 2020–21 season. After the 2020–21 season, Békéscsabai Előre NKSE and Boglári Akadémia-SZISE were relegated to the 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. They were replaced by two clubs from the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B; Moyra-Budaörs Handball and Vasas SC.
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Székesfehérvár | KÖFÉM Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Budaörs Handball | Budaörs | Városi Uszoda és Sportcsarnok | 1,000 |
| Debreceni VSC | Debrecen | Főnix Hall Hódos Imre Sports Hall | 8,500 1,800 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | Dunaújváros | Municipal Sports Hall | 1,200 |
| Érd | Érd | Érd Aréna | 2,200 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Budapest | Elek Gyula Aréna | 1,300 |
| Győri ETO KC | Győr | Audi Aréna | 5,500 |
| Kisvárdai KC | Kisvárda | Municipal Sports Hall | 1000 |
| MTK Budapest | Budapest | Elektromos hall | 500 |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | Mosonmagyaróvár | UFM Aréna | 1,100 |
| Siófok KC | Siófok | Kiss Szilárd Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Szombathelyi KKA | Szombathely Répcelak | Arena Savaria Répce Sports Hall | 3,500 300 |
| Vasas SC | Budapest | Amália Sterbinszky Sports Hall | 700 |
| Váci NKSE | Vác | Municipal Sports Hall | 700 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Imre Balássi | Krisztián Józsa | hummel | tippmix, Avis |
| Budaörs | Tamás Neukum | Dániel Buday | Made by club | tippmix |
| Debreceni VSC | Zsolt Ábrók | Zoltán Szilágyi | adidas | tippmix, Schaeffler, Riska |
| Dunaújvárosi KKA | Attila Gurics | Attila Vágó | hummel | tippmix, BH |
| Érd NK | Norbert Tekauer | Roland Horváth | Erima | tippmix |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Gábor Kubatov | Gábor Elek | Nike | tippmix, Rail Cargo Hungaria, Lidl, Budapest |
| Győri ETO KC | Anita Görbicz | Ambros Martín | adidas | Audi, Győr, tippmix |
| Kisvárdai KC | Tamás Major | Botond Bakó | hummel | tippmix, Master Good, Volkswagen |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | Attila Horváth Cs. | János Gyurka | adidas | tippmix, Eu-Fire |
| MTK Budapest | Tamás Deutsch | Gergő Vida | Nike | tippmix |
| Siófok KC | János Fodor | Uroš Bregar | hummel | tippmix, Peszter |
| Szombathelyi KKA | Zoltán Pődör | György Marosán | Erima | tippmix |
| Vasas | László Markovits | Gergely Penszki | Erima | tippmix |
| Váci NKSE | Erika Kirsner | Katalin Ottó | hummel | tippmix, GVM |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Krisztián Józsa | Mutual consent | End of 2020–21 season | Pre-season | Boris Dvoršek | 1 July 2021 |
| Debreceni VSC | Kitti Kudor | Mutual consent | End of 2020–21 season | Pre-season | Zoltán Szilágyi | 1 July 2021 |
| Siófok KC | Zdravko Zovko | Mutual consent | End of 2020–21 season | Pre-season | Gábor Danyi | 1 July 2021 |
| Váci NKSE | Zoltán Szilágyi | Mutual consent | End of 2020–21 season | Pre-season | Beáta Őze | 1 July 2021 |
| Váci NKSE | Beáta Őze | Mutual consent | 19 July 2021 | Pre-season | Katalin Ottó | 19 July 2021 |
| Siófok KC | Gábor Danyi | Mutual consent | 8 November 2021 | | Uroš Bregar | 8 November 2021 |
| MTK Budapest | Vladimir Golovin | Mutual consent | 30 November 2021 | 7th | Gergő Vida | 30 November 2021 |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Boris Dvoršek | Mutual consent | January 2022 | 11th | Krisztián Józsa | January 2022 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Győri ETO KC (C) | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 876 | 568 | +308 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League group phase |
| 2 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 849 | 574 | +275 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League group phase |
| 3 | DVSC SCHAEFFLER | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 758 | 636 | +122 | 42 | Qualification to European League group phase |
| 4 | Váci NKSE | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 799 | 758 | +41 | 34 | Qualification to European League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherson-Mosonmagyaróvári KC | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 812 | 756 | +56 | 30 | Qualification to European League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Siófok KC | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 780 | 763 | +17 | 30 | Qualification to European League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Kisvárda Master Good SE | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 657 | 700 | −43 | 24 | |
| 8 | MTK Budapest | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 691 | 747 | −56 | 22 | |
| 9 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 701 | 762 | −61 | 20 | |
| 10 | Alba Fehérvár KC | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 668 | 746 | −78 | 16 | |
| 11 | Moyra-Budaörs Handball | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 684 | 809 | −125 | 16 | |
| 12 | Érd | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 662 | 782 | −120 | 12 | |
| 13 | Hungast Szombathelyi KKA (R) | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 683 | 827 | −144 | 12 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| 14 | Vasas SC (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 681 | 873 | −192 | 6 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
* 1 2 Győri Audi ETO KC 49–49 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria; Goal difference: Győri Audi ETO KC: +26
* 1 2 Motherson-Mosonmagyaróvár 74–57 Siófok KC
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Magyar Kupa, FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.
* 1 2 Alba Fehérvár KC 57–56 Moyra-Budaörs Handball
* 1 2 Érd 62–59 Szombathelyi KKA

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Home \ Away | ALB | BUD | DEB | DUN | ÉRD | FER | GYŐ | KIS | MOS | MTK | SIÓ | SZO | VAS | VÁC |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | | 30–30 | 28–36 | 26–29 | 31–29 | 25–32 | 25–30 | 24–18 | 30–27 | 30–20 | 24–33 | 29–28 | 27–20 | 29–37 |
| Budaörs Handball | 26–27 | | 32–38 | 19–31 | 30–35 | 16–35 | 15–36 | 29–34 | 34–31 | 28–28 | 26–35 | 32–28 | 28–20 | 31–34 |
| Debreceni VSC | 10–0 | 30–21 | | 35–27 | 34–26 | 23–29 | 25–28 | 30–22 | 28–19 | 29–26 | 32–26 | 45–29 | 31–29 | 30–25 |
| Dunaújvárosi KKA | 28–26 | 27–26 | 21–22 | | 32–29 | 23–28 | 26–36 | 25–26 | 29–30 | 25–23 | 26–32 | 26–23 | 34–28 | 23–33 |
| Érd | 29–28 | 28–29 | 22–33 | 26–29 | | 18–36 | 0–10 | 18–17 | 25–31 | 33–35 | 26–28 | 32–25 | 29–24 | 22–27 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | 39–21 | 38–23 | 29–26 | 39–24 | 30–18 | | 29–24 | 25–20 | 37–26 | 32–28 | 30–21 | 10–0 | 37–20 | 38–16 |
| Győri ETO KC | 37–21 | 44–19 | 31–23 | 34–18 | 42–18 | 25–20 | | 31–15 | 35–33 | 10–0 | 40–26 | 44–25 | 41–21 | 37–27 |
| Kisvárdai KC | 30–26 | 26–24 | 27–28 | 29–26 | 31–27 | 23–34 | 25–31 | | 23–30 | 28–27 | 35–34 | 24–24 | 33–28 | 19–23 |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | 29–28 | 34–28 | 23–31 | 37–29 | 35–26 | 31–34 | 22–29 | 36–26 | | 32–27 | 48–29 | 37–30 | 35–26 | 31–22 |
| MTK Budapest | 27–27 | 23–24 | 29–28 | 32–30 | 36–28 | 20–39 | 22–34 | 22–22 | 33–33 | | 26–24 | 26–35 | 34–26 | 29–31 |
| Siófok KC | 30–26 | 24–29 | 21–23 | 28–21 | 31–28 | 31–33 | 32–40 | 24–20 | 28–26 | 37–31 | | 38–33 | 36–24 | 32–33 |
| Szombathelyi KKA | 30–28 | 28–30 | 25–29 | 28–33 | 34–30 | 20–40 | 24–45 | 22–31 | 23–23 | 31–32 | 24–31 | | 32–30 | 26–37 |
| Vasas SC | 26–24 | 28–24 | 16–33 | 30–28 | 27–29 | 23–46 | 26–45 | 23–30 | 35–41 | 28–31 | 27–33 | 32–34 | | 32–38 |
| Váci NKSE | 36–28 | 37–30 | 25–26 | 37–31 | 34–31 | 29–30 | 31–37 | 29–23 | 30–29 | 23–24 | 32–36 | 33–22 | 40–32 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 27 May 2022
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches |
| 1 | Csenge Kuczora | VÁC | 190 | 26 |
| 2 | Tamara Pál | MTK | 163 | 25 |
| 3 | Rebeka Pődör | SZO | 151 | 25 |
| 4 | Eszter Tóth | MKC | 147 | 26 |
| 5 | Blanka Kajdon | VAS | 143 | 26 |
| 6 | Jovana Jovović | BUD | 142 | 26 |
| 7 | Gréta Kácsor | VÁC | 141 | 26 |
| 8 | Gabriella Tóth | MKC | 125 | 21 |
| 9 | Barbara Kopecz | ÉRD | 122 | 22 |
| 10 | Aleksandra Vukajlović | ÉRD | 120 | 23 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 23,894 | 5,030 (vs. FTC) | 1,075 (vs. KKC) | 2,172 | +19,4% |
| 2 | Debreceni VSC | 13,400 | 2,000 (vs. two matches) | 400 (vs. VAS) | 1,117 | +34,7% |
| 3 | Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | 11,750 | 1000 (vs. three matches) | 800 (vs. three matches) | 904 | +30,6% |
| 4 | Ferencvárosi TC | 9,700 | 1,200 (vs. ETO) | 400 (vs. ÉRD) | 808 | +28,3% |
| 5 | Budaörs | 9,512 | 1,092 (vs. GYŐ) | 470 (vs. DEB) | 732 | 0,0% $^1$ |
| 6 | Siófok KC | 7,988 | 1,000 (vs. MOS) | 320 (vs. SZO) | 614 | +4,9% |
| 7 | Alba Fehérvár KC | 6,600 | 700 (vs. four matches) | 200 (vs. MOS) | 508 | +10,4% |
| 8 | Érd HC | 6,342 | 800 (vs. two matches) | 200 (vs. MOS) | 529 | +48,6% |
| 9 | Váci NKSE | 6,127 | 660 (vs. GYŐ) | 195 (vs. KKC) | 471 | +73,8% |
| 10 | Szombathelyi KKA | 5,350 | 800 (vs. ETO) | 300 (vs. four matches) | 412 | -4,8% |
| 11 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 4,500 | 400 (vs. ÉRD) | 200 (vs. KKC) | 346 | +15,3% |
| 12 | Kisvárdai KC | 4,340 | 700 (vs. DEB) | 220 (vs. MTK) | 395 | -5,7% |
| 13 | Vasas SC Budapest | 3,850 | 500 (vs. two matches) | 200 (vs. five matches) | 296 | 0,0%$^1$ |
| 14 | MTK Budapest | 2,655 | 455 (vs. FTC) | 100 (vs. ALB) | 221 | +221% |
| Total | Total | 116,008 | 5,030 (ETO vs. FTC) | 100 (MTK vs. ALB) | 667 | +12,5% |
* 1: Team played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B in the previous season.
Updated after the 2021/22 season.
Attendance numbers without playoff matches.

### Number of teams by counties

| Pos. | County (megye) | No. of teams | Team(s) |
| 1 | Budapest (capital) | 3 | Ferencvárosi TC, MTK Budapest and Vasas SC Budapest |
| 1 | Pest | 3 | Érd NK, Budaörs and Váci NKSE |
| 2 | Fejér | 2 | Alba Fehérvár KC and Dunaújvárosi KKA |
| 2 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 2 | Győri ETO KC and Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE |
| 3 | Somogy | 1 | Siófok KC |
| 3 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debreceni VSC |
| 3 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1 | Kisvárdai KC |
| 3 | Vas | 1 | Szombathelyi KKA |

## Hungarian clubs in European competitions

| | Competition | Team | Progress | Result | Total W–D–L |
| EHF |
| EHF | Champions League | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Play-offs | vs Krim Mercator Ljubljana (L) | 9-3-4 |
| EHF | Champions League | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Group phase | 3rd of 8 teams (8-3-3) | 9-3-4 |
| EHF | Champions League | Győri ETO KC | Final | vs Vipers Kristiansand (L) | 15-1-2 |
| EHF | Champions League | Győri ETO KC | Semifinal | vs Team Esbjerg (W) | 15-1-2 |
| EHF | Champions League | Győri ETO KC | Quarter-finals | vs Brest Bretagne Handball (W) | 15-1-2 |
| EHF | Champions League | Győri ETO KC | Group phase | 1st of 8 teams (13-0-1) | 15-1-2 |
| EHF | European League | Motherson-Mosonmagyaróvári KC | Group phase | 3rd of 4 teams (3-0-3) | 3-0-3 |
| EHF | European League | Váci NKSE | Group phase | 4th of 4 teams (1-0-5) | 2-1-5 |
| EHF | European League | Váci NKSE | Qualification Round 3 | vs HSG Blomberg-Lippe (W) | 2-1-5 |
| EHF | European League | DVSC SCHAEFFLER | Qualification Round 3 | vs Măgura Cisnădie (L) | 0-1-1 |
| EHF | European League | MTK Budapest | Qualification Round 3 | vs Herning-Ikast Håndbold (L) | 2-0-2 |
| EHF | European League | MTK Budapest | Qualification Round 2 | vs Yalikavaksports Club (W) | 2-0-2 |