# 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)

The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 64th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Handball league.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2015–16 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Balatonfüredi KSE | Balatonfüred | Balatonfüredi Szabadidőközpont | 712 |
| Balmazújvárosi KK | Balmazújváros | Kőnig Rendezvényközpont | 880 |
| Ceglédi KKSE | Cegléd | Gál József Sportcsarnok | 1,046 |
| Csurgói KK | Csurgó | Sótonyi László Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
| Eger-Eszterházy SzSE | Eger | Kemény Ferenc Sportcsarnok | 875 |
| Gyöngyösi KK | Gyöngyös | Dr. Fejes András Sportcsarnok | 1,500 |
| Komlói BSK | Komló | Komlói Sportközpont | 800 |
| Mezőkövesdi KC | Mezőkövesd | Városi Sportcsarnok | 850 |
| Orosházi FKSE | Orosháza | Eötvös Sportcsarnok | 900 |
| PLER KC | Budapest | Lőrinci Sportcsarnok | 600 |
| SC Pick Szeged | Szeged | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok | 3,097 |
| 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 2015–16 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 | István Csoknyai | Erima | 77 Elektronika, Sennebogen, Volkswagen, Kinizsi Bank |
| Balmazújváros | Sándor Király | Ferenc Füzesi | Erima | König-Trade Kft., Thermal Hotel Balmaz |
| Cegléd | István Borsos | István Kökény | Erima | BSS 2000 Kft. |
| Csurgó | János Varga | László Sótonyi | hummel | MenDan, Patrik & Varga |
| Eger-Eszterházy | Róbert Szabó | Edmond Tóth | Erima | Szerencsejáték Zrt., SBS, Eger / Hesi, Detki |
| Gyöngyös | Zsolt Marczin | Viktor Debre | Salming | B. Braun / Gyöngyös Önkormányzata |
| Komlói BSK | Szabolcs Szigeti | Ratko Đurković | Zeus | Sport36 |
| Mezőkövesd | Róbert Rapi | László Skaliczki | Erima | Mezőkövesd Önkormányzata, Szerencsejáték Zrt. / Kovács Kft. |
| Orosháza | Tamás Vájer | Vladan Jordović | ASICS | Linamar, Continental / Szerencsejáték Zrt. |
| PLER | László Németh | István Hutvágner | Erima | HungaroControl, Városgazda XVIII. ker. |
| Szeged | Nándor Szögi | Juan Carlos Pastor | adidas | MOL, Pick, OTP Bank / Toyota |
| Tatabánya | László Marosi | Vladan Matić | Jako | Grundfos |
| Vác | Dr. Attila Schoffer | Gyula Zsiga | Kempa | Aquaprofit / Repeta Bisztró, emblemazas.hu |
| Veszprém | Ákos Hunyadfalvy | Xavier Sabaté | adidas | Veszprém, Balaton / Euronics, Kinizsi Bank |
    1. ^ On the back of shirt.
    2. ^ On the shorts.
    3. Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Adidas, sponsored by Provident.

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Eger-Eszterházy | István Rosta | Resigned | 17 February 2016 | 12th | Edmond Tóth | 17 February 2016 |

## Regular season (Alapszakasz)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 797 | 596 | +201 | 46 | Championship Round |
| 2 | Grundfos Tatabánya KC | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 647 | 552 | +95 | 40 | Championship Round |
| 3 | Balatonfüredi KSE | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 653 | 580 | +73 | 34 | Championship Round |
| 4 | Csurgói KK | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 620 | 583 | +37 | 32 | Championship Round |
| 5 | Váci KSE | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 657 | 690 | −33 | 22 | Championship Round |
| 6 | Sport36-Komló | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 567 | 625 | −58 | 20 | Relegation Round |
| 7 | Kőnig-Trade Balmazújváros | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 587 | 607 | −20 | 20 | Relegation Round |
| 8 | B.Braun Gyöngyös | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 561 | 577 | −16 | 20 | Relegation Round |
| 9 | Orosházi FKSE-LINAMAR | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 572 | 607 | −35 | 18 | Relegation Round |
| 10 | Ceglédi KKSE | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 625 | 671 | −46 | 17 | Relegation Round |
| 11 | Mezőkövesdi KC | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 573 | 615 | −42 | 15 | Relegation Round |
| 12 | Eger SBS Eszterházy | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 556 | 636 | −80 | 15 | Relegation Round |
| 13 | PLER-Budapest | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 573 | 649 | −76 | 13 | Relegation Round |
* 1 2 3 KBSK: 7 pts; BKK: 3 pts; GYKK: 2 pts
* 1 2 MKC 27–24 EGER; EGER 25–23 MKC

### Schedule and results

| Home \ Away | BKSE | BKK | CEG | CSKK | EGER | GYKK | KBSK | MKC | ORO | PLER | SZE | TAT | VÁC |
| Balatonfüred | | 22–23 | 37–29 | 25–22 | 31–23 | 26–15 | 31–25 | 33–18 | 29–27 | 31–25 | 28–36 | 31–27 | 35–28 |
| Balmazújváros | 23–24 | | 31–25 | 23–23 | 22–21 | 21–24 | 28–28 | 24–24 | 26–26 | 25–20 | 25–28 | 24–18 | 28–30 |
| Cegléd | 24–24 | 28–26 | | 25–27 | 32–24 | 31–30 | 26–23 | 27–26 | 27–31 | 23–22 | 27–37 | 26–30 | 20–26 |
| Csurgó | 29–22 | 25–17 | 29–22 | | 25–21 | 28–27 | 30–24 | 31–26 | 22–19 | 22–26 | 26–28 | 19–21 | 34–29 |
| Eger | 20–28 | 26–18 | 24–25 | 24–22 | | 19–23 | 29–22 | 25–23 | 31–26 | 30–29 | 23–32 | 23–31 | 21–30 |
| Gyöngyös | 18–19 | 19–21 | 29–27 | 27–32 | 23–22 | | 21–23 | 21–21 | 24–21 | 31–17 | 26–34 | 17–22 | 30–21 |
| Komlói BSK | 23–24 | 26–23 | 24–21 | 22–30 | 25–25 | 25–19 | | 20–16 | 23–24 | 25–21 | 25–38 | 17–20 | 26–25 |
| Mezőkövesd | 19–30 | 22–19 | 29–25 | 24–26 | 27–24 | 18–21 | 35–24 | | 21–26 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 23–23 | 32–27 |
| Orosháza | 23–23 | 23–25 | 27–27 | 17–21 | 28–19 | 22–22 | 19–25 | 27–23 | | 25–25 | 26–39 | 21–21 | 24–25 |
| PLER Budapest | 27–25 | 24–27 | 27–25 | 23–25 | 21–22 | 19–24 | 23–20 | 28–27 | 19–22 | | 23–34 | 22–29 | 31–30 |
| Szeged | 34–26 | 38–30 | 32–30 | 33–25 | 37–20 | 33–24 | 35–21 | 33–23 | 27–19 | 36–26 | | 29–23 | 40–29 |
| Tatabánya | 23–21 | 29–28 | 27–24 | 31–20 | 27–19 | 25–23 | 33–21 | 27–24 | 31–23 | 32–22 | 27–26 | | 39–22 |
| Vác | 19–28 | 34–30 | 29–29 | 27–27 | 29–21 | 30–23 | 29–30 | 25–23 | 32–26 | 33–29 | 21–33 | 27–31 | |

## Championship round (Felsőház)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | MVM Veszprém(C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 319 | 231 | +88 | 19 | Qualification to Champions League group phase |
| 2 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 327 | 255 | +72 | 17 | Qualification to Champions League group phase |
| 3 | Grundfos Tatabánya KC | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 260 | 269 | −9 | 12 | Qualification to EHF Cup qualifying round 3 |
| 4 | Balatonfüredi KSE | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 248 | 276 | −28 | 6 | Qualification to EHF Cup qualifying round 2 |
| 5 | Csurgói KK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 259 | 292 | −33 | 4 | Qualification to EHF Cup qualifying round 1 |
| 6 | Váci KSE | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 220 | 310 | −90 | 2 | |

### Schedule and results

| Home \ Away | BKSE | CSKK | SZE | TAT | VÁC | VES |
| Balatonfüred | | 29–26 | 20–30 | 23–24 | 26–22 | 24–33 |
| Csurgó | 28–21 | | 25–34 | 20–24 | 27–20 | 22–31 |
| Szeged | 30–26 | 37–26 | | 37–32 | 36–23 | 26–26 |
| Tatabánya | 29–24 | 29–28 | 23–33 | | 25–19 | 25–32 |
| Vác | 19–31 | 35–34 | 24–35 | 22–27 | | 21–33 |
| Veszprém | 35–24 | 32–23 | 30–29 | 31–22 | 36–15 | |

## Relegation round (Alsóház)

That team before the round was started, got bonus points, they received to them to bee based ranked in regular season; Sport36-Komló has got 11 bonus points, Kőnig-Trade Balmazújváros 10 bonus point, B.Braun Gyöngyös 8 points, Orosházi FKSE-LINAMAR 7 points, Ceglédi KKSE 5 points, Mezőkövesdi KC 4 points, Eger SBS Eszterházy 2 points, PLER-Budapest 1 point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Kőnig-Trade Balmazújváros | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 345 | 342 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Mezőkövesdi KC | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 350 | 333 | +17 | 24 | |
| 9 | Orosházi FKSE-LINAMAR | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 357 | 349 | +8 | 23 | |
| 10 | B.Braun Gyöngyös | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 371 | 346 | +25 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sport36-Komló | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 349 | 384 | −35 | 20 | |
| 12 | Ceglédi KKSE | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 381 | 379 | +2 | 17 | |
| 13 | Eger SBS Eszterházy | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 350 | 347 | +3 | 15 | |
| 14 | PLER-Budapest | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 351 | 374 | −23 | 14 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
* ↑ Following 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Eastern Group champions Levendula Hotel FKSE-Algyő have declined the promotion due to financial reasons, Eger SBS Eszterházy maintained its top division membership.

### Schedule and results

| Home \ Away | BKK | CEG | EGER | GYKK | KBSK | MKC | ORO | PLER |
| Balmazújváros | | 29–29 | 23–22 | 26–25 | 30–20 | 18–18 | 21–26 | 28–27 |
| Cegléd | 32–26 | | 21–24 | 31–29 | 25–18 | 27–29 | 27–27 | 29–30 |
| Eger | 22–21 | 28–26 | | 25–31 | 27–25 | 24–25 | 23–25 | 29–21 |
| Gyöngyös | 27–20 | 28–29 | 22–22 | | 29–25 | 22–24 | 26–21 | 32–22 |
| Komlói BSK | 17–24 | 32–30 | 25–28 | 31–31 | | 28–25 | 22–26 | 22–27 |
| Mezőkövesd | 24–24 | 28–24 | 27–25 | 23–21 | 29–24 | | 23–23 | 30–25 |
| Orosháza | 28–26 | 28–23 | 26–25 | 25–28 | 25–28 | 28–25 | | 27–28 |
| PLER Budapest | 25–29 | 23–28 | 29–26 | 22–20 | 28–32 | 20–20 | 24–22 | |

## Season statistics
### Number of teams by counties

| Pos. | County (megye) | No. of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Heves | 2 | Eger-Eszterházy SzSE and Gyöngyösi KK |
| 1 | Pest | 2 | Ceglédi KKSE and Váci KSE |
| 1 | Veszprém | 2 | Balatonfüredi KSE and MVM Veszprém |
| 4 | Baranya | 1 | Komlói BSK |
| 4 | Békés | 1 | Orosházi FKSE |
| 4 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1 | Mezőkövesdi KC |
| 4 | Budapest | 1 | PLER |
| 4 | Csongrád | 1 | MOL-Pick Szeged |
| 4 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Balmazújvárosi KK |
| 4 | Komárom-Esztergom | 1 | Tatabánya KC |
| 4 | Somogy | 1 | Csurgói KK |

## Hungarian clubs in European competitions

EHF Champions League
| Round | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | THW Kiel | 29-27 | 24-25 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | Paris Saint-Germain | 28-20 | 27-29 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | RK Celje Pivovarna Laško | 34-28 | 30-27 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | Orlen Wisła Płock | 27-25 | 27-27 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | RK Prvo plinarsko društvo Zagreb | 27-25 | 21-20 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | Beşiktaş J.K. | 33-25 | 38-34 | 2nd |
| Group Phase (Group A) | Group Phase (Group A) | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 28-24 | 29-28 | 2nd |
| Last 16 | Last 16 | Motor Zaporizhzhia | 41-28 | 29-24 | 70–52 |
| Quarter Final | Quarter Final | RK Vardar | 30-30 | 29-26 | 59–56 |
| FF | Semi-final | THW Kiel | 31–28 (aet) | 31–28 (aet) | 31–28 (aet) |
| FF | FINAL | Vive Targi Kielce | 35–35 (3-4 p) | 35–35 (3-4 p) | 35–35 (3-4 p) |
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Group Phase (Group B) | FC Barcelona Lassa | 28-30 | 25-30 | 5th |
| Group Phase (Group B) | Vive Tauron Kielce | 31-30 | 26-27 | 5th |
| Group Phase (Group B) | RK Vardar | 29-31 | 23-27 | 5th |
| Group Phase (Group B) | KIF Kolding København | 34-23 | 27-22 | 5th |
| Group Phase (Group B) | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30-24 | 25-30 | 5th |
| Group Phase (Group B) | IFK Kristianstad | 35-28 | 34-32 | 5th |
| Group Phase (Group B) | Montpellier HB | 28-27 | 29-29 | 5th |
| Last 16 | THW Kiel | 33-29 | 29-36 | 62–65 |
EHF Cup
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Qual. Round 3 | Ystads IF | 20-31 | 28-28 | 48–59 |
| Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| Qual. Round 2 | Pogoń Szczecin | 29-19 | 30-27 | 59–46 |
| Qual. Round 3 | SC Magdeburg | 24-23 | 37-42 | 61–65 |