# 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)

The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian premier Handball league.

## Team information

As in the previous season, 14 teams played in the 2019–20 season. After the 2019–20 season, Ceglédi KKSE and Vecsés SE were relegated to the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. They were replaced by two clubs from the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B; Orosházi FKSE and Váci KSE.
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Balatonfüredi KSE | Balatonfüred | Balatonfüredi Szabadidőközpont | 712 |
| Budakalász FKC | Budakalász | Budakalászi Sportcsarnok | 400 |
| Ceglédi KKSE | Cegléd | Gál József Sportcsarnok | 1,046 |
| Csurgói KK | Csurgó | Sótonyi László Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
| Dabas KK | Dabas | OBO Aréna | 1,920 |
| DVTK-Eger | Eger | Kemény Ferenc Sportcsarnok | 885 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Budapest, IX. ker | Elek Gyula Aréna | 1,300 |
| Gyöngyösi KK | Gyöngyös | Dr. Fejes András Sportcsarnok | 1,500 |
| Komlói BSK | Komló | Komlói Sportközpont | 800 |
| Orosházi FKSE | Orosháza | Eötvös Sportcsarnok | 740 |
| SC Pick Szeged | Szeged | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok | 3,600 |
| Tatabánya KC | Tatabánya | Földi Imre Sportcsarnok | 1,000 |
| Veszprém KC | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna | 5,096 |
| Veszprém KKFT | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna | 5,096 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor OTP Bank as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right sleeve of their shirt. Hungarian national sports betting brand tippmix sponsors all 14 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo is therefore present on all team kits.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Balatonfüred | László Csima | László György | 2Rule | 77 Elektronika, Takarékbank |
| Budakalász | Gábor Hajdu | István Csoknyai | 2Rule | – |
| Cegléd | Róbert Kis | Károly Nagy | 2Rule | Škoda Ceglédi Autóház |
| Csurgó | János Varga | Alem Toskić | hummel | PriMont, MenDan****, KLH Masters |
| Dabas | Csaba Prohászka | Győző Tomori | hummel | OBO Betterman, Volvo Galéria |
| DVTK-Eger | Róbert Szabó | Edmond Tóth | hummel | SBS |
| Ferencváros | Gábor Kubatov | Attila Horváth | Nike | my drone space, Lidl, Budapest |
| Gyöngyös | Zsolt Marczin | Csaba Konkoly | hummel | B. Braun, HE-DO |
| Komlói BSK | Szabolcs Szigeti | Bálint Klivinger | Zeus | Sport36 Komló |
| Orosháza | Tamás Vájer | Ratko Đurković | paua | Linamar |
| Szeged | Nándor Szögi | Juan Carlos Pastor | adidas | MOL, Pick, OTP Bank |
| Tatabánya | László Marosi | Vladan Matić | Jako | Grundfos |
| Telekom Veszprém | Gábor Kálomista | David Davis | 2Rule | Veszprém, Telekom, Euroaszfalt |
| Veszprémi KKFT | József Éles | Csaba Tombor | Erima | Veszprém, Völgység Agrár |

## League table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Telekom Veszprém | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 940 | 616 | +324 | 51 | Qualification to the Finals |
| 2 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 893 | 651 | +242 | 46 | Qualification to the Finals |
| 3 | Grundfos Tatabánya KC | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 723 | 670 | +53 | 36 | Qualification to EHF European League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Balatonfüredi KSE | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 739 | 689 | +50 | 34 | Qualification to EHF European League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Csurgói KK | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 708 | 703 | +5 | 32 | Qualification to EHF European League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Ferencvárosi TC | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 736 | 714 | +22 | 29 | |
| 7 | Veszprém KKFT | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 699 | 727 | −28 | 25 | |
| 8 | SBS-Eger | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 702 | 790 | −88 | 23 | |
| 9 | Sport36-Komló | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 701 | 733 | −32 | 22 | |
| 10 | Budakalász Kézilabda Zrt. | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 700 | 729 | −29 | 21 | |
| 11 | HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 691 | 719 | −28 | 19 | |
| 12 | Dabasi KC VSE | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 633 | 750 | −117 | 10 | |
| 13 | Ceglédi KKSE | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 612 | 767 | −155 | 10 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| 14 | Orosházi FKSE - Linamar | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 588 | 807 | −219 | 6 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Home \ Away | BKSE | BUD | CEG | CSKK | DAB | EGER | FTC | GYKK | KBSK | ORO | SZEG | TAT | VESZ | VKK |
| Balatonfüredi KSE | — | 28–26 | – | – | 26–24 | 39–25 | – | 27–23 | 31–26 | 42–20 | 26–35 | 27–27 | – | 29–23 |
| Budakalász FKC | 23–23 | — | 30–25 | 24–22 | – | 36–28 | – | 24–25 | – | 34–25 | 24–33 | 18–24 | – | 36–29 |
| Ceglédi KKSE | 26–35 | – | — | 20–30 | 23–21 | – | 26–24 | – | 25–27 | 22–22 | 22–38 | – | 20–48 | 25–25 |
| Csurgói KK | 27–27 | 28–23 | 28–19 | — | 25–25 | – | – | – | 29–24 | 29–26 | 28–32 | – | 33–33 | 39–33 |
| Dabas KK | – | 17–27 | 31–24 | 26–30 | — | 21–29 | 24–26 | 32–26 | – | 27–22 | – | 21–27 | – | 27–29 |
| DVTK-Eger | – | – | 30–26 | 27–24 | 26–26 | — | 28–30 | 25–26 | 33–26 | – | 21–41 | 36–33 | 21–40 | – |
| Ferencvárosi TC | 28–32 | 30–27 | 31–19 | 28–26 | – | 33–34 | — | – | 23–26 | 36–18 | – | – | – | 29–28 |
| Gyöngyösi KK | 28–24 | 34–31 | 30–24 | 26–27 | – | 30–30 | 27–31 | — | 30–26 | 28–23 | – | 23–29 | 25–35 | 24–27 |
| Komlói BSK | 26–30 | 28–28 | – | – | 28–19 | 32–27 | – | 29–26 | — | 33–25 | 29–37 | 23–25 | – | 30–28 |
| Orosházi FKSE | – | – | – | – | 19–19 | 21–24 | – | 24–29 | 24–23 | — | 22–39 | – | 23–36 | 23–31 |
| SC Pick Szeged | – | 34–22 | 42–21 | 30–33 | – | 47–27 | – | – | – | 37–21 | — | – | 24–36 | 28–25 |
| Tatabánya KC | 28–24 | – | 27–22 | 33–16 | 31–28 | – | 24–27 | 25–24 | 30–24 | 35–21 | – | — | – | – |
| Telekom Veszprém | 38–11 | 35–24 | 34–19 | 40–21 | 38–20 | 44–28 | 29–25 | 26–25 | 40–31 | 37–20 | 27–23 | – | — | 36–20 |
| Veszprém KKFT | – | 26–21 | – | 27–19 | – | 26–27 | 33–24 | – | – | – | 23–25 | – | 21–37 | — |

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Telekom Veszprém (1) | 64–68 | MOL-Pick Szeged (2) | 28–31 | 36–37 |

### Game 1

| 2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) 19:00 (CEST) | MOL-Pick Szeged | 31 – 28 | Telekom Veszprém | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horváth, Marton |
| 2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) 19:00 (CEST) | Bodó 5 | (14–14) | Nenadić 7, Nilsson 7 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horváth, Marton |
| 2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) 19:00 (CEST) | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horváth, Marton |

### Game 2

| 5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) 18:30 (CEST) | Telekom Veszprém | 36 – 37 | MOL-Pick Szeged | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss |
| 5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) 18:30 (CEST) | Mahé 9 | (14–15) | Radivojević 6 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss |
| 5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) 18:30 (CEST) | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 1× 1× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss |
MOL-Pick Szeged won the Finals, 68–64 on aggregate.
* 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Champion
* MOL-Pick Szeged 4th title
* Alilović, Krivokapic, Mikler, Nagy (goalkeepers), Bajus, Bánhidi, Bodó, Bombač, Cañellas, Gaber, Henigman, Källman (c), Kašpárek, Kecskés, Mačkovšek, Radivojević, Rea, Rosta, Šoštarić, Stepančić, Straňovský, Szilágyi, Tóth, Zhitnikov
* Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor, Assistant coach: Marko Krivokapić

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches |
| 1 | Ivan Perišić | Budakalász | 161 | 26 |
| 2 | András Koncz | Budakalász | 137 | 26 |
| 3 | Áron Lezák | SBS-Eger | 134 | 26 |
| 4 | Balázs Szöllősi | Balatonfüred | 132 | 24 |
| 5 | Gergő Fazekas | Veszprémi KKFT | 129 | 24 |
| 6 | Bogdan Radivojević | Szeged | 126 | 23 |
| 7 | Mladen Krsmančić | Csurgói KK | 125 | 23 |
| 8 | Bence Nagy | FTC | 117 | 25 |
| 9 | Benedek Éles | Veszprémi KKFT | 115 | 19 |
| 10 | Petar Topic | Balatonfüred | 112 | 23 |

### Number of teams by counties

| Pos. | County (megye) | No. of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Pest | 3 | Budakalász FKC, Ceglédi KKSE and Dabas KK |
| 1 | Veszprém | 3 | Balatonfüredi KSE, Telekom Veszprém and Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs |
| 3 | Heves | 2 | SBS Eger and Gyöngyösi KK |
| 3 | Baranya | 1 | Komlói BSK |
| 3 | Békés | 1 | Orosházi FKSE |
| 3 | Budapest (capital) | 1 | Ferencvárosi TC |
| 3 | Csongrád | 1 | MOL-Pick Szeged |
| 3 | Komárom-Esztergom | 1 | Tatabánya KC |
| 3 | Somogy | 1 | Csurgói KK |