# 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (men's handball)

The 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B is the 49th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, Hungary's second tier Handball league.

## League table
### Western Group

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
| 1 | Dabas VSE KC (C, P) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 749 | 620 | +129 | 45 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2 | ETO - SZESE Győr FKC | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 721 | 656 | +65 | 35 | |
| 3 | PLER-Budapest | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 710 | 639 | +71 | 34 | | PLER - VES: 32–27 VES - PLER: 33–28 |
| 4 | Telekom Veszprém U23 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 764 | 698 | +66 | 34 | | PLER - VES: 32–27 VES - PLER: 33–28 |
| 5 | Százhalombattai KE | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 708 | 721 | −13 | 31 | |
| 6 | Pécsi VSE | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 709 | 683 | +26 | 30 | |
| 7 | Balatonfüredi KSE U23 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 707 | 712 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Tatai AC | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 678 | 650 | +28 | 27 | |
| 9 | Vecsés SE | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 715 | 703 | +12 | 26 | |
| 10 | Veszprémi KSE | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 648 | 654 | −6 | 25 | |
| 11 | Csurgói KK U23 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 737 | 798 | −61 | 17 | |
| 12 | NEKA | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 719 | 786 | −67 | 15 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 13 | Alba-MÁV-Előre (R) | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 658 | 771 | −113 | 9 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 14 | Pénzügyőr SE (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 646 | 778 | −132 | 8 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. (C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

### Eastern Group

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
| 1 | Ferencvárosi TC (C, P) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 851 | 643 | +208 | 52 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2 | ContiTech FKSE-Algyő | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 781 | 700 | +81 | 35 | |
| 3 | Békés-Drén KC | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 776 | 700 | +76 | 33 | |
| 4 | MOL-Pick Szeged U23 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 752 | 737 | +15 | 30 | |
| 5 | KTE-KISOKOS | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 705 | 646 | +59 | 29 | |
| 6 | Nyíregyházi SN | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 746 | 733 | +13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Szigetszentmiklósi KSK | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 724 | 711 | +13 | 27 | | SzKSK - ÓKC: 27–22 ÓKC - SzKSK: 31–27 |
| 8 | ÓAM-Ózdi KC | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 717 | 727 | −10 | 27 | | SzKSK - ÓKC: 27–22 ÓKC - SzKSK: 31–27 |
| 9 | Törökszentmiklósi KE | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 713 | 752 | −39 | 24 | |
| 10 | Mizse KC | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 653 | 671 | −18 | 23 | | MKC: 6 pts TSz: 4 pts BKSE: 2 pts |
| 11 | Törökszentmiklósi Székács | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 676 | 703 | −27 | 23 | | MKC: 6 pts TSz: 4 pts BKSE: 2 pts |
| 12 | Balassagyarmati Kábel SE | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 668 | 678 | −10 | 23 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II | MKC: 6 pts TSz: 4 pts BKSE: 2 pts |
| 13 | Tiszavasvári SE-QUICK 2000 (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 698 | 818 | −120 | 8 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 14 | VKK Nyírbátor (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 602 | 843 | −241 | 2 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. (C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.