# 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)

The 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top men's handball league in Hungary. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 31 August 2022 and will conclude in 9 June 2023.
Telekom Veszprém won their twenty seventh title.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | Relegated from 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| Budai Farkasok-Rév HÉP-Cegléd | SBS-Eger Kecskeméti TE-Piroska szörp |

### Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs compete in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I during the 2022–23 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | 2021–22 |
| Balatonfüredi KSE | Balatonfüred | Szabadidőközpont | 712 | 3rd |
| Budai Farkasok KKUK | Budaörs | Városi Uszoda Sportcsarnok és Strand | 905 | 1st (NB I/B) |
| Budakalász FKC | Budakalász | Városi Sportcsarnok | 400 | 8th |
| Csurgói KK | Csurgó | Sótonyi László Sportcsarnok | 1,200 | 9th |
| Ceglédi KKSE | Abony | Varga István Városi Sportcsarnok | | 2nd (NB I/B) |
| Dabas KK | Dabas | OBO Aréna | 1,920 | 11th |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Budapest, IX. ker | Elek Gyula Aréna | 1,300 | 4th |
| Gyöngyösi KK | Gyöngyös | Dr. Fejes András Sportcsarnok | 1,100 | 6th |
| Komlói BSK | Komló | Sportközpont | 800 | 7th |
| NEKA | Balatonboglár | NEKA Csarnok | 678 | 12th |
| SC Pick Szeged | Szeged | Pick Aréna | 8,143 | 1st |
| Tatabánya KC | Tatabánya | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok | 6,200 | 5th |
| Veszprém KC | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna | 5,096 | 2nd |
| Veszprém KKFT | Veszprém | Március 15. úti Sportcsarnok | 2,200 | 10th |
* Clubs that play in the 2022–23 SEHA League
* ^ Due to the renovation of Gál József Sportcsarnok in Cegléd, Ceglédi KKSE played home matches at the Varga István Városi Sportcsarnok in Abony.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 938 | 713 | +225 | 50 | Qualification to the Finals and advance for Champions League group phase |
| 2 | Telekom Veszprém | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1008 | 747 | +261 | 49 | Qualification to the Finals and advance for Champions League group phase |
| 3 | Grundfos Tatabánya KC | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 802 | 703 | +99 | 39 | Qualification for European League group phase |
| 4 | FTC | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 876 | 804 | +72 | 37 | Qualification for European Cup second round |
| 5 | Balatonfüredi KSE | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 736 | 709 | +27 | 29 | |
| 6 | Csurgói KK | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 716 | 721 | −5 | 27 | |
| 7 | HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 729 | 751 | −22 | 26 | |
| 8 | HSA NEKA | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 694 | 720 | −26 | 23 | |
| 9 | Dabasi KC | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 726 | 780 | −54 | 23 | |
| 10 | CYEB-Budakalász | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 700 | 768 | −68 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sport36-Komló | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 704 | 782 | −78 | 22 | |
| 12 | Fejér-B.Á.L. Veszprém | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 732 | 887 | −155 | 12 | |
| 13 | HÉP-Cegléd (R) | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 716 | 844 | −128 | 10 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| 14 | Budai Farkasok-Rév (R) | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 675 | 824 | −149 | 4 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
* 1 2 HSA NEKA is ahead of Dabasi KC on head-to-head results: 50–47.

## Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 1–2 | Telekom Veszprém | 31–25 | 27–34 | 27–31 |

### Game 1

| 2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 18:45 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 31–25 | Telekom Veszprém | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 6,176 Referees: Andorka, Hucker |
| 2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 18:45 | Blonz 7 | (15–11) | Lauge 4 | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 6,176 Referees: Andorka, Hucker |
| 2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 18:45 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 6,176 Referees: Andorka, Hucker |

### Game 2

| 5 June 2023 (2023-06-05) 18:30 | Telekom Veszprém | 34–27 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Hargitai, Markó |
| 5 June 2023 (2023-06-05) 18:30 | Elísson 9 | (18–17) | Blonz 6 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Hargitai, Markó |
| 5 June 2023 (2023-06-05) 18:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Hargitai, Markó |

### Game 3

| 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) 20:30 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 27–31 | Telekom Veszprém | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,695 Referees: Bócz, Wiedemann |
| 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) 20:30 | Blonz 6 | (14–12) | Vailupau 9 | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,695 Referees: Bócz, Wiedemann |
| 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) 20:30 | 1× | Report | 4× | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,695 Referees: Bócz, Wiedemann |
Telekom Veszprém won the Finals, 2–1 on series.
* 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I Champion
* Telekom Veszprém 27th title
* Alilović, Krivokapic, Mikler (goalkeepers), Bánhidi (c), Blonz, Bodó, Bombač, Frimmel, Gaber, Garciandia, Hegedűs, Henigman, Ludmán, Mačkovšek, Martins, Radivojević, Radvánszki, Rea, Rosta, Šoštarić, Stepančić, Szilágyi, Tønnesen, Varga
* Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor, Assistant coach: Marko Krivokapić

## Statistics
### Number of teams by counties and regions

Number of teams by counties :
| Pos. | County (megye) | No. of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Pest | 4 | Budai Farkasok KKUK, Budakalász FKC, Ceglédi KKSE and Dabas KK |
| 2 | Veszprém | 3 | Balatonfüredi KSE, Veszprém KC and Veszprém KKFT |
| 3 | Somogy | 2 | Csurgói KK and NEKA |
| 4 | Baranya | 1 | Komlói BSK |
| 4 | Budapest | 1 | Ferencvárosi TC |
| 4 | Csongrád-Csanád | 1 | SC Pick Szeged |
| 4 | Heves | 1 | Gyöngyösi KK |
| 4 | Komárom-Esztergom | 1 | Tatabánya KC |
Number of teams by regions :
| Transdanubia | Central Hungary | Great Plain and North |
| Balatonfüred Csurgói KK Komlói BSK NEKA Tatabánya KC Veszprém KC Veszprém KKFT | Budai Farkasok KKUK Budakalász FKC Ceglédi KKSE Dabas KK Ferencvárosi TC | Gyöngyösi KK SC Pick Szeged |
| 7 Teams | 5 Teams | 2 Teams |