# 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's volleyball)

2016–17 NB I is the 72nd season of the Hungarian Championship (Nemzeti Bajnokság I) organized under the supervision of Magyar Röplabda Szövetség (MRSZ).

## Team information

The following 10 + 1 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2016–17 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Position 2015–16 |
| Dunaferr SE | Dunaújváros | Dunaferr Sportcsarnok | 5 |
| DEAC | Debrecen | DE AGTC Kecskeméti János Sportcsarnok | 11 |
| Kaposvár Volley | Kaposvár | Városi Sportcsarnok | |
| Kecskeméti RC | Kecskemét | Messzi István Sportcsarnok | |
| MAFC-BME | Budapest | BME EL csarnok | 6 |
| PTE-PEAC | Pécs | PTE-ÁOK Mozgástani Intézet | 10 |
| Pénzügyőr SE | Budapest | Gyulai István Általános Iskola | 7 |
| Sümegi RE | Sümeg | Tatár Mihály Sportcsarnok | 8 |
| Szolnok FRKSI | Szolnok | Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok | 9 |
| Vegyész RC | Kazincbarcika | Don Bosco Sportközpont | |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 20 | 19 | 1 | 56 | 59 | 10 | 5.900 | 0 | 0 | — | Play–off |
| 2 | Vegyész RCK | 20 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 2.684 | 0 | 0 | — | Play–off |
| 3 | Pénzügyőr SE | 20 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | 20 | 2.650 | 0 | 0 | — | Play–off |
| 4 | Openhouse Szolnoki RKSI | 20 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 26 | 1.808 | 0 | 0 | — | Play–off |
| 5 | Dunaferr SE | 20 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 34 | 1.206 | 0 | 0 | — | Play–off |
| 6 | HÉP-Kecskeméti RC | 20 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 44 | 32 | 1.375 | 0 | 0 | — | Play–off |
| 7 | MAFC-BME | 20 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 1.088 | 0 | 0 | — | Relegation round |
| 8 | Sümegi RE | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 0.383 | 0 | 0 | — | Relegation round |
| 9 | Debreceni EAC | 20 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 0.292 | 0 | 0 | — | Relegation round |
| 10 | PTE-PEAC C-Doki | 20 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 0.185 | 0 | 0 | — | Relegation round |
| 11 | Hungary national junior team | 20 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 0.153 | 0 | 0 | — | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | DEA | DFS | JUN | KAP | KRC | MAF | PEA | PSE | SRE | SZO | VRC |
| Debreceni EAC | | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Dunaferr SE | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| National junior team | 0–3 | 3–2 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Fino Kaposvár SE | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| HÉP-Kecskeméti RC | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| MAFC-BME | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| PTE-PEAC C-Doki | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pénzügyőr SE | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Sümegi RE | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Openhouse Szolnoki RKSI | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 2–3 |
| Vegyész RCK | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |

## Play–off

The six teams that finished in the places 1 to 6 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1-6).
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Openhouse Szolnoki RKSI | 2 | 4 | Openhouse Szolnoki RKSI | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Dunaferr SE | 0 | | | | 1 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Pénzügyőr SE | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Vegyész RCK | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Pénzügyőr SE | 2 | 3 | Pénzügyőr SE | 3 | | | |
| 6 | HÉP-Kecskeméti RC | 1 | | | | | | |

### Final

In the Playoff's final the two qualified teams play against each other in a series where the team winning three games will become the 2016–17 NB I championship. The team that finished in the higher Regular season place will be played the first, the third and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.
Fino Kaposvár SE – Pénzügyőr SE (3–2):
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Mar | 15:15 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 1–3 | Pénzügyőr SE | 25–27 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 19–25 | — | 92–101 | Report |
| 22 Mar | 20:00 | Pénzügyőr SE | 3–0 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–15 | — | — | 75–54 | Report |
| 26 Mar | 15:15 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 3–1 | Pénzügyőr SE | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | — | 98–84 | Report |
| 29 Mar | 20:00 | Pénzügyőr SE | 1–3 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 25–23 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | — | 84–98 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 17:30 | Fino Kaposvár SE | 3–2 | Pénzügyőr SE | 25–23 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 24–26 | 15–11 | 110–106 | |

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

| Pos. | County (megye) | No. of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Budapest (capital) | 2 | MAFC-BME and Pénzügyőr SE |
| 2 | Baranya | 1 | PTE-PEAC |
| 2 | Bács-Kiskun | 1 | Kecskeméti RC |
| 2 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1 | Vegyész RCK |
| 2 | Fejér | 1 | Dunaferr SE |
| 2 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debreceni EAC |
| 2 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 1 | Szolnoki RKSI |
| 2 | Somogy | 1 | Kaposvár Volley |
| 2 | Veszprém | 1 | Sümegi RE |

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2017–18 CEV Cup
* Qualified for the 2017–18 CEV Challenge Cup
* Relegated to the 2017–18 NB II
| Rank | Team |
| | Fino Kaposvár SE |
| | Pénzügyőr SE |
| | Vegyész RC Kazincbarcika |
| 4 | Openhouse Szolnoki RKSI |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Sümegi RE |
| 9 | DEAC |
| 10 | PTE-PEAC C-Doki |
| 11 | Hungary national junior team |