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

The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H női 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 play in the 2020–21 season. After the 2019–20 season no team got relegated or promoted due to the decision of the Hungarian Handball Federation that they made during the COVID-19 pandemic. No champion was named, the results of the season got deleted and the final league table of the 2018/19 season determined which clubs participated in the international competitions in 2020/21.
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Székesfehérvár | KÖFÉM Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Békéscsabai Előre NKSE | Békéscsaba | Municipal Sports Hall | 2,300 |
| Boglári Akadémia-SZISE | Balatonboglár | NEKA Sports Hall | 678 |
| Debreceni VSC | Debrecen | Főnix Hall Hódos Imre Sports Hall | 8,500 1,800 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | Dunaújváros Érd | Municipal Sports Hall Érd Aréna | 1,200 2,200 |
| Érd | Érd | Érd Aréna | 2,200 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Budapest | Elek Gyula Aréna | 1,300 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | Győr | Audi Aréna | 5,500 |
| Kisvárdai KC | Kisvárda | Municipal Sports Hall | 1000 |
| MTK Budapest | Budapest | Elektromos hall | 500 |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | Mosonmagyaróvár | UFM Aréna | 1,100 |
| Siófok KC | Siófok | Kiss Szilárd Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Szombathelyi KKA | Szombathely Répcelak | Arena Savaria Répce Sports Hall | 3,500 300 |
| Váci NKSE | Vác | Municipal Sports Hall | 700 |

### 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.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Imre Balassi | Krisztián Józsa | hummel | tippmix, Avis |
| Békéscsabai ENKSE | Károly Szabó | Gergő Vida | Ziccer | tippmix, bmw-glass.hu, Budapest Bank |
| Boglári Akadémia-SZISE | Lajos Mocsai | Szilárd Kiss Jr. | hummel | tippmix |
| Debreceni VSC | Zsolt Ábrók | Kitti Kudor | adidas | tippmix, Schaeffler, Riska |
| Dunaújvárosi KKA | István Szemenyei | Attila Vágó | hummel | tippmix, BH |
| Érd NK | Norbert Tekauer | Roland Horváth | Erima | tippmix |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Gábor Kubatov | Gábor Elek | Nike | tippmix, Rail Cargo Hungaria, Lidl, Budapest |
| Győri ETO KC | dr. Csaba Bartha | Ambros Martín | adidas | Audi, Győr, tippmix |
| Kisvárdai KC | Tamás Major | Botond Bakó | hummel | tippmix, Master Good, Volkswagen |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | Attila Horváth Cs. | János Gyurka | adidas | tippmix, Eu-Fire |
| MTK Budapest | Tamás Deutsch | Vladimir Golovin | Nike | tippmix |
| Siófok KC | János Fodor | Zdravko Zovko | hummel | tippmix, Peszter |
| Szombathelyi KKA | Zoltán Pődör | György Marosán | Erima | tippmix |
| Váci NKSE | Erika Kirsner | Zoltán Szilágyi | hummel | tippmix, GVM |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Békéscsabai Előre NKSE | Roland Horváth | Mutual consent | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | Gergő Vida | 1 July 2020 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | László György | Mutual consent | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | Attila Vágó | 1 July 2020 |
| Érd HC | Edina Szabó | Mutual consent | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | Roland Horváth | 1 July 2020 |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | Róbert Bognár | Mutual consent | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | János Gyurka | 1 July 2020 |
| Siófok KC | Tor Odvar Moen | Mutual consent | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | Bent Dahl | 1 July 2020 |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | Rita Deli | Resigned | 25 September 2020 | 12th | Krisztián Józsa | 6 October 2020 |
| Siófok KC | Bent Dahl | Mutual consent | 19 October 2020 | 1st | Zdravko Zovko | October 2020 |
| Debreceni VSC | Vilmos Köstner | Mutual consent | 1 March 2021 | 7th | Kitti Kudor | 1 March 2021 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | Gábor Danyi | Sacked | 7 May 2021 | 1st | Ambros Martín | 10 May 2021 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 892 | 590 | +302 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 932 | 542 | +390 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Motherson-Mosonmagyaróvár | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 740 | 699 | +41 | 36 | Qualification to European League group stage |
| 4 | Váci NKSE | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 769 | 753 | +16 | 33 | Qualification to European League Round 3 |
| 5 | DVSC SCHAEFFLER | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 774 | 717 | +57 | 31 | Qualification to European League Round 3 |
| 6 | MTK Budapest | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 785 | 805 | −20 | 30 | Qualification to European League Round 2 |
| 7 | Siófok KC | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 803 | 723 | +80 | 33 | |
| 8 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 699 | 774 | −75 | 18 | |
| 9 | Kisvárda Master Good SE | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 649 | 715 | −66 | 18 | |
| 10 | Alba Fehérvár KC | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 676 | 808 | −132 | 15 | |
| 11 | Érd | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 701 | 828 | −127 | 14 | |
| 12 | Szombathelyi KKA | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 653 | 813 | −160 | 13 | |
| 13 | Boglári Akadémia–SZISE | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 693 | 815 | −122 | 13 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| 14 | EUbility Group-Békéscsaba | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 641 | 825 | −184 | 10 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
* 1 2 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 58–55 Győri Audi ETO KC
* ↑ The Hungarian Handball Federation deducted 2+2 points from Siófok KC due to non-payment for two of their players, therefore ended up having 29 points at the end of the season.
* 1 2 Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA 55–51 Kisvárdai KC
* 1 2 Szombathelyi KKA 55–51 Boglári Akadémia-SZISE

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Home \ Away | ALB | BOG | BÉK | DEB | DUN | ÉRD | FER | GYŐ | KIS | MOS | MTK | SIÓ | SZO | VÁC |
| Alba Fehérvár KC | | 31–34 | 35–28 | 20–33 | 23–21 | 22–27 | 20–31 | 25–40 | 25–27 | 27–31 | 29–30 | 30–45 | 35–22 | 27–30 |
| Boglári Akadémia–SZISE | 34–24 | | 33–22 | 25–35 | 28–26 | 28–26 | 21–32 | 19–38 | 25–32 | 22–33 | 29–34 | 21–34 | 29–31 | 29–25 |
| Békéscsabai ENKSE | 30–30 | 24–24 | | 23–30 | 32–31 | 30–26 | 23–41 | 20–41 | 24–32 | 23–30 | 31–32 | 34–37 | 23–20 | 25–39 |
| Debreceni VSC | 27–31 | 37–29 | 32–24 | | 35–26 | 43–35 | 27–29 | 20–32 | 25–21 | 30–31 | 29–29 | 30–25 | 32–24 | 28–30 |
| Dunaújvárosi KKA | 27–24 | 30–28 | 41–28 | 23–24 | | 36–33 | 21–30 | 18–40 | 29–23 | 29–34 | 31–28 | 27–19 | 24–23 | 30–27 |
| Érd | 25–29 | 35–28 | 33–30 | 24–31 | 33–28 | | 19–42 | 26–38 | 30–30 | 26–35 | 28–33 | 32–37 | 28–32 | 30–34 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | 39–22 | 39–24 | 37–18 | 31–29 | 35–22 | 35–18 | | 31–22 | 34–22 | 34–31 | 35–21 | 27–23 | 41–17 | 32–19 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 44–21 | 43–27 | 10–0 | 41–23 | 36–25 | 35–17 | 33–27 | | 33–20 | 26–20 | 33–21 | 44–24 | 40–20 | 43–19 |
| Kisvárdai KC | 21–22 | 29–27 | 31–20 | 21–18 | 28–26 | 21–22 | 26–38 | 12–38 | | 21–22 | 32–33 | 21–29 | 24–24 | 30–31 |
| Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | 25–28 | 38–35 | 30–26 | 24–28 | 28–25 | 28–24 | 19–29 | 20–33 | 27–19 | | 28–24 | 30–25 | 37–26 | 28–27 |
| MTK Budapest | 35–28 | 27–22 | 35–28 | 32–35 | 34–23 | 33–33 | 25–34 | 23–40 | 37–35 | 32–33 | | 33–31 | 32–29 | 35–32 |
| Siófok KC | 42–20 | 33–21 | 31–20 | 35–33 | 39–25 | 30–22 | 20–38 | 21–30 | 27–19 | 26–22 | 34–30 | | 43–31 | 28–22 |
| Szombathelyi KKA | 26–21 | 24–22 | 26–24 | 20–32 | 28–26 | 27–29 | 22–42 | 22–43 | 21–26 | 24–29 | 32–35 | 26–36 | | 30–33 |
| Váci NKSE | 34–27 | 33–28 | 41–28 | 32–28 | 34–29 | 33–20 | 25–29 | 21–36 | 28–26 | 30–27 | 31–22 | 32–32 | 27–26 | |

## Season statistics
### Attendances

Matches between 11 November 2020 and 1 May 2021 were played behind closed doors.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 10,912 | 3,813 (vs. MKC) | 917 (vs. DEB) | 1,819 | -44,6% |
| 2 | Debreceni VSC | 5,800 | 1,000 (vs. two matches) | 700 (vs. two matches) | 829 | -46,6% |
| 3 | Siófok KC | 4,890 | 1,000 (vs. ETO) | 400 (vs. two matches) | 611 | -42,1% |
| 4 | Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | 4,150 | 950 (vs. FTC) | 500 (vs. three matches) | 692 | -32,6% |
| 5 | Ferencvárosi TC | 3,150 | 1,200 (vs. MTK) | 250 (vs. SIÓ) | 630 | -34,9% |
| 6 | Érd HC | 2,850 | 700 (vs. BOG) | 200 (vs. two matches) | 356 | -70,5% |
| 7 | Szombathelyi KKA | 2,600 | 700 (vs. ETO) | 200 (vs. MOS) | 433 | -49% |
| 8 | Alba Fehérvár KC | 2,300 | 500 (vs. three matches) | 400 (vs. two matches) | 460 | -28,8% |
| 9 | Boglári Akadémia–SZISE | 2,000 | 500 (vs. BÉK) | 150 (vs. two matches) | 250 | -50% |
| 10 | Váci NKSE | 1,900 | 500 (vs. ÉRD) | 100 (vs. SZO) | 271 | -47,9% |
| 11 | Kisvárdai KC | 1,675 | 495 (vs. DEB) | 300 (vs. SZO) | 419 | -53% |
| 12 | Békéscsabai Előre NKSE | 1,080 | 250 (vs. ALB) | 230 (vs. KKC) | 270 | -71,4% |
| 13 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 600$^1$ | 400 (vs. ÉRD) | 200 (vs. KKC) | 300 | -45,5% |
| 14 | MTK Budapest | 0$^2$ | 0 (vs. ) | 0 (vs.) | 0 | -100% |
| Total | Total | 43,907 | 3,813 (ETO vs. MKC) | 100 (VÁC vs. SZO) | 593$^3$ | -41,5% |
* 1: The team played their home matches without spectators between 4 September and 21 May
* 2: The team played their home matches without spectators
* 3: Matches without spectators are not included
Updated on 8 May 2021.
Attendance numbers without playoff matches.

### Number of teams by counties

| Pos. | County (megye) | No. of teams | Team(s) |
| 1 | Budapest (capital) | 2 | Ferencvárosi TC and MTK Budapest |
| 1 | Fejér | 2 | Alba Fehérvár KC and Dunaújvárosi KKA |
| 1 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 2 | Győri ETO KC and Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE |
| 1 | Pest | 2 | Érd NK and Váci NKSE |
| 1 | Somogy | 2 | Siófok KC and Boglári Akadémia–SZISE |
| 6 | Békés | 1 | Békéscsabai ENKSE |
| 6 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debreceni VSC |
| 6 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1 | Kisvárdai KC |
| 6 | Vas | 1 | Szombathelyi KKA |