The Hungarian football league system is a series of connected leagues for club football in Hungary. This system has hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.
The governing body of football in Hungary, the Hungarian Football Federation, was founded in 1901. The five founding clubs were Budapesti TC, Magyar Úszó Egylet, Ferencvárosi TC, Műegyetemi AFC, and Budapesti SC. [1]
Level | Leagues | |||||
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Professional Leagues | ||||||
1 | NB I (OTP Bank Liga) 12 clubs | |||||
2 | NB II (Merkantil Bank Liga) 16 clubs | |||||
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NB III 64 clubs into 4 groups ↑ 2 promotion spot (via Promotion Play-offs) ↓ 3 lowest teams of each group and two worst 13th place teams relegated | ||||||
Northeast group 16 teams | Northwest group 16 teams | Southeast group 16 teams | Southwest group 16 teams | |||
Non-professional Leagues | ||||||
4 | Megye I (First tier of local divisions) Bács-Kiskun megyei labdarúgó első osztály – 16 teams | |||||
5 | Megye II (Second tier of local divisions) Bács-Kiskun megyei labdarúgó másodosztály – (Északi-, Déli group) 16+16 teams | |||||
6 | Megye III (Third tier of local divisions) Bács-Kiskun megyei labdarúgó harmadosztály – (Északi-, Közép-, Déli group) 16+15+15 teams | |||||
7 | Megye IV (Fourth tier of local divisions) Baranya megyei labdarúgó negyedosztály (Megye III) – (Mohácsi-, Szigetvári group) 15+16 teams |
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