Nemzeti Bajnokság III

Nemzeti Bajnokság III
CountryHungary
Number of teams64 (16 teams in 4 groups)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNemzeti Bajnokság II
Relegation toMegyei Bajnokság I
Domestic cup(s)Magyar Kupa
Current championsTatabánya (Northwest group)
Putnok (Northeast group)
Szentlőrinc (Southwest group)
Békéscsaba (Southeast group)
(2023–24)
Websitehttp://www.nb3.hu/
Current: 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III

Nemzeti Bajnokság III (NBIII, National Championship III) is the third tier of Hungarian football (from the autumn of 1997 till the spring of 2005, NB III was the fourth tier, the third was NB II). The tier contains 4 groups (northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest) of 16 teams. From NB III, the champions of each group will battle promotion play-off, two teams winning play-off are promoted to the NB II. The three lowest teams of each group and two worst 13th place teams are relegated to the first tier of local divisions (MB I). From NB II, the four lowest teams are relegated to NB III from 2024–25 season.[1]

Groups

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From 2023 onwards, the league divided into 4 groups of 16 teams:

  • Northeast group
  • Northwest group
  • Southeast group
  • Southwest group

List of champions

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Regional classification

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# Year Alföld Bakony Dráva Duna Mátra Tisza
?. 2011–12 Dunaharaszti Csákvár Kaposvár Érd Putnok Várda
?. 2012–13 Soroksár Dorog Dunaújváros Budaörs Felsőtárkány Várda

Tripartite classification

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# Year West Centre East
?. 2013–14 Csákvár Soroksár Szeged 2011
?. 2014–15 Budaörs Vác Kisvárda
?. 2015–161 Ferencvárosi TC II Kozármisleny Nyíregyháza
?. 2016–17 Győr Budafok Kazincbarcika
?. 2017–18 Kaposvár Monor Tiszakécske
?. 2018–19 Ajka Szeged 2011 Szolnok
?. 2019–20[2]2 Szentlőrinc3 Pécs Debreceni EAC
?. 2020–21 Tiszakécske Iváncsa4 III. Kerület
?. 2021–22 Mosonmagyaróvár Kozármisleny Kazincbarcika
?. 2022–23 Veszprém Iváncsa BVSC Zugló

Quadratite classification

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# Year Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest
?. 2023–24 Tatabánya Putnok Szentlőrinc Békéscsaba
?. 2024–25
Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Evaluating the condensed format of the NBI | Hungarian Football". HungarianFootball.com. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság III". Soccerway. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ "NB II: döntöttek Szentlőrincen, először indulhatnak profi ligában" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.