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1907–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Thanks to the extensive organizational and supportive work of the MLSz, four of the six rural districts set up in 1904 will finally start the championship struggles in the autumn of 1907. The first district league matches will take place on October 13, 1907, almost simultaneously. In the north, the Košice Athletic Club wins 7: 0 against the Košice Workers' Training Association, while in Győr, the Understanding Tournament Division beats the Bratislava-Újváros Football Association 8: 2 in the fight for the Western District Championship. The autumn round will be completed in these two districts, but they will not start in the southern and eastern (Transylvanian) districts! The MLS left it to the nominating associations to choose the place and time of the meetings, but they could not exercise excessive freedom. Eventually, in the spring, some sort of sequence developed everywhere - sometimes with federal intervention. In addition to the above teams, there were many well-establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti'' (Eastern) and ''Nyugati'' (Western), each with 16 teams, though now it's just one league table with 16 teams as of the 2024–25 season. The champion and the runner-up will ascend to the first division while the two lowest teams in NB II are relegated to NB III. Format On 2 March 2017, the Hungarian Football Federation announced that the number of the teams in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II will not be reduced to 12. From 2024 onwards, the league was reduced to 16 teams from 20 and 18 teams in 2022–2024, respectively. History The second league was founded in 1901, having 8 teams. The first two teams would participate in a promotion playoff with the last 2 teams from the first league. Even though the 4 rural districts were founded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |