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2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (men's Handball)
The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2024–25 Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons) is Hungary's 74th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system. Overview The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2024. The number of teams in the second division has been reduced by 4 since the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, 2022–23 season, the first competition with 16 clubs in recent years. Teams The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, 2023–24 season. Changes To NB II From NB II Stadium and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' Number of teams by counties and regions Personnel and kits Hungarian national sports betting brand Szerencsejáték Zrt., Tippmix sponsored all 16 teams of the second league since February 2019, their logo were present on all team kits. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rule ... [...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] |
