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 3 groups (west, center, east) of 16 teams. From each group, the champions are promoted to the NB II. The three lowest teams are relegated to the first tier of local divisions (Megye I.). From NB II, the three lowest teams are relegated to NB III.[1]

Nemzeti Bajnokság III
CountryHungary
Number of teams48 (3×16)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNemzeti Bajnokság II
Relegation toMegyei Bajnokság I
Domestic cup(s)Hungarian Cup
Current championsKaposvár (Western group)
Monor (Central group)
Tiszakécske (Eastern group)
Websitehttp://www.nb3.hu/
Current: 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III

Groups
  • Eastern-group
  • Central-group
  • Western-group

List of champions

Regional classification
# 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
# Year West Centre East
?. 2013–14 Csákvár Soroksár Szeged 2011
?. 2014–15 Budaörs Vác Kisvárda
?. 2015–16 Mosonmagyaróvár Kozármisleny Nyíregyháza
?. 2016–17 Győr Budafok Baktalórántháza
?. 2017–18 Kaposvár Monor Tiszakécske
?. 2018–19 Ajka Szeged 2011 Szolnok
?. 2019–20[2]1 Érd 2 Pécs Debreceni EAC
?. 2020–21 TBD TBD TBD
Notes
  • Note 1:The championship was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Note 2: Although Érdi VSE finished first, they did not have the financial background to participate in the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season. Therefore, Szentlőrinci SE from the centre group were promoted.[3]

References
  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.
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