Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
Országos Bajnokság I (English: Nationwide Championship I, commonly abbreviated OB I) is the highest level water polo league for men in Hungary, that is administered and supervised by the Hungarian Water Polo Federation. Since 2009, after signed a four-year sponsorship contract with telecommunications company Vodafone, the competition is officially known as Vodafone OB I.[1]
| Founded | 1904 |
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| Country |  Hungary |
| Confederation |  LEN (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | OB I/B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Magyar Kupa Szuperkupa |
| International cup(s) | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
| Current champions | Ferencváros (22nd) (2017–2018) |
| Most championships | Újpest (26 titles) |
| TV partners | M4 Sport |
| Website | waterpolo.hu |
| Current: 2018–19 Országos Bajnokság I | |
Current teams
The following 16 clubs compete in the OB I during the 2017–18 season:
| OB I | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | City | Pool | Founded | Colours | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVSC | Budapest | Szőnyi úti uszoda | 1911 | |||||||||||||
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Debreceni Sportuszoda | 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Eger | Eger | Bitskey Aladár uszoda | 1910 | |||||||||||||
| Ferencváros | Budapest | Népligeti uszoda | 1899 | |||||||||||||
| Kaposvár | Kaposvár | Kaposvári Városi Fürdő | 1999 | |||||||||||||
| AVUS | Szombathely | Szombathelyi uszoda | 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Miskolci VSC | Miskolc | Kemény Dénes Sportuszoda | 1911 | |||||||||||||
| OSC | Budapest | Nyéki Imre uszoda | 1957 | |||||||||||||
| PVSK | Pécs | Abay Nemes Oszkár Sportuszoda | 1919 | |||||||||||||
| Racionet Honvéd | Budapest | Kőér utcai uszoda | 1950 | |||||||||||||
| Szeged | Szeged | Szegedi Sportuszoda | 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Szentes | Szentes | Szentesi uszoda | 1934 | |||||||||||||
| Szolnok | Szolnok | Tiszaligeti uszoda | 1921 | |||||||||||||
| Tatabánya | Tatabánya | Tatabányai Városi Sportuszoda | 1910 | |||||||||||||
| UVSE | Budapest | Hajós Alfréd Sportuszoda | 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Vasas | Budapest | Komjádi Béla Sportuszoda | 1945 | |||||||||||||
Title holders
Performances
By club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Újpest | 26  |
16 |
7 |
1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1960, 1967, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Ferencváros | 23 |
13 |
20 |
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2018, 2019 |
| Vasas | 18 |
18 |
5 |
1947, 1949, 1953, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Szolnok | 9 |
6 |
6 |
1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BVSC | 7 |
9 |
6 |
1966, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| OSC | 7 |
6 |
4 |
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978 |
| Bp. Honvéd | 6 |
2 |
11 |
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Magyar Úszó Egylet | 4 |
1 |
1 |
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 |
| III. Kerületi TVE | 3 |
9 |
5 |
1923, 1924, 1928 |
| Eger | 3 |
6 |
6 |
2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Magyar AC | 2 |
6 |
9 |
1929, 1943 |
| Balaton | 2 |
1 |
- |
1904, 1905 |
| MAFC | 1 |
4 |
- |
1917 |
| BSE | 1 |
2 |
1 |
1940 |
| Tungsram | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1992 |
| MTK Budapest | - |
6 |
9 |
- |
| Postatakarékpénztár | - |
1 |
- |
- |
| Óbudai TE | - |
1 |
- |
- |
| Vörös Meteor | - |
1 |
- |
- |
| Szentes | - |
1 |
- |
- |
| Szeged | - |
- |
7 |
- |
| Budafok-Kistétény | - |
- |
1 |
- |
| Nemzeti SC | - |
- |
1 |
- |
| Bp. Spartacus | - |
- |
1 |
- |
By counties
The following table lists the Hungarian water polo champions by counties of Hungary.
| County (megye) | Titles | Winning Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Budapest | 99 |
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| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 9 |
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| Heves | 3 |
 Eger (3) |
| Somogy | 2 |
Balatoni UE (2) |
Statistics
Seasons in the OB I
The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the top division from 1904 until 2016–17. A total of ... teams had competed in at least one season at the top division. Ferencváros is the only teams to have played in the top division in every season since the league's inception in its modern form. The teams in Bold participate in the 2017–18 OB I.
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Format
As we can see from the chart the number of teams in the Hungarian First Division changed a lot and continuously. The league started in 1904 with four teams and with the formation of teams the league expanded continuously. Currently, there are 16 teams in the first division.
| Season | Number of teams |
|---|---|
| from 1904 to 1905 | 4 teams |
| in 1906 | 2 teams |
| from 1907 to 1908 | 1 team |
| from 1909 to 1918 | 2 teams |
| from 1919 to 1920 | 4 teams |
| from 1921 to 1922 | 5 teams |
| in 1923 | 6 teams |
| from 1924 to 1925 | 7 teams |
| in 1926 | 6 teams |
| from 1927 to 1928 | 7 teams |
| from 1929 to 1933 | 9 teams |
| from 1934 to 1936 | 8 teams |
| from 1937 to 1938 | 9 teams |
| from 1939 to 1942 | 10 teams |
| from 1943 to 1944 | 11 teams |
| in 1945 | 8 teams |
| in 1946 | 11 teams |
| in 1947 | 12 teams |
| from 1948 to 1953 | 10 teams |
| in 1954 | 12 teams |
| from 1955 to 1959 | 10 teams |
| from 1960 to 1961 | 12 teams |
| from 1962 to 1973 | 10 teams |
| from 1974 to 1979 | 12 teams |
| from 1980 to 1988–89 | 14 teams |
| from 1996-97 to 1998–99 | 12 teams |
| in 1999–00 | 10 teams |
| in 2000–01 | 12 teams |
| in 2001–02 | 13 teams |
| from 2002-03 to 2008–09 | 12 teams |
| in 2009–10 | 11 teams |
| in 2010–11 | 13 teams |
| in 2011–12 | 12 teams |
| from 2012–13 to 2014–15 | 14 teams |
| from 2015–16 to present | 16 teams |
Hungarian clubs in European competitions
 Champions League |  Euro Cup | Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | ||||
| Orvosegyetem |
2 | 1973, 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Vasas |
2 | 1980, 1985 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1986, 1995, 2002 | 1 | |||||
| Honvéd |
1 | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Újpest |
1 | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1993, 1997, 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ferencváros |
1 | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2017, 2018 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1975, 1978, 1980, 1998 | 1 | ||||
| Szolnok |
1 | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Budapesti VSC |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
 Szeged |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Eger |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
 Debrecen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
 Bp. Spartacus |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 8 title | 9 | 10 | 6 title | 4 | 9 | 7 title | 7 | |||||||
See also
- Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
- Hungary men's national water polo team
References
- "Egy csapatban a legjobbak – Négyéves főtámogatói szerződést írt alá a Vodafone a Magyar Vízilabda Szövetséggel" (in Hungarian). Vodafone Official Website. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
External links
- Hungarian Water Polo Federaration (in Hungarian)
- OB I at waterpoloworld.com (in English)
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