Nemzeti Bajnokság III (NB III, 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 two lowest teams are relegated to NB III from 2024âÂÂ25 season onwards.
Groups
From 2023 onwards, the league divided into 4 groups of 16 teams:
- Northeast group
- Northwest group
- Southeast group
- Southwest group
List of champions (1995-present)
- 1993âÂÂ94: HódmezÃ
Âvásárhely, Sopron, Pécsi VSK, Tatabánya, Salgótarján, Miskolc
- 1994âÂÂ95: Kecskemét, Balatonfüred, Kaposvár, ÃÂrd, Eger, SényÃ
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- 1995âÂÂ96: Kiskundorozsma, Körmend, DD Gáz, Gázszer, Szolnok, Tiszafüred
- 1996âÂÂ97: KiskÃ
Ârös, Büki TK, Komló, Dorog, Dunakeszi, Tiszaújváros
- 1997âÂÂ98: Komárom, Demecser
- 1998âÂÂ99: Százhalombatta, Dunakeszi
- 1999âÂÂ2000: HévÃÂz, KiskÃ
Ârös
- 2000âÂÂ01: Büki TK, Erzsébeti Spartacus MTK LE, Eger
- 2001âÂÂ02: Bodajk, Balassagyarmat, Demecser
- 2002âÂÂ03: Bodajk, Dabas, Kertvárosi FC
- 2003âÂÂ04: Mosonmagyaróvár, Makó
- 2004âÂÂ05: Felcsút, Baktalórántháza
- 2005âÂÂ06: Békéscsaba, Elekthermax Vasas SE, SzentlÃ
Ârinc, Budaörs, Jászberény, Tuzsér
- 2006âÂÂ07: Cegléd, Ajka, Kozármisleny, Tököl, Erzsébeti Spartacus MTK LE, Balkány
- 2007âÂÂ08: Békéscsaba, Zalaegerszeg II, SzentlÃ
Ârinc, Százhalombatta, MTK Budapest FC II, Debreceni VSC-DEAC
- 2008âÂÂ09: Budapest Honvéd FC II, HévÃÂz, SzentlÃ
Ârinc, Szigetszentmiklós, MezÃ
Âkövesd, Hajdúböszörmény
- 2009âÂÂ10: Orosháza, Veszprém, Baja, ÃÂjpest II, Ferencváros II, Kemecse
- 2010âÂÂ11: Tököl, Soproni VSE, Paks II, Dunaújváros, Eger, Nagyecsed Rákóczi SE
- 2011âÂÂ12: Dunaharaszti, Csákvár, Kaposvár, ÃÂrd, Putnok, Kisvárda
- 2012âÂÂ13: Soroksár, Dorog, Dunaújváros, Budaörs, FelsÃ
Âtárkány, Kisvárda
- 2013âÂÂ14: Csákvár, Soroksár, Létavértes
- 2014âÂÂ15: Budaörs, Vác, Kisvárda
- 2015âÂÂ16: Ferencváros II, Kozármisleny, NyÃÂregyháza
- 2016âÂÂ17: GyÃ
Âr, Budafok, Kazincbarcika
- 2017âÂÂ18: Kaposvár, Tiszakécske, Monor
- 2018âÂÂ19: Ajka, Szeged-Grosics Akadémia, Szolnok
- 2019âÂÂ20: ÃÂrd, Pécs, Debreceni EAC
- 2020âÂÂ21: III. Kerület, Iváncsa, Tiszakécske
- 2021âÂÂ22: Mosonmagyaróvár, Kozármisleny, Kazincbarcika
- 2022âÂÂ23: Veszprém, Iváncsa, Budapesti VSC
- 2023âÂÂ24: Tatabánya, SzentlÃ
Ârinc, Putnok, Békéscsaba
- 2024âÂÂ25: Mosonmagyaróvár, Nagykanizsa, Karcag, Tiszakécske
Note: winning the Nemzeti Bajnokság III did not mean automatic promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság II.
See also
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