2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
# 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)

The 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I was the sixty-second edition of the top level championship in the Hungarian team handball for women. The regular season began on 31 August 2012 and concluded on 31 March 2013, followed by the classification rounds and the playoff finals.

Defending champions Győri ETO KC won the regular season with an almost perfect performance: 21 victories on 22 games and only one draw against their rival Ferencvárosi TC, last season's runners-up. This year's final also confronted Győr to Ferencváros, after both teams had easily won their semi-finals against Váci NKSE and Érd NK. Unlike last season's final, Ferencváros did not challenge the eventual champion as Győr won both legs by six and seventeen goals and so became Hungarian champion for the tenth time.

## Overview

### Teams

This year, twelve teams competed in the championship: eleven clubs from the past season and only one promoted team from the second division, Budapest SE, the winner of the Eastern group. It was the first time that this club had played in the elite. As per the previous edition, the winner of the Western group, Mohácsi TE announced that they didn't want to be promoted. As a result, last season's eleventh placed Kiskunhalas NKSE escaped relegation and stayed in the first division.

The league comprised two teams from the capital Budapest (Ferencváros and BSE); two clubs from Central Hungary (Érd and Vác); two from the Southern Great Plain (Békéscsaba and Kiskunhalas); three from Central Transdanubia (Veszprém, Fehérvár, Dunaújváros) and only one team from Western Transdanubia (Győr) and the Northern Great Plain (DVSC).

As Hungarian champion, Győri Audi ETO KC entered the group phase of the EHF Champions League while EHF Cup Winners' Cup's winner FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria also reached the Top 16 after beating IUVENTA Michalovce in the qualification round. Third and fourth placed Siófok KC and Érdi VSE played in the EHF Cup. It was the first participation in a European Cup for either team. Finally, the runner-up and the bronze medallist of the Hungarian Cup, Váci NSKE and Békéscsabai ENKSE, competed in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

### Arenas and locations

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE | Békéscsaba | Városi Sportcsarnok | 2,300 |
| Budapest SE | Vizafogó, Budapest | Elektromos Sportcsarnok | 600 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | Dunaújváros | Dunaújvárosi Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
| DVSC-Fórum | Debrecen | Hódos Imre Sportcsarnok | 1,800 |
| ÉTV-Érdi VSE | Érd | Batthyány Tornacsarnok | 500 |
| Fehérvár KC | Székesfehérvár | Köfém Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Ferencváros, Budapest | Elek Gyula Aréna | 1,300 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | Győr | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok | 2,800 |
| Kiskunhalas NKSE | Kiskunhalas | Vári Szabó István Sportcsarnok | 500 |
| Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő | Siófok | Beszédes József Sportcsarnok | 550 |
| Váci NKSE | Vác | Városi Sportcsarnok | 1,200 |
| Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC | Veszprém | Március 15. úti Sportcsarnok | 2,500 |

## Regular season

### Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | BSE | DUN | DEB | ÉRD | FKC | FTC | GYŐ | KIS | SIÓ | VÁC | VKC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE | | 23–22 | 25–26 | 21–21 | 24–28 | 24–25 | 25–28 | 18–35 | 24–28 | 31–23 | 25–26 | 31–27 |
| Budapest SE | 25–27 | | 26–28 | 29–30 | 24–33 | 28–26 | 22–36 | 21–37 | 33–37 | 20–25 | 20–26 | 23–23 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 30–32 | 31–24 | | 34–34 | 27–27 | 18–21 | 31–31 | 23–40 | 24–32 | 37–29 | 31–31 | 31–25 |
| DVSC-Fórum | 23–28 | 24–24 | 28–30 | | 28–28 | 24–25 | 24–30 | 24–30 | 23–33 | 29–24 | 30–32 | 19–23 |
| ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 30–17 | 30–20 | 33–27 | 36–16 | | 21–24 | 24–22 | 19–28 | 34–22 | 36–21 | 24–25 | 27–22 |
| Fehérvár KC | 31–23 | 38–24 | 29–19 | 30–25 | 26–24 | | 21–30 | 17–30 | 30–26 | 25–28 | 31–25 | 28–25 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 39–22 | 40–25 | 39–33 | 39–28 | 37–29 | 39–24 | | 34–34 | 37–26 | 42–29 | 35–26 | 33–26 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 29–14 | 34–20 | 34–22 | 38–23 | 29–18 | 37–13 | 36–28 | | 34–18 | 37–18 | 32–15 | 37–21 |
| Kiskunhalas NKSE | 35–25 | 35–23 | 29–21 | 29–23 | 21–25 | 27–24 | 27–35 | 17–33 | | 31–30 | 24–24 | 22–20 |
| Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő | 33–24 | 30–25 | 31–24 | 28–19 | 27–34 | 25–28 | 35–43 | 22–30 | 32–29 | | 30–31 | 24–25 |
| Váci NKSE | 31–23 | 33–26 | 29–22 | 26–22 | 28–33 | 33–19 | 25–27 | 26–28 | 32–30 | 26–24 | | 32–17 |
| Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC | 30–29 | 26–22 | 33–28 | 30–22 | 24–33 | 28–27 | 31–34 | 19–37 | 25–38 | 26–22 | 29–27 | |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 739 | 450 | +289 | 43 | Qualified for the Play-off Round |
| 2 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 758 | 603 | +155 | 38 | Qualified for the Play-off Round |
| 3 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 616 | 539 | +77 | 28 | Qualified for the Play-off Round |
| 4 | Váci NKSE | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 609 | 582 | +27 | 28 | Qualified for the Play-off Round |
| 5 | Fehérvár KC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 562 | 583 | −21 | 26 | Qualified for the Classification Round 5–8 |
| 6 | Kiskunhalas NKSE | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 616 | 611 | +5 | 25 | Qualified for the Classification Round 5–8 |
| 7 | Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 555 | 616 | −61 | 21 | Qualified for the Classification Round 5–8 |
| 8 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 597 | 662 | −65 | 16 | Qualified for the Classification Round 5–8 |
| 9 | Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 590 | 652 | −62 | 14 | Qualified for the Classification Round 9–12 |
| 10 | Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 535 | 625 | −90 | 13 | Qualified for the Classification Round 9–12 |
| 11 | DVSC-Fórum | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 539 | 647 | −108 | 8 | Qualified for the Classification Round 9–12 |
| 12 | Budapest SE | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 526 | 672 | −146 | 4 | Qualified for the Classification Round 9–12 |

### Individual statistics

**Top scorers**

| Rank | Player | Club | Matches | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Annamária Bogdanović | Siófok | 22 | 156 |
| 2 | Olha Nikolayenko | Békéscsaba | 22 | 144 |
| 3 | Bernadett Bódi | Siófok | 21 | 143 |
| 4 | Bernadett Ferling | Dunaújváros | 22 | 141 |
| 5 | Szimonetta Planéta | Veszprém | 22 | 124 |
| 6 | Tamara Tilinger | Fehérvár | 22 | 118 |
| 7 | Ildikó Erdősi | Siófok | 22 | 115 |
| 8 | Zsuzsanna Tomori | Ferencváros | 21 | 114 |
| 9 | Kinga Klivinyi | Vác | 18 | 111 |
| 10 | Bozsana Fekete | Budapest SE | 22 | 110 |

### Team statistics

**Overall**

* Most wins – Győri Audi ETO KC (21)
* Fewest wins – Budapest SE (1)
* Most losses – Budapest SE (19)
* Fewest losses – Győri Audi ETO KC (0)
* Most goals scored – FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (758)
* Fewest goals scored – Budapest SE (526)
* Most goals conceded – Budapest SE (672)
* Fewest goals conceded – Győri Audi ETO KC (450)
* Best goal difference – Győri Audi ETO KC (+289)
* Worst goal difference – Budapest SE (–146)

**Home**

* Most wins – Győri Audi ETO KC (11)
* Fewest wins – Budapest SE and DVSC-Fórum (1)
* Most losses – Budapest SE (9)
* Fewest losses – Győri Audi ETO KC (0)
* Most goals scored – FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (414)
* Fewest goals scored – Budapest SE and Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE (271)
* Most goals conceded – Budapest SE (328)
* Fewest goals conceded – Győri Audi ETO KC (210)

**Away**

* Most wins – Győri Audi ETO KC (10)
* Fewest wins – Budapest SE and DVSC-Fórum (0)
* Most losses – Budapest SE (10)
* Fewest losses – Győri Audi ETO KC (0)
* Most goals scored – Győri Audi ETO KC (362)
* Fewest goals scored – Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC (254)
* Most goals conceded – DVSC-Fórum (350)
* Fewest goals conceded – Győri Audi ETO KC (240)

**Scoring**

* Widest winning margin: 19 goals –
   * Győri Audi ETO KC 37–18 Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő (19 January 2013)
* Most goals in a match: 78 goals –
   * Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő 35–43 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (26 January 2013)
* Fewest goals in a match: 39 goals –
   * Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA 18–21 Fehérvár KC (1 March 2013)
* Most goals scored by losing team: 35 goals –
   * Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő 35–43 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (26 January 2013)
* Most goals scored in a match by one player: 14 goals –
   * Annamária Bogdanović for Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő against Váci NKSE (7 November 2012)
   * Zsuzsanna Tomori for FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria against Győri Audi ETO KC (7 November 2012)

## Postseason

### Classification round 9–12

Teams finishing in bottom four places at the close of the regular season entered a classification round, for which a double round-robin system was used. According to their final position in the regular season, these four teams were awarded bonus points. Ninth placed Siófok got four points, tenth placed Békéscsaba received three points, eleventh placed Debrecen got two points and finally last placed BSE were awarded only one point.

| Home \ Away | SIÓ | BÉK | DEB | BSE |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő | | 32–23 | 29–26 | 34–26 |
| Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE | 23–21 | | 29–20 | 33–25 |
| DVSC-Fórum | 26–24 | 30–31 | | 32–28 |
| Budapest SE | 24–28 | 26–33 | 23–19 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 154 | +18 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 148 | +20 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | DVSC-Fórum | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 164 | −11 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Budapest SE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 179 | −27 | 1 | 3 |

Additional points that were awarded after the final positions in the regular season are indicated in the bonus points column.

### Classification round 5–8

Teams finished between fifth and eight place also played a play off round. Similarly to the bottom four Classification Round, these four teams were given points depending on their final placement in the regular season.

| Home \ Away | FKC | KIS | VKC | DUN |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fehérvár KC | | 25–26 | 27–24 | 32–29 |
| Kiskunhalas NKSE | 21–27 | | 31–30 | 33–24 |
| Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék | 23–20 | 28–25 | | 34–25 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 23–27 | 36–33 | 31–24 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Fehérvár KC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 146 | +12 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Kiskunhalas NKSE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 159 | +4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 183 | −15 | 1 | 5 |

Additional points that were awarded after the final positions in the regular season are indicated in bonus points column.

### Championship playoff

**Bracket**

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 2 |
| Váci NKSE | 0 | | |
| Váci NKSE | 0 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 2 |
| | | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 0 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 2 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 0 |
| ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 0 | | |
| ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 0 | Third place playoffs | Third place playoffs |
| | | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 2 |
| | | Váci NKSE | 1 |

**Semi-finals**

**Győri Audi ETO KC vs. Váci NKSE**

| 2 April 2013 18:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 39–16 | Váci NKSE | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bacs, Bán |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 April 2013 18:00 | Hornyák 7 | (19-6) | Virág, Klivinyi 3 | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bacs, Bán |
| 2 April 2013 18:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bacs, Bán |
| 16 April 2013 18:00 | Váci NKSE | 20–30 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 700 Referees: Andorka, Hucker |
| 16 April 2013 18:00 | Klivinyi 9 | (8-16) | Orbán 5 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 700 Referees: Andorka, Hucker |
| 16 April 2013 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 700 Referees: Andorka, Hucker |

Győri Audi ETO KC won series 2–0

**Semi-finals**

**FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria vs. ÉTV-Érdi VSE**

| 6 April 2013 12:35 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 31–23 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | Főtáv-FTC Kézilabda Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Medve, Nagy |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 April 2013 12:35 | Szucsánszki 9 | (13-10) | Wolf 5 | Főtáv-FTC Kézilabda Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Medve, Nagy |
| 6 April 2013 12:35 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Főtáv-FTC Kézilabda Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Medve, Nagy |
| 13 April 2013 18:00 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 29–34 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh |
| 13 April 2013 18:00 | Wolf, Elez 6 | (14-18) | Szucsánszki, Tomori 10 | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh |
| 13 April 2013 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh |

FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won series 2–0

**Third place playoffs**

| 20 April 2013 18:00 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 27–23 | Váci NKSE | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Baranyi, Szloska |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 April 2013 18:00 | Kovács 7 | (17-12) | Klivinyi 7 | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Baranyi, Szloska |
| 20 April 2013 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Baranyi, Szloska |
| 27 April 2013 12:50 | Váci NKSE | 24–20 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 600 Referees: Medve, Nagy |
| 27 April 2013 12:50 | Barján, Klivinyi 6 | (10-10) | Elez 5 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 600 Referees: Medve, Nagy |
| 27 April 2013 12:50 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 600 Referees: Medve, Nagy |
| 4 May 2013 18:00 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 25–21 | Váci NKSE | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi |
| 4 May 2013 18:00 | Wolf 8 | (11-12) | Klivinyi 4 | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi |
| 4 May 2013 18:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Batthyány Tornacsarnok, Érd Attendance: 350 Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi |

ÉTV-Érdi VSE won series 2–1

**Finals**

| 20 April 2013 16:30 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 34–28 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Horváth, Marton |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 April 2013 16:30 | Görbicz 9 | (20-13) | Tomori 8 | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Horváth, Marton |
| 20 April 2013 16:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok, Győr Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Horváth, Marton |
| 24 April 2013 19:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 19–34 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Főtáv-FTC Kézilabda Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok |
| 24 April 2013 19:00 | Szarka 6 | (11-12) | Orbán 8 | Főtáv-FTC Kézilabda Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok |
| 24 April 2013 19:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Főtáv-FTC Kézilabda Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok |

Győri Audi ETO KC won series 2–0

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 2013–14 EHF Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 2013–14 EHF Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | ÉTV-Érdi VSE | 2013–14 EHF Champions League Second qualifying $round^1$ |
| 4 | Váci NKSE | 2013–14 EHF Cup |
| 5 | Fehérvár KC | 2013–14 EHF Cup |
| 6 | Kiskunhalas $NKSE^2$ | |
| 7 | Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC | 2013–14 EHF Cup Winners' $Cup^3$ |
| 8 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA | |
| 9 | Budapest Bank-Békéscsabai ENKSE | |
| 10 | Siófok KC-Galerius Fürdő | |
| 11 | $DVSC-Fórum^4$ | |
| 12 | Budapest $SE^5$ | Relegation to the 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |

* $^1$ Since Győri Audi ETO KC won the 2012–2013 EHF Champions League, Hungary received a supplementary spot. ÉTV-Érdi VSE were given that place and could play the qualification round for the group phase.
* $^2$ Although finishing in sixth place, Kiskunhalas NKSE withdrew from the elite.
* $^3$ Since both 2012–2013 Magyar Kupa finalists Győri Audi ETO KC and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria qualified for the 2013–14 EHF Champions League Group Phase and Qualification Round, the EHF Cup Winners' Cup spot was passed to cup third Veszprém Barabás Duna Takarék KC.
* $^4$ Despite finishing in the relegation zone, DVSC-Fórum remained in the elite, because Mohácsi TE, winner of the Eastern Group of the second division, declined promotion to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
* $^5$ Because of Kiskunhals NKSE's withdrawal, Budapest SE could stay in the first division.
* 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I champions Győri Audi ETO KC Tenth title
* Team roster
* Eduarda Amorim, Anita Görbicz, Ana Gros, Orsolya Herr, Ágnes Hornyák, Dóra Hornyák, Dorina Korsós, Anikó Kovacsics, Andrea Lekić, Heidi Løke, Katrine Lunde Haraldsen, Adrienn Orbán, Jovanka Radičević, Nadine Schatzl, Viktória Rédei-Soós, Szederke Sirián, Ivett Szepesi and Raphaëlle Tervel. Head coach: Ambros Martín.
