1959 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) explained

Competition:OB I
Season:1959
Winners:Szolnok
Prevseason:1958
Nextseason:1960

1959 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 53rd water polo championship in Hungary. There were ten teams who played two-round match for the title.

Final list

TeamMWDLG+G−DiffPtsNotes
18 15 2 1 84 39 +45 32 Champion
18 15 2 1 79 43 +36 32
18 11 3 4 66 48 +18 25
4 18 9 3 6 87 74 +13 21
5 18 4 9 5 53 60 −7 17
6 18 5 4 9 58 77 −19 14
7 18 4 5 9 77 82 −5 13
8 18 3 6 9 56 69 −13 12
9 18 3 3 12 78 100 −22 9
10 Bp. Vörös Meteor 18 1 3 14 42 88 −46 5 Relegated to Országos Bajnokság II
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G−: Goals got P: Point
Dr. Ottó Boros, István Brinza, György Hegmann, Tivadar Kanizsa, József Kelemen, István Koncz, Ferenc Kuczora, István Pintér, Kázmér Szegedi Varga
Head coach: István Goór

2. Class

1. Szentes 26, 2. MTK 25, 3. Csepel Autó 23, 4. Tatabánya 20, 5. Budai Spartacus 16, 6. Bp. VTSK 11, 7. Bp. Építők 9, 8. Hódmezővásárhelyi MTE 8, 9. Szolnoki Honvéd 6 point. SZEAC were deleted.

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