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.
| Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Diff | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dr. Ottó Boros, István Brinza, György Hegmann, Tivadar Kanizsa, József Kelemen, István Koncz, Ferenc Kuczora, István Pintér, Kázmér Szegedi Varga | |
| Head coach: István Goór |
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.