2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball) explained

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Nextseason:2019–20
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Season:2018–19
Champions:Sopron Basket (13th title)
Runners Up:Aluinvent DVTK
Semifinalists:ZTE NKK
UNI Győr
Teams:14
Games:182 (regular season)
Dates:28 September 2018 - 2019
Tv:M4 Sport

The 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A is the 82nd season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional basketball league in Hungary. Sopron Basket is the defending champion.

Teams

The following 12 clubs compete in the NB I/A during the 2018–19 season. NKE-Csata was promoted to this season as champions from the Hungarian 2018–19 NB I/B.

Arenas and locations

TeamCityHallCapacity
BEACBudapestGabányi László Sportcsarnok
Ceglédi EKKCeglédGál József Sportcsarnok
NKE-CsataBudapestLudovika Aréna
Diósgyőri VTKMiskolcVárosi Sportcsarnok
UNI GyőrGyőrEgyetemi Csarnok
MTK-BudapestBudapestMTK Kosárlabda Csarnok
PEAC-PécsPécsLauber Dezső Sportcsarnok
PINKK-Pécsi 424PécsKozármisleny Sportcsarnok
Sopron BasketSopronNovomatic Aréna
KSC SzekszárdSzekszárdVárosi Sportcsarnok
Vasas AkadémiaBudapestVasas Pasaréti Sportcentrum
Zalaegerszegi TEZalaegerszegVárosi Sportcsarnok

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachTeam captainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
BEAC Judit BaloghToti Sporttippmix
Ceglédi EKK Petar JankovićToti SportVBW, tippmix
NKE-Csata Krisztián TursicsSpaldingtippmix
Diósgyőri VTK László Cziczás2RuleAluinvent, Borsodi, Apollo Tyres, tippmix
UNI Győr Sandro OrlandoSpaldingCBM Cargo, tippmix
MTK-Budapest Dorottya NagySpaldingtippmix
PEAC-Pécs Róbert MeszlényiPeaktippmix, Pannonpower
PINKK-Pécsi 424 Miklós LaczkaToti Sporttippmix
Sopron Basket Roberto ÍñiguezToti Sporttippmix
KSC Szekszárd Željko ĐokićToti SportTarr TV, tippmix
Vasas Akadémia Attila FöldiToti SportCar-Net, tippmix
Zalaegerszegi TE Dávid GáspárSpaldingtippmix

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Ceglédi EKK László CziczásSigned by Diósgyőri VTKEnd of 2017–18 seasonPre-season Petar Janković2 May 2018[1]
Diósgyőri VTK Erzsébet AmbrusEnd of caretaker spell László Cziczás19 June 2016[2]

Regular season

Results

Playoffs

Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.

Quarter-finals

In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other had to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.

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Semi-finals

In the semifinals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the games that remain are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.

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Finals

In the finals, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team won three games before all five games were played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first, the third, and the fifth (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.

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Third place

In the series for the third place, teams playing against each other had to win two games to win the 3rd place in the final rankings of the season. Thus, if one team won two games before all three games had been played, the remaining games were omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, played the first and the third (if it was necessary) games of the series at home.

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Hungarian clubs in European competitions

Club Competition Progress
Sopron BasketEuroLeague Fourth place
KSC SzekszárdQualifying round
EuroCup Round of 8
UNI GyőrRegular season
Ceglédi EKKRegular season
Diósgyőri VTKRound of 16

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Női kosár NB I: új vezetőedzőt nevezett ki a Cegléd. nso.hu. 2 May 2018. hu.
  2. News: Női kosár NB I: a ceglédi sikerkovács a DVTK kispadján. nso.hu. 19 June 2018. hu.