OB I Bajnokság explained

Sport:	Ice hockey
Founded:	1937
Teams:	6
Country:	Hungary
Champion:	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Tv:	Sport 1
Website:	www.icehockey.hu
Related Comps:	MOL Liga, EBEL

The Országos Bajnokság I (English: Nationwide Championship; commonly abbreviated OB I) is the highest level hockey league in Hungary.

After the formation of the MOL Liga, the OB I returned to having only Hungarian teams. The regular season coincides with the games played between the Hungarian teams in the MOL Liga, with these games also counting towards the national championship.^[1] The best three teams advance to the play-offs of OB I, where Alba Volán Székesfehérvár joins them as the fourth team.

Current teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
DAB-Docler	Dunaújváros	Dunaújvárosi Jégcsarnok	4,000
Ferencvárosi TC	Budapest	Pesterzsébeti Jégcsarnok	1,500
Miskolci Jegesmedvék	Miskolc	Miskolci Jégcsarnok	1,304
SAPA Fehérvár AV 19	Székesfehérvár	Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall	3,500
Újpesti TE	Budapest	Újpesti Jégcsarnok	2,200

Past winners

Champions by season

• 1936–37: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1937–38: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1938–39: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1939–40: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1940–41: Budapesti Budai TE
• 1941–42: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1942–43: Budapesti Budai TE
• 1943–44: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1944–45: not held
• 1945–46: Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
• 1946–47: Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre
• 1947–48: Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre
• 1948–49: Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre
• 1949–50: Meteor Mallerd
  • 1950–51: Budapesti Kinizsi SK 1951–52: Budapesti Vörös Meteor
• 1952–53: Budapesti Postás
• 1953–54: Budapesti Postás
  • • 1954–55: Budapesti Kinizsi SK 1955–56: Budapesti Kinizsi SK 1956–57: Budapesti Vörös Meteor
• 1957–58: Újpesti Dózsa SC
  • • • 1958–59: Budapesti Vörös Meteor 1959–60: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1960–61: Ferencvárosi TC 1961–62: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1962–63: Budapesti Vörös Meteor
• 1963–64: Ferencvárosi TC
  • 1964–65: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1965–66: Újpesti Dózsa SC
• 1966–67: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1967–68: Újpesti Dózsa SC
• 1968–69: Újpesti Dózsa SC
  • 1969–70: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1970–71: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1971–72: Ferencvárosi TC
  • 1972–73: Ferencvárosi TC 1973–74: Ferencvárosi TC
  • 1974–75: Ferencvárosi TC 1975–76: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1976–77: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1977–78: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1978–79: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1979–80: Ferencvárosi TC
  • • 1980–81: Székesfehérvári Volán SC 1981–82: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1982–83: Újpesti Dózsa SC
      • 1983–84: Ferencvárosi TC 1984–85: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1985–86: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1986–87: Újpesti Dózsa SC
    • 1987–88: Újpesti Dózsa SC 1988–89: Ferencvárosi TC 1989–90: Jászberényi Lehel HC
• 1990–91: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1991–92: Ferencvárosi TC
  • 1992–93: Ferencvárosi TC 1993–94: Ferencvárosi TC
  • 1994–95: Ferencvárosi TC 1995–96: Dunaferr SE
• 1996–97: Ferencvárosi TC
• 1997–98: Dunaferr SE
  • 1998–99: Alba Volán-Riceland 1999–00: Dunaferr SE
  • 2000–01: Alba Volán-FeVita 2001–02: Dunaferr SE
  • 2002–03: Alba Volán-FeVita 2003–04: Alba Volán-FeVita
• 2004–05: Alba Volán-FeVita
• 2005–06: Alba Volán-FeVita
• 2006–07: Alba Volán-FeVita
• 2007–08: Alba Volán SC
• 2008–09: Alba Volán SC
• 2009–10: SAPA Fehérvár AV 19
• 2010–11: SAPA Fehérvár AV 19
• 2011–12: SAPA Fehérvár AV 19
• 2012-13: Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2013-14: Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2014-15: Miskolci Jegesmedvék JSE
• 2015-16: DVTK Jegesmedvék
• 2016-17: DVTK Jegesmedvék
• 2017-18: MAC Budapest
• 2018-19: Ferencvárosi TC
• 2019-20: Ferencvárosi TC
• 2020-21: Ferencvárosi TC
• 2021-22: Ferencvárosi TC

Titles by club

Club	Titles	Years Won
		1951, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
		1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
		1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
		1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946
		1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014
		1952, 1957, 1959, 1963
		1947, 1948, 1949
		2015, 2016, 2017
		1941, 1943
		1953, 1954
		1950
		1990
		2018

References

1. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/1/article/mol-title-in-romanian-hands/MOL.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=1e1d5a457f MOL title in Romanian hands

External links

• Official website of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation