Wikipedia - Nemzeti Bajnokság II

NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: Keleti (Eastern) and Nyugati (Western), each with 16 teams. In 2013 the format was changed and there is one division again with 16 teams, then increase to 20 teams from 2015 to 2023, reduce to 18 teams for 2023 and again to 16 teams from 2024 onwards. The champion and the runner-up will ascend to the first division while the two lowest teams in NB II are relegated to NB III.

History

The second league was founded in 1901, having 8 teams. The first two teams would participate in a promotion playoff with the last 2 teams from the first league. Even though the 4 rural districts were founded on paper in 1904, they only began to compete officially in the season 1907-1908. Thus the second league had 1 urban(Budapest) league and 4 rural leagues. The rural champions would participate in a tournament, the winner would face the urban league champion for the second league title. During the world war I the league was played with very few teams.

「ハンガリー NB II」とは、ハンガリーで開催されるサッカートーナメントです。この大会は、ハンガリーのサッカーリーグの2部に位置し、国内のクラブチームが参加します。ハンガリー NB IIは、優れた選手や才能ある若手選手が競い合い、上位リーグでのプロモーションを目指す重要な舞台となっています。このトーナメントでは、激しい試合が繰り広げられ、サッカーファンにとっては見逃せない魅力的な試合が数多く行われます。ハンガリー NB IIは、ハンガリーのサッカー文化や情熱を体現した大会であり、国内外から多くの注目を集めています。