Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Founded1901 (1901)
CountryHungary
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toNB I
Relegation toNB III
Domestic cup(s)Hungarian Cup
Current championsKisvárda (1st title)
(2024–25)
Websitewww.nb2.hu
Current: 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

The 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, though now it's just one league table with 16 teams as of the 2024–25 season. 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.