| Competition: | NB I |
| Season: | 1985 (35.) |
| Winners: | Vasas SC (13th title) |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Vasas SC |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Debreceni MVSC |
| Continentalcup3: | IHF Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Bp. Spartacus |
| League Topscorer: | Erzsébet Sulyok |
| Prevseason: | 1984 |
| Nextseason: | 1986 |
The 1985 Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the 35th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Handball league.
| Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G− | P | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasas SC | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 672 | 430 | 50 | 1986-87 European Cup 1/8 final |
| 2. | Debreceni MVSC | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 669 | 573 | 38 | 1986-87 Cup Winners' Cup 1/8 final |
| 3. | Bp. Spartacus | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 657 | 549 | 35 | 1986-87 IHF Cup 1/8 final |
| 4. | BHG SE | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 561 | 565 | 29 | |
| 5. | Építők SC | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 609 | 594 | 29 | |
| 6. | Győri Richards | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 500 | 490 | 27 | |
| 7. | Veszprém SE | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 634 | 613 | 26 | |
| 8. | Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus SC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 572 | 606 | 25 | |
| 9. | Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 563 | 559 | 23 | |
| 10. | Borsodi Bányász | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 634 | 643 | 23 | |
| 11. | Tatabányai Bányász | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 609 | 644 | 21 | |
| 12. | Ferencvárosi TC | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 534 | 581 | 19 | |
| 13. | Testnevelési Főiskola SE | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 607 | 745 | 11 | Relegated to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B |
| 14. | Lehel SC | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 514 | 743 | 8 |