| Competition: | NB I |
| Season: | 2000-01 (50.) |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup3: | EHF Cup |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the 50th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Handball league.
The following 12 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2000–01 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba | Városi Sportcsarnok | 2,300 | |
| Bp. Spartacus | Budapest | Spartacus sporttelep | ||
| Debreceni VSC | Debrecen | Hódos Imre Sportcsarnok | 1,800 | |
| Dunaferr | Dunaújváros | Dunaferr Sportcsarnok | 1,200 | |
| Fehérvár KC | Székesfehérvár | KÖFÉM Sportcsarnok | 1,000 | |
| Ferencváros | Budapest | Kőbányai úti sportcsarnok | 1,300 | |
| Győri ETO | Győr | Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok | 2,800 | |
| Kiskunhalas | Kiskunhalas | Általános Művelődési Központ | 500 | |
| Marcali | Marcali | Városi Sportcsarnok | 500 | |
| Orosháza | Orosháza | |||
| Vasas | Budapest | Vasas Sportcsarnok | 1,500 | |
| Vác | Vác | Városi Sportcsarnok | 620 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 648 | 446 | +202 | 41 | 2001-02 EHF Champions League Group Stage | |
| 2 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 751 | 470 | +281 | 40 | 2001-02 EHF Champions League Round 2 | |
| 3 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 690 | 519 | +171 | 34 | 2001-02 EHF Cup round 3 | |
| 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 610 | 564 | +46 | 27 | 2001-02 EHF Cup round 2 | |
| 5 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 564 | 572 | −6 | 24 | 2001-02 EHF Cup Winners' Cup round 3 1 | |
| 6 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 568 | 548 | +20 | 24 | ||
| 7 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 518 | 621 | −103 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 613 | 666 | −53 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 522 | 649 | −127 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 508 | 556 | −48 | 12 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B 2 | |
| 11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 439 | 571 | −132 | 12 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B | |
| 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 452 | 700 | −248 | 3 |
1 Since Herz-FTC, winners of 2000–01 Magyar Kupa, was qualified for the 2001-02 EHF Champions League, losing cup finalists DVSC-Valdor earned a spot in the third round of the 2001-02 EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
| County (megye) | No. teams | Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 3 | Bp. Spartacus, Ferencváros and Vasas | |
| 2 | Békés | 2 | Békéscsaba and Orosháza | |
| Fejér | 2 | Dunaferr and Fehérvár KC | ||
| 4 | Bács-Kiskun | 1 | Kiskunhalas | |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1 | Győri ETO | ||
| Pest | 1 | Vác | ||
| Somogy | 1 | Marcali | ||