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2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 24 May 2025
Matches played126
Goals scored357 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerBöde (11)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 23 February 2025.

The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2024–25 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, will be the 126th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were announced on 20 June 2024.[1] Ferencváros are the 5-time defending champions.

Teams

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Changes

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Twelve teams compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

The promoted teams are Nyíregyháza and Győr, who are returning to the top flight after respective absences of nine years. They replaced Kisvárda and Mezőkövesd, who were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of six and eight years in the top flight.

Stadium and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
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Location of teams in 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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Location of teams in Budapest
Team Location Stadium Cap. 2023–24 2024–25
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 5th details
Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 7th details
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár Sóstói Stadion 14,201 4th details
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st details
Győr Győr ETO Park 15,600 2nd
(NB II)
Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,320 6th
Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza Városi Stadion 8,150 1st
(NB II)
MTK Budapest (Józsefváros) Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 8th
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 3rd details
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 2nd details
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 10th details
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 9th


Debrecen Diósgyőr Fehérvár Ferencváros
Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Sóstói Stadion Groupama Aréna
Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,043
Győr Kecskemét MTK Nyíregyháza
ETO Park Széktói Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Városi Stadion
Capacity: 15,600 Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 5,014 Capacity: 8,150
Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg
Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena
Capacity: 6,150 Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 12,670 Capacity: 11,200

Number of teams by counties and regions

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Number of teams by counties
Pos. County No. of teams Teams
1 Budapest 3 Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest
2 Fejér 2 Fehérvár and Puskás Akadémia
3 Bács-Kiskun 1 Kecskemét
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 1 Diósgyőr
Győr–Moson–Sopron 1 Győr
Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 1 Nyíregyháza
Tolna 1 Paks
Zala 1 Zalaegerszeg
Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia Central Hungary Great Plain and North
5 Teams 3 Teams 4 Teams

Personnel and kits

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All teams were obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor OTP Bank as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right side of their shirt. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsored all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo were present on all team kits.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit maker Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
Debrecen Serbia Nestor El Maestro Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food None
Diósgyőr Hungary Richárd Vincze Hungary Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell
List
Fehérvár Hungary Tamás Pető Hungary Áron Csongvai Adidas None
Ferencváros Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Hungary Dénes Dibusz Macron Telekom
List
Győr Hungary Balázs Borbély Slovakia Michal Škvarka Adidas Kukkonia None
Kecskemét Hungary Zoltán Gera Hungary Levente Vágó [hu] Kappa HÉP
List
    • Back: Kádár Környezetvédelmi Kft.
    • Sleeves: Hovány
    • Shorts: Piroska Szörp and Kecskeméti Fürdő
MTK Hungary Dávid Horváth Hungary Mihály Kata Nike Prohuman
List
    • Back: Bayer Construct
    • Sleeves: HR-Rent
Nyíregyháza Hungary Krisztián Tímár Hungary Gergő Gengeliczki Macron Révész Group
List
    • Sleeves: City of Nyíregyháza
    • Shorts: Prestige Medical Center and VW Autó Széles
Paks Hungary György Bognár Hungary János Szabó Nike None
List
    • Shorts: tarr
Puskás Akadémia Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Hungary Roland Szolnoki 2Rule MBH Bank None
Újpest Sweden Bartosz Grzelak Serbia Matija Ljujić Puma MOL
List
    • Back: 11teamsports
    • Sleeves: Toyota Schiller
Zalaegerszeg Hungary Gábor Márton Hungary Norbert Szendrei 2Rule None
List
    • Back: Pellet Hungary
    • Shorts: ZÁÉV and Pharos '95

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Ferencváros Serbia Dejan Stanković Signed by Spartak Moscow 16 May 2024 Pre-season Netherlands Pascal Jansen 16 June 2024 [2][3]
Újpest Hungary Géza Mészöly End of interim spell 27 May 2024 Sweden Bartosz Grzelak 14 June 2024 [4][5]
Fehérvár Sweden Bartosz Grzelak Signed by Újpest 14 June 2024 Hungary Tamás Pető 15 June 2024 [6]
Debrecen Serbia Srđan Blagojević Mutual consent 26 August 2024 9th Hungary Csaba Máté 30 August 2024 [7][8]
Kecskemét Hungary István Szabó Sacked 15 October 2024 12th Hungary Zoltán Gera 16 October 2024 [9][10]
Debrecen Hungary Csaba Máté 27 October 2024 11th Hungary Tibor Dombi (caretaker) 27 October 2024 [11]
Debrecen Hungary Tibor Dombi (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 11 November 2024 11th Serbia Nestor El Maestro 11 November 2024 [12]
Ferencváros Netherlands Pascal Jansen Signed by New York City FC 6 January 2025 2nd Ireland}} Robbie Keane 8 January 2025 [13]
Diósgyőr Serbia Vladimir Radenković Mutual consent 19 February 2025 4th Hungary Richárd Vincze (caretaker) 19 February 2025 [14][15]
Diósgyőr Hungary Richárd Vincze (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 February 2025 5th Lithuania Valdas Dambrauskas 26 February 2025 [16]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Puskás Akadémia 21 14 2 5 36 22 +14 44 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 21 11 6 4 33 22 +11 39 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Paks 21 11 4 6 43 34 +9 37
4 MTK 21 10 3 8 34 30 +4 33
5 Diósgyőr 21 8 7 6 28 30 −2 31
6 Újpest 21 7 8 6 23 20 +3 29
7 Győr 21 7 7 7 30 27 +3 28
8 Fehérvár 21 7 3 11 26 31 −5 24
9 Zalaegerszeg 21 6 5 10 26 31 −5 23
10 Nyíregyháza 21 6 5 10 24 33 −9 23
11 Debrecen 21 5 4 12 34 44 −10 19 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Kecskemét 21 4 6 11 20 33 −13 18
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.[17]


Results

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Home \ Away DEB DIO FEH FER GYO KEC MTK NYI PAK PUS UJP ZAL DEB DIO FEH FER GYO KEC MTK NYI PAK PUS UJP ZAL
Debrecen 0–1 1 Mar 5–4 2–2 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–5 1–2 1–2 3–1 5 Apr 8 Mar 3 May 17 May 19 Apr
Diósgyőr 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1 Mar 1–1 2–1 29 Mar 19 Apr 12 Apr 17 May 8 Mar 3 May
Fehérvár 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–1 6–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 24 May 16 Mar 19 Apr 3 May 5 Apr
Ferencváros 2–2 3–3 2–0 1 Mar 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 17 May 16 Mar 19 Apr 3 May 5 Apr a
Győr 0–3 3–4 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 16 Mar 10 May 24 May 29 Mar 26 Apr 12 Apr
Kecskemét 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 5–0 0–2 1 Mar 0–3 1–3 1–0 29 Mar 8 Mar 5 Apr 3 May 17 May 19 Apr
MTK 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 26 Apr a 10 May 16 Mar 12 Apr 24 May
Nyíregyháza 3–2 0–2 3–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 4–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 26 Apr 10 May 12 Apr 8 Mar 29 Mar 24 May
Paks 4–3 3–4 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 10 May 24 May 5 Apr 19 Apr 16 Mar
Puskás Akadémia 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–3 4–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 10 May 24 May 26 Apr 5 Apr 16 Mar
Újpest 3–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1 Mar 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 12 Apr 26 Apr 29 Mar 3 May 17 May 8 Mar
Zalaegerszeg 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 1 Mar 3–1 4–2 0–2 12 Apr 17 May 26 Apr 8 Mar 29 Mar 10 May
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Debrecen11344457781010111111111111101111
Diósgyőr5911968755665554433445
Fehérvár7467878991087777777788
Ferencváros964332212233122221222
Győr101212121212121211778999998877
Kecskemét881061010111112121212121212121212121212
MTK421223333322333544554
Nyíregyháza2791111111088999888889111010
Paks655555644444445355333
Puskás Akadémia332111121111211112111
Újpest111071076466556666666666
Zalaegerszeg1211889991010111111101010101010999
Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of match played 23 February 2025[18]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hungary Dániel Böde Paks 11
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Marin Jurina MTK 9
Hungary Zsolt Nagy Puskás Akadémia
Hungary Barnabás Varga Ferencváros
5 Hungary Donát Bárány Debrecen 8
France Brandon Domingues Debrecen
7 The Gambia Lamin Colley Puskás Akadémia 7
Slovenia Nejc Gradišar Fehérvár
Hungary Gergely Mim Zalaegerszeg
10 Algeria Nadhir Benbouali Győr 6
Romania Claudiu Bumba Győr
Hungary Márk Kovácsréti Nyíregyháza
Serbia Matija Ljujić Újpest
Hungary Bence Ötvös Paks
Brazil Matheus Saldanha Ferencváros
Hungary Barna Tóth Paks
Hungary József Windecker Paks

Hat-tricks

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(H) = Home; (A) = Away;
Player For Against Score Result Round Date
Brazil Matheus Saldanha Ferencváros Puskás Akadémia (H) 1–0 65', 2–0 77', 3–0 82' 3–0 8 29 September 2024 (2024-09-29)
Hungary Donát Bárány Debrecen Ferencváros (H) 1–0 2', 2–0 5', 3–0 17' 5–4 1 5 December 2024 (2024-12-05)

Discipline

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Player

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As of match played 22 February 2025[19]

Club

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As of match played 23 February 2025[20]
Rank Club Yellow card Red card
1 Zalaegerszeg 32 3
2 Ferencváros 35 4
3 Paks 40 0
4 MTK 44 3
5 Győr 46 1
6 Fehérvár 46 3
7 Puskás Akadémia 48 1
8 Újpest 51 3
9 Diósgyőr 56 1
10 Debrecen 58 6
11 Nyíregyháza 61 3
12 Kecskemét 62 2

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club
August Serbia Matija Ljujić Újpest Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Puskás Akadémia [21]
September Brazil Matheus Saldanha Ferencváros Hungary Krisztián Tímár Nyíregyháza [22]
October Hungary Bence Ötvös Paks Hungary Dávid Horváth MTK [23]
November Hungary Gergely Mim Zalaegerszeg Serbia Vladimir Radenković Diósgyőr [24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Debrecenben kezdi az NB I-es idényt a bajnok Ferencváros – itt a teljes program!" [Defending champions Ferencváros starts the NB I season in Debrecen - here is the full programme!]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 20 June 2024. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Dejan Sztankovics távozik a Ferencvárostól – sajtóhír" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Hivatalos: Pascal Jansen veszi át a Ferencváros irányítását" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Az Újpest nem hosszabbítja meg Mészöly Géza lejáró szerződését – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Bartosz Grzelak az Újpest új edzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Pető Tamás a Fehérvár FC új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Már nem Szrdjan Blagojevics a DVSC vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Máté Csaba a DVSC új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Már nem Szabó István irányítja a Kecskemétet – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Gera Zoltán lett a Kecskemét új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  11. ^ "A DVSC megvált Máté Csabától – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ "DVSC: bemutatták a csapat új vezetőedzőjét, Nestor El Maestrót" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Robbie Keane confirmed as new head coach of Hungarian club Ferencváros". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  14. ^ "Már nem Vladimir Radenkovics a Diósgyőr edzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Vladimir Radenković távozik" [Vladimir Radenković leaves]. dvtk.eu. Diósgyőri VTK Official Website. 19 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Valdas Dambrauskas a DVTK vezetőedzője" [Valdas Dambrauskas is the head coach of DVTK]. dvtk.eu. Diósgyőri VTK Official Website. 26 February 2025.
  17. ^ "NB I. Férfi Felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság versenykiírása 2024/25" [NB I Men's Senior Football League 2024/25] (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  18. ^ "MLSZ Adatbank – Goal shooter". MLSZ. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  19. ^ "MLSZ Adatbank – Penalty Cards". MLSZ. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Sofascore – Yellow and red cards". Sofascore. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  21. ^ "NB1.hu: Újpesti lett a hónap játékosa, Hornyáknál nem volt jobb edző augusztusban" (in Hungarian). NB1.hu. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  22. ^ "NB I: Szeptemberben nem volt jobb a Fradi braziljánál és Tímár Krisztiánnál" (in Hungarian). NB1.hu. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Ők voltak október legjobbjai az NB1.hu szerint" (in Hungarian). NB1.hu. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Ők voltak november legjobbjai az NB1.hu szerint" (in Hungarian). NB1.hu. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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