2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 24 May 2025
Matches played74
Goals scored203 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerColley, Ljujić (6 goals)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

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 Sponsors
Main Other(s)0
Debrecen England Nestor El Maestro Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food None
Diósgyőr Serbia Vladimir Radenković Hungary Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell
List
Fehérvár Hungary Tamás Pető Hungary Áron Csongvai Adidas None
Ferencváros Netherlands Pascal Jansen Hungary Dénes Dibusz Macron Telekom
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Győr Hungary Balázs Borbély Slovakia Michal Škvarka Adidas Kukkonia None
Kecskemét Hungary Zoltán Gera Hungary Levente Vágó Kappa HÉP
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    • 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
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    • 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
Zalaegerszeg Hungary Gábor Márton Hungary Norbert Szendrei 2Rule None
List
    • Back: Pellet Hungary
    • Shorts: ZÁÉV and Pharos '95

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferencváros 11 8 2 1 19 8 +11 26 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Paks 12 7 2 3 24 16 +8 23 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Puskás Akadémia 12 7 2 3 20 14 +6 23
4 MTK 12 7 1 4 20 13 +7 22
5 Diósgyőr 13 6 4 3 15 14 +1 22
6 Újpest 13 5 4 4 17 12 +5 19
7 Fehérvár 13 4 3 6 19 21 −2 15
8 Nyíregyháza 13 4 3 6 17 21 −4 15
9 Győr 12 3 5 4 14 16 −2 14
10 Zalaegerszeg 12 3 3 6 16 19 −3 12
11 Debrecen 12 2 3 7 15 24 −9 9 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Kecskemét 13 1 2 10 7 25 −18 5
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. 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.[2]


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 DEC 2–2 24 NOV 2–3 1 FEB 0–5 15 FEB 7 DEC 3–1 5 APR 8 MAR 3 MAY 17 MAY 19 APR
Diósgyőr 30 NOV 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 15 FEB 2–2 1 MAR 1 FEB 2–1 29 MAR 19 APR 12 APR 17 MAY 8 MAR 3 MAY
Fehérvár 2–0 3–1 22 FEB 15 FEB 6–1 1–0 8 DEC 1–2 1 FEB 23 NOV 1–1 24 MAY 16 MAR 19 APR 3 MAY 5 APR
Ferencváros 2–2 24 NOV 2–0 1 MAR 1–0 1 FEB a 2–1 15 FEB 3–0 1–0 (a) 8 DEC 17 MAY 16 MAR 19 APR 3 MAY 5 APR a
Győr 0–3 14 DEC 3–1 1–1 30 NOV 1–2 1–1 2–1 4 DEC 8 FEB 22 FEB 16 MAR 10 MAY 24 MAY 29 MAR 26 APR 12 APR
Kecskemét 1–1 7 DEC 0–0 0–1 2–1 15 FEB 0–2 1 MAR 0–3 1–3 1 FEB 29 MAR 8 MAR 5 APR 3 MAY 17 MAY 19 APR
MTK 8 FEB 22 FEB 14 DEC 1–3 (a) 23 NOV 3–1 3–0 3 DEC 30 NOV 4–1 1–1 26 APR a 10 MAY 16 MAR 12 APR 24 MAY
Nyíregyháza 3–2 0–2 3–3 15 DEC 2–1 8 FEB 2–0 29 NOV 23 NOV 22 FEB 1–1 26 APR 10 MAY 12 APR 8 MAR 29 MAR 24 MAY
Paks 22 FEB 3–4 8 FEB 3–1 1 FEB 1–0 7 DEC 2–1 2–1 2–1 24 NOV 10 MAY 24 MAY 5 APR 19 APR 16 MAR
Puskás Akadémia 1–0 1–1 3–0 8 FEB 7 DEC 22 FEB 1–0 3–1 14 DEC 1–1 2–1 10 MAY 24 MAY 26 APR 5 APR 16 MAR
Újpest 3–0 0–0 4–1 1 DEC a 0–0 15 DEC 1 MAR 1–0 0–0 1–2 15 FEB 12 APR 26 APR 29 MAR 3 MAY 17 MAY 8 MAR
Zalaegerszeg 14 DEC 8 FEB 1 DEC 5 FEB 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 10 November 2024. 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
Debrecen85471088910111111
Diósgyőr4911957655665
Fehérvár636676788987
Ferencváros963331211111
Győr10101212121212119779
Kecskemét78105891112121212121212
MTK311225544434
Nyíregyháza1791111111077898
Paks545443433342
Puskás Akadémia222112122223
Újpest111071064366556
Zalaegerszeg12118891091011101010
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 10 November 2024. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of match played 10 November 2024[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 The Gambia Lamin Colley Puskás Akadémia 6
Serbia Matija Ljujić Újpest
3 Slovenia Nejc Gradišar Fehérvár 5
Hungary Márk Kovácsréti Nyíregyháza
Hungary Bence Ötvös Paks
Brazil Matheus Saldanha Ferencváros
Hungary József Windecker Paks
8 Hungary István Bognár MTK 4
Hungary Dániel Böde Paks
Croatia Fran Brodić Újpest
France Yohan Croizet Zalaegerszeg
Hungary Gergely Mim Zalaegerszeg

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)

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. ^ "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.
  3. ^ MLSZ Adatbank - Góllövőlista
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