Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2023–24 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, is the 125th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.[1] Ferencváros are the 4-time defending champions.

Teams

Changes

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 Diósgyőr and MTK Budapest, who are returning to the top flight after respective absences of one and two years. They replaced Budapest Honvéd and Vasas, who were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of nineteen and one years in the top flight.

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in Budapest
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022–23
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 3rd
Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 1st (NB II)
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár Sóstói Stadion 14,144 10th
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st
Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,320 2nd
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 7th
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 3,385 6th
MTK Budapest (Józsefváros) Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 2nd (NB II)
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 4th
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 5th
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 8th
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 9th


    Debrecen Diósgyőr Fehérvár Ferencváros Kecskemét Kisvárda
    Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Sóstói Stadion Groupama Aréna Széktói Stadion Várkerti Stadion
    Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,043 Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 3,385
    Mezőkövesd MTK Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg
    Városi Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena
    Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014 Capacity: 6,163 Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 13,432 Capacity: 11,200

    Personnel and kits

    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 manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
    Debrecen Serbia Srđan Blagojević Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food
    Diósgyőr Ukraine Serhiy Kuznetsov Hungary Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell Apollo Tyres1, Borsodi, VW2 Miskolc Autó and V-Híd3
    Fehérvár Sweden Bartosz Grzelak Hungary Attila Fiola Adidas None
    Ferencváros Serbia Dejan Stanković Hungary Dénes Dibusz Nike Magyar Telekom hsagroup1, Groupama2, MVM and VW3
    Kecskemét Hungary István Szabó Hungary Levente Vágó Sport36 HÉP Kádár Környezetvédelmi Kft.1, Hovány2, Kecskeméti Fürdő and Piroska3
    Kisvárda Hungary Tamás Feczkó Brazil Lucas Adidas MasterGood
    Mezőkövesd Hungary Attila Kuttor Hungary Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő Balneo Hotel1
    MTK Hungary Dávid Horváth Hungary Krisztián Németh Nike Prohuman Bayer Construct1, HR-Rent2
    Paks Hungary György Bognár Hungary János Szabó Jako None
    Puskás Akadémia Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Hungary Roland Szolnoki 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros Duna Aszfalt1, V-Híd2
    Újpest Serbia Nebojša Vignjević Serbia Đorđe Nikolić Puma None 11teamsports1
    Zalaegerszeg Hungary Gábor Márton Hungary Mátyás Tajti 2Rule None Pharos '951, ZÁÉV3
    1. ^ On the back of shirt.
    2. ^ On the sleeves.
    3. ^ On the shorts.

    Managerial changes

    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Ferencváros Russia Stanislav Cherchesov Sacked 19 July 2023[2] Pre-season Hungary Csaba Mátéi 20 July 2023[3]
    Kisvárda Serbia Miloš Kruščić 12 August 2023[4] 6th Hungary Máté Gerliczkii 12 August 2023[5]
    Kisvárda Hungary Máté Gerliczki End of interim spell 3 September 2023 10th Hungary János Mátyus 3 September 2023[6]
    Ferencváros Hungary Csaba Máté 4 September 2023 6th Serbia Dejan Stanković 4 September 2023[7]
    Kisvárda Hungary János Mátyus Resigned 7 November 2023[8] 12th Hungary Tamás Feczkó 8 November 2023[9]
    Zalaegerszeg Hungary Gábor Boér 12 November 2023[10] 10th Hungary Gábor Márton 13 November 2023[11]

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Paks 15 9 4 2 29 16 +13 31 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
    2 Ferencváros 14 8 3 3 35 16 +19 27 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
    3 Fehérvár 15 7 3 5 31 24 +7 24
    4 Debrecen 15 7 3 5 23 19 +4 24
    5 Puskás Akadémia 15 6 6 3 24 20 +4 24
    6 MTK 15 6 3 6 16 24 −8 21
    7 Kecskemét 15 6 2 7 24 25 −1 20
    8 Diósgyőr 15 6 2 7 21 24 −3 20
    9 Újpest 15 6 2 7 23 30 −7 20
    10 Mezőkövesd 14 4 2 8 17 22 −5 14
    11 Zalaegerszeg 15 4 2 9 20 32 −12 14 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
    12 Kisvárda 15 3 2 10 14 25 −11 11
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
    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.[12]

    Results

    Home \ Away DEB DIO FEH FER KEC KIS MEZ MTK PAK PUS UJP ZAL DEB DIO FEH FER KEC KIS MEZ MTK PAK PUS UJP ZAL
    Debrecen 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–0
    Diósgyőr 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–3
    Fehérvár 4–0 3–5 3–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–3
    Ferencváros 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 a 6–1 1–2 3–0 a
    Kecskemét 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 3–1
    Kisvárda 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1
    Mezőkövesd 2–1 2–4 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–2
    MTK 2–1 1–6 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–5 2–0 a
    Paks 2–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
    Puskás Akadémia 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–3
    Újpest 2–0 2–1 a 5–3 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
    Zalaegerszeg 1–2 1–3 2–6 0–2 2–1 2–5 1–1
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
    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.

    Results by round

    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
    DebrecenWLWWLWLLDWDLWWD
    DiósgyőrLWDWWLWWLLLDWLL
    FehérvárLLLDWLDWWLWWWDW
    FerencvárosWWLWWWWDWWLLDD
    KecskemétLWWLWLLLDLWWWDL
    KisvárdaWLDLLLLLLWLLLWD
    MezőkövesdLLDLLWLLLWWLWD
    MTKDLDWWWWLLLLDWLW
    PaksDWDWLWWWDWWDLWW
    Puskás AkadémiaWDWDLWLDWWDDWDL
    ÚjpestWDDLWWLWWWLLLLL
    ZalaegerszegLWLLLLDDWLLWLLW
    Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2023. Source: Hungarian Football Federation
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Positions by round

    Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[upper-alpha 1]

    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
    Paks699588522222211
    Ferencváros737976311111122
    Fehérvár911121199998875453
    Debrecen142131467656544
    Puskás Akadémia421253675444335
    MTK51010642146789996
    Kecskemét853427889998867
    Diósgyőr1065315234567678
    Újpest314764753333789
    Mezőkövesd111211121212101111121111111010
    Zalaegerszeg1288101111121010101010101111
    Kisvárda27681010111212111212121212
    Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
    Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
    Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
    Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2023. Source: Hungarian Football Federation

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers

    As of 29 October 2023[16]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Hungary Barnabás Varga Ferencváros 8
    2 Serbia Stefan Dražić Diósgyőr 6
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kodro Fehérvár
    Croatia Antonio Mance Zalaegerszeg
    Hungary József Windecker Paks
    6 Serbia Matija Ljujić Újpest 5
    Czech Republic Jakub Plšek Puskás Akadémia
    8 Hungary István Bognár MTK 4
    Montenegro Stefan Lončar Debrecen
    Hungary Krisztián Németh MTK
    Mali Adama Traoré Ferencváros

    Hat-tricks

    PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
    Serbia Matija LjujićÚjpestPuskás Akadémia3–3 (A)4 August 20232
    Hungary Barnabás VargaFerencvárosPaks6–0 (H)27 August 20235
    Hungary Barnabás VargaFerencvárosZalaegerszeg2–6 (A)3 September 20236

    Attendances

    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Ferencváros 83,894 20,357 6,127 10,487 +0.5%†
    2 Diósgyőr 60,337 12,178 3,652 7,542 +96.8%1
    3 Debrecen 39,190 6,645 4,011 4,899 −10.8%†
    4 Újpest 43,929 7,188 3,078 4,881 +30.6%†
    5 Fehérvár 30,847 7,048 1,752 3,427 +5.8%†
    6 Kecskemét 25,793 3,785 1,824 3,224 +13.7%†
    7 Zalaegerszeg 20,306 5,313 1,823 2,901 +16.4%†
    8 MTK 19,762 5,014 1,979 2,823 +185.4%1
    9 Puskás Akadémia 16,358 3,700 1,120 2,337 +41.7%†
    10 Mezőkövesd 12,813 3,915 1,497 2,136 +2.4%†
    11 Paks 14,825 3,076 1,712 2,118 −0.8%†
    12 Kisvárda 10,051 2,150 1,820 2,010 −11.1%†
    League total 378,107 20,357 1,120 4,248 +20.0%†

    Updated to games played on 3 December 2023
    Source: magyarfutball (in Hungarian)
    Notes:
    1. Team played last season in NB II.

    Number of teams by counties and regions

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

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ The list of postponed matches:
      • Ferencváros - Kecskemét (1st round, played on 27 September 2023)[13]
      • Paks - Debrecen (2nd round, played on 27 September 2023)[14]
      • Mezőkövesd - Ferencváros (4th round)[15]

    References

    1. ↑ "NB I: Ferencváros–Kecskemét az első fordulóban, derbi a tizenegyedikben". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    2. ↑ "FTC: Nem dolgozunk tovább Csercseszovval – Kubatov" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
    3. ↑ "FTC: Máté Csabát bízta meg a klub a vezetőedzői feladatok ellátásával" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
    4. ↑ "NB I: megvált vezetőedzőjétől a Kisvárda – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    5. ↑ "NB I: megvan, ki veszi át Kruscsics helyét Kisvárdán" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    6. ↑ "NB I: Mátyus János lett a Kisvárda vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
    7. ↑ "NB I: Dejan Sztankovics a Ferencváros új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
    8. ↑ "NB I: Mátyus János lemondott, távozik Kisvárdáról – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    9. ↑ "NB I: megvan Mátyus János utódja Kisvárdán – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
    10. ↑ "ZTE: Boér Gábor vezetőedző távozik – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
    11. ↑ "NB I: Márton Gábor ül a ZTE kispadjára – hivatalos!" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
    12. ↑ "NB I. férfi felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság 2023/24" (PDF) (in Hungarian). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
    13. ↑ "NB I: a Fehérvár ellen kezdi az idényt a Ferencváros és az Újpest is". nso.hu. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
    14. ↑ "Elkészült a 3. forduló menetrendje az NB I-ben". sportal.hu. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
    15. ↑ "Hivatalosan is elhalasztották a Mezőkövesd-FTC bajnokit". 24.hu (Rangadó). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    16. ↑ "Góllövő lista". mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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