2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2020–21 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, is the 122nd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2020–21
Dates14 August 2020 – 8 May 2021
ChampionsFerencváros
RelegatedDiósgyőr
Budafok
Champions LeagueFerencváros
Europa Conference LeaguePuskás Akadémia
Fehérvár
Újpest

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 16 August 2020, the match between Puskás Akadémia FC and Budapest Honvéd FC were postponed due to the fact that one player was tested positive for coronavirus.[1]

Teams

Debrecen and Kaposvár finished the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the last two places and thus were relegated to NB II division.

The two relegated teams were replaced with the top two teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion MTK and runner-up Budafok, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.

Team Location Stadium Capacity[2] 2019–20
Budafok Budapest (Budafok) Promontor utcai Stadion 4,000 2nd (NB II)
Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 9th
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár MOL Aréna Sóstó 14,144 2nd
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna[lower-alpha 1] 8,000 5th
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 2,993 8th
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 4th
MTK Budapest Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 1st (NB II)
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 3rd
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 10th
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 6th
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 7th
  1. Budapest Honvéd play their home matches at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion due to the reconstruction of their home stadium, Bozsik Stadion.
Budafok Budapest Honvéd Diósgyőr Fehérvár
Promontor utcai Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion[3]
UEFA Category 3 Stadium		 Diósgyőri Stadion
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 MOL Aréna Sóstó
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 5,014 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,144
Ferencváros
Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Location of Budapest teams
 Kisvárda
Groupama Aréna
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 Várkerti Stadion
Capacity: 22,043 Capacity: 2,993
Mezőkövesd MTK
Városi-Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
UEFA Category 3 Stadium
Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014
Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg
Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna
UEFA Category 2 Stadium		 Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena
Capacity: 6,150 Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 12,670 Capacity: 11,200

Personnel and kits

All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor OTP Bank as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right sleeve of their shirt. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsors all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo is therefore 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 Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Budafok Sándor Vízi Bálint Pacsi Dávid Kovács 2Rule Care Park, nb1.hu
Diósgyőr Gergely Sántha Zoran Zekić Bence Iszlai 2Rule[4] Borsodi
Fehérvár István Garancsi Imre Szabics Nemanja Nikolić Adidas MOL
Ferencváros Gábor Kubatov Serhii Rebrov Gergő Lovrencsics Nike Magyar Telekom
Honvéd Zoltán Bozó Ferenc Horváth Đorđe Kamber Macron[5] Tippmix
Kisvárda Attila Révész Attila Supka Lucas Adidas MasterGood
Mezőkövesd András Tállai Attila Pintér Tamás Cseri Joma Zsóry Bath
MTK Tamás Deutsch Michael Boris József Kanta Nike Prohuman
Paks János Süli György Bognár Zsolt Gévay Jako Tippmix
Puskás Akadémia Lőrinc Mészáros Zsolt Hornyák Lajos Hegedűs 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros
Újpest Roland Duchâtelet Michael Oenning Róbert Litauszki Puma[6] Volkswagen Centrum
Zalaegerszeg Gábor Végh Róbert Waltner Benjamin Babati 2Rule[7] ZÁÉV

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Kisvárda Tamás Bódog Mutual consent 29 June 2020 Pre-season Attila Supka 8 July 2020 [8][9]
Honvéd István Pisont (ad int.) End of interim spell 30 June 2020 Tamás Bódog 1 July 2020 [10]
Fehérvár Joan Carrillo End of contract 6 July 2020 Gábor Márton 8 July 2020 [11][12]
Zalaegerszeg Gábor Márton Signed by Fehérvár 8 July 2020 Gábor Boér 12 July 2020 [13][14]
Paks Gábor Osztermájer Different role 22 September 2020 12th György Bognár 22 September 2020 [15]
Mezőkövesd Attila Kuttor Mutual consent 10 November 2020 12th Attila Pintér 11 November 2020 [16][17]
Honvéd Tamás Bódog Sacked 6 December 2020 12th István Pisont 8 December 2020 [18][19]
Diósgyőr Tamás Feczkó 8 December 2020 11th Gergely Geri 8 December 2020 [20][21]
Újpest Predrag Rogan 23 December 2020 9th Michael Oenning 23 December 2020 [22][23]
Diósgyőr Gergely Geri 7 January 2021 12th Zoran Zekić 7 January 2021 [24]
Honvéd István Pisont Mutual consent 15 February 2021 11th Ferenc Horváth 15 February 2021 [25]
Fehérvár Gábor Márton Sacked 17 February 2021 3rd Tamás Szalai (ad int.) 17 February 2020 [26]
Zalaegerszeg Gábor Boér Sacked 15 March 2021 10th Róbert Waltner 15 March 2021 [27]
Fehérvár Tamás Szalai (ad int.) End of interim spell 1 April 2021 3rd Imre Szabics 1 April 2021 [28]
Budafok Csaba Csizmadia Resigned 25 April 2021 12th Bálint Pacsi (ad int.) 27 April 2021 [29]

League table

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferencváros (C) 33 23 9 1 69 22 +47 78 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Puskás Akadémia 33 18 4 11 52 42 +10 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Fehérvár 33 16 8 9 68 38 +30 56
4 Paks 33 14 8 11 76 64 +12 50
5 Kisvárda 33 12 10 11 30 36 −6 46
6 Újpest 33 12 6 15 46 67 −21 42 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
7 MTK 33 11 9 13 44 49 −5 42
8 Mezőkövesd 33 11 9 13 40 46 −6 42
9 Zalaegerszeg 33 10 7 16 58 58 0 37
10 Honvéd 33 9 10 14 46 48 −2 37
11 Diósgyőr (R) 33 9 6 18 34 53 −19 33 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Budafok (R) 33 7 6 20 34 74 −40 27
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) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.[30]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

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

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Budafok128101184346777791111111011910910111111111112121212
Honvéd8111211121010910111112121110101099101111119999999101010
Diósgyőr254810121211129911111212121212121212121212121212121211111111
Fehérvár462121222432222222233333333333333
Ferencváros685242111111111111111111111111111
Kisvárda10129574755323454533575678788765655
Mezőkövesd1197356111211121291098887767765555688788
MTK7137811987546645345454444444556567
Puskás Akadémia941413676764533464322222222222222
Paks1210111297343255366656646556676444444
Újpest3369695691010109101199101198987867877876
Zalaegerszeg57106358108888887778881081011101010101010999
Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to 2021–22 NB II
Source: https://adatbank.mlsz.hu/league/54/0/22649/33.html

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 János Hahn Paks 22
2 Nemanja Nikolić Fehérvár 15
3 Dániel Gazdag Honvéd 13
4 Ivan Petryak Fehérvár 12
Myrto Uzuni Ferencváros
6 Dávid Kovács Budafok 11
Tokmac Nguen Ferencváros
8 Norbert Balogh Honvéd 10
Giorgi Beridze Újpest
István Bognár Paks
Franck Boli Ferencváros
Regő Szánthó Zalaegerszeg

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Tokmac NguenFerencvárosPaks5–011 September 20204
János HahnPaksMTK4–026 September 20205
János Hahn4PaksPuskás Akadémia6–27 November 202010
Gheorghe GrozavDiósgyőrFehérvár3–120 February 202122
János HahnPaksBudafok9–224 April 202131
  • 4 Player scored four goals.


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

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Head coach of the Month Goal of the Month Goalkeeping of the Month References
Player Club Manager Club Player Club Player Club
August Krisztián Simon Újpest Michael Boris MTK Budapest Gábor Molnár Diósgyőr Botond Antal Diósgyőr [31]
September Bence Gergényi Zalaegerszeg Zsolt Hornyák PAFC Dániel Gazdag Honvéd Balázs Tóth PAFC [32]
October Loïc Négo Fehérvár Serhii Rebrov Ferencváros Regő Szánthó Zalaegerszeg Dániel Póser Budafok [33]
November János Hahn Paks Attila Supka Kisvárda Giorgi Beridze Újpest Péter Szappanos Mezőkövesd [34]
December Funsho Bamgboye Fehérvár Serhii Rebrov Ferencváros Josip Knežević PAFC Dániel Póser Budafok [35]
January Dániel Gazdag Honvéd Zsolt Hornyák PAFC Patrik Hidi Honvéd Bence Somodi MTK Budapest [36]
February Roland Varga MTK Budapest Zsolt Hornyák PAFC Zoltán Horváth Kisvárda Balázs Tóth PAFC [37]
March Franck Boli Ferencváros Zsolt Hornyák PAFC Yohan Croizet Újpest Balázs Bese Budafok [38]

See also

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