2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2023–24 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was 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 were the 4-time defending champions.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
ChampionsFerencváros (35th title)
RelegatedKisvárda
Mezőkövesd
Champions LeagueFerencváros
Europa LeaguePaks
Conference LeaguePuskás Akadémia
Fehérvár

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 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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
    Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Sóstói Stadion Groupama Aréna
    Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,043
    Kecskemét Kisvárda Mezőkövesd MTK
    Széktói Stadion Várkerti Stadion Városi Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
    Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 3,385 Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014
    Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg
    Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena
    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 Srđan Blagojević Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas EVE, Tranzit-Food
    Diósgyőr Vladimir Radenković Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell Apollo Tyres1, Borsodi, VW2 Miskolc Autó and V-Híd3
    Fehérvár Bartosz Grzelak Attila Fiola Adidas None
    Ferencváros Dejan Stanković Dénes Dibusz Nike Telekom hsagroup1, Groupama2, MVM and VW3
    Kecskemét István Szabó Levente Vágó Sport36 HÉP Kádár Környezetvédelmi Kft.1, Hovány2, Kecskeméti Fürdő and Piroska3
    Kisvárda Tamás Feczkó Lucas Adidas MasterGood
    Mezőkövesd Milan Milanović Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő Balneo Hotel1
    MTK Dávid Horváth Mihály Kata Nike Prohuman Bayer Construct1, HR-Rent2
    Paks György Bognár János Szabó Jako None
    Puskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Roland Szolnoki 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros Duna Aszfalt1, V-Híd2
    Újpest Géza Mészöly Đorđe Nikolić Puma None 11teamsports1
    Zalaegerszeg Gábor Márton Norbert Szendrei 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 Stanislav Cherchesov Sacked 19 July 2023[2] Pre-season Csaba Mátéi 20 July 2023[3]
    Kisvárda Miloš Kruščić 12 August 2023[4] 6th Máté Gerliczkii 12 August 2023[5]
    Kisvárda Máté Gerliczki End of interim spell 3 September 2023 10th János Mátyus 3 September 2023[6]
    Ferencváros Csaba Máté 4 September 2023 6th Dejan Stanković 4 September 2023[7]
    Kisvárda János Mátyus Resigned 7 November 2023[8] 12th Tamás Feczkó 8 November 2023[9]
    Zalaegerszeg Gábor Boér 12 November 2023[10] 10th Gábor Márton 13 November 2023[11]
    Diósgyőr Serhiy Kuznetsov Sacked 31 January 2024[12] 7th Miklós Simoni 1 February 2023[13]
    Újpest Nebojša Vignjević 8 February 2024[14] 10th Géza Mészöly 8 February 2023[15]
    Mezőkövesd Attila Kuttor Mutual consent 13 February 2024[16] 11th Milan Milanović 14 February 2023[17]
    Diósgyőr Miklós Simon End of interim spell 14 February 2024 8th Vladimir Radenković 14 February 2024[18]

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Ferencváros (C) 33 23 5 5 80 30 +50 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
    2 Paks 33 17 7 9 51 42 +9 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
    3 Puskás Akadémia 33 15 10 8 60 35 +25 55 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
    4 Fehérvár 33 16 6 11 55 40 +15 54
    5 Debrecen 33 14 6 13 49 48 +1 48
    6 Kecskemét 33 13 6 14 45 45 0 45
    7 Diósgyőr 33 12 9 12 50 56 −6 45
    8 MTK 33 12 8 13 43 62 −19 44
    9 Zalaegerszeg 33 12 7 14 54 60 −6 43
    10 Újpest 33 11 4 18 45 67 −22 37
    11 Kisvárda (R) 33 9 4 20 40 55 −15 31 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
    12 Mezőkövesd (R) 33 5 6 22 31 63 −32 21
    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.[19]
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Paks qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Magyar Kupa. Since they qualified based on league position, the second Conference League second round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

    Results
    Home \ Away FER PAK FEH PUS DEB MTK KEC ZAL DIO UJP KIS MEZ FER PAK FEH PUS DEB MTK KEC ZAL DIO UJP KIS MEZ
    Ferencváros 6–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
    Paks 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–4 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
    Fehérvár 3–5 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–3 3–3 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 5–0
    Puskás Akadémia 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 5–0 0–0 4–1 0–2 4–2
    Debrecen 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 5–1 1–0 0–1
    MTK 1–6 1–1 0–2 0–5 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–1
    Kecskemét 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1
    Zalaegerszeg 2–6 2–5 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 5–1
    Diósgyőr 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–3 0–0 1–1
    Újpest 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 5–3 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–5 7–0 2–2
    Kisvárda 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 4–1 4–3
    Mezőkövesd 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–4 4–0 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–2
    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.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of 16 March 2024[20]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Barnabás Varga Ferencváros 17
    2 Kenan Kodro Fehérvár / Ferencváros 11
    3 Stefan Dražić Mezőkövesd 10
    Krisztofer Horváth Kecskemét
    Antonio Mance Zalaegerszeg
    6 Peter Ambrose Újpest 8
    Norbert Könyves Paks
    József Windecker Paks
    9 István Bognár MTK 7
    Mátyás Katona Fehérvár

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
    Matija LjujićÚjpestPuskás Akadémia3–3 (A)4 August 20232
    Barnabás VargaFerencvárosPaks6–0 (H)27 August 20235
    Barnabás VargaFerencvárosZalaegerszeg2–6 (A)3 September 20236
    Mátyás KatonaFehérvárKecskemét3–3 (H)26 November 202314
    Barnabás VargaFerencvárosMTK5–1 (H)6 February 202419

    Attendances
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Ferencváros 192,772 20,357 6,127 11,340 +8.7%†
    2 Diósgyőr 109,335 12,178 3,412 6,432 +67.8%1
    3 Debrecen 91,347 12,114 3,664 5,373 −2.2%†
    4 Újpest 86,010 11,202 2,610 5,059 +35.3%†
    5 Fehérvár 64,017 8,061 1,752 4,001 +23.5%†
    6 Zalaegerszeg 48,795 9,068 1,755 3,050 +22.4%†
    7 Kecskemét 50,183 4,957 1,824 2,952 +4.1%†
    8 MTK 47,469 5,014 1,734 2,792 +182.3%1
    9 Paks 40,491 4,201 1,712 2,531 +18.5%†
    10 Mezőkövesd 33,996 4,125 1,497 2,130 +2.1%†
    11 Kisvárda 32,644 3,150 1,200 2,040 −9.8%†
    12 Puskás Akadémia 32,052 3,700 800 2,003 +21.5%†
    League total 829,651 20,357 800 4,187 +18.3%†

    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

    Awards

    Monthly awards
    Month Player of the Month Head coach of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month References
    Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
    August Matija Ljujić Újpest Serhiy Kuznetsov Diósgyőr Stefan Lončar Debrecen Dávid Banai Újpest [21]
    September Barnabás Varga Ferencváros György Bognár Paks Jasmin Mešanović Kisvárda Dénes Dibusz Ferencváros [22]
    October Antonio Mance Zalaegerszeg Dejan Stanković Ferencváros Soma Szuhodovszki Kecskemét Ádám Varga Ferencváros [23]

    See also

    Notes

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