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

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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

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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

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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[a] 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 Diósgyőr Fehérvár Ferencváros
Promontor utcai Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
MOL Aréna Sóstó
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Groupama Aréna
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,144 Capacity: 22,043
     
Honvéd
Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Kisvárda
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion[3]
UEFA Category 3 Stadium
Várkerti Stadion
Capacity: 5,014 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

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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

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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

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Standings

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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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

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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

Results

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Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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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

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Player For Against Result Date Round
  Tokmac Nguen Ferencváros Paks 5–0 11 September 2020 4
  János Hahn Paks MTK 4–0 26 September 2020 5
  János Hahn4 Paks Puskás Akadémia 6–2 7 November 2020 10
  Gheorghe Grozav Diósgyőr Fehérvár 3–1 20 February 2021 22
  János Hahn Paks Budafok 9–2 24 April 2021 31
  • 4 Player scored four goals.


Awards

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Monthly awards

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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]

Average attendances

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ Temporary home belonging to MTK
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