2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2019–20 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 121st season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions. The season was postponed on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed on 23 May.[1]

For the handball leagues, see 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball) and 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball).
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 27 June 2020
ChampionsFerencváros
RelegatedKaposvár
Debrecen
Champions LeagueFerencváros
Europa LeagueFehérvár
Puskás Akadémia
Honvéd
Matches played71
Goals scored205 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrás Radó (13 goals)
Biggest home winFehérvár 5–1 Diósgyőr
Biggest away winKaposvár 0–6 Zalaegerszeg
Highest scoringDebrecen 1–6 Ferencváros
Highest attendance18,759
Lowest attendance1,022
Total attendance259,067
Average attendance3,691

Teams

MTK Budapest and Szombathelyi Haladás finished the 2018–19 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 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Zalaegerszeg and runner-up Kaposvár, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations

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

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 [2]
Diósgyőr Miskolc Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 [3]
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár MOL Aréna Sóstó 14,201
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,000 [4]
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna[lower-alpha 1] 10,000 [5]
Kaposvár Kaposvár Rákóczi Stadion 7,000
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 2,850 [6]
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 [7]
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 [8]
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 [9]
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 13,501 [10]
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200
  1. Budapest Honvéd play their home matches at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion due to the reconstruction of their home stadium, Bozsik Stadion.
Debrecen Diósgyőr Fehérvár Ferencváros
Nagyerdei Stadion
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 Diósgyőri Stadion
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 MOL Aréna Sóstó
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 Groupama Aréna
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,000
Honvéd
Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Location of Budapest teams
 Kaposvár
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion[11]
UEFA Category 3 Stadium		 Rákóczi Stadion
Capacity: 5,322 Capacity: 4,500
Kisvárda Mezőkövesd
Várkerti Stadion Városi-Stadion
Capacity: 2,850 Capacity: 4,183
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: 13,501 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. Since February 2019, all teams participating in the NB I are sponsored by the national betting office Tippmix.

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 Sponsors
Debrecen Hungary Gábor Szima Hungary Elemér Kondás Hungary Dániel Tőzsér Germany Adidas Grand Casino
Diósgyőr Hungary Gergely Sántha Hungary Tamás Feczkó Hungary Bence Iszlai Hungary 2Rule[12] Borsodi
Fehérvár Hungary István Garancsi Spain Joan Carrillo Hungary Roland Juhász Germany Adidas MOL
Ferencváros Hungary Gábor Kubatov Ukraine Serhii Rebrov Hungary Gergő Lovrencsics United States Nike Magyar Telekom
Honvéd Hungary Hungary István Pisont Bosnia and Herzegovina Đorđe Kamber Italy Macron[13] Tippmix
Kaposvár Hungary Hungary Róbert Waltner Hungary Dávid Hegedűs Italy Zeus
Kisvárda Hungary Attila Révész Hungary Tamás Bódog Brazil Lucas Germany Adidas MasterGood
Mezőkövesd Hungary András Tállai Hungary Attila Kuttor Hungary Tamás Cseri Germany Adidas Cronus, Zsóry Bath
Paks Hungary János Süli Hungary Gábor Osztermájer Hungary Zsolt Gévay Germany Jako
Puskás Akadémia Hungary Lőrinc Mészáros Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Hungary Lajos Hegedűs Hungary 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros
Újpest Belgium Roland Duchâtelet Serbia Predrag Rogan Hungary Róbert Litauszki Germany Puma[14] Volkswagen Centrum
Zalaegerszeg Hungary Gábor Végh Hungary Gábor Márton Hungary Benjamin Babati Hungary 2Rule[15] ZÁÉV

League table

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferencváros (C) 33 23 7 3 58 24 +34 76 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Fehérvár 33 18 9 6 56 29 +27 63 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Puskás Akadémia 33 14 12 7 52 41 +11 54
4 Mezőkövesd 33 14 8 11 42 31 +11 50
5 Honvéd 33 12 8 13 36 44 −8 44 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Újpest 33 12 7 14 45 45 0 43
7 Zalaegerszeg 33 11 10 12 51 44 +7 43
8 Kisvárda 33 12 6 15 42 43 −1 42
9 Diósgyőr 33 12 5 16 40 52 −12 41
10 Paks 33 11 8 14 46 53 −7 41
11 Debrecen (R) 33 11 6 16 48 57 −9 39 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Kaposvár (R) 33 4 2 27 27 80 −53 14
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.[16]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Budapest Honvéd qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Magyar Kupa.

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
Debrecen6333346867679888788678978911111111111111
Diósgyőr359101291211111099899985576655544555679
Fehérvár111111111111322222222222222222222
Ferencváros797975232332111111111111111111111
Honvéd8121211101110108555556656655566666666755
Kaposvár111111121112111212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Kisvárda4844467656887777991099107877779108108
Mezőkövesd422222323223233333333333333333344
Puskás Akadémia258553444444444444444444455444433
Paks9456689799101010101010101091010910101011101010910910
Újpest12767975578766655677887899109878986
Zalaegerszeg91010881089101111111111111111111111111111111188987567
Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation to 2020–21 NB II
Source: https://adatbank.mlsz.hu/league/52/0/20850/33.html

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hungary András Radó Zalaegerszeg 13
2 Hungary Norbert Könyves Paks 11
Italy Davide Lanzafame Honvéd
Czech Republic David Vaněček Puskás Akadémia
5 Hungary Gergely Bobál Zalaegerszeg 10
Ivory Coast Franck Boli Ferencváros
Bosnia and Herzegovina Armin Hodžić Fehérvár
8 Nigeria Tunde Adeniji Debrecen 9
Hungary Márkó Futács Fehérvár
Hungary Márk Szécsi Debrecen
Ukraine Oleksandr Zubkov Ferencváros

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets

Average attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ferencváros 107,894 18,759 2,725 8,991 −16.1%†
2 Diósgyőr 61,697 8,376 2,255 4,746 +11.6%†
3 Zalaegerszeg 49,207 10,566 602 3,785 +105.9%1
4 Fehérvár 48,091 12,192 1,325 3,699 +16.4%†
5 Debrecen 46,496 8,136 1,720 3,577 +0.8%†
6 Honvéd 31,988 3,616 700 2,461 +28.6%†
7 Kisvárda 30,594 3,308 820 2,353 +4.0%†
8 Mezőkövesd 28,292 4,140 784 2,176 −9.1%†
9 Újpest 23,372 3,752 182 2,125 −24.9%†
10 Kaposvár 22,209 4,115 500 1,586 +70.7%1
11 Puskás Akadémia 18,854 3,846 600 1,450 +8.2%†
12 Paks 18,755 2,680 700 1,443 +46.2%†
League total 487,449 18,759 182 3,165 −4.2%†

Updated to games played on 7 June 2020
Source: League matches: Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2019/2020
Notes:
Round 15 was played under closed doors. From round 16 to the end of the league, matches were played with limited attendance.
1: Played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság II

See also

References
  1. "Soccer-Hungarian federation says season to resume on May 23". Reuters. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. DVSC - Stadion (in Hungarian)
  3. DVTK - Stadion - Diósgyőri Stadion Archived 15 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  4. "Groupama Aréna - Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. Budapest Honvéd - A Bozsik-Stadion története Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  6. "Kisvárda, Várkerti Stadion: photos, data • grounds • Magyarfutball.hu". magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "NB II: mezőkövesdi stadionátadó az Irigy Hónaljmiriggyel" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 26 May 2016.
  8. Magyarfutball.hu. "Felcsút, Pancho Aréna: képek, adatok • stadionok • Magyarfutball.hu". www.magyarfutball.hu.
  9. Paksi FC - Stadion információk (in Hungarian)
  10. Újpest FC - Stadium - Capacity Archived 2020-03-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  11. Temporary home belonging to MTK Budapest
  12. "2Rule mezekben a DVTK". dvtk.eu. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  13. "Macron and Honved together until 2023. The new kit 2018-2019 unveiled". macron.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  14. "Bemutattuk az új mezeket!". ujpest.hu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. "NB I: a ZTE is a 2Rule termékeit viseli ezentúl – kép". nso.hu. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  16. "Labdarúgás versenyszabályzata" (PDF). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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