2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2017–18 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Honvéd were the defending champions, having won their fourteenth Hungarian league title. As in the previous season, 12 teams competed for the championship title and played 33 matches. The fixtures were published on 14 July 2017.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2017–18
Dates15 July 2017 – 2 June 2018
ChampionsVideoton
RelegatedBalmazújváros
Vasas
Champions LeagueVideoton
Europa LeagueFerencváros
Újpest
Honvéd
Top goalscorerDavide Lanzafame
(18 goals)
Biggest home winFerencváros 5–0 Mezőkövesd
Diósgyőr 5–0 Vasas
Ferencváros 5–0 Balmazújváros
Biggest away winHaladás 1–5 Puskás Akadémia
Vasas 1–5 Debrecen
Highest scoringFerencváros 5–2 Vasas
Honvéd 4–3 Puskás Akadémia
Debrecen 2–5 Videoton
Ferencváros 5–2 Honvéd
Highest attendance19,125
Ferencváros 2–1 Debrecen
Lowest attendance200
Puskás Akadémia 0–0 Debrecen[1]

On 20 June 2017, the rounds were drawn by the Hungarian Football Federation. The 33 rounds was divided into two parts. 19 rounds were played in 2017 and the remaining 14 in 2018.[2]

Teams

MTK and Gyirmót finished the 2016–17 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 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Puskás Akadémia and runner-up Balmazújváros, 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
Balmazújváros Balmazújváros Városi Sportpálya 2,435 [3]
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 [4]
Diósgyőr Miskolc Diósgyőri Stadion 1 15,325 [5]
Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 [4]
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 23,700 [6]
Haladás Szombathely Haladás Sportkomplexum 2 9,859
Sopron Káposztás utcai Stadion 2 5,300 [7]
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik József Stadion 10,000 [8]
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 [9]
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 [10]
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 [11]
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 13,501 [12]
Vasas Budapest (Angyalföld) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 3 13,501 [12]
Videoton Felcsút Pancho Aréna 4 3,816 [11]
Notes
Balmazújváros Debrecen Diósgyőr Ferencváros
Városi Sportpálya Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Groupama Aréna
Capacity: 2,435 Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 23,700
Haladás
Location of teams in 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Location of Budapest teams
 Honvéd
Haladás Sportkomplexum Bozsik József Stadion
Capacity: 9,859 Capacity: 10,000
Mezőkövesd Paks
Városi-Stadion Fehérvári úti Stadion
Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 6,150
Puskás Akadémia Újpest Vasas Videoton
Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion Szusza Ferenc Stadion Pancho Aréna
Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 13,501 Capacity: 13,501 Capacity: 3,816

Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
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 Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Name Name
Balmazújváros Hungary Ferenc Horváth Hungary Dávid Sigér Adidas Kamilla Gyógy-, Termál- és Strandfürdő
Debrecen Hungary András Herczeg Hungary Dániel Tőzsér Adidas TEVA
Diósgyőr Spain Fernando Hungary Zoltán Lipták Nike Borsodi
Ferencváros Germany Thomas Doll Hungary Dániel Böde Nike Magyar Telekom
Haladás Slovakia Michal Hipp Hungary Péter Halmosi Adidas Swietelsky
Honvéd Hungary Attila Supka Bosnia and Herzegovina Đorđe Kamber Macron –
Mezőkövesd Hungary Attila Kuttor Hungary Dávid Hegedűs Adidas Cronus, Zsóry
Paks Hungary Aurél Csertői Hungary Tamás Báló Jako –
Puskás Akadémia Hungary Attila Pintér Hungary Attila Polonkai Adidas Mészáros és Mészáros Kft.
Újpest Serbia Nebojša Vignjević Hungary Róbert Litauszki Joma Gallica
Vasas Germany Michael Oenning Hungary András Debreceni Adidas Alprosys
Videoton Serbia Marko Nikolić Hungary Roland Juhász Adidas MOL

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Honvéd Italy Marco Rossi Resigned End of 2016–17 season Pre-season Netherlands Erik van der Meer 28 May 2017[15]
Videoton Norway Henning Berg Contract terminated End of 2016–17 season Serbia Marko Nikolić 6 June 2017[16]
Balmazújváros Hungary Tamás Feczkó Contract run out End of 2016–17 season Hungary Ferenc Horváth 14 June 2017[17]
Haladás Hungary Géza Mészöly Mutual agreement 29 August 2017[18] 10th Hungary Bálint Pacsi 30 August 2017[19]
Mezőkövesd Slovakia Mikuláš Radványi Mutual agreement 16 October 2017[20] 11th Hungary Attila Kuttor 17 October 2017[21]
Haladás Hungary Bálint Pacsi Sacked 8 November 2017[22] 11th Slovakia Michal Hipp 13 November 2017[23]
Honvéd Netherlands Erik van der Meer Sacked 9 December 2017[24] 4th Hungary Attila Supka 10 December 2017[25]
Diósgyőr Hungary Tamás Bódog Sacked 23 April 2018[26] 9th Spain Fernando 23 April 2018[26]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Videoton (C) 33 20 8 5 65 28 +37 68 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 33 18 12 3 69 31 +38 66 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Újpest 33 12 13 8 41 38 +3 49
4 Honvéd 33 13 8 12 50 53 −3 47
5 Debrecen 33 12 8 13 53 47 +6 44
6 Puskás Akadémia 33 11 10 12 41 46 −5 43
7 Paks 33 11 9 13 43 48 −5 42
8 Szombathelyi Haladás 33 11 5 17 35 50 −15 38
9 Mezőkövesd 33 9 10 14 35 52 −17 37
10 Diósgyőr 33 10 6 17 44 53 −9 36
11 Balmazújváros (R) 33 8 12 13 39 46 −7 36 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Vasas (R) 33 9 7 17 38 61 −23 34
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.[27]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Magyar Kupa, Újpest, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Videoton946222111111121111222222221221111
Ferencváros784663532222212222111111112112222
Újpest578797689789998554544434643346533
Honvéd125111223465544445456766455464354
Debrecen101211111111754333333333333345334653445
Puskás Akadémia811121212128655788899998888109897777776
Paks49998811108856776886767553566535667
Haladás1157107910111010101010101111111110119101111978888998
Mezőkövesd3135569911111111111212121212121212128101111111299889
Diósgyőr23133434799765566767567778991011101210
Balmazújváros610108101012121212121212111010101011910111212121010111212111011
Vasas126244547664446777891011998101212101110121112
Source: mlsz.hu (in Hungarian)
  = Leader;   = 2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round;   = Relegation to 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Results

In the first 22 rounds each team played against every other team home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed teams from the previous season played six matches at home and five matches away, and the remaining six teams played five matches at home and six matches away.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Davide Lanzafame Honvéd 18
2 Hungary Soma Novothny Újpest 17
Hungary Roland Varga Ferencváros 17
4 Hungary Márton Eppel Honvéd 14
Serbia Danko Lazović Videoton 14
6 Hungary Dániel Böde Ferencváros 13
7 Switzerland Haris Tabaković Debrecen 12
8 Croatia Josip Knežević Puskás 11
9 Hungary Márk Koszta Mezőkövesd 10
Ghana Joseph Paintsil Ferencváros 10
Serbia Marko Šćepović Videoton 10

Updated to games played on 3 June 2018[28]

Hat-tricks
Name For Against Round Result Date
Hungary Dániel Böde Ferencváros Balmazújváros 22nd 5–0 10 March 2018[29]
Serbia Marko Šćepović Videoton Debrecen 16th 2–5 18 November 2017[30]
Hungary Mohamed Remili Vasas Honvéd 11th 1–4 30 September 2017[31]
Hungary Soma Novothny Újpest Mezőkövesd 10th 2–4 23 September 2017[32]
Hungary Roland Varga Ferencváros Vasas 8th 5–2 9 September 2017[33]

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ferencváros 154,120 19,125 4,911 9,066 +34.9%†
2 Debrecen 62,649 10,841 1,635 3,916 +14.9%†
3 Újpest 38,081 9,596 1,546 3,462 +41.2%2
4 Diósgyőr 54,869 12,753 1,081 3,429 +3.8%4
5 Haladás 52,566 8,028 1,075 3,092 +75.2%3
6 Honvéd 42,673 4,680 1,212 2,510 −9.1%†
7 Mezőkövesd 37,530 3,643 1,256 2,346 +11.8%†
8 Videoton 35,715 3,474 1,108 2,101 +1.4%†
9 Balmazújváros 23,675 2,291 578 1,480 +44.7%1
10 Vasas 22,445 2,514 600 1,320 −57.1%†
11 Puskás Akadémia 19,176 3,127 200 1,199 +46.6%1
12 Paks 17,580 2,000 400 1,034 −31.4%†
League total 561,079 19,125 200 2,907 +7.5%†

Source: League matches: NB I 2017/2018
Notes:
1: Played last season in NB/II.
2: Újpest played four matches under closed doors, not included in the stats.
3: Haladás played nine matches out of their stadium until it was opened.
4: Diósgyőr played 13 matches out of their stadium until it was opened.

See also

References
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