2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

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

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
2024–25 →

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 Kecskemét Kisvárda
    Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Sóstói Stadion Groupama Aréna Széktói Stadion Várkerti Stadion
    Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,043 Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 3,385
    Mezőkövesd MTK Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg
    Városi Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena
    Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014 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 Serbia Srđan Blagojević Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food
    Diósgyőr Ukraine Serhiy Kuznetsov Hungary Vladimir Koman 2Rule Hell Apollo Tyres1, Borsodi and VW2, Miskolc Autó and V-Híd3
    Fehérvár Sweden Bartosz Grzelak Hungary Attila Fiola Adidas None
    Ferencváros Serbia Dejan Stanković Hungary Dénes Dibusz Nike Magyar Telekom hsagroup1, Groupama2, MVM and VW3
    Kecskemét Hungary István Szabó Hungary Levente Vágó Sport36 HÉP Kádár Környezetvédelmi Kft.1, Hovány2, Kecskeméti Fürdő and Piroska3
    Kisvárda Hungary János Mátyus Brazil Lucas Adidas MasterGood
    Mezőkövesd Hungary Attila Kuttor Hungary Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő Balneo Hotel1
    MTK Hungary Dávid Horváth Hungary Krisztián Németh Nike Prohuman Bayer Construct1, HR-Rent2
    Paks Hungary György Bognár Hungary János Szabó Jako None
    Puskás Akadémia Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Hungary Roland Szolnoki 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros Duna Aszfalt1, V-Híd2
    Újpest Serbia Nebojša Vignjević Serbia Đorđe Nikolić Puma None 11teamsports1
    Zalaegerszeg Hungary Gábor Boér Hungary Mátyás Tajti 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 Russia Stanislav Cherchesov Sacked 19 July 2023[2] Pre-season Hungary Csaba Mátéi 20 July 2023[3]
    Kisvárda Serbia Miloš Kruščić 12 August 2023[4] 6th Hungary Máté Gerliczkii 12 August 2023[5]
    Kisvárda Hungary Máté Gerliczki End of interim spell 3 September 2023 10th Hungary János Mátyus 3 September 2023[6]
    Ferencváros Hungary Csaba Máté 4 September 2023 6th Serbia Dejan Stanković 4 September 2023[7]

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Ferencváros 9 7 1 1 30 12 +18 22 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
    2 Paks 10 6 3 1 20 12 +8 21 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
    3 Újpest 10 6 2 2 20 17 +3 20
    4 Puskás Akadémia 10 5 3 2 19 14 +5 18
    5 Diósgyőr 10 5 1 4 18 13 +5 16
    6 Debrecen 10 5 1 4 18 15 +3 16
    7 MTK 10 4 2 4 11 19 −8 14
    8 Fehérvár 10 3 2 5 18 19 −1 11
    9 Kecskemét 10 3 1 6 13 17 −4 10
    10 Zalaegerszeg 10 2 2 6 14 25 −11 8
    11 Kisvárda 10 2 1 7 9 18 −9 7 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
    12 Mezőkövesd 9 1 1 7 10 19 −9 4
    Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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.[8]

    Results

    Results by round
    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
    DebrecenWLWWLWLLD
    DiósgyőrLWDWWLWWL
    FehérvárLLLDWLDWW
    FerencvárosWWLWWWWD
    KecskemétLWWLWLLLD
    KisvárdaWLDLLLLLL
    MezőkövesdLLDLLWLL
    MTKDLDWWWWLL
    PaksDWDWLWWWD
    Puskás AkadémiaWDWDLWLDW
    ÚjpestWDDLWWLWW
    ZalaegerszegLWLLLLDDW
    Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: Hungarian Football Federation
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Positions by round

    Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[upper-alpha 1]

    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
    Ferencváros737976311
    Paks699588522
    Újpest314764753
    Diósgyőr1065315234
    Puskás Akadémia421253675
    MTK51010642146
    Debrecen142131467
    Fehérvár911121199998
    Kecskemét853427889
    Zalaegerszeg1288101111121010
    Mezőkövesd111211121212101111
    Kisvárda27681010111212
    Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
    Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
    Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
    Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: Hungarian Football Federation

    Statistics

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
    Serbia Matija LjujićÚjpestPuskás Akadémia3–34 August 20232
    Hungary Barnabás VargaFerencvárosPaks6–127 August 20235
    Hungary Barnabás VargaFerencvárosZalaegerszeg6–23 September 20236

    Attendances
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Ferencváros 46,403 12,793 7,299 9,281 −11.0%†
    2 Diósgyőr 20,879 9,518 6,649 7,538 +96.7%1
    3 Újpest 30,932 7,188 3,980 5,155 +37.9%†
    4 Debrecen 29,176 6,645 4,011 4,863 −11.5%†
    5 Fehérvár 18,837 7,048 3,217 3,767 +16.3%†
    6 Kecskemét 16,525 3,785 2,523 3,305 +16.6%†
    7 MTK 15,214 5,014 1,979 3,043 +207.7%1
    8 Zalaegerszeg 15,115 5,313 1,823 3,023 +21.3%†
    9 Puskás Akadémia 9,432 3,700 1,120 2,358 +43.0%†
    10 Mezőkövesd 7,009 3,915 1,497 2,336 +12.0%†
    11 Paks 9,211 3,076 1,834 2,303 +7.9%†
    12 Kisvárda NA†
    League total 10,527 1,497 4,409 +24.6%†

    Updated to games played on 11 October 2023
    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

    See also

    Notes
    1. The list of postponed matches:
      • Ferencváros - Kecskemét (1st round, played on 27 September 2023)[9]
      • Paks - Debrecen (2nd round, played on 27 September 2023)[10]
      • Mezőkövesd - Ferencváros (4th round)[11]

    References
    1. "NB I: Ferencváros–Kecskemét az első fordulóban, derbi a tizenegyedikben". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    2. "FTC: Nem dolgozunk tovább Csercseszovval – Kubatov" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
    3. "FTC: Máté Csabát bízta meg a klub a vezetőedzői feladatok ellátásával" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
    4. "NB I: megvált vezetőedzőjétől a Kisvárda – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    5. "NB I: megvan, ki veszi át Kruscsics helyét Kisvárdán" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    6. "NB I: Mátyus János lett a Kisvárda vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
    7. "NB I: Dejan Sztankovics a Ferencváros új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
    8. "NB I. férfi felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság 2023/24" (PDF) (in Hungarian). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
    9. "NB I: a Fehérvár ellen kezdi az idényt a Ferencváros és az Újpest is". nso.hu. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
    10. "Elkészült a 3. forduló menetrendje az NB I-ben". sportal.hu. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
    11. "Hivatalosan is elhalasztották a Mezőkövesd-FTC bajnokit". 24.hu (Rangadó). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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