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]

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 27 June 2020
ChampionsFerencváros
RelegatedKaposvár, Debrecen
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
Budapest Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna[lower-alpha 1] 10,000 [2]
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 [3]
Diósgyőr Miskolc Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 [4]
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár MOL Aréna Sóstó 14,201
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,000 [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.
Budapest Honvéd Debrecen Diósgyőr Fehérvár
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion[11]
UEFA Category 3 Stadium		 Nagyerdei Stadion
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 Diósgyőri Stadion
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 MOL Aréna Sóstó
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Capacity: 5,322 Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201
Ferencváros
Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Location of Budapest teams
 Kaposvár
Groupama Aréna
UEFA Category 4 Stadium		 Rákóczi Stadion
Capacity: 22,000 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.

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
Budapest Honvéd István Pisont Đorđe Kamber Macron[12] Tippmix
Debrecen Gábor Szima Elemér Kondás Dániel Tőzsér Adidas Grand Casino
Diósgyőr Gergely Sántha Tamás Feczkó Bence Iszlai 2Rule[13] Borsodi
Fehérvár István Garancsi Joan Carrillo Roland Juhász Adidas MOL
Ferencváros Gábor Kubatov Serhiy Rebrov Gergő Lovrencsics Nike Magyar Telekom
Kaposvár Róbert Waltner Dávid Hegedűs Zeus
Kisvárda Attila Révész Tamás Bódog Lucas Adidas MasterGood
Mezőkövesd András Tállai Attila Kuttor Tamás Cseri Adidas Cronus, Zsóry Bath
Paks János Süli Gábor Osztermájer Zsolt Gévay Jako
Puskás Akadémia Lőrinc Mészáros Zsolt Hornyák Lajos Hegedűs 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros
Újpest Roland Duchâtelet Predrag Rogan Róbert Litauszki Puma[14] Volkswagen Centrum
Zalaegerszeg Gábor Végh Gábor Márton Benjamin Babati 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 Budapest 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) Champion; (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
Budapest Honvéd8121211101110108555556656655566666666755
Debrecen6333346867679888788678978911111111111111
Diósgyőr359101291211111099899985576655544555679
Fehérvár111111111111322222222222222222222
Ferencváros797975232332111111111111111111111
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

Rounds 1–22
Home \ Away HON DEB DIO FEH FER KAP KIS MEZ PAK PUS UJP ZAL
Budapest Honvéd — 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0
Debrecen 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 1–6 0–1 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 4–0 3–2
Diósgyőr 2–1 1–2 — 1–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0
Fehérvár 0–0 2–1 5–1 — 1–2 4–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 4–1
Ferencváros 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 3–2
Kaposvár 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 — 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–3 0–4
Kisvárda 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 5–3 — 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–3
Mezőkövesd 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0
Paks 3–1 4–2 1–2 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 0–2 2–4 2–0
Puskás Akadémia 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 — 1–3 0–1
Újpest 2–3 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 27 Jun 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–0
Zalaegerszeg 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2020. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23–33
Home \ Away HON DEB DIO FEH FER KAP KIS MEZ PAK PUS UJP ZAL
Budapest Honvéd — 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–5 — — — — —
Debrecen — — 4–0 — — 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 — 0–3
Diósgyőr — — — — — — 0–2 1–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–1
Fehérvár — 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–0 2–0 — — — 2–2 —
Ferencváros — 2–0 3–0 — — 5–0 1–0 1–0 — — 1–0 —
Kaposvár — — 3–0 — — — 1–2 0–4 — — 0–1 0–6
Kisvárda — — — — — — — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1
Mezőkövesd 1–2 0–1 — 2–1 — — — — 0–2 0–0 — 1–2
Paks 0–0 — 4–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 — — — — — —
Puskás Akadémia 2–1 — — 1–4 1–1 2–1 — — 3–1 — — —
Újpest 1–0 3–1 — — — 5–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–3 — 2–1
Zalaegerszeg 2–0 — — 1–1 1–1 — — — 3–3 2–0 — —
Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 András Radó Zalaegerszeg 13
2 Norbert Könyves Paks 11
Davide Lanzafame Budapest Honvéd
David Vaněček Puskás Akadémia
5 Gergely Bobál Zalaegerszeg 10
Franck Boli Ferencváros
Armin Hodžić Fehérvár
8 Tunde Adeniji Debrecen 9
Márkó Futács Fehérvár
Márk Szécsi Debrecen
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
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  2. Budapest Honvéd - A Bozsik-Stadion története Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  3. DVSC - Stadion (in Hungarian)
  4. DVTK - Stadion - Diósgyőri Stadion Archived 15 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  5. "Groupama Aréna - Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  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 (in Hungarian)
  11. Temporary home belonging to MTK Budapest
  12. "Macron and Honved together until 2023. The new kit 2018-2019 unveiled". macron.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. "2Rule mezekben a DVTK". dvtk.eu. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. "Bemutattuk az új mezeket!". ujpest.hu. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. "NB I: a ZTE is a 2Rule termékeit viseli ezentúl – kép". nso.hu. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  16. "Labdarúgás versenyszabályzata" (PDF). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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