2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2025–26 Fizz Liga), also known as NB I, is the 127th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros are the 7-time defending champions.

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2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2025–26 Fizz Liga), also known as NB I, is the 127th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros are the 7-time defending champions.

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 Kisvárda which returned to the top tier after a year absence and Kazincbarcika who will play in top tier for the first time in history for this season. They replaced Fehérvár and Kecskemét, who were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of twenty-five and three years in the top flight.

Stadium and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th><th>2024–25</th><th>2025–26</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Debrecen</td><td>Debrecen</td><td>Nagyerdei Stadion</td><td>20,340</td><td>9th</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>Miskolc (Diósgyőr)</td><td>Diósgyőri Stadion</td><td>15,325</td><td>6th</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Ferencváros</td><td>Budapest (Ferencváros)</td><td>Groupama Aréna</td><td>22,043</td><td>1st</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Győr</td><td>Győr</td><td>ETO Park</td><td>15,600</td><td>4th</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>Városi Stadion (Mezőkövesd)/ Diósgyőri Stadion</td><td>4,183 / 15,325</td><td>2nd (NB II)</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Várkerti Stadion</td><td>2,850</td><td>1st (NB II)</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>MTK</td><td>Budapest (Józsefváros)</td><td>Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion</td><td>5,014</td><td>5th</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>Városi Stadion</td><td>8,150</td><td>8th</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Paks</td><td>Paks</td><td>Fehérvári úti Stadion</td><td>6,150</td><td>3rd</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td>Felcsút</td><td>Pancho Aréna</td><td>3,816</td><td>2nd</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Újpest</td><td>Budapest (Újpest)</td><td>Szusza Ferenc Stadion</td><td>12,670</td><td>7th</td><td>details</td></tr><tr><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>ZTE Aréna</td><td>11,200</td><td>10th</td><td>details</td></tr></tbody></table>

Kazincbarcika plays its home games from Round 1 until Round 18 in Mezőkövesd and from Round 19 until Round 33 Diósgyőri Stadion (Miskolc), as their stadium do not comply with NB I rules.

<table><thead><tr><th>Debrecen</th><th>Diósgyőr/Kazincbarcika</th><th>Ferencváros</th><th>Győr</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nagyerdei Stadion</td><td>Diósgyőri Stadion</td><td>Groupama Aréna</td><td>ETO Park</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 20,340</td><td>Capacity: 15,325</td><td>Capacity: 22,043</td><td>Capacity: 15,600</td></tr><tr><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>Kisvárda</td><td>MTK</td><td>Nyíregyháza</td></tr><tr><td>Városi Stadion (Mezőkövesd)</td><td>Várkerti Stadion</td><td>Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion</td><td>Városi Stadion</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 4,183</td><td>Capacity: 2,850</td><td>Capacity: 5,014</td><td>Capacity: 8,150</td></tr><tr><td>Paks</td><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td>Újpest</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td></tr><tr><td>Fehérvári úti Stadion</td><td>Pancho Aréna</td><td>Szusza Ferenc Stadion</td><td>ZTE Arena</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 6,150</td><td>Capacity: 3,816</td><td>Capacity: 12,670</td><td>Capacity: 11,200</td></tr></tbody></table>

Number of teams by counties and regions

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>County (megye)</th><th>No. of teams</th><th>Teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>Budapest</td><td>3</td><td>Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td>Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén</td><td>2</td><td>Diósgyőr and Kazincbarcika</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg</td><td>2</td><td>Kisvárda and Nyíregyháza</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Fejér</td><td>1</td><td>Puskás Akadémia</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Győr-Moson-Sopron</td><td>1</td><td>Győr</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hajdú-Bihar</td><td>1</td><td>Debrecen</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tolna</td><td>1</td><td>Paks</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Zala</td><td>1</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Transdanubia</th><th>Central Hungary</th><th>Great Plain and North</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4 Teams</td><td>3 Teams</td><td>5 Teams</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and kits

All teams were obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Fizz (the OTP Bank's webshop subsidiar) 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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Head coach</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit maker</th><th>Kit sponsors</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Main</td><td>Other(s)0</td></tr><tr><td>Debrecen</td><td>Sergio Navarro</td><td>Balázs Dzsudzsák</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Tranzit-Food</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>Vladimir Radenković</td><td>Gergő Holdampf</td><td>2Rule</td><td>Hell</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Ferencváros</td><td>Robbie Keane</td><td>Dénes Dibusz</td><td>Macron</td><td>Telekom</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Győr</td><td>Balázs Borbély</td><td>Paul Anton</td><td>Macron</td><td>Kukkonia</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>Attila Kuttor</td><td>Bálint Kártik</td><td>Puma</td><td>NanoMix Beton, GNB</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Attila Révész</td><td>Jasmin Mešanović</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Master Good</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>MTK</td><td>Máté Pinezits</td><td>Mihály Kata</td><td>Nike</td><td>Prohuman</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>István Szabó</td><td>Dominik Nagy</td><td>Macron</td><td>Révész Group</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Paks</td><td>György Bognár</td><td>Dániel Böde</td><td>Nike</td><td>None</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td>Zsolt Hornyák</td><td>Roland Szolnoki</td><td>2Rule</td><td>MBH Bank</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Újpest</td><td>Boldizsár Bodor (interim)</td><td>Matija Ljujić</td><td>Puma</td><td>MOL</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>Nuno Campos</td><td>Norbert Szendrei</td><td>2Rule</td><td>ZÁÉV</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Attila Révész</td><td>Appointed sports director</td><td>31 May 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Máté Gerliczki</td><td>31 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>Gábor Erős</td><td>Signed by Vasas</td><td>31 May 2025</td><td>Attila Kuttor</td><td>5 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>Valdas Dambrauskas</td><td>Resign</td><td>12 June 2025</td><td>Vladimir Radenković</td><td>18 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Debrecen</td><td>Nestor El Maestro</td><td>Mutual agreement</td><td>14 June 2025</td><td>Sergio Navarro</td><td>17 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>István Mihalecz</td><td>16 June 2025</td><td>Nuno Campos</td><td>24 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Máté Gerliczki</td><td>30 September 2025</td><td>7th</td><td>Attila Révész</td><td>10 October 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>István Szabó</td><td>Sacked</td><td>28 October 2025</td><td>12th</td><td>Tamás Bódog</td><td>29 October 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Újpest</td><td>Damir Krznar</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td>9th</td><td>Boldizsár Bodor (interim)</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MTK</td><td>Dávid Horváth</td><td>Change of role</td><td>20 December 2025</td><td>9th</td><td>Máté Pinezits</td><td>21 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Újpest</td><td>Boldizsár Bodor (interim)</td><td>Contracts expire</td><td>30 December 2025</td><td>8th</td><td>Zoltán Szélesi</td><td>30 December 2025</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Győr</td><td>27</td><td>15</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>53</td><td>28</td><td>+25</td><td>53</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ferencváros</td><td>26</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>50</td><td>28</td><td>+22</td><td>50</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Debrecen</td><td>27</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>41</td><td>32</td><td>+9</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>27</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>41</td><td>32</td><td>+9</td><td>42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Paks</td><td>27</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>49</td><td>38</td><td>+11</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Kisvárda</td><td>27</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>33</td><td>40</td><td>−7</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td>26</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>32</td><td>32</td><td>0</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Újpest</td><td>27</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>35</td><td>44</td><td>−9</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>27</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>38</td><td>45</td><td>−7</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>MTK</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>45</td><td>56</td><td>−11</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>27</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>12</td><td>34</td><td>47</td><td>−13</td><td>25</td><td>Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>27</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>26</td><td>55</td><td>−29</td><td>17</td></tr></tbody></table>

Positions by round

2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Dániel Lukács</td><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Aljoša Matko</td><td>Újpest</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Donát Bárány</td><td>Debrecen</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nadhir Benbouali</td><td>Győr</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Barnabás Varga1</td><td>Ferencváros</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Elton Acolatse</td><td>Diósgyőr (8) / Ferencváros (1)</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Zsombor Gruber</td><td>Ferencváros</td></tr><tr><td>János Hahn</td><td>Paks</td></tr><tr><td>Alen Skribek</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ádin Molnár</td><td>MTK</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>

1 Barnabás Varga was transferred to AEK Athens during the winter transfer window.

Hat-tricks

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>For</th><th>Against</th><th>Score</th><th>Result</th><th>Round</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Rajmund Molnár</td><td>MTK</td><td>Diósgyőr (H)</td><td>7' (pen.) 1–0, 32' 3–0, 43' (pen.) 4–0</td><td>5–0</td><td>3</td><td>9 August 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

Attendances

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Total</th><th>High</th><th>Low</th><th>Average</th><th>Change</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Ferencváros</td><td>120,814</td><td>18,779</td><td>6,477</td><td>10,068</td><td>−10.4%†</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Debrecen</td><td>82,576</td><td>12,646</td><td>3,514</td><td>6,352</td><td>+11.8%†</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Újpest</td><td>82,345</td><td>10,011</td><td>3,057</td><td>5,882</td><td>+4.9%†</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>76,766</td><td>8,013</td><td>3,577</td><td>5,483</td><td>−5.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Győr</td><td>60,440</td><td>8,280</td><td>1,906</td><td>4,649</td><td>+18.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>51,739</td><td>6,279</td><td>973</td><td>3,980</td><td>−30.0%†</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>46,410</td><td>6,148</td><td>1,700</td><td>3,315</td><td>+12.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MTK</td><td>43,284</td><td>4,872</td><td>1,954</td><td>3,092</td><td>+4.0%†</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Paks</td><td>34,959</td><td>4,691</td><td>2,011</td><td>2,689</td><td>−8.4%†</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Kisvárda</td><td>30,466</td><td>3,150</td><td>1,250</td><td>2,176</td><td>+74.1%1</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td>20,970</td><td>3,242</td><td>500</td><td>1,613</td><td>−1.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Kazincbarcika</td><td>13,060</td><td>2,981</td><td>292</td><td>933</td><td>+39.0%1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>League total</td><td>663,829</td><td>18,779</td><td>292</td><td>4,123</td><td>−9.0%†</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards

Monthly awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Coach of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>Save of the Month</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Coach</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>July–August</td><td>Zsombor Gruber</td><td>Ferencváros</td><td>György Bognár</td><td>Paks</td><td>Milán Vitális</td><td>Győri ETO</td><td>Karlo Sentić</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Ádin Molnár</td><td>MTK</td><td>Dávid Horváth</td><td>MTK</td><td>Elton Acolatse</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>Dániel Kovács</td><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>István Bognár</td><td>MTK</td><td>Attila Révész</td><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Balázs Dzsudzsák</td><td>Debrecen</td><td>Karlo Sentić</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Elton Acolatse</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td>Nuno Campos</td><td>Zalaegerszeg</td><td>János Galambos</td><td>Paks</td><td>Karlo Sentić</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Željko Gavrić</td><td>Győri ETO</td><td>Balázs Borbély</td><td>Győri ETO</td><td>Tonislav Yordanov</td><td>Kisvárda</td><td>Karlo Sentić</td><td>Diósgyőr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>January–February</td><td>Milán Vitális</td><td>Győri ETO</td><td>Tamás Bódog</td><td>Nyíregyháza</td><td>Donát Bárány</td><td>Debrecen</td><td>Péter Szappanos</td><td>Puskás Akadémia</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>