The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2023–24 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was 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. Ferencváros were the 4-time defending champions.
Teams
Changes
Twelve teams competed 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 returned 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.
Team Location Stadium Capacity2022–23 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 Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Sóstói Stadion Groupama Aréna Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,043 Kecskemét Kisvárda Mezőkövesd MTK Széktói Stadion Várkerti Stadion Városi Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 3,385 Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014 Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena 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 Srđan Blagojević Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas EVE, Tranzit-Food Diósgyőr Vladimir Radenković Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell Apollo Tyres, Borsodi, VW Miskolc Autó and V-HídFehérvár Bartosz Grzelak Attila Fiola Adidas None Ferencváros Dejan Stanković Dénes Dibusz Nike Telekom hsagroup, Groupama, MVM and VWKecskemét István Szabó Levente Vágó Sport36 HÉP Kádár Környezetvédelmi Kft., Hovány, Kecskeméti Fürdő and PiroskaKisvárda Tamás Feczkó Lucas Adidas MasterGood Mezőkövesd Milan Milanović Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő Balneo HotelMTK Dávid Horváth Mihály Kata Nike Prohuman Bayer Construct, HR-RentPaks György Bognár János Szabó Jako None Puskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Roland Szolnoki 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros Duna Aszfalt, V-HídÚjpest Géza Mészöly Đorđe Nikolić Puma None 11teamsportsZalaegerszeg Gábor Márton Norbert Szendrei 2Rule None Pharos '95, ZÁÉV 1. On the back of shirt. 2. On the sleeves. 3. On the shorts.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Ferencváros Stanislav Cherchesov Sacked 19 July 2023 Pre-season Csaba Mátéi 20 July 2023 Kisvárda Miloš Kruščić 12 August 2023 6th Máté Gerliczkii 12 August 2023 Kisvárda Máté Gerliczki End of interim spell 3 September 2023 10th János Mátyus 3 September 2023 Ferencváros Csaba Máté 4 September 2023 6th Dejan Stanković 4 September 2023 Kisvárda János Mátyus Resigned 7 November 2023 12th Tamás Feczkó 8 November 2023 Zalaegerszeg Gábor Boér 12 November 2023 10th Gábor Márton 13 November 2023 Diósgyőr Serhiy Kuznetsov Sacked 31 January 2024 7th Miklós Simoni 1 February 2023 Újpest Nebojša Vignjević 8 February 2024 10th Géza Mészöly 8 February 2023 Mezőkövesd Attila Kuttor Mutual consent 13 February 2024 11th Milan Milanović 14 February 2023 Diósgyőr Miklós Simon End of interim spell 14 February 2024 8th Vladimir Radenković 14 February 2024
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Barnabás VargaFerencváros202 Antonio ManceZalaegerszeg153 Kenan KodroFehérvár / Ferencváros134 Krisztofer HorváthKecskemét11 Norbert KönyvesPaks Zsolt NagyPuskás Akadémia7 Stefan DražićMezőkövesd10 Matija LjujićÚjpest9 Peter AmbroseÚjpest9 István BognárMTK Tobias ChristensenFehérvár Yohan CroizetZalaegerszeg József WindeckerPaks
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Matija Ljujić Újpest Puskás Akadémia 3–3 (A) 4 August 2023 2 Barnabás Varga Ferencváros Paks 6–0 (H) 27 August 2023 5 Barnabás Varga Ferencváros Zalaegerszeg 2–6 (A) 3 September 2023 6 Mátyás Katona Fehérvár Kecskemét 3–3 (H) 26 November 2023 14 Barnabás Varga Ferencváros MTK 5–1 (H) 6 February 2024 19
Attendances
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 4Bács-Kiskun 1 Kecskemét Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 1 Kisvárda Tolna 1 Paks Zala 1 Zalaegerszeg +Number of teams by regionsTransdanubiaCentral HungaryGreat Plain and North Fehérvár Paks Puskás Akadémia Zalaegerszeg Ferencváros MTK Újpest Debrecen Diósgyőr Kecskemét Kisvárda Mezőkövesd 4 Teams 3 Teams 5 Teams
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthHead coach of the MonthGoal of the MonthSave of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubAugust Matija LjujićÚjpest Serhiy KuznetsovDiósgyőr Stefan LončarDebrecen Dávid BanaiÚjpestSeptember Barnabás VargaFerencváros György BognárPaks Jasmin MešanovićKisvárda Dénes DibuszFerencvárosOctober Antonio ManceZalaegerszeg Dejan StankovićFerencváros Soma SzuhodovszkiKecskemét Ádám VargaFerencváros
See also 2023–24 Magyar Kupa 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 2023–24 Megyei Bajnokság I
Notes
References
External links
Official rules uefa.com