The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2024–25 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 126th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were announced on 20 June 2024. Ferencváros were the 35-time defending champions, having won the previous 6 titles consecutively. They defended their title on the last day of the season.
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 Nyíregyháza and Győr, who are returning to the top flight after respective absences of nine years. They replaced Kisvárda and Mezőkövesd, who were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of six and eight years in the top flight.
Stadium and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium 2023–242024–25 Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 5th details Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 7th details Fehérvár Székesfehérvár Sóstói Stadion 14,201 4th details Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st details Győr Győr ETO Park 15,600 2nd(NB II) Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,320 6th Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza Városi Stadion 8,150 1st(NB II) MTK Budapest (Józsefváros) Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 8th Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 3rd details Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 2nd details Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 10th details 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 Győr Kecskemét MTK Nyíregyháza ETO Park Széktói Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Városi Stadion Capacity: 15,600 Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 5,014 Capacity: 8,150 Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena Capacity: 6,150 Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 12,670 Capacity: 11,200
Number of teams by counties and regions +Number of teams by counties Pos.CountyNo. of teams Teams 1 Budapest 3 Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest 2 Fejér 2 Fehérvár and Puskás Akadémia 3Bács-Kiskun 1 Kecskemét Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 1 Diósgyőr Győr–Moson–Sopron 1 Győr Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 1 Nyíregyháza Tolna 1 Paks Zala 1 Zalaegerszeg +Number of teams by regionsTransdanubiaCentral HungaryGreat Plain and North Fehérvár Győr Paks Puskás Akadémia Zalaegerszeg Ferencváros MTK Újpest Debrecen Diósgyőr Kecskemét Nyíregyháza 5 Teams 3 Teams 4 Teams
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 maker Kit sponsorsMainOther(s)Debrecen Nestor El Maestro Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food NoneDiósgyőr Valdas Dambrauskas Gergő Holdampf 2Rule HellFehérvár Krisztián Tímár Csaba Spandler Adidas NoneFerencváros Robbie Keane Dénes Dibusz Macron TelekomGyőr Balázs Borbély Michal Škvarka Adidas Kukkonia NoneKecskemét Zoltán Gera Kappa HÉPMTK Dávid Horváth Mihály Kata Nike ProhumanNyíregyháza István Szabó Dominik Nagy Macron Révész GroupPaks György Bognár János Szabó Nike NonePuskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Roland Szolnoki 2Rule MBH Bank NoneÚjpest Damir Krznar Matija Ljujić Puma MOLZalaegerszeg István Mihalecz Norbert Szendrei 2Rule None
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Ferencváros Dejan Stanković Signed by Spartak Moscow 16 May 2024 Pre-season Pascal Jansen 16 June 2024 Újpest Géza Mészöly End of interim spell 27 May 2024 Bartosz Grzelak 14 June 2024 Fehérvár Bartosz Grzelak Signed by Újpest 14 June 2024 Tamás Pető 15 June 2024 Debrecen Srđan Blagojević Mutual consent 26 August 2024 9th Csaba Máté 30 August 2024 Kecskemét István Szabó Sacked 15 October 2024 12th Zoltán Gera 16 October 2024 Debrecen Csaba Máté 27 October 2024 11th Tibor Dombi (caretaker) 27 October 2024 Debrecen Tibor Dombi (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 11 November 2024 11th Nestor El Maestro 11 November 2024 Ferencváros Pascal Jansen Signed by New York City FC 6 January 2025 2nd Robbie Keane 8 January 2025 Diósgyőr Vladimir Radenković Mutual consent 19 February 2025 4th Richárd Vincze (caretaker) 19 February 2025 Diósgyőr Richárd Vincze (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 February 2025 5th Valdas Dambrauskas 26 February 2025 Nyíregyháza Krisztián Tímár Sacked 7 April 2025 11th István Szabó 8 April 2025 Fehérvár Tamás Pető 15 April 2025 8th Krisztián Tímár 15 April 2025 Zalaegerszeg Gábor Márton 23 April 2025 10th István Mihalecz 23 April 2025 Újpest Bartosz Grzelak 3 May 2025 7th Damir Krznar 5 May 2025
League table
Results
Positions by round 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.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Dániel BödePaks152 Donát BárányDebrecen13 Marin JurinaMTK4 Brandon DominguesDebrecen12 Zsolt NagyPuskás Akadémia Barna TóthPaks Barnabás VargaFerencváros8 Jonathan LeviPuskás Akadémia119 Lamin ColleyPuskás Akadémia10 Matheus SaldanhaFerencváros
Hat-tricks (H) = Home; (A) = Away; Player For Against Score Result Round Date Matheus Saldanha Ferencváros Puskás Akadémia (H) 1–0 , 2–0 , 3–0 3–0 8 Donát Bárány Debrecen Ferencváros (H) 1–0 , 2–0 , 3–0 5–4 1 Barna Tóth4 Paks Újpest (H) 1–1 , 2–1 , 3–1 , 5–1 6–1 24 Donát Bárány Debrecen Diósgyőr (H) 1–1 , 2–1 , 4–1 4–1 26 Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Attendances Ranked by average attendances.
Discipline Player
Most yellow cards: 13 Lamin Colley (Puskás Akadémia) Attila Fiola (Újpest) Most red cards: 2 Tom Lacoux (Újpest) Bence Várkonyi (Zalaegerszeg)
Club
Most yellow cards: 93 Nyíregyháza Most red cards: 8 Debrecen Fewest yellow cards: 53 Ferencváros Fewest red cards: 1 Győr Puskás Akadémia
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the Month PlayerClubCoachClubAugust Matija LjujićÚjpest Zsolt HornyákPuskás AkadémiaSeptember Matheus SaldanhaFerencváros Krisztián TímárNyíregyházaOctober Bence ÖtvösPaks Dávid HorváthMTKNovember Gergely MimZalaegerszeg Vladimir RadenkovićDiósgyőrFebruary MauridesDebrecen Balázs BorbélyGyőr
Yearly awards Team of the season by M4 Sport Goalkeeper Ármin PécsiPuskás Akadémia Defenders Attila OsváthPuskás Akadémia Stefan GartenmannFerencváros Bence ÖtvösPaks Daniel ŠtefuljGyőri ETO Midfielders Alex TóthFerencváros Jonathan LeviPuskás Akadémia Szabolcs MezeiPaks Forwards Claudiu BumbaGyőri ETO Dániel BödePaks Zsolt NagyPuskás Akadémia
Team of the season by Nemzeti Sport Goalkeeper Ármin PécsiPuskás Akadémia Defenders Gábor VasPaks Stefan GartenmannFerencváros Bence LenzsérPaks Daniel ŠtefuljGyőri ETO Midfielders Laros DuartePuskás Akadémia Jonathan LeviPuskás Akadémia Kristóf PappPaks Forwards Attila OsváthPaks Dániel BödePaks Zsolt NagyPuskás Akadémia
See also 2024–25 Magyar Kupa 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 2024–25 Megyei Bajnokság I
References
External links Hungarian Football Federation Official Website Hungarian Football Federation in uefa.com