Managers in the Nemzeti Bajnokság are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the ownership of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences.The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Nemzeti Bajnokság on a permanent basis.

Current managers As of 22 June 2026 Name Nat. Date of birth Club Appointed Time as manager Source György Bognár 5 November 1961 Paks 14 February 2023 Gábor Erős 1 July 1980 Vasas 5 June 2025 Tamás Bódog 27 September 1970 Nyíregyháza 29 October 2025 Máté Pinezits 21 March 1984 MTK Budapest 21 December 2025 Zoltán Szélesi 22 November 1981 Újpest 30 December 2025 Attila Supka 19 September 1962 Kisvárda 21 May 2026 Balázs Borbély 2 October 1979 Ferencváros 1 June 2026 Levente Babó 18 November 1980 Puskás Akadémia 3 June 2026 Gert Remmel 31 December 1975 Debrecen 3 June 2026 Maurizio Jacobacci 11 January 1963 Kispest Honvéd 6 June 2026 Efraín Juárez 22 February 1988 Győr 17 June 2026 Filipe Çelikkaya 19 January 1985 Zalaegerszeg 22 June 2026

Winning managers As of 16 May 2026 Rank Manager Won Season11 Jimmy Hogan5 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21 (MTK)1 Pál Jávor5 1942, 1943, 1959 (Csepel), 1945, 1946 (Újpest)3 Jenő Kalmár4 1948 (Csepel), 1952, 1954, 1955 (Honvéd)3 Lajos Baróti4 1957 (spring) (Vasas), 1969, 1970 (spring), 1970–71 (Újpest)3 Rudolf Illovszky4 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965, 1976–77 (Vasas)3 Pál Várhidi4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (Újpest)7 Döme Fronz3 1923, 1924, 1925 (MTK)7 István Tóth Potya3 1927, 1928 (Ferencváros), 1933 (Újpest)7 Márton Bukovi3 1951, 1953, 1957–58 (MTK)7 Dezső Novák3 1980–81, 1994–95, 1995–96 (Ferencváros)7 József Verebes3 1981–82, 1982–83 (Győr), 1986–87 (MTK)7 Imre Komora3 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 (Honvéd)7 Sándor Egervári3 1998–99, 2002–03 (MTK), 1999–00 (Dunaújváros)7 Serhii Rebrov3 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 (Ferencváros)15 Attila Supka2 2004–05, 2005–06, (Debrecen)15 Sándor Kertész2 1904 (MTK Budapest), 1905 (Ferencváros)15 Lajos Bányai2 1929–30, 1930–31 (Újpest)15 Zoltán Blum2 1931–32, 1933–34 (Ferencváros)15 Béla Guttmann2 1938–39, 1946–47 (Újpest)15 Lajos Dimény2 1940, 1941 (Ferencváros)15 Ferenc Puskás Sr.2 1949–50, 1950 (Honvéd)15 József Mészáros2 1962–63, 1964 (Ferencváros)15 Károly Lakat2 1967, 1968 (Ferencváros)15 Imre Kovács2 1972, 1973 (Újpest)15 György Mezey2 1991 (Honvéd), 2011 (Fehérvár as Videoton)15 János Csank2 1994 (Vác), 2001 (Ferencváros)15 József Garami2 1997, 2008 (MTK Budapest)15 András Herczeg2 2009, 2010 (Debrecen)15 Alfréd Schaffer2 1936, 1937 (MTK Budapest)15 Attila Pintér2 2004 (Ferencváros), 2013 (Győr)15 Elemér Kondás2 2012, 2014 (Debrecen)15 Stanislav Cherchesov2 2021–22, 2022–23 (Ferencváros)33 Hugó Szüsz1 1908 (MTK Budapest)33 Holmes W1 1914 (MTK Budapest)33 Herbert Burgess1 1921–22 (MTK Budapest)33 Sándor Bródy1 1926 (Ferencváros)33 Béla Révész1 1929 (MTK Budapest)33 Béla Jánosi1 1934–35 (Újpest)33 Emil Rauchmaul1 1938 (Ferencváros)33 Ferenc Rónay1 1943–44 (Nagyvárad)33 Antal Lyka1 1948–49 (Ferencváros)33 Gyula Szűcs1 1959–60 (Újpest)33 Nándor Hidegkuti1 1963 (Győr)33 Lajos Csordás1 1966 (Vasas Budapest)33 Jenő Dalnoki1 1975–76 (Ferencváros)33 Lajos Tichy1 1979–80 (Budapest Honvéd)33 Bertalan Bicskei1 1987–88 (Budapest Honvéd)33 József Both1 1988–89 (Budapest Honvéd)33 István Varga1 1989–90 (Újpest)33 Tibor Nyilasi1 1991–92 (Ferencváros)33 Martti Kuusela1 1992–93 (Budapest Honvéd)33 Péter Várhidi1 1997–98 (Újpest)33 Péter Bozsik1 2001–02 (Zalaegerszeg)33 Miroslav Beránek1 2006–07 (Debrecen)33 Joan Carrillo Milán1 2014–15 (Videoton)33 Thomas Doll1 2015–16 (Ferencváros)33 Marco Rossi1 2016–17 (Honvéd)33 Marko Nikolić1 2017–18 (Fehérvár as Videoton)33 Dejan Stanković1 2023–24 (Ferencváros)33 Robbie Keane1 2024–25 (Ferencváros)33 Balázs Borbély12025–26 (Győr)

Notes Note 1: For the seasons 1901, 1902 (won by Budapesti TC) 1903, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13 (won by Ferencváros) managers are not included in the ranking since they are unknown.

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