The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2020–21 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, is the 122nd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic On 16 August 2020, the match between Puskás Akadémia FC and Budapest Honvéd FC was postponed due to the fact that one player was tested positive for coronavirus.

Teams Debrecen and Kaposvár finished the 2019–20 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 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion MTK and runner-up Budafok, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations Following is the list of clubs competing in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity. Team Location Stadium Capacity2019–20 Budafok Budapest (Budafok) Promontor utcai Stadion 4,000 2nd (NB II) Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 9th Fehérvár Székesfehérvár MOL Aréna Sóstó 14,144 2nd Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna 8,000 5th Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 2,993 8th Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 4th MTK Budapest Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 1st (NB II) Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 3rd Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 10th Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 6th Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 7th

Budafok Diósgyőr Fehérvár Ferencváros Promontor utcai Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion UEFA Category 4 Stadium MOL Aréna Sóstó UEFA Category 4 Stadium Groupama Aréna UEFA Category 4 Stadium Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 14,144 Capacity: 22,043 Honvéd Kisvárda Hidegkuti Nándor StadionTemporary home belonging to MTK UEFA Category 3 Stadium Várkerti Stadion Capacity: 5,014 Capacity: 2,993 Mezőkövesd MTK Városi-Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor StadionUEFA Category 3 Stadium Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014 Paks Puskás Akadémia Újpest Zalaegerszeg Fehérvári úti Stadion Pancho ArénaUEFA Category 2 Stadium Szusza Ferenc Stadion ZTE Arena Capacity: 6,150 Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 12,670 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. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix has sponsored all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019; their logo is therefore 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. TeamChairmanHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorBudafok Sándor Vízi Bálint Pacsi Dávid Kovács 2Rule Care Park, nb1.huDiósgyőr Gergely Sántha Zoran Zekić Bence Iszlai 2Rule BorsodiFehérvár István Garancsi Imre Szabics Nemanja Nikolić Adidas MOLFerencváros Gábor Kubatov Serhii Rebrov Gergő Lovrencsics Nike Magyar TelekomHonvéd Zoltán Bozó Ferenc Horváth Đorđe Kamber Macron TippmixKisvárda Attila Révész Attila Supka Lucas Adidas MasterGoodMezőkövesd András Tállai Attila Pintér Tamás Cseri Joma Zsóry BathMTK Tamás Deutsch Michael Boris József Kanta Nike ProhumanPaks János Süli György Bognár Zsolt Gévay Jako TippmixPuskás Akadémia Lőrinc Mészáros Zsolt Hornyák Lajos Hegedűs 2Rule Mészáros & MészárosÚjpest Roland Duchâtelet Michael Oenning Róbert Litauszki Puma Volkswagen CentrumZalaegerszeg Gábor Végh Róbert Waltner Benjamin Babati 2Rule ZÁÉV

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentKisvárda Tamás Bódog Mutual consent29 June 2020Pre-season Attila Supka8 July 2020Honvéd István Pisont End of interim spell30 June 2020 Tamás Bódog1 July 2020Fehérvár Joan Carrillo End of contract6 July 2020 Gábor Márton8 July 2020Zalaegerszeg Gábor Márton Signed by Fehérvár8 July 2020 Gábor Boér12 July 2020Paks Gábor Osztermájer Different role22 September 2020 12th György Bognár22 September 2020Mezőkövesd Attila Kuttor Mutual consent10 November 2020 12th Attila Pintér11 November 2020Honvéd Tamás BódogSacked6 December 2020 12th István Pisont8 December 2020Diósgyőr Tamás Feczkó8 December 2020 11th Gergely Geri 8 December 2020Újpest Predrag Rogan23 December 2020 9th Michael Oenning23 December 2020Diósgyőr Gergely Geri7 January 2021 12th Zoran Zekić7 January 2021Honvéd István Pisont Mutual consent15 February 2021 11th Ferenc Horváth15 February 2021Fehérvár Gábor Márton Sacked17 February 2021 3rd Tamás Szalai 17 February 2020Zalaegerszeg Gábor Boér Sacked15 March 2021 10th Róbert Waltner 15 March 2021Fehérvár Tamás Szalai End of interim spell1 April 2021 3rd Imre Szabics1 April 2021Budafok Csaba CsizmadiaResigned25 April 2021 12th Bálint Pacsi 27 April 2021

League table Standings

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.

Results

Rounds 1–22

Rounds 23–33

Statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 János HahnPaks222 Nemanja NikolićFehérvár153 Dániel GazdagHonvéd134 Ivan PetryakFehérvár12 Myrto UzuniFerencváros6 Dávid KovácsBudafok11 Tokmac Nguen Ferencváros8 Norbert BaloghHonvéd10 Giorgi BeridzeÚjpest István BognárPaks Franck BoliFerencváros Regő SzánthóZalaegerszeg

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round Tokmac Nguen Ferencváros Paks 5–0 11 September 2020 4 János Hahn Paks MTK 4–0 26 September 2020 5 János Hahn4 Paks Puskás Akadémia 6–2 7 November 2020 10 Gheorghe Grozav Diósgyőr Fehérvár 3–1 20 February 2021 22 János Hahn Paks Budafok 9–2 24 April 2021 31 4 Player scored four goals.

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthHead coach of the MonthGoal of the MonthGoalkeeping of the MonthReferencesPlayerClubManagerClubPlayer ClubPlayer ClubAugust Krisztián SimonÚjpest Michael BorisMTK BudapestDiósgyőr Botond AntalDiósgyőrSeptember Bence GergényiZalaegerszeg Zsolt HornyákPAFC Dániel GazdagHonvéd Balázs TóthPAFCOctober Loïc NégoFehérvár Serhii RebrovFerencváros Regő SzánthóZalaegerszeg Dániel PóserBudafokNovember János HahnPaks Attila SupkaKisvárda Giorgi BeridzeÚjpest Péter SzappanosMezőkövesdDecember Funsho BamgboyeFehérvár Serhii RebrovFerencváros Josip KneževićPAFC Dániel PóserBudafokJanuary Dániel GazdagHonvéd Zsolt HornyákPAFC Patrik HidiHonvéd Bence SomodiMTK BudapestFebruary Roland VargaMTK Budapest Zsolt HornyákPAFC Zoltán HorváthKisvárda Balázs TóthPAFCMarch Franck BoliFerencváros Zsolt HornyákPAFC Yohan CroizetÚjpest Balázs BeseBudafok

Average attendances

See also 2020–21 Magyar Kupa 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 2020–21 Megyei Bajnokság I

References

External links

Official rules uefa.com