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2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Fizz Liga
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025–16 May 2026[1]
Matches132
Goals397 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerMatko (13)
Biggest home win5–0
MTK 5–0 Diósgyőr
Round 3 (9 August 2025),
5–0
Zalaegerszeg 5–0 Kazincbarcika
Round 8 (27 September 2025)
Biggest away win7–2
MTK 2–7 Győr
Round 4 (17 August 2025)
Highest scoring9 goals
MTK 2–7 Győr
Round 4 (17 August 2025)
Longest winning run6 (Győr)
Longest unbeaten run10 (Paks)
Longest winless run9 (Kazincbarcika)
Longest losing run5 (Kazincbarcika)
Highest attendance18,779
Ferencváros 3–0 Újpest
Round 21 (7 February 2026)
Lowest attendance292
Kazincbarcika 0–1 Győri ETO
Round 5 (4 December 2025)
Total attendance550,858
Average attendance4,173
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2026, Round 22.

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.[2] 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

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Location of teams in Budapest
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 2025–26
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 9th details
Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 6th details
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st details
Győr Győr ETO Park 15,600 4th details
Kazincbarcika Kazincbarcika Városi Stadion (Mezőkövesd)/
Diósgyőri Stadion* 		4,183 / 15,325 2nd (NB II) details
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 2,850 1st (NB II) details
MTK Budapest (Józsefváros) Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 5th details
Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza Városi Stadion 8,150 8th details
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 3rd details
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 2nd details
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 7th details
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 10th details

*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.[3]

Debrecen Diósgyőr/Kazincbarcika* Ferencváros Győr
Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Groupama Aréna ETO Park
Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 22,043 Capacity: 15,600
Kazincbarcika Kisvárda MTK Nyíregyháza
Városi Stadion (Mezőkövesd) Várkerti Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Városi Stadion
Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 2,850 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. County (megye) No. of teams Teams
1 Budapest 3 Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest
2 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 2 Diósgyőr and Kazincbarcika
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 2 Kisvárda and Nyíregyháza
4 Fejér 1 Puskás Akadémia
Győr-Moson-Sopron 1 Győr
Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen
Tolna 1 Paks
Zala 1 Zalaegerszeg
Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia Central Hungary Great Plain and North
4 Teams 3 Teams 5 Teams

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.

Team Head coach Captain Kit maker Kit sponsors
Main Other(s)
Debrecen Spain Sergio Navarro Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas None None
Diósgyőr Serbia Vladimir Radenković Hungary Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell
List
Ferencváros Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Hungary Dénes Dibusz Macron Telekom
List
Győr Hungary Balázs Borbély Romania Paul Anton Macron Kukkonia None
Kazincbarcika Hungary Attila Kuttor Hungary Bálint Kártik Puma NanoMix Beton, GNB
List
    • Shorts: Green Plan
Kisvárda Hungary Attila Révész Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmin Mešanović Adidas Master Good None
MTK Hungary Máté Pinezits Hungary Mihály Kata Nike Prohuman
List
    • Back: Hilaris Hotels
    • Sleeves: HR-Rent
    • Back: 11teamsports
Nyíregyháza Hungary István Szabó Hungary Dominik Nagy Macron Révész Group
List
Paks Hungary György Bognár Hungary Dániel Böde Nike None
List
    • Shorts: tarr
Puskás Akadémia Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Hungary Roland Szolnoki 2Rule MBH Bank None
Újpest Hungary Boldizsár Bodor (interim) Serbia Matija Ljujić Puma MOL
List
Zalaegerszeg Portugal Nuno Campos Hungary Norbert Szendrei 2Rule ZÁÉV
List

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table		 Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Kisvárda Hungary Attila Révész Appointed sports director 31 May 2025 Pre-season Hungary Máté Gerliczki 31 May 2025 [4][5]
Kazincbarcika Hungary Gábor Erős Signed by Vasas 31 May 2025 Hungary Attila Kuttor 5 June 2025 [6][7][8][9]
Diósgyőr Lithuania Valdas Dambrauskas Resign 12 June 2025 Serbia Vladimir Radenković 18 June 2025 [10][11][12]
Debrecen Serbia Nestor El Maestro Mutual agreement 14 June 2025 Spain Sergio Navarro 17 June 2025 [13][14]
Zalaegerszeg Hungary István Mihalecz 16 June 2025 Portugal Nuno Campos 24 June 2025 [15][16]
Kisvárda Hungary Máté Gerliczki 30 September 2025 7th Hungary Attila Révész 10 October 2025 [17][18]
Nyíregyháza Hungary István Szabó Sacked 28 October 2025 12th Hungary Tamás Bódog 29 October 2025 [19][20]
Újpest Croatia Damir Krznar 9 November 2025 9th Hungary Boldizsár Bodor (interim) 9 November 2025 [21]
MTK Dávid Horváth Change of role 20 December 2025 9th Hungary Máté Pinezits 21 December 2025 [22]
Újpest Boldizsár Bodor (interim) Contracts expire 30 December 2025 8th Zoltán Szélesi 30 December 2025 [23]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Győr 22 12 7 3 43 21 +22 43 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 22 12 4 6 41 24 +17 40 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Debrecen 22 11 5 6 33 27 +6 38
4 Paks 22 10 6 6 42 31 +11 36
5 Zalaegerszeg 22 9 6 7 34 28 +6 33
6 Puskás Akadémia 22 9 5 8 28 28 0 32
7 Kisvárda 22 9 4 9 26 34 −8 31
8 Újpest 22 7 5 10 30 38 −8 26
9 MTK 22 7 4 11 41 48 −7 25
10 Nyíregyháza 22 6 6 10 29 37 −8 24
11 Diósgyőr 22 5 8 9 30 36 −6 23 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Kazincbarcika 22 4 2 16 20 45 −25 14
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026, Round 22. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.[24]


Results

Home \ Away DEB DIO FER GYO KAZ KIS MTK NYI PAK PUS UJP ZAL DEB DIO FER GYO KAZ KIS MTK NYI PAK PUS UJP ZAL
Debrecen 3–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 5–2 2–1
Diósgyőr 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2
Ferencváros 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 4–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–2
Győr 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Kazincbarcika 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 21 Feb
Kisvárda 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–5 2–1 3–0 3–3
MTK 3–0 5–0 1–1 2–7 1–3 4–0 5–1 2–3 2–2 3–4 1–0 23 Feb
Nyíregyháza 0–3 1–4 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 21 Feb
Paks 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–0 5–3 3–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 2–2 22 Feb
Puskás Akadémia 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–1
Újpest 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 21 Feb
Zalaegerszeg 3–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 22 Feb
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Győr4796531333453432111121
Ferencváros7313223222311111223212
Debrecen3534344446524223344433
Paks5222112111132344432344
Zalaegerszeg6681011111210121210118887777775
Puskás Akadémia2141456677767565555556
Kisvárda81175767765246756666667
Újpest146767888811899910989998
MTK9958985554675678898889
Nyíregyháza1081091010101199121211111111111111111010
Diósgyőr1210111189991010891010109101010101111
Kazincbarcika11121212121211121111910121212121212121212121212
Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026, Round 22. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)

Season statistics

As of match played 15 February 2026

Top goalscorers

Source:[25]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovenia Aljoša Matko Újpest 13
2 Algeria Nadhir Benbouali Győr 11
Hungary Dániel Lukács Puskás Akadémia
4 Hungary Barnabás Varga Ferencváros 10
5 Hungary Zsombor Gruber Ferencváros 9
Hungary Alen Skribek Zalaegerszeg
7 Netherlands Elton Acolatse Diósgyőr (8) / Ferencváros (0) 8
Hungary Donát Bárány Debrecen
Hungary Ádin Molnár MTK
10 Hungary János Hahn Paks 7

Hat-tricks

(H) = Home; (A) = Away;
Player For Against Score Result Round Date
Rajmund Molnár MTK Diósgyőr (H) 7' (pen.) 1–0, 32' 3–0, 43' (pen.) 4–0 5–0 3 9 August 2025

Attendances

Ranked by average attendances.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ferencváros 113,901 18,779 6,477 10,355 −7.8%†
2 Újpest 67,928 10,011 3,057 6,175 +10.1%†
3 Debrecen 67,680 12,646 3,514 6,153 +8.3%†
4 Nyíregyháza 57,305 7,980 3,577 5,210 −9.8%†
5 Győr 48,735 8,280 1,906 4,430 +12.6%†
6 Diósgyőr 48,202 6,279 973 4,382 −23.0%†
7 Zalaegerszeg 33,413 6,148 1,700 3,038 +2.7%†
8 MTK 30,480 4,285 1,500 2,771 −6.8%†
9 Paks 30,413 4,691 2,011 2,765 −5.8%†
10 Kisvárda 23,913 3,150 1,283 2,174 +73.9%1
11 Puskás Akadémia 17,560 3,242 500 1,596 −2.7%†
12 Kazincbarcika 11,328 2,981 292 1,030 +53.5%1
League total 550,858 18,779 292 4,173 −7.9%†

Updated to games played on 15 February 2026, after Round 22
Source: magyarfutball (in Hungarian)
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month Ref
Player Club Coach Club Player Club Goalkeeper Club
July–August Hungary Zsombor Gruber Ferencváros Hungary György Bognár Paks Hungary Milán Vitális Győri ETO Croatia Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [26]
September Hungary Ádin Molnár MTK Hungary Dávid Horváth MTK Netherlands Elton Acolatse Diósgyőr Hungary Dániel Kovács Nyíregyháza [27]
October Hungary István Bognár MTK Hungary Attila Révész Kisvárda Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Debrecen Croatia Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [28]
November Netherlands Elton Acolatse Diósgyőr Portugal Nuno Campos Zalaegerszeg Hungary János Galambos Paks Croatia Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [29]
December Serbia Željko Gavrić Győri ETO Hungary Balázs Borbély Győri ETO Bulgaria Tonislav Yordanov Kisvárda Croatia Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [30]

See also

References

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