2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2022–23
Dates29 July 2022 – 27 May 2023
ChampionsFerencváros (34th title)
RelegatedBudapest Honvéd
Vasas
Champions LeagueFerencváros
Europa Conference LeagueKecskemét
Debrecen
Zalaegerszeg
Matches played198
Goals scored530 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerBarnabás Varga
(26 goals)
Biggest home winPaks 5–0 Honvéd
(6 November 2022)
Biggest away winÚjpest 0–6 Ferencváros
(4 September 2022)
Highest scoringDebrecen 4–3 Honvéd
(1 October 2022)
Longest winning runFerencváros
Paks
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPuskás Akadémia
(10 matches)
Longest winless runVasas
(10 matches) (twice)
Longest losing runVasas
(5 matches)
Highest attendance18,197
Ferencváros 3–1 Újpest
5 February 2023
Lowest attendance968
Puskás Akadémia 1–1 Vasas
3 February 2023
Total attendance699,102
Average attendance3,530
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2023.

The 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2022–23 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 124th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup started on 20 November, the last round before stoppage was held on 12–13 November. The league resumed games on 28 January.

Teams

MTK Budapest and Gyirmót finished the 2021–22 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 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Vasas and runner-up Kecskemét, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.

Team Location Stadium Capacity[1] 2021–22
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 7th
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár MOL Aréna Sóstó 14,144 4th
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna 8,000 9th
Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,320 2nd (NB II)
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 3,385 2nd
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 10th
Vasas Budapest (Angyalföld) Illovszky Rudolf Stadion 5,154 1st (NB II)
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 3rd
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 6th
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 5th
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 8th
Debrecen Fehérvár Ferencváros Honvéd
Nagyerdei Stadion MOL Aréna Sóstó Groupama Aréna Bozsik Aréna
Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 14,201 Capacity: 22,043 Capacity: 8,428
Kecskemét
Location of Budapest teams
Kisvárda
Széktói Stadion Várkerti Stadion
Capacity: 6,320 Capacity: 3,385
Mezőkövesd Paks
Városi-Stadion Fehérvári úti Stadion
Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 6,163
Puskás Akadémia Újpest Vasas Zalaegerszeg
Pancho Aréna Szusza Ferenc Stadion Illovszky Rudolf Stadion ZTE Arena
Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 13,432 Capacity: 5,154 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 Additional shirt sponsor
Debrecen Srđan Blagojević Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food
Fehérvár Bartosz Grzelak Attila Fiola Adidas MOL
Ferencváros Stanislav Cherchesov Dénes Dibusz Nike Magyar Telekom
Kecskemét István Szabó Levente Vágó Zeus HÉP
Honvéd Dean Klafurić Ivan Lovrić Macron
Kisvárda Miloš Kruščić Jasmin Mešanović Adidas MasterGood
Mezőkövesd Attila Kuttor Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő
Paks György Bognár János Szabó Jako
Puskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Zsolt Nagy 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros
Újpest Nebojša Vignjević Nikola Mitrović Puma
Vasas Szilárd Desits Zsombor Berecz Adidas OTP Bank
Zalaegerszeg Ricardo Moniz Dávid Kálnoki-Kis 2Rule

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Debrecen João Janeiro Resigned 31 August 2022 11th Tibor Dombii 31 August 2022[2]
Vasas Attila Kuttor Sacked 6 September 2022 11th Elemér Kondás 6 September 2022[3]
Mezőkövesd Attila Supka Sacked 6 September 2022 10th Attila Kuttor 14 September 2022
Debrecen Tibor Dombii End of interim spell 21 September 2022 10th Srđan Blagojević 21 September 2022[4]
Fehérvár Michael Boris Sacked 17 October 2022 8th Szabolcs Huszti 17 October 2022[5]
Honvéd Tam Courts Mutual consent 24 October 2022 8th Dean Klafurić 24 October 2022[6]
Paks Róbert Waltner Sacked 13 February 2023 7th György Bognár 14 February 2023[7]
Fehérvár Szabolcs Huszti Sacked 14 March 2023 11th Bartosz Grzelak 15 March 2023[8]
Újpest Miloš Kruščić Sacked 23 March 2023 10th Nebojša Vignjević 23 March 2023[9]
Kisvárda László Török Sacked 27 March 2023 6th Miloš Kruščić 27 March 2023[10]
Vasas Elemér Kondás Sacked 6 April 2023 12th Szilárd Desitsi 6 April 2023[11]
Zalaegerszeg Ricardo Moniz Sacked 24 April 2023 9th Gábor Boér 24 April 2023[12]

i = interim

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferencváros (C) 33 19 6 8 62 33 +29 63 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Kecskemét 33 15 12 6 48 32 +16 57 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Debrecen 33 15 9 9 52 39 +13 54
4 Puskás Akadémia 33 14 11 8 48 42 +6 53
5 Paks 33 14 7 12 57 57 0 49
6 Kisvárda 33 10 13 10 43 49 −6 43
7 Mezőkövesd 33 11 9 13 40 43 −3 42
8 Újpest 33 11 8 14 42 55 −13 41
9 Zalaegerszeg 33 10 9 14 37 43 −6 39 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
10 Fehérvár 33 8 11 14 38 43 −5 35
11 Budapest Honvéd (R) 33 8 9 16 34 51 −17 33 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Vasas (R) 33 4 14 15 29 43 −14 26
Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
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.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Zalaegerszeg qualified to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as winners of the 2022–23 Magyar Kupa.

Fixtures and results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Barnabás Varga Paks 26
2 Stefan Dražić Mezőkövesd 14
3 Dorian Babunski Debrecen 13
Kenan Kodro Fehérvár
Nenad Lukić Budapest Honvéd
6 Ryan Mmaee Ferencváros 12
7 Eduvie Ikoba Zalaegerszeg 11
Adama Traoré Ferencváros
9 Dino Beširović Mezőkövesd 8
Fernand Gouré Újpest
Filip Holender Vasas
Bálint Katona Kecskemét
Jasmin Mešanović Kisvárda
Shahab Zahedi Puskás Akadémia

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round
Barnabás Varga Paks Budapest Honvéd 3–3 14 August 2022 3
Adama Traoré Ferencváros Budapest Honvéd 3–1 28 August 2022 5
Eduvie Ikoba Zalaegerszeg Mezőkövesd 5–0 2 September 2022 7
Kevin Csoboth Újpest Zalaegerszeg 3–2 1 April 2023 25
Barnabás Varga Paks Kecskemét 3–2 28 April 2023 29
Stefan Dražić Mezőkövesd Paks 6–1 14 May 2023 31

See also

References

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