# 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2018–19 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 120th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Videoton were the defending champions.
Fixtures were published on 27 June 2018.

## Teams

Balmazújváros and Vasas finished the 2017–18 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 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion MTK and runner-up Kisvárda, 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 |
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion | 15,325 |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 22,000 |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik József Stadion | 10,000 |
| Kisvárda | Kisvárda | Várkerti Stadion | 2,850 |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183 |
| MOL Vidi | Székesfehérvár | MOL Aréna Sóstó | 14,201 |
| MOL Vidi | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 |
| MTK | Budapest (Józsefváros) | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 5,322 |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | Szombathely | Haladás Sportkomplexum | 9,859 |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 |
* ↑ MOL Vidi played five games at Pancho Aréna before opening their new Sóstói Stadion.
| Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Ferencváros | Honvéd |
| Nagyerdei Stadion UEFA Elite Stadium | Diósgyőri Stadion UEFA Elite Stadium | Groupama Aréna UEFA Elite Stadium | Bozsik József Stadion |
| Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 15,325 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Kisvárda | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Mezőkövesd |
| Várkerti Stadion | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Városi-Stadion |
| Capacity: 2,850 | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 4,183 |
| MOL Vidi | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | MTK |
| MOL Aréna Sóstó UEFA Elite Stadium | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion UEFA Elite Stadium |
| Capacity: 14,201 | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaSzombathelyi HaladásMOL Vidiclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 5,322 |
| Paks | Puskás Akadémia | Szombathelyi Haladás | Újpest |
| Fehérvári úti Stadion | Pancho Aréna UEFA Elite Stadium | Haladás Sportkomplexum UEFA Elite Stadium | Szusza Ferenc Stadion |
| Capacity: 6,150 | Capacity: 3,816 | Capacity: 9,859 | Capacity: 13,501 |

### 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.
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 | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Budapest Honvéd | George F. Hemingway | Attila Supka | Đorđe Kamber | Macron | |
| Debrecen | Gábor Szima | András Herczeg | Dániel Tőzsér | Adidas | Grand Casino |
| Diósgyőr | Gergely Sántha | Fernando | Zoltán Lipták | 2Rule | Borsodi |
| Ferencváros | Gábor Kubatov | Serhii Rebrov | Dániel Böde | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
| Kisvárda | Attila Révész | László Dajka | Lucas | Adidas | MasterGood |
| Mezőkövesd | András Tállai | Attila Kuttor | Pál Lázár | Adidas | Cronus, Zsóry Bath |
| MOL Vidi | István Garancsi | Marko Nikolić | Roland Juhász | Adidas | MOL |
| MTK Budapest | Tamás Deutsch | Tamás Feczkó | József Kanta | Nike | Prohuman |
| Paks | János Süli | Aurél Csertői | Zsolt Gévay | Jako | |
| Puskás Akadémia | Lőrinc Mészáros | János Radoki | Lajos Hegedűs | 2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | Béla Illés | Ferenc Horváth | Gábor Király | 2Rule | |
| Újpest | Roland Duchâtelet | Nebojša Vignjević | Róbert Litauszki | Joma | Volkswagen Centrum |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Kisvárda | Elemér Kondás | 30 July 2018 | László Dajka | 14 August 2018 |
| Ferencváros | Thomas Doll | 22 August 2018 | Serhii Rebrov | 22 August 2018 |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | Michal Hipp | 19 September 2018 | Ferenc Horváth | 27 September 2018 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Miklós Benczés | 8 December 2018 | János Radoki | 29 December 2018 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ferencváros (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 27 | +45 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | MOL Vidi | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Debrecen | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Budapest Honvéd | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Újpest | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 48 | |
| 6 | Mezőkövesd | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Puskás Akadémia | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
| 8 | Paks | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kisvárda | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 38 | |
| 11 | MTK (R) | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 34 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Szombathelyi Haladás (R) | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 30 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ferencváros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MOL Vidi | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Debrecen | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Újpest | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Honvéd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mezőkövesd | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Paks | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Kisvárda | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Diósgyőr | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| MTK Budapest | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Haladás | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Davide Lanzafame | Ferencváros | 16 |
| 1 | Filip Holender | Honvéd | 16 |
| 3 | Josip Knežević | Puskás Akadémia | 12 |
| 3 | Roland Varga | Ferencváros | 12 |
| 5 | Stefan Dražić | Mezőkövesd | 11 |
| 6 | Marko Šćepović | MOL Vidi | 10 |
| 7 | Danilo | Honvéd | 9 |
| 7 | János Hahn | Paks | 9 |
| 7 | Zoltán Horváth | Kisvárda | 9 |
| 7 | Gábor Molnár | Mezőkövesd | 9 |
| 7 | Soma Novothny | Újpest | 9 |

### Hat-tricks

| Name | For | Against | Round | Result | Date |
| Dániel Böde | Ferencváros | Diósgyőr | 12th | 4–1 | 27 October 2018 |
| Soma Novothny | Ujpest | Kisvárda | 14th | 4–1 | 10 November 2018 |

## Average attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 182,155 | 20,675 | 6,771 | 10,715 | +18.2%$^†$ |
| 2 | Diósgyőr | 68,060 | 12,203 | 2,070 | 4,254 | +24.1%$^†$ |
| 3 | Haladás | 55,318 | 8,294 | 1,220 | 3,457 | +11.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | Debrecen | 60,298 | 7,002 | 1,828 | 3,547 | −9.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | MOL Vidi | 54,025 | 11,251 | 696 | 3,178 | +51.3%$^2$ |
| 6 | Újpest | 50,952 | 8,719 | 1,435 | 2,831 | −18.2%$^†$ |
| 7 | Mezőkövesd | 38,292 | 4,032 | 1,014 | 2,393 | +2.0%$^†$ |
| 8 | MTK | 39,565 | 4,587 | 1,381 | 2,473 | +81.0%$^1$ |
| 9 | Kisvárda | 36,184 | 3,385 | 1,090 | 2,262 | +77.4%$^1$ |
| 10 | Honvéd | 30,603 | 3,579 | 500 | 1,913 | −23.8%$^†$ |
| 11 | Puskás Akadémia | 22,786 | 3,838 | 418 | 1,340 | +11.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Paks | 15,794 | 2,100 | 300 | 987 | −4.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 654,032 | 20,675 | 300 | 3,303 | +13.6%$^†$ |
Source: League matches: NB I 2018/2019 Notes: 1: Played last season in NB/II. 2: MOL Vidi played five games at Pancho Aréna before the opening of the Sóstói Stadion.