# 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 112th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began 26 July 2013 and concluded on 1 June 2014. Győr were the defending champions, having won their fourth Hungarian championship the previous season.

## Overview

The season was contested by 16 teams, and concluded with Debreceni VSC winning their seventh national title, and their second under Elemér Kondás.
DVSC suffered two defeats early on in the season, and found themselves 4 points behind Videoton FC by matchday 10, however, they managed to overtake their Western rivals, and went into the winter break with a 4 point lead over Videoton, and were undefeated between September and April.
A slip of form by Videoton during the spribg allowed defending champions Győri-ETO to get close to DVSC, and by Matchday 25, the difference between Debrecen and Győ were just 3 points. Győr won nine of their last 10 games, and eventually caught-up with DVSC in points on the last gameday, after demolishing Mezőkövesd 5-0, but due to the eastern team's superior goal difference, Debrecen managed to secure the title on the last day of the season, despite succumbing to a 2-0 defeat at home to Budapest Honvéd.

## Teams

BFC Siófok and Egri FC finished the 2012–13 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions of the two 2012–13 NB II groups, Mezőkövesd SE of the East Group and Puskás Akadémia FC of the West Group. Each of the first two teams in the first division.

### Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Budapest Honvéd | Budapest | Bozsik József Stadion | 9,500 |
| Debreceni VSC | Debrecen | Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion | 10,200 |
| Debreceni VSC | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion | 11,398 |
| Ferencváros | Budapest | Albert Flórián Stadion | 15,804 |
| Győri ETO | Győr | ETO Park | 15,600 |
| Kaposvári Rákóczi | Kaposvár | Rákóczi Stadion | 7,000 |
| Kecskeméti TE | Kecskemét | Széktói Stadion | 6,320 |
| Lombard Pápa | Pápa | Perutz Stadion | 5,500 |
| Mezőkövesd-Zsóry | Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion | 2,571 |
| MTK Budapest | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 7,515 |
| Paksi FC | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 4,400 |
| Pécsi MFC | Pécs | PMFC Stadion | 7,000 |
| Puskás Akadémia FC | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,000 |
| Haladás | Szombathely | Rohonci úti Stadion | 9,500 |
| Újpest | Budapest | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 |
| Videoton | Székesfehérvár | Sóstói Stadion | 14,300 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
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 | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
| Budapest Honvéd | Marco Rossi | Szabolcs Kemenes | Givova | — |
| Debreceni VSC | Elemér Kondás | Péter Szakály | adidas | TEVA |
| Diósgyőr | Tomislav Sivić | Tamás Kádár | Nike | Borsodi |
| Ferencváros | Thomas Doll | Gábor Gyömbér | Nike | Groupama |
| Győri ETO | Ferenc Horváth | Zoltán Lipták | Puma | Audi, Quaestor |
| Haladás | Tamás Artner | Péter Tóth | Legea | Sopron Bank, Contact Zrt. |
| Kaposvári Rákóczi | Tibor Selymes | István Bank | TOTI | Ippon Energy |
| Kecskeméti TE | Balázs Bekő | Vladan Savić | Jako | Phoenix Mecano, Bertrans |
| Mezőkövesd-Zsóry | György Véber | Attila Dobos | Puma | Zsóry-fürdő |
| MTK Budapest | József Garami | József Kanta | Nike | Panzi pet |
| Paksi FC | Aurél Csertői | László Éger | Jako | MVM-Atomerőmű |
| Lombard Pápa | Bálint Tóth | Lajos Szűcs | Jako | Lombard |
| Pécsi MFC | Gábor Márton | Levente Lantos | Puma | Matias |
| Puskás Akadémia FC | Miklós Benczés | Dénes Szakály | Jako | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
| Újpest | Nebojša Vignjević | Krisztián Vermes | Puma | — |
| Videoton | José Manuel Gomes | Balázs Tóth | Nike | MOL |

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Újpest | Marc Leliévre | — | 1 June 2013 | Pre-season | István Kozma Marc Leliévre | 1 June 2013 |
| Paksi FC | Tomislav Sivić | Mutual agreement | Summer 2013 | Pre-season | Ferenc Horváth | 22 June 2013 |
| Diósgyőr | Zoltan Kovács | Contract expired | Summer 2013 | Pre-season | Tomislav Sivić | 26 June 2013 |
| Kecskemét | Ferenc Horváth | Mutual agreement | 22 June 2013 | Pre-season | Balázs Bekő | 24 June 2013 |
| Újpest | István Kozma Marc Leliévre | Sacked Resigned | 23 October 2013 | 15th | Nebojša Vignjević | 23 October 2013 |
| Ferencváros | Ricardo Moniz | Sacked | 1 December 2013 | 7th | Csaba Máté (caretaker) | 1 December 2013 |
| Ferencváros | Csaba Máté (caretaker) | — | 18 December 2013 | 5th | Thomas Doll | 18 December 2013 |
| Győr | Attila Pintér | Signed by Hungary | 19 December 2013 | 3rd | Ferenc Horváth | 9 January 2014 |
| Kaposvár | László Prukner | Mutual agreement | 3 January 2014 | 16th | Tibor Selymes | 7 January 2014 |
| Paksi FC | Ferenc Horváth | Signed by Győr | 9 January 2014 | 13th | Aurél Csertői | 9 January 2014 |
| Honvéd FC | Marco Rossi | Resigned | 28 April 2014 | 8th | Miklós Simon (caretaker) | 28 April 2014 |
| Mezőkövesd | György Véber | Mutual agreement | 5 May 2014 | 15th | László Tóth | 6 May 2014 |
| Pápa | Bálint Tóth | Mutual agreement | 6 May 2014 | 11th | Mihály Nagy | 6 May 2014 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Debrecen (C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Győr | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 62 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 57 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Videoton | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 53 | |
| 5 | Diósgyőr | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 47 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Haladás | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Pécs | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
| 8 | MTK | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 40 | |
| 9 | Honvéd | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Kecskemét | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 36 | |
| 11 | Paks | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Pápa | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 33 | |
| 13 | Újpest | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Puskás Akadémia | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 31 | |
| 15 | Mezőkövesd (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 24 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 16 | Kaposvár (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 19 | Relegation to 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 |
| Debrecen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Győr | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Videoton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Ferencváros | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Diósgyőr | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Haladás | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
| Pécs | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Honvéd | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| Kecskemét | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Pápa | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Újpest | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Puskás Akadémia FC | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| MTK | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
| Mezőkövesd | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Paks | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| Kaposvári Rákóczi | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation to 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

## Results

| Home \ Away | DEB | DIÓ | FTC | GYŐ | HAL | HON | KEC | MEZ | MTK | PAK | PÁP | PÉC | PUS | RÁK | UTE | VID |
| Debrecen | | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Diósgyőr | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Ferencváros | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Győr | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Haladás | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Honvéd | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Kecskemét | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 2–6 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Mezőkövesd | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| MTK | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Paks | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Pápa | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Pécs | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Puskás Akadémia FC | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Kaposvári Rákóczi | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Újpest | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Videoton | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |

## Top goalscorers

    Including matches played on 1 June 2014; Source:
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Attila Simon | Paks | 18 |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | Videoton | 18 |
| 3 | László Lencse | Puskás AFC | 15 |
| 4 | András Radó | Haladás | 14 |
| 5 | Krisztián Koller | Pécsi MFC | 12 |
| 6 | Dániel Böde | Ferencváros | 11 |
| 7 | József Kanta | MTK | 10 |
| 7 | Ibrahima Sidibe | Debrecen | 10 |
| 9 | Patrik Tischler | Puskás AFC | 9 |
| 9 | Tamás Kulcsár | Debrecen | 9 |
| 9 | Márkó Futács | DVTK | 9 |
| 9 | Zé Luís | Videoton | 9 |

## Hat-tricks

| Name | For | Against | Round | Result | Date |
| Attila Simon | Paks | Puskás AFC | 3rd | 4–1 | 10 August 2013 |
| László Lencse | Puskás AFC | Mezőkövesd | 21st | 4–0 | 22 March 2014 |