# 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2019–20 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 121st season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions. The season was postponed on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed on 23 May.

## Teams

MTK Budapest and Szombathelyi Haladás finished the 2018–19 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 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Zalaegerszeg and runner-up Kaposvár, 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 |
| Fehérvár | Székesfehérvár | MOL Aréna Sóstó | 14,201 |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 22,000 |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik Aréna | 10,000 |
| Kaposvár | Kaposvár | Rákóczi Stadion | 7,000 |
| Kisvárda | Kisvárda | Várkerti Stadion | 2,850 |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zalaegerszeg | ZTE Aréna | 11,200 |
* ↑ Budapest Honvéd play their home matches at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion due to the reconstruction of their home stadium, Bozsik Stadion.
| Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Fehérvár | Ferencváros |
| Nagyerdei Stadion UEFA Category 4 Stadium | Diósgyőri Stadion UEFA Category 4 Stadium | MOL Aréna Sóstó UEFA Category 4 Stadium | Groupama Aréna UEFA Category 4 Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 15,325 | Capacity: 14,201 | Capacity: 22,000 |
| Honvéd | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Kaposvár |
| Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion UEFA Category 3 Stadium | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Rákóczi Stadion |
| Capacity: 5,322 | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 4,500 |
| Kisvárda | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Mezőkövesd |
| Várkerti Stadion | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Városi-Stadion |
| Capacity: 2,850 | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Honvéd Ferencváros ÚjpestDebrecenDiósgyőrKaposvárKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédÚjpestclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 4,183 |
| Paks | Puskás Akadémia | Újpest | Zalaegerszeg |
| Fehérvári úti Stadion | Pancho Aréna UEFA Category 2 Stadium | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | ZTE Arena |
| Capacity: 6,150 | Capacity: 3,816 | Capacity: 13,501 | 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. Since February 2019, all teams participating in the NB I are sponsored by the national betting office Tippmix.
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 |
| Debrecen | Gábor Szima | Elemér Kondás | Dániel Tőzsér | Adidas | Grand Casino |
| Diósgyőr | Gergely Sántha | Tamás Feczkó | Bence Iszlai | 2Rule | Borsodi |
| Fehérvár | István Garancsi | Joan Carrillo | Roland Juhász | Adidas | MOL |
| Ferencváros | Gábor Kubatov | Serhii Rebrov | Gergő Lovrencsics | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
| Honvéd | | István Pisont | Đorđe Kamber | Macron | Tippmix |
| Kaposvár | | Róbert Waltner | Dávid Hegedűs | Zeus | |
| Kisvárda | Attila Révész | Tamás Bódog | Lucas | Adidas | MasterGood |
| Mezőkövesd | András Tállai | Attila Kuttor | Tamás Cseri | Adidas | Cronus, Zsóry Bath |
| Paks | János Süli | Gábor Osztermájer | Zsolt Gévay | Jako | |
| Puskás Akadémia | Lőrinc Mészáros | Zsolt Hornyák | Lajos Hegedűs | 2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros |
| Újpest | Roland Duchâtelet | Predrag Rogan | Róbert Litauszki | Puma | Volkswagen Centrum |
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Végh | Gábor Márton | Benjamin Babati | 2Rule | ZÁÉV |

## League table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ferencváros (C) | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Fehérvár | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Puskás Akadémia | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Mezőkövesd | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 50 | |
| 5 | Honvéd | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Újpest | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 43 | |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Kisvárda | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 41 | |
| 10 | Paks | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 41 | |
| 11 | Debrecen (R) | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 39 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Kaposvár (R) | 33 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 80 | −53 | 14 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
* ↑ Budapest Honvéd qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Magyar Kupa.

### 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.
| 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 |
| Debrecen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Diósgyőr | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Fehérvár | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ferencváros | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Honvéd | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Kaposvár | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 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 |
| Kisvárda | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Mezőkövesd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Paks | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Újpest | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
* Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
* UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
* Relegation to 2020–21 NB II

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | András Radó | Zalaegerszeg | 13 |
| 2 | Norbert Könyves | Paks | 11 |
| 2 | Davide Lanzafame | Honvéd | 11 |
| 2 | David Vaněček | Puskás Akadémia | 11 |
| 5 | Gergely Bobál | Zalaegerszeg | 10 |
| 5 | Franck Boli | Ferencváros | 10 |
| 5 | Armin Hodžić | Fehérvár | 10 |
| 8 | Tunde Adeniji | Debrecen | 9 |
| 8 | Márkó Futács | Fehérvár | 9 |
| 8 | Márk Szécsi | Debrecen | 9 |
| 8 | Oleksandr Zubkov | Ferencváros | 9 |

## Average attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 107,894 | 18,759 | 2,725 | 8,991 | −16.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Diósgyőr | 61,697 | 8,376 | 2,255 | 4,746 | +11.6%$^†$ |
| 3 | Zalaegerszeg | 49,207 | 10,566 | 602 | 3,785 | +105.9%$^1$ |
| 4 | Fehérvár | 48,091 | 12,192 | 1,325 | 3,699 | +16.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Debrecen | 46,496 | 8,136 | 1,720 | 3,577 | +0.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Honvéd | 31,988 | 3,616 | 700 | 2,461 | +28.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Kisvárda | 30,594 | 3,308 | 820 | 2,353 | +4.0%$^†$ |
| 8 | Mezőkövesd | 28,292 | 4,140 | 784 | 2,176 | −9.1%$^†$ |
| 9 | Újpest | 23,372 | 3,752 | 182 | 2,125 | −24.9%$^†$ |
| 10 | Kaposvár | 22,209 | 4,115 | 500 | 1,586 | +70.7%$^1$ |
| 11 | Puskás Akadémia | 18,854 | 3,846 | 600 | 1,450 | +8.2%$^†$ |
| 12 | Paks | 18,755 | 2,680 | 700 | 1,443 | +46.2%$^†$ |
| | League total | 487,449 | 18,759 | 182 | 3,165 | −4.2%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 7 June 2020 Source: League matches: Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2019/2020 Notes: Round 15 was played under closed doors. From round 16 to the end of the league, matches were played with limited attendance. 1: Played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság II