# 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2020–21 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, is the 122nd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions.

## Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 16 August 2020, the match between Puskás Akadémia FC and Budapest Honvéd FC were postponed due to the fact that one player was tested positive for coronavirus.

## Teams

Debrecen and Kaposvár finished the 2019–20 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 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion MTK and runner-up Budafok, each having the required licence for top-division play.

### Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2019–20 |
| Budafok | Budapest (Budafok) | Promontor utcai Stadion | 4,000 | 2nd (NB II) |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc (Diósgyőr) | Diósgyőri Stadion | 15,325 | 9th |
| Fehérvár | Székesfehérvár | MOL Aréna Sóstó | 14,144 | 2nd |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 22,043 | 1st |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik Aréna | 8,000 | 5th |
| Kisvárda | Kisvárda | Várkerti Stadion | 2,993 | 8th |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183 | 4th |
| MTK | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 5,014 | 1st (NB II) |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 | 3rd |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 | 10th |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 12,670 | 6th |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zalaegerszeg | ZTE Aréna | 11,200 | 7th |
* ↑ Budapest Honvéd play their home matches at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion due to the reconstruction of their home stadium, Bozsik Stadion.
| Budafok | Diósgyőr | Fehérvár | Ferencváros |
| Promontor utcai Stadion | Diósgyőri Stadion UEFA Category 4 Stadium | MOL Aréna Sóstó UEFA Category 4 Stadium | Groupama Aréna UEFA Category 4 Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 15,325 | Capacity: 14,144 | Capacity: 22,043 |
| Honvéd | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Kisvárda |
| Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion UEFA Category 3 Stadium | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Várkerti Stadion |
| Capacity: 5,014 | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 2,993 |
| Mezőkövesd | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | MTK |
| Városi-Stadion | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion UEFA Category 3 Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,183 | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams: Budafok Honvéd Ferencváros MTK ÚjpestDiósgyőrKisvárdaMezőkövesdPaksPuskás AkadémiaFehérvárZalaegerszegclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosBudapest HonvédÚjpestMTKBudafokclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 5,014 |
| 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: 12,670 | 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. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsors all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo is therefore 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 | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Budafok | Sándor Vízi | Bálint Pacsi | Dávid Kovács | 2Rule | Care Park, nb1.hu |
| Diósgyőr | Gergely Sántha | Zoran Zekić | Bence Iszlai | 2Rule | Borsodi |
| Fehérvár | István Garancsi | Imre Szabics | Nemanja Nikolić | Adidas | MOL |
| Ferencváros | Gábor Kubatov | Serhii Rebrov | Gergő Lovrencsics | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
| Honvéd | Zoltán Bozó | Ferenc Horváth | Đorđe Kamber | Macron | Tippmix |
| Kisvárda | Attila Révész | Attila Supka | Lucas | Adidas | MasterGood |
| Mezőkövesd | András Tállai | Attila Pintér | Tamás Cseri | Joma | Zsóry Bath |
| MTK | Tamás Deutsch | Michael Boris | József Kanta | Nike | Prohuman |
| Paks | János Süli | György Bognár | Zsolt Gévay | Jako | Tippmix |
| Puskás Akadémia | Lőrinc Mészáros | Zsolt Hornyák | Lajos Hegedűs | 2Rule | Mészáros & Mészáros |
| Újpest | Roland Duchâtelet | Michael Oenning | Róbert Litauszki | Puma | Volkswagen Centrum |
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Végh | Róbert Waltner | Benjamin Babati | 2Rule | ZÁÉV |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Kisvárda | Tamás Bódog | Mutual consent | 29 June 2020 | Pre-season | Attila Supka | 8 July 2020 |
| Honvéd | István Pisont (ad int.) | End of interim spell | 30 June 2020 | Pre-season | Tamás Bódog | 1 July 2020 |
| Fehérvár | Joan Carrillo | End of contract | 6 July 2020 | Pre-season | Gábor Márton | 8 July 2020 |
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Márton | Signed by Fehérvár | 8 July 2020 | Pre-season | Gábor Boér | 12 July 2020 |
| Paks | Gábor Osztermájer | Different role | 22 September 2020 | 12th | György Bognár | 22 September 2020 |
| Mezőkövesd | Attila Kuttor | Mutual consent | 10 November 2020 | 12th | Attila Pintér | 11 November 2020 |
| Honvéd | Tamás Bódog | Sacked | 6 December 2020 | 12th | István Pisont | 8 December 2020 |
| Diósgyőr | Tamás Feczkó | Sacked | 8 December 2020 | 11th | Gergely Geri | 8 December 2020 |
| Újpest | Predrag Rogan | Sacked | 23 December 2020 | 9th | Michael Oenning | 23 December 2020 |
| Diósgyőr | Gergely Geri | Sacked | 7 January 2021 | 12th | Zoran Zekić | 7 January 2021 |
| Honvéd | István Pisont | Mutual consent | 15 February 2021 | 11th | Ferenc Horváth | 15 February 2021 |
| Fehérvár | Gábor Márton | Sacked | 17 February 2021 | 3rd | Tamás Szalai (ad int.) | 17 February 2020 |
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Boér | Sacked | 15 March 2021 | 10th | Róbert Waltner | 15 March 2021 |
| Fehérvár | Tamás Szalai (ad int.) | End of interim spell | 1 April 2021 | 3rd | Imre Szabics | 1 April 2021 |
| Budafok | Csaba Csizmadia | Resigned | 25 April 2021 | 12th | Bálint Pacsi (ad int.) | 27 April 2021 |

## League table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ferencváros (C) | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Puskás Akadémia | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Fehérvár | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Paks | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 64 | +12 | 50 | |
| 5 | Kisvárda | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 46 | |
| 6 | Újpest | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 7 | MTK | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 42 | |
| 8 | Mezőkövesd | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 42 | |
| 9 | Zalaegerszeg | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | Honvéd | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Diósgyőr (R) | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 33 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Budafok (R) | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 74 | −40 | 27 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

### 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 |
| Budafok | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Honvéd | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Diósgyőr | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Fehérvár | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ferencváros | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 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 |
| Kisvárda | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Mezőkövesd | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| MTK | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Paks | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Újpest | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
* Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
* UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round
* Relegation to 2021–22 NB II

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | János Hahn | Paks | 22 |
| 2 | Nemanja Nikolić | Fehérvár | 15 |
| 3 | Dániel Gazdag | Honvéd | 13 |
| 4 | Ivan Petryak | Fehérvár | 12 |
| 4 | Myrto Uzuni | Ferencváros | 12 |
| 6 | Dávid Kovács | Budafok | 11 |
| 6 | Tokmac Nguen | Ferencváros | 11 |
| 8 | Norbert Balogh | Honvéd | 10 |
| 8 | Giorgi Beridze | Újpest | 10 |
| 8 | István Bognár | Paks | 10 |
| 8 | Franck Boli | Ferencváros | 10 |
| 8 | Regő Szánthó | Zalaegerszeg | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
| Tokmac Nguen | Ferencváros | Paks | 5–0 | 11 September 2020 | 4 |
| János Hahn | Paks | MTK | 4–0 | 26 September 2020 | 5 |
| János Hahn$^4$ | Paks | Puskás Akadémia | 6–2 | 7 November 2020 | 10 |
| Gheorghe Grozav | Diósgyőr | Fehérvár | 3–1 | 20 February 2021 | 22 |
| János Hahn | Paks | Budafok | 9–2 | 24 April 2021 | 31 |
* $^4$ Player scored four goals.

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Head coach of the Month | Head coach of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goalkeeping of the Month | Goalkeeping of the Month | References |
| Month | Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | References |
| August | Krisztián Simon | Újpest | Michael Boris | MTK Budapest | Gábor Molnár | Diósgyőr | Botond Antal | Diósgyőr | |
| September | Bence Gergényi | Zalaegerszeg | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Dániel Gazdag | Honvéd | Balázs Tóth | PAFC | |
| October | Loïc Négo | Fehérvár | Serhii Rebrov | Ferencváros | Regő Szánthó | Zalaegerszeg | Dániel Póser | Budafok | |
| November | János Hahn | Paks | Attila Supka | Kisvárda | Giorgi Beridze | Újpest | Péter Szappanos | Mezőkövesd | |
| December | Funsho Bamgboye | Fehérvár | Serhii Rebrov | Ferencváros | Josip Knežević | PAFC | Dániel Póser | Budafok | |
| January | Dániel Gazdag | Honvéd | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Patrik Hidi | Honvéd | Bence Somodi | MTK Budapest | |
| February | Roland Varga | MTK Budapest | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Zoltán Horváth | Kisvárda | Balázs Tóth | PAFC | |
| March | Franck Boli | Ferencváros | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Yohan Croizet | Újpest | Balázs Bese | Budafok | |