# 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 118th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions having won their twenty-ninth Hungarian championship last season. As in the previous season, 12 teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds. The fixtures were published on 14 June 2016.

## Teams

Puskás Akadémia and Békéscsaba finished the 2015–16 season 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 2015–16 NB II, champion Gyirmót and runner-up Mezőkövesd, each having the required licence for top-division play.

### Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion $^1$ | 9,345 |
| Diósgyőr | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 5,000 |
| Diósgyőr | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 23,700 |
| Gyirmót | Győr | Ménfői úti Stadion | 4,000 |
| Haladás | Sopron | Káposztás utcai Stadion $^2$ | 5,300 |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik József Stadion | 10,000 |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 5,000 |
| MTK | Dunaújváros | Eszperantó úti Stadion | 12,000 |
| MTK | Budapest (Józsefváros) | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion $^3$ | 5,322 |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 9,000 |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion $^4$ | 13,501 |
| Újpest | Kecskemét | Széktói Stadion | 6,300 |
| Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion $^5$ | 9,000 |
| Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 |
| Videoton | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna $^6$ | 3,816 |

#### Notes

* Note 1: Diósgyőr's original stadium, Diósgyőri Stadion (1939) was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Diósgyőri Stadion is under construction. Therefore, Diósgyőr played their home matches in Városi Stadion and Nagyerdei Stadion.
* Note 2: Haladás's original stadium, Rohonci úti Stadion was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Haladás Sportkomplexum is under construction. Therefore, Haladás played their home matches at the Káposztás utcai Stadion, in Sopron.
* Note 3: MTK's original stadium, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947) was demolished in 2014, while their proposed stadium, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion was opened on 22 October 2016.
* Note 4: Újpest's original stadium, Szusza Ferenc Stadion was renovated.
* Note 5: Vasas's original stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion (1960) was demolished, while their proposed stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion is under construction.
* Note 6: Videoton's original stadium, Sóstói Stadion (1967) was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Sóstói Stadion is under construction.
| Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Ferencváros | Gyirmót |
| Nagyerdei Stadion | Diósgyőri Stadion | Groupama Aréna | Ménfői úti Stadion |
| Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 9,345 | Capacity: 23,700 | Capacity: 4,000 |
| Haladás | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Honvéd |
| Káposztás utcai Stadion | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Bozsik József Stadion |
| Capacity: 5,300 | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Mezőkövesd | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | MTK |
| Városi-Stadion | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion |
| Capacity: 5,000 | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | BudapestBudapest teams : Ferencváros Honvéd MTK Újpest VasasDebrecenVideotonPaksDiósgyőrHaladásGyirmótMezőkövesdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I FerencvárosHonvédMTKÚjpestVasasclass=notpageimage| Location of Budapest teams | Capacity: 5,322 |
| Paks | Újpest | Vasas | Videoton |
| Fehérvári úti Stadion | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | Pancho Aréna |
| Capacity: 6,150 | Capacity: 13,501 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 3,816 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2016–17 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 sponsor |
| Team | Name | Name | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Debrecen | András Herczeg | Dániel Tőzsér | adidas | TEVA |
| Diósgyőr | Tamás Bódog | None | Nike | Borsodi |
| Ferencváros | Thomas Doll | Dániel Böde | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
| Gyirmót | István Urbányi | Attila Simon | Jako | Alcufer |
| Haladás | Géza Mészöly | Péter Halmosi | adidas | Swietelsky |
| Honvéd | Marco Rossi | Patrik Hidi | Macron | – |
| Mezőkövesd | Mikuláš Radványi | Dávid Hegedűs | adidas | Cronus, Zsóry |
| MTK | Zsolt Tamási | József Kanta | Nike | Panzi Pet |
| Paks | Aurél Csertői | Tamás Báló | Jako | – |
| Újpest | Nebojša Vignjević | Szabolcs Balajcza | Joma | – |
| Vasas | Michael Oenning | András Debreceni | adidas | Alprosys |
| Videoton | Henning Berg | Roland Juhász | adidas | MOL |

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Videoton | Ferenc Horváth | Contract terminated | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | Henning Berg | 5 May 2016 |
| Gyirmót | Ferenc Bene | Contract terminated | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | István Urbányi | 16 June 2016 |
| Diósgyőr | Sándor Egervári | Resigned | 26 June 2016 | Pre-season | Ferenc Horváth | 30 June 2016 |
| Debrecen | Elemér Kondás | Mutual consention | 25 July 2016 | 10th | András Herczeg | 25 July 2016 |
| Debrecen | András Herczeg | Caretaker | 7 August 2016 | 4th | Leonel Pontes | 8 August 2016 |
| MTK | Vaszilisz Teodoru | Mutual agreement | 20 December 2016 | 11th | Zsolt Tamási | 20 December 2016 |
| Mezőkövesd | Attila Pintér | Signed by Puskás Akadémia | 22 December 2016 | 5th | Tomislav Sivić | 27 December 2016 |
| Diósgyőr | Ferenc Horváth | Sacked | 2 March 2017 | 10th | Zoltán Vitelki | 2 March 2017 |
| Diósgyőr | Zoltán Vitelki | End of caretaker spell | 13 March 2017 | 11th | Tamás Bódog | 2 March 2017 |
| Mezőkövesd | Tomislav Sivić | Sacked | 2 May 2017 | 8th | Mikuláš Radványi | 2 May 2017 |
| Debrecen | Leonel Pontes | Sacked | 22 May 2017 | 9th | András Herczeg | 22 May 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Honvéd (C) | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Videoton | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vasas | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ferencváros | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Paks | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Haladás | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Újpest | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Debrecen | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Mezőkövesd | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 40 | |
| 10 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 37 | |
| 11 | MTK (R) | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 37 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Gyirmót (R) | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 24 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
* ↑ Ferencváros qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Magyar Kupa.

### 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 |
| Honvéd | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Videoton | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vasas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Ferencváros | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Paks | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Haladás | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Újpest | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Debrecen | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Mezőkövesd | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Diósgyőr | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| MTK | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Gyirmót | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Results

In the first 22 rounds each team plays against every other team home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed teams from the previous season will play six matches at home and five matches away, and the other six teams will play five matches at home and six matches away.

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Márton Eppel | Honvéd | 16 |
| 2 | Marko Šćepović | Videoton | 13 |
| 3 | Enis Bardhi | Újpest | 12 |
| 4 | László Bartha | Paks | 11 |
| 4 | Dániel Böde | Ferencváros | 11 |
| 4 | Davide Lanzafame | Honvéd | 11 |
| 4 | David Williams | Haladás | 11 |
| 8 | Danko Lazović | Videoton | 10 |
| 9 | Sándor Torghelle | MTK | 9 |
| 9 | Bálint Gaál | Haladás (7) Vasas (2) | 9 |
| 11 | Marco Djuricin | Ferencváros | 8 |
| 11 | Róbert Feczesin‡ | Videoton | 8 |
| 11 | Zoltán Gera | Ferencváros | 8 |
| 11 | Gábor Molnár | Mezőkövesd | 8 |
Updated to games played on 27 May 2017
‡ Feczesin was transferred to Jeonnam Dragons on 6 January 2017.

### Hat-tricks

| Name | For | Against | Round | Result | Date |
| Zoltán Gera | Ferencváros | Gyirmót | 28th | 2–3 | 22 April 2017 |
| Márk Koszta | Honvéd | Debrecen | 32nd | 2–5 | 20 May 2017 |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 48,493 | 11,760 | 5,198 | 6,928 | −10.5%$^†$ |
| 2 | Diósgyőr | 31,179 | 8,052 | 2,472 | 4,454 | +27.1%$^†$ |
| 3 | Vasas | 26,939 | 5,045 | 2,832 | 3,848 | +99.7%$^†$ |
| 4 | Debrecen | 21,261 | 4,091 | 1,685 | 3,037 | +0.9%$^†$ |
| 5 | Újpest | 18,300 | 3,500 | 1,500 | 2,614 | −7.4%$^4$ |
| 6 | Mezőkövesd | 14,448 | 3,248 | 1,215 | 2,064 | +34.9%$^1$ |
| 7 | Honvéd | 14,051 | 2,832 | 1,180 | 2,007 | +17.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Videoton | 13,673 | 3,112 | 1,423 | 1,953 | −1.8%$^5$ |
| 9 | Haladás | 13,245 | 4,138 | 1,118 | 1,892 | −32.4%$^2$ |
| 10 | Gyirmót | 13,013 | 4,200 | 800 | 1,859 | +36.0%$^1$ |
| 11 | Paks | 11,102 | 4,217 | 623 | 1,586 | +21.7%$^†$ |
| 12 | MTK | 4,768 | 1,183 | 316 | 681 | −12.5%$^3$ |
| | League total | 33,266 | 11,760 | 316 | 2,694 | +3.5%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 17 July 2016 Source: League matches: NB I 2016/2017 / NB I 2015/16: attendances, NB II 2015/16: attendances Notes: 1: Team played last season in NB II 2: Haladás play their home matches in Káposztás utcai Stadion (Sopron), because Rohonci úti Stadion is under reconstruction 3: MTK played their home matches in Eszperantó úti Stadion (Dunaújváros), because Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion is under reconstruction until Round 13 (2016.10.22.) 4: Újpest play their home matches in Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, because Szusza Ferenc Stadion is under reconstruction 5: Videoton play their home matches in Pancho Arena (Felcsút), because Sóstói Stadion is under reconstruction

## Number of teams by counties

| | County | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Budapest (capital) | 5 | Ferencváros, Honvéd, MTK, Újpest and Vasas |
| 2 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 2 | Diósgyőr and Mezőkövesd |
| 3 | Fejér | 1 | Videoton |
| 3 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1 | Gyirmót |
| 3 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debrecen |
| 3 | Tolna | 1 | Paks |
| 3 | Vas | 1 | Haladás |