# 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2024–25 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, will be the 126th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were announced on 20 June 2024. Ferencváros are the 5-time defending champions.

## Teams
### Changes

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.
The promoted teams are Nyíregyháza and Győr, who are returning to the top flight after respective absences of nine years. They replaced Kisvárda and Mezőkövesd, who were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of six and eight years in the top flight.

### Personnel and kits

All teams were obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor OTP Bank as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right side of their shirt. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsored all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo were 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 | Head coach | Captain | Kit maker | Kit sponsors | Kit sponsors |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit maker | Main | Other(s)0 |
| Debrecen | Nestor El Maestro | Balázs Dzsudzsák | Adidas | Tranzit-Food | None |
| Diósgyőr | Valdas Dambrauskas | Gergő Holdampf | 2Rule | Hell | List Back: Apollo Tyres Sleeves: Mercedes-Benz Miskolc Shorts: Duna Aszfalt and Mercedes-Benz Miskolc |
| Fehérvár | Tamás Pető | Áron Csongvai | Adidas | None | None |
| Ferencváros | Robbie Keane | Dénes Dibusz | Macron | Telekom | List Front: Superz. Back: hsagroup Sleeves: Groupama and MVM Shorts: MVM and VW |
| Győr | Balázs Borbély | Michal Škvarka | Adidas | Kukkonia | None |
| Kecskemét | Zoltán Gera | Levente Vágó [hu] | Kappa | HÉP | List Back: Kádár Környezetvédelmi Kft. Sleeves: Hovány Shorts: Piroska Szörp and Kecskeméti Fürdő |
| MTK | Dávid Horváth | Mihály Kata | Nike | Prohuman | List Back: Bayer Construct Sleeves: HR-Rent |
| Nyíregyháza | Krisztián Tímár | Gergő Gengeliczki | Macron | Révész Group | List Sleeves: City of Nyíregyháza Shorts: Prestige Medical Center and VW Autó Széles |
| Paks | György Bognár | János Szabó | Nike | None | List Shorts: tarr |
| Puskás Akadémia | Zsolt Hornyák | Roland Szolnoki | 2Rule | MBH Bank | None |
| Újpest | Bartosz Grzelak | Matija Ljujić | Puma | MOL | List Back: 11teamsports Sleeves: Toyota Schiller |
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Márton | Norbert Szendrei | 2Rule | None | List Back: Pellet Hungary Shorts: ZÁÉV and Pharos '95 |

### Stadium and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Cap. | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 | 5th | details |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc (Diósgyőr) | Diósgyőri Stadion | 15,325 | 7th | details |
| Fehérvár | Székesfehérvár | Sóstói Stadion | 14,201 | 4th | details |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 22,043 | 1st | details |
| Győr | Győr | ETO Park | 15,600 | 2nd (NB II) | |
| Kecskemét | Kecskemét | Széktói Stadion | 6,320 | 6th | |
| Nyíregyháza | Nyíregyháza | Városi Stadion | 8,150 | 1st (NB II) | |
| MTK | Budapest (Józsefváros) | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 5,014 | 8th | |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 | 3rd | details |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 | 2nd | details |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 12,670 | 10th | details |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zalaegerszeg | ZTE Aréna | 11,200 | 9th | |
| Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Fehérvár | Ferencváros |
| Nagyerdei Stadion | Diósgyőri Stadion | Sóstói Stadion | Groupama Aréna |
| Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 15,325 | Capacity: 14,201 | Capacity: 22,043 |
| Győr | Kecskemét | MTK | Nyíregyháza |
| ETO Park | Széktói Stadion | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | Városi Stadion |
| Capacity: 15,600 | Capacity: 6,320 | Capacity: 5,014 | Capacity: 8,150 |
| Paks | Puskás Akadémia | Újpest | Zalaegerszeg |
| Fehérvári úti Stadion | Pancho Aréna | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | ZTE Arena |
| Capacity: 6,150 | Capacity: 3,816 | Capacity: 12,670 | Capacity: 11,200 |

#### Number of teams by counties and regions

Number of teams by counties :
| Pos. | County | No. of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Budapest | 3 | Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest |
| 2 | Fejér | 2 | Fehérvár and Puskás Akadémia |
| 3 | Bács-Kiskun | 1 | Kecskemét |
| 3 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1 | Diósgyőr |
| 3 | Győr–Moson–Sopron | 1 | Győr |
| 3 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debrecen |
| 3 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1 | Nyíregyháza |
| 3 | Tolna | 1 | Paks |
| 3 | Zala | 1 | Zalaegerszeg |
Number of teams by regions :
| Transdanubia | Central Hungary | Great Plain and North |
| Fehérvár Győr Paks Puskás Akadémia Zalaegerszeg | Ferencváros MTK Újpest | Debrecen Diósgyőr Kecskemét Nyíregyháza |
| 5 Teams | 3 Teams | 4 Teams |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Ferencváros | Dejan Stanković | Signed by Spartak Moscow | 16 May 2024 | Pre-season | Pascal Jansen | 16 June 2024 |
| Újpest | Géza Mészöly | End of interim spell | 27 May 2024 | Pre-season | Bartosz Grzelak | 14 June 2024 |
| Fehérvár | Bartosz Grzelak | Signed by Újpest | 14 June 2024 | Pre-season | Tamás Pető | 15 June 2024 |
| Debrecen | Srđan Blagojević | Mutual consent | 26 August 2024 | 9th | Csaba Máté | 30 August 2024 |
| Kecskemét | István Szabó | Sacked | 15 October 2024 | 12th | Zoltán Gera | 16 October 2024 |
| Debrecen | Csaba Máté | Sacked | 27 October 2024 | 11th | Tibor Dombi (caretaker) | 27 October 2024 |
| Debrecen | Tibor Dombi (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 11 November 2024 | 11th | Nestor El Maestro | 11 November 2024 |
| Ferencváros | Pascal Jansen | Signed by New York City FC | 6 January 2025 | 2nd | Robbie Keane | 8 January 2025 |
| Diósgyőr | Vladimir Radenković | Mutual consent | 19 February 2025 | 4th | Richárd Vincze (caretaker) | 19 February 2025 |
| Diósgyőr | Richárd Vincze (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 26 February 2025 | 5th | Valdas Dambrauskas | 26 February 2025 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Puskás Akadémia | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 46 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Paks | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 44 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | MTK | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | Diósgyőr | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 35 | |
| 6 | Győr | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Újpest | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Fehérvár | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Zalaegerszeg | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | Nyíregyháza | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 24 | |
| 11 | Debrecen | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 20 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Kecskemét | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | DEB | DIO | FEH | FER | GYO | KEC | MTK | NYI | PAK | PUS | UJP | ZAL | DEB | DIO | FEH | FER | GYO | KEC | MTK | NYI | PAK | PUS | UJP | ZAL |
| Debrecen | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 5 Apr | | 0–1 | | | 3 May | | 17 May | | | 19 Apr |
| Diósgyőr | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | 30 Mar | 19 Apr | 12 Apr | 17 May | | 0–2 | | | 3 May |
| Fehérvár | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 24 May | 0–0 | | | | | 19 Apr | | 3 May | | | 6 Apr |
| Ferencváros | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 17 May | | | 4–0 | | 19 Apr | | 3 May | 6 Apr a | |
| Győr | 0–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 10 May | 24 May | | | 29 Mar | | 26 Apr | 12 Apr | | |
| Kecskemét | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 28 Mar | | 2–2 | | 5 Apr | | | 3 May | | 17 May | 19 Apr | |
| MTK | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | | | 26 Apr a | | 10 May | | 3–0 | 11 Apr | | 24 May | |
| Nyíregyháza | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 26 Apr | 10 May | 13 Apr | | 0–1 | | | | | 29 Mar | | 24 May |
| Paks | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | | | 10 May | | 24 May | | 5 Apr | | 19 Apr | 6–1 | |
| Puskás Akadémia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 10 May | 24 May | 26 Apr | | | | 6 Apr | | | | | 2–1 |
| Újpest | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 13 Apr | 26 Apr | 30 Mar | | 3 May | | | 17 May | | 1–1 | | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | | | | | 12 Apr | 17 May | 26 Apr | 1–1 | | 29 Mar | | 10 May | |

## Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in 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 |
| Debrecen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Diósgyőr | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fehérvár | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ferencváros | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Győr | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Kecskemét | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| MTK | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nyíregyháza | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Paks | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Puskás A. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Újpest | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
* Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
* Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
* Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of match played 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dániel Böde | Paks | 11 |
| 2 | Marin Jurina | MTK | 10 |
| 2 | Zsolt Nagy | Puskás Akadémia | 10 |
| 2 | Bence Ötvös | Paks | 10 |
| 5 | Lamin Colley | Puskás Akadémia | 9 |
| 5 | Brandon Domingues | Debrecen | 9 |
| 5 | Barnabás Varga | Ferencváros | 9 |
| 8 | Donát Bárány | Debrecen | 8 |
| 8 | Fran Brodić | Újpest | 8 |
| 10 | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | Győr | 7 |
| 10 | Nejc Gradišar | Fehérvár | 7 |
| 10 | Gergely Mim | Zalaegerszeg | 7 |
| 10 | Bence Ötvös | Paks | 7 |
| 10 | Matheus Saldanha | Ferencváros | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

    (H) = Home; (A) = Away;
| Player | For | Against | Score | Result | Round | Date |
| Matheus Saldanha | Ferencváros | Puskás Akadémia (H) | 1–0 65', 2–0 77', 3–0 82' | 3–0 | 8 | 29 September 2024 (2024-9-29) |
| Donát Bárány | Debrecen | Ferencváros (H) | 1–0 2', 2–0 5', 3–0 17' | 5–4 | 1 | 5 December 2024 (2024-12-5) |
| Barna Tóth$^4$ | Paks | Újpest (H) | 1–1 25', 2–1 48', 3–1 52', 5–1 68' | 6–1 | 24 | 14 March 2025 (2025-3-14) |
    Note: $^4$ – player scored 4 goals

### Discipline
#### Player

    As of match played 16 March 2025
* Most yellow cards: 10
** Lamin Colley (Puskás Akadémia)
* Most red cards: 2
** Tom Lacoux (Újpest)
** Bence Várkonyi (Zalaegerszeg)

#### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
* Most yellow cards: 68
** Kecskemét
** Nyíregyháza
* Most red cards: 6
** Debrecen
* Fewest yellow cards: 41
** Ferencváros
** Zalaegerszeg
* Fewest red cards: 0
** Paks

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Coach of the Month | Ref. |
| Month | Player | Club | Player | Club | Ref. |
| August | Matija Ljujić | Újpest | Zsolt Hornyák | Puskás Akadémia | |
| September | Matheus Saldanha | Ferencváros | Krisztián Tímár | Nyíregyháza | |
| October | Bence Ötvös | Paks | Dávid Horváth | MTK | |
| November | Gergely Mim | Zalaegerszeg | Vladimir Radenković | Diósgyőr | |
| February | Maurides | Debrecen | Balázs Borbély | Győr | |