# 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

The 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2022–23 Merkantil Bank Liga) is Hungary's 72nd season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system. The season began in July 2022.

## Overview

This league will be last season as 20 teams and reduced to 18 teams from 2023–24, two teams directly relegated to NB III and three teams will battle relegation play-off against Champions of each group NB III in 2022–23.

## Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.

### 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 | 2021–22 |
| Ajka | Ajka | Városi Stadion | 5,000 | 9th |
| Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba | Kórház utcai Stadion | 2,479 | 15th |
| Budafok | Budapest | Promontor utcai Stadion | 4,000 | 14th |
| Csákvár | Csákvár | Tersztyánszky Ödön Stadion | 2,020 | 12th |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | DVTK Stadion | 15,325 | 3rd |
| Dorog | Dorog | Buzánszky Jenő Stadion | 5,000 | 17th |
| Gyirmót | Győr | Alcufer Stadion | 4,728 | 12nd (NB I) |
| Győr | Győr | ETO Park | 15,600 | 7th |
| Kazincbarcika | Kazincbarcika | Kolorcity Aréna | 1,080 | 1st (NB III, East) |
| Kozármisleny | Kozármisleny | Kozármislenyi Stadion | 2,000 | 1st (NB III, Central) |
| MTK Budapest | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 5,014 | 11st (NB I) |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Mosonmagyaróvár | Wittmann Antal park | 4,000 | 1st (NB III, West) |
| Nyíregyháza | Balmazújváros | Városi Stadion | 2,291 | 10th |
| Pécs | Pécs | Stadion PMFC | 7,000 | 11st |
| Siófok | Siófok | Révész Géza utcai Stadion | 6,500 | 5th |
| Soroksár | Budapest (Soroksár) | Szamosi Mihály Sportelep | 5,000 | 8th |
| Szeged-Csanád | Szeged | Szent Gellért Fórum | 8,136 | 4th |
| Szentlőrinc | Szentlőrinc | Szentlőrinci Sportpálya | 1,020 | 16th |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | Szombathely | Haladás Sportkomplexum | 8,940 | 6th |
| Tiszakécske | Tiszakécske | Városi Stadion | | 13th |

## League table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Diósgyőr (C, P) | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 87 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2 | MTK Budapest (P) | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 74 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 3 | Ajka | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 68 | |
| 4 | Szeged | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 64 | |
| 5 | Soroksár | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 61 | |
| 6 | Gyirmót | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 60 | |
| 7 | Pécs | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 58 | |
| 8 | Siófok | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 56 | |
| 9 | Haladás | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 51 | |
| 10 | Budafok | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 47 | |
| 11 | Tiszakécske | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 46 | |
| 12 | Mosonmagyaróvár | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 46 | |
| 13 | Győr | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 46 | |
| 14 | Kazincbarcika | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 45 | |
| 15 | Csákvár | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 42 | |
| 16 | Kozármisleny (O) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 41 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Szentlőrinc (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 39 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Nyíregyháza (O) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 38 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Békéscsaba (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 37 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| 20 | Dorog (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 31 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |

## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
| Márkó Futács | MTK Budapest | Dorog | 5–2 | 14 August 2022 | 3 |
| Patrik Nagy | Gyirmót | Mosonmagyaróvár | 3–1 | 14 August 2022 | 5 |
| Krisztián Németh | MTK Budapest | Mosonmagyaróvár | 6–0 | 28 August 2022 | 6 |
| Péter Beke | Budafok | Kazincbarcika | 4–0 | 5 February 2023 | 22 |

## Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs were played on 28 May and 4 June 2023.

### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kozármisleny | 3–1 | Iváncsa | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Veszprém | 0–1 | Nyíregyháza | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| BVSC-Zugló | 2–1 | Szentlőrinc | 0–0 | 2–1 |

### Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Kozármisleny won 3–1 on aggregate, both teams remained in the league respectively.
Nyíregyháza won 1–0 on aggregate, both teams remained in the league respectively.
BVSC–Zugló won 2–1 on aggregate and promoted to NB II, whereas Szentlőrinc was relegated to NB III.