# 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

The 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2018–19 Merkantil Bank Liga) was Hungary's 68th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.

## Team changes

| Promoted from 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság III | Relegated from 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| Kaposvár (West) | Vasas |
| Tiszakécske (Center) | Balmazújváros |
| Monor (East) | |
| Promoted to 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Relegated to 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| MTK Budapest | Szolnok |
| Kisvárda | Szeged |
| | Sopron |

## Stadiums by capacity

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Balmazújváros | Balmazújváros | Városi Sportpálya | 2,435 |
| Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba | Kórház utcai | 4,963 |
| Budafok | Budapest, Budafok | Promontor utcai | 4,000 |
| Budaörs | Budaörs | Árok utcai | 1,204 |
| Cegléd | Cegléd | Malomtó széli | 4,000 |
| Aqvital | Csákvár | Tersztyánszky Ödön | 2,500 |
| Dorog | Dorog | Buzánszky Jenő | 12,000 |
| Gyirmót | Győr | Ménfői úti | 4,500 |
| Győr | Győr | ETO Park | 16,000 |
| Kaposvár | Kaposvár | Kaposvár Rákóczi | 7,000 |
| Kazincbarcika | Kazincbarcika | Pete András | 8,000 |
| Monor | Monor | Balassi Bálint utcai | 2,250 |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Mosonmagyaróvár | Wittmann Antal park | 4,000 |
| Nyíregyháza Spartacus | Nyíregyháza | Városi | 10,500 |
| Siófok | Siófok | Révész Géza utcai | 6,500 |
| Soroksár | Budapest, Soroksár | Szamosi Mihály | 5,000 |
| Tiszakécske | Tiszakécske | Városi Stadion | 4,500 |
| Vác | Vác | Ligeti | 9,000 |
| Vasas | Budapest | Illovszky Rudolf | 5,054 |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zalaegerszeg | ZTE Arena | 8,990 |

## Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Balmazújváros | Toni Golem | Gergő Szécsi | Adidas | Kamilla Gyógyfürdő |
| Békéscsaba | Gábor Boér | | Saller | Békés Drén |
| Budafok | Csaba Csizmadia | | Mitre | Care Park |
| Budaörs | György Bognár | Ádám Csobánki | Ziccer | Volkswagen |
| Cegléd | Tibor Nagy | | Joma | Balogh Tészta |
| Csákvár | István Szíjjártó | | 2Rule | Euroaszfalt |
| Dorog | Pál Balogh | Illés Sitku | Adidas | Pannon Falap-Lemez |
| Gyirmót | László Szepessy | | Jako | Alcufer |
| Győr | József Király | | Adidas | WKW |
| Kaposvár | Róbert Waltner | | Nike | Szuperagro |
| Kazincbarcika | György Gálhidi | | Adidas | KolorCity |
| Monor | Dávid Horváth | | Joma | |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | András Tóth | Balázs Laki | Jako | Credobus |
| Nyíregyháza | Zoran Spisljak | - | Jako | Révész |
| Siófok | István Mihalecz | - | Nike | HunGast |
| Soroksár | Péter Lipcsei | | Nike | |
| Tiszakécske | István Szabó | | 2Rule | Duna Aszfalt |
| Vác | Károly Horváth | Csaba Hegedűs | Nike | Sláger FM |
| Vasas | Károly Szanyó | | Adidas | Alprosys |
| Zalaegerszeg | Barna Dobos | - | Puma | Pharos |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position is table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Zalaegerszeg | Tamás Artner | Mutual agreement | 4 June 2018 | pre-season | Tamás Nagy | 20 June 2018 |
| Dorog | Szabolcs Schindler | End of contract | 12 June 2018 | pre-season | Attila Miskei | 18 June 2018 |
| Győri ETO | Lázár Szentes | | 21 June 2018 | pre-season | Géza Mészöly | 22 June 2018 |
| Vasas | Michael Oenning | End of contract | 30 June 2018 | pre-season | Károly Kis | 27 June 2018 |
| Vác | Tibor Nagy | End of contract | 30 June 2018 | pre-season | Zoran Spišljak | 12 June 2018 |
| Budafok | Bálint Tóth | End of contract | 6 June 2018 | pre-season | Zoltán Vitelki | 19 June 2018 |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Péter Várhidi | Mutual agreement | 10 October 2018 | 18th | András Tóth | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Zalaegerszeg (C, P) | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 77 | 41 | +36 | 82 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2 | Kaposvár (P) | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 74 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 3 | Gyirmót | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 65 | |
| 4 | Vasas | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 65 | |
| 5 | Budaörs | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 64 | |
| 6 | Békéscsaba | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 60 | |
| 7 | Soroksár | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 59 | |
| 8 | Győr | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 58 | |
| 9 | Kazincbarcika | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 56 | |
| 10 | Nyíregyháza | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | |
| 11 | Aqvital Csákvár | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 52 | |
| 12 | Siófok | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 47 | |
| 13 | Vác | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 46 | |
| 14 | Dorog | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 43 | |
| 15 | Tiszakécske | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 43 | |
| 16 | Budafok | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 41 | |
| 17 | Balmazújváros | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 40 | |
| 18 | Cegléd (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 32 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| 19 | Mosonmagyaróvár (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 31 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| 20 | Monor (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 30 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |