# 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 117th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began 17 July 2015 and will conclude on 8 May 2016. Videoton are the defending champions having won their second Hungarian championship last season.
Last season an extra four teams were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III. Győr had financial and licensing issues. Kecskemét, Pécs and Nyíregyháza all had licensing issues. Therefore, from this season twelve teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds. This season was played with 12 teams after reduced from 16 in 2014–15.

## Teams

Dunaújváros and Pápa finished the 2014–15 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to NB II division.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions and the runners-up 2014–15 NB II Vasas and Békéscsaba. Each of the first two teams in the first division.

### Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba | Kórház utcai Stadion | 4,965 |
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion | 9,345 |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 23,700 |
| Haladás | Szombathely | Rohonci úti Stadion | 12,500 |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik József Stadion | 10,000 |
| MTK | Budapest (Józsefváros) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 9,000 |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 |
| Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 9,000 |
| Videoton | Székesfehérvár | Sóstói Stadion | 14,135 |
| Békéscsaba | Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Ferencváros |
| Kórház utcai Stadion | Nagyerdei Stadion UEFA Elite Stadium | Diósgyőri Stadion | Groupama Aréna UEFA Elite Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,965 | Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 9,345 | Capacity: 23,700 |
| Haladás | Honvéd | MTK | Paks |
| Rohonci úti Stadion | Bozsik József Stadion | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | Fehérvári úti Stadion |
| Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 6,150 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Újpest | Vasas | Videoton |
| Pancho Aréna UEFA Elite Stadium | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | Sóstói Stadion |
| Capacity: 3,816 | Capacity: 13,501 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 14,135 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 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 |
| Békéscsaba | Zoran Spisljak | Zsolt Balog | adidas | Békés Drén |
| Debrecen | Elemér Kondás | Péter Szakály | adidas | TEVA |
| Diósgyőr | Sándor Egervári | Vladimir Koman | Nike | Borsodi |
| Ferencváros | Thomas Doll | Gábor Gyömbér | Nike | T-Mobile |
| Haladás | Géza Mészöly | Péter Halmosi | adidas | Swietelsky |
| Honvéd | Marco Rossi | Szabolcs Kemenes | Macron | – |
| MTK | Vaszilisz Teodoru | József Kanta | Nike | Panzi Pet |
| Paks | Aurél Csertői | Tamás Báló | Jako | – |
| Puskás Akadémia | Robert Jarni | Attila Polonkai | Jako | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
| Újpest | Nebojša Vignjević | Szabolcs Balajcza | Puma | – |
| Vasas | Michael Oenning | Mohamed Remili | adidas | Alprosys |
| Videoton | Ferenc Horváth | Roland Juhász | adidas | Máltai Szeretetszolgálat |
Sources:

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Diósgyőr | Zoltán Vitelki | Caretaker | End of 2014–15 season | Pre-season | Balázs Bekő | 14 May 2015 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Miklós Benczés | End of contract | 1 June 2015 | Pre-season | Robert Jarni | 8 June 2015 |
| MTK | József Garami | End of term and he will be technical director. | 3 June 2015 | Pre-season | Csaba László | 3 June 2015 |
| Videoton | Joan Carrillo | Contract terminated | 3 June 2015 | Pre-season | Bernard Casoni | 11 June 2015 |
| Videoton | Bernard Casoni | Sacked | 19 August 2015 | 10th | Tamás Pető (caretaker) | 19 August 2015 |
| Videoton | Tamás Pető | End of caretaker appointment | 19 August 2015 | 7th | Ferenc Horváth | 6 October 2015 |
| Vasas | Károly Szanyó | Sacked | 19 October 2015 | 11th | Antal Simon | 19 October 2015 |
| Diósgyőr | Balázs Bekő | Sacked | 14 December 2015 | 9th | Sándor Egervári | 29 December 2015 |
| Vasas | Antal Simon | End of contract | 31 December 2015 | 10th | Michael Oenning | 1 January 2016 |
| MTK | Csaba László | Contract terminated | 3 February 2016 | 5th | Vaszilisz Teodoru | 3 February 2016 |
| Puskás Akadémia | Robert Jarni | Contract terminated | 16 April 2016 | 12th | István Szijjártó | 16 April 2016 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ferencváros (C) | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 23 | +46 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Videoton | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Debrecen | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | MTK Budapest | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Haladás | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 50 | |
| 6 | Újpest | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Paks | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Honvéd | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 38 | |
| 10 | Vasas | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 32 | |
| 11 | Puskás Akadémia (R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Békéscsaba (R) | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 27 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Magyar Kupa, Ferencváros, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

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

## Results

In the first 22 rounds every team plays against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed team 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 | Dániel Böde | Ferencváros | 17 |
| 2 | Mbaye Diagne | Újpest | 11 |
| 2 | Sándor Torghelle | MTK | 11 |
| 4 | Đorđe Kamber | Honvéd | 9 |
| 4 | Stanislav Šesták | Ferencváros | 9 |
| 6 | Soma Novothny | Diósgyőr | 8 |
| 7 | Bálint Gaál | Haladás | 7 |
| 7 | Ádám Gyurcsó | Videoton | 7 |
| 7 | János Hahn | Paks | 7 |
| 7 | József Kanta | MTK | 7 |
| 7 | Roland Lamah | Ferencváros | 7 |
| 7 | Márió Németh | Haladás | 7 |
| 7 | László Pekár | Puskás Akadémia | 7 |
| 7 | Roland Varga | Ferencváros | 7 |
| 13 | Enis Bardhi | Újpest | 6 |
| 13 | Zsolt Horváth | Debrecen | 6 |
| 13 | Loïc Nego | Videoton | 6 |
| 13 | András Radó | Ferencváros | 6 |
| 13 | Mohamed Remili | Vasas | 6 |
| 13 | Tibor Tisza | Debrecen | 6 |
Updated to games played on 30 April 2016

### Hat-tricks

| Name | For | Against | Round | Result | Date |
| Zsolt Horváth | Debrecen | MTK | 19th | 3–1 | 12 December 2015 |

### Best players
## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 120,270 | 17,489 | 4,858 | 7,517 | −10.3%$^†$ |
| 2 | Diósgyőr | 52,818 | 8,165 | 1,911 | 3,521 | −18.8%$^†$ |
| 3 | Debrecen | 47,884 | 6,241 | 1,285 | 2,993 | −21.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | Újpest | 46,073 | 8,445 | 1,048 | 2,880 | +21.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Haladás | 40,618 | 4,395 | 1,117 | 2,708 | +25.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | Videoton | 31,879 | 5,020 | 1,006 | 1,992 | −41.1%$^†$ |
| 7 | Békéscsaba | 28,252 | 3,754 | 632 | 1,883 | +21.7%$^1$ |
| 8 | Vasas | 27,481 | 3,452 | 900 | 1,832 | +2.5%$^1$ |
| 9 | Honvéd | 26,086 | 2,820 | 500 | 1,739 | +78.0%$^†$ |
| 10 | Puskás Akadémia | 23,572 | 3,798 | 708 | 1,571 | −4.7%$^†$ |
| 11 | Paks | 21,030 | 4,113 | 624 | 1,314 | −9.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | MTK | 12,227 | 2,114 | 316 | 764 | +9.3%$^2$ |
| | League total | 478,190 | 17,489 | 316 | 2,571 | +2.7%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 20 April 2016 Source: League matches: NB I 2015/2016, NB I 2015/2016: attendances, NB II 2014/2015: attendances Notes: 1: Team played last season in NB II 2: MTK play their home matches in Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, because Hidegkuti Nándor stadion is under reconstruction

## Number of teams by counties

| | County | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Budapest (capital) | 5 | Ferencváros, Honvéd, MTK, Újpest and Vasas |
| 2 | Fejér | 2 | Puskás Akadémia and Videoton |
| 3 | Békés | 1 | Békéscsaba |
| 3 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1 | Diósgyőr |
| 3 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debrecen |
| 3 | Tolna | 1 | Paks |
| 3 | Vas | 1 | Haladás |

## Best players

After the season Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség chose the best players of this season.
* The best player: Zoltán Gera (Ferencváros)
* The best discovered player of this season: Ádám Nagy (Ferencváros)
* The best manager: Thomas Doll (Ferencváros)
* The best referee: Viktor Kassai
* Fair Play: Debreceni VSC
* The most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of NB1 (Audience Award): Dániel Böde (Ferencváros)