2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Fizz Liga
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025–16 May 2026[1]
Matches161
Goals477 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerLukács and Matko (13 each)
Biggest home win5–0
MTK 5–0 Diósgyőr
Round 3 (9 August 2025),
5–0
Zalaegerszeg 5–0 Kazincbarcika
Round 8 (27 September 2025)
Biggest away win7–2
MTK 2–7 Győr
Round 4 (17 August 2025)
Highest scoring9 goals
MTK 2–7 Győr
Round 4 (17 August 2025)
Longest winning run6 (Győr)
Longest unbeaten run11 (Győr)
Longest winless run9 (Kazincbarcika)
Longest losing run5 (Kazincbarcika and Paks)
Highest attendance18,779
Ferencváros 3–0 Újpest
Round 21 (7 February 2026)
Lowest attendance292
Kazincbarcika 1–3 Győri ETO
Round 5 (3 December 2025)
Total attendance663,829
Average attendance4,123
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026, Round 27 (6 of 6 matches).

The 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2025–26 Fizz Liga), also known as NB I, is the 127th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary for sponsorship reasons.[2] Ferencváros are the 7-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 Kisvárda which returned to the top tier after a year absence and Kazincbarcika who will play in top tier for the first time in history for this season. They replaced Fehérvár and Kecskemét, who were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II after respective spells of twenty-five and three years in the top flight.

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Location of teams in Budapest
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 2025–26
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 9th details
Diósgyőr Miskolc (Diósgyőr) Diósgyőri Stadion 15,325 6th details
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st details
Győr Győr ETO Park 15,600 4th details
Kazincbarcika Kazincbarcika Városi Stadion (Mezőkövesd)/
Diósgyőri Stadion* 		4,183 / 15,325 2nd (NB II) details
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 2,850 1st (NB II) details
MTK Budapest (Józsefváros) Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 5th details
Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza Városi Stadion 8,150 8th details
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 3rd details
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 2nd details
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 7th details
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 10th details

*Kazincbarcika plays its home games from Round 1 until Round 18 in Mezőkövesd and from Round 19 until Round 33 Diósgyőri Stadion (Miskolc), as their stadium do not comply with NB I rules.[3]

Debrecen Diósgyőr/Kazincbarcika* Ferencváros Győr
Nagyerdei Stadion Diósgyőri Stadion Groupama Aréna ETO Park
Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 15,325 Capacity: 22,043 Capacity: 15,600
Kazincbarcika Kisvárda MTK Nyíregyháza
Városi Stadion (Mezőkövesd) Várkerti Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Városi Stadion
Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 2,850 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 (megye) No. of teams Teams
1 Budapest 3 Ferencváros, MTK and Újpest
2 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 2 Diósgyőr and Kazincbarcika
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 2 Kisvárda and Nyíregyháza
4 Fejér 1 Puskás Akadémia
Győr-Moson-Sopron 1 Győr
Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen
Tolna 1 Paks
Zala 1 Zalaegerszeg
Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia Central Hungary Great Plain and North
4 Teams 3 Teams 5 Teams

Personnel and kits

All teams were obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Fizz (the OTP Bank's webshop subsidiar) 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
Main Other(s)
Debrecen Sergio Navarro Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food None
Diósgyőr Vladimir Radenković Gergő Holdampf 2Rule Hell
List
Ferencváros Robbie Keane Dénes Dibusz Macron Telekom
List
Győr Balázs Borbély Paul Anton Macron Kukkonia None
Kazincbarcika Attila Kuttor Bálint Kártik Puma NanoMix Beton, GNB
List
    • Shorts: Green Plan
Kisvárda Attila Révész Jasmin Mešanović Adidas Master Good None
MTK Máté Pinezits Mihály Kata Nike Prohuman
List
    • Back: Hilaris Hotels
    • Sleeves: HR-Rent
    • Back: 11teamsports
Nyíregyháza István Szabó Dominik Nagy Macron Révész Group
List
Paks György Bognár Dániel Böde Nike None
List
    • Shorts: tarr
Puskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Roland Szolnoki 2Rule MBH Bank None
Újpest Boldizsár Bodor (interim) Matija Ljujić Puma MOL
List
Zalaegerszeg Nuno Campos Norbert Szendrei 2Rule ZÁÉV
List

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table		 Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Kisvárda Attila Révész Appointed sports director 31 May 2025 Pre-season Máté Gerliczki 31 May 2025 [4][5]
Kazincbarcika Gábor Erős Signed by Vasas 31 May 2025 Attila Kuttor 5 June 2025 [6][7][8][9]
Diósgyőr Valdas Dambrauskas Resign 12 June 2025 Vladimir Radenković 18 June 2025 [10][11][12]
Debrecen Nestor El Maestro Mutual agreement 14 June 2025 Sergio Navarro 17 June 2025 [13][14]
Zalaegerszeg István Mihalecz 16 June 2025 Nuno Campos 24 June 2025 [15][16]
Kisvárda Máté Gerliczki 30 September 2025 7th Attila Révész 10 October 2025 [17][18]
Nyíregyháza István Szabó Sacked 28 October 2025 12th Tamás Bódog 29 October 2025 [19][20]
Újpest Damir Krznar 9 November 2025 9th Boldizsár Bodor (interim) 9 November 2025 [21]
MTK Dávid Horváth Change of role 20 December 2025 9th Máté Pinezits 21 December 2025 [22]
Újpest Boldizsár Bodor (interim) Contracts expire 30 December 2025 8th Zoltán Szélesi 30 December 2025 [23]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Győr 27 15 8 4 53 28 +25 53 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 26 15 5 6 50 28 +22 50 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Debrecen 27 12 9 6 41 32 +9 45
4 Zalaegerszeg 27 11 9 7 41 32 +9 42
5 Paks 27 11 8 8 49 38 +11 41
6 Kisvárda 27 11 6 10 33 40 −7 39
7 Puskás Akadémia 26 10 6 10 32 32 0 36
8 Újpest 27 9 6 12 35 44 −9 33
9 Nyíregyháza 27 8 8 11 38 45 −7 32
10 MTK 27 7 7 13 45 56 −11 28
11 Diósgyőr 27 5 10 12 34 47 −13 25 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Kazincbarcika 27 5 2 20 26 55 −29 17
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026, Round 27 (6 of 6 matches). Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.[24]


Results

Home \ Away DEB DIO FER GYO KAZ KIS MTK NYI PAK PUS UJP ZAL DEB DIO FER GYO KAZ KIS MTK NYI PAK PUS UJP ZAL
Debrecen 3–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 5–2 2–1 2–2 1–1
Diósgyőr 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Ferencváros 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 4–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 TBD
Győr 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1
Kazincbarcika 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–2
Kisvárda 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–5 2–1 3–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–0
MTK 3–0 5–0 1–1 2–7 1–3 4–0 5–1 2–3 2–2 3–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2
Nyíregyháza 0–3 1–4 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–2
Paks 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–0 5–3 3–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 2–2 3–4 1–1
Puskás Akadémia 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2
Újpest 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0
Zalaegerszeg 3–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026, Round 27 (6 of 6 matches). Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Győr479653133345343211112111211
Ferencváros731322322231111122321222122
Debrecen353434444652422334443333333
Zalaegerszeg668101111121012121011888777777567544
Paks522211211113234443234444665
Kisvárda8117576776524675666666776456
Puskás Akadémia214145667776756555555655777
Újpest14676788881189991098999888888
Nyíregyháza1081091010101199121211111111111111111010109999
MTK9958985554675678898889910101010
Diósgyőr12101111899910108910101091010101011111111111111
Kazincbarcika111212121212111211119101212121212121212121212121212121212
Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026, Round 27 (5 of 6 matches). Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)

Season statistics

As of match played 22 March 2026

Top goalscorers

Source:[25]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dániel Lukács Puskás Akadémia 13
Aljoša Matko Újpest
3 Donát Bárány Debrecen 12
4 Nadhir Benbouali Győr 11
5 Barnabás Varga1 Ferencváros 10
6 Elton Acolatse Diósgyőr (8) / Ferencváros (1) 9
Zsombor Gruber Ferencváros
János Hahn Paks
Alen Skribek Zalaegerszeg
10 Ádin Molnár MTK 8

1 Barnabás Varga was transferred to AEK Athens during the winter transfer window.

Hat-tricks

(H) = Home; (A) = Away;
Player For Against Score Result Round Date
Rajmund Molnár MTK Diósgyőr (H) 7' (pen.) 1–0, 32' 3–0, 43' (pen.) 4–0 5–0 3 9 August 2025

Attendances

Ranked by average attendances.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ferencváros 120,814 18,779 6,477 10,068 −10.4%†
2 Debrecen 82,576 12,646 3,514 6,352 +11.8%†
3 Újpest 82,345 10,011 3,057 5,882 +4.9%†
4 Nyíregyháza 76,766 8,013 3,577 5,483 −5.1%†
5 Győr 60,440 8,280 1,906 4,649 +18.1%†
6 Diósgyőr 51,739 6,279 973 3,980 −30.0%†
7 Zalaegerszeg 46,410 6,148 1,700 3,315 +12.1%†
8 MTK 43,284 4,872 1,954 3,092 +4.0%†
9 Paks 34,959 4,691 2,011 2,689 −8.4%†
10 Kisvárda 30,466 3,150 1,250 2,176 +74.1%1
11 Puskás Akadémia 20,970 3,242 500 1,613 −1.7%†
12 Kazincbarcika 13,060 2,981 292 933 +39.0%1
League total 663,829 18,779 292 4,123 −9.0%†

Updated to games played on 22 March 2026, after Round 27 (6 of 6 matches)
Source: magyarfutball (in Hungarian)
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month Ref
Player Club Coach Club Player Club Goalkeeper Club
July–August Zsombor Gruber Ferencváros György Bognár Paks Milán Vitális Győri ETO Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [26]
September Ádin Molnár MTK Dávid Horváth MTK Elton Acolatse Diósgyőr Dániel Kovács Nyíregyháza [27]
October István Bognár MTK Attila Révész Kisvárda Balázs Dzsudzsák Debrecen Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [28]
November Elton Acolatse Diósgyőr Nuno Campos Zalaegerszeg János Galambos Paks Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [29]
December Željko Gavrić Győri ETO Balázs Borbély Győri ETO Tonislav Yordanov Kisvárda Karlo Sentić Diósgyőr [30]
January–February Milán Vitális Győri ETO Tamás Bódog Nyíregyháza Donát Bárány Debrecen Péter Szappanos Puskás Akadémia [31]

See also

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