NB I is a men’s football league in Hungary, formed in 1901, with seasons recorded from 2011 through 2025. Visitors can follow live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results, standings, and player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. The page provides a clear reference for reviewing NB I over time and across each recorded season.
Upcoming matches, NB I
Regular Season - 8
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- Regular Season - 8
Puskas Academy
Budapest Honved
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- Regular Season - 8
Kisvarda FC
Paks
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- Regular Season - 8
Debreceni VSC
Vasas
Nagyerdei Stadion -
- Regular Season - 8
Ujpest
Zalaegerszegi TE
Szusza Ferenc Stadion -
- Regular Season - 8
MTK Budapest
Gyori ETO FC
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- Regular Season - 8
Nyiregyhaza
Ferencvarosi TC
Regular Season - 9
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- Regular Season - 9
Vasas
Kisvarda FC
Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
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- Regular Season - 9
Ferencvarosi TC
Debreceni VSC
Groupama Aréna
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- Regular Season - 9
Paks
MTK Budapest
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- Regular Season - 9
Zalaegerszegi TE
Nyiregyhaza
Latest played matches, NB I
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season - 6
NB I Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Gyori ETO FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 | WLDWD |
| 2 |
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Puskas Academy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 3 |
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Vasas | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | WLLWW |
| 4 |
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Ujpest | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 | DWLDW |
| 5 |
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Ferencvarosi TC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 | DWWWD |
| 6 |
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MTK Budapest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | LDWDL |
| 7 |
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Kisvarda FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | WDDLL |
| 8 |
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Debreceni VSC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 | WDDDW |
| 9 |
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Paks | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 8 | LDWLD |
| 10 |
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Nyiregyhaza | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 | LDLWL |
| 11 |
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Budapest Honved | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 6 | LWLDD |
| 12 |
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Zalaegerszegi TE | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 6 | WLLLL |
NB I Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
J. Szalai
Paks |
5 |
| 2 |
G. Jurek
MTK Budapest |
4 |
| 3 |
E. Amenyido
Ujpest |
3 |
| 4 |
Zalán Márk Kerezsi
MTK Budapest |
3 |
| 5 |
Á. Szendrei
Debreceni VSC |
3 |
| 6 |
M. Pető
Paks |
3 |
| 7 |
C. Herc
Kisvarda FC |
3 |
| 8 |
A. Szamosi
Budapest Honved |
2 |
| 9 |
K. Horváth
Ujpest |
2 |
| 10 |
M. Matanović
Kisvarda FC |
2 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A. Skribek
Zalaegerszegi TE |
3 |
| 2 |
K. Kantor
Budapest Honved |
2 |
| 3 |
J. Urblík
Vasas |
2 |
| 4 |
I. Bognár
MTK Budapest |
2 |
| 5 |
D. Arzani
Ferencvarosi TC |
2 |
| 6 |
A. Matko
Ujpest |
2 |
| 7 |
E. Amenyido
Ujpest |
2 |
| 8 |
Cadu
Ferencvarosi TC |
2 |
| 9 |
Z. Haraszti
Paks |
2 |
| 10 |
Zalán Márk Kerezsi
MTK Budapest |
2 |
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
- Mejías García 4
- Orján 3
- Kern 3
- Urblík 3
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- Colley 2
- Mucsányi 2
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- Peraza Serrano 2
- Dénes 2
Top red cards
NB I teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Ferencvarosi TC | 15 |
| Ujpest | 15 |
| Paks | 15 |
| Fehérvár FC | 14 |
| Debreceni VSC | 14 |
| Diosgyori VTK | 13 |
| Budapest Honved | 12 |
| Puskas Academy | 12 |
| MTK Budapest | 11 |
| Mezokovesd-zsory | 9 |
| Szombathelyi Haladas | 8 |
| Zalaegerszegi TE | 8 |
| Kisvarda FC | 7 |
| Kecskeméti TE | 7 |
| Gyori ETO FC | 6 |
| Vasas | 5 |
| Kaposvar | 4 |
| Pécsi MFC | 4 |
| Pápa | 4 |
| Nyiregyhaza | 3 |
| Gyirmot SE | 2 |
| Siofok | 2 |
| Balmazujvaros | 1 |
| Budafoki LC | 1 |
| Bekescsaba 1912 | 1 |
| Kazincbarcikai | 1 |
| Dunaújváros-Pálhalma | 1 |
| Eger | 1 |
NB I top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
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| Paks | 15 | 128 |
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| Ujpest | 13 | 79 |
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| MTK Budapest | 11 | 82 |
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| Ferencvarosi TC | 10 | 73 |
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| Gyori ETO FC | 10 | 70 |
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| Puskas Academy | 9 | 78 |
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| Debreceni VSC | 9 | 102 |
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| Budapest Honved | 9 | 80 |
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| Kisvarda FC | 8 | 91 |
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| Zalaegerszegi TE | 6 | 76 |
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| Vasas | 6 | 39 |
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| Nyiregyhaza | 3 | 38 |
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NB I About
NB I is Hungary’s top-tier men’s professional football league, formally Nemzeti Bajnokság I and currently branded OTP Bank Liga. It is the highest level of the Hungarian football pyramid, where the country’s leading clubs compete for the national championship and for access to UEFA competitions. The league is a single-table competition rather than a knockout tournament, and its modern professional identity is rooted in a championship founded in 1901.
Role and governance
The competition is governed by the Hungarian Football Federation, known as the Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség or MLSZ. The federation sets the competition regulations, administers club licensing and maintains the official framework for Hungary’s top division. Through the NB I, the MLSZ provides a route from domestic football to the European stage while maintaining the standards expected of professional clubs.
The league has played an important role in Hungarian football for more than a century. Its history is closely associated with Budapest, which has traditionally supplied many of the competition’s most prominent clubs. Ferencváros is the most successful club in league history, while teams such as MTK and Újpest have also contributed substantially to the identity and traditions of the championship.
Clubs, promotion and relegation
Twelve clubs take part in each season. Entry is primarily determined by sporting performance: the top two teams in the second-tier NB II are promoted, while the bottom two NB I teams are relegated to that division. Promotion is not automatic in every practical sense, because successful clubs must also satisfy the MLSZ’s licensing requirements. These requirements are intended to confirm that a club has suitable infrastructure, financial stability and the organisational capacity to operate at the professional level.
Participating clubs must also comply with FIFA and MLSZ registration rules. These provisions govern matters such as squad composition and homegrown-player requirements, helping define how teams may assemble and register their playing squads. Eligibility is therefore shaped by both results on the pitch and the regulatory standards required for top-flight participation.
Triple round-robin format
NB I uses a triple round-robin format. Each club plays every other club three times, producing 33 matches per team across the season. With 12 clubs and 11 opponents, this structure gives every pairing three fixtures while avoiding a separate group phase, play-off bracket or traditional draw for later stages.
Each team meets an opponent once at home and once away. The venue for the third fixture is allocated through the league’s scheduling arrangements, taking account of the previous hosting pattern so that the competition can distribute home matches as fairly as possible. The result is a continuous league programme in which all clubs remain part of the same table from the opening round to the final matchday.
There is no conventional seeding process because the NB I is not divided into drawn groups or staged knockout rounds. Instead, the schedule progresses through 33 rounds, with each result directly affecting the championship race, European places and relegation battle.
Points, ranking and tie-breakers
The standard league points system applies: a win earns three points, a draw earns one point for each team and a defeat earns none. Clubs are ranked primarily by their points total. When teams finish level on points, the supplied ranking hierarchy gives priority to the number of matches won, followed by overall goal difference, total goals scored and head-to-head results.
This system rewards both consistent winning performance and, where necessary, the quality of a team’s results over the full campaign. Because every club plays 33 matches, late-season fixtures can have a decisive effect even when the title, European positions or survival race appears settled earlier in the schedule.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The competition follows an autumn-spring calendar, usually beginning in late July or early August and concluding in May. A substantial winter break normally runs from around mid-December until early February, reflecting the weather conditions in Central Europe. The season then resumes with the remaining rounds before the final matchday determines the champion and confirms the clubs finishing in the relegation places.
Winning the league is the principal domestic objective and also provides a route into the UEFA Champions League qualification rounds. The runners-up and third-placed team, together with the Magyar Kupa winner, are associated with qualification for the UEFA Conference League under the competition structure described in the supplied material. European access gives the final league standings importance beyond the domestic title, while relegation carries major sporting and financial consequences for clubs dropping into the NB II.
For followers of Hungarian football, NB I combines a long national tradition with a demanding modern league format. Its 12-team field, 33-match schedule, promotion and relegation system, MLSZ licensing framework and European consequences make it the central competition in Hungary’s men’s professional game.