2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 120th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Videoton were the defending champions.
Fixtures were published on 27 June 2018.Teams
and Vasas finished the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the last two places and thus were relegated to NB II division.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the top two teams in 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion MTK and runner-up Kisvárda, each having the required licence for top-division play.Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
Budapest Honvéd | Budapest | Bozsik József Stadion | 10,000 | |
Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 | |
Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion | 15,325 | |
Ferencváros | Budapest | Groupama Aréna | 22,000 | |
Kisvárda | Kisvárda | Várkerti Stadion | 2,850 | |
Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183 | |
MOL Vidi | Székesfehérvár | MOL Aréna Sóstó | 14,201 | |
MOL Vidi | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 | |
MTK Budapest | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 5,322 | |
Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 | |
Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 | |
Szombathelyi Haladás | Szombathely | Haladás Sportkomplexum | 9,859 | |
Újpest | Budapest | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 | |
Personnel and kits
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor OTP Bank as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
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 | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
Budapest Honvéd | George F. Hemingway | Attila Supka | Đorđe Kamber | Macron | |
Debrecen | Gábor Szima | András Herczeg | Dániel Tőzsér | Adidas | Grand Casino |
Diósgyőr | Gergely Sántha | Fernando | Zoltán Lipták | 2Rule | Borsodi |
Ferencváros | Gábor Kubatov | Serhiy Rebrov | Dániel Böde | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
Kisvárda | Attila Révész | László Dajka | Lucas | Adidas | MasterGood |
Mezőkövesd | András Tállai | Attila Kuttor | Pál Lázár | Adidas | Cronus, Zsóry Bath |
MOL Vidi | István Garancsi | Marko Nikolić | Roland Juhász | Adidas | MOL |
MTK Budapest | Tamás Deutsch | Tamás Feczkó | József Kanta | Nike | Prohuman |
Paks | János Süli | Aurél Csertői | Zsolt Gévay | Jako | |
Puskás Akadémia | Lőrinc Mészáros | János Radoki | Lajos Hegedűs | 2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros |
Szombathelyi Haladás | Béla Illés | Ferenc Horváth | Gábor Király | 2Rule | |
Újpest | Roland Duchâtelet | Nebojša Vignjević | Róbert Litauszki | Joma | Volkswagen Centrum |
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Rounds 1–22
Rounds 23–33
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
Average attendances