2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2021–22 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, is the 123rd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2021–22
Dates30 July 2021 – 8 May 2022
2022–23 →

Teams

Diósgyőr and Budafok finished the 2020–21 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 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Debrecen and runner-up Gyirmót, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.

Team Location Stadium Capacity[1] 2020–21
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 1st (NB II)
Fehérvár Székesfehérvár MOL Aréna Sóstó 14,144 3rd
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 22,043 1st
Gyirmót Győr Ménfői úti Stadion 4,500 2nd (NB II)
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna 8,000 10th
Kisvárda Kisvárda Várkerti Stadion 2,993 5th
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 8th
MTK Budapest Budapest Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 5,014 7th
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 2nd
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 4th
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 12,670 6th
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 11,200 9th
    Debrecen Fehérvár Ferencváros Gyirmót
    Nagyerdei Stadion MOL Aréna Sóstó
    UEFA Category 4 Stadium    		 Groupama Aréna Ménfői úti Stadion
    Capacity: Capacity: Capacity: 22,043 Capacity:
    Honvéd
    Location of teams in 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
    Location of Budapest teams
    		 Kisvárda
    Bozsik Aréna Várkerti Stadion
    Capacity: Capacity: 2,993
    Mezőkövesd MTK Budapest
    Városi-Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
    Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,014
    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

    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 side of their shirt. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsors all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo is therefore 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 manufacturer Additional shirt sponsor
    Debrecen Joan Carrillo Balázs Dzsudzsák Adidas Tranzit-Food
    Fehérvár Imre Szabics Nemanja Nikolić Adidas MOL
    Ferencváros Peter Stöger Dénes Dibusz Nike Magyar Telekom
    Gyirmót Aurél Csertői Patrik Nagy Jako Alcufer
    Győr
    Honvéd Ferenc Horváth Patrik Hidi Macron
    Kisvárda Gábor Erős Dávid Dombó Adidas MasterGood
    Mezőkövesd Attila Supka Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő
    MTK Budapest Gábor Márton Zsombor Nagy Nike Prohuman
    Paks György Bognár János Szabó Jako
    Puskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Zsolt Nagy 2Rule Mészáros & Mészáros
    Újpest Michael Oenning Nikola Mitrović Puma
    Zalaegerszeg Róbert Waltner Benjamin Babati 2Rule

    League table

    Standings
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Ferencváros 14 10 2 2 31 10 +21 32 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
    2 Kisvárda 15 9 3 3 28 16 +12 30 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    3 Puskás Akadémia 14 8 3 3 21 17 +4 27
    4 Fehérvár 15 6 5 4 20 18 +2 23
    5 Mezőkövesd 15 6 4 5 19 24 −5 22
    6 Honvéd 15 6 1 8 28 29 −1 19
    7 Zalaegerszeg 15 5 4 6 21 31 −10 19
    8 Paks 15 5 3 7 35 31 +4 18
    9 MTK Budapest 15 4 3 8 12 25 −13 15
    10 Debrecen 15 3 5 7 28 29 −1 14
    11 Újpest 15 3 5 7 20 25 −5 14 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
    12 Gyirmót 15 3 4 8 17 25 −8 13
    Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
    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) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.[2]

    Positions by round

    The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
    Debrecen1345968810101099
    Gyirmót5101011111212111111111010
    Fehérvár6786357647444
    Ferencváros1011710832122211
    Honvéd1212129584468887
    Kisvárda3211111211133
    Mezőkövesd21237791086555
    MTK Budapest746269579991111
    Paks9557423354666
    Puskás Akadémia4634246533322
    Újpest118912121111121212121212
    Zalaegerszeg89118101010975778
    Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
    UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    Relegation to 2022–23 NB II
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: https://adatbank.mlsz.hu/league/56/0/23704/13.html

    Statistics

    Top goalscorers
    As of 21 November 2021
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Martin Ádám Paks 9
    Nenad Lukić Honvéd
    3 Roland Ugrai Debrecen 8
    4 Márk Koszta Zalaegerszeg 7
    Ryan Mmaee Ferencváros
    Máté Sajbán Paks
    7 Myrto Uzuni Ferencváros 6
    8 István Bognár Paks 5
    Balázs Dzsudzsák Debrecen
    Marin Jurina Mezőkövesd
    Kenan Kodro Fehérvár
    Bojan Miovski MTK Budapest
    Jaroslav Navrátil Kisvárda

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
    Driton CamajKisvárdaZalaegerszeg5–031 October 202111

    See also

    References
    1. "NB I 2020/2021". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
    2. "Labdarúgás versenyszabályzata" (PDF). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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