2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2022–23 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 124th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup started on 20 November, the last round before stoppage was held on 12–13 November. The league resumed games on 28 January.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2022–23
Dates29 July 2022 – 27 May 2023
ChampionsFerencváros (34th title)
RelegatedBudapest Honvéd
Vasas
Champions LeagueFerencváros
Europa Conference LeagueKecskemét
Debrecen
Zalaegerszeg
Matches played198
Goals scored530 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerBarnabás Varga
(26 goals)
Biggest home winPaks 5–0 Honvéd
(6 November 2022)
Biggest away winÚjpest 0–6 Ferencváros
(4 September 2022)
Highest scoringDebrecen 4–3 Honvéd
(1 October 2022)
Longest winning runFerencváros
Paks
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPuskás Akadémia
(10 matches)
Longest winless runVasas
(10 matches) (twice)
Longest losing runVasas
(5 matches)
Highest attendance18,197
Ferencváros 3–1 Újpest
5 February 2023
Lowest attendance968
Puskás Akadémia 1–1 Vasas
3 February 2023
Total attendance699,102
Average attendance3,530
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2023.

Teams

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MTK Budapest and Gyirmót finished the 2021–22 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 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Vasas and runner-up Kecskemét, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity[1]2021–22
DebrecenDebrecenNagyerdei Stadion20,3407th
FehérvárSzékesfehérvárMOL Aréna Sóstó14,1444th
FerencvárosBudapest (Ferencváros)Groupama Aréna22,0431st
HonvédBudapest (Kispest)Bozsik Aréna8,0009th
KecskemétKecskemétSzéktói Stadion6,3202nd (NB II)
KisvárdaKisvárdaVárkerti Stadion3,3852nd
MezőkövesdMezőkövesdVárosi Stadion4,18310th
VasasBudapest (Angyalföld)Illovszky Rudolf Stadion5,1541st (NB II)
Puskás AkadémiaFelcsútPancho Aréna3,8163rd
PaksPaksFehérvári úti Stadion6,1506th
ÚjpestBudapest (Újpest)Szusza Ferenc Stadion12,6705th
ZalaegerszegZalaegerszegZTE Aréna11,2008th
DebrecenFehérvárFerencvárosHonvéd
Nagyerdei StadionMOL Aréna SóstóGroupama ArénaBozsik Aréna
Capacity: 20,340Capacity: 14,201Capacity: 22,043Capacity: 8,428
KecskemétKisvárda
Széktói StadionVárkerti Stadion
Capacity: 6,320Capacity: 3,385
MezőkövesdPaks
Városi-StadionFehérvári úti Stadion
Capacity: 4,183Capacity: 6,163
Puskás AkadémiaÚjpestVasasZalaegerszeg
Pancho ArénaSzusza Ferenc StadionIllovszky Rudolf StadionZTE Arena
Capacity: 3,816Capacity: 13,432Capacity: 5,154Capacity: 11,200

Personnel and kits

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All teams were 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 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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerAdditional shirt sponsor
Debrecen Srđan Blagojević Balázs DzsudzsákAdidasTranzit-Food
Fehérvár Bartosz Grzelak Attila FiolaAdidasMOL
Ferencváros Stanislav Cherchesov Dénes DibuszNikeMagyar Telekom
Kecskemét István Szabó Levente VágóZeusHÉP
Honvéd Dean Klafurić Ivan LovrićMacron
Kisvárda Miloš Kruščić Jasmin MešanovićAdidasMasterGood
Mezőkövesd Attila Kuttor Tamás CseriAdidasZsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő
Paks György Bognár János SzabóJako
Puskás Akadémia Zsolt Hornyák Zsolt Nagy2RuleMészáros & Mészáros
Újpest Nebojša Vignjević Nikola MitrovićPuma
Vasas Szilárd Desits Zsombor BereczAdidasOTP Bank
Zalaegerszeg Ricardo Moniz Dávid Kálnoki-Kis2Rule

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Debrecen João JaneiroResigned31 August 202211th Tibor Dombii31 August 2022[2]
Vasas Attila KuttorSacked6 September 202211th Elemér Kondás6 September 2022[3]
Mezőkövesd Attila SupkaSacked6 September 202210th Attila Kuttor14 September 2022
Debrecen Tibor DombiiEnd of interim spell21 September 202210th Srđan Blagojević21 September 2022[4]
Fehérvár Michael BorisSacked17 October 20228th Szabolcs Huszti17 October 2022[5]
Honvéd Tam CourtsMutual consent24 October 20228th Dean Klafurić24 October 2022[6]
Paks Róbert WaltnerSacked13 February 20237th György Bognár14 February 2023[7]
Fehérvár Szabolcs HusztiSacked14 March 202311th Bartosz Grzelak15 March 2023[8]
Újpest Miloš KruščićSacked23 March 202310th Nebojša Vignjević23 March 2023[9]
Kisvárda László TörökSacked27 March 20236th Miloš Kruščić27 March 2023[10]
Vasas Elemér KondásSacked6 April 202312th Szilárd Desitsi6 April 2023[11]
Zalaegerszeg Ricardo MonizSacked24 April 20239th Gábor Boér24 April 2023[12]

i = interim

League table

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Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ferencváros (C)3319686233+2963Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Kecskemét33151264832+1657Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3Debrecen3315995239+1354
4Puskás Akadémia33141184842+653
5Paks33147125757049
6Kisvárda331013104349−643
7Mezőkövesd33119134043−342
8Újpest33118144255−1341
9Zalaegerszeg33109143743−639Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
10Fehérvár33811143843−535
11Budapest Honvéd (R)3389163451−1733Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12Vasas (R)33414152943−1426
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) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Zalaegerszeg qualified to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as winners of the 2022–23 Magyar Kupa.

Fixtures and results

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Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Barnabás VargaPaks26
2 Stefan DražićMezőkövesd14
3 Dorian BabunskiDebrecen13
Kenan KodroFehérvár
Nenad LukićBudapest Honvéd
6 Ryan MmaeeFerencváros12
7 Eduvie IkobaZalaegerszeg11
Adama TraoréFerencváros
9 Dino BeširovićMezőkövesd8
Fernand GouréÚjpest
Filip HolenderVasas
Bálint KatonaKecskemét
Jasmin MešanovićKisvárda
Shahab ZahediPuskás Akadémia

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Barnabás VargaPaksBudapest Honvéd3–314 August 20223
Adama TraoréFerencvárosBudapest Honvéd3–128 August 20225
Eduvie IkobaZalaegerszegMezőkövesd5–02 September 20227
Kevin CsobothÚjpestZalaegerszeg3–21 April 202325
Barnabás VargaPaksKecskemét3–228 April 202329
Stefan DražićMezőkövesdPaks6–114 May 202331

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NB I 2022/2023". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Távozik Joao Janeiro, ideiglenesen a Loki legendája veszi át a stafétát". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "NB I: Kondás Elemér veszi át a Vasas irányítását – hivatalos". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Kazah élcsapattól érkezik a DVSC labdarúgóinak új vezetőedzője". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hivatalos: Huszti Szabolcs a Fehérvár új vezetőedzője, Juhász Roland pedig sportigazgatóként tért vissza". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Tam Courts távozik, horvát edző ül a Honvéd kispadjára". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Hivatalos: újra Bognár György a Paks vezetőedzője". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Svéd edzőt neveztek ki a Fehérvár élére". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Hivatalos: menesztették az Újpest vezetőedzőjét, „régi ismerős" tért vissza a kispadra". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Az Újpestről távozó Milos Kruscsics lett a Kisvárda új vezetőedzője". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Vasas: szerződést bontottak Kondás Elemérrel". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. ^ "ZTE: Boér Gábor az új edző, Sallói István az új sportigazgató – hivatalos". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  13. ^ "NB I. férfi felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság 2022/23" (PDF). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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