Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Hungary's men's association football top division

The Nemzeti Bajnokság (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnɛmzɛti ˈbɒjnokʃaːɡ], "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top division of football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons.[1] The league is played between 12 teams. The champion qualifies for the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams, along with the cup winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom 2 teams are relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Founded1901
CountryHungary
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II
Domestic cup(s)Magyar Kupa
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsFerencváros (33rd title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsFerencváros (33 titles)
TV partnersList of broadcasters
WebsiteMagyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Current: 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Champions

ClubTitlesWinning seasons
Ferencváros
33
1903, 1905, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1962–63, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
MTK Budapest
23
1904, 1907–08, 1903–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1951, 1953, 1957–58, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08
Újpest
20
1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1945, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1959–60, 1969, 1970, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1989–90, 1997–98
Budapest Honvéd
14
1949–50 (I), 1950 (II), 1952, 1954, 1955, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2016–17
Debrecen
7
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Vasas
6
1957, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965, 1966, 1976–77
Győr *
4
1963, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2012–13
Csepel
4
1941–42, 1942–43, 1947–48, 1958–59
Fehérvár
3
2010–11, 2014–15, 2017–18
Budapesti TC †
2
1901, 1902
Vác
1
1993–94
Nagyvárad ‡
1
1943–44
Dunaferr
1
1999–2000
Zalaegerszeg
1
2001–02

Notes:

  • † Dissolved before World War II
  • ‡ Team from Oradea, which is now located in Romania
  • * Includes Rába Vasas ETO Győr, Győri Vasas ETO

Top scorers

All time top scorers

As listed at RSSSF in July 2000.[2]

#NamePeriodClubsGoalsMatchesAverage
1.Imre Schlosser1906–1928FTC/MTK4113011.33
2.Ferenc Szusza1940–1961Újpest3934620.85
3.Gyula Zsengellér1935–1947Salgótarjáni BTC, Újpest3873251.22
4.József Takács1920–1940Vasas Budapest, Ferencváros, Erszébet, Szürketaxi3603551.01
5.Ferenc Puskás1943–1956Kispest-Honvéd3573541.01
6.György Sárosi1931–1948Ferencváros3513830.92
7.Gyula Szilágyi1943–1960Debrecen, Vasas3133900.80
8.Ferenc Deák1944–1954Szentlőrinc, Ferencváros, Újpest3052381.28
9.Ferenc Bene1960–1978Újpest3034180.72
10.Géza Toldi1928–1946Ferencváros, Gamma-Budatok, Szegedi AK, MADISZ2713240.84
11Nandor Hidegkuti1942–1958MTK-Hungaria2653810.70
12.Flórián Albert1959–1974Ferencváros2563510.73

Top scorer in a season

Correct as of 2019–20.[3]

Once

  • Alves
  • Böde
  • Czibor
  • Dobány
  • Dzurják
  • Eppel
  • Farkas
  • Fischer
  • Friedmanszky
  • Gregor
  • Hannich
  • Holender
  • Horváth
  • Jávor
  • Jeszmás
  • Kalmár
  • Kabát
  • Kelemen
  • Kenesei
  • Kiprich
  • Kisuczky
  • Machos
  • Medved
  • Melis

Once

  • Gy. Molnár
  • J. Molnár
  • Monostori
  • Nichenko
  • Nyilasi
  • Orosz
  • Petres
  • Pokorny
  • Preisinger
  • Priboj
  • Radó
  • Rajczi
  • Répási
  • Sidibe
  • Simon
  • Szabó
  • Szilágyi
  • Tiber
  • Toldi
  • Tóth
  • Vangel
  • Várady
  • Vincze
  • Waltner

Twice

  • Bajzát
  • Coulibaly
  • Cseh
  • Farkas
  • Fekete
  • Károly
  • Lanzafame
  • Manno
  • Schaffer
  • Tököli

3 times

4 times

5 times

7 times

  • Schlosser

References

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