2016–17_Nemzeti_Bajnokság_I
2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Football league season
This article is about a football league season. For other sports, see 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (disambiguation).
The 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 118th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions having won their twenthy-ninth Hungarian championship last season. As in the previous season, 12 teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds. The fixtures were published on 14 June 2016.[3]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Dates | 16 July 2016 – 27 May 2017 |
| Champions | Honvéd |
| Relegated | MTK Gyirmót |
| Champions League | Honvéd |
| Europa League | Videoton Vasas Ferencváros |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 518 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Márton Eppel (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Honvéd 5–0 MTK Paks 5–0 Mezőkövesd |
| Biggest away win | Gyirmót 0–4 Videoton Gyirmót 0–4 Honvéd Mezőkövesd 1–5 Honvéd |
| Highest scoring | Ferencváros 6–2 Diósgyőr Újpest 4–4 Diósgyőr |
| Longest winning run | 5 games[1] Honvéd |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 games[1] Újpest |
| Longest winless run | 12 games[1] Gyirmót |
| Longest losing run | 8 games[1] Gyirmót |
| Highest attendance | 11,760[2] Ferencváros 3–3 Újpest (24 September 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 316[2] MTK 1–0 Haladás (7 August 2016) |
| Total attendance | 537,893[2] |
| Average attendance | 2,717[2] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2017. | |
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Puskás Akadémia and Békéscsaba finished the 2015–16 season 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 2015–16 NB II, champion Gyirmót and runner-up Mezőkövesd, each having the required licence for top-division play.
Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
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| Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 | [4] |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion 1 | 9,345 | [5] |
| Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 5,000 | [6] | |
| Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 | [4] | |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 23,700 | [7] |
| Gyirmót | Győr | Ménfői úti Stadion | 4,000 | [8] |
| Haladás | Sopron | Káposztás utcai Stadion 2 | 5,300 | [9] |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik József Stadion | 10,000 | [10] |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 5,000 | [6] |
| MTK | Dunaújváros | Eszperantó úti Stadion | 12,000 | [11] |
| Budapest (Józsefváros) | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion 3 | 5,322 | [12][13] | |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 | [14] |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 9,000 | [15] |
| Szusza Ferenc Stadion 4 | 13,501 | [16] | ||
| Kecskemét | Széktói Stadion | 6,300 | [17] | |
| Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion 5 | 9,000 | [15] |
| Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 | [16] | ||
| Videoton | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna 6 | 3,816 | [18] |
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- Notes
- Note 1: Diósgyőr's original stadium, Diósgyőri Stadion (1939) was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Diósgyőri Stadion is under construction. Therefore, Diósgyőr played their home matches in Városi Stadion and Nagyerdei Stadion.
- Note 2: Szombathelyi Haladás's original stadium, Rohonci úti Stadion was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Haladás Sportkomplexum is under construction. Therefore, Haladás played their home matches at the Káposztás utcai Stadion, in Sopron.
- Note 3: MTK Budapest FC's original stadium, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947) was demolished in 2014, while their proposed stadium, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion was opened on 22 October 2016.
- Note 4: Újpest's original stadium, Szusza Ferenc Stadion was renovated.
- Note 5: Vasas's original stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion (1960) was demolished, while their proposed stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion is under construction.
- Note 6: Videoton's original stadium, Sóstói Stadion (1967) was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Sóstói Stadion is under construction.
More information Debrecen, Diósgyőr ...
| Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Ferencváros | Gyirmót |
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| Nagyerdei Stadion | Diósgyőri Stadion | Groupama Aréna | Ménfői úti Stadion |
| Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 9,345 | Capacity: 23,700 | Capacity: 4,000 |
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| Káposztás utcai Stadion | Bozsik József Stadion | ||
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| Capacity: 5,300 | Capacity: 10,000 | ||
| Mezőkövesd | MTK | ||
| Városi-Stadion | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,322 | ||
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| Paks | Újpest | Vasas | Videoton |
| Fehérvári úti Stadion | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | Pancho Aréna |
| Capacity: 6,150 | Capacity: 13,501 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 3,816 |
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Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
More information Team, Manager ...
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Name | |||||
| Debrecen |  |
András Herczeg | |
Dániel Tőzsér | adidas | TEVA |
| Diósgyőr | |
Tamás Bódog | |
None | Nike | Borsodi |
| Ferencváros |  |
Thomas Doll | |
Dániel Böde | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
| Gyirmót | |
István Urbányi | |
Attila Simon | Jako | Alcufer |
| Haladás | |
Géza Mészöly | |
Péter Halmosi | adidas | Swietelsky |
| Honvéd |  |
Marco Rossi | |
Patrik Hidi | Macron | – |
| Mezőkövesd |  |
Mikuláš Radványi | |
Dávid Hegedűs | adidas | Cronus, Zsóry |
| MTK | |
Zsolt Tamási | |
József Kanta | Nike | Panzi Pet |
| Paks | |
Aurél Csertői | |
Tamás Báló | Jako | – |
| Újpest |  |
Nebojša Vignjević | |
Szabolcs Balajcza | Joma | – |
| Vasas | |
Michael Oenning | |
András Debreceni | adidas | Alprosys |
| Videoton |  |
Henning Berg | |
Roland Juhász | adidas | MOL |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videoton | Ferenc Horváth |
Contract terminated | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | Henning Berg |
5 May 2016[19] |
| Gyirmót | Ferenc Bene |
István Urbányi |
16 June 2016[20] | |||
| Diósgyőr | Sándor Egervári |
Resigned | 26 June 2016 | Ferenc Horváth |
30 June 2016[21] | |
| Debrecen | Elemér Kondás |
Mutual consention | 25 July 2016 | 10th | András Herczeg |
25 July 2016[22] |
| Debrecen | András Herczeg |
Caretaker | 7 August 2016 | 4th |  Leonel Pontes |
8 August 2016[23] |
| MTK | Vaszilisz Teodoru |
Mutual agreement | 20 December 2016 | 11th | Zsolt Tamási |
20 December 2016 |
| Mezőkövesd | Attila Pintér |
Signed by Puskás Akadémia | 22 December 2016 | 5th | Tomislav Sivić |
27 December 2016 |
| Diósgyőr | Ferenc Horváth |
Sacked | 2 March 2017 | 10th | Zoltán Vitelki |
2 March 2017 |
| Diósgyőr | Zoltán Vitelki |
End of caretaker spell | 13 March 2017 | 11th | Tamás Bódog |
2 March 2017 |
| Mezőkövesd | Tomislav Sivić |
Sacked | 2 May 2017 | 8th | Mikuláš Radványi |
2 May 2017 |
| Debrecen | Leonel Pontes |
22 May 2017 | 9th | András Herczeg |
22 May 2017[24] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honvéd (C) | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Videoton | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Vasas | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 52 | |
| 4 | Ferencváros | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 52 | |
| 5 | Paks | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Szombathelyi Haladás | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Újpest | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Mezőkövesd | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 40 | |
| 9 | Debrecen | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 10 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 37 | |
| 11 | MTK Budapest (R) | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 37 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Gyirmót (R) | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 24 |
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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) Fairplay; 9) Draw.[25]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Fairplay; 9) Draw.[25]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Ferencváros qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Magyar Kupa.
Positions by round
More information Team ╲ Round, Honvéd ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
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| Honvéd | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Videoton | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vasas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Ferencváros | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Paks | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Haladás | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Újpest | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Debrecen | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Mezőkövesd | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Diósgyőr | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| MTK | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Gyirmót | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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Source: mlsz.hu (in Hungarian)
= Leader; = 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round; = Relegation to 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
= Leader; = 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round; = Relegation to 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
In the first 22 rounds each team plays against every other team home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed teams from the previous season will play six matches at home and five matches away, and the other six teams will play five matches at home and six matches away.
More information Home \ Away, DEB ...
Rounds 1–22
Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Rounds 23–33
Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
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Top goalscorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Márton Eppel |
Honvéd | 16 |
| 2 | Marko Šćepović |
Videoton | 13 |
| 3 |  Enis Bardhi |
Újpest | 12 |
| 4 | László Bartha |
Paks | 11 |
| Dániel Böde |
Ferencváros | 11 | |
| Davide Lanzafame |
Honvéd | 11 | |
 David Williams |
Haladás | 11 | |
| 8 | Danko Lazović |
Videoton | 10 |
| 9 | Sándor Torghelle |
MTK | 9 |
| Bálint Gaál |
Haladás (7) Vasas (2) |
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| 11 |  Marco Djuricin |
Ferencváros | 8 |
| Róbert Feczesin‡ |
Videoton | 8 | |
| Zoltán Gera |
Ferencváros | 8 | |
| Gábor Molnár |
Mezőkövesd | 8 | |
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Updated to games played on 27 May 2017[26]
‡ Feczesin was transferred to Jeonnam Dragons on 6 January 2017.
Hat-tricks
More information Name, For ...
| Name | For | Against | Round | Result | Date |
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| Zoltán Gera |
Ferencváros | Gyirmót | 28th | 2–3 | 22 April 2017[27] |
| Márk Koszta |
Honvéd | Debreceni VSC | 32nd | 2–5 | 20 May 2017[28] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Ferencváros | 48,493 | 11,760 | 5,198 | 6,928 | −10.5%† |
| 2 | Diósgyőr | 31,179 | 8,052 | 2,472 | 4,454 | +27.1%† |
| 3 | Vasas | 26,939 | 5,045 | 2,832 | 3,848 | +99.7%† |
| 4 | Debrecen | 21,261 | 4,091 | 1,685 | 3,037 | +0.9%† |
| 5 | Újpest | 18,300 | 3,500 | 1,500 | 2,614 | −7.4%4 |
| 6 | Mezőkövesd | 14,448 | 3,248 | 1,215 | 2,064 | +34.9%1 |
| 7 | Honvéd | 14,051 | 2,832 | 1,180 | 2,007 | +17.3%† |
| 8 | Videoton | 13,673 | 3,112 | 1,423 | 1,953 | −1.8%5 |
| 9 | Haladás | 13,245 | 4,138 | 1,118 | 1,892 | −32.4%2 |
| 10 | Gyirmót | 13,013 | 4,200 | 800 | 1,859 | +36.0%1 |
| 11 | Paks | 11,102 | 4,217 | 623 | 1,586 | +21.7%† |
| 12 | MTK | 4,768 | 1,183 | 316 | 681 | −12.5%3 |
| League total | 33,266 | 11,760 | 316 | 2,694 | +3.5%† |
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Updated to games played on 17 July 2016
Source: League matches: NB I 2016/2017 / NB I 2015/16: attendances, NB II 2015/16: attendances
Notes:
1: Team played last season in NB II
2: Haladás play their home matches in Káposztás utcai Stadion (Sopron), because Rohonci úti Stadion is under reconstruction
3: MTK played their home matches in Eszperantó úti Stadion (Dunaújváros), because Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion is under reconstruction until Round 13 (2016.10.22.)
4: Újpest play their home matches in Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, because Szusza Ferenc Stadion is under reconstruction
5: Videoton play their home matches in Pancho Arena (Felcsút), because Sóstói Stadion is under reconstruction
More information County, No. teams ...
| County | No. teams | Teams | ||
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| 1 |  | Budapest (capital) | 5 | Ferencváros, Honvéd, MTK, Újpest and Vasas |
| 2 |  | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 2 | Diósgyőr and Mezőkövesd |
| 3 |  | Fejér | 1 | Videoton |
 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1 | Gyirmót | |
 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1 | Debrecen | |
 | Tolna | 1 | Paks | |
 | Vas | 1 | Haladás | |
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- DVTK – Stadion – Diósgyőri Stadion Archived 2014-06-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
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- Káposztás utcai Stadion (in Hungarian)
- Budapest Honvéd – A Bozsik-Stadion története Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- Eszperantó úti Stadion (in Hungarian)
- Albérletből albérletbe, kedden költözik az MTK Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- MTK sportegyesület – Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Archived 2019-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- Paksi FC – Stadion információk (in Hungarian)
- Vasas FC – Stadion (in Hungarian)
- Újpest FC – Stadium – Capacity (in Hungarian)
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- Official rules (in Hungarian)
- uefa.com
