2017–18_Nemzeti_Bajnokság_I
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Football league season
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2017–18 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Honvéd were the defending champions, having won their fourteenth Hungarian league title. As in the previous season, 12 teams competed for the championship title and played 33 matches. The fixtures were published on 14 July 2017.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 July 2017 – 2 June 2018 |
| Champions | Videoton |
| Relegated | Balmazújváros Vasas |
| Champions League | Videoton |
| Europa League | Ferencváros Újpest Honvéd |
| Top goalscorer | Davide Lanzafame (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ferencváros 5–0 Mezőkövesd Diósgyőr 5–0 Vasas Ferencváros 5–0 Balmazújváros |
| Biggest away win | Haladás 1–5 Puskás Akadémia Vasas 1–5 Debrecen |
| Highest scoring | Ferencváros 5–2 Vasas Honvéd 4–3 Puskás Akadémia Debrecen 2–5 Videoton Ferencváros 5–2 Honvéd |
| Highest attendance | 19,125 Ferencváros 2–1 Debrecen |
| Lowest attendance | 200 Puskás Akadémia 0–0 Debrecen[1] |
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On 20 June 2017, the rounds were drawn by the Hungarian Football Federation. The 33 rounds was divided into two parts. 19 rounds were played in 2017 and the remaining 14 in 2018.[2]
MTK and Gyirmót finished the 2016–17 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 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Puskás Akadémia and runner-up Balmazújváros, 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.
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmazújváros | Balmazújváros | Városi Sportpálya | 2,435 | [3] |
| Debrecen | Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 | [4] |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion 1 | 15,325 | [5] |
| Debrecen | Nagyerdei Stadion | 20,340 | [4] | |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 23,700 | [6] |
| Haladás | Szombathely | Haladás Sportkomplexum 2 | 9,859 | |
| Sopron | Káposztás utcai Stadion 2 | 5,300 | [7] | |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik József Stadion | 10,000 | [8] |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183 | [9] |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 | [10] |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 | [11] |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,501 | [12] |
| Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion 3 | 13,501 | [12] |
| Videoton | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna 4 | 3,816 | [11] |
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- Notes
- Note 1: Diósgyőri Stadion was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Diósgyőri Stadion was under construction. Therefore, Diósgyőr played their home matches in Nagyerdei Stadion, since their original stadium, Diósgyőri Stadion (1939) was demolished. From 5 May 2018, Diósgyőr played their home matches at the new Diósgyőri Stadion.[13]
- Note 2: Szombathelyi Haladás VSE played their home matches at the Káposztás utcai Stadion, in Sopron since their original stadium, Rohonci úti Stadion was demolished in 2016. From 21 November 2017 Haladás played their home matches at the new Haladás Sportkomplexum.[14]
- Note 3: Vasas's original stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion (1960) was demolished, while their proposed stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion was under construction.
- Note 4: Videoton's original stadium, Sóstói Stadion (1967) was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium, Sóstói Stadion was under construction.
More information Balmazújváros, Debrecen ...
| Balmazújváros | Debrecen | Diósgyőr | Ferencváros |
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| Városi Sportpálya | Nagyerdei Stadion | Diósgyőri Stadion | Groupama Aréna |
| Capacity: 2,435 | Capacity: 20,340 | Capacity: 15,325 | Capacity: 23,700 |
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| Haladás Sportkomplexum | Bozsik József Stadion | ||
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| Capacity: 9,859 | Capacity: 10,000 | ||
| Mezőkövesd | Paks | ||
| Városi-Stadion | Fehérvári úti Stadion | ||
| Capacity: 4,183 | Capacity: 6,150 | ||
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| Puskás Akadémia | Újpest | Vasas | Videoton |
| Pancho Aréna | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | Pancho Aréna |
| Capacity: 3,816 | Capacity: 13,501 | Capacity: 13,501 | Capacity: 3,816 |
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Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, 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 | |||||
| Balmazújváros |  |
Ferenc Horváth | |
Dávid Sigér | Adidas | Kamilla Gyógy-, Termál- és Strandfürdő |
| Debrecen | |
András Herczeg | |
Dániel Tőzsér | Adidas | TEVA |
| Diósgyőr |  |
Fernando | |
Zoltán Lipták | Nike | Borsodi |
| Ferencváros |  |
Thomas Doll | |
Dániel Böde | Nike | Magyar Telekom |
| Haladás |  |
Michal Hipp | |
Péter Halmosi | Adidas | Swietelsky |
| Honvéd | |
Attila Supka |  |
Đorđe Kamber | Macron | – |
| Mezőkövesd | |
Attila Kuttor | |
Dávid Hegedűs | Adidas | Cronus, Zsóry |
| Paks | |
Aurél Csertői | |
Tamás Báló | Jako | – |
| Puskás Akadémia | |
Attila Pintér | |
Attila Polonkai | Adidas | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
| Újpest |  |
Nebojša Vignjević | |
Róbert Litauszki | Joma | Gallica |
| Vasas | |
Michael Oenning | |
András Debreceni | Adidas | Alprosys |
| Videoton | |
Marko Nikolić | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honvéd |  Marco Rossi |
Resigned | End of 2016–17 season | Pre-season |  Erik van der Meer |
28 May 2017[15] |
| Videoton |  Henning Berg |
Contract terminated | End of 2016–17 season | Marko Nikolić |
6 June 2017[16] | |
| Balmazújváros | Tamás Feczkó |
Contract run out | End of 2016–17 season | Ferenc Horváth |
14 June 2017[17] | |
| Haladás | Géza Mészöly |
Mutual agreement | 29 August 2017[18] | 10th | Bálint Pacsi |
30 August 2017[19] |
| Mezőkövesd | Mikuláš Radványi |
Mutual agreement | 16 October 2017[20] | 11th | Attila Kuttor |
17 October 2017[21] |
| Haladás | Bálint Pacsi |
Sacked | 8 November 2017[22] | 11th | Michal Hipp |
13 November 2017[23] |
| Honvéd | Erik van der Meer |
Sacked | 9 December 2017[24] | 4th | Attila Supka |
10 December 2017[25] |
| Diósgyőr | Tamás Bódog |
Sacked | 23 April 2018[26] | 9th | Fernando |
23 April 2018[26] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Videoton (C) | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Újpest | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 49 | |
| 4 | Honvéd | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 47 | |
| 5 | Debrecen | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Puskás Akadémia | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 43 | |
| 7 | Paks | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 42 | |
| 8 | Szombathelyi Haladás | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 38 | |
| 9 | Mezőkövesd | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 37 | |
| 10 | Diósgyőr | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 36 | |
| 11 | Balmazújváros (R) | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 36 | Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Vasas (R) | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 34 |
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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) Fair play ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.[27]
(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) Fair play ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.[27]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2017–18 Magyar Kupa, Újpest, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Positions by round
More information Team ╲ Round, Videoton ...
| 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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| Videoton | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ferencváros | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Újpest | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Honvéd | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Debrecen | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Paks | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Haladás | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Mezőkövesd | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Diósgyőr | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Balmazújváros | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Vasas | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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Source: mlsz.hu (in Hungarian)
= Leader; = 2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round; = Relegation to 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
= Leader; = 2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round; = Relegation to 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
In the first 22 rounds each team played 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 played six matches at home and five matches away, and the remaining six teams played five matches at home and six matches away.
More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
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 | Davide Lanzafame |
Honvéd | 18 |
| 2 | Soma Novothny |
Újpest | 17 |
| Roland Varga |
Ferencváros | 17 | |
| 4 | Márton Eppel |
Honvéd | 14 |
| Danko Lazović |
Videoton | 14 | |
| 6 | Dániel Böde |
Ferencváros | 13 |
| 7 |  Haris Tabaković |
Debrecen | 12 |
| 8 |  Josip Knežević |
Puskás | 11 |
| 9 | Márk Koszta |
Mezőkövesd | 10 |
 Joseph Paintsil |
Ferencváros | 10 | |
| Marko Šćepović |
Videoton | 10 | |
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Updated to games played on 3 June 2018[28]
Hat-tricks
More information Name, For ...
| Name | For | Against | Round | Result | Date |
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| Dániel Böde |
Ferencváros | Balmazújváros | 22nd | 5–0 | 10 March 2018[29] |
| Marko Šćepović |
Videoton | Debrecen | 16th | 2–5 | 18 November 2017[30] |
| Mohamed Remili |
Vasas | Honvéd | 11th | 1–4 | 30 September 2017[31] |
| Soma Novothny |
Újpest | Mezőkövesd | 10th | 2–4 | 23 September 2017[32] |
| Roland Varga |
Ferencváros | Vasas | 8th | 5–2 | 9 September 2017[33] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Ferencváros | 154,120 | 19,125 | 4,911 | 9,066 | +34.9%† |
| 2 | Debrecen | 62,649 | 10,841 | 1,635 | 3,916 | +14.9%† |
| 3 | Újpest | 38,081 | 9,596 | 1,546 | 3,462 | +41.2%2 |
| 4 | Diósgyőr | 54,869 | 12,753 | 1,081 | 3,429 | +3.8%4 |
| 5 | Haladás | 52,566 | 8,028 | 1,075 | 3,092 | +75.2%3 |
| 6 | Honvéd | 42,673 | 4,680 | 1,212 | 2,510 | −9.1%† |
| 7 | Mezőkövesd | 37,530 | 3,643 | 1,256 | 2,346 | +11.8%† |
| 8 | Videoton | 35,715 | 3,474 | 1,108 | 2,101 | +1.4%† |
| 9 | Balmazújváros | 23,675 | 2,291 | 578 | 1,480 | +44.7%1 |
| 10 | Vasas | 22,445 | 2,514 | 600 | 1,320 | −57.1%† |
| 11 | Puskás Akadémia | 19,176 | 3,127 | 200 | 1,199 | +46.6%1 |
| 12 | Paks | 17,580 | 2,000 | 400 | 1,034 | −31.4%† |
| League total | 561,079 | 19,125 | 200 | 2,907 | +7.5%† |
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Source: League matches: NB I 2017/2018
Notes:
1: Played last season in NB/II.
2: Újpest played four matches under closed doors, not included in the stats.
3: Haladás played nine matches out of their stadium until it was opened.
4: Diósgyőr played 13 matches out of their stadium until it was opened.
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